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 -Francis Barillet, INRA, France
 -Antonello Carta, AGRIS Sardinia, Italy
 -Alessia Tondo, AIA, Italy
 -Elisha Gootwine, Volcani Center, Israel
 -Drago Kompan, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
 -Franz-Josef Romberg, Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum Westpfalz, Germany
 -Eva Ugarte, Neiker, Spain

2.2 Meetings involving the Working Group of Milk Recording in
Sheep

Meetings of the Worki ng Group - The last meeting of the MRS WG was hel d in Niagara Falls (USA)
on 17th of J une 2008 wi th 5 attendi ng parti cipants. The main i ssues of the agenda were the
changes in the consti tution of the Wo rking Group, the overview of the mai n activities of the group
over the l ast 2 years, the presenta tion of the re sults of the on- line dai ry sheep enquiry, the co-
operation wi th other IC AR bodi es ( recording d evice, mi lk anal ysis, recordi ng of go ats), the
perspectives of work.
The next me eting will be held in Riga on the 1s t of June 20 10. Between two biennial sessions, the
exchanges are mainly done by e-mail.
Meeting of th e ICAR Board wi th Chairperson in Porec (Croati a) on 11th May 2009 – The chairman
of the Working Group di d not attend thi s meeting. A synthesis of the work of the group had bee n
sent before.

2.3 Updating the ICAR Guidelines of sheep milk recording

The l ast evol utions date b ack to 20 05 and are r eported in the guidelines published in the booklet
“International Agreement of Recording Practices” (ICAR guidelines, 2008), in the section 2.2.
A new issue was raised at Niagara Falls by Antonello Carta, about difficulties to meet the guidelines
in s ome c onditions: ( a) due t o d ifficulties in o rganizing t he milk r ecording a nd r eproduction
activities for a l arge nu mber of ewe s, some l arge si ze fl ocks have a par t of the ewes whi ch are
registered and another pa rt non-registered (there is no evi dence of preferen tial treatments of the
registered part of the fl ock) ; (b) som e farmers ar e used to mi lking part of the fl ock twi ce and
another part only once ; thi s practice is parti cularly spread at th e end of th e milking period (May-
June-July) when pri miparous ewes are al ways mil ked twi ce whil e adul t ewes are often
progressively dried-off by decreasing the milking frequency.
These two points make the AC recordi ng di fficult to i mplement an d might exi st i n other
situations/countries and must therefo re be tackl ed by the MRS WG. To go further, it has been
demanded to Antonello Carta a short report to present the problem at the meeting of Riga, in order
to propose i f necessary emendati ons of the gui delines, or at least recommendati on or
experimentations/studies to face this situation.
In addi tion, it was i ntended to devel op a gl ossary of the main terms speci fically rel ated to dai ry
sheep. This task has not yet been completed.

2.4 Co-operation with the relevant Sub-Committees and Working
Groups of ICAR

The MRS WG co-operated over the last 2 years with the following bodies of ICAR:
-Cross-participation wit h the W G o n M ilk R ecording in G oats, t he c hairman o f e ach g roup
participating at the work of the other group.
Co-operation with the Sub-Committee on Milk Recording Devices about the requirements for sheep.
As the requirements in cattle has been relaxed, the concern is about the opportunity to relax or not
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have been a greed for sheep over the last 4 years, the group c onsiders the gui delines as relevant.
Nevertheless, this issue must be discussed at the next meeting of the group in Riga.

2.5 Dairy sheep enquiry on-line

Since May 2 006, the on-l ine database has been re ady to accep t submission of data. The databas e
has been d eveloped wi th the hel p of ICA R S ecretariat. The purpose was to get dat a about the
situation of milk recordi ng i n sheep, and r elated connecte d i ssues such as bre eding schemes,
selection criteria, molecular information in sheep, recording devices. This annual survey constitutes
one of the main terms of reference of the MRS WG.

The dairy sheep enquiry is divided in 7 tables, representing 7 different topics.

 -Basic information on population, recording methods and percentages

 -Milk yield: type of lactation calculation + milk yield results

 -Optional test for milk composition

 -Recording of non-milking traits

 -Milk recording equipment used in case of machine milking

 -Breeding programs using insemination (AI)

 -Molecular information

The raw data of the survey will be put on the ICAR Website.

The fi rst res ults of the on-li ne enqu iry were pre sented at th e Ni agara F alls S ession: general
presentation at the Technical Sessi on on Su b-Committees, Task Force s and Worki ng Group s,
detailed pres entation at the meeti ng of the WG. Moreover, the sli des synthesi zing the data are
available on the ICA R website, i n the pa ge dedicated to the Mi lk Recordi ng of S heep WG
(http://www.icar.org/pages/working_groups/wg_sheep_milk.html).

Basically, a ll ICAR members shoul d have answere d the enqui ry, even to decl are no dairy sheep
breeding. Finally, members wi th no dairy sheep m ilk recording do not answer ed the enquiry. More
disappointing, some countri es wi th substantial popul ation of dai ry sheep do not a nswer the
questionnaire, despite sometimes several recalls.

On the whol e, si nce 20 08, 10 countri es have ans wered the o n-line enqui ry at l east on ce, a 1 1th
country sending information without using the ICAR si te. We a cknowledge these countries for thi s
co-operation and for thei r hel p to have an update d overvi ew of the si tuation of dai ry sheep mi lk
recording.

The mai n resul ts of the on-li ne enqui ry are descri bed bel ow. A dditional tabl es whi ch could not be
included in this report are available on the ICAR website.

3.0 Dairy sheep enquiry on-line: situation of milk recording in
dairy sheep

3.1 Situation of milk recording in dairy sheep

The table 1 s ummarizes the i mpact of milk recording in the countri es having answered th e on-line
enquiry over the last 3 years.

Official milk recording is carried out in every country and represents on the whole 1,209,305 ewes.
If we l ook at the countri es wi th the l argest dairy sheep population, situated i n the Medi terranean
area (Greece, Ital y, Spain, France), the i mpact of milk recording is quite different: high in France
(57.6% on t he whole, 20.9% when co nsidering only offi cial milk recording), medium in Spain and
Italy (respecti vely 10. 0% and 8. 5%), l ow in Greece (1. 3%). Ital y has the hi ghest recorde d
population (480, 000 ew es). Ital y, France and S pain represent 89% of al l sheep i n offici al mi lk
recording.

In the other countri es, wi th small er popul ation, milk recordi ng repr esents few fl ocks and ewes,
from 488 ewes in Belgium to 18,600 ewes in Israel. The other countries are (ordered by ascending
number of recorded ewes): Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovak Republic.

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Table 1. Size of population of dairy sheep, impact of quantitative recording and recording designs
in ICAR member countries.

Quantitative recording (official

milk recording)

Size of Number of % recorded

Countries Year population recorded ewes ewes Methods used

Belgium 2009 593 488 82.0 AT

Croatia 2009 34,500 7,770 22.5 AT

Czech Rep. 2009 821 - AT (part), E (part)
France 2009 301,8231 20.9 AC
1,445,000

Germany 2009 8,204 638 7.8 A4 (34%), AT (29%), E

Greece 2007 7,034,0002 90,834 (37%)
1.3 A4

Israel 2007 35,000 18,600 53.1 On-farm, daily basis
Italy 2009 2009 5,617,0002 479,897 8.5 AT, AC
Slovak Rep. 8.1 AC
220,0002 17,884

Slovenia 2009 4,900 3,749 76.5 AT

Spain 2008 3,064,000 305,402 10.0 AT (77%), A C (18%),

A4 (5%)

1 In addit ion, 531,299 ewes are recorded with D method (non official milk recording) without qualitative

recording
2 Figure from http://faostat.fao.org/

The table 2 i llustrates the increasing impact of offi cial milk recording in most of the countr ies over
the l ast 2 0 y ears. Thi s gr owth has be en favored by the st eadily i ncreasing adopti on of s implified
design of official milk recording, such as AT or AC method. Whereas in 1988, 2 countries only used
simplified method (Franc e wi th AC m ethod, Spai n wi th AT me thod i n Latxa breed), thi s number
reached up to 6 countri es in 1998, and 8 countri es in 2009. Promoting simplified methods of mil k
recording has been a leitmotiv of the Working Group since it has been created in the eighties, with
the aim to compensate as far as possible the high cost of recording in small ruminants by reducing
the number of measures.

