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Kaleva

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4. A Jersey is a great choice for those who wish to have a cow for home use.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:42 PM

Aug 2012

They are small (thus require less food), good tempered and usually provide enough milk and cream for a family.

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The official DU favorite cow breed thread [View all] Kaleva Aug 2012 OP

Beefalo NightWatcher Aug 2012 #1

A Bison is a very rugged and tough animal Kaleva Aug 2012 #5

My favorite cow breed is Jersey. Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #2

A Jersey is a great choice for those who wish to have a cow for home use. Kaleva Aug 2012 #4

"a cow for home use" pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #13

That looks like a storybook cow. hifiguy Aug 2012 #12

I'm with you, the Jersey! turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #33

Contented pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #3

Prime Rib! lastlib Aug 2012 #6

Oh now that's just mean... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #25

Ankole-Watusi geardaddy Aug 2012 #7

An interesting breed! Kaleva Aug 2012 #15

Thanks for the info! geardaddy Aug 2012 #20

Loos like it'd do well in dry regions. Kaleva Aug 2012 #21

Whatever kind pipi_k Aug 2012 #8

Butter! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #9

The Dexter hedgehog Aug 2012 #10

The Dexter would be a good choice where having a larger breed would be problematic Kaleva Aug 2012 #30

Prime Major Nikon Aug 2012 #11

oh come on! Kali Aug 2012 #14

The Scottish Hairy Coo! LNM Aug 2012 #16

ITCHY coo!!! elleng Aug 2012 #17

You know an animal is tough when it uses barbed wire to cure an itch. Kaleva Aug 2012 #18

Highland pokerfan Aug 2012 #19

Black angus! rad51 Aug 2012 #22

Hereford for beef --- Jersey for milk. (eom) Petrushka Aug 2012 #23

Oh, lots of them. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #24

Is the Chick-fil-A cow an Arshire or a Holstein? Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 #31

I think it starts with 'G'... pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #35

They're Assholes. Apparently that's a breed. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #38

Brown Swiss Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #26

Golden Guernseys produce a rich, creamy milk as compared to Holstein's that produce.... Scuba Aug 2012 #27

When I was a child, my father had Holsteins Silver Swan Aug 2012 #34

Yes, and I knew a farmer who had a dozen guernseys and one Holstein.... Scuba Aug 2012 #36

Jersey!!!!!!! hlthe2b Aug 2012 #28

I'm going to say the Red/White cows. Equate Aug 2012 #29

The Oreo Cow hack89 Aug 2012 #32

These are very cool. Used to be a nice herd up in Maine between Augusta and Rockland.... Scuba Aug 2012 #37