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What are the top 5 dairy raising states?
- 1. California
- 2. Wisconsin
- 3. New York
- 4. Michigan
- 5. Pennsylvania
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How many dairy cows are in the USA?
9 million
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how many daiy farms are in CT?
160 farms
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Holstein
- most popular breed
- 90% of dairy cows in US
- black and white
- produce the most milk
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Brown Swiss
Shades of brown or grey
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Guernsey
Fawn/ orange and white marking
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Milking Shorthorn
red, white, or roan
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Average Birth Weight
80 lbs
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Age at First Calving
2 years
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Dehorning
horns are removed before they are weaned
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Lactation
period of time a cow produces milk (standard length is 305 days)
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Dry Period
60 day resting period when cows are not milked until they calve again
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Fresh Cow
cow that recently calved
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Colostrum
mother's first milk, loaded with antibodies to help calf stay healthy
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TRM
Total Mixted Ration, modern way to feed cows a balanced ation to maximize production
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Calf Hutch
modern way to raise calves, kept in seperate hutches, are healthier raised that way
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Haylage
chopped hay fermanted and stored in a silo
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Corn Silage
chopped corn plant fermented and stored in a silo
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Concentrate
grain fed to a cow
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roughages
plant material (haylage, con silage, pasture, or hay) fed to dairy cows
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Purebread
registered cows that have proof of ancestory ans woth more when sold
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