This section contains information related to the average milk production per breed and selected countries based on Milk recording.
2021
Canada
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Ayrshire |
5,982 |
8,360 |
4.14 |
3.43 |
| Brown Swiss |
1,447 |
8,917 |
4.24 |
3.56 |
| Canadienne |
250 |
5,828 |
4.36 |
3.58 |
| Guernsey |
304 |
7,394 |
4.67 |
3.48 |
| Holstein |
280,984 |
11,094 |
4.02 |
3.30 |
| Jersey |
12,987 |
7,259 |
5.14 |
3.88 |
| Milking Shorthorn |
314 |
7,512 |
4.05 |
3.37 |
United States
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Ayrshire |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Brown Swiss |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Guernsey |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Holstein |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Jersey |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Milking Shorthorn |
- |
- |
- |
- |
South Korea
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Holstein |
10,412 |
10,412 |
3.98 |
3.22 |
Denmark ( 365 day rolling average )
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 365 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Cross |
61,385 |
10,153 |
4.30 |
3.60 |
| Holstein |
350,043 |
11,209 |
4.10 |
3.52 |
| Jersey |
67,073 |
7,564 |
5.98 |
4.30 |
| Red Nordic |
25,548 |
9,715 |
4.40 |
3.70 |
Belgium (Flemish Region)
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Holstein Red & White |
11,713 |
8,838 |
4.42 |
3.60 |
| Holstein Black & White |
57,150 |
9,863 |
4.19 |
3.48 |
Netherlands
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Meuse-Rhine-Yssel |
5,583 |
6,965 |
4.57 |
3.75 |
| Holstein Red & White |
117,942 |
9,000 |
4.56 |
3.67 |
| Holstein Black & White |
588,280 |
9,684 |
4.35 |
3.58 |
Finland
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Finnish Ayrshire |
69,993 |
9,524 |
4.52 |
3.66 |
| Finnish Cattle |
1,346 |
6,650 |
4.43 |
3.49 |
| Holstein |
94,561 |
10,721 |
4.20 |
3.49 |
| Jersey |
1,082 |
8,114 |
5.24 |
3.93 |
Estonia
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 365 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Estonian Red |
10,329 |
9,095 |
4.04 |
3.45 |
| Estonian Holstein |
69,351 |
10,541 |
3.81 |
3.34 |
Czech Republic
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Fleckvieh |
101,739 |
8,065 |
4.01 |
3.53 |
| Holstein |
175,973 |
10,731 |
3.86 |
3.37 |
| Montbeliarde |
3,328 |
8,536 |
4.04 |
3.56 |
Germany
| Dairy breeds by country |
Number of lactations |
Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) |
Fat (%) |
Protein (%) |
| Brown Swiss |
136,118 |
7,558 |
4.29 |
3.63 |
| Fleckvieh |
842,449 |
7,906 |
4.22 |
3.54 |
| Holstein Black & White |
1,970,387 |
9,752 |
4.06 |
3.45 |
| Holstein Red & White |
205,906 |
8,969 |
4.18 |
3.50 |
The country selected are Canada and United States first then the top 9 countries based on Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) if available, if not based on Milk yield per recorded cow (kg). No data available for Israel.
Source: International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section
