Revolutionizing Genetic Selection
for a Better Future THROUGHOUT HISTORY THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
average milk per cow
HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB OF USING
Genetic SELECTion
*per year
Then 1977
11,207 lbs.
NOW 22,258 LBS 2014
TO
improve productivity
Over time the world changes, and like other industries
dairy has
evolved
Nearly Double! Source: USDA
FARM EVOLUTION THEN & NOW Then 1992
131,509 farms AVG. Herd SIZE = 74
NOW 45,344 farms
significantly Throughout the past 30 years the
needs
of consumers and
dairy farmers alike have
drastically evolved
2014
AVG. Herd SIZE = 204
MORE Farms SMALLER HERD SIZEs
LARGER HERD SIZES FEWER FARMS Source: USDA
To maximize efficient production of safe and affordable animal protein progressive dairy farmers NEED their dairy herds to excel in:
feed efficiency animal health fertility all while continuing to
INCREASE PRODUCTION LEVELS