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The head of an Ayrshire cow. The Ayrshire is a medium-sized breed. [8] The average adult individual "should weigh over 1,200 lb (540 kg) at maturity." [8] Their milk production can reach 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) or greater per annum.
Known for producing the most milk of any cattle. Illawarra Shorthorn: Australia [1] 7.5 2 Irish Moiled: Ireland: 7.5 2 Rare breed and can be dual purpose, meat and milk. Jamaica Hope: Jamaica: Jersey: Jersey [1] 19 5 4.60 [2] 3.59 [2] Has a very high content of butterfat in the milk. Lakenvelder (Dutch Belted) Netherlands: 18 5 Meuse-Rhine ...
Production below 12 to 15 L (2.6 to 3.3 imp gal; 3.2 to 4.0 US gal) of milk per day is not economically viable. [30] [failed verification] [citation needed] Cow longevity is strongly correlated with production levels. [31] Lower production cows live longer than high production cows, but may be less profitable.
"Their milk production can reach 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) or greater per lactation" 9.1 tons of milk per lactation? I don't think so. Per annum. Fixed. TheMagikCow 15:53, 31 August 2015 (UTC) Please add publishers or works to all references, and be consistent with the date formats used. US Ayrshire or USA Ayrshire? And US or U.S.?
Milk yield was measured in 2013 at 10231 kg (22600 lb) per year; [2]: 142 the milk has about 4% butterfat and 3.5% protein [3] and is suitable for making cheese. In the twentieth century the Brown Swiss became a world breed, with a global population estimated in 1990 at seven million head.
Global milk production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, global milk production has nearly tripled since 1961, reaching around 930 million tonnes in 2022. The most popular milk is cow milk, followed by buffalo milk, goat milk, sheep milk and camel milk.
Supercow (also super cow or super-cow) is a term used in the dairy industry to denote lines or individual animals that have superior milk production: that is, which produce more milk per day, or in some cases produce more fat per gallon of milk. [1] [2]
In China, daily milk production per cow is already lower than the average by between 0.7 and 4 kg (1.5 and 8.8 lb) in July (the hottest month of the year), and by 2070, it may decline by up to 50% (or 7.2 kg (16 lb)) due to climate change. [51]