SCHLEICH SIMMENTAL COW

Simmental cows have a white head, white legs, a white belly and a white bushy tail.

The rest of their coat is covered in patches that range in color from light gold to reddish brown.

Grass is hard to digest. That’s why cows chew an average of 50 times per minute – a total of 30,000 times per day.

Cows produce over 150 litres of saliva per day as a result. This makes them very thirsty, so they also drink a lot of water: up to 180 litres per day.

This is equivalent to a large bathtub filled to the top. If they are very thirsty, they can even drink 25 litres per minute.

Cows can smell fresh, verdant grass from up to five miles away.