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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.
The Holstein Association USA is the world's largest dairy breed association. With over 22 million registered Holstein Friesian cattle, the association was established in 1885 as the Holstein–Friesian Association of America, a merger of several Friesian breeder associations. It was given its current name in 1994.
The original Swedish Friesian type has become very rare, [4] and should perhaps be considered extinct. [7] [6] In 2008 two breeds were reported to DAD-IS: the Svensk Holstein or Swedish Holstein, with just over 400 000 registered cows; and the Svensk Låglandsboskap or Swedish Friesian, with 100 registered cows and a conservation status of ...
Holstein once existed as the German County of Holstein (German: Grafschaft Holstein; 811–1474), the later Duchy of Holstein (German: Herzogtum Holstein; 1474–1866), and was the northernmost territory of the Holy Roman Empire. The history of Holstein is closely intertwined with the history of the Danish Duchy of Schleswig (Danish: Slesvig).
The Swiss Holstein is the Swiss variant of the international Holstein-Friesian breed of dairy cattle.It results from systematic cross-breeding, through artificial insemination between 1966 and 1973, of the traditional dual-purpose black-pied Fribourgeoise from the Canton of Fribourg in western Switzerland with Canadian Holstein stock.
Friesian (chicken), a Dutch breed of chicken; East Friesian sheep, a breed of sheep notable for its high production of milk; Friesian horse, a horse breed from Friesland; Friesian Sporthorse, a type of Frisian cross, bred specifically for sport horse disciplines; Holstein Friesian cattle, a widespread black-and-white breed of dairy cattle
A test cost $80 to check for polledness in a Holstein and can be sent to the Holstein Canada laboratory, [9] or $25 if sent to the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory in California. [10] Holsteins only carrying one copy of the dominant allele and one copy of the recessive allele will still be a carrier of polledness to pass on to the progeny and ...
The Australian Friesian Sahiwal, is an Australian breed of dairy cattle whose development commenced in the 1960s by the Queensland Government. It is a combination of the Sahiwal, a dairy breed of Bos indicus from Pakistan and Holstein breeds, designed for the tropical regions of Australia.