The u se o f th e D me thod, wh ich is a n on-official and “fr ee-of-rules” mi lk r ecording, is d escribed
only in France. In Franc e, thi s very simplified method c onsisting i n 2 to 4 fl ock-visits per year,
whatever the visit intervals (monthly to bimonthly), is implemented out of the nucl eus scheme and
is ma inly d evoted t o a within-flocks va lorization to hel p the breeder to opti mize culli ng and
replacement. D method is a quantitative recording.

The ad ditional tabl es, avail able on the ICA R webs ite, show that three br eeds are u p t o 100, 000
recorded ewes: S arda an d V alle de B elice (Ital y), Lacaune (Fr ance). S arda bre ed has t he more
important population with nearby 250,000 recorded ewes.

Table 2. Evolution of official milk recording over the last 20 years in ICAR member countries.

1988 1998 2010

Record ed Recorded Recorded
ewes
ewes ewes
(official) % Method
(official) % Method (official) % Method
479,897 7.8 AT /AC
Italy 140, 000 2.8 A4 331,024 5.0 A4 301,823 20.9 AC
16.8 AC 305,402 10.0 AT/AC/A4
France 202, 000 2.8 AT 281,070 20.9 AC
0.5 A4 90,834 0.8 A4
Spain 110, 000 1.5 A4 141,044 6.2 AT -- -
--
Greece 37, 000 -- 26,600 0.3 A4 7,770 22.5 AT
-- 18,600 53.1 -
Portugal 7, 600 -- 38,571 15.2 A4/AT 17,883 8.3 AC
2.2 A4
Croatia - -- - -- 3,749 76.5 AT
638 7.8 A4/AT/E
Israel - 6,200 12.4 B4/AC 821 AT/E

Slovak R. - 5,100 2.3 A4/AC/AT 1,227,417

Slovenia - 1,474 19.8 A4

Germany 356 836 3.3 A4/B4

Czech R. - 177 35.0 AT

Total 496, 956 832,096

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Table 3. Qualitative recording in ICAR member countries.

Q ualitative recording

% of the

Recorded recorded Categories of ewes
ewes (lactation)
Countries Yes/Not - ewes Method used
4,619 Lacaune : L1/L2
Belgium N o 821 - Pyrenean breeds : L1
Croatia Yes Yes 84,166
Czech Republic 59% AT Sarda : L1
France Yes 602 L1/L2/L3
? 100% AT/E
-
28% Part-lactation
25,108
sampling (AC)
17,883
Germany Yes 3,749 100% A4/AT/E
Greece Yes ?
Israel No ?
Italy Yes
-

5% Part-lactation

sampling (AC)

Slovak Republic Yes 100% AC
Slovenia Yes s
Spain Ye 100% AT

? AT,AC

3.2 Simplification of qualitative recording in dairy sheep

Conversely to dairy cattle, qualitative milk recording is optional in official milk recording in sheep,
as establ ished i n the ICA R gui delines (ICA R gu idelines, 2008), consi dering that the cost of
qualitative mi lk r ecording ma y be crippling a nd t hat q ualitative r ecording be comes useful a nd
necessary o nly when s election on mil k yi eld i s effi cient. Si mplified desi gns ar e strongl y
recommended to reach some cost-e ffectiveness. The mai n features of the tabl e 3 can be
summarized as following:

 -The imp act o f q ualitative r ecording a mong t he r ecorded po pulation is high o nly in
countries with a quite small population (from 59% i n Croatia to 100% in Czech Republic,
Germany, Slovak Republic and Slovenia).

 -In countri es wi th a l arge popul ation, the i mpact r eaches 41% in S pain, 28% i n France
and 6% i n Ital y. Qualitati ve recordi ng concerns onl y some bree ds, some pari ties
(lactation 1 or l actation 1 and 2). It i s i mplemented wi thin a simplified de sign of mil k
recording, with one sample per test-day (AC or AT method).

3.3 Definition of milk traits (see additional table on www.icar.org)

Regarding the diversity in the exploitation of the lactation through milking ([a] milking-only period
preceded by a 1-2 mont h suckli ng peri od before the weani ng of the l amb(s) i n most bree ding
systems; [b] mil king fro m l ambing in some othe r systems as i n Germany, Israel , and more and
more in Spain), the guidelines have precisely described the different terms of lactation calculation
according to the system. Moreover, wi thout r uling out a ny type of cal culation, ICAR has
recommended to compute the lactation at the milking-only period (TMM = total milked milk) in the
system [a] and the total milk yield (TMY) in the system [b].

Actually, the yields given in the enquiry still show a large diversity in the methods of computation,
preventing from any comparison between breeds/countries.

3.4 Milk recording equipment (see additional table on
www.icar.org)

ICAR has recently agreed two on-farm milk meters for sheep. No portable meter has been agreed
until now. The enqui ry u nderlines wi de vari ety of devices (jars or met ers, measuring volume or
weight, w ith o r wit hout s ampler, fr om lo cal o r mu ltinational ma nufacturers) used in t he different
countries. The questi onnaire shoul d b e adapt ed, a t l east to enhance the i mpact of these newl y-
agreed meters that cannot be detected with the current answers.

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3.5 Breeding schemes, objective and selection criteria

Breeding programs based on progeny-test of rams by A I or by combi ning AI and controlled natural
mating are implemented in a few breeds, in France, Italy and Spain (table 4). AI is not widespread
(at the exce ption of France) and i s mostl y reali zed i n fresh semen. 573, 570 A I are r ealized in
France, Ital y and Spai n, 84% of th em i n France. AI i s practi ced wi th a l ow di lution and wi th
synchronization of the he at (one AI per ewe, what ever the res ult, return bei ng realized by natura l
mating). The selection criteria are still based on milk yield on most situations, with, in addition, fat,
protein (Churra), udder morphology (Sarda). Only the Lacaune breed has i ncluded in its selection
criteria somatic cell count (SCC) and u dder morphology in addition to the producti on traits, giving
the same wei ght on the one hand to producti on tr aits and on th e other hand to udder functi onal
traits (SCC and udder morphology).

The strate gy of implementing effi cient breedi ng program for local breeds seems to have had
different kind of achievements, according to the countries / breeds. Indeed, some “foreign” breeds
are more an d more s pread in more a nd more cou ntries: East Fri esian in the northern a nd central
European co untries, Ass af parti cularly i n Spai n, Lacaune everywhere. Both Lacaune a nd East
Friesian are mentioned as recorded i n Spain, Italy, Slovak Rep., Germany, Czech Rep. For the first
time in 2008, recording of Assaf and L acaune breeds are reported in Spain, with a qui te important
recorded population of 76,000 ewes (one fourth of all recorded ewes in Spain).

3.6 Other topics

Other additional tables (www. icar.org) present in formation about the follo wing topics: molecular
information in sheep and recording of other traits.

Table 4. Importance of breeding programs and selection criteria 1.

Country Breed AI progeny- AI Selection criteria 2
tested rams

France Lacaune 445 395,812 (FY+PY+F%+P%) + . 5 SCC + . 5

(2009) Udder

Manech Red face 151 56,760 FY+PY+F%+P%

Manech Black face 36 7,869 FY+PY+F%+P%

Basco-Béarn aise 52 14,128 FY+PY+F%+P%

Corse 31 6,336 MY

Italy Sarda 60 13,500 MY + Udder

(2007)

Spain Latxa blond faced 30 9,210 MY

(2008) Latxa black faced 50 15,103 MY

Karrantzana 2 300 MY

Manchega 150/175 35,764 MY

Churra 51 12,300 MY + P%

Assaf 60 6,488

1 MY=milk yield, FY=fat yield, PY=protein yield, F%=fat content, P%=protein content,

SCC=somatic cell count, Udder=udder morphology
2 most of the breeding schemes include selection for scrapie resistance (PrP gene)

4.0 Conclusion

Over t he la st t wo ye ars, t he Milk R ecording o f Sh eep WG h as ma inly fo cused, a part th e o n-line
enquiry and its val orization, on starti ng new topi cs and mai ntaining co-operation with other bodi es
of ICA R, especi ally in the fi eld of recordi ng de vices. Among the new topi cs, the group m ust cope
with t he s pecific s ituation wh ere me eting t he guidelines is d ifficult. I t s hould b e proposed
emendations of the gui delines in the next few years. Moreover, it is intended to prepare a glossary
of the main specific terms of the guidelines for sheep, to descr ibe in the gui delines the scori ng of
udder morphology made by different countries. The issue of the requirements about the agreement
of r ecording d evices is r ecurrent a nd is s till d iscussed. R elaxing t he r equirements is n ot r elevant
with the chall enge of the group whi ch encourages simplified methods of reco rding, especi ally fo r
qualitative r ecording, wh ile ke eping e nough r elevance to ea ch i ndividual measure. Finall y, the

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on-line enquiry is a useful and collective tool that should be filled in by all the countries with dairy
sheep population.

