Holstein Cow Milk Production. While some cows may live considerably longer the normal productive life of a Holstein is six years. Holstein Friesian HF cows had significantly P 0001 higher daily milk production of 176 04 kgcowday compared to 117 08 kgcowday for Jersey cows. At the World Dairy Expo held in Madison Wisconsin Black and White Holstein cows have claimed the Supreme Championship honors which is the highest award for elite phenotype characteristics. A 9-year-old Holstein cow in Wisconsin has broken the national milk production record.
The average cow produces about 25000 pounds or around 2900 gallons of milk each lactation or milking cycle. The average Holstein cow produces 9 gallons or 75 pounds of milk per day. With a standard lactation lasting 305 days that comes out to 75 pounds or almost 9 gallons of milk per cow per day. Each lactation cycle lasts about a year. Mean milk yield for lactating cows was 304kg of energy corrected milk in Holsteins 3kg less in Jerseys with other herds in between as were the case for most other parameters. Across years we observed a.
A cow should spend 10 to 14 hours a day lying in the stall resting and making milk.
Australian Holsteins have an average lactation period of 305 days a year with up to 18000 liters of milk per lactation period. She was a cow from Wisconsin and produced 78170 pounds of milk in 2017. With a standard lactation lasting 305 days that comes out to 75 pounds or almost 9 gallons of milk per cow per day. Holstein herds that were enrolled in production-testing programs and eligible for genetic evaluations was 25676 pounds of milk 963 pounds of butterfat and 799 pounds of protein per year. Mean milk yield for lactating cows was 304kg of energy corrected milk in Holsteins 3kg less in Jerseys with other herds in between as were the case for most other parameters. The average Holstein cow produces 9 gallons or 75 pounds of milk per day.