1. Dairy Cattle
11-12th Grade

2. Learning Targets I can identify various breeds of Dairy Cattle
I can identify proper terminology used for Dairy Cattle?

3. Jersey Highest Fat and Protein. Introduced 1850 800-1200lbs
Color: Brown, Tan, Black
Origin: Channel Island

4. Holstein Produce largest amount of milk. Introduced 1621
Color: Black and White
lbs
Origin: Netherlands

5. Guernseys Introduced 1831 Low number in the U.S.
High Butterfat content.
Origin: Channel Island Guernsey
lbs

6. Brown Swiss Very Large Introduced 1869 Used in cheese making.
2nd largest producing milk cow.
Origin: Switzerland
lbs

7. Ayrshire Good grazing ability Introduced 1822 Origin: Scotland
lbs
Strong and least amount of leg problems

8. Milking Shorthorn Introduced 1968 Origin: Great Britain 1000-1500LBS
Calving ease

9. Red and White Holstein Originated from Holstein Introduced 1918
Origin: Netherlands
LBS

10. Milking Industry 10 Million Dairy Cows in the U.S.
Average cow produces 15000lbs of milk a year.
1 Dairy Cow provides enough milk for 25 people
Average herd is cows.

11. Milking Industry
6. 98% of all dairy farms are family owned ,000 dairy farms in the United States. 8. All 50 states have dairy farms.

12. Top Milking States California Wisconsin New York Pennsylvania
Minnesota

13. Dairy Facts 1 Dairy Cow drinks 300lbs of water a day.
6 Major Dairy Breeds in the United States.
Top 6 Counties in Dairy Farming. 1st Barren, 2nd Adair, 3rd Fleming, 4th Marion, 5th Metcalf, 6th Lincoln
Ky. Ranks 22nd in the Nation

14. Cold Housing
Unheated barn for cows.

15. Warm Housing
Warm Housing: Barn is heated and cooled.

16. Dry Cow
Cow that has stopped milking

17. Veal
Usually male calf raised on milk. Harvested at a young age.

18. Functional Type
Traits of a cow good enough to keep.

19. Linear Evaluation
Coding of 15 primary traits of a dairy cow.

20. Lactating Cow
Giving milk.

21. DHI
Dairy Herd Improvement Program

22. Mastitis
Mammary Gland Infection

23. Infertility
Failure to conceive

24. Bull
Male calf

25. Heifers
Female who has not had a calf.

26. Steer
Castrated bull calf

27. Calving/Freshen
Giving birth.

28. Milk Letdown
Cow relaxes and releases milk in the udder.

29. Mammary System
4 Mammary Glands
1 Udder

30. Milking Parlor
Cows are milked.
Milked 1 or 2 times a day.

31. Milk Tank Holds milk until milk can be collected by truck.
Keeps milk cool.

32. Milking Bowl
Holds milk when removed from cow.

33. Free Stall Barn
Cows rest in barn after milking.

34. Calf Hutch
Houses baby calves.
Keep calves from getting sick.

35. Total Mixed Ration
Ration formulated to meet requirements of the cow in which all ingredients are blended together in a mixer.

36. Dairy Feed Corn Hay Syrup Silage Grass Soybean Products
Cotton Seed Hulls

37. Silo
Upright concrete or fiberglass for storing chopped silage.

38. Raw Millk
Milk that has not been pasteurized before consumption.

39. Grade (A) milk Milk eligible for class 1 usage.
Consumption as fluid milks and creams. ( Buttermilk, Milk Drinks, Skim Milk)

40. Pasteurization
Method to kill harmful pathogens through heat treatment.

41. Teat
Appendage on a cow’s udder through which from the udder flows

42. Udder
Four mammary glands or quarters
1 Udder

43. Teat Dip
Pre and Post Milking. Substance that kills bacteria and helps to seal

44. Oxytocin
Naturally secreted hormone that is important in milk letdown.

45. Milking Machine
Machine used to extract milk from the cows.

46. Hoof Trimmer
Professional who specializes in trimming of cow’s hooves.

47. Colostrum Milk produced during the first 2 or 3 days after calving.
Higher in solids than normal milk.

48. Dam
Female parent of calf.

49. Sire
Male parent of calf.

50. Dairy Nutritionist
Animal health professional who recommends optimal diets of feed for cows.

51. Fresh Cow
Cow that has recently given birth.

52. Holding Pen
Area in which cows congregate prior to entering a milking parlor to be milked.

53. Milking Pit
Sunken area that houses both the milk and some milking equipment during milk.

54. Flat Barn Milking
Person milking the cows are at the same level.

55. Herringbone Parlor
Cows stand side by side, angled towards the pit. This allows milking from the side of the udder.

56. Rotary Milking Parlor
Cows ride on a rotating platform while being milked.

57. Walk through
Once cows have been milked they walk through the front of the stall to exit.

58. Parallel Parlor
Cows stand side by side while the operator stands in the center milking from behind the cow.

59. Robotic Parlor
Milking cows with limited human contact.

60. Tie Stall Parlor
Cows are tied and milked on the same level as the person.

61. Open Lots
Open pens where cows are free to move around and eat.

62. Lagoon
Pond with a Plastic liner to help prevent manure runoff into the ground.

63. Dairy Herdsman
Manage the cow herd.
Milking
Feeding

64. Dairy Nutritionist
Specializes in the nutritional needs of dairy cows.

65. Dairy Products Fluid Milk Egg Nogg Cheese Butter Yogurt Ice Cream
Cosmetics
Meat