Fidel Castro's "socialist" cow lost the title of the largest milk producer in the world and, now, the title belongs to the Girolando cow, and it is Brazilian; She broke the world record by producing more than 127 kg of milk.
A dairy farming it is one of the main sectors of the world economy, standing out for the generation of jobs and, also, for the production of one of the most important foods for human beings, the milk. Within this sector, the so-called dairy tournament is always expected by lovers of the world of milk. And it was precisely in one of these moments that a Girolando cow from Brazil was consecrated the largest milk producer in the world.
The record-breaking dairy cow was the cow Marília FIV Teatro de Naylo. In 2019, exactly on August 3rd, she broke the world record producing more than 127 kg of milk. The brand surpassed the record of the cow 'Ubre Blanca', which belonged to Fidel Castro. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party socialist state, industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society. Castro died in Havana on the night of November 25, 2016, aged 90
Above all, the milk tournament is a type of competition that aims to publicize the productive potential of animals and introduce people to the origin of the milk that arrives at their tables. In addition, this modality has grown a lot and, every day, it gains more relevance in the agribusiness scenario.
Every year we have the big dairy tournaments, where genetics are put to the test, animals show why they are considered the greatest milk producers and, almost always, reach world records. But the cow in question,won the title in August 2019 and, so far, haven't gotten a candidate to match her height.
Marília produced 127.6 kilograms of milk in 3 milkings. Only in March of the following year, in 2020, the Girolando cow was officially recognized by Guinness, the book of records, as the Brazilian cow with the highest milk production in the world in a single day.
According to information from one of the owners of the record-breaking cow, Gustavo Souza, that was the first tournament in which she participated and she already left with this great victory. Marília was born on March 16, 2014, at the Girolando NS breeding facility, located in the municipalities of Bananal and Areias (SP).
The cow is an animal of the Girolando breed, a great breed for milk production, standing out in Brazil. In addition, many say that the breed has changed dairy farming in the country, bringing better productivity to the milk farms. She is daughter of the bull Teatro em cow Lord Lily, Marília became a world record holder in this regard, and one of the most representative examples of the potential of the Girolando breed.
Referring to the extraordinary result achieved, recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, Mr. Luiz Carlos Rodrigues president of the Association; ”It is a great achievement for everyone who works with Girolando. This demonstrates the evolution of genetics, professionalism and the development of our activity. This animal is a Brazilian heritage, for showing the world its strength as a breed specialized in milk production “.
World ranking in milk production
American cash cow
On November 21, 1975, Ellen broke the World Record producing 109.5 kilos of milk in three milkings, a fact accompanied by Pardue technicians and officially published in the Book of Records – Guinness Book.
In March 1984, Ellen died at the age of 15, leaving a legacy of thousands of descendants, valuing the Holstein breed and changing the concept of genetics in milk production in the United States. Ellen was buried in a special tomb in front of the Farm Barn.
Beecher Arlinda Ellen. Photo: Life Magazine
Fidel Castro's cash cow
She was called 'Ubre Blanca', and had entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1981, producing 110.9 kilos of milk. Ubre Blanca became known as the 'super cow' because she produced 24.3 kilos of milk. thousand liters of milk in a lactation period of 305 days, during the lactation period, between 1981 and 1982.
The ‘super cow’ as it was called even broke other production and productivity records.
Ubre Blanca, the extraordinary Cuban cow, also broke other production and productivity records: it produced 24,268.9 liters of milk (about 55,090 pounds in 2.27 pounds per liter) in 305 days, during the lactation period, from 1981 to 1982 and the World Record of 109.5 kg/day, in three milkings that belonged to American Arlinda Allen, 1975.
In its daily diet, balanced between roughage and concentrate, brought directly from Canada, it consumed about 40 kg of forage, 40 kg of induced grazing, 2 liters of honey and 130 liters of water, a total of about 250 kg, daily ( Alfredo Bullard, 2017).
In 1984, when she was 17, the “super cow” died of skin cancer. Several official tributes were paid by the official government of Cuba.
Fidel Castro and the cow 'Ubre Blanca'. Photo: reproduction
Brazilian cow Girolando Marília FIV Teatro de Naylo (Mestiça)
Marília's record overtook the 39-year reign of dairy farming by the Cuban cow, owned by the country's former president, Fidel Castro.
From the Naylo Souza (NS) farm, Fazenda Boa Vista, located in the municipalities of Bananal and Areias/SP, the Brazilian cow Marília FIV Teatro de Naylo, Girolando, daughter of the bull Teatro da Silvânia and the dam Apelúcio Eduarda Glaucia Lord Lily, crossbred CCG 1/2 Hol + 1/2 Gir, owned by the cattlemen brothers André and Gustavo Souza, broke the world record of 110.9 kg of milk that, since 1981, 39 years, belonged to the Cuban cow Ubre Blanca.
It is the first time that a cow from South America and Brazil wins this world award, unprecedented, raising Brazilian livestock to the level of great world achievements.
About the Naylo Souza (NS) farm, it is one of the most traditional and respected farms in the country that, for more than 70 years, has been dedicated to dairy farming and the production of breeding stock and matrices of high crossbreed lines of the Girolando breed, recognized today throughout Brazil.
Its live animal products, semen and embryos for artificial insemination or transfer, are the most valuable and valued in the national market, in auctions, dairy tournaments and high-performance rural exhibitions throughout the national territory.
SOURCE: https ://www.comprerural.com/vaca-girolando-produz-127-kg-de-leite-novo-recorde-mundial/
