A tasteful cow

SIR – I was brought up on a small farm in the 1950s, along with 12 milk cows. We kept about three pints a day (Letters, January 17) for our own consumption (unpasteurised).

The cows had names and each one’s milk tasted different. We tended to have Sue’s milk as this was rather bland – she was an Ayrshire. The strongest tasting was the Guernsey Daisy’s, with a very high butterfat content, which I hated. But she was a lovely animal with such a gentle temperament.

Tom Gibson

Hazel Grove, Cheshire