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| Three leading dairy cattle states: |
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1) California
2) Wisconsin
3) New York |
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| Freestall Barn & Drylot Dairy Farm |
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| What is the most popular type of milking parlor |
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Rotary
(parallel is other type which is less popular) |
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| What does DHIA stand for? |
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| Dairy Herd Improvement Assoc |
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- DHIA: Dairy Herd Improvement Assoc.
- Most fresh cows give 150-180 lbs. milk per day
- Production per cow 22,000 lbs. per lactation (means total milk production time period) |
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| Over the past 10 years there has been a decrease in |
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o 40% of Milk Cow Operations
o 4% of # Milk Cow Head |
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| Over the past 10 years there has been an increase in |
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o 15% of Milk Production
o 19% of Milk Per Cow |
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| Where do Sheep/Goat operations occur (type of land) |
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Sheep(Ovis aries) and Goats (Capra hircus):
- Large operations in arid and semi-arid land |
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| What's the order of feed that sheep prefer: |
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1) forbes
2) grass
3) browse |
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| What's the order of feed that goats prefer: |
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1) browse
2) forbes
3) grass |
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| What's the order of feed that cattle prefer: |
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1) grass
2) forbes
3) browse |
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| What state leads Sheep/Goat Production |
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- Lambs high conc. diets – 90% whole corn
- Colorado is # 1 lamb feeding state
- Lambs enter at 70-90 lbs. and out at 120-150 lbs.
- Lambs sold based on dressing percent ~50%
- Enterotoxaemia: intestinal toxin in the blood |
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- Provides genetics for commercial
- As with cattle, many purebred sheep tend to be more extreme than those in the commercial industry
- Require extensive management and record keeping |
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- On avg. on sheep will produce 6-8 lbs. of wool per shearing
- A sheep is sheared once a year, in spring
- Value of wool is determined by fineness |
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