Dairy Holstein Championship
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffaloes, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or in a section of a multi-purpose farm (mixed farm) that is concerned with the harvesting of milk.
Holstein Friesians (often shortened to Holsteins in North America, while the term Friesians is often used in the UK and Ireland) are a breed of dairy cattle originating from the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Friesland, and Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany. They are known as the world's highest-production dairy animals.
The Dutch and German breeders bred and oversaw the development of the breed with the goal of obtaining animals that could best use grass, the area's most abundant resource. Over the centuries, the result was a high-producing, black-and-white dairy cow.
Holsteins have distinctive markings, usually black and white or red and white in colour, typically exhibiting piebald pattern. On rare occasions some have both black and red colouring with white. Red factor causes this unique colouring. 'Blue' is also a known colour. This colour is produced by white hairs mixed with the black hairs giving the cow a blueish tint. This colouring is also known as 'blue roan' in some farm circles. They are famed for their large dairy production, averaging 22,530 pounds of milk per year. Of this milk, 858 pounds (3.7%) are butterfat and 719 pounds (3.1%) are protein.
A healthy calf weighs 40 to 50 kg (75–110 lb) or more at birth. A mature Holstein cow typically weighs 680–770 kg (1500–1700 lb), and stands 145–165 cm (58–65 in) tall at the shoulder. Holstein heifers should be bred by 11 to 14 months of age, when they weigh 317–340 kg (700–750 lb) or 55% of adult weight. Generally, breeders plan for Holstein heifers to calve for the first time between 21 and 24 months of age and 80% of adult bodyweight. The gestation period is about nine and a half months.
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Molkerei-Holstein-Meisterschaft, بطولة الألبان هولشتاين, Suiwel Holstein Kampioenskap, Kampionati i qumështit Holstein, Süd Holşteyn Çempionatı, Esne Holstein Txapelketa, Чэмпіянат малочнага гальштэйна, দুগ্ধ হলস্টাইন চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ, Prvenstvo mlečnih Holštajna, Шампионат на млечните Холщайн, Kejuaraan Holstein, مسابقات لبنیات هولشتاین, Maidon Holsteinin mestaruus, Championnat Holstein laitier, डेयरी होल्स्टिन चैम्पियनशिप, Craobh Déiríochta Holstein, Campeonato de Lechería Holstein, Campionato di Holstein da latte, 乳製品ホルスタイン選手権, 유제품 홀스타인 챔피언십, 奶牛荷斯坦冠军, Kejuaraan Holstein susu, Sutdor Xolshteyn chempionati, Чемпионат Молочных Гольштейнов, Süt Holstein Şampiyonası, Чемпіонат молочного гольштейна, ڈیری ہولسٹین چیمپیئنشپ, Giải vô địch bò sữa,