1. Intro to Dairy

2. Top Dairy Producing States
Wisconsin
California
New York
Minnesota
Pennsylvania

3. Why these states?
These states produce more forage for proper feeding than other states.
Higher concentrated populations

4. Top Breeds Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Aryshire Guernsey
Highest production, lowest milkfat
Jersey
Milking Shorthorn
Aryshire
Guernsey
Brown Swiss

5. Equipment and processes
Use of a milking parlor and its design
Milking equipment
Milk transport equipment

6. Find out the following Cost of 1 dairy cow $_____
How much milk does an average cow produce? _____ lbs./day
Cost of feed for 1 cow ______$/day
Amount a farmer much can sell a gallon of milk for_____$/gal.
Total cost of equipment $_____
Cost of antibiotics _____ $/animal/month or year

7. Nutritional value

8. Dairy products
What dairy products do you use?

9. Digestion Ruminants have compound stomachs Rumen - first compartment
Reticulum - stores food and sorts out foreign materials
Omasum - has strong walls that help break the food apart
Abomasum - gastric juices are mixed with the food to help further the digestive process

10. Other dairy animals
Goats
Camels
Bison/buffalo
Yak
Reindeer