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An American breeder, Richard Gradwohl, has developed eighteen different strains of miniature cattle. [3] Miniature Galloway, Hereford and Holstein have been bred. [2]: 245 [3] In the United States, small zebuine cattle deriving from stock imported from Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Sweden may be registered as "Miniature Zebu"; [2]: 245 in Australia, similar cattle may be known as "Nadudana".
Dairy cow Dairy cow Beef cow Tropical cow Dairy cow producing 3,000 L (790 US gal) milk 2-year-old dry Merino sheep Ewe with one lamb Weight equivalent of one unit 650 kg (1,430 lb) 455 kg (1,003 lb) 250 kg (550 lb) 600 kg (1,300 lb) 45 kg (99 lb) 55 kg (121 lb) Dairy cow 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.70 1.00 20.0 8.0 Dry medium beef cow
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Of this milk, 858 pounds (3.7%) are butterfat and 719 pounds (3.1%) are protein. [5] A healthy calf weighs 40 to 50 kg (88 to 110 lb) or more at birth. A mature Holstein cow typically weighs 680–770 kg (1,500–1,700 lb), and stands 145–165 cm (57–65 in) tall at the shoulder.
The Borzoi [a] or Russian Hunting Sighthound [b] is a Russian breed of hunting dog of sighthound type. It was formerly used for wolf hunting ; [ 1 ] : 125 until 1936, the breed was known as the Russian Wolfhound.
The main pack would be supplemented with six or eight large sighthounds and a few dogues. Wolf hunting sighthounds were usually separated into three categories; lévriers d'estric, lévriers compagnons (or lévriers de flanc) and lévriers de tête. It was preferable to have two teams of each kind, with each team consisting of 2-3 dogs.
A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow (or a first-calf heifer in few regions) who has recently given birth, or "freshened." The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually bovine. The terms bull, cow and calf are also used by extension to denote the sex or age of other large animals, including whales, hippopotamus, camels, elk and elephants.
For example, some animal unit calculations used in Texas assume that daily forage dry matter consumption by a 90-pound nanny Spanish goat is 4.5 percent of body weight. Thus the nanny:cow ratio of daily dry matter consumption is estimated at 4.5:26, or about 0.16. This yields the estimate that such a nanny is equivalent to about 0.16 animal ...