Cow Chews Record Amount of Grass, Heifer Thanks Supportive Hubby

Louisville, KY.

Rasmine, a young cow chewed a record amount of grass in September. Heifer Rasmine thanks her talkative, supportive hubby for her feat of food.

Normally, cows chew for about 8 hours a day averaging 890 bites per hour, and ruminating takes about 12. While Rasmine did outdo the average, consuming well over 1100 bites per hour, for 11 hours a day, her large, "honeycomb" or reticulum estimated to be 51-gallons, allowed her to spend less time regurgitating her food and more time on intake. Thus, she surpassed the average 130 lbs. of food a day by a whopping 20% for the entire month of September. Farmers also attribute Rasmine's amazing consumption to an unbelievable terrain of rolling hills with grass at ideal heights of 6 to 9 inches, which optimized her chewing rate and volume. When asked what she plans to do now, Rasmine just chewed her cud.