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Dairy Cattle Breeds
Dairy Cattle Breeds
- Holstein
- Black and white
- Red and white
- Jersey
- Brown Swiss
- Guernsey
- Ayrshire
- Shorthorn
Dairy Breeds
Holstein
- Originated in Netherlands
- Bull weight 2200 lbs
- Cow weight 1500 lbs
- Milk yield in 305 days 20,000 lbs
- Milk fat 3.6%
- Greater than 80% of all registered dairy cattle
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Jersey
- Originally from Jersey Island
- Bull weight 1500 lbs
- Cow weight 1000 lbs
- Milk yield in 305 days 15,000 lbs
- Milk fat 4.7%
- 13% of all registered dairy cattle
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Brown Swiss
- Originated in Switzerland
- Bull weight 2000 lbs
- Cow weight 1400 lbs
- Milk yield in 305 days 16,000 lbs
- Milk fat 4.7%
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Guernsey
- Originally from Guernsey Island
- Bull weight 1600 lbs
- Cow weight 1100 lbs
- Milk yield in 305 days 13,000 lbs
- Milk fat 4.5%
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Ayrshire
- Originally from Scotland
- Bull weight 1850 lbs
- Cow weight 1200 lbs
- Milk yield in 305 days 14,000 lbs
- Milk fat 3.8%
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Shorthorn
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