The Dutch Belted Breed

Dutch Belted are efficient animals of moderate size between Holsteins and Jerseys. 

Cows weigh from 900-1500 pounds with bulls weighing 1350-2000 pounds. 

Belts

They are black, or occasionally red, with a dazzling white belt around the middle.  This belt should begin a little back of the shoulder and extend not quite to the hips and entirely around the body. 

Grazing

Intelligence and friendly disposition make Dutch Belted cattle an excellent choice for family farms, rotational grazing, and other systems where ease of handling is valued. 

Butterfat

Their milk tests 3.5 to 5.5 percent butterfat making it ideal for a drinking milk. 

Easily Digestible

It is logical to believe that the same knowledge of breeding that produced the world's most beautiful cow also was used in producing a natural soft curd, easily digested milk. 

They never heard of the term "Homogenized", but nevertheless bred it into their cows.  The fat globules are exceptionally small.

Dairy Production Benefits

·Optimum calving interval is an important trait for seasonal dairy production.

·The breed retains excellent grazing ability and forage efficiency.

·Many cows produce over 20,000 pounds of milk, primarily on forage.

·Longevity reduces replacement costs, and there are many teenage cows still in production.

·Moderate frame size results in high dairy beef yield.

Information gathered from www.dutchbelted.com