Dairy: By the Numbers

Directions: Cut up the numbers and corresponding descriptions and place in Ziploc bags. Then, have students match up the numbers with the description and use this as the answer key.

6 to 8	Weeks until weaned (removing milk from diet and transitioning to another diet)
4	Months until a rumen is fully developed
90	Pounds a calf weighs at birth
12	Months until a calf becomes a yearling
9 to 11	Months until a calf reaches puberty
13 to 15	Months at which a yearling is bred
24	Months until a heifer gives birth
2 to 3	The amount of times a cow is milked each day
75	Average milk production per cow in pounds
305	Amount of days that a cow is milking per year
40-60	Amount of days that a cow is dry (not lactating or milking)