Cows Facts

1. In the U.S., the milk production per dairy cow is approximately 12,000 pounds.
2. In Colorado, there are about 83,000 dairy cows.
3. Humans and cows have the same gestation period, which is about nine months.
4. Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living.
5. Dairy cows can produce 20 to 35 gallons of saliva a day.
6. Cows drink anywhere from 25-50 gallons of water each day.
7. Cows do not have any upper front teeth. Instead they have a thick pad on the top jaw.
8. Cows can detect odors up to five miles away.
9. Cows are able to hear lower and higher frequencies better than human beings.
10. You would have to milk 260 cows for an entire year to fill a space shuttle's external fuel tank with 529,000 gallons of milk.
11. There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand.
12. There are an equivalent number of cows and people in Friesland, Netherlands.
13. The temperature of milk when it leaves the body of a cow is 101 degrees Fahrenheit. The milk is then quickly chilled and stored at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
14. The temperature of milk when it is coming out of a cow is about 36 degrees Celsius.
15. Studies have shown that classical music helps cows produce more milk.
16. On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day.
17. On average, 350 squirts are needed from milking a cow to make a gallon of milk.
18. A group of crows is called a murder.
19. A cow releases about 125 gallons of gas per day.
20. A cow averages 40,000 jaw movements a day.
21. You can lead a cow up a stairwell but not down a stairwell.
22. Cows have four-chambered stomachs.
23. Cows can sleep standing up.
24. A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.