06/04/2023
Some fun facts about dairy cows......
credit to Kathryn Bosley
https://www.facebook.com/cownerd
Dairy cows are not just black & white
Here are the 7 main dairy 🐮cattle breeds in the U.S. 🇺🇸
Holstein:
🐮Most popular dairy breed in U.S.
🐮Produces highest volume of milk🥛
🐮Black & White, no 2 cows have the same spots!
🐮Mature Weight 1,500lbs! 😲
🐮Originally from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, imported to U.S. 🇺🇸 in 1850s
Red & White:
🐮Red & White colored
🐮Newest Breed (recognized in 1964)
🐮1,400lbs mature weight
🐮Originates in U.S. 🇺🇸 & Canada🇨🇦 from selection of the red recessive trait in Holsteins
Jersey:
🐮Produces milk high in butterfat & protein
🐮Light to dark brown, with or without white markings
🐮1,000lb mature weight
🐮Very adorable with lots of personality 😜 (I'm not bias...)
🐮Originates from the Isle of Jersey (English Channel)
Brown Swiss:
🐮Gray-Brown coloring
🐮1,500lbs mature weight 😲
🐮Originally from Switzerland🇨🇭
🐮Oldest type of dairy cow
Guernsey:
🐮Fawn & White colored
🐮1,200 lbs mature weight
🐮Golden colored milk (more beta carotene) high in butterfat & Protein
🐮Originates from the Isle of Guernsey🇬🇬 in the English Channel
Ayrshire:
🐮Mahogany (red/brown) & White
🐮1,200 lbs mature weight
🐮From the county of Ayr in Scotland
Milking Shorthorn:
🐮Red or red & White or Roan
🐮1,100 lbs mature weight
🐮From England, one of the earliest imported breeds (1780s)
