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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.
By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year. By 2007, there were 9.1 million dairy cows with an average milk production of over 20,000 pounds per year and eight pounds per gallon. [1]
Dairy is a significant part of the overall agricultural production of the state of Ohio. The state ranks 11th in milk production in the United States. In 2018, the roughly 2,000 dairy farms with 263,000 cows produced more than 5.59 billion pounds, or 650 million gallons, of milk. [1]
A decade ago the farm produced 100 to 125 gallons of milk a day. It produces 1,750 gallons now. ... The cows' production had slowed during a recent heat wave. "The girls are happy because the ...
Dairies have reported culling cows due to a lack of milk production. Before the US confirmed bird flu was infecting cows, farmers were culling many cows because of decreased milk production.
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 ...
Cow Milk Production by State in 2016 After a brief rise following the Great Recession of 2008-9, milk prices crashed again in the late 2010s to well under $3 a gallon at major grocers in the United States. Pennsylvania has 8,500 farms with 555,000 dairy cows. Milk produced in Pennsylvania yields an annual revenue of about US$1.5 billion. [70]
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]