Animal Production

• Breed


  A group of domestic animals that have common features that make them different from other animals of the same species
• Classes


  • cattle
  • sheep
  • goats
  • pigs
• Indigenous Breed


  Breeds that have been in the Caribbean for a very long time
• Exotic Breeds


  Breeds that have been brought in from other parts of the world
• Cattle


  Reared for milk (dairy cattle), meat (beef cattle) or work (Buffalypso)
• Dairy Cattle


  • Holstein
  • Originated in The Netherlands
  • Black & white or red & white in colour
  • Weigh an average of 680kg (cows) to 1272 kg (bulls)
  • Not as resistant to heat and diseases
  • Highest milk production in the world