5.0 References

FAOSTAT. http://faostat.fao.org/
ICAR guidelines, 2008. International Agreement of Recording Practices. Guidelines approved by the
General Assembly held in Niagara Falls, USA. 18 June 2008. Section 2.2, pp.57-67.
http://www.icar.org/Documents/Rules%20and%20regulations/Guidelines/Guidelines_2009.pdf
ICAR website. www.icar.org

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Report of the Parentage Recording Working Group

Members 1. Gerard van Logtestijn, CRV , NL, 2010,

Members left [email protected]
Meetings
Participation 2. Jean Marc Vacelet, Organisme de selection de la race
Key Agenda Issues
Montbeliarde, FR, 2007, [email protected]
Important Decisions
Cooperation and links to 3. Juergen Duda, LKV Munchen, DE, 2007,
other WG/TF/SC
Issues to be handled by [email protected]
the Board & Deadline
Top 5 Issues 4. Suzanne Harding, Holstein UK, UK, 2008, Suzanne@holstein-
for WG
uk.org

5. Suzan Tellez, Resource Computing, US, [email protected]

Dick Koorn, CRV, NL, 2007, [email protected]

Last: Next:
June 17th, Niagara Falls 1st June, Riga

Absent: Absent:

Juergen Duda

1. Review TOR

2. Parentage Survey Results

3. Update on Genetic Analysis WG

4. Update on Genomics

5. SNP Parentage Verification

6. Working plan

7. AOB

1. Publish survey results

2. SNP Parentage Verification Timeline

1. Genetic Analysis WG

2. AI WG

1. SNP Parentage Verification Timeline
2. Survey results
3. Working Plan

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Cow milk enqu
Table 1 - National

Year Country Total number of Total number of
2008 Australia dairy cows dairy herds
2008 Austria 1,700,000 7,953
2009 Austria 530,221 48,362
2008 Belgium (Wallonia Region) 532,976 47,499
2009 Belgium (Wallonia Region) 217,716 5,150
2008 Canada 218,920
2009 Canada 988,500 13,587
2008 Chile 978,400 13,214
2009 Chile 483,041 18,900
2008 Croatia 476,077 18,522
2008 Czech Republic 202,920 27,632
2009 Czech Republic 403,638
2008 Denmark 394,122 4,600
2009 Denmark 555,000 4,300
2008 England 560,000 1,077
2009 England 174,055 1,158
2008 Estonia 185,000 5,621
2009 Estonia 103,000 4,781
2008 Finland 99,617 12,270
2008 France 288,800 92,000
2009 France 3,758,600 86,000
2008 Germany1 3,793,600 99,431
2009 Germany2 4,229,138 95,766
2008 Hungary 4,169,349 188,00
2009 Hungary 264,000 175,00
2008 Iran3 249,000 77,273
2008 Ireland 450,000 22,010
2008 Israel4 1,104,800
2009 Israel5 103,895 689
97,921 675

1 Number of dairy cows out of the national database; modified method of counting
2 Production estimated
3 Cross-bred mainly native x holstein
4 Cows in herdbook
5 Cows in herdbook

uiry 2008-2009
l milk production

Average of cows Average milk Percent of fat Percent of protein
per herd production per production per production per
214 cow per year (kg) cow per year (%) cow per year (%)
11.0 3.32
11.2 5,414 4.10 3.35
42.3 6,059 4.10

5,905 4.00 3.09

72.8 8,456 3.84 3.24
74.0 8,458 3.85 3.23
26 5,306 3.59 3.35
26 4,845 3.91 3.36
3,950 4.09 3.32
7.3 6,959 3.86 3.35
7,055 3.85 3.33
120 8,200 4.26 3.41
130 8,700 4.29 3.44
161 7,733 4.07 3.33
159 7,876 4.10 3.30
6,765 4.00 3.30
18.3 6,849 4.10 3.30
20.8 8,185 4.20 3.44
23.5 6,105 4.14 3.49
40.1
44.1 6,827 4.14 3.39
42.3 6,900 4.13 3.40
43.5 6,788 3.68 3.24
14.0 6,920 3.67 3.29
14.5 3.61 3.25
6 4,720 3.81 3.34
50.2 11,461 3.62 3.20
151 11,653 3.60 3.20
145

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Cow milk enqu
Table 1 - National

Year Country Total number of Total number of
2008 dairy cows dairy herds
2008 Italy6 1,831,000 40,207
2008 985,200 22,300
2008 Japan 170,361 35,739
2009 392,897 111,668
2008 Latvia 367,449 102,260
2008 4,252,881 11,618
2009 Lithuania 249,000 12,244
2008 249,080 12,270
2009 Lithuania 2,696,934
2008 2,606,094 486,470
2009 New Zealand 172,300 1,039
2008 162,485 1,236
2009 Norway 107,239 8,608
2008 106,500 8,565
2009 Norway 521,750 3,665
2008 535,500 3,458
2009 Poland 888,286
2008 838,000 38,900
2009 Poland 365,561 36,700
2008 356,776
2008 Slovak Republic 726,875 6,562
2008 1,466,134 6,137
2008 Slovak Republic 4,080,243 39,564
2009 774,493 20,746
2009 Slovenia 716,107 2,074,439
2008 2,996 5,306
2009 Slovenia 101,679 4,782
2008 92,285
2009 South Africa 104,555 29
2008 104,287 790
2009 South Africa 19,586 722
21,928 626
Spain 619
148
Spain 156

Sweden

Sweden

Switzerland

The Netherlands

Turkey

UK (England & Wales)

UK (England & Wales)

UK Jersey Island

UK Northern Ireland

UK Northern Ireland

UK Scotland (by Holstein UK)

UK Scotland (by Holstein UK)

UK Wales

UK Wales

6 Total number of dairy herds: data from BDN (National Bovine Data Bank)
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uiry 2008-2009
l milk production

Average of cows Average milk Percent of fat Percent of protein
per herd production per production per production per
45.5 cow per year (kg) cow per year (%) cow per year (%)
44.2
4.7 4,822 4.87 3.64
3.5 4.19 3.39
3.6 3,829 4.22 3.37
366 6,921 3.97 3.23
20 7,057 4.02 3.23
20.3 4,621 3.74 3.29
4,714 3.73 3.33
5.4 6,025 4.08 3.33
166 5,770 4.07 3.31
131 4,985 4.18 3.33
4,955 4.05 3.28
12.5 4,964 3.72 3.22
12.4 4,975
142 6,644 4.21 3.28
155 4.24 3.40
22.8 8,372 3.97 3.29
22.8 8,321 4.37 3.50
54.4 5,717
58.1 7,926 4.03 3.21
18.4 2,679 4.00 3.30
71 9,010 5.22 3.90
2 9,090 4.02 3.32
146 4,311 4.15 3.34
150 6,764 3.93 3.31
103 6,570 3.99 3.29
128 7,451 4.21 3.35
127 7,563 4.22 3.33
167 7,263
168 7,517
132
140

Cow milk enqu
Table 1 - National

Year Country Total number of Total number of
2009 USA (by AgSource) dairy cows dairy herds
2009 USA (by NDHIA) 610,307 4,319
2008 USA (by NDHIA) 9,201,000 54,942
9,315,000 57,127

uiry 2008-2009
l milk production

Average of cows Average milk Percent of fat Percent of protein
per herd production per production per production per
141 cow per year (kg) cow per year (%) cow per year (%)
3.10
10,744 3.70
9,353
9,271 3.68

