In Kosovo, however, and in most developing nations, veterinary care for animals is rare. Farmers depend on their animals for milk and for offspring that are raised for meat. An unproductive animal is usually sold. A cow that has had one or two aborted calves typically goes to the butcher. If the cow aborted because of brucellosis, the meat could transfer the disease to everyone who eats it.
Most people have small herds.
I often see people tending only one or two cows. Since that is their whole day's work, that cow's production is valuable. A Serb woman tends her milk cows in Pones. Some Kosovars have only one or two cows and depend heavily on the animals for their livelihoods. Few farmers can afford to keep their own bulls for breeding.