Swiss are known for dairy strength

Originating in the Swiss Alps, Brown Swiss adapt well to high altitudes and hot or cold climates, while producing large volumes of milk, ideal for cheese-making. Their unique ability to yield high components with an ideal fat-to-protein ratio sets them apart from other dairy breeds. 

Correct feet and legs, well-attached udders and dairy strength contribute to their exceptional productive life, allowing them to thrive in any modern dairy set-up. Style, balance and fancy frames also make Brown Swiss easy winners at county, state, national and international shows.

THE BROWN SWISS CATTLE BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE USA

800 Pleasant Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511-5456
Ph: 608-365-4474    •    Fax: 608-365-5577    •    E-mail: info@brownswissusa.com

The Brown Swiss Association was established in 1880, registers about 10,000 animals per year and serves about 1800 combined adult and junior members. It is governed by a 10-person board of directors elected by and from the membership.

BSCBA Mission Statement... To promote and expand the Brown Swiss breed with programs that assist the membership and industry to compete favorably in the market place now and in the future.

Today’s U.S. breeders have built upon the breed’s rich heritage to develop a worldwide demand for their cattle in both the show ring and commercial dairy herd. 

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Profitable Grazing - Lorreda Swiss

Compiled by Purebred Publishing for the Brown Swiss Bulletin

    The United States Department of Agriculture states in their Profitable Grazing-Based Dairy Systems literature that: Grazing-based dairy production systems are broadly defined as land use and feed management systems that optimize the intake of forages directly harvested by grazing cows. Grazing-based dairy systems are not “one size fits all.” Landowner objectives, soil types, forage species, livestock genetics, land base, and climatic conditions differ from farm to farm.*

   According to Swiss natives, Ernst & Emanuel Roth, this is a great way to raise a family and enjoy the Brown Swiss cow. The Roths have established a grazing-based dairy in Grovespring, Missouri, in the South Central region of the state. The farm was established in 2000 when the Roths relocated to the United States from eastern Switzerland where generations of their family grazed and milked Brown Swiss cattle. The farm labor consists of Ernst, Emanuel and Lesley Roth and two part-time milkers. 

 

 

The milking herd is comprised of 180 cows. The all-registered herd consists of 130 Brown Swiss with some Ayrshire, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn cows.  Their February 2013 Rolling Herd Average on all cows, was 16,433M 632F 568P. The Roths milk in a double-12 herringbone parlor with grain feeders and a covered feeding floor, which also serves as the holding pen.  They also maintain a Bedet calving and special needs pen built in 2010. They offer no other housing for the herd, maintaining the Missouri blue sky and cedar barn are a good mix. Their farm has 380 acres they own, of which 80 acres is wooded, with an additional 80 rented acres.  The milking herd is grazed over approximately 250 of those acres.

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