The Witter Dairy
First cousins, UM Blade Ruger and UM Derren Radar.
Witter is currently milking about twenty five purebred, registered Holstein cows in a 35 cow tie stall barn. The cows are milked using a four unit vacuum pipeline system. The cows are milked twice a day, at 4:30 AM and 4:30 PM. During the summer and school breaks, the cows are milked by the Witter staff and student employees. During the school semesters, the students in the AVS 347 class, known as the University of Maine Applied Dairy Cooperative of Working Students, or UMADCOWS, take over milking responsibilities. The cattle are also used for a variety of other classes, university activities, and research projects. Witter raises a great deal of its cattle's feed and all of its own young stock. Witter milk is sold to Hood and is trucked to the plant by the Flying Cow, Inc. milk transport company.
Meet The Herd!
The format that we use for naming is "UM (our prefix) ______ (sire's name) ________ (name, starting with the same letter as the dam)"
for example: a heifer calf whose dam is RHYME and whose sire is BLADE could be called "UM Blade Renee".
#319 Nova
Registered Name: UM Freddie Nova
Barn Name: Nova
DOB: 1/24/12
Dam: UM Le-O Nessie
Sire: Badger-Bluff Fanny Freddie
Classification Score: 87 VG
Nova is named after a former student...Kassie. Kassie Nova...
Barn Name: Nova
DOB: 1/24/12
Dam: UM Le-O Nessie
Sire: Badger-Bluff Fanny Freddie
Classification Score: 87 VG
Nova is named after a former student...Kassie. Kassie Nova...
#335 Ponyo
Registered Name: UM Super Ponyo
Barn Name: Ponyo
DOB: 10/17/12
Dam: UM Wyman Pepperjack
Sire: Charlesdale Superstition-ET
Classification Score: 92 EE
Ponyo is a little bit of a wild woman, but we love her for her crazy disposition!
Barn Name: Ponyo
DOB: 10/17/12
Dam: UM Wyman Pepperjack
Sire: Charlesdale Superstition-ET
Classification Score: 92 EE
Ponyo is a little bit of a wild woman, but we love her for her crazy disposition!
#355 Dagwood
Registered Name: UM Perry Dagwood
Barn Name: Dagwood
DOB: 7/18/13
Dam: UM Lawn Boy P-Red Doughnut P RC
Sire: Co-op UPD AL Perry 410
Classification Score: 79 G
Dagwood is polled which means that genetically she was born without horns.
Barn Name: Dagwood
DOB: 7/18/13
Dam: UM Lawn Boy P-Red Doughnut P RC
Sire: Co-op UPD AL Perry 410
Classification Score: 79 G
Dagwood is polled which means that genetically she was born without horns.
#356 CokaKola
Registered Name: UM Super CocaKola
Barn Name: CokaKola
DOB: 7/25/13
Dam: UM Pontiac Cookies N Kream
Sire: Charlesdale Superstition-ET
Classification Score: 90 EE
CocaKola carries on her families legacy of being sweet and humongous. She's also a giant 'fraidy-cat.
Barn Name: CokaKola
DOB: 7/25/13
Dam: UM Pontiac Cookies N Kream
Sire: Charlesdale Superstition-ET
Classification Score: 90 EE
CocaKola carries on her families legacy of being sweet and humongous. She's also a giant 'fraidy-cat.
#357 Revolver
Registered Name: UM Perry Revolver
Barn Name: Revolver
DOB: 8/3/13
Dam: UM Blade Ruger
Sire: Co-op UPD AL Perry 410
Classification Score: 91 EE
Revolver has a bad habit luring people who are under 40 pounds in with her sweet face and then mugging just on the off chance that they might have Jolly Ranchers or doughnuts.
Barn Name: Revolver
DOB: 8/3/13
Dam: UM Blade Ruger
Sire: Co-op UPD AL Perry 410
Classification Score: 91 EE
Revolver has a bad habit luring people who are under 40 pounds in with her sweet face and then mugging just on the off chance that they might have Jolly Ranchers or doughnuts.
