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.Ever Wondered How much a Cow eats and drinks?The average cow weighs in at a whopping 600kg [the equivalent of 7-8 peopl...
04/12/2025

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Ever Wondered How much a Cow eats and drinks?
The average cow weighs in at a whopping 600kg [the equivalent of 7-8 people!!] and munches her way steadily through roughly 55kg of fodder, a mix of pasture, silage and hay depending on the season and is equivalent to around 2-3% of their body weight. So, NZ farmers allow 1 to 2 acres (or Image to Imagehectares) of land per cow to sustain their massive appetite. BUT the amount of water they consume is huge.

A lactating cow drinks around 110-190 litres per day, to produce an average of 28 litres per day over a period of 10 months. And when it’s hot they drink even more! Hence the main dairy farming regions in NZ are in the wetter parts like Waikato, Southland and Taranaki while Canterbury has become a major dairy region due to the sophisticated irrigation systems. And it’s also why planting trees, rather than a scorched earth policy, is better for all!

YES, cows can get sunburned! Especially lightly coloured or white areas of the skin, like the muzzle, teats, or patches of skin without much pigment which leading to painful inflammation, swelling, and peeling.

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