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Hannah’s father, Randy Balthaser, said his interest in the breed started in the early 1980s when his sister, Tammy, raised ...
When Cook joined the Council he suggested helping promote the dairy industry, for which the city is known. The Jefferson County city is also known for a famous work of art titled "Foster Mothers of ...
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 ...
In a study conducted on Holstein and Brown Swiss cows in a temperate climate, Colak et al. used IRT to measure skin surface temperature changes. They found that these changes correlated with the ...
Finally, for CR, the repeatability values found for each breed (0.076, 0.174) were higher than those reported by Ríos-Ultrera et al. (2010b), which were 0.03 in Brown Swiss cattle. The correlations ...
It is not often that football fans will find a starting quarterback wearing jersey No. 33. In Friday night's Cotton Bowl, No. 7 Ohio State‘s signal-caller Devin Brown is sporting the ...
These old cows are a popular breed, and the world population is estimated to be around six million. One of the largest breeds of dairy cow at 1,300-1,400 pounds, the Brown Swiss produces an equally ...
Well, many farmers joke about Brown Swiss being the same way! Brown Swiss calves tend to be helpless, and you have to try really hard to get them to understand how to drink their milk every day. And ...
Learn about the different types of cows, from the iconic Holstein Friesian to the majestic Ankole-Watusi. Discover the top 10 cow breeds in the world, based on their popularity, productivity, and ...
Richard “RT” Thompson, of Darlington, Wisconsin, owns and operates Random Luck Farm, a herd of 130 Brown Swiss, Jersey and Holstein cows. Thompson has bred or developed over 200 excellent cows, 100 ...
Dairy Cross-These are animals that are a crossed breeding between a dairy breed and a beef breed. These animals typically have a higher rate of body weight gain and show in their own category. Dairy ...
For most of the State of Indiana, July means County Fair season for youth to exhibit all their hard work in 4-H judging contests. In 2022, over 163,000 youth participated in the Indiana 4-H program, ...