Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 In a message dated 7/25/02 11:02:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jc137@... writes: > Also, I noticed that many of the cows were pastured on brown grass (it doesn' > t rain in CA in the summer--grass is always brown in the summer unless you > water it). I guess these cows would still be considered " grassfed " but I can' > t imagine that the nutrient value in brown grass would be very high. Anyone > care to comment? Dr. Price identified chloryphyll as the key precursor to the fat-soluble vitamins contained in milk. chris ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 The raw milk you bought in California was either from Organic Pastures in southern Ca or from Claravale in ville. To my knowledge there are no other certified raw producers. Claravale has Jersey cows and uses an organic feed. Organic Pastures has holstein cows and I think they advertise all pasture fed. I don't know if that means brown grass or green. Organic Pastures does have a website. Irene At 11:01 AM 7/25/02, you wrote: >I recently drove almost the entire length of California and I saw MANY >cows. My question for this list is: can you tell the breed on looks >alone? Are there telltale traits of Jersey cows? Obviously, I grew up >nowhere near a farm...just curious. > >Also, I noticed that many of the cows were pastured on brown grass (it >doesn't rain in CA in the summer--grass is always brown in the summer >unless you water it). I guess these cows would still be considered > " grassfed " but I can't imagine that the nutrient value in brown grass >would be very high. Anyone care to comment? > >You can imagine my glee as I rushed into Whole Foods to buy RAW MILK right >off the shelf (I live in NY now)!!! Then I noticed the brown grass....hmmmmm. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 --- <jc137@...> wrote: > I recently drove almost the entire length of > California and I saw MANY cows. My question for > this list is: can you tell the breed on looks alone? > Are there telltale traits of Jersey cows? Many breeds you can tell by general coloring. But I recently saw a display of heritage breeds and would not now assert that that is completely true. Judy in Connecticut __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 Jerseys are smaller cows (~800 lbs) that look like giant deer. I mean their faces do. They have deerlike eyes with long eyelashes. They are usually a fawn color. Beautiful creatures. Holstein are giant cows (~1200 lbs) and are black and white. They are rather bony looking, too, with big bony hips that stick up in the back. Most of the dairy cows in America are Holstein. ine in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 At 02:01 PM 7/25/02 -0400, you wrote: >I recently drove almost the entire length of California and I saw MANY cows. My question for this list is: can you tell the breed on looks alone? Are there telltale traits of Jersey cows? > > Hi , The best place for cattle breed info is <http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle>http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/bree ds/cattle/ Many will be rare to see but a good reference for beef or milk buying. Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 <><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>><>><><><><><> ><><><><<<>Somewhere between here and infinity is Dennis' opinion<><> > Was the cream yellow or was it about the same color as the milk(white)? And the butter from cows eating green feed (chlorophyl) is intense yellow. Our cow's cream has never been more yellow nor more abundant, IMO while eating what many would consider weeds (green wild grasses, pigweed and wild lettuce among others). > Also, I noticed that many of the cows were pastured on brown grass (it doesn't rain in CA in the summer--grass is always brown in the summer unless you water it). I guess these cows would still be considered " grassfed " but I can't imagine that the nutrient value in brown grass would be very high. Anyone care to comment? > > You can imagine my glee as I rushed into Whole Foods to buy RAW MILK right off the shelf (I live in NY now)!!! Then I noticed the brown grass....hmmmmm. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 > > The best place for cattle breed info is > <http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle> If you click on the " Dairy Breeds of North America " link on the first page of that site, you can see and read about the most common dairy breeds here, rather than sorting through the myriad of breeds in the alphabetical listing, from all over the world. Not that it isn't fascinating to see all those different breeds, if you're interested in livestock, but there seem to be hundreds, most of which you'll never encounter here in the US. Aubin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 At 04:21 PM 7/26/02 +0000, you wrote: > > >> >> The best place for cattle breed info is >> <<http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle>http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/bree ds/cattle> > >If you click on the " Dairy Breeds of North America " link on the first >page of that site, you can see and read about the most common >dairy breeds here, rather than sorting through the myriad of >breeds in the alphabetical listing, from all over the world. > >Aubin Thanks, Aubin. Never knew that was there. Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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