#374 Rutabaga
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Registered Name: UM Robust Rutabaga-TW
Barn Name: Rutabaga DOB: 3/20/14 Dam: UM Shot Roslyn Sire: Royelane Socra Robust-ET Classification Score: 83 G+ Rutabaga goes by "Ruty" for short. She has a wicked cute black spot on her nose, and she doesn't mind if you "boop" it. |
#380 Heather
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Registered Name: UM GoldChip Heather
Barn Name: Heather DOB: 7/1/14 Dam: UM Kramer Hedwig Sire: MR Chassity Gold Chip-ET Classification Score: 90 E Heather enjoys long walks on the beach and pina coladas. After too many of said beverages, she likes a good old fashioned bar fight complete with broken chairs and saloon doors. |
#395 Blue
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Registered Name: UM Jerod Blue
Barn Name: Blue DOB: 3/5/15 Dam: UM Binky Raisel Sire: De-Su Jerod 1223-ET Classification Score: 83 G+ Blue is one of the cows being used for fistulation research. Blue loves people, and if you want a big sloppy cow smoosh, Blue is your girl! |
# 398 Raspberry
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Registered Name: UM Mccutchen Raspberry
Barn Name: Raspberry DOB:05/02/2015 DAM: UM San Rissi Sire: DE-SU BKM Mccutchen 1174-ET Classification Score: 87 VG Raspberry is a funny girl and is super tall. She's been considering a career in modeling. |
# 402 Dulce
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Registered Name: UM Gabor Dulce
Barn Name: Dulce DOB: 01/22/2015 DAM: UM Pilot Danish Sire: Willow-Marsh-CC Gabor-ET Classification Score: 84 G+ Dulce comes from a long line of delicious treats. Doughnut, Dunkin, Danish and finally Dulce. She's sweet too, just like her name. |
# 405 Rifles
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Registered Name: UM MC Graw Rifles
Barn Name: Rifles DOB: 10/01/2015 DAM: UM Perry Revolver Sire: Ladys-Manor GRA MC Graw-ET Classification Score: 86 VG Rifles is Revolver's daughter. Rifles is a really nice girl who especially loves tail scratchies. |
# 406 Dairine
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Registered Name: UM Earnhardt P Darine
Barn Name: Darine DOB: 11/06/2015 DAM: UM San Dynamite Sire: DA-SO-BURN Mom Earnhardt P Classification Score: 83 G+ Dairine loves love. She will pester you endlessly until you give her pats and scratches. |
# 407 Morrigan
# 408 Marielle
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Registered Name: UM Chops Morrigan Barn Name: Morrigan DOB: 12/26/2015 DAM: UM Somoa Maizy Sire: Eildon-Tweed Chops-ET Classification Score: 83 G+ Morrigan can be recognized anywhere by her bulgy eyes...sadly she inherited those from her Mum. Morrigan also has a rumen cannula and is helping out with a research project. Registered Name: UM Eraser P Marielle
Barn Name: Marielle DOB: 01/18/2016 DAM: UM Shot Muriel Sire: Kerndtway Eraser P-ET Classification Score: 81 G+ Marielle is genetically polled too! Though she may be small, she is mighty. |
#410 Pistachio
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Registered Name: UM Crank It Pistachio
Barn Name: Pistachio DOB: 06/11/2016 DAM: UM Super Ponyo Sire: Jenny-Lou McCutchen Crank It Classification Score: 83 G+ Pistachio is fluffy and adorable, and can play a wicked game of "galloping-through-the-barn-chicken". We just wish she quit SMACKING HER LIPS WHEN SHE CHEWS!! |
#414 Bailey
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Registered Name: UM Defender Bailey
Barn Name: Bailey DOB: 09/17/2016 DAM: UM McCutchen BabyRuth Sire: S-S-I Mogul Defender-ET Classification Score: 86 VG If you are down for a nice game of tag in the dairy, Bailey is your girl! PS, she always wins... |
#415 Rigatoni
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Registered Name: UM Honeybee Rigatoni
Barn Name: Rigatoni DOB: 10/12/2016 DAM: UM Perry Revolver Sire: De-Su SS Honeybee 11569-ET Classification Score: 83 G+ Rigatoni can be distinguished from her friends by her funny little square-tipped ears. When she was a baby, her friend Bailey sucked on them on the coldest winter days so they got frost bitten. Riggi doesn't mind though, she thinks the look makes her unique, and it does. <3 |
#418 Nevada
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Registered Name: UM Lenox Nevada - TW
Barn Name: Nevada DOB:2/8/17 DAM: UM Greenway Nantucket Sire: Fairmont Kristoff Lenox-ET Classification Score: N/A You know, Nevada... like the state. |
#420 CandyKane
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Registered Name: UM Desired *RC CandyKane
Barn Name: CandyKane DOB: 2/15/17 DAM: UM Super CocaKola Sire: Triplecrown SS Desired-ET RC Classification Score: 83 G+ Candy has speckly spots and is always in the Holiday spirit. She crochets stockings for all her neices and is absolutely a cat person, not a dog person. |
