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Miscellaneous Cow Facts
The smallest type of cow is a breed called Dexter,
which was bred a small size for household living. Cows were domesticated about 5,000 years ago.
Cows can see color. Cows can detect odors up to
5 miles away. A 1,000 pound cow produces an average of 10 tons of manure a year.
Per day, a cow spends 6 hours eating and 8 hours chewing cud. The average cow drinks about 30 gallons of water and eats about 95 pounds of feed per day. A cow stands up and lies down about 14 times a day. A cow's heart beats between
60 and 70 beats per minute. Cows can hear lower and higher frequencies better than
humans.
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Bette is an Ayrshire. Ayrshire facts: - Ayrshires are red-and-white.
- The red can range from light to mahogany to almost black.
- The red is contained in small, jagged spots.
- The number of spots can range from a few, as shown in the cow below, to covering the
whole cow.
- Ayrshires also have a long, straight
face.
- They have a wedgy body shape underneath,
with a long, level back (or topline).
- The Ayrshire
is a practical breed because it consistently produces a fairly rich milk under almost any conditions.
- Ayrshires have excellent grazing ability and can adapt to a wide variety of weather
conditions.
- The Ayrshire breed started in the
southwest Scottish shire of Ayr.
- The original
cattle were probably scrub and Teeswater cattle.
- Over
time other cows were introduced.
- By the end
of the 1700s, the Ayrshire's characteristics were almost those of the modern Ayrshire.
- The breed was formally recognized in 1814.
- The first Ayrshires were imported into Connecticut in the late 1800s.
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