positioning the rectum along the east-west axis would require preferentially aligning the head in that direction as well, so probably not favored by the holy cow very often;

a happy cow wud do that, probably while zonked-out on toxic industrial feed (grain-finished #1268596)...

before heading off to the promised land; a holy cow wud dig its hoofs into the ground and work harder on the chewing and supporting the milkman and his family thru its nipple discharge and natural soil fertilization;