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<blockquote data-quote="blackcowz" data-source="post: 636283" data-attributes="member: 8834"><p>Hi all,</p><p>I've probably not been missed and there have probably been far fewer breed debates and arguments since I left. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> However, I'm back, like it or not, with more questions. Here though, it's not about beef cattle. My family has been looking at getting a milk cow. Not only is producing your own milk fairly cost effective, but farm fresh milk is quite marketable. However, when it comes to dairy, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. I wanted to know about how many gallons you can get from a cow. I'd like you to also suggest breed and/or lineage of cows that have high butterfat and rich milk. We'd like to have at least a ballpark within 10 gallons per cow per year so we could figure out how many cows we'd like to have. The cow would most likely be run on native pasture with heavy high quality alfalfa supplement. We'd also like to get an idea on breeds or lines well known not so much for quantity but quality and richness of their milk. Well, thanks for any info. All ideas are welcome. :cboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blackcowz, post: 636283, member: 8834"] Hi all, I've probably not been missed and there have probably been far fewer breed debates and arguments since I left. :D However, I'm back, like it or not, with more questions. Here though, it's not about beef cattle. My family has been looking at getting a milk cow. Not only is producing your own milk fairly cost effective, but farm fresh milk is quite marketable. However, when it comes to dairy, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. I wanted to know about how many gallons you can get from a cow. I'd like you to also suggest breed and/or lineage of cows that have high butterfat and rich milk. We'd like to have at least a ballpark within 10 gallons per cow per year so we could figure out how many cows we'd like to have. The cow would most likely be run on native pasture with heavy high quality alfalfa supplement. We'd also like to get an idea on breeds or lines well known not so much for quantity but quality and richness of their milk. Well, thanks for any info. All ideas are welcome. :cboy: [/QUOTE]
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