Dairy cattle (also called dairy cows) are cattle bred with the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made. Dairy...
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oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers. Cattle are commonly raised for meat, for dairy products, and for leather. As draft animals...
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a British breed of small dairy cattle from Jersey, in the British Channel Islands. It is one of three Channel Island cattle breeds, the others being the...
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dairyman, dairymaid, dairy cattle or dairy goat. A dairy farm produces milk and a dairy factory processes it into a variety of dairy products. These establishments...
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The Guernsey is a breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is fawn or red and white in colour, and is hardy and docile...
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The Brown Swiss or American Brown Swiss is an American breed of dairy cattle. It derives from the traditional triple-purpose Braunvieh ("Swiss Brown")...
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Holstein Friesian (redirect from Holstein-Friesian cattle)
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...
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cattle tied by the neck with ropes or held in place by stanchions. Feeding could occur simultaneously with milking in the barn, although most dairy cattle...
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the most common disease in dairy cattle in the United States and worldwide. It is also the most costly disease to the dairy industry. Milk from cows suffering...
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legend. Dairy production in the Indian subcontinent has historical roots that go back 8,000 years to the domestication of zebu cattle. Dairy products...
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Dairy cattle are those primarily raised for their milk as part of dairy farming. Milk production varies due to a significant range of variables including...
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Beef cattle are cattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle, used for milk production). The meat of mature or almost mature cattle...
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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...
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The Dairy Shorthorn is a British breed of dairy cattle.: 132 : 59 It derives from the Shorthorn cattle of Teesside, in the North Riding of Yorkshire...
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British people use the term beast. Cattle bred specifically for milk production are called milking or dairy cattle; a cow kept to provide milk for one...
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the two Australian tropical dairy breeds, the Australian Milking Zebu and the Australian Friesian Sahiwal. Sahiwal cattle are now predominantly used in...
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Zebu (redirect from Humped cattle)
throughout the tropics. Zebu are used as draught and riding animals, dairy cattle and beef cattle, as well as for byproducts such as hides and dung for fuel and...
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Notes References External links Animals portal List of dairy cattle breeds List of beef cattle breeds Lists of domestic animal breeds Villard-de-Lans...
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Showing dairy cattle provides dairy farmers with opportunities to buy, sell, and select functional cows for their herds. Dairy shows serve as important...
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The Lakenvelder is a Dutch and German breed of dairy cattle. It is reported from the Netherlands and Belgium, but may be extinct in Germany. No written...
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The Gir or Gyr is an Indian breed of zebuine cattle. It originated in the Kathiawar peninsula in the state of Gujarat, and the name of the breed derives...
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Dairy cattle evaluation is the process of placing a group of dairy cows in order from most to least desirable based on milk production and longevity, where...
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deadliest fire involving cattle in at least a decade. It wiped out 3% of dairy cattle in Texas. The South Fork Dairy Farm is a dairy production facility located...
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Wagyu (redirect from Wagyu cattle)
such as Holstein and Jersey are also raised in Japan for dairy cattle. When meat from these cattle is sold in Japan, it must be labeled "domestic beef" (国産牛)...
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Feed conversion ratio (section Dairy cattle)
of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle Original publication date May 2009. Revised October 2015. Robert C. Fry, Atlantic Dairy Management Services. Measuring...
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Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach; Scots: Heilan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland...
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Red Poll (redirect from Red Poll cattle)
of cattle developed in England in the latter half of the 19th century. The Red Poll is a cross of the Norfolk Red beef cattle and Suffolk Dun dairy cattle...
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Sahiwal District (section Sahiwal dairy cattle breed)
Railways to all over Pakistan. The Sahiwal cattle breed is the best dairy breed of zebu or humped cattle (Bos Indicus), followed by the very similar...
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Shorthorn (redirect from Shorthorn cattle)
of cattle originated in the North East of England in the late eighteenth century. The breed was developed as dual-purpose, suitable for both dairy and...
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Docking (animal) (section Cattle)
docking of cattle." Similarly, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association opposes docking tails of dairy cattle. Cattle on large Australian cattle stations...
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