The Dairy Cow: The Most Overworked Mother On The Planet by EVOLVE! Campaigns

The dairy cow normally has her first calf at the age of two when she will be producing around 35 litres of milk a day. In subsequent lactations this figure rises even higher. She will continue to be milked for 10 months - but will be made pregnant again in the third month. Professor John Webster, Department of Animal Husbandry, Bristol University says: “The dairy cow is a supreme example of an overworked mother. She is the hardest working of all our farm animals and it can be scientifically calculated. It i