Dairy Cattle Breeds

Question 1

Dairy Cattle Breed:
- A breed of large dairy cattle originating in Northern Holland and Friesland
- Black and white or red and white coat

Answer 1

Holstein-Freisian Cow

Question 2

Dairy Cattle Breed:
- Light brown or gray to dark shades of coat
- Dark blue eye pigmentation to resist extreme solar radiation
- native in Switzerland
- Thicker fleshed and heavier boned than other dairy cattle

Answer 2

Brown Swiss Cow

Question 3

Dairy Cattle Breed:
- Fawn or red and white
- Hardy and docile
- Milk rich in flavor, high in fat and protein
- Milk is called Golden Guernsey

Answer 3

Guernsey Cow

Question 4

Dairy Cattle Breed:
- Red and white, or orange to dark brown in color coat
- From southwest of Scotland
- Ability to convert Grass into milk efficiently
- Horns used for hallmark of the breed, but now most are all dehorned

Answer 4

Ayrshire Cow

Question 5

Dairy Cattle Breed:
- Typically light brown in color
- Black nose bordered by white muzzle almost
- British breed of small dairy cattle
- Highly productive and produces ten times their own weight in milk per lactation

Answer 5

Jersey Cow

Question 6

Dairy Cattle Breed:
- Red, red and white, or roan in coat color
- Average milk product is about 7,000 kg in an annual lactation of 305 days
- Has the most favorable protein-fat ratio among the dairy cattle breeds
- Horned or polled

Answer 6

Milking Shorthorn

Question 7

Dairy Cattle Breed:
- White or gray in coat color
- Also known as White Sindhi, Cutchi, and Thari
- Originates in Pakistan
- 8-10kg milk daily

Answer 7

Tharparkar Cow

Question 8

Dairy Cattle Breed:
- White or light gray in coat color
- Prevalent in India
- Fine, big, upstanding, active, and docile
- Short-horned
- Long, coffin-shaped skull

Answer 8

Nagori