Modern cattle have become much smaller than their wild forebears : aurochs were about tall , while a large domesticated cow is about and most domestic cattle are much smaller than this .

Modern cattle have become much smaller than their wild forebears : the height of a large domesticated cow is about NUMBER@1 meters -LRB- NUMBER@2 feet , NUMBER@3 hands -RRB- Height of Holstein cows , whereas aurochs were about NUMBER@4 meters -LRB- NUMBER@5 feet , NUMBER@6 hands -RRB- .
