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Kingston,Mi | When I was at Michigan State University's College of Agriculture in the Animal Husbandry program, my advisor and instructor Harlan Richie, was ask which European exotic breed would he be interested in (when the existing European breeds were Charolais , Simmentals, Maine Anjou and Brown Swiss), he answered Holstein. Some one ask for clarification with "aren't they milk cattle?" and Harlan said they were dual purpose in Europe. This would have been about 1970.
Edit: added Harlan Richie's name
Edit 2: the Charolais, Simmentals, Maine Anjou and Brown Swiss were all dual purpose breeds in Europe as were the Red Polls and Shorthorns. When "She Who Must Be Obeyed" worked at a Vet. Clinic in Frankenmuth Mi., they had a client that milk Simmentals exclusively (Frankenmuth is a proud German centered area of Michigan).
Edited by BOGTROTTER 2/7/2014 08:20
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