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According to the International Erosion Control Association, who tracks overgrazing, the world's cattle herd went from 720 million in 1950 to 1.53 billion in 2001. As a comparative, the world population increased from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 6.1 billion in 2001. If you add in sheep and goats, the herd size increases to 3.3 billion. In Africa there are an estimated 230 million cattle, while India hold's the world's largest cattle population with 283.1 million. The United States has 98 million head of cattle, while China has 130 million head.
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∙ 12y agoNo. The human population is over 6 billion and there are around 1.5 billion cattle in the entire world.
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∙ 9y agoThe exact number of cows that exist on the planet is not known. However, there are millions of cows all over the world.
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∙ 16y agoGood dairy cows are the result of selective breading.
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∙ 9y agoThere are a lot of cows in the world because they are consumed on a regular basis. Many fast food and regular restaurants have a lot of beef products on the menu.
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∙ 14y agoBecause they evolved from other ancient species and became that race.
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∙ 14y agobecause there are so many people looking to become farmers and get money so they start a business that requires cows.
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∙ 10y ago2 billion
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