Cow

The joke has been cited in print since at least 1979. “What newspaper do cows read? “/”The Moo York Times” is a similar cow joke. While we were writing we ran into the inquiry “Do you know what they say about cows?”. Here is what my research found. You know what they say about cows… … Read more

You can put your cow spawner anywhere and it will spawn cows, even in midair. Cows spawners do not need grass to spawn mobs. It is the same for other passive mobs. They do not need a certain light level either; passive mob spawners work in all light levels. Cows commonly spawn individually above grass … Read more

In the UK, dairy cows are traditionally kept in fields in spring and summer when the grass is growing, and housed indoors during the winter. There are two main types of dairy cow housing systems in the UK: cubicles and deep litter yards. Cubicles are individual bedded compartments where the cows can lie down. Another … Read more

Traditionally, dairy cows in northern and central Europe were kept in tie-stalls and in closed stables. Nowadays, however, loose housing systems are preferred to reduce labour input with increasing herd sizes as well as to meet animal welfare requirements. Cows are kept in barns, corrals or pens with sheds for them to go to if … Read more

Cows have their own special way of digesting food, and it all starts from the very moment they take their first bite. Now that we know what the rumen is, let’s see how it actually works. Rumination and saliva. Cows chew their feed for a little and then after saliva is added and the feed … Read more

Cattle are descended from a wild ancestor called the aurochs. The aurochs were huge animals which originated on the subcontinent of India and then spread into China, the Middle East, and eventually northern Africa and Europe. Aurochs are one of the animals painted on the famous cave walls near Lascaux, France. So, where did cows … Read more

Gir : This cattle breed originates from Gir forests of South Kathiawar in Gujarat and are also found in adjacent Rajasthan and Maharashtra. Sahiwal: Sahiwal originated in the Montgomery region (now in Pakistan) of undivided India. Red Sindhi: The red sindhi is mostly found in Karachi & Hyderabad district of neighboring Pakistan. 6, 7, 9, … Read more

The horse is an animal that only eats plants Cows have a diet of mostly eating all grass. They might also graze and eat some leaves, but the majority of a cow’s natural diet will be grass. When I was writing we ran into the question “Are there any plants cows shouldn’t eat?”. There are … Read more

Cows can eat bread and it is good for them ! While it is not as healthy as vegetables or fruit, bread helps to keep cattle fat, happy and warm during the colder months when hay and grass is scarce! It does not change the taste or quality of the beef and it helps keep … Read more

An adult male is known as a bull. Many male cattle are castrated to reduce their aggressive tendencies and make them more tractable. Which means you can have a Holstein bull (male), heifer (young female), cow (an older female, usually over 1 1/2 yrs old or older ), steer (a male that has been castrated … Read more