### ch03p97 flesh herding usually predates milking > When numbers of young cattle are high, this suggests a focus on rearing animals for meat. The shift toward older animals suggests that 'secondary products' such as milk and traction are becoming important. The first cattle and sheep were domesticated for their meat, and milking came later... except for in the Balkans, which had goat meat as soon as they had milk from goats. - [[Tamed by Alice Roberts#ch03p97 flesh herding usually predates milking|View in Vault]]