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The colour of cow's milk is slightly yellow due to the presence of?
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∙ 13y ago
Carotene from a grass-based diet. Milk will lack carotene (not be a yellowish colour) if she is fed a grain-based diet.
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Is soy milk thicker than cows milk?
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How do cows tell the grass is green?
The smell of fresh grass, and their ability to see in yellows and blues (in the colour spectrum, yellow + blue = green). Mostly cows can tell if the grass is green fresh by using their noses.
Is an ox color blind?
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Does cows milk change colour when the cows are fed carrots?
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Why do cows see blue and yellow?
Yes, but not in the full colour spectrum. Cows only have blue and yellow receptors in their eyes, not the red receptor, thus cannot see red, brown or pink-hued colours or objects. They are however, most attuned to bluish-purple and yellowish-green hues.No. They can only see blue and yellow colour tones.
Can cows be orange?
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What colour are jersey cows generally?
Dark Brown to Light Tan
Is a cow colour blind?
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What makes each species of cows different?
Cows are divided into BREEDS, not species. And what makes each BREED of cows different is colouration, body type and shape, presence of horns or not, and size of horns.
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They eat the same things that cows of any other colour eat. Please see the related question below.
Why do cows defecate yellow?
Their waste is made up of grass and hay
