Holstein (Holstein-Freisian) cows are the black and white cows most frequently seen.
A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
Cows have cloven hooves. In galloping through boggy places or in deep mud, cattle can distance a horse. Their toes spread, and therefore their wide feet do not sink so deep as do those of the solid-hoofed horse. Furthermore, the cleft between the toes permits the air to enter the hole in the mud as the foot is raised; wheras the horse must overcome a partial vacuum when it withdraw its hoof, and so wastes considerable muscular effort beside having its speed retarded and its self-confidence shaken.
A cow doesn't bite the grass that feeds her, she curls her tongue around it.
A Holsteins spots are like fingerprints. No two cows have the same spots.
A cow can't vomit.
Her intestines can get up to 170 feet.
The cow must be a mother before she will produce milk.
Cows live to on average 6 to 7 years.
Dairy cows can produce 125 lbs of saliva a day.
Texas has the most with over 13 million cows.
Did you know: In india, cows are considered to be sacred. Cows are the highest form of reincarnation and the lowest is the worm.
Facts about Cow
Binomial Name: Bos taurus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Genus: Bos
Species: B. taurus
Weight: 600 to 900 kg
Number of Teeth: 32
Heaviest Calf: British Friesian cow (225 lbs)
Diet: Herbivorous
Natural Habitat: Throughout the world
Age: 15 to 25 years
Age of Maturity: 2 years
Gestation Period: 9 months
Number of Offspring: 1 to 2
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