How Much milk does a Cow

Produce per Year?

23,000 lbs or 2,600

gallons per year

What percentage of dairy farms are owned

and managed by farm families ?

Average herd has 187 cows and over 97% are

family operations?

What States produce the most milk?

California Wisconsin New York

Pennsylvania and Idaho

• Started in 1957 as a division of NC State

• Largest dairy records processing center in North America

• Provide services to 13,000 herds ( 70% of the US herds)

• 2 million cows from 45 states

• Management and marketing information to farmers and

their consultants ( vets, nutritionists. etc.)

• Herd Management software

• milk sample ( 2 ounces)

• fat and protein

• Somatic Cell ( mastitis)

• Milk Urea Nitrogen

• Johne’s

• Leukosis

• Bovine Viral Disease

• 15 mastitis pathogens

• pregnancy

• Ketosis

• Fatty Acid

• Parentage

• Stress

• Cow and calves information on your phone

• RFID Tags allow easy identification

• Integrated data with consultants and multiple workers

Questions ?