ANSC 1011 Chapter : Dairy Cattle
Document Summary
Dairy cattle: 8000-6000 years before christ dairy cattle were domesticated, egyptians milked cattle from the side, why were cattle domesticated, more dependable, excellent source of converting food, transportation, power, and clothing. Us history of milk: cattle came over on columbus"s second voyage, 1850 every family owed a cow, the first regular shipment of milk by railroad was between orange county, new. York, and new york city and began in 1841: 1856 pasteurization began, homogenization- taking the fat off the top of milk, 1932 vitamin d introduced into mild. Increasing even though the same number of cattle: farms are becoming more officiating, steady increase in production. Lsu dairy: 8. 6 pounds in a gallon, 94 milking cattle cows in milk (all holsteins, 4. 3% butterfat, top producing dairy herd in louisiana. Louisiana trends: total milk production decreasing, people are going out of business, and other companies buying their cattle, get paid on amount of milk, and also amount of fat within milk.
