Fun Dairy Facts有趣的乳制品小知识
People first domesticated cows about 5,000 years ago.
大约5000年前人类开始驯养奶牛。
There are an estimated 920 different breeds of cows in the world.
世界上大概有920种不同品种的奶牛。
Cows came to America with the Pilgrims in 1611.
1611年奶牛和朝圣者一起来到美洲。
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.
奶牛是群居动物它们自然形成大群。和人一样他们会结交朋友，与群体中的一些成员建立联系同时避开其他人。
Cows have almost total 360-degree panoramic vision.
奶牛几乎拥有360度全景视野。
Cows are red-green colorblind. In a bullfight, it’s the waving of the cape that attracts the bull not the red color.
牛是红绿色盲。在斗牛中吸引公牛的不是红色，而是披风的摆动。
A cow’s heart beats between 60 and 70 beats per minute.
奶牛的心脏每分钟跳动60到70次。
Cows can hear lower and higher frequencies better than humans.
奶牛比人能听到更低和更高的声波频率。
An average dairy cow weights about 1,200 pounds.
一头奶牛平均重约1200磅。
A cow’s normal body temperature is 101.5°F/38.61°C
一头奶牛的正常体温是101.5°F / 38.61°C
An average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements in a day.
一头奶牛平均每天有超过40000次的下巴运动。
Cows do not bite grass; instead they curl their tongue around it and pull the grass.
奶牛不直接咬草，他们是把舌头卷绕在上面然后拔草。
Cows have a single stomach, but with four different digestive compartments.
奶牛只有一个胃，但是有四个不同的消化腔。
Cows are pregnant for 9 months just like people
和人类一样，母牛的孕期也是9个月
Holstein’s produce the most milk of all dairy breeds.
荷斯坦奶牛生产的牛奶是所有奶牛品种中最多的。
Cows spend 8 hours per day eating, 8 hours chewing her cud (regurgitated, partially digested food), and 8 hours sleeping.
奶牛每天花8小时吃饭，8小时反刍(反胃：部分消化的食物)，8小时睡觉。
You can lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs. Cows knees can’t bend properly to walk downstairs.
你可以牵牛上楼，但不能牵牛下楼。牛的膝盖不能正常弯曲走下楼梯。
Cows can’t vomit.
奶牛不能吐。
The average cow drinks 30 - 50 gallons of water each day.
奶牛平均每天喝30 - 50加仑的水。
Cows are venerated in the Hindu religion of India.
牛在印度的印度教中是很受尊敬的。
A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
一头母牛一生能产大约20万杯牛奶。
A cow that weighs 1,000 pounds can produce an average of 20 tons of manure every year.
一头重达1000磅的奶牛每年平均可以产生20吨的粪便。
Dairy cows provide 90% of the world's milk supply.
奶牛提供了世界上90%的牛奶供应。
In an average herd, there is 1 bull to every 30 cows.
在牧群中，平均每30头奶牛会配有一头公牛。
A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day.
一头奶牛一天大约会起来坐下14次。
It used to take 1 hour to milk 6 cows by hand, with modern machines, almost 100 cows can be milked in an hour.
过去手工挤6头奶牛需要1个小时，而现代机器一小时可以挤100头奶牛。
Cows can produce 125 lbs of saliva in one day.
奶牛一天能分泌125磅的唾液。
Cows have 32 teeth in total.
奶牛总共有32颗牙齿。
Cows only have teeth on the bottom.
奶牛只有下牙床有牙齿。
Sometimes cows sleep while standing.
有时奶牛站着睡觉。
The average cow will eat about 100 lbs of feed per day.
一头奶牛平均每天要吃大约100磅的饲料。
The average cow produces 70 lbs of milk. That’s 8 gallons per day!
一头奶牛平均产70磅牛奶。这就是每天产8加仑!
Cows have a great sense of smell. They can detect odors up to 6 miles way.
奶牛有很强的嗅觉。它们可以闻到6英里外的气味。
The age of a cow can be determined by counting the rings on its horns.
奶牛的年龄可以通过数牛角上的年轮来确定。
The average cow chews at least 50 times per minute.
奶牛平均每分钟至少咀嚼50次。
All cows are female. The males are called bulls.
所有的奶牛都是母的。雄性被称为公牛。
A cow produces nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
一头奶牛一生能产出近20万杯牛奶。
A young female cow that hasn’t had a calf is called a heifer.
一头没有生过小牛的年轻母牛叫做雏牛。
The male counterpart of a cow is called a bull and the offspring is known as a calf.
与奶牛对应的雄性称为公牛，其后代称为小牛。
A cow gives milk for the first time, only after she gives birth to a calf.
母牛只有在生下小牛后才会开始产奶。
The average lifespan of a cow is 15 years and a cow can live up to 25 years.
