Lesson 1.2 History of Dairy Industry Then and Now Game

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United States dairy farms milk an average of 214 dairy cows.

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Now!

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The average dairy cow produces 4,572 pounds of milk per lactation. When does this occur?

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54% of the nation’s dairy cows are Jerseys, Guernseys and Ayrshires. Then!

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Then!

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The average fat content in milk produced is about 3.69%.

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The average protein content in milk produced is about 2.95%.

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For every 25 dairy cows in an American dairy herd, there is one dairy bull.

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70% of breeding is done by artificial insemination.

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When looking at bulls to breed a cow to, a farmer only looks at the milk production records of that bull's mother.

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A dairy cow typically calves at 24.5 months old.

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The United States is home to 9.3 billion dairy cows.

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