Dairy cattle breeds

Common breeds of dairy cattle and other dairy farm animals

1. BREEDS OF DAIRY CATTLE
Margie Lumanggaya-Bibat, MSA

2. Dairy cattle
•The conventional
dairybreedsofcattle
were developed
mainlyfromthe
taurinespecies.

3. Factors in choosing cattle for
milk production
•Breed popular in the community
•High salvage value of the animal

4. •HolsteinandBosindicusbreedSahiwalknown
asAustralianFreisianSahiwal(AFS)developed
inAutralia,arebeingpromotedbythe
government.
•Intheselectionofdairycows,dairyoperations
lookforproperlyattachedudderandstrong
feet.Thesecharacteristicsarebestindicatorsthat
acowwillremainhighproducesforalongtime.

5. Holstein
•OriginatedfromHolland
•Weighs1,000kgformaleand
681forfemale
•Normallyblackandwhite-
colored
•Yieldsanaverageof6,850kg
ofmilkannually
•Verylow%fat:3.70
•Verylargeudder
•Bosprimigeniusasancestor

6. RED AND WHITE
•The evolution of Holstein dairy breed,
the Red and White.
•characteristicssimilartoHolsteinbreed,
exceptforadifferenceincolormarkings.
•Yearsago,Holsteinproducerswouldcull
red-coloredHolsteinsbecausethe
animalswerenoteligibleforregistration.
•1966thatthesecattleregisteredasa
breed.

7. Jerseys
•FromJerseyIsland
•Weighs682kgformalesand
500kgforfemales
•Gray,fawn,blackhaircolor
theblackishhairshavewhite
tipstogivegreycolor,orred
tipstogiveafawncolor;can
alsobesolidblackorwhite
•Yieldsonly4,650kgannually
•Small,strongudder
•B.longifronsastheirancestor
•Smallestdairycattlebreed

8. Brown Swiss
•OriginatedfromSwitzerland
•Weghs908kgformaleand
636kgforfemale
•Brownincolor
•Yields5,650kgmilk/year
(intermediate)
•4.2%milkfat
•Largestrongudder
•B.longifronsasancestor

9. Guernseys
•OriginatedfromGuernsey
Island
•Weighs773kgformalesand
500kgformales
•Fawn-colored;withfewwhite
hairs
•Lowmilkyieldwithonly4,
950kgperyear
•4.2%milkfat
•Mediumsize,strongudder

10. Ayrshire cattle
•ThecattlefromHolland(Holstein)
andtheChannelIsland(Guernsey
andJersey)wereusedtoproduce
Ayshirewithredvaryingfromlightto
brownishshadetoverydark
mahogany.
•OriginatedfromScotland
•Weighs839kgformaleand545kg
forfemale
•Redandwhite-colored
•Intermediate milk-yield/year:5,
400kg
•4.2%milkfat(intermediate)
•Large,strongudder
•B.primigeniusandB.longifronsas
ancestors

11. Milking Shorthorn
•FromEngland
•Weighs908kgformalesand
636kgforfemales
•Red,roanorwhite,and/or
combinationofhaircolors
•Yields4,750kgofmilk/year
•Lowtointermediatemilkfat:
3.90%
•Withlarge,strongudder
•B.longifronsastheirancestor

12. Other Breeds from
Pakistan

13. Dairy Breed that are
promoted by the
government

14. Australian FreisianSahiwal (AFS)
•CrossbreedofHolsteinandBosIndicus
breedSahiwas.
•Legsproportionatetosizewithgoodfeet.In
themalethesheathispendulous.
•Thetailsislongwithablackswitch.Udder
islarge,broadandfine.
•Teatsaregood,uniforminsizeandsquarely
placed.Milkveinsarelargeandprominent.
•Milkyield–1400-2500kgs
•Ageatfirstcalving-37-48months;Calving
interval–430-580days
•AnewbreedcalledJamicaHopehasbeen
evolvedoutofSahiwalandJersey
crossbreedsinLatinAmericaandWest
Indies.

15. Other Dairy Animals
(Carabao, and Goat)

16. Tharparkar
•Originated from West
Pakistan
•White hair color
•Milk Production: 2, 500
kg/lactation

17. Sahiwal
•OriginatedfromPakistan
•Reddish with light
brownishredhaircolor
•Produces2,100kg
milk/lactation

18. Red Sindhi
•OriginatedfromWest
Pakistan
•Redwithoccasionalwhite
haircolor
•Produces1,700kg
milk/lactation

19. BREEDS OF CARABAO
A. Swamp Type
1.PhilippineCarabao
•Philippineorigin.
•lightgraywithtwostripesorchevrondistricton
theventralsideoftheneck,onenearthebrisket
andtheothernearjaw.
•Hornisgenerallycurvedoutwardandinwardto
formasemi-circlefromthebaseofthehead.
•Lowwideandheavybuiltbodywithsufficienttype
fordraftandmeat.
•Theaveragematureweightforamaleis500kgs
whilethefemaleis425kgswithaveragemilk
productionof1.45-2.64kgsperday.

20. BREEDS OF CARABAO
2.River Type
a.Murrah
•Indiabyorigin.
•blackwithawhiteswitchinthetail;
skintextureissoftandfine.
•Hornistightlyandspirallycurled.
•Massiveandstockybuilt,andlight
neckandhead;
•shortlimbs,broadhipsanddrooping
quarter;
•wedgeshapeconformation.
•Udderandteatsarewelldeveloped;
•teatsareblack,long,andstout.
•Maleandfemaleaverageweightis625
and525kgs,respectivelywithaverage
milkproductionof5-7kgaday.

21. BREEDS OF GOAT
Saanen
•SaanenisanotherSwiss
breed.Thesegoatsarelarge,
kind,andfriendly.This
breedofgoatsgenerallyall-
white,withforward-facing
ears.

22. 2.Toggenburg
•From Switzerland,
smaller than the
NubianandSaanen,
distinguishingfeatures
aremarkingsonthe
face,legs,andtails;
erectears.
BREEDS OF GOAT

23. 3.Alpine
•Alpinesareoriginatedin
Switzerland.Theywerelater
imported toFrance and
England,andthentotheUnited
States.MostAlpinesareeither,
blackandwhite,brownand
white,butcanhavevarious
othercolorpatterns.Thisbreed
hasdished,orcurved,noses,
anduprightears.
BREEDS OF GOAT

24. 4.LaMancha
•This breed was
developedintheUnited
StatesofaSpanishbreed
thatwascrossbredwith
otherbreeds.Thisbreedis
distinguishedbyhaving
veryshortears.
BREEDS OF GOAT

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