Types of dairy cattle In the U.S., there are seven major breeds of dairy cows — Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, milking shorthorn and red and white Holstein.

It's not so easy to find a Jersey cow in America these days, or a Guernsey or a Brown Swiss. But cheesemakers are hungering for those very breeds because their milk can make a fine cheese.

HARRISBURG — A laid-back Brown Swiss named Groovy beat 205 other cows on Friday to win the 106th Pennsylvania Farm Show Supreme Champion Dairy Cow award. The 1,400-pound cow owned by Hannah ...

“The Brown Swiss Society allows cross-breds to be shown provided they are 50% Brown Swiss, but all our cross-breds will go back to the Brown Swiss bull as we continue to grade-up these cattle to ...

Brown Swiss cattle are being shown at the Royal Welsh Show this year, for the very first time. The cows have become increasingly popular for farmers on cheese contracts, ...

Brown Swiss dairy cows — with soft brown eyes and a smooth chocolatey-colored coat— are kinda cute for a cow. Young Shippensburg Community Fair exhibitors AnnMarie Deaven and Skyler Reichard ...

Rare cattle are being brought to Kent from Austria for the production of blue cheese. Brown Swiss cows were originally bred high in the Swiss Alps by monks for their high quality milk. Now Steve ...

A HEATH Hill dairy farmer with a passion for Brown Swiss cattle expanded her herd with the breed following a sale in Colac last week. Renee Ross and husband Donald purchased 13 Brown Swiss cows to ...