FARMING AND CATTLE SEMINAR WITH UNPAM UNIVERSITY & NAFA.

ON THE APRIL 2004 EDITION OF “NEW HOLLAND NEWS” [http://www.newholland.com/na/] THERE IS AN IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHICH WE WILL STUDY IN DEPT.

NOT WIDELY KNOWN ON THIS SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC, NORMANDES ARE NOTED FOR THEIR HARDINESS, AGGRESSIVE GRAZING HABITS, AND THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE MILK ON LOW GRAINS RATIONS. IN FRANCE, WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN BRED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, THEY ARE THE NUMBER TWO DAIRY BREED WITH 300,000 COWS ON MILK TEST. NORMANDES ON HIGH-FORAGE FEEDING SYSTEMS AVERAGE WEIGH 14,000 AND 15,000 POUNDS OF MILK PER LACTATION. FAMOUS FOR ITS CHEESE AND BUTTER-MAKING QUALITIES, NORMANDE MILK AVERAGES 4.4 PERCENT FAT AND 3.6 PERCENT PROTEIN. NORMANDES OFTEN DOUBLE AS HIGH QUALITY BEEF CATTLE.

NORMANDES ARE AMONG THE MOST COLORFUL OF THE DAIRY BREEDS. NEARLY AL OF THEM ARE MARKED WITH WHAT APPEARS TO E TWO BIG BLACK EYES. THEY ARE FREELY SPOTTED WITH EITHER RED OR BLACK, WHICH CAN JUST AS OFTEN BE VARIATIONS OF ROAN OR BRINDLE. THESE CATTLE ARE ALSO WIDER, DEEPER, AND BIGGER BONED THAN OTHER DAIRY BREEDS IN NORTH AMERICA. MATURE COWS WEIGH 1,200 TO 1,700 POUNDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NORMANDE CATTLE AND "SMITH'S COLUMBUS DAIRY COMPANY"; VISIT THE WEB SITE AT:
http://www.NORMANDECATTLE.com/

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