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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.
Frieswal; Conservation status: Ongoing: Country of origin: India: Distribution: Across all agro-climatic zones of India: Use: Milk production: Notes; Developed through crossbreeding of Holstein Friesian and Sahiwal breeds, aiming for over 4000 kg of milk with 4% butterfat in 300 days of lactation.
By 1916 the Dutch Belted, as it was now known, had spread to some twenty-five states and had reached about 1500 in number. [4]: 172 It became well-known as a useful dairy breed, but numbers never rose very high. With the rapid spread of the Holstein in the mid-twentieth century, numbers fell and in the 1970s the breed association became dormant.
Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [1]Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species.
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
Since 1958 in West Germany the breed was crossed with Holstein Friesian cattle. Since the 1960s these crossed animals have been dominant, and so the German black-and-white cattle breed was born. [1] In East Germany the breed was crossed with Jersey cattle and Holstein Friesian cattle to create the German Black Pied Dairy cattle breed. [2]