FUN FACTS

Q: What do you call a cow that has just had a baby?
A: De-calf-inated!

Q: What do you call sleeping male cattle?
A: Bull-dozers!

Q: What does a cow ride when her car is broken?
A: A COW-asaki MOO-torcycle!

Q: Where do cows go on their space vacation?
A: The Moooon!

Q: What is a cow’s favorite party game?
A: MOO-sical chairs

Q: How does a cow do math?
A: A COW-culator!

Q: What do cows read at the breakfast table?
A: The moospaper!

Q: Where do cows go on dates?
A: The moovies!

Q: What would you hear at a cow concert?
A: Moosic!

Fun Facts
When animals graze in the pasture, they have to tear the grass by moving their heads. Cattle don’t have any cutting teeth in the front of their upper jaw, so they can’t just bite the grass off.

The rumen can hold 40 gallons – that is as big as a bathtub!

What sport uses a pigskin? Football. Many footballs are made out of cowhide, not pig skin!

Beef by-products allow us to use 99% of every beef animal.

Cattle use their tails as fly swatters.

Cattle came to America with Christopher Columbus.

Cattle spend 6 hours a day eating and 8 hours a day chewing cud.

A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day.

A cow drinks about 30 gallons of water per day.

Cattle can detect odors up to five miles away

Adult cattle have 32 teeth. Many people do, too.

Cow’s milk has a pH of about 6.

Cattle can see color.

A cow’s heart beats 60 – 70 times per minute.

A cow’s average body temperature is 101.5º F

Hay ranks third, behind pasture and corn, as the most popular livestock feed.

There are 207 bones in a cow’s body.