What is your favorite cow?

Diversity, we need it...

This one is Salers :

This is an Angeln cow (like in 'Anglo')




and this a Saxon (Simmenthal) cow (and her calf)

My little wonderchild likes Francis' cow the "mostest" as
she put it.

Gosh Walter, someone had better milked (or whatever you call it) the Anglo cow. She's full to the rim.

yeah, that looks painful! thankgod we don't have to provide milk all of our adult life. i'd quit on the spot.

Isn't that the truth dag, although I know a über-Mother who
breastfed her child for 4 years

I like the spotted cows myself. Of course living in Texas I will always have a soft spot for the longhorn. Impressive as they look that is all they are really good for, looks. There is a pasture not far from me that has those cool oreo cookie colored cows and those are nice too. My top choice, though, is the well traveled, cultured cow.

Yes! Aldistar! The Oreo Cookie Cows! The Dutch Belted I believe they are called. (Although I know some other breeds can also be belted as well) Those are by far my favorite. Black on the front, black on the end with a perfect white stripe running all around its middle! Makes me hungry every time I see them....yummmm. Oreo Cookies dipped in milk.

Dutch Belted cows are noted for their easy calving, easy handling, and docile, friendly nature. They have unusual longevity.
They are good for pasture-based farms (where the cows eat more grass than grain).
According to the breed standard, a Dutch Belted has a belt that is at least 6 inches wide making a complete belt around the body.
The belt occurs behind the withers and before the rump.
The udder is usually white.
The average Dutch Belted cow is just over 4 feet high at the withers, the average bull, just under 4 1/2 feet.
The average cow weighs about 930 pounds, the average bull, about 1,980 pounds.
The Dutch Belted is considered a critically rare breed; there are only about 200 registered Dutch Belted cattle in the United States.

They are also being bred in the newest miniature version of cows via embryo transfer for those who really want a cow but have limited space. It's the pet version basically.

What's not to love about these guys?

Sorry, Gus...I just really love those Dutch Belted!

I've this one also...

Francis,

That is a VERY lovely cow! She looks like she is just waiting for a hug!!

That Saxon w/ calf is absolutely gorgeous!!!

And she has a friend...

Hehehe! One cow is a lonely cow! Now I don't have to worry about her having hugs and a good dance partner.

That means either Francis has two children or he's
quite twisted

I knew it!

CJ - Francis is quite twisted...

Walter, great shot!

I'm flat now :

Cuddly cows! Dammit, and I thought my cuddly hedgehog and ostrich would take the biscuit. (Or else the cuddly snake a girlfriend once gave me. :-?)

flying foxes are exceedingly cuddly. Cows are more imposing on the landscape.

True:

That's a funny picture Walter. Must be Albuquerque?

I actually have somewhere a fluffy purple Milka cow,
if the dog didn't get a hold of it. He loves to tear apart
stuffed animals......