Holstein
By: Nicholas Gronemus
History
According to Richard H Mansfield, early European settlers wanted a cow that would make the least amount of resources (1). They used black cattle from Batavians and white cattle from Friesians to breed and make the Holstein; they were imported to America in 1857,1859, and 1861 (Mansfield 2).
When the demand of milk became high, people looked at the Holsteins. Soon many associations were made to record pedigrees and maintain herd books. Richard Mansfield says, “ These associations merged in 1885, to found the Holstein-Friesian Association of America, which however, was shorted in 1994 to be the Holstein Association USA, Inc.(3).Bauer, Scott. Holstein Dairy Cows Eating Hay. Digital image. Wikipedia.org. N.p., 21 Sept. 2002. Web. 1 Nov. 2013.
Characteristics
Milk Production
Work Cited
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"Holstein-Friesian (breed of Cattle)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.
"Wisconsin Holstein." Association. N.p., 2013. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.