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Various breeds at maturity
Holstein pounds 1100 (color) white-- butter test 4%-- Maturity months 28
Minijersey & Guernsey 500 & 1100 pounds (color) fawn with variations-- butter test 5.3 & 5-- Maturity months 25 & 27
Standard Jersey & Holstein 1000 & 1300 lbs (color ) fawn with variations --Butter test 5.3% & 3.45--Maturity months 25 & 29
Brown Swiss 1350 lbs. ( color ) red & dark brown-- butter test 4%--Maturity months 34
All of these animals are well suited to family farm needs, which one is better suited to YOURS ? Each animal needs to be given feed/care according to
their needs and nutritional requirements.. They will of course also need to be cleaned up after and manure needs to be maintained and handled..
Questions to ask yourself: What are the feed requirements? How much will this cost me? Do I have enough land to handle these requirements? How much milk does my family require? Do I want rich high quality milk with the largest amounts of cream? What will I do with the manure, (approx 12 tons with a standard animal)?
Note: Our hay is extremelly high here in Arizona, about $15 per high quality bale of alfalfa. So, if you have a standard cow that eats nearly a bale of hay a day or MORE, that adds up! Mini jerseys will eat CONSIDERABLY less than standards jerseys, and can pay for themselves in a year with feed savings alone! saving thousands each year and calves, boys or girls are generally worth considerably more giving your family a lot more to celebrate each year..
Every year we are delighted with what our girls and boys bring to the family!
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