BREEDS - cattle - milk type

Holstein-Friesian

netherlands

one of the largest breeds of cattle

black and white patches

Highest milk production

lowest milk fat

good size

fast growth

good carcass

Undesirable: Not heat tolerant

Jersey

great Britain

smallest of the dairy type

large amount of milk fat

undesirable: yellow body fat, not heat tolerant

Polled jersey

same as the jersey except for the horns

Guernsey

brown in color with whte markings on the limb and udder

high milk fat, yellow milk

Undesirable: yellow body fat

Ayrshire

Southwestern Scotland

horns are large

desirable: Hardness, excellent grazing ability

strong attachment of the udder

undesirable: nervousness , fair rating pf beef and veal, not heat tolerant

Brown swiss

switzerland

excellent graxing ability

desirable for beef and veal

docile

large volumes of milk fat

undesirable traits: stubborn, not heat tolerant

Canadian

quebac, canada

Bull is black in color with gray stripes around the muzzle. Cow is black or dark brown with or without

Dutch belted

holland

black with a broad white belt around the body

Kerry

southwestern ireland

black with little white spots on the udder

Dexter

Offshoot of kerry

Australian illawarra shorthorn

prevailing color is red

Red Sindhi

West pakistan

red with white patches on the face and dewlap

Tharparkar

West pakistan

Dairy type but can also be used for working purposes

white and gray, bull have dark shades on the limbs