ANSC 1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Veal, Carotene, Milking Shorthorn
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Second oldest of the pure dairy breeds. Color: black and white or red and white with markings clearly defined. Reasons for attaining one: large, capacious udders, large size, feed capacity, rugged, strong constitution, ability to withstand cooler climate, docile disposition. Excellent for veal, beef, and cull salvage value: large size, rapid and efficient growth, desirable carcass characteristics. Color: usually a shade of fawn with or without white markings. Convert less carotene to vitamin a=fat (milk) of a slight yellow color. Produce more milk per pound of body weight than any breed. High % fat in milk compared to other breeds. Color: solid brown varying from very light to dark. Color: shade of fawn with white markings clearly defined; Guernsey gold milk : inefficient in converting carotene to vitamin a. Color: light to deep cherry red, mahogany, brown or a combination of any of these colors with white or white alone. Color: either red, red and white or roan.
