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.