Cows don’t have cloven hooves, which is one of the pithy reasons the BLM says they need to stop the ranchers from free ranging their cattle. The cows just stomp the earth down. The other (much more polite, I’m sure) animals with cloven hooves are actually aerating the soil. So, you know, the Rocky Mountain Spotted Gnat won’t go extinct.
Have you ever personally seen a cow hoof?