Holstein
Coloration: Black and White
Size: Mature-1500 lbs- 58" inches at the shoulder
Calves-90lbs at birth
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Origin: Holland
Lifespan:6 years
Breeding: Heifers can breed at 15 months, at around 800 lbs; it is desirable to calve for the first time between 24 and
27 months
Jersey
Coloration: Fawn to Mouse gray
Size: Mature- From 900 to 1200 lbs
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Origin: Britain; Isle of Jersey
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Ayrshire
Coloration:Red and white
Size: Mature- 1200 or more lbs
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Origin:Scotland
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Guernsey
Coloration: Fawn and white
Size: Mature-1120 lbs
Milk Volume on Average
Origin: France
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Milking Shorthorns
Coloration: Red and white to Roan and White
Size: Mature- 1400 lbs
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Origin: Britain
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Brown Swiss
Coloration:Brown
Size: Mature-1500 lbs
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Origin:Switzerland
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