1. Dairy Production

2. The Beginnings…
Early farms had only one or two dairy cows for their own use.
Lack of refrigeration made it more difficult for people living in large
cities to obtain milk.

3. Dairy Industry Today
Today there are 9.1 million dairy cows on farms in the United States.
These 9.1 million cows annually produce nearly billion pounds of milk.

4. Dairy Industry Today
Each dairy cow, on the average, produces nearly ,000 pounds of
milk a year.
This is more than
3 times the production
in 1950.

5. Dairy Industry
Provides milk and other dairy foods to consumers in North America and many foreign markets.
Today, one dairy cow provides 25 people with their dairy products needs.

6. Dairy Industry The number of farms with dairy cows has declined.
There are 95% fewer dairy farms today than in 1950.
Each dairy farm is larger today.
The average
farm size is 350
acres.

7. Dairy Knowledge The gestation period for a cow is 283 days.
Cows then produce milk for 7 months.
Colostrum is the first milk after calving.
After this production,
they have a dry period
before calving again.

8. Dairy Breeds Holstein - Black & White Dairy Cattle
- Large Dairy Breed & Most Popular

9. Dairy Breeds
Aryshire - Red & White Dairy Cattle

10. Dairy Breeds
Jersey - Fawn Colored Dairy Cattle With Dark Colored Legs & Face
- Smallest Dairy Breed
*Milk has the
most fat.

11. Dairy Breeds Brown Swiss - Tan to Gray Dairy Cattle
- Large Dairy Breed

12. Dairy Breeds
Guernsey - Tan & White Dairy Cattle

13. Dairy Breeds
Milking Shorthorn - Red to White & all combinations of colors.