exotic breeds of cow

1. EXOTIC DAIRY BREEDS
Prepared By Dr Usman Khlaid
Goraya DVM (IUB)

2. • HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
• Physical Characteristics:
• Originates from Holland.
• Most widely distributed breed of dairy
cattle in temperate zone as well as in
tropical countries.
• Holsteins cattle are ruggedly built
• Posses large udders.
• It has color patterns of black and white
or red and white.

3. • Production Parameters:
• Average milk production is 9000 kg with
3.5 % fat
• A mature Holstein cow weighs about 550
kg.
• Age at first calving is 25-27 months The
normal productive life of a Holstein is six
years.

5. JERSEY
• Body Characteristics:
• From Denmark to Australia, from Canada to
South America and from South Africa to Japan
• Adaptable to a wide range of climatic and
geographical conditions
• Excellent grazers and perform well in intensive
grazing programs.
• More tolerant of heat than the larger breeds.

6. • The color in Jerseys may vary
–from a very light gray or mouse color
–to a very dark fawn or a shade that is
almost black.
–Both the bulls and females are
commonly darker about the hips and
about the head and shoulders than on
the body.

7. • Production Parameters:
• Average body weight 400 kg.
• Average milk production is 7000 kg. Age
at first calving ranges from 23 -24
months.

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9. AYRSHIRES
• Physical Characteristics:
• Ayrshires are red and white, and
purebred Ayrshires only produce red and
white offspring.
• Actually, the red color is a reddish-brown
mahogany that varies in shade from very
light to very dark

10. • The colors markings vary from nearly all
red to nearly all white.
• The spots are usually very jagged at the
edges and often small and scattered over
the entire body of the cow
• They are strong, rugged cattle that adapt
to all management systems
• Calves are strong and easy to raise.

11. • Production Parameters:
• The Ayrshire is a moderate butterfat
breed.
• The actual average of all Ayrshires on
Official DHIR test is over 7500 kg of milk
with a 3.9% test.
• Ayrshires respond to good management
and feeding practices and individual
Ayrshire herds average as high as 8,000
kg of milk.

12. • Top producing Ayrshires holds the
current world record for Ayrshire.
• In 305 days, on twice-a-day milking, she
produced 16,900 kg of milk.
• Ayrshires are medium-sized cattle and
should weigh over 550 kg at maturity.

14. AUSTRALIAN FRIESIAN
SAHIWAL
• Physical Characteristics:
• The Queensland Government has
developed this breed in Australia.
• The breed was evolved using the Sahiwal
a dairy breed of Zebu from Pakistan, and
the Australian Holstein-Friesian.

15. • It has tick resistance and heat tolerance
with reliable milk production and fertility.
• It has now been extensively tested in the
tropical and sub-tropical areas of
Australia.
• Under these conditions, it outperforms
the Holstein Friesian by approximately 15
percent.

16. • Production Parameters:
• Average milk yield is 3,000 liters for
mature cows.
• Milk quality is good –
• protein level is 3.4 percent and butterfat
is approximately 4.0 percent.

18. AUSTRALIAN MILKING ZEBU
• Physical Characteristics:
• To overcome the problems of traditional
dairy breeds performing at reduced levels
under hot, humid and tick-infested
conditions,
• The Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial
Research Organization (CSIRO) developed
the Australian Milking Zebu (AMZ)

19. • This began in the mid-1950’s with the
introduction of Pakistani Sahiwal and Red
Sindhi dairy cattle,
• Mated initially to high-producing Jersey
cattle.
• Later, some infusion of Illawarra,
Guernsey and Holstein-Friesian
bloodlines occurred

20. • Selection is for heat tolerance, tick
resistance and milk production alone.
• The AMZ carries the color markings and
general shape of the Jersey,
• But also shows the tropical influence of
the Sahiwal and Red Sindhi breeds
• through the ability to sweat and discard
ticks from a highly mobile, loose skin.

21. • Production Parameters:
• Mature purebred AMZ cows produce an
average of 2,700 liters of milk over a 12
months period,
• While AMZ cross Friesian cows’ average
more than this.
• Quality of milk is very high and protein
level is approximately 3.5 to 4 percent.

23. Crossbred Animals Performance in
Pakistan
• Particulars S X HF S X J
• Age at maturity (d) 437 416
• Wt at maturity (Kg) 250 219
• 1st calving age (d) 770 794
• 1st calving wt (Kg) 370 340
• Milk yield (L) 2816 2191
• Lac. Length (d) 328 291
• Dry period (d) 151 134
• Cal. Interval (d) 479 425