Dairy Cattle Flashcards

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Dairy Cattle

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used to be Focused around population centers
Decreasing number of operations
One of the most technologically advanced ag industries

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Holstein

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from holland
Largest
produce the most milk; especially in US
lowest butterfat %
color pattern vaires
can also be red and white

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Jersey

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origin is great britain
smallest
least amount of milk production
Highest butterfat percent

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Guernsey

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Guernsey island
Larger than Jersey
2nd highest butterfat %

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Brown Swiss

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Switxerland origin
2nd in size & milk Production
Most amount of muscle
shade of hair color varies

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AyrShire

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From scotland
mahogany & white coloring
Intermediate in size, milk, and butterfat

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Milking Shorthorn

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From Great Britain
red, white, roan
Lower in milk production ; worst cow for this job

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MILK

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Weighs 8.6lbs per gallon

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Percent butter fat

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What’s good - and what breed is that

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Milk composition by species

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Know general/overall chart review

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Colostrum

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Shows how much they make and differnces

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