Tesco puts wrong cow on Jersey milk bottle label

This image was shared on a Facebook group that has more than 160,000 members

Tesco has confirmed it will update the branding on its Jersey whole milk after a shopper spotted a Guernsey cow on the bottle's label.

The mistake was photographed by a Jersey woman shopping in a UK store.

The image was shared in a Facebook group that has some 160,000 members. It garnered more than 8,000 reactions.

"Our Finest whole milk recently changed from milk from both Guernsey and Jersey cows to solely Jersey cows," a spokesperson for Tesco said.

"We are currently in the process of updating the photo on the bottle to a Jersey cow."

Organic Jersey dairy farmer Zoe Marshall said there were "a lot of differences" between the two breeds of cow.

She said: "The size and colouring of the two is the biggest giveaway. The Jersey cow is smaller than the Guernsey. It's actually the smallest breed of dairy cow.

"Jersey cows come in many shades of brown, with usually a darker face and hips with not as much white running through their coats. Guernsey cows are a pale fawn to reddish-gold colour.

"But then again, I am a farmer," she added. "I don't think it's as obvious to the average person."

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