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Herd of cows at Saint Saûveux. The Jersey is a British breed of small dairy cattle from Jersey, in the British Channel Islands. It is one of three Channel Island cattle breeds, the others being the Alderney – now extinct – and the Guernsey. The milk is high in butterfat and has a characteristic yellowish tinge.
Guernsey heifers in Saint Saviour, Guernsey. The Guernsey is a breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is fawn or red and white in colour, and is hardy and docile. Its milk is rich in flavour, high in fat and protein, and has a golden-yellow tinge due to its high β-carotene content.
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
Guernsey: Guernsey [1] 19 5 4.51 [2] 3.37 [2] 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 ...
Channel Island cattle is a collective name for the breeds of cattle developed in the Channel Islands located between England and France. The breeds which can be so described are the Jersey , the Guernsey and the Alderney .
This variety of milk is commonly called Jersey milk and is also known as gold-top milk from the color of the bottle cap used to distinguish it. Channel Island milk is produced in the Channel Islands off the northwestern French coast of Normandy , as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Denmark, the United States and Canada.
A cow can produce 2,500 kg of milk per lactation period, which lasts for about 305 days. The butter fat content of the milk is around five percent. [6] Initial breeding, a government initiative led by Lecky, started with Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein Friesian, Jersey and Red Poll breeds. By a process of elimination, Ayrshire and ...
These variations are due to the slight differences between breeds, and often reflect what aspects of each breed are considered most important. [4] Such variations include that the Guernsey breed of cattle is not discriminated based on size, and both fore and rear udder are worth 7 points each when evaluating Holstein cows. [2]