What are some caractoristics of brown Swiss beef cattle?

Answer 1

Brown Swiss is a diary breed.

Characteristics:

• Range from a dark brown to a very light brown
• Produce lots of milk
• Are larger than a jersey but smaller than a Holstein
• I GREW UP BREEDING REG. BROWN SWISS, THERE IS A BROWN SWISS BEEF BREED, OURS WERE BIGGER THAN OUR HOLSTEINS, OUR HOLSTEINS COULD NOT HAVE THE BROWN SWISS CALVES BY THEMSELVES BECAUSE THE WERE TOO BIG, THE SWISS HAD NO PROBLEM CALVING SWISS CALVES, OUR SWISS CALVES WEIGHED 80 TO 110 LBS WHEN BORN

Answer 2

BS's don't produce as much milk as Holsteins do, though, by comparison with beef breeds they still are able to produce more than enough milk for their calves (if they're used to raise/foster calves). As a dairy breed, they are more prone to milk fever, mastitis and ketosis than other breeds (except Holstein and Jersey).