Fun Dairy Facts
People first domesticated cows about 5,000 years ago.
There are an estimated 920 different breeds of cows in the world.
Cows came to America with the Pilgrims in 1611.
Cows are social animals, and they naturally form large herds. Like people, they will make friends and bond to some herd members, while avoiding others.
Cows have almost total 360-degree panoramic vision.
Cows are red-green colorblind. In a bullfight, it’s the waving of the cape that attracts the bull not the red color.
A cow’s heart beats between 60 and 70 beats per minute.
Cows can hear lower and higher frequencies better than humans.
An average dairy cow weights about 1,200 pounds.
A cow’s normal body temperature is 101.5°F/38.61°C.
An average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements in a day.
Cows do not bite grass; instead, they curl their tongue around it and pull the grass.
Cows have a single stomach, but with four different digestive compartments.
Cows are pregnant for 9 months just like people.
Holstein’s produce the most milk of all dairy breeds.
Cows spend 8 hours per day eating, 8 hours chewing her cud (regurgitated, partially digested food), and 8 hours sleeping.
You can lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs. Cows' knees can’t bend properly to walk downstairs.
Cows can’t vomit.
The average cow drinks 30 - 50 gallons of water each day.
Cows are venerated in the Hindu religion of India.
A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
A cow that weighs 1,000 pounds can produce an average of 20 tons of manure every year.
Dairy cows provide 90% of the world's milk supply.
In an average herd, there is 1 bull to every 30 cows.
A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day.
It used to take 1 hour to milk 6 cows by hand, with modern machines, almost 100 cows can be milked in an hour.
Cows can produce 125 lbs. of saliva in one day.
Cows have 32 teeth in total.
Cows only have teeth on the bottom.
Sometimes cows sleep while standing.
The average cow will eat about 100 lbs of feed per day.
The average cow produces 70 lbs of milk. That’s 8 gallons per day!
Cows have a great sense of smell. They can detect odors up to 6 miles way.
The age of a cow can be determined by counting the rings on its horns.
The average cow chews at least 50 times per minute.
All cows are female. The males are called bulls.
A cow produces nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
A young female cow that hasn’t had a calf is called a heifer.
The male counterpart of a cow is called a bull and the offspring is known as a calf.
A cow gives milk for the first time, only after she gives birth to a calf.
The average lifespan of a cow is 15 years, and a cow can live up to 25 years.
People first domesticated cows about 5,000 years ago.
There are an estimated 920 different breeds of cows in the world.
Cows came to America with the Pilgrims in 1611.
Cows are social animals, and they naturally form large herds. Like people, they will make friends and bond to some herd members, while avoiding others.
Cows have almost total 360-degree panoramic vision.
Cows are red-green colorblind. In a bullfight, it’s the waving of the cape that attracts the bull not the red color.
A cow’s heart beats between 60 and 70 beats per minute.
Cows can hear lower and higher frequencies better than humans.
An average dairy cow weights about 1,200 pounds.
A cow’s normal body temperature is 101.5°F/38.61°C.
An average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements in a day.
Cows do not bite grass; instead, they curl their tongue around it and pull the grass.
Cows have a single stomach, but with four different digestive compartments.
Cows are pregnant for 9 months just like people.
Holstein’s produce the most milk of all dairy breeds.
Cows spend 8 hours per day eating, 8 hours chewing her cud (regurgitated, partially digested food), and 8 hours sleeping.
You can lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs. Cows' knees can’t bend properly to walk downstairs.
Cows can’t vomit.
The average cow drinks 30 - 50 gallons of water each day.
Cows are venerated in the Hindu religion of India.
A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
A cow that weighs 1,000 pounds can produce an average of 20 tons of manure every year.
Dairy cows provide 90% of the world's milk supply.
In an average herd, there is 1 bull to every 30 cows.
A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day.
It used to take 1 hour to milk 6 cows by hand, with modern machines, almost 100 cows can be milked in an hour.
Cows can produce 125 lbs. of saliva in one day.
Cows have 32 teeth in total.
Cows only have teeth on the bottom.
Sometimes cows sleep while standing.
The average cow will eat about 100 lbs of feed per day.
The average cow produces 70 lbs of milk. That’s 8 gallons per day!
Cows have a great sense of smell. They can detect odors up to 6 miles way.
The age of a cow can be determined by counting the rings on its horns.
The average cow chews at least 50 times per minute.
All cows are female. The males are called bulls.
A cow produces nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
A young female cow that hasn’t had a calf is called a heifer.
The male counterpart of a cow is called a bull and the offspring is known as a calf.
A cow gives milk for the first time, only after she gives birth to a calf.
The average lifespan of a cow is 15 years, and a cow can live up to 25 years.