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Dairy industry in the United States. The dairy industry in the United States includes the farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk and cheese and related products, such as milking machines, and distribute them to the consumer. By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year.
According to the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association, PDCA, there are 7 major dairy breeds in the United States. These are: Holstein Black/White and Red/White, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Ayrshire, Jersey, and Milking Shorthorn. [67] Holstein cows originate from the Netherlands and have distinct black and white or more rarely red and white markings ...
Dairy farm near Bangor, Wisconsin. Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for the long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for the eventual sale of a dairy product. Dairy farming has a history that goes back to the early Neolithic era, around the seventh ...
originally a dual-purpose breed, used for both dairy and beef. Cattle. Bos (primigenius) taurus. The Holstein Friesian is an international breed or group of breeds of dairy cattle. It originated in Frisia, stretching from the Dutch province of North Holland to the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the dominant breed in industrial dairy ...
usually horned; may be polled. Cattle. Bos (primigenius) taurus. The Dutch Belted or Dutch Belt is an American breed of dairy cattle. It derives from the Lakenvelder of Germany and the Netherlands, of which examples were imported to the United States from 1838. [4]: 171 [5]: 96 [6] It became an important dairy breed in the early twentieth ...
Coat. usually pale brown. Cattle. Bos (primigenius) taurus. The Brown Swiss or American Brown Swiss is an American breed of dairy cattle. It derives from the traditional triple-purpose Braunvieh ("Swiss Brown") of the Alpine region of Europe, but has diverged substantially from it. It was selectively bred for dairy qualities only, and its draft ...
Dairy. A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. [1]: 325 [2]: 284 It may be a room, a building or a larger establishment. [2]: 284 In the United States, the word may also describe a dairy farm or the part of a mixed farm dedicated to milk for ...
Holstein-Friesian. Netherlands [1] 53. 14. 3.65 [2] 3.06 [2] Known for producing the most milk of any cattle. Illawarra Shorthorn.