1. DAIRY CATTLE

2. DAIRY FACTS 4 Milk--nature’s most perfect food 4 87% water 4 13% solids proteins carbohydrates water soluble vitamins – (A D E K ) minerals

3. Americans Consume 4 28.8 gallons milk 4 23.7 pounds of cheese 4 16 pounds of ice cream 4 4.3 pounds of butter 4 4.3 pounds of yogart

4. LEADING MILK STATES 4 Wisconsin 4 California 4 New York 4 Minnesota 4 Pennsylvania

5. DAIRY FEED 4 Modern trend to keep cows in lots. 4 Feed balanced ration 4 Main feed--silage 4 Silage-- corn, grain sorghum that is chopped stalk and all while growing and green. 4 Stored in a silo or ground bunker 4 Undergoes a fermenting process

6. Gestation Period 4 Cow must have calf to produce milk 4 Gestation period--- 9 months 4 Artificial Insemination ( A. I. ) is used to breed the cattle –superior sires can be selected

7. BABY CALVES 4 Calves allowed to stay with mother one to two days 4 Taken away raised separately 4 Females used as replacements 4 Males--sold for slaughter 4 Veal ---meat of a baby calf 2 to 4 months

8. 4 Mothers first milk 4 Antibodies need first 24 hours 4 Stimulating affect on the alimentary canal lips to anus not fit for human consumption COLOSTRUM

9. AYSHIRE 4 Red with white markings 4 Most attractive dairy breed. 4 Good rustlers 4 4% butterfat 4 Good vealers 4 70 to 80 lbs. birth

10. BROWN SWISS 4 Oldest and purest 4 Switzerland 4 “American Exotic” 4 Largest rugged, meatiest breed 4 docile, heat tolerant 4 dual purpose 4 4% butterfat 4 80-125 lbs. birth

11. GUERNSEY 4 Light fawn to red body markings 4 White markings - face, legs, flanks, switch 4 Nose buff or cream color 4 Skin yellow 4 “Golden Guernsey” 4 5% Butterfat

12. HOLSTEIN 4 Holland 4 Black and white markings, switch must be white 4 large-framed, large quantities of milk 4 Quiet-docile 4 Bulls -vicious 4 low butterfat 3.5% 4 90 lb. Birth wt.

13. JERSEY 4 English Channel 4 Light fawn/ black 4 Switch black or white 4 Muzzle-black 4 Smallest breed 4 Bulls vicious 4 Low maintenance 50 to 60 lbs birth 4 5.3% butterfat