modern cattle population of about three hundred kinds of breeds of cows, including dairy and meat breeds of cows.There are three most popular group of dairy cows.It:
Dutch cow breed.They have given rise to black-motley breed of livestock, which is popular in Europe, Russia, Japan, America and Australia.This breed has high milk yield up to ten thousand liters per year.
Danish Angler breed cows and gave its origin breed red suit.These animals are common in the Baltic countries, Poland, Ukraine and Moldova.The yield of this breed up to six thousand liters per year.
Breed, owe their properties by mating animals of Dutch and local livestock breeds.This breed is common in Siberia and central Russia.Their milk production reaches four thousand liters per year.
for the development of beef cattle, our country has a fairly good conditions - a rather gentle climate, the presence of different areas of meadows and pastures.In summer, the animals are fed green fodder in the winter - bulky feed products in combination with concentrates.The peculiarity lies in the fact that beef cows are not milked.Within six to eight months of the year bred calves.This type of farming has its advantages: getting an excellent fertilizer - manure to increase soil fertility.Labor costs associated with caring for livestock, accounted for the winter and early spring, when the agricultural work has not yet begun.
Popular meat breed cows
Aberdeen Angus beef cattle breeding.It was founded in the eighteenth century in Scotland.Severe weather conditions have developed a high adaptability to life in the pasture.Northern farmers prefer this breed all others for its excellent ability to receive high-quality meat, having good health and a strong constitution.This breed is resistant to climatic conditions, the early formation of meat and fat, a small proportion of the bones and tendons.For the manifestation of the greatest productive potential, this breed requires a good feeding.For example, in the climatic conditions of the steppes and semi-deserts the rock loses its advantage and inferior to others, such as Kazakh Whitehead, Hereford or Kalmyk.When crossing breeding, the breed Aberdeen Angus transmit to their offspring meat valuable properties.
Breed of cows: Kazakh Whitehead
This is the result of selective breeding davnoosti half a century.Continental climate in the steppes of the southern Urals and North Kazakhstan had its influence on the new breed, derived by combining the Kazakh cows Canadian Hereford bulls.This breeding experiment was widespread.Hereford showed their maturity, high meat productivity, the ability to pay for good food.Local Kalmyk breed was given a high degree of adaptability to the climate of the south-eastern regions and arid steppes.There are some drawbacks, such as the scarcity of meat in the waist area and the back of the torso of the animal.
Charolais breed - the champion of weights, among other species.Colour - white, with a little cream shade.Homeland of the breed of cows - France.Once young animals have a high ability to quickly gain the meat mass without fat.
Limousine breed has been bred over a hundred and fifty years in France.The colors - red, from light to dark.Specimens of this breed the cows differs endurance, fertility, meat taste data, unpretentiousness.Breed Limousine occupies worldwide the second highest prevalence, behind only the Charolais breed.
