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black and white pied; also red and white. 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 farming worldwide, and is found in more than 160 countries.
Holstein Association USA. The Holstein Association USA is the world's largest dairy breed association. With over 22 million registered Holstein Friesian cattle, the association was established in 1885 as the Holstein–Friesian Association of America, a merger of several Friesian breeder associations. It was given its current name in 1994.
Cattle bred specifically for milk production are called milking or dairy cattle; a cow kept to provide milk for one family may be called a house cow or milker. A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow or first-calf heifer who has recently given birth, or "freshened." The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually bovine.
A second person in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu linked to dairy cows, ... In addition to herds in Michigan, dairy cattle in Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio ...
And while more than 50 herds of dairy cattle have been infected, only two people have contracted bird flu in the U.S., out of the nation’s more than 100,000 dairy farm workers.
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A second human case of bird flu has been confirmed in the United States since the virus was first confirmed in dairy cattle in late March, the U.S. Centers for ...
Uses. Montbéliarde cattle are mainly a dairy breed, but have better beef characteristics than Holstein cattle. France has nearly 400,000 recorded Montbéliarde dairy cows, with an average adult annual lactation of 7,486 litres (1,978 US gallons) at 3.9% butterfat and 3.45% protein. [4] The milk protein is of a type well suited to cheesemaking ...
Fleckvieh. The Fleckvieh is a breed of dual-purpose cattle suitable for both milk and meat production. It originated in Central Europe in the 19th century from cross-breeding of local stock with Simmental cattle imported from Switzerland. Today, the worldwide population is 41 million animals.