Items

New Zealand

United States

Average from 2011-2015

Cows (head)

4,717,504 (SD = 172,407)

9,345,000(SD = 46,135)

Milk volume (m3)

19,751,980 (SD = 1,244,264)

(83,118,501 (SD = 2,244,089)

Average farm size (hd.)

398.5 (SD = 11.7)

192 (SD = 10.8)

Number of farm

11,837.8 (SD = 87.4)

47,295 (SD = 3,065)

Lactation length (day)

266.8 (SD = 11.7)

Correspond to 2014

Herd genetic

HF and Jersey Crossbred (42.6%)

Holstein

Holstein-Friesian (37.0)

Jersey

Jersey (11.7)

Brown Swiss

Ayrshire and other (8.7)

Management system

Grazing based

confinement

Milking frequency

2 times

2 times

Milking system

Mechanial

mechanical

Feeding

Pasture and concentration

Total mixed ration

Breedng system

Artificial insemination 73%

Artificial insemination