Currently, there are several unique animals - giant bulls and cows, as well as very miniature cows, which cause genuine admiration in people. Today we have prepared for you material from which you will learn about the largest and smallest cows in the world. By the way, some of them are listed in the Guinness Book of Records, despite the fact that they do not show high productivity.
Giant animals
The largest cows in the world are distinguished by their majestic beauty, large body weight, huge growth. According to their owners, they were able to achieve such results through careful care and a balanced diet. Typically, such individuals do not have offspring, most often they are sterilized. After this procedure, metabolic processes in the body change in animals. Often cows become like bulls. In animals, appetite improves, the size of the stomach increases, due to this they begin to consume more feed and gain weight faster. The skeleton of animals becomes much stronger. The largest cows in the world are distinguished by smooth and thick hair, thick skin. The color of the bulls is brighter and richer than that of the cows. Thanks to good care, animals have high immunity, a pronounced exterior inherent in a particular breed. Giant cows are the pride of the whole country in which they live.
The largest cows and bulls in the world: breeds
One of the best breeds of cattle is considered a breed of Italian breeding - Chyanina. It has been known about since the days of Ancient Rome. Individuals of this breed are also called porcelain.
Animals of meat productivity, large size. The average weight of bulls is 1200 kg, cows - 1000 kg. Their height at the withers is 170 and 160 cm, respectively. The coat of animals is snow-white (sometimes cream) in color, very thick, the skin is thick. A distinctive feature is the presence of volume folds on the neck. The calf weight at birth is 45 kg. The meat yield during slaughter is 65%. It has a very high taste. Cows do not have high milk yield and for lactation give no more than 1000 kg.
Donneto is a giant of the 20th century
An incredibly large, simply huge bull named Donneto lived in Switzerland. It happened in the middle of the last century. A representative of a porcelain breed weighed exactly 1740 kg, its height at the withers was 190 cm. Despite its large size, the bull was distinguished by a good-natured disposition.
Champion Blossom
The largest Holstein Frieze cow in the world lives in America, Illinois. Blossom marked in the Guinness Book of Records, as it is the tallest in the world: its height at the withers is 193 cm. Once upon a time, neighbors advised cow owner Patty Henson to send this giant animal to a slaughterhouse. The thing is that Blossom was barren, and therefore could not give the hostess neither milk, nor offspring. But Patty became very attached to the cow and left her as a pet. How much does the largest cow in the world weigh? Its weight is a little more than a ton - 1300 kg. The giant animal glorified Mr. Orangeville all over the world. Very often people come here from all over the world to look at this amazing cow.
Burenka named Rio
The second largest in the world - a cow named Rio - lives in the county of Dorset, which is located in the south of England. This beauty is a representative of the Holstein breed. In some respects, it is slightly inferior to a cow from the USA - Blossom. The height at the withers at Rio is 180 cm, and the weight is 1.25 tons. The cow has a bad character: she is very wayward and active. In order that she could not harm people, she even had to remove the horns. She has no offspring and, accordingly, does not give milk. The animal is fed 3 times a day. The diet includes fodder, sunflower meal, hay, mineral and vitamin supplements, and grain. Hormonal preparations intended for accelerated growth and rapid weight gain are not used for feeding cows.
Trigger - Giant Bull
In Britain, there is another outstanding individual - a huge bull named Trigger. It belongs to the Freesian breed, which at one time was bred from porcelain. He grew up to 196 cm at the withers and gained a weight of 1.2 tons. The record holder amazes everyone with his dimensions: from nose to tail the distance is 4.3 m. The bull continues to gain weight intensively and may soon take its rightful place in the Guinness Book of Records. Like the rest of the giant bulls, the trigger has a quiet calm character.
Representative of the freesian breed
Among the world's largest cows, or rather bulls, there is another representative of the Freesian breed - a huge bull named Chile. The weight of the animal reaches 1300 kg. In 1999, he was found in British Fern in an animal shelter, he was only 6 days old, and he was greatly exhausted. This animal gains up to 100 kg of weight per year. Chile is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. Outwardly, he does not look massive or scary, he has a gentle and affectionate character. In appearance, Chile is more like the largest cow in the world.
Field Marshal - giant bull
One of the leading positions is occupied by a bull of the rare Charolais breed named Field Marshal.
His height is 190 cm, and weight - as much as 1700 kg. The owner of the English farm and this animal - Arthur Ducketti acquired a goby in the breeding market. But he didn’t even imagine that he would reach such a size. Field Marshal has a balanced character and complaisant disposition.
Representative of Ukraine - Bull Repp
A seeding bull lives on this territory, which is famous for its large size. The weight of the bull is one and a half tons. Since he is a seeding bull, about 50,000 calves are received annually from him. The bull itself has a menacing and scary look. There is some resemblance to a musk ox. The animal belongs to the Podolsk breed.
The smallest
We told you about the largest cows in the world, and now we want to present a brief overview of the smallest cows in the world. Note that some breeders prefer to breed just such breeds. Here are just a few of them.
Manikyam
This little ladybug is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. When the assessment was made, the growth of the baby was only 62 cm. She lives in one of the southern states of India - Karele, in the city of Atoli. Raised a tiny cow Balakrinan - an Indian farmer and ecologist. Unfortunately, it was not possible to find out the breed of this cow, but it is noted that it has similarities with local cows all the time.
Burenki Indian
Indian cows even just recently were on the verge of extinction, but thanks to complex breeding work, this breed was preserved. Note that this took about 25 years. Cows of this breed grow no more than 80-100 cm, their weight does not exceed 200 kg. They adapt well to the local climate, have a long life span and small size; all this makes these animals truly priceless. Despite its small size, from each you can get about 4 liters of milk per day.
Miniature zebu
I want to say about another breed of very small cows - miniature zebu. In their homeland, in Sri Lanka, they can now be met extremely rarely, because they have almost completely disappeared. The main reason for this is the uncontrolled crossing of these animals with animals of other species. The height of the cows is about 90 cm, the average weight is 80 kg. Interestingly, the cows on the scruff of the neck have a small hump, like large zebu.