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  • Origin: Netherlands
  • Black and white or red and white
  • Most popular U.S. dairy breed
  • Average production: 21,167 lbs/year
  • Lower butterfat and protein content

Holstein

100

Babcock Butterfat Test developed

1890

100

Milk fortified with

Vitamin D

100

Whole Milk

3.25% fat 

100

Milk sugar is known as 

Lactose

200
  • Origin: Isle of Jersey (British breed)
  • Color ranges from white to dark tan
  • Smaller than most dairy breeds
  • High butterfat and protein
  • Average production: 16,100 lbs/year

Jersey

200

First dairy cattle brought to Jamestown

1611

200

Artificial insemination introduced in the

1930s

200

Reduced-fat milk

2% fat

200

Heavy whipping cream is what percent fat

36%+

300
  • British breed
  • Fawn color with white markings
  • Milk has golden color due to beta-carotene
  • Average production: 18,000 lbs/year

Guernsey

300

Mechanical refrigeration allowed long-distance transport

1861

300

Embryo transfer introduced in the

1970s

300

Low-fat milk

1% fat

300

Braum's is unusual in the dairy industry why?

Vertically Integrated

400
  • Origin: Scotland
  • Hardy breed
  • Red and white spotting
  • Moderate butterfat, high protein
  • Average production: 17,230 lbs/year

Ayrshire

400

Pasteurization became commercially available

1895

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rBST/rBGH introduced in the

1990s

400
Skim milk

0% milk (fat free)

400

Major dairy states

California, Wisconsin, New York

500
  • Origin: Switzerland
  • Brown coloration
  • Adapts well to all weather
  • Good udders, feet, and legs
  • Average production: 21,127 lbs/year

Brown Swiss

500

Cows milked as early as

9000 B.C.

500

_________ ruled milk from treated cows is safe

FDA

500

What are the 3 ways milk is processed

Pasteurized, homogenized, fortified

500

This process heats milk to kill bacteria

Pasteurization