一头母牛的平均寿命是15岁，一头奶牛最长可以活到25岁。
People first domesticated cows about 5,000 years ago.
大约5000年前人类开始驯养奶牛。
There are an estimated 920 different breeds of cows in the world.
世界上大概有920种不同品种的奶牛。
Cows came to America with the Pilgrims in 1611.
1611年奶牛和朝圣者一起来到美洲。
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.
奶牛是群居动物它们自然形成大群。和人一样他们会结交朋友，与群体中的一些成员建立联系同时避开其他人。
Cows have almost total 360-degree panoramic vision.
奶牛几乎拥有360度全景视野。
Cows are red-green colorblind. In a bullfight, it’s the waving of the cape that attracts the bull not the red color.
牛是红绿色盲。在斗牛中吸引公牛的不是红色，而是披风的摆动。
A cow’s heart beats between 60 and 70 beats per minute.
奶牛的心脏每分钟跳动60到70次。
Cows can hear lower and higher frequencies better than humans.
奶牛比人能听到更低和更高的声波频率。
An average dairy cow weights about 1,200 pounds.
一头奶牛平均重约1200磅。
A cow’s normal body temperature is 101.5°F/38.61°C
一头奶牛的正常体温是101.5°F / 38.61°C
An average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements in a day.
一头奶牛平均每天有超过40000次的下巴运动。
Cows do not bite grass; instead they curl their tongue around it and pull the grass.
奶牛不直接咬草，他们是把舌头卷绕在上面然后拔草。
Cows have a single stomach, but with four different digestive compartments.
奶牛只有一个胃，但是有四个不同的消化腔。
Cows are pregnant for 9 months just like people
和人类一样，母牛的孕期也是9个月
Holstein’s produce the most milk of all dairy breeds.
荷斯坦奶牛生产的牛奶是所有奶牛品种中最多的。
Cows spend 8 hours per day eating, 8 hours chewing her cud (regurgitated, partially digested food), and 8 hours sleeping.
奶牛每天花8小时吃饭，8小时反刍(反胃：部分消化的食物)，8小时睡觉。
You can lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs. Cows knees can’t bend properly to walk downstairs.
你可以牵牛上楼，但不能牵牛下楼。牛的膝盖不能正常弯曲走下楼梯。
Cows can’t vomit.
奶牛不能吐。
The average cow drinks 30 - 50 gallons of water each day.
奶牛平均每天喝30 - 50加仑的水。
Cows are venerated in the Hindu religion of India.
牛在印度的印度教中是很受尊敬的。
A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
一头母牛一生能产大约20万杯牛奶。
A cow that weighs 1,000 pounds can produce an average of 20 tons of manure every year.
一头重达1000磅的奶牛每年平均可以产生20吨的粪便。
Dairy cows provide 90% of the world's milk supply.
奶牛提供了世界上90%的牛奶供应。
In an average herd, there is 1 bull to every 30 cows.
在牧群中，平均每30头奶牛会配有一头公牛。
A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day.
一头奶牛一天大约会起来坐下14次。
It used to take 1 hour to milk 6 cows by hand, with modern machines, almost 100 cows can be milked in an hour.
过去手工挤6头奶牛需要1个小时，而现代机器一小时可以挤100头奶牛。
Cows can produce 125 lbs of saliva in one day.
奶牛一天能分泌125磅的唾液。
Cows have 32 teeth in total.
奶牛总共有32颗牙齿。
Cows only have teeth on the bottom.
奶牛只有下牙床有牙齿。
Sometimes cows sleep while standing.
有时奶牛站着睡觉。
The average cow will eat about 100 lbs of feed per day.
一头奶牛平均每天要吃大约100磅的饲料。
The average cow produces 70 lbs of milk. That’s 8 gallons per day!
一头奶牛平均产70磅牛奶。这就是每天产8加仑!
Cows have a great sense of smell. They can detect odors up to 6 miles way.
奶牛有很强的嗅觉。它们可以闻到6英里外的气味。
The age of a cow can be determined by counting the rings on its horns.
奶牛的年龄可以通过数牛角上的年轮来确定。
The average cow chews at least 50 times per minute.
奶牛平均每分钟至少咀嚼50次。
All cows are female. The males are called bulls.
所有的奶牛都是母的。雄性被称为公牛。
A cow produces nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
一头奶牛一生能产出近20万杯牛奶。
A young female cow that hasn’t had a calf is called a heifer.
一头没有生过小牛的年轻母牛叫做雏牛。
The male counterpart of a cow is called a bull and the offspring is known as a calf.
与奶牛对应的雄性称为公牛，其后代称为小牛。
A cow gives milk for the first time, only after she gives birth to a calf.
母牛只有在生下小牛后才会开始产奶。
The average lifespan of a cow is 15 years and a cow can live up to 25 years.
一头母牛的平均寿命是15岁，一头奶牛最长可以活到25岁。