The United States and Australia are the top beef producing countries in the world. More than 100 medicines used by humans come from cattle. One cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs or 18 soccer balls or 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs. Among the 50 states, Kansas is number one in beef processing and number 3 in beef production.
Cattle are ruminant animals.
They have a stomach with four compartments, which allows them to eat feeds like grass and hay which humans cannot eat. The average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements per day. A cow spends 6 hours eating and 8 hours chewing its cud each day. Hamburger meat from 1 steer would equal 720 quarter-pound hamburgers, enough for a family of 4 to enjoy hamburgers each day for nearly 6 months.