It takes 12 pounds of milk to make 1 gallon of ice cream. It takes 10 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese. (1 quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds)
When a Holstein cow is milking, she weighs between 1,100 and 1,500 pounds. A Jersey cow weighs between 700 and 1,000 pounds.
In 1518 The first cow was brought into Canada.
Cattle were domesticated thousands of years ago. They are farmed for their milk, meat, hides (leather),and many other products, like cheese, cream, gelatin, glue, soap, and many other products.
Cows eat approximately 80 pounds of food a day, cows drink 30 to 40 gallons of water each day.
Milk has been used in some paints as early as the early 16th century .
According to Dairy Australia at:
http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/
The Australian dairy industry ranks as the third most important rural industry at farmgate - valued at $3.2 billion in 2004/05 – and the fourth most important in exports – valued at $2.6 billion.
Milk production recovered marginally during 2004/05 to 10.1 billion litres, while export returns increased 8.5%.
According to USDA US State Department of Agriculture at:
http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/Dairy/Trade.htm
International dairy trade absorbs only about 5 percent of the cow's milk produced globally. The trade is primarily in major manufactured dairy products—butter, cheese, and dry milk powders—with some trade in fluid milk products, ice cream, yogurt, and dry whey products. The United States has not been a major sustained exporter of dairy products. There have been sporadic unsubsidized exports of butter and nonfat dry milk powder, but more often some subsidy has been required. The United States is an important importer of relatively large (although mostly fixed) amounts of cheese.
The Dairy Council (United Kingdom)
Irish Dairy Board
Danish Dairy Board
Dutch Dairy Board
International Dairy Foods Association