Consider Miniature Dairy Cows Small-breed milk cows eat only a third to half of what a standard-size cow eats, and they produce a more manageable amount of milk.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA — California's Cheese Trail is a path of pain for cows, according to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and that message looms large in the Inland Empire.

The cow’s amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost. As grass ferments in the rumen — one of four compartments in ...