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ACT - Dairy Breeds1
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2 FIVE MAJOR BREEDS
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ACT - Dairy Breeds3 AYSHIRE Scotland – U.S. 1822 Cherry red and white Up and out horns Vigrous – Excellent grazers 3 rd in milk production
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ACT - Dairy Breeds4 BROWN SWISS Switzerland – U.S. 1869 Light to dark brown Horns forward and up Docile – Good grazers 2 nd in milk production
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ACT - Dairy Breeds5 GUERNSEY France U.S. 1831 Fawn shades & white Horns outwards to the front Extremely gentle 4 th in milk production
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ACT - Dairy Breeds6 hOLSTEIN Netherlands – U.S. 1621 Black & white Red & white recessive Horns forward and inwards Large capacity 1 st in milk production
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ACT - Dairy Breeds7 JERSEY Isle of Jersey – U.S. 1875 Light fawn to nearly black Horns forward and inwards Smallest dairy breed Efficient feed users 5 th in milk production Cows nervous and the bulls have a bad tempered and can be dangerous
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ACT - Dairy Breeds8 MILKING SHORTHORN England – U.S. 1783 More angular & less fleshy than the Shorthorn breed. Horned or polled Maternal instinct – Gentle THE 6 TH BREED
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ACT - Dairy Breeds9 Phone: Toll Free (800) 357-3182 or (940) 380-8858 Address: 2701 Hartlee Field Road, Denton, TX 76208 Fax: (940) 381-1847 E-Mail: info@4act.com info@4act.com
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