Silage, hay and grain is often mixed together in a tub grinder or an automatic mixer. Different portions of silage, hay and grain is mixed together for an adequate ration mix for dairy cows, with not too much hay or too much grain, but just enough of everything to have plenty of calcium, protein, fibre, and other nutrients that a dairy cow needs in her diet.
fun facts about dairy cows
Angus cows are beef cows, not dairy cows. Holsteins are dairy cows, not beef cows, which is where we get the majority of our milk from.
You don't have to have dairy cows if you are not wanting to make money off of producing milk or want to have milk for yourself and your family. The only time you have to have dairy cows is if you are getting into a dairy operation.
The state with the most dairy cows is Wisconsin.
With dairy cows.
Dairy cows
Cows give meat and dairy cows give milk.
45 percent. or 45%
dairy is renewable
no, but people with a lactose intolerance have trouble digesting dairy products.
Not referee cows.
Dairy cows have larger udders than beef cows, are typically a bit thinner, and tend to have a less blocky appearance than most beef cows. Dairy cows also have more feminine characteristics to them than beef cows do.