They don't mean to eat soil.
They might eat soil by accident because it's attached to the grass they are eating. It doesn't do them any harm.
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I have never seen cows eating soil. Sometimes when the grass is very short it may appear that they are eating soil.
It's a good supplemental winter feed for cows in the winter (provided that the thorns have been burned off). It's also a good source of water for them.
They could be lacking salt and/or minerals in their diet.
Cows do not eat cheese, thus this question has no merit.
Mostly dirt and soil
Loins only eat cows sometimes.
soil,dirt
because it trys to eat the ants on the dirt and accidentally eats the dirt (soil)
dirt and soil
Worms don't eat fruit, they eat dirt and excrete nutrients for the soil.
Worms don't eat fruit, they eat dirt and excrete nutrients for the soil.
Grass, hay and sometimes grain.
Worms eat soil. Soil cultivated consisting of water, dead stuff including: Decomposing leafs, and other organisms. Also dirt.
. scorpians eat dirt alot and sometimes unicorns!
She is deficient in Phosphorus. Cows deficient in this mineral eat sand and soil, chew on wood, or even bones from other animals. It might be a good idea to supplement her with phosphorus in her feed or in the mineral mix if other cows like her are showing similar deficiency symptoms.
No, cows eat grass. They are herbivores. Animal products can be included in their feed (and sometimes are), but of their own devices they would not normally eat goose or any other animal.