There are two types of cattle--dairy and beef cattle. Beef cattle are raised solely for meat purposes, while dairy cattle are raised for their milk. The Holstein cow belongs in the dairy category.

A lot of Holsteins are quite tall, averaging around 6 feet at the shoulder, and despite their bony looks, are heavy as well--around 1400 to 1600 lbs. They are not only the most popular dairy breed, but also considered the largest in stature.

Holsteins were bred to produce more milk than other cows just like Saint Bernards were bred to be large.

It all depends on what stage of life you buy it. There are stages in the life of a holstein. Usually the price on a heifer is close to $100 and the price for an older cow would be around $50. It depends on whether you are looking for meat or a milker.

Anywhere from 300.00 and up.

Yes they do although not like a cat. The whiskers are on the chin and around the lips of the horse. Most people who have horses clip the whiskers off.

A Holstein is the premier milk cow (the black and white spotted cow that you see in the milk commercials). They produce more pounds of milk (milk from a cow is weighed by pounds not gallons) per day than any other cow. (They are not to be confused with Jerseys--brown cows with black rims around their noses). Jerseys produce the highest fat content and cream content on average of any cow. Although there are exceptions to every rule, there are no cows in the world that produce an average poundage of milk greater than the Holsteins.

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Most white with black spots or most black with white spots. However you want to look at it. Some carry a recessive gene that makes them red instead of black. Those are called Red Holstein. Not really creative but effective description.

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Here is an article about a dairy farmer who says his Holsteins produce 10 gallons a day each:

http://hpj.com/archives/2007/jun07/jun18/Dairyfarmlonghourshardwork-.cfm

However, I suspect this is the high end of milk production and requires giving the cows hormones (BGH) to achieve those yields, because of the following description of a 1920s Holstein herd: http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf109nb1qf/

It says, "High grade Holstein herd. F. E. Baxter Ranch. The production of these cows during the summer of 1921 averaged 80 gallons per day for 20 head." So, that would be 4 gallons a day per cow, during peak (summer) production back when BGH was not available. Of course, breeding has also probably increased milk productivity since then, as well.

Holsteins originated from Friesland, Holland.

This depends on her age, health, what stage of reproduction she's in (bred or open), and whether she's being sold from dispersal or as a cull. Registered Holsteins tend to cost more than cows that are sold as culls at the auction.

It's either.....Battle Creek or Colon (both in Michigan)

Yes.

Holstein is a type of Beef. Holstein cattle traditionally will have a lower fat to lean ratio and the muscle will retain less moisture, making it a little tuffer than traditional feeder cattle.

Holstein cattle are a breed of cattle typically used in the dairy business for their large milk production. They are the ones with the familiar black and white splotched look.

A Holstein calf can be given four to five quarts or milk per day, or 2 to 2.5 quarts per twice-daily feeding, especially in the first week of its life--this equates to 10% of the calf's body weight. However, in mimicing nature and opting for a more intensive feeding strategy, you can choose to boost up the amount of milk fed per day so that the calf is getting around 20% of its body weight per day with more frequent feedings with more milk after the second week of its life. Naturally, a calf on a cow will drink that amount of milk many times more than just two or three times a day. Most feel more safer opting to feed a calf 10% of its body weight per day since many feel that the incidence of scouring and digestive upset is greater when more milk is being fed.

Its depends on cow's health.some cow's are given more than 10 liters without any medicine.better food =more milk

it goes from 40 to 65L

Yes, VERY popular. Holsteins are the top breed used in dairy production in the United States, if not the whole world.

The extreme weight range is anywhere from 800 to 1200 pounds.
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Schleswig-Holstein speciethaler ended in 1866.