#422 Nora
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Registered Name: UM Honeybee Nora
Barn Name: Nora DOB:2/27/17 DAM: UM Racer Nile Sire: De-Su SS Honeybee 11569-ET Classification Score: 78 G Little Nora is sweet as can be, and is especially cute with her little black hat she always looks like she's wearing. Though, she's not the smartest she makes up for it by being one of the sweetest. She also snores like a Peterbilt. |
#423 Rae
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Registered Name: UM Synergy Rae
Barn Name: Rae DOB:3/29/17 DAM: UM McCutchen Raspberry Sire: S-S-I Cashcoin Synergy -ET Classification Score: 84 G+ Rae was a punk when she was a teenager, but she has grown out of the black mini skirts, black nail polish and black lipstick phase and is one of our best milking girls! |
#425 Rapier
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Registered Name: UM Synergy Rapier
Barn Name: Rapier DOB:4/29/17 DAM: UM Miles Ramen Sire: S-S-I Cashcoin Synergy -ET Classification Score: 84 G+ Rapier, named after a cool type of dagger, is Ramen's daughter. Ramen was a pain in the butt, but Rapier handles herself like a true professional, and always gets outstanding marks on her workplace performance review. |
#429 Damsel
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Registered Name: UM Scenario Damsel
Barn Name: Damsel DOB:7/30/17 DAM: UM Blade Dowager Sire: Sandy Valley Scenario -ET Classification Score: 82 G+ Though she may sound like a princess who needs saving, Damsel insists that she doesn't need any dumb old prince to sweep her off her feet. She prefers to do her own thing. Thank you very much. |
#431 Remington
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Registered Name: UM Scenario Remington
Barn Name: Remington DOB:9/22/17 DAM: UM McGraw Rifles Sire: Sandy Valley Scenario -ET Classification Score: N/A Rem is our spoiled wonder-brat. She was rough housing with her friends as a youngster and managed to break her leg. Our amazing vet was able to fix it, but because of all the extra attention she got, she now thinks she is entitled to EVERYTHING. PS her leg has healed perfectly and she's doing awesome. |
#434 Hazel
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Registered Name: UM Zip It *P Hazel
Barn Name: Hazel DOB:10/23/17 DAM: UM Goldchip Heather Sire: OCD Eraser Zip It -P-ET Classification Score: N/A Hazel has some trouble with conventional society. She is convinced she was raised by wolves (though she received the same loving treatment that everyone else here has). With patience and LOTS of scratchies, Hazel is slowly coming around to life as a dairy cow instead of her imaginary life as a savage. |
#435 Ava
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Registered Name: UM Main Event Ava
Barn Name: Ava DOB:10/28/17 DAM: UM Planet Apricot Sire: Stantons Main Event Classification Score: N/A Ava is everything we expected her to be. Sweet and a little doofy, she is Hazel's BFF and is helping her adjust to life in civilized society. |
#438 Detonate
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Registered Name: UM Zip It *P Detonate
Barn Name: Detonate DOB:12/14/17 DAM: UM San Dynamite Sire: OCD Eraser Zip It -P-ET Classification Score: N/A Detonate identifies as across between a st. bernard and a quarter horse... trust me, when you meet her you will see what I mean. |
#440 Pinnacle
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Registered Name: UM Zip It *P Pinnacle
Barn Name: Pinnacle DOB:12/17/17 DAM: UM Proper Polkadot Sire: OCD Eraser Zip It -P-ET Classification Score: N/A Pinnacle tried out to play basketball at a class D middle school and didn't make the cut... Wel,l the coaches told her there were tryouts, but really they just wanted a nice way of telling her that in order to play a sport one must have at least a smidge of coordination. She sticks to hot cocoa and reading library books instead. |
#442 Raindrop
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Registered Name: UM Pepper Raindrop
Barn Name: Raindrop DOB: 3/12/18 DAM: UM McCutchen Raspberry Sire: Delaberge Pepper Classification Score: N/A Due to a slight mishap when her eartags were ordered, Raindrop goes by the name "RaindropRaindrop" because her name was double printed. Its been fixed, but the name stuck. |
#443 River
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Registered Name: UM Modesty River
Barn Name: River DOB: 5/12/18 DAM: UM Miles Ramen Sire: Bacon-Hill Pety Modesty-ET Classification Score: N/A River's middle name is Karen. Enough said. |
#444 Puddin'