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Table 2 - Position of milk recordi

Year Country Number Percent Number Percent Average
of of of of number
2008 Australia of cows
2008 Austria recorded recorded recorded recorded
2009 Austria cows cows herds herds per
2008 Belgium recorded
(Wallonia 785,462 46 3,966 50
2009 Region) 385,411 72.7 23,991 49.6 herd
Belgium 390,031 73.2 23,676 49.8
2008 (Wallonia 35.1 24.5 198
2009 Region) 76,460 1,263 16.1
2008 Canada 16.5
2009 Canada 60.5
2008 Chile
2008 Chile 71,042 32.5 1,138 62.4
2009 Croatia
2008 Czech Republic 706,957 71.5 10,025 7.38 70.5
2009 Czech Republic 711,810 72.8 9,859 74.6 72.4
2008 Denmark 127,224 26.3 535
2009 Denmark 125,452 26.4 595 2.8 237
2008 Estonia 120,001 59.1 9,122 3.2 211
2008 Estonia 390,129 96.7 2,181 33.0 7.6
Finland 373,199 94.7 2,039
France 525,000 94 4,000 179
516,441 92 3,817 183
91.9 1,276 92 127
94,671 92.6 1,136 89 135
92,282 78.9 8,725 22.7 74.2
227,876 71 23.8 81.2
2,665,684 58,409 71.1 26.1
63 45.6

2009 France 2,561,748 68 55,621 65 46.1

2008 Germany 3,534,548 83.6 64,524 64.9 54.8
2009 Germany
3,492,652 83.8 62,017 64.8 56.3

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ing (Methods and Organisations)

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent of Notes
of of of of recorded
herds per
recorded recorded recorded recorded method B
herds per herds per herds per herds per
method method method method

A3 A4 A6 AT

100
100
00

0

94.8 5.2
40.6
99.3 33.3 26.1
99.3
10 60.5 39.5
0 10
0.7
0
44.7 0.7

42.6 90

44.2 0 100
42.4
100

100

97.3 C4-2.7

6.9 AT4=10% B4-5-6-7=3% A5=20.9%

AT5=5% BT4-5-6=0.1% A7=3.7

AT6=1.8% BR4-5-6-7=1.1% AR4-5-6-7=0.7%

BZ4-5-6=0.2% CZ4-5-6=2%

7.2 AT4=10.6% B4-5-6-7=3.6% A5=19.4%

AT5=5.1% BT4-5-6=0.1% A7=4%

AT6=2% BR4-5-6-7=1.9% AR4-5-6-7=1%

BZ4-5-6=0.2% CZ4-5-6=2.3%

26.5 28.2 1.1

26.4 29.3 1.9

Cow milk enqu
Table 2 - Position of milk recordi

Year Country Number Percent Number Percent Average
of of of of number
2008 Hungary1 of cows
2009 Hungary2 recorded recorded recorded recorded
2008 Iran cows cows herds herds per
2008 Ireland recorded
2008 Italy 1,923,666 72.8 566 3.1
2009 Italy 181,085 72.7 515 3.0 herd
2008 Japan 160,000 40 2,000 19
2009 Jersey Island 467,029 42.3 6,567 29.8 340
2008 Latvia 73.06 20,970 52.2 352
2008 Lithuania 1,337,872 20,606
2009 Lithuania 1,344,733 57.8 10,142 45.5 80
2008 Luxembourg 29 103 71.1
2009 Luxembourg 569,782 71.3 8,659 24.2 63.8
2008 New Zealand 2,996 48 8,495 7.6 65.3
2008 Northern Ireland 43 6,245 6 56.2
2009 Northern Ireland 121,549 83 678 78
2008 Norway 183,406 82.6 678 79 14.0
2009 Norway 156,773 71.5 8,589 21.5
790 73.9 25
33,215 97 722 49.0
33,968 98 11,794 97 50.1
3,039,850 10,067 98 354
101,679 128
92,285 127
233,187 20
206,223 20

1 December 2008
2 December 2009

uiry 2008-2009
ing (Methods and Organisations)

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent of Notes
of of of of recorded
herds per B=B4
recorded recorded recorded recorded method B
herds per herds per herds per herds per 4.6
method method method method 0 6.9
30% EDIY 23
A3 A4 A6 AT 11
10
0 100 0 0
0 100 54
100

16

61.5 37.5 1.0
79 0 21

9 91 50.4
17.7 27.3 48.6
17.4 27.1 77
null null null null 16
44 5 23 15
46 5 24 100
100

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Cow milk enqu

Table 2 - Position of milk recordi

Year Country Number Percent Number Percent Average
of of of of number
2008 Poland of cows
recorded recorded recorded recorded
cows cows herds herds per
recorded
567,477 21.3 19,090
herd

29.73

2009 Poland 579,910 22.4 19,299 4.0 30.05

2008 Scotland 104,555 86 626 56.5 167
2009 Scotland 104,287 84.5 619 55.5 168
2008 Slovak Republic 148,124 77.3 717 18
2009 Slovak Republic 133,668 79.9 587 18 207
2008 Slovenia 25 4,864 30.7 228
2009 Slovenia 82,875 22 4,800 23.1 17.0
2008 South Africa 85,000 59 658 80 17.7
2009 South Africa 128,894 62.1 627 80 196
2008 Spain 118,140 86 8,731 100 188
2009 Spain 524,318 86 8,508 100 59.6
2008 Sweden 520,981 100 5,020 82.4 60
2009 Sweden 305,957 100 4,622 58.2
2008 Switzerland 300,935 87.6 25,440 61.7
2009 Switzerland 436,804 24,680 17.2
2008 The 451,389 17,103 18.3
Netherlands 1,284,231 75.1

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ing (Methods and Organisations)

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent of Notes
of of of of recorded
herds per Percent of
recorded recorded recorded recorded method B recorded herds per
herds per herds per herds per herds per method
method method method method 14 A8=15.34;
14 Percent of
A3 A4 A6 AT recorded cow per
method:
18.1 66.5 A4=31.02;
AT4=59.54.
16.60 70.6 A8=9.44

65 8 9 Percent of
65 6 11 recorded herds per
96 method
4.0 0 95.9 A8=12.78;
4.1 0 100 Percent of
36.7 100 recorded cow per
69 method:
59.3 31 A4=29.14;
40.5 AT4=62.92.
0 52.5 A8=7.94
0 50.9 47.5
1.8 55.4 49.1 4

4

AT4 method
AT4method

100
100

B4=100 0.1
B4=100
0
0

Cow milk enqu
Table 2 - Position of milk recordi

Year Country Number Percent Number Percent Average
of of of of number
2008 Turkey of cows
2009 Turkey recorded recorded recorded recorded
2008 UK (England & cows cows herds herds per
Wales) recorded
2009 UK (England & 819,825 17.4 78,349 3.8
Wales) 974,133 23.9 84,915 4.1 herd
2008 UK England 501,345 64
2009 UK England 5,243 10.5
2008 UK Wales 11.5
2009 UK Wales 148
2009 USA
(by AgSource) 475,303 66.3 4,970 150
2008 USA
(by NDHIA) 174,055 1,077 161
2009 USA 185,000 1,158 159
(by NDHIA) 132
19,586 148 140
21,928 156 141
610,307 4,319

4,414,821 23,005 192

4,478,447 23,013 195

uiry 2008-2009
ing (Methods and Organisations)

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent of Notes
of of of of recorded
herds per 2.1
recorded recorded recorded recorded method B
herds per herds per herds per herds per 1
method method method method 100 1
100 0
A3 A4 A6 AT 1
13.0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 15.0
0.04 81.8 2.3
37
0.04 79.8 2.2 37
52
32 11 19 50
32 10 20 37.5
26
24 6 16
12.4 34 4 21
0 83.7

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Cow milk enqu
Table 3 - Costs

