Like a sergeant's stripes?
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Like a sergeant's stripes?
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 13 Oct 2017
This young cow has a certain distinction among her peers - the only one in a field of several head. Could these rings around her tail indicate some form of higher authority, like a senior shop stewardess? Or maybe she has won the 'Milker of the Week' award for a month on the trot, or picked up a rosette at the county show? Maybe she has a sense of fashion? Or maybe it's just that her tail gets a bit messier than most... Following a quick chat with another local herdsman later on, it may be that the tail rings denote that the poor cow may not have all four teats operative.
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Image Location
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51.312609
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-2.656634