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Rural vSchool Leaflet 



1 . The origin of cows. 



a. What two rather distinct types of cows are there? 



b. In what countries are they found? 



c. From what countries have the cows in the United States come? 



The parts of the cow's body. 



a. Where is the milk produced? 



b. What do the milk veins carry? 



c. Where are the withers? 



d. What is the " wedge shape " in the dairy cow? 



e. How does a cow kick as compared with a horse? 





The parts of a cow: a, muzzle; b, eye; c, forehead; d, ear; e, horn; f, neck; g, withers; 

 //, shoulder; i. hip; j, rump; k, thurl; I, thigh; m, leg; n, chest; 0, abdomen; p, back; 

 q, loin; r, udder; s, teats; t, milk vein; u, switch 



3. The teeth. 



a. How many teeth has a cow? How many molars? How many 



incisors? On which jaw do the incisors grow? 



b. How does a cow bite? 



c. What other farm animal bites like the cow? 



