On the top front, cows have a tough pad of skin instead of teeth. They have 8 incisors on the bottom front and 6 strong molars on the top and bottom of each side to grind their food. Cows have a total of 32 teeth. Some people say that a cow has four stomachs. Actually, a cow has one stomach with four compartments.
Ruminants regurgitate their food and chew cud.
The average cow produces 90 glasses of milk a day. It takes about 2 days for milk to go from the cow to the grocery store. At the grocery store, milk is kept refrigerated at 40 degrees or lower. Historians estimate that ice cream evolved sometime during the 16th century in Italy, perhaps from a recipe Marco Polo brought from the Orient. In 1984, Ronald Reagan designated July as a time to honor America's favorite dessert.