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Registered Name: UM Yoder Puddin'
Barn Name: Puddin' DOB:6/13/18 DAM: UM Crank It Pistachio Sire: Woodcrest Mogul Yoder-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#446 Pterodactyl
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Registered Name: UM Moreno Pterodactyl
Barn Name: Pterodactyl DOB: 9/12/18 DAM: UM Super Ponyo Sire: Peak AltaMoreno-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#448 Harper
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Registered Name: UM WarHero Harper
Barn Name: Harper DOB: 11/28/18 DAM: UM Goldchip Heather Sire: Plain-Knoll Jedi WarHero-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#449 Bairn
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Registered Name: UM Epic Bairn
Barn Name: Bairn DOB: 12/5/18 DAM: UM Defender Bailey Sire: Genervations Epic Classification Score: N/A |
#450 Ricochet
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Registered Name: UM Rookie Ricochet
Barn Name: Ricochet DOB: 12/25/18 DAM: UM Perry Revolver Sire: De-su Rookie 11057-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#451 Dallas
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Registered Name: UM Rager-Red Dallas-RC
Barn Name: Dallas DOB: 1/24/19 DAM: UM Perry Dagwood Sire: Ri-Val-Re Rager-Red-ET Classification Score: N/A In case you can't tell from the photo... This is Dallas investigating her Easter Basket <3 |
#452 Madeline
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Registered Name: UM Rager-Red Madeline-RC
Barn Name: Madeline DOB: 2/3/19 DAM: UM Eraser-P Marielle Sire: Ri-Val-Re Rager-Red-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#453 Ninja
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Registered Name: UM Reino Ninja
Barn Name: Ninja DOB: 2/15/19 DAM: UM Racer Nile Sire: Genosource Jspr Reino-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#454 Rayban
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Registered Name: UM Reino Rayban
Barn Name: Rayban DOB: 3/5/19 DAM: UM McCutchen Raspberry Sire: Genosource Jspr Reino-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#455 Rampart
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Registered Name: UM Leaf Rampart
Barn Name: Rampart DOB: 3/5/19 DAM: UM Miles Reejay Sire: De-Su AltaLeaf-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#456 Raeka
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Registered Name: UM Dante Raeka
Barn Name: Raeka DOB: 3/22/19 DAM: UM Synergy Rae Sire: Mr Mccut Dante 1407-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#457 Dasahlia
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Registered Name: UM Bob Dasahlia
Barn Name: Dasahlia DOB: 3/26/19 DAM: UM Save-RC Daquiri Sire: Roylane Bookem Bob-5170-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#459 Ravioli
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Registered Name: UM Rager-Red Ravioli-RC
Barn Name: Ravioli DOB: 4/23/19 DAM: UM Miles Ramen Sire: Ri-Val-Re Rager-Red-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#460 Riley
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Registered Name: UM Leaf Riley
Barn Name: Riley DOB: 6/8/19 DAM: UM Synergy Rapier Sire: De-Su AltaLeaf-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#461 AllieGator
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Registered Name: UM Reino AllieGator
Barn Name: AllieGator DOB: 6/13/19 DAM: UM ManOMan II Abby Sire: Genosource Jspr Reino-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#462 Raptor
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Registered Name: UM Leaf Raptor
Barn Name: Raptor DOB: 6/13/19 DAM: UM Crank It Rosetta Sire: De-Su AltaLeaf-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#463 Recoil
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Registered Name: UM Reino Recoil
Barn Name: Recoil DOB: 8/20/19 DAM: UM McGraw Rifles Sire: Genosource Jspr Reino-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#464 Pinata
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Registered Name: UM Reino Pinata
Barn Name: Pinata DOB: 8/25/19 DAM: UM Super Ponyo Sire: Genosource Jspr Reino-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#465 Harriette
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Registered Name: UM Bob Harriette
Barn Name: Harriette DOB: 10/12/19 DAM: UM ZipIt Hazel Sire: Roylane Bookem Bob-5170-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#466 PumpkinPatch
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Registered Name: UM Reino PumpkinPatch
Barn Name: Pumpkin DOB: 10/18/19 DAM: UM Rudolph-Red Poohbear-TW-RC Sire: Genosource Jspr Reino-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#467 Dolly
