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Dairy cattle are those primarily raised for their milk as part of dairy farming.

Breed Country of origin Average milk output per day[Note 1] Other
Volume (L) Volume (US Gallons) Milk solids (kg) Butterfat (% w/v) Butterfat (kg) Protein (% w/v) Protein (kg)

Abondance France
Alderney England
American Milking Devon United States 23 5 Originally bred from the North Devon cattle
Australian Braford Australia
Australian Friesian Sahiwal Australia
Australian Lowline Australia
Australian Milking Zebu Australia
Ayrshire Scotland[1] 24.6 6.5 3.86[2] 3.06[2]
Belgian Red Belgium
Bianca Modenese Italy
Brown Swiss Switzerland[1] 30 8 4.04[2] 3.38[2]
Burlina Italy
Buša Balkan 5.7 1.5
Canadienne Canada 11 3 Extremely rare, found in Quebec.
Dairy Shorthorn England 22 6
Danish Jersey Denmark
Danish Red Denmark
Dexter Ireland 7.5 2 Very small in size. Used in domestic farms.
Estonian Red Estonia 11.2 2.9
Fleckvieh (Simmental) Austria 25.4 6.7
French Simmental France
German Black Pied Dairy Germany
Girolando Brazil 11.4 3
Guernsey Guernsey[1] 19 5 4.51[2] 3.37[2] One of the Channel Islands cattle.
Harzer Rotvieh Germany
Hays Converter Canada
Hérens Switzerland
Holstein-Friesian Netherlands[1] 53 14 3.65[2] 3.06[2] Known for producing the most milk of any cattle.
Illawarra Shorthorn Australia[1] 7.5 2
Irish Moiled Ireland 7.5 2 Rare breed and can be dual purpose, meat and milk.
Jamaica Hope Jamaica
Jersey Jersey[1] 19 5 4.60[2] 3.59[2] Has a very high content of butterfat in the milk.
Lakenvelder (Dutch Belted) Netherlands 18 5
Meuse-Rhine-Issel Germany
Montbéliarde France 21 6
Normande France 18 5
Norwegian Red Norway 18 5
Old Gloucester England
Randall Lineback United States
Pie Rouge des Plaines France
Pinzgauer Austria
Podolica Italy 5.2 1.4
Red Chittagong Bangladesh
Red Poll England 15 4 A cross of Norfolk Red and Suffolk Dun
Red Sindhi Pakistan
Sahiwal Pakistan 7.2 1.9
Sussex England
Tipo Carora Venezuela
Tyrol Grey Austria
Vorderwald Germany

Notes

  1. ^ Milk production varies due to a significant range of variables including age of the cow, time of year, climate conditions, type of feed and specific breed lineages. Particular attention should be made to citations for figures used in this table for the methods used to obtain these average figures.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dairy cow breeds in Australia". www.dairy.edu.au. Dairy Australia. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Heinrichs, Jud; Jones, Coleen M.; Bailey, Ken. "Milk Components: Understanding Milk Fat and Protein Variation in Your Dairy Herd". PennState Extension. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 2022-06-13.

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