Cow

There are many kinds of domestic animals in the world. But the cow is the most useful to us. It is a gentle [শান্ত] domestic animal.

The body of the cow is covered with short fur [পশম]. The cow has a long hoof [খুর]. These are cloven [খণ্ডিত]. It has a long tail. There is a tuft [থোপা] of hair at its end. It can drive away flies easily with its tail.

Various tribes of cows are found in the world. Short horn, Frisian and Haryana are famous. The Lall and Frisian are famous for milk. The short horn is famous for its tasteful flesh.

The cow is found all over the world. Wild cows are also found in the African forest.

Cows are of many colours. Some are white, some are black, some are red and some are of mixed colours.

The cow eats grass, straw, bran [ভুসি] and leaves of trees. It also eats oil cake and vegetables.

The cow is gentle by nature. It bears one calf at a time. It loves its calf very much.

The cow gives us nourishing [পুষ্ট] milk and beef. We also get many kinds of sweet from milk, cow dung is good manure [সার]. Many necessary things are made of its skin, bone and horns. The cow dung is used as fuel. Shoes bags and suitcases are made of its hide. Combs and buttons are made of her horns and bones.

The cow is very useful animal. It is the main assets of our farmers. So, we should take care of it and treat it gently.