Umehluko etinkhomeni telibisi

Tine tinhlubo tetinkhomo telibisi letatiwa kakhulu – Holsteins, Jerseys, Ayrshires kanye ne Guernseys, tiyahlukana ngesisindvo, kukhicita libisi, nangelibisi, kepha nomehluko elihlobeni lelitsite letinkhomo nalo likhulu.

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Holstein cows are high-yielding dairy cows and comes in 'red' or black varieties.
Holsteins inemidvwebo lehlukile, ijwayele kuba munyama kanye nalokumhlophe ngembala kepha nemibala lebovu kanye nalomhlophe uyenteka ube khona. Inkhomo lenemandla phindze lesindzako, ingasindza ngema kg langu 550 kuya ku 750, futsi ikhicita libisi lelinyenti, lingaba ngu 8550 kg emalangeni langu 305 ekumunyisa (emalitsa langu 28 ngelilanga).
Emafutsa elibisi angaba 3.0% kuya ku 4.2% bese iProtein iyahlukana ingaba 2.5% kuya ku 3.8%. Uma kudla kungekho kahle noma kusezingeni lelingekho kahle, lena nkhomo ngeke yente kahle. Ngejwayelo iHolsteins isebentiswa lapho tinkhomo tingadli noma ngukuphi. Tidliswa tintfo letinyenti njenge forages (hay, tjani) nekudla lokutsengwako lokuhlanganiswa ngekutsi inkhomo ikhicita libisi lelingakanani noma likusiphi sigaba sekumunyisa. iHolstein lihlobo lenkhomo yelibisi lenkhulu mhlaba wonkhe.

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Jersey cows are small friendly animals producing milk with a very high butterfat content.
Jersey lihlobo lenkhomo lelincanyana, inembala lobubendze kanye nalomhlophe sisindvo sayo ngu 350 kuya ku 450 kg. Ikhicita libisi lelincane kunalelo lelikhicitwa iHolsteins, lelingu 5000 kg ngesikhatsi sekumunyisa kepha libisi lakhona linemafutsa langu 4.0% kuya ku 5.5% ne Protein inema perentage lasuka ku 3.5 kuya ku 4.5. Tinkunzi tema Jersey tatiwa ngekuba nelilaka.
Ema Jersey ajwayele kuyekelwa adle tjani ngoba atihluphi kakhulu futsi ngoba futsi tikhicita libisi lelingekho linyenti kakhulu.

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Ayrshires are suitable for warm and cold climates and have good udders and strong legs.
Ayrshires tilwane leticine kakhulu futsi letinemabele leme kahle. Ubala wato uyahlukana ungaba bovu noma ubebubendze lohlangene nalokumhlophe. Kusindza kwakhona kusukela ku 400 kuya ku 600kg. Kukhicita libisi kwakhona kanye nemafutsa akhona kuyahlangana kanye ne Holsteins neJerseys.

The Guernsey dairy cow is extremely docile and her milk is excellent for cheese production. This cow was the 2018 champion and belongs to the Mann family of Trewey farm in Zennor, Cornwall.
Guernseys isemukhatsini ngebukhulu, kusindza kwakhona kungaba ngu 400 kuya ku 550 kg. Kukhicita libisi kwakhona kuhlangana naloko kwe Jersey kanye ne Ayrshires.