Dairy Cattle Discovery: Breeds
Dairy Cattle Discovery: Breeds
- Origin - Ayr, Scotland
- Color - Deep cherry red, mahogany brown, or a combination of any of these colors with white, or pure white.
- Average Mature Cow Size - 1,250 pounds.
- Milk Produced by Mature Cow - 18,918 poulds of milk per lacatation.
- Important Traits - Strongly attached, evenly balanced, and well-shaped udders, fertility, overall health, and resistance to mastitis.
- Origin - Switzerland.
- Color - Solid brown varying from very light to dark; muzzle has black nose encircled by a white ring; tongue and hooves are dark brown to black
- Average Mature Cow Size - 1,500 pounds.
- Milk Produced by Mature Cow - 23,090 pounds per lactation.
- Important Traits - Docile, heat tolerant, ruggedness, outstanding feet and legs, udders that last, and longevity.
- Origin - Isle of Guernsey, English Channel
- Color - Light to dark fawn, either solid or with white markings, with golden yellow pigmentation.
- Average Mature Cow Size - 1,200 pounds.
- Milk Produced by Mature Cow - 17,622 pounds per lactation.
- Important Traits - Calm and docile disposition, calving ease, high milk solids, and high beta-carotene content.
- Origin - Netherlands.
- Color - black and white or red and white markings clearly defined.
- Average Mature Cow Size - 1,500 pounds.
- Milk Produced by Mature Cow - 27,031 pounds per lacation.
- Important Traits - Highest milk production of any dairy breed, most popular breed.
- Origin - Isle of Jersey, England
- Color - vary greatly in color, but charaacteristic color is a shade of fawn with or without white markings.
- Average Mature Cow Size - 1,000 pounds.
- Mik Produced by Mature Cow - 18,040 pounds per lactation.
- Important Traits - Heat tolerance, fertility, young age at first calving, calving ease, and high milk solids.
- Origin - Tees River valley, England.
- Color - Either red, red and white, or roan (no black markings allowed).
- Average Mature Cow Size - 1,400 pounds.
- Milk Produced by Mature Cow - 18,578 pounds per lactation.
- Important Traits - Reproductive efficiency, longevity, fairly heat tolerant, and lower than average somatic cell count.
