What weight does a cow have to be for milking?
Around 440kg!
Since a cow has to have a calf to produce milk, she must first become pregnant. A goal bodyweight for a dairy cow at "joining" (mating) is 65% of the adult weight for her breed. An average mature weight for a Holstein Friesian cow is 680kg.
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