An Australian beef farmer is unable to sell “the biggest cow in Australia – if not, the world” due to its sheer size.
Western Australian beef farmer Geoff Pearson claims his 1,400kg (220st) and 194cm (6ft 4in) steer is the biggest in the country, which is home to millions of cattle.
Mr Pearson, who owns about 20,000 cattle, explained the animal's background in an an interview with the Australian current affairs television programme, Today Tonight.
He bought the 7-year-old steer, named 'Knickers', for approximately $400, but he is now unable to sell him due to his colossal size.
?? Thanks to his size, he got saved from the #slaughterhouse...
— SCG Niagara (@stkittsthegreat) November 27, 2018
Holy cow! #Behemoth #bovine "Knickers" is believed to be one of the biggest in the world. #cow #HUGE #Australia #OMG
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Mr Pearson said that due to his size, Knickers is too big for the abattoir. He weighed in at 1.4 tonnes on the scales.
“We knew that he was always going to grow into a big steer, but we never realised he’d get this big,” the farmer told Today Tonight.
“He is a big animal, we couldn’t put him on the crush scales but we put him on the platform scales on which can weigh multiple amounts of animals at once.”
Knickers was originally purchased to take charge of the other cattle in the herd.
Pretty sure I'm first on Knickers The Large Australian Cow. Feels great to break a huge story like this! https://t.co/6Izf72UWah
— David Roth (@david_j_roth) November 27, 2018
Mr Pearson said: “They all look up to him, obviously, and wherever Knickers moves, they move, and he’s pretty much just the leader of the pack and coaching everybody where they need to be going.”
