Cows

Come along and meet our herd of cattle down at Newham Grange Farm.

There are well over 1 billion cows in the world.
Adult females are called cows and adult males are called bulls. Young cows are called calves.
‘Cattle’ means a group of cows, bulls, and calves (but people usually just say ‘cows’ instead of ‘cattle’!)
Cows are herbivores, which means they eat vegetation (grass). Their stomachs have four chambers which help to break down the food they eat.
Cows are sacred in India, and there are an estimated 300 million cows there.
Cows are red/green colour-blind.
Cows are farmed for food products including meat and dairy (like milk). Meat from adult cattle is called beef, and meat from calves is called veal.
A bull trained to be a draft animal is called an ox. Draft animals are strong animals which can pull heavy equipment like carts and ploughs.