Fun Facts

Ever wonder how many teeth dairy cows have or how much they might weigh? Find out the answers below and test your friends!

• At any one time, a cow’s udder can hold 25 to 50 pounds of milk.
• An average cow produces 100 glasses of milk a day.
• More than 21 pounds of milk are needed to make a pound of butter, 16 pounds of milk are needed to make a half gallon of ice cream, 10 pounds of milk are needed to make one pound of cheese.
• A cow has 32 teeth.
• The most common type of dairy cow is a Holstein (the black & white ones).
• A Holstein’s spots are like a fingerprint or a snowflake. No two cows have exactly the same pattern.
• An average Holstein cow weighs about the size of ten grown men — 1,500 pounds!
• A cow drinks 25-50 gallons of water a day, as much as it would take to fill a bathtub.
• Vanilla is America’s favorite ice cream flavor.
• Cows chew at least 50 times per minute.
• Cows can detect smell up to six miles away.
• A cow produces more than 2,000 gallons of milk per year.
• Mozzarella is the most commonly used cheese in restaurants.
• Cows spend 6-7 hours a day eating.
• Americans eat the equivalent of 10 acres of pizza everyday!
• A cow must have a calf once a year to continue producing milk.
• A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day.
• June is the official Dairy Month.