Super Cows

I worked in the ravitz or dairy farm today for a few hours this morning and learned a wikipedia page about Israeli dairy farming, genetics and milk production. 

Danny is the boss of the ravitz. He is an American/Israeli that grew up on the kibbutz, moved to Florida with his family and moved back to Israeli in his teen years because he missed it so much. 

Danny explains to me that the cows in Israel are super cows. Every animal is electronically monitored on their ankles and around their necks and every bit of information is channeled to one central data bank. 

The best females and paired with the best males, artificially inseminated and reared so that their offspring will produce the highest fat to protein ratio in their milk. 

The cows are mixed with the best cows of the United States and around the world to produce stronger breeds but the cows in Israel have the highest average milk production per cow in the world! 

This could explain why the yogurt, chocolate milk and cottage cheese is so damned good!