What are the types of cattle?

1. service: cattle used for service are generally used for plowing and pulling things, including yellow cattle and buffaloes. 2, milk use: mainly used to produce mi

1. service: cattle used for service are generally used for plowing and pulling things, including yellow cattle and buffaloes. 2, milk use: mainly used to produce milk, milk can be made into milk or milk powder. 3. the use of meat: it is kept in the barn. After it is raised to a certain weight, it will be sent to a slaughterhouse for slaughter, and then the meat will be sold in the market. 4. Dual-purpose type: generally, it is both milk and meat, or both milk and meat.

I. Use of services

1. Cattle commonly used by farmers in crop production, such as ploughing cattle, plowing cattle and pulling things, are popular in mechanization at present, and service cattle gradually disappear in agricultural production.

2. Luxi Yellow Cattle is the representative breed of service cattle, which is strong and tall, more adaptable than other cattle breeds and good at pulling carts. Historically, yellow cattle have been doing transportation work such as towing fish.

3. Cattle for service are generally obtained by farmers after long-term training and have a long service life. Generally, their service life is around 10- 15, and the longest is 20 years.

Second, the use of milk.

1, mainly cattle breeds that are raised to produce milk in adulthood. Cows are cows, and they need to enter lactation period before they can start producing milk.

2. The most representative cow breed is Dutch cow, while China Holstein cow is a high-quality hybrid cow breed of Dutch cow and China native cow, and Holstein cow is the only cow breed in China.

3. The weight of an adult cow can reach 500-600kg. After production, the milk yield of excellent cattle can reach 7000 kg, and the milk yield of some particularly excellent cattle breeds can reach 10000 kg.

4. Generally, the sexual maturity of dairy cows is about 8- 10 months old. After sexual maturity, you can mate with bulls with the same sexual maturity. After giving birth to the calf, the cow began to produce milk. The life span of dairy cows is generally around 10- 15 years.

Third, the use of meat.

1. Cattle mainly produce beef. This kind of cattle is plump, fast growing, high feed utilization rate and good meat quality.

2. In China, beef cattle for slaughter include Simmental, Limousin, Nanyang, Yanbian, Charolais, Hornless Red Bull and Brahman.

3. The feed ratio of beef cattle needs to be fine and coarse, and nutrients can be added to the feed. Growth agents and other feeds to accelerate the growth of beef cattle.

Fourth, dual-purpose type

1, according to the different dual-use types, it can be divided into two types: dairy cows and dairy cows.

2. There are Dutch cattle, Swiss brown cattle and short-horned cattle. This is often used for milk. Generally, after the use of milk is eliminated, it will be sent to the slaughterhouse for slaughter.

3. Simmental cattle is the main representative of dairy products and meat services, generally with developed muscles and strong bones.