Holstein
Black-and-white cow
Holstein is a breed of large dairy cattle, black and white (or sometimes red and white), originating in the Netherlands and northern Germany.
Holsteins dominate commercial dairy farming worldwide due to their high milk production: The farm keeps a herd of fifty Holsteins.
The term often appears as Holstein-Friesian.
dairy
Milk-based foods collectively
udder · bovine · herd · creamery · pasture · heifer · calving · grazing · genetics · pedigree
Germany
Central European nation
- BalticNorthern European maritime region
- North SeaAtlantic extension near Britain
- duchyNoble-ruled territory
Hanseatic · Danish · Jutland · flatlands · marshes · Elbe · Hamburg · historic · principality · Bismarck
- livestock breedsAngus, Texas longhorn, Highland cattle, Hereford, Jersey
- dairymilk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt
- German cultureOktoberfest, Bavaria, Bavarian, Berlin, Munich
- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- ApplesMcIntosh, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious
dairy production level
HolsteinGuernsey
British isle, cattle breed
Kerry · Jersey · Ayrshire · heritage breed
- Holstein cowsBlack-and-white dairy breed