Year Country Cost price of Cost price of Cost p
2008 Austria milk milk m
2008 Belgium (Wallonia Region)1
2009 Chile recording per recording per record
2008 Croatia cow and per cow and per co
2008 Czech Republic
2009 Czech Republic year - A4 year - A6 and per
2008 Denmark
2009 Denmark 52
2008 Estonia
2009 Estonia 12.3€ 9.
2008 France 3
2008 Hungary 46.2 38
2009 Hungary2 57.7 42
2008 Iran 70
2008 Ireland3 75
2008 Italy
2009 Italy 45.6 € 14€ 38
2008 Latvia 37.4 n.a.
2009 Latvia 50.5 n.a. n
2008 Lituania 6US$ n
2009 Lituania 16.5€
2008 New Zealand5 n.a.4 33
2008 Norway n.a. 3
2009 Norway 6.36
2008 Slovak Republic 6.24
2009 Slovak Republic 33.3
38

55.00 43
37.57 36

1 All methods: depends on many factors: time on farm, tru-tests or not, number of samples etc..., if i
2 low milk price
3 A8 - €12, A8 Compact Spring - €10
4 Not available
5 NZ has no subsidies 100% cost price paid by producer
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s and financing

price of Cost price of Part of the Part of the Part of the Part of the
milk milk cost price cost price cost price cost price
ding per paid by the
recording paid by paid by paid by producer %
ow per cow and the the the
year - AT per year - B -B
producer % producer % producer %
2.9€ - A4 - A6 - AT

58.3

.7€ 9.0€ 100 100 40
35 30 50 50
8.0 86 100
2.0 50 88 100
55 100
8.9 € 20.0 100 100
27.3 100
35 € 100 62.0
100 75.0
100 100

80

10€ 100

n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
n.a.
n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
3.3
34 6.36 0 -0

3.00 6.24 0 0
6.7
33 31

39 32

16.4

70 100

70 100

67 67

36.7 36.7

interested please contact: [email protected]

Cow milk enqu
Table 3 - Costs

Year Country Cost price of Cost price of Cost p
2008 Slovenia6 milk milk m
2009 Slovenia6
2008 Spain recording per recording per record
cow and per cow and per co
2009 Spain
year - A4 year - A6 and pe
2008 Sweden A
117.93 (milk 1
kg) 1

119.11 (milk 117.93
kg) - 35.74€
119.11 (
35.

2009 Sweden

2008 Switzerland 66 - 45

2009 Switzerland 66 - 45

2008 Turkey 00

2009 Turkey 00

2008 UK (England & Wales)

2009 UK (England & Wales)

2008 UK England

2009 UK England

2008 UK Northern Ireland

2009 UK Northern Ireland

2008 UK Scotland (by Holstein UK)

2009 UK Scotland (by Holstein UK)

2008 UK Wales

2009 UK Wales

2009 USA (by AgSource)

2008 USA (by NDHIA)

2009 USA (by NDHIA)

6 Costs for AT4 method are mention in kg of milk (average milk price on the national level)

uiry 2008-2009
s and financing

price of Cost price of Part of the Part of the Part of the Part of the
milk milk cost price cost price cost price cost price
ding per paid by the
recording paid by paid by paid by producer %
ow per cow and the the the
er year - per year - B -B
AT producer % producer % producer %
120 - A4 - A6 - AT
120
(milk kg) 70 15 - 20
15 - 20

70

(milk kg)- 70 70

.74€

B4: 43 kg 100

milk

B4: 50 liters 100

of milk

5.75 - 31.8 - 31.8

5.75 - 31.8 - 31.8 -

0 13.98€ 0 0 0 100

0 17.38€ 0 0 0 100

100 100 100 100

100 100 100 100

100 100 100 100
100 100 100 100
100 100 100 100
100 100 100 100

100 100 100 100
100 100 100
100 100 100

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Cow milk enqu
Table 4.1 - All breeds toge

Year Country Number of Length of the Milk y
2008 Australia lactations lactations record
2008 Austria (days)
2009 Austria 578,263 321 (
2008 Belgium (Wallonia Region) 320,707 299
2008 Canada 325,738 299
2009 Canada 360
2008 Chile 53,662 305
2009 Chile 295,275 305
2008 Croatia 305,746 345
2008 Czech Republic 344
2009 Czech Republic 83,714
2008 Denmark1 82,481 297
2009 Denmark1 72,598 297
2008 Estonia 313,366 365
2009 Estonia 305,378 365
2008 Finland 507,000 337
2008 France 516,441 338
2009 France 92,698 305
2008 Germany 89,389 340
2009 Germany 227,876 338
2008 Hungary 2,665,684 321
2009 Hungary 2,561,748 319
2008 Iran 3,496,257 299
2008 Ireland 3,508,798 298
2008 Israel 146,516 345
2009 Israel 140,462 302
2008 Italy 358
2009 Italy 26 354
455,129 305
305
69,524
68,620
838,369
838,341

1 365 days rolling average

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uiry 2008-2009
ether - All recorded cows

yield per Milk per cow in Percent fat Percent Calving
ded cow 305 days (kg) content (%) protein content interval (days)
(kg)
6,827 4.00 (%) 432
6,827 6,830 4.15 3.30 433
6,828 4.13 3.40 400
8,238 3.98 3.38 402
9,642 3.78 3.36 422
8,236 9,592 3.81 3.23 412
8,013 8,810 3.99 3.22 411
8,504 3.91 3.36
7,537 5,164 4.09 3.36 422
7,659 7,689 3.88 3.32 421
8,922 7,813 3.87 3.33 410
9,022 4.26 3.32 412
7,390 7,378 4.29 3.41 416
7,447 7,570 4.07 3.44 406
8,755 8,802 4.07 3.31 405
8,185 7,129 4.22 3.33 441
8,109 7,131 3.99 3.45 442
7,879 7,812 3.99 3.39 422
7,974 7,883 4.13 3.38 383
8,554 4.13 3.43 421
8,622 9,100 3.60 3.43 416
10,000 3.58 3.21
6,695 11,302 3.30 3.28
12,782 11,484 3.85 3.10
12,874 3.62 3.41
8,579 8,579 3.61 3.20
8,423 8,423 3.67 3.21
3.67 3.32
3.34

Cow milk enqu
Table 4.1 - All breeds toge

Year Country Number of Length of the Milk y
2008 Latvia lactations lactations record
2009 Latvia (days)
2008 Lithuania 94,067 365 (
2009 Lithuania 93,781 365
2008 Luxembourg 149,528 305
2009 Luxembourg 130,312 305
2008 New Zealand 33,215
2008 Norway 33,968 216
2009 Norway 2,203,560 300
2008 Poland 158,556 299
2009 Poland 152,405 305
2008 Portugal 567,477 305
2008 Slovak Republic 579,910 365
2009 Slovak Republic 80,009 296
2008 Slovenia 109,556 296
2009 Slovenia 99,122 361
2008 South Africa 80,669 362
2009 South Africa 81,117 321
2008 Spain 128,894 330
2009 Spain 138,887 369
2008 Sweden2 349,578 369
2009 Sweden 351,218 365
2008 Switzerland 305,957 365
2009 Switzerland 300,935 316
2008 The Netherlands 338,793 317
353,183 356
831,959

2 365 days rolling average

uiry 2008-2009
ether - All recorded cows

yield per Milk per cow in Percent fat Percent Calving
ded cow 305 days (kg) content (%) protein content interval (days)
(kg)
5,520 4.32 (%) 412
5,487 5,704 4.34 3.30 415
5,785 5,796 4.29 3.30 425
5,900 6,049 4.36 3.35 422
6,119 4.22 3.35 370
7,353 4,970 4.17 3.41 382
7,451 6,428 4.61 3.40 382
3,936 6,731 4.19 3.63 429
6,921 6,817 4.19 3.37 427
7,057 6,935 4.14 3.38 436
6,817 8,920 4.17 3.34 428
6,935 6,913 3.66 3.33 428
10,330 7,014 4.13 3.27 415
6,759 6,043 4.09 3.23 416
6,858 6,012 4.05 3.24 424
6,826 6,730 4.00 3.26 421
6,789 6,790 4.16 3.31 405
6,730 9,092 4.13 3.42 405
6,790 9,061 3.68 3.42 407
10,588 3.70 3.21 407
10,590 7,066 4.15 3.23 400
9,162 7,124 4.16 3.40 400
9,285 8,574 3.97 3.43 422
7,261 4.03 3.29
7,337 4.30 3.32
9,358 3.45

