New Zealand Dairy Statistics 2014-15

ii) Herd size distribution
• 12% of herds have 750 or more cows
A little over 50% (6,135) of herds have between 100 and 349 cows (Table 2.4). In 2014/15, 3,435 (29%) had 500 or more cows, 1,458 (12%)
had 750 or more cows, and 612 (5%) had 1,000 cows or more. Averages of milkfat, protein and milksolids per cow, by herd size, are also
included in Table 2.4.
Aside from the 225 herds with fewer than 100 animals, the average milksolids per cow varies between 306 kg (herds with 1,500+ cows) and
398 kg (herds with 850-899 cows).
Table 2.4: Average production per cow by herd size in 2014/15
Herd size
Number of
herds
Percentage of
herds
Number of
cows
Percentage of
cows
Average kg
milkfat per cow
Average kg
protein per cow
Average kg
milksolids per cow
10-49 6 0.1 231 0.0 230 172 401
50-99 219 1.8 17,134 0.3 153 117 270
100-149 714 6.0 89,597 1.8 189 145 334
150-199 1,309 10.9 226,428 4.5 202 154 356
200-249 1,658 13.9 366,074 7.3 210 160 370
250-299 1,244 10.4 334,886 6.7 214 163 377
300-349 1,210 10.1 386,006 7.7 212 162 374
350-399 806 6.7 297,219 5.9 214 163 377
400-449 783 6.5 327,432 6.5 218 167 384
450-499 586 4.9 274,172 5.5 216 166 382
500-549 568 4.7 292,861 5.8 220 169 389
550-599 445 3.7 253,463 5.1 217 167 384
600-649 414 3.5 254,884 5.1 222 171 393
650-699 282 2.4 187,661 3.7 219 170 388
700-749 268 2.2 191,461 3.8 220 173 393
750-799 233 1.9 178,809 3.6 220 172 392
800-849 221 1.8 179,665 3.6 221 172 393
850-899 131 1.1 113,427 2.3 224 174 398
900-949 161 1.3 146,749 2.9 219 169 388
950-999 100 0.8 96,409 1.9 218 171 389
1000-1099 182 1.5 186,916 3.7 213 166 379
1100-1199 129 1.1 146,395 2.9 215 169 384
1200-1499 168 1.4 218,943 4.4 210 164 375
1500+ 133 1.1 251,511 5.0 172 134 306
Total/Avg 11,970 5,018,333 213 164 377
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