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An American breeder, Richard Gradwohl, has developed eighteen different strains of miniature cattle. [3] Miniature Galloway, Hereford and Holstein have been bred. [2]: 245 [3] In the United States, small zebuine cattle deriving from stock imported from Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Sweden may be registered as "Miniature Zebu"; [2]: 245 Similar cattle are known as "Nadudana" in Australia. [14]
Jersey cows near Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight Sculpture by John McKenna, unveiled in 2001 and on display at West's Center, St Helier. The Jersey is small. Cows in the island weigh some 350–400 kg and stand about 115–120 cm at the withers; bulls weigh some 600–700 kg.
Showing dairy cattle provides dairy farmers with opportunities to buy, sell, and select functional cows for their herds. Dairy shows serve as important business opportunities and social events, attracting people of all ages.
The Sarasota Classic Car Museum is located at 5500 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida, United States. It houses about 100 vintage cars of all types in a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m 2) facility with constantly rotating collection. [1] The museum displays rare cars and ones owned by famous people. [2]
Heifer International's budget boomed to almost $100 million under Jo Luck's leadership. In 2008, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Heifer International a $42.5 million grant to help poor rural farmers in East Africa double their incomes by increasing their production of high quality raw milk to sell to dairies. In 2012, the foundation ...
A Canadienne heifer. Canadienne cattle, also known as Black Canadienne, French Canadienne, and Black Jersey, are the only breed of dairy cattle developed in Canada. They originated in the 16th century, when French settlers brought cattle over for foundation stock to settle Canada. The Canadienne were the most common breed of domestic cattle in ...
The chain is known for its sub sandwiches with meats and cheese sliced on the spot and bread baked in store, as well as its cheesesteak sandwiches.
Exports of cattle and semen were for a while an important economic resource for the island, and in the early 20th century, a large number of Guernsey cattle were exported to the United States. [5] The Guernsey breed is on the watch list maintained by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, with fewer than 2,500 annual registrations in the U ...