What type of cow makes Hudson Valley Fresh milk?
• We use Holsteins, as well as Guernseys, Brown Swiss, and Jerseys which gives us the perfect combination of high production with high fat and protein. • The Holstein cow comes from The Netherlands, and was brought to America in the 1800s. Winthrop Chenery, a Massachusetts breeder, bought his first Holstein in Boston in 1852 and was the first to begin breeding. In 1885, the Holstein-Friesian Association of America, the Holstein Association, was born. • All of our herds participate in the National Dairy Herd Improvement Program [Uniform Operating Procedures] and can be found on their national registry for production and quality of milk. Back to Top Does HVF use artificial hormones like rBST or rBGH? • No rBST, rBGH, ever – HVF never has and never will use artificial hormones like recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) or recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), which are used in cattle to stimulate milk production for a large proportion of America’s commercial milk supply even though t
