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The secret to this cow’s giant body lies in its food intake. (Photo: Guinness Records)
JAKARTA – Tommy, a 13-year-old Brown Swiss cow from Cheshire, Massachusetts, was recently crowned the world’s tallest living bull, reaching 1.87 meters in height.
Tommy was kept by the Balawender family on their Cheshire farm from one day old, after being bought. Even though Tommy is now worth much more, the Balawender family sees him more as a family member than an asset. They didn’t even consider selling it.
Quoted from Oddity Central, Thursday (16/11/2023), Brown Swiss cows usually have large bodies for dairy cattle, but are considered a medium-sized breed, making Tommy a bit odd for his type. Brown Swiss heifers usually weigh between 650 kilograms and 700 kilograms, while bulls can reach 1 ton.
Tommy weighs around 1.5 tons, making him extremely heavy even for his type. Despite his impressive size, Tommy is a gentle figure with a calm and peaceful demeanor.
The secret to Tommy’s giant body lies in his food intake. He consumes 15 kilograms of dry grain, over 38 kilograms of hay, and drinks 35-40 gallons of water per day. He loves apples very much, and his owner has spent a large amount of money just to keep him happy.
“Tommy also went around the meadow looking for wild apple trees and was so smart he knew how to push the trees to get the apples down,” Laurie Balawender told Guinness Records.
Interestingly, the largest breed of cattle in the world is the Chianina, known as a true bovine giant that is even bigger than Nickers, a giant cattle from Australia.
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