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Cow milk enqu
Table 4.1 - All breeds toge

Year Country Number of Length of the Milk y
2008 UK (England & Wales) lactations lactations record
2009 UK (England & Wales) (days)
2008 UK England 510,110 361 (
2009 UK England 482,415 361
2009 UK Jersey Island 183,347 341
2008 UK Northern Ireland 200,833 338
2009 UK Northern Ireland 326
2008 UK Scotland (by Holstein UK) 3,190 327
2009 UK Scotland (by Holstein UK) 99,071 327
2008 UK Wales 94,695 335
2009 UK Wales 113,161 336
2009 USA (by AgSource) 112,951 341
2008 USA (by NDHIA)3 20,048 343
2009 USA(by NDHIA)3 22,968 372
337,556 305
4,478,447 305
4,469,906

3 NDHIA herd averages

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uiry 2008-2009
ether - All recorded cows

yield per Milk per cow in Percent fat Percent Calving
ded cow 305 days (kg) content (%) protein content interval (days)
(kg)
7,990 4.03 (%) 423
9,010 8,100 4.00 3.31 423
9,090 8,014 4.01 3.30 434
9,223 7,964 3.99 3.21 432
9,132 4,345 5.22 3.23 413
4,780 7,170 3.92 3.77 416
8,128 7,130 4.00 3.22 420
8,051 7,698 3.88 3.25 429
8,741 7,710 3.85 3.21 427
8,756 7,490 4.18 3.22 435
8,628 7,582 4.13 3.24 432
8,907 10,865 3.71 3.24
12,532 10,088 3.70 3.05
10,088 10,125 3.69 3.10
10,125 3.09

Cow milk enqu
Table 4.2 - All breeds toge

Year Country Number of Length of the Milk yield p
2008 Australia lactations lactations recorded c
2008 Austria (days)
2009 Austria 87,558 342 (kg)
Belgium (Wallonia 311,927 299 7,
2008 Region)1 316,021 299
2009 Czech Republic
2008 Czech Republic 296,772 297 7,
2009 Denmark2 287,559 297 7,
2008 Denmark2 507,000 365 8,
2009 Estonia 516,441 365 9,
2008 Estonia 342 7,
2008 Finland 78,640 343 7,
2009 France 76,117 305
2008 France 36,401 340 8,
2009 Germany 2,665,684 338 8,
2008 Germany 2,561,748 321 8,
2008 Hungary 2,529,502 320 8,
2009 Italy 2,555,854 299 8,
2008 Italy 138,227 305 8,
2009 Latvia 838,369 305 8,
2008 Latvia 838,341 355
New Zealand 18,203 358
2008 Norway4 24,276 (na)
2009 Poland
2008 Poland (na)3 305 6,
2008 Portugal 305 6,
2009 Slovak Republic 428,721 367 10,
2008 Slovak Republic 448,693 296 6,
2009 Slovenia 297 7,
Slovenia 46,528 361 6,
29,029 362 6,
61,102
80,669
81,117

1 All cows in milk recording = All cows in herdbook
2 365 days rolling average
3 Information not available
4 The National Member does not have any special statistics for Cows in Herdbook. The herdbook is incorporate

uiry 2008-2009
ether - Cows in herdbook

per Milk per cow in Percent fat Percent protein Calving interval
cow 305 days (kg) content (%) content (%) (days)
3.32
,630 7,630 3.98 3.40
6,848 4.15 3.39
6,849 4.13

,632 7,786 3.88 3.34 412
,752 7,908 3.88 3.33 411
,922 4.26 3.41
,022 7,563 4.29 3.44 423
,587 7,755 4.06 3.32 422
,635 9,758 4.06 3.33
7,129 4.07 3.40 412
,185 7,131 3.99 3.39 416
,109 8,056 3.99 3.38 402
,154 8,129 4.12 3.44 408
,255 4.11 3.43 441
,609 8,579 3.59
,579 8,423 3.67 3.2 (n.a.)
,423 6,540 3.67 3.32
6,667 4.40 3.34
(na) 4.39 3.33
(na) (n.a.) 3.32
(n.a.)

,802 6,802 4.12 3.27 420
,988 6,988 4.10 3.28 425
,658 9,180 3.67 3.28 415
,754 6,908 4.14 3.27 416
,375 7,524 4.11 3.26
,826 6,043 4.05 3.26
,789 6,012 4.00 3.31

ed with cows in milk recording

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Cow milk enqu
Table 4.2 - All breeds toge

Year Country Number of Length of the Milk yield p
2008 South Africa lactations lactations recorded c
2009 South Africa (days)
2008 Spain 71,294 (kg)
2009 Spain 77,366 368 7,
2008 Switzerland 349,578 370 7,
2009 Switzerland 351,874 316
2008 The Netherlands 338,793 317 10,
2008 Turkey 353,183 357 10,
2008 UK (England & Wales) 737,979 342
2009 UK (England & Wales) 193,077 364 7,
2008 UK England 253,061 363 7,
2009 UK England 235,299 344 9,
2009 UK Jersey Island 152,223 340 6,
2008 UK Northern Ireland 160,076 326 9,
2009 UK Northern Ireland 337 9,
2008 UK Scotland 3,190 333 9,
(by Holstein UK) 51,842 342 9,
2009 UK Scotland 50,322 4,
(by Holstein UK) 66,498 8,
2008 UK Wales 8,
2009 UK Wales 9,

65,310 342 9,

17,614 345 8,
19,970 347 8,

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uiry 2008-2009
ether - Cows in herdbook

per Milk per cow in Percent fat Percent protein Calving interval
cow 305 days (kg) content (%) content (%) (days)
3.42 423
,025 7,025 4.19 3.42
,194 7,194 4.14 3.21 404
,588 90,92 3.68 3.23 405
,590 9,061 3.70 3.29 400
,261 7,066 3.97 3.32 401
,337 7,124 4.03 3.51
,480 9,480 4.36 411
,559 5,766 3.31 426
,410 8,310 4.06 3.29 426
,490 8,430 4.03 434
,451 8,192 4.00 3.2 434
,377 8,159 4.00 3.21 413
,780 4,345 5.22 3.77 424
,795 7,697 3.92 3.21 429
,655 7,615 4.01 3.24 435
,295 8,118 3.93 3.22

,315 8,134 3.88 3.21 434

,779 7,604 4.18 3.24 436
4.15 3.23 435
,908 7,730

Cow milk enqu
Table 4.3 - Main breed

Year Country Breed Number of Length of the
Australian Red lactations lactations
2008 Australia Breed (days)
Ayrshire 6,263 310
Brown Swiss
2008 Australia Holstein 2,710 311
2008 Australia Illawarra 3,301 326
2008 Australia Jersey 392,581 325
2008 Australia Braunvieh 5,414 313
2008 Australia Braunvieh 64,289 310
2008 Austria Fleckvieh 48,255 301
2009 Austria Fleckvieh 47,531 301
2008 Austria Grauvieh 227,666 298
2009 Austria Grauvieh 232,632 298
2008 Austria Holstein 2,959 294
2009 Austria Holstein 3,111 294
2008 Austria Pinzgauer 34,105 301
2009 Austria Pinzgauer 34,875 300
2008 Austria Blanc-Bleu Belge 6,811 297
2009 Austria 6,677 298
2008 Belgium Holstein 2,575 297
(Wallonia Region)
2008 Belgium Montbéliarde 42,705 366
(Wallonia Region)
2008 Belgium Normande 817 343
(Wallonia Region)
2008 Belgium Red Holstein 420 340
(Wallonia Region)
2008 Belgium Ayrshire 7,145 353
(Wallonia Region) Ayrshire
2008 Canada Brown Swiss 8,830 305
2009 Canada Brown Swiss 9,205 305
2008 Canada Canadienne 1,661 305
2009 Canada Canadienne 1,974 305
2008 Canada 305
2009 Canada 190 305
187

uiry 2008-2009
ds - All recorded cows

Milk yield per Milk per cow Percent of Percent of Calving
recorded cow in 305 days fat content protein interval
(days)
(kg) (kg) (%) content (%)
5,838 5,838 4.09 3.47

