CATTLE BREEDS: DAIRY

• BREEDS of DAIRY CATTLE

  • Generally are "Bos Taurus"
  • Have the ability to produce large quantities of milk
• Beef cattle - rectangle shaped

  Dairy cattle - semi rectangle
• DAIRY CATTLE:

  Ayrshire

  • breed from Ayrshire in southern Scotland
  • Adult cow weighs: 450 to 600 kg
  • RED and WHITE markings (red can range from orange to dark brown)
  • known for their hardiness and ability to convert grass into milk efficiently

  
• DAIRY CATTLE:

  Jersey

  • British breed of small dairy cattle from Jersey, Channel Islands
  • one of the three Channel Island cattle breed
  • ALDERNEY & GUERNSEY- now extinct
  • Can give 10 times their own weight in milk per lactation
  • high in butterfat
  • yellowish tinge

  
• DAIRY CATTLE:

  Holstein Friesian

  • typical cow
  • Black and white spotted markings sharply defined that blended.
  • Large cattle from Northern Holland and Friesland

  
• DAIRY CATTLE:

  Brown Swiss

  • cattle breed native to switzerland
  • one of the oldest breed in existence
  • often considered "dual purpose" breed
  • color varies from light brown to gray to dark shades of these colors
  • persistent milkers, producing milk of average butterfat content

  
• DAIRY CATTLE:

  Guernsey

  • from the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
  • fawn or red and white in color
  • hardly docile
  • Milk has a yellow tinge due to B -carotene content, a provitamin for vitamin A.
  • The milk also has a high butterfat content of 5% and a high protein content of 3.7%

  
• DAIRY CATTLE:

  MILKING SHORT HORN

  • known as the dairy shorthorn in the UK
  • known as the milking short horn in CANADA
  • Average milk production for the breed is about 7,000 kg (15,000 lb)
  • in an annual lactation of 305 days, with 3.8% butterfat and 3.3% protein

  
• DAIRY CATTLE:

  Tharparkar

  • also known as "WHITE SINDHI", "CUTCHI" and "Thari"
  • Originated in Pakistan
  • Dual purpose breed: Milking and Draught potential
  • Cow gives 8-10 kg milk daily
  • 3000-3500 kg annually with 5% fat

  
• DAIRY CATTLE:

  Nagauri (Nagori)

  • Prevalent in india
  • are fine, big, upstanding, active and docile,
  • white and gray color.
  • They have long, deep and powerful frames with straight back

  
• Terminologies:

  • Class: designates birds according to geographical areas
  • Breed: established birds related by breeding, processing, distinctive shape, conformation, etc.
  • Variety: sub-classify breeds, varieties within a breed
  • Strain: sub-classification of breeds, gives importance to specific traits like egg production, feed efficiency, egg weight
  • Lines: sub-classification of strains, fixes genes responsible for specific traits