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  2. Dairy cattle - Wikipedia

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    Dairy cattle (also called dairy ... 9 million cows in around 75,000 dairy herds, with an average herd size of 120 cows. ... reach over two years old their temperament ...

  3. Calf (animal) - Wikipedia

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    Calf (animal) Poddy calf sitting in the long grass. A calf (pl.: calves) is a young domestic cow or bull. Calves are reared to become adult cattle or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal, and their hide. The term calf is also used for some other species. See "Other animals" [1] below.

  4. List of dairy cattle breeds - Wikipedia

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    Dairy Shorthorn: England: 22 6 Danish Jersey: Denmark: Danish Red: Denmark: Dexter: Ireland: 7.5 2 Very small in size. Used in domestic farms. Estonian Red: Estonia: 11.2 2.9 Fleckvieh Austria: 25.4 6.7 French Simmental: France: German Black Pied Dairy: Germany: Girolando: Brazil: 11.4 3 Guernsey: Guernsey [1] 19 5 4.51 [2] 3.37 [2] One of the ...

  5. Dairy industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Holstein Friesian - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Ayrshire cattle - Wikipedia

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    Cattle. Bos (primigenius) taurus. The Ayrshire (IPA / ˈɛərʃər /) is a Scottish breed of dairy cattle. It originates in, and is named for, the county of Ayrshire in south-western Scotland. Ayrshires typically have red and white markings; the red can range from a shade of orange to a dark brown.

  8. Dairy farming - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. List of dairy product companies in the United States

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    S. Goats at the Surfing Goat Dairy. Saputo Inc. Sargento − one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, [8] and one of the largest retail cheese companies in the U.S. [9] Schoep's Ice Cream. Schreiber Foods. Schuman Cheese. Shamrock Farms. Sheffield Farms.