ANSI 1124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Heat Treating, Vitamin A, Headache
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#1 = holstein known for milk production. Lots of people went to jersey/guernsey breed because of the high fat content in the milk as the trend for components within the milk grew. Usually milk a dairy animal for 305 days. Will go through a dry off period where we pull them off the lactation line for 60 days. When they have their next baby, they go back into the milking line. 6 breeds: check soft chalk for characteristics and pics. Grows crops, raises calves, milks cows does it all. Grow corn and alfalfa to feed cattle: purchase some corn to supplement. Doesn"t use hormones, no antibiotics natural and rbgh free. Cows arrive, milk 800 cows every 32 minutes. Use the water from cleaning the barns to fertilize the crops few chemical fertilizers are used. One of largest dairy farms in the nation. Buses shuttle people to tour the farms.
