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One of the Channel Islands cattle. Harzer Rotvieh: Germany: Hays Converter: Canada: Hérens: Switzerland: Holstein-Friesian: Netherlands [1] 53 14 3.65 [2] 3.06 [2] Known for producing the most milk of any cattle. Illawarra Shorthorn: Australia [1] 7.5 2 Irish Moiled: Ireland: 7.5 2 Rare breed and can be dual purpose, meat and milk. Jamaica ...
Holstein-Friesian cross (any of the above crossed with other breeds): 101,000 (3%) Other dairy breeds: 278,000 (7%) The above statistics are for all dairy animals possessing passports at the time of the survey, i.e. including young stock. DEFRA lists just over 2 million adult dairy cattle in the UK. [12]
The top breed of dairy cow within Canada's national herd category is Holstein, taking up 93% of the dairy cow population, have a production rate of 10,257 kilograms (22,613 lb) of milk per cow that contains 3.9% butter fat and 3.2% protein [8] Brown Swiss cows are widely accepted as the oldest dairy cattle breed, originally coming from a part ...
The Holstein-Friesian was known to be the best dairy cattle breed for temperate region and the Sahiwal was the best dairy cattle breed for tropical areas. [10] As such, with crossbreeding and genetic mixture of both the Sahiwal and Holstein-Friesian, the AFS breed possesses qualities from both cattle to adapt to the tropical climates.
This is a list of some of the cattle breeds considered in the United States to be wholly or partly of American origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively American.
Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Help. Pages in category "Dairy cattle breeds" The following 40 pages are ...
In the U.S., the standard for dairy cattle evaluation is provided by the Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard, created by the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association. [2] This system of evaluation is the industry standard, and is advised by the Holstein Foundation, Holstein UK, the FFA and 4-H Organizations, and the World Dairy Expo.
The Swedish Red-and-White, Swedish: Svensk Röd och Vit Boskap, frequently abbreviated to SRB, is a Swedish breed of dairy cattle. It was created in the 1920s by crossing the Swedish Red Pied and Swedish Ayrshire breeds.