Collapse<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/aside>\n\n\n\nPendry hopes to exhibit all seven breeds at the milking booth at the N.C. State Fair at some point. \u201cLet students and the public know there\u2019s more than just Holsteins and Jerseys, as wonderful as they are,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NC State has about 350 dairy cattle in its herd, all of them with unique names. Dairy farmers sometimes give calves names that link them to their mothers\u2009\u2014\u2009a cow named \u201cWaffles,\u201d for instance, has a calf named \u201cStrudel.\u201d NC State\u2019s herd also includes a Jersey named \u201cTuffy\u201d and a Holstein named \u201cFinley.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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