5,524 5,524 4.06 3.34
6,207 6,207 4.15 3.49
7,280 7,280 3.87 3.28
5,983 5,983 3.97 3.39
5,247 5,247 4.83 3.72
6,817 4.14 3.41
4,132 6,856 4.11 3.41
6,702 4.17 3.43
6,687 4.14 3.41
4,792 3.95 3.27
4,817 3.92 3.25
8,212 4.13 3.25
8,223 4.11 3.25
5,441 3.90 3.26
5,478 3.87 3.25
3,982 3.50 3.24

8,670 7,603 3.97 3.35

7,049 6,422 3.92 3.44

6,149 5,608 4.22 3.54

7,394 6,676 4.15 3.42

7,561 3.99 3.36
7,468 4.04 3.35
8,366 4.04 3.48
8,127 4.08 3.35
5,415 4.25 3.59
5,761 4.32 3.56

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Cow milk enqu
Table 4.3 - Main breed

Year Country Breed Number of Length of the
2008 Guernsey lactations lactations
2009 Canada Guernsey (days)
2008 Holstein 415 305
2009 Canada Holstein 419 305
2008 Jersey 274,581 305
2009 Canada Jersey 283,762 305
2008 Milking shorthorn 9,301 305
2009 Canada Milking shorthorn 9,874 305
2008 Brown 297 305
2008 Canada Holstein 325 305
2008 Simmental 1,680
2008 Canada Fleckvieh 23,039 295
2009 Fleckvieh 47,879 294
2008 Canada Holstein 137,892 299
2009 Holstein 120,609 299
2008 Canada Montbéliarde 158,277 295
2009 Montbéliarde 171,936 295
2008 Croatia Ayrshire 1,252 365
2009 Ayrshire 1,206 365
2008 Croatia Danish Holstein 230 365
2009 Danish Holstein 246 365
2008 Croatia Jersey 367,875 365
2009 Jersey 373,333 365
2008 Czech Republic Red Danish 60,833 365
2009 Red Danish 63,421 365
2008 Czech Republic Red Holstein 40,053 365
2009 Red Holstein 39,851 365
2008 Czech Republic Estonian Holstein 5,660 341
2009 Estonian Holstein 5,801 341
2008 Czech Republic Estonian Red 69,599 329
2009 Estonian Red 68,059 328
Czech Republic 22,357
20,577
Czech Republic
Denmark1
Denmark1
Denmark1
Denmark1
Denmark1
Denmark1
Denmark1
Denmark1
Denmark1
Denmark1

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia

1 365 days rolling average

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uiry 2008-2009
ds - All recorded cows

Milk yield per Milk per cow Percent of Percent of Calving
recorded cow in 305 days fat content protein interval
(days)
(kg) (kg) (%) content (%)
6,820 4.51 3.45 436
6,466 6,812 4.56 3.43 453
6,457 9,836 3.74 3.20 407
8,561 9,793 3.76 3.19 401
8,586 6,435 4.84 3.81 399
7,758 6,371 4.87 3.81 423
7,785 6,656 3.62 3.32 421
7,897 6,566 4.87 3.81 396
9,084 5,376 4.07 3.40 399
9,379 6,405 4.05 3.27
9,504 4,559 4.11 3.34 426
6,603 6,630 4.02 3.43 427
6,623 6,637 4.02 3.43 410
8,668 8,690 3.77 3.26 407
8,750 8,715 3.78 3.26
8,358 7,954 3.72 3.39
8,442 7,982 3.74 3.40
7,582 4.18 3.36
7,615 7,577 4.22 3.46
6,891 7,755 4.07 3.33
6,995 6,855 4.10 3.36
7,057 5.85 4.01
5.90 4.06
4.21 3.46
4.27 3.49
4.28 3.42
4.31 3.44
4.03 3.28
4.03 3.30
4.22 3.40
4.23 3.40

Cow milk enqu
Table 4.3 - Main breed

Year Country Breed Number of Length of the
2008 Finland Finnish Ayrshire lactations lactations
2008 Finland Finnish Cattle (days)
2008 Finland Holstein Friesian 152,416 305
2008 Finland Jersey 2,602 305
2008 France Abondance 305
2009 France Abondance 72,728 305
2008 France Brune 22 295
2009 France Brune 298
2008 France Montbéliarde 21,528 338
2009 France Montbéliarde 22,031 335
2008 France Normande 17,803 307
2009 France Normande 17,606 310
2008 France Pie Rouge des 404,874 317
Plaines 407,223 319
Pie Rouge des 268,612 322
Plaines 247,200
Prim'Holstein 10,308
Prim'Holstein
2009 France Simmental 9,915 323
Française
2008 France Simmental 1,847,614 353
2009 France Française 1,758,394 349
2008 France Braunvieh 302
Braunvieh 14,971
2009 France Fleckvieh 305
Fleckvieh 15,308
Holstein B&W
2008 Germany Holstein B&W 178,358 324
2009 Germany Holstein R&W 175,635 324
2008 Germany Holstein R&W 882,737 317
2009 Germany Hungarian Holstein 882,205 316
2008 Germany Friesian 2,030,077 323
2009 Germany Hungarian Red 2,042,989 321
2008 Germany Spotted 251,609 320
2009 Germany 248,359 317
2008 Hungary 134,726 299

2008 Hungary 3,503 294

uiry 2008-2009
ds - All recorded cows

Milk yield per Milk per cow Percent of Percent of Calving
recorded cow in 305 days fat content protein interval
(days)
(kg) (kg) (%) content (%)
8,564 8,609 4.33 3.48 411
6,223 6,422 4.38 3.50 400
9,251 9,290 3.99 3.40 407
7,922 7,401 5.16 3.90 389
5,129 4,872 3.69 3.47 395
5,152 4,872 3.68 3.97 397
7,003 6,115 4.16 3.57 415
6,938 6,113 4.18 3.57 420
6,541 6,083 3.89 3.42 390
6,575 6,103 3.89 3.43 392
6,201 5,626 4.28 3.62 396
6,203 5,655 4.28 3.61 398
7,365 6,707 4.23 3.45 397

7,303 6,697 4.25 3.45 403

8,993 7,695 3.98 33.6 420
8,894 7,700 3.97
5,756 5,400 4.01 3.35 425

5,789 5,436 4.00 3.50 387

3.50 390

6,824 6,770 4.23 3.59 416
7,040 6,931 4.23 3.59 416
6,806 6,678 4.14 3.48 394
6,881 6,716 4.14 3.47 395
8,538 8,504 4.10 3.39 412
8,641 8,573 4.09 3.40 414
7,556 7,559 4.23 3.41 404
7,672 7,649 4.24 3.42 408
8,692 3.58 442
3.2
5,412 3.86 410
3.38

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Table 4.3 - Main breed

Year Country Breed Number of Length of the
Castana lactations lactations
2008 Italy Grey of Alps (Grigio (days)
Alpina, Grauvieh) 2,559 305
2008 Italy Grey of Alps (Grigio 5,590 305
Alpina, Grauvieh)
2009 Italy Italian Brown (Bruna 6,388 305
Italiana)
2008 Italy Italian Brown (Bruna 65,964 305
Italiana)
2009 Italy Italian Friesian 64,814 305
(Frisona Italiana)
2008 Italy Italian Red Spotted 690,680 305
(Pezzata Rossa
2008 Italy Italiana) 33,401 305
Italian Red Spotted
2009 Italy (Pezzata Rossa 35,781 305
Italiana)
2008 Italy Jersey 4,501 305
2009 Italy Rendena 3,055 305
2008 Italy Valdostana Red 7,110 305
Spotted (Valdostana
2009 Italy Pezzata Rossa) 10,003 305
Valdostana Red
2008 Latvia Spotted (Valdostana 32,093 373
Pezzata Rossa)
2009 Latvia Holstein Black and 33,321 373
White
2008 Latvia Holstein Black and 467 330
2009 Latvia White 554 335
2008 Latvia Latvian Blue 58,536 349
2009 Latvia Latvian Blue 53,930 350
Latvian Brown
Latvian Brown

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ds - All recorded cows

Milk yield per Milk per cow Percent of Percent of Calving
recorded cow in 305 days fat content protein interval
(days)
(kg) (kg) (%) content (%)
2,906 2,906 3.50 3.41
4,908 4,908 3.71 3.35

