World’s most expensive cow sets new Guinness World Record

Viatina-19 FIV Mara Movéis, a three-year-old Nelore cow from Brazil, valued at $4m , has been named by Guinness World Records as the most expensive cow ever sold at auction.

According to the Associated Press , although 80% of the cattle in Brazil were from the Zebu breed, a subspecies that originated in India, with a distinctive hump and dewlap, the Nelore was bred for meat, not milk. Viatina-19 was constantly monitored by security cameras and a veterinarian, and had an armed guard on duty around the clock on the farm near Uberaba in the state of Minas Gerais where she was being kept.The owners erected two billboards showcasing the cow along the highway traversing the state, which attracted curious locals and busloads of veterinary students eager to view this ‘super cow’.

“Breeders also value posture, hoof solidity, docility, maternal ability, and beauty. Those eager to level up their livestock’s genetics pay around US$250 000 for an opportunity to collect Viatina-19’s egg cells,” the report said.

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