exotic Cattle breeds

exotic breeds of cow

1. EXOTIC DAIRY BREEDS
Prepared By Dr Usman Khlaid
GorayaDVM (IUB)

2. •HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
•Physical Characteristics:
•Originates from Holland.
•Most widely distributed breed of dairy
cattle in temperate zone as well as in
tropical countries.
•Holsteins cattle are ruggedly built
•Posses large udders.
•It has color patterns of black and white
or red and white.

3. •Production Parameters:
•Average milk production is 9000 kg with
3.5 % fat
•A mature Holstein cow weighs about 550
kg.
•Age at first calving is 25-27 months The
normal productive life of a Holstein is six
years.

5. JERSEY
•Body Characteristics:
•From Denmark to Australia, from Canada to
South America and from South Africa to Japan
•Adaptable to a wide range of climatic and
geographical conditions
•Excellent grazers and perform well in intensive
grazing programs.
•More tolerant of heat than the larger breeds.

6. •The color in Jerseys may vary
–from a very light gray or mouse color
–to a very dark fawn or a shade that is
almost black.
–Both the bulls and females are
commonly darker about the hips and
about the head and shoulders than on
the body.

7. •Production Parameters:
•Average body weight 400 kg.
•Average milk production is 7000 kg. Age
at first calving ranges from 23 -24
months.

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9. AYRSHIRES
•Physical Characteristics:
•Ayrshires are red and white, and
purebred Ayrshires only produce red and
white offspring.
•Actually, the red color is a reddish-brown
mahogany that varies in shade from very
light to very dark

10. •The colors markings vary from nearly all
red to nearly all white.
•The spots are usually very jagged at the
edges and often small and scattered over
the entire body of the cow
•They are strong, rugged cattle that adapt
to all management systems
•Calves are strong and easy to raise.

11. •Production Parameters:
•The Ayrshire is a moderate butterfat
breed.
•The actual average of all Ayrshires on
Official DHIR test is over 7500 kg of milk
with a 3.9% test.
•Ayrshires respond to good management
and feeding practices and individual
Ayrshire herds average as high as 8,000
kg of milk.

12. •Top producing Ayrshires holds the
current world record for Ayrshire.
•In 305 days, on twice-a-day milking, she
produced 16,900 kg of milk.
•Ayrshires are medium-sized cattle and
should weigh over 550 kg at maturity.

14. AUSTRALIAN FRIESIAN
SAHIWAL
•Physical Characteristics:
•The Queensland Government has
developed this breed in Australia.
•The breed was evolved using the Sahiwal
a dairy breed of Zebu from Pakistan, and
the Australian Holstein-Friesian.

15. •It has tick resistance and heat tolerance
with reliable milk production and fertility.
•It has now been extensively tested in the
tropical and sub-tropical areas of
Australia.
•Under these conditions, it outperforms
the Holstein Friesian by approximately 15
percent.

16. •Production Parameters:
•Average milk yield is 3,000 liters for
mature cows.
•Milk quality is good –
•protein level is 3.4 percent and butterfat
is approximately 4.0 percent.

18. AUSTRALIAN MILKING ZEBU
•Physical Characteristics:
•To overcome the problems of traditional
dairy breeds performing at reduced levels
under hot, humid and tick-infested
conditions,
•The Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial
Research Organization (CSIRO) developed
the Australian Milking Zebu (AMZ)

19. •This began in the mid-1950’s with the
introduction of Pakistani Sahiwaland Red
Sindhidairy cattle,
•Mated initially to high-producing Jersey
cattle.
•Later, some infusion of Illawarra,
Guernseyand Holstein-Friesian
bloodlines occurred

20. •Selection is for heat tolerance, tick
resistance and milk production alone.
•The AMZ carries the color markings and
general shape of the Jersey,
•But also shows the tropical influence of
the Sahiwal and Red Sindhi breeds
•through the ability to sweat and discard
ticks from a highly mobile, loose skin.

21. •Production Parameters:
•Mature purebred AMZ cows produce an
average of 2,700 liters of milk over a 12
months period,
•While AMZ cross Friesian cows’ average
more than this.
•Quality of milk is very high and protein
level is approximately 3.5 to 4 percent.

23. Crossbred Animals Performance in
Pakistan
•Particulars S X HF S X J
•Age at maturity (d)437 416
•Wt at maturity (Kg)250 219
•1st calving age (d)770 794
•1st calving wt (Kg)370 340
•Milk yield (L) 2816 2191
•Lac. Length (d)328 291
•Dry period (d) 151 134
•Cal. Interval (d)479 425