Holstein
by Barbara Keith
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Title
Holstein
Artist
Barbara Keith
Medium
Mixed Media - Watercolor Enhanced Colored Pencil
Description
Original available. If interested make an offer, all reasonable offers will be considered.
* NOTE: 12-05-14 Print Sale to Freedom, PA
* NOTE: 11-21-11 Print Sale to O'Fallon, MO
* NOTE: 10-29-10 Print Sale to Richmond, ON
The Holstein Friesian is an international breed or group of breeds of dairy cattle. It originated in the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Friesland and in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It is the dominant breed in industrial dairy farming worldwide, and is found in more than 160 countries.[1][2] It is known by many names, among them Holstein, Friesian and Black and White.[2]
With the growth of the New World, a demand for milk developed in North America and South America, and dairy breeders in those regions at first imported their livestock from the Netherlands. However, after about 8,800 Friesians (black pied German cows) had been imported, Europe stopped exporting dairy animals due to disease problems.[3]
Today, the breed is used for milk in the north of Europe, and for meat in the south of Europe. After 1945, European cattle breeding and dairy products became increasingly confined to certain regions due to the development of national infrastructure. This change led to the need to designate some animals for dairy production and others for beef production. (Previously, milk and beef had been produced from dual-purpose animals.) Today, more than 80% of dairy production takes place north of the line between Bordeaux and Venice, and more than 60% of the cattle in Europe are found there as well. Today's European breeds, national derivatives of the Dutch Friesian, have become very different animals from those developed by breeders in the United States, who use Holsteins only for dairy production (Wikipedia)
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Carol Senske
F/L. Your wonderful image is featured in Welcome Fine Artists group today, June 14, 2021. It is perfect for today’s theme of “Are You Looking At Me?“. Thank you so much for sharing!
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