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Registered Name: UM Rager-Red Dolly-RC
Barn Name: Dolly DOB: 11/27/19 DAM: UM Eraser Dairine-P Sire: Ri-Val-Re Rager-Red-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#468 Diffuse
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Registered Name: UM Dante Diffuse
Barn Name: Diffuse DOB: 11/29/19 DAM: UM Zip-It Detonate-P Sire: Mr Mccut Dante 1407-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#469 Dopey
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Registered Name: UM Rubicon Dopey
Barn Name: Dopey DOB: 1/8/20 DAM: UM Perry Dagwood-P Sire: Edg Rubicon-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#470 Ragu
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Registered Name: UM Rager-Red Ragu-RC
Barn Name: Ragu DOB: 2/6/20 DAM: UM Honeybee Rigatoni Sire: Ri-Val-Re Rager-Red-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#471 Bambi
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Registered Name: UM Leaf Bambi
Barn Name: Bambi DOB: 2/19/20 DAM: UM Jerod Blue Sire: De-Su AltaLeaf-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#472 Plum
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Registered Name: UM Belair Plum
Barn Name: Plum DOB: 6/8/20 DAM: UM Zip-It Pinnacle-P Sire: Eildon-Tween SSR Belair-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#473 ChiKen
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Registered Name: UM Bob ChiKen
Barn Name: ChiKen DOB: 6/13/20 DAM: UM Desired CandyKane Sire: Roylane Bookem Bob-5170-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#474 Rumphius
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Registered Name: UM Reflector Rumphius
Barn Name: Rumphius DOB: 6/22/20 DAM: UM Miles Ramen Sire: S-S-I Mogul Reflector-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#475 Rabbit
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Registered Name: UM Leaf Rabbit
Barn Name: Rabbit DOB: 7/8/20 DAM: UM Modesty River Sire: De-Su AltaLeaf-ET Classification Score: N/A |
#476 Ratatouille
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Registered Name: UM Millington Ratatouille
Barn Name: Ratatouille DOB: 10/4/20 DAM: UM Pepper Raindrop Sire: De-su Millington 12074 Classification Score: N/A |
#477 Ducky
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Registered Name: UM Millington Ducky
Barn Name: Ducky DOB: 10/13/20 DAM: UM Scenario Damsel-TW Sire: De-su Millington 12074 Classification Score: N/A |
Weird & Interesting Cow Facts!
Cows are a very unique species, with many traits that aren't found in any other animals. Check out these intriguing facts:
-If the wind is blowing in the right direction, a cow can smell a scent that is over 5 miles away.
-The oldest recorded cow in the world was named "Big Bertha". She passed away in 1993, a few months before her 49th birthday.
-Producers have worked over the centuries to make their cows more productive. Today, one cow produces as much milk as 10 primitive cows.
-A cow's rumen (one component of the stomach) can hold up to 50 gallons of partially digested feed.
-Cows have 32 teeth, but none on the top front part of the mouth.
-The average body temperature of a cow is 101.5 F. A temperature of 103 or greater is considered a fever.
-A cow can produce 15-20 gallons of saliva a day.
-Over 100 human medicines can be produced by cows or from cow products, including insulin.
-Cows are very curious!
-Cattle graze by curling their tongue around a plant and pulling.
Sources: ScienceRay, Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, The Cattle Pages, University of Arkansas, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.
-If the wind is blowing in the right direction, a cow can smell a scent that is over 5 miles away.
-The oldest recorded cow in the world was named "Big Bertha". She passed away in 1993, a few months before her 49th birthday.
-Producers have worked over the centuries to make their cows more productive. Today, one cow produces as much milk as 10 primitive cows.
-A cow's rumen (one component of the stomach) can hold up to 50 gallons of partially digested feed.
-Cows have 32 teeth, but none on the top front part of the mouth.
-The average body temperature of a cow is 101.5 F. A temperature of 103 or greater is considered a fever.
-A cow can produce 15-20 gallons of saliva a day.
-Over 100 human medicines can be produced by cows or from cow products, including insulin.
-Cows are very curious!
-Cattle graze by curling their tongue around a plant and pulling.
Sources: ScienceRay, Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, The Cattle Pages, University of Arkansas, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.
