Dairy cattle facts
What are dairy cattle specifically bred to do?
They are specifically bred to be mild producers
What are dairy goats main purpose?
For milk
What is the most known dairy cow breed?(black and white or red and white, usually seen in movies or adds)
Holstein 🐄
The most commonly known goat (mostly see them and think of them when you think of a dairy goat)
Nigerian Dwarf
What is the part where the milk comes from and is produced (under the belly/between her back legs)
Her udder! She has 4 quarters but 1 udder
What is one thing all cattle have in common?
All cattle have one stomach with 4 chambers
How many milk goats are in the United States?
An average of 415,000
What is the second most known dairy cow?(brown-ish)
Jersey
Floppy ear goats
Nubian
How many toes do cattle and goats have on each foot?
They have 2 toes on each foot
What is the daily average output of a dairy cows milk production?
They produce an average of 6-9 gallons of milk a day
How long does a dairy goat carry the baby for?
5 months
What is the dairy cow that is mainly gray and can be used for meat and milk?
Brown Swiss
Ears with small little ears
Lamancha
What is the fancy word for the part above a goat's shoulder?
The withers
Can cows make friends?
Yes cows will get very close to their herd mates and can hold grudges against them for a long time too
What is it called that kids need at least 24 hours after birth?
Colostrum
What is the dairy cow that kind of looks like a Holstein but is more of a brown/ orangey-tan color
Guernsey
Commercial milk goats
Saanen
Which dairy animal does not have upper front teeth?
Trick question! They are both "missing" their upper front teeth
Where is the blind spot for a dairy cow?
They have nearly a 360 vision but their blind spot in directly infront of their face
What's the average life of a dairy goat?
What are the two dairy cows that are not as popular at the smaller 4-H shows
Milking shorthorn and Ashshire
One of the rarest breeds, there's very few in the U.S
Golden Guernsey
What is one thing both dairy cows and dairy goats have in common?
They are both ruminants, which means they have 1 stomach with 4 chambers