4,745 4,745 3.68 3.45

6,837 6,837 3.95 3.50

6,739 6,739 3.93 3.51

9,079 9,079 3.64 3.30

6,472 6,472 3.89 3.43

6,330 6,330 3.86 3.43

5,933 5,933 5.14 3.98
4,858 4,858
3,838 3,838 3.42 3.28

3.52 3.28

3,821 3,821 3.46 3.32

6,269 4.19 3.23

4,307 4.19 3.23

4,292 4.40 3.37
4,307 4.39 3.36
5,103 4.44 3.26
5,233 4.48 3.35

Cow milk enqu
Table 4.3 - Main breed

Year Country Breed Number of Length of the
2008 Lithuania Angler lactations lactations
2008 Lithuania Ayrshire (days)
2009 Lithuania Ayrshire 442 305
2008 Lithuania Danish Black & 927 305
White 1,489 305
Danish Red 261 305
Dutch Black & White
2008 Lithuania German Black & 452 305
2008 Lithuania white 120 305
2008 Lithuania German Red & 1,058 305
White
2008 Lithuania Holstein 330 305
Holstein
2008 Lithuania Holstein R&W 2,843 305
2009 Lithuania Lithuanian Black & 3,229 305
2009 Lithuania White 6,865 305
2008 Lithuania Lithuanian Black & 108,716 305
White
2009 Lithuania Lithuanian Native 91,912 305
Ash-grey
2009 Lithuania Lithuanian R&W 387 305
Lithuanian Red
2009 Lithuania Native Ash - grey 28,087 305
2008 Lithuania Native White- 31,972 305
2008 Lithuania backed 305
2008 Lithuania Swedish Black & 375 305
White 331
Swedish Red &
2008 Lithuania White 190 305
Holstein-RBT
2008 Lithuania Holstein-RBT 598 305
Holstein-SBT
2008 Luxembourg Holstein-SBT 5,995
2009 Luxembourg 5,669
2008 Luxembourg 26,039
2009 Luxembourg 26,951

uiry 2008-2009
ds - All recorded cows

Milk yield per Milk per cow Percent of Percent of Calving
recorded cow in 305 days fat content protein interval
(days)
(kg) (kg) (%) content (%)
6,052 5,908 4.62 3.61 430
6,754 6,433 4.30 3.40 435
6,462 6,505 4.29 3.43 435
7,300 6,973 4.50 3.38 446

6,312 6,188 4.49 3.61 433
6,376 7,075 483
6,255 6,386 4.28 3.50 437

4.33 3.33 417

6,110 6,239 4.32 3.34 455
453
6,736 6,801 4.28 3.39 436
6,981 7,138 411
6,657 6,865 4.33 3.38
5,878 5,779 414
4.28 3.38
402
4.25 3.32
409
6,125 6,022 4.33 3.31 409
407
5,533 5,376 4.26 3.31 403

5,935 5,927 4.46 3.44 494
5,768 5,659
5,522 5,281 4.39 3.47 418
5,494 5,407
4.14 3.30 419
416
4.24 3.33 427
424
7,405 8,172 4.42 3.34

6,893 6,750 4.42 3.50

6,588 4.37 3.46
6,752
7,591 4.34 3.44
7,657
4.18 3.41

4.14 3.38

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Table 4.3 - Main breed

Year Country Breed Number of Length of the
2008 New Zealand Ayrshire lactations lactations
2008 New Zealand Friesian (days)
2008 New Zealand Friesian/Jersey 20,108 223
2008 New Zealand Jersey 954,031 214
2008 Norway Jersey 871,930 217
2009 Norway Jersey 357,491 217
2008 Norway Norwegian Red 297
2009 Norway Norwegian Red 1,047 305
2008 Poland Jersey 1,006 300
2009 Poland Jersey 150,536 299
2009 Poland Montbeliarde 144,825 305
2008 Poland Polish Black-White 1,020 305
2009 Poland Polish Black-White 1,054 305
2008 Poland Polish Holstein- 1,312 305
Friesian (HO) 1,502 305
Polish Holstein- 2,353 305
Friesian (HO) 525,280
Polish Holstein-
2009 Poland Friesian (RW) 530,721 305
Polish Holstein-
2008 Poland Friesian (RW) 16,694 305
Polish Red
2009 Poland Polish Red 16,716 305
Polish Red-White
2008 Poland Polish Red-White 2,030 305
2009 Poland Simmental 2,342 305
2008 Poland Simmental 2,406 305
2009 Poland Holstein Frisia 3,102 305
2009 Poland Cross breeds 8,904 305
2008 Poland Cross breeds 8,298 305
2008 Portugal Holstein 80,089 365
2008 Slovak Republic Holstein 68,264 295
2009 Slovak Republic Slovak Pinzgauer 58,245 295
2008 Slovak Republic Slovak Pinzgauer 27,542 299
2009 Slovak Republic 27,578 298
2008 Slovak Republic 290
2009 Slovak Republic 930 289
1,035

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ds - All recorded cows

Milk yield per Milk per cow Percent of Percent of Calving
recorded cow in 305 days fat content protein interval
(days)
(kg) (kg) (%) content (%)
3,813 4,781 4.25 3.49 371
4,302 5,549 4.18 3.46 370
3,893 4,975 4.74 3.70 370
3,070 3,923 5.51 3.98 370
4,971 6.00 3.90 391
5,347 5,290 5.96 3.92 392
5,426 6,620 4.17 3.37 381
7,125 6,756 4.17 3.38 382
4,894 5,347 5.29 3.89 403
4,732 5,426 5.26 3.81 422
6,903 7,125 4.12 3.49 407
4,894 4.12 3.27 404
4,732 4.13 3.25 397
6,903 4.14 3.33 431

7,041 7,041 4.16 3.32 428

6,345 6,345 4.15 3.34 420

6,465 6,465 4.17 3.35 418

3,927 3,927 4.25 3.35 394
3,913 3,913 4.26 3.34 401
4,911 4,911 4.05 3.27 404
4,735 4,735 4.05 3.24 403
5,254 5,254 4.10 3.41 406
5,190 5,190 4.06 3.41 400
10,330 8,920 3.66 3.27 436
6,505 6,670 4.15 3.24 427
6,576 6,742 4.12 3.25 422
8,109 8,231 4.04 3.18 442
8,169 8,313 4.02 3.20 435
4,387 4,556 4.02 3.36 400
4,545 4,732 4.07 3.37 414

Cow milk enqu
Table 4.3 - Main breed

Year Country Breed Number of Length of the
2008 Slovak Republic Slovak Simmental lactations lactations
2009 Slovak Republic Slovak Simmental (days)
2008 Slovenia Brown 12,820 294
2009 Slovenia Brown 12,264 294
2008 Slovenia Holstein 13,191 361
2009 Slovenia Holstein 12,740 365
2008 Slovenia Simmental 30,048 377
2009 Slovenia Simmental 30,575 376
2008 South Africa Ayrshire 34,907 349
2009 South Africa Ayrshire 32,928 350
2008 South Africa Guernsey
2009 South Africa Guernsey 6,873 326
2008 South Africa Holstein 6,695
2009 South Africa Holstein 1,227 320
2008 South Africa Jersey 1,062
2009 South Africa Jersey 59,412 349
2008 Spain Frisona 64,761
2009 Spain Frisona 56,600 349
2008 Spain Parda Alpina 60,330 369
2009 Spain Parda Alpina 348,573 370
2008 Sweden Swedih Red 350,656 312
2008 Sweden Swedish Holstein 1,005 314
2009 Sweden Swedish Holstein 1,218 365
2008 Sweden Swedish Jersey 131,958 365
2009 Sweden Swedish Jersey 154,065 365
2008 Sweden Swedish Polled 144,365 365
2009 Sweden Swedish Polled 2,080 365
2009 Sweden Swedish Red 1,904 365
2008 Switzerland Braunvieh 1,330 365
2009 Switzerland Braunvieh 1,254 365
2008 Switzerland Eringer 122,192 300
2009 Switzerland Eringer 135,205 300
2008 Switzerland Fleckvieh 139,686 269
2009 Switzerland Fleckvieh 270
646 334
745 335
160,548
168,177