Cow leather?

[Alpo]

I just saw an ad for a pair of shoes. It said they were cow leather.

 

Now I have seen leather products that were advertised as made of different animals. Horsehide, ostrich skin, kangaroo hide, elephant skin.

 

But I've never seen anything that specified it was cow leather before. I just assumed that if it simply said leather, it was cow.

 

Don't y'all?

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

Obviously trying to differentiate from the Faux Leather used to placate the Ecco Freaks and Vegan Weirdos.  Oh, Who, by the way are completely IGNORANT of how things work.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

All of my boots are"cow" leather except a pair of heavy duty bull ( boy cow) hide boots and a pair of elk knee high mountain man moccasins made from premium elk splits.

[Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619]

I only accept the finest Cordovan for my footwear...

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

4 hours ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said:

I only accept the finest Cordovan for my footwear...

When I was still in uniform I selected the finest Corfam for my footwear. 

[Pat Riot]

I have seen this “cow leather” on shoe and boot descriptions. I think it is just so customers know it isn’t another kind of leather, like; wild animal skins, dog, cat, horse, etc.

It also may be an import requirement. 
 

I am not really sure, but it doesn’t bother me. The more descriptive the better, I say.