Table 1. Ayrshire State and national standardized lactation averages
for cows calving in 2000 with records used in national genetic evaluations.

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State (no.) (lb) (%) (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting
Alabama 6 16,384 3.30 540 2.96 486 100
Arkansas 30 18,014 3.30 595 3.18 572 100
California 99 20,668 3.87 800 3.12 644 100
Colorado 20 19,851 3.47 688 3.19 633 100
Connecticut 90 18,446 3.93 725 3.20 590 100
Delaware 24 18,029 3.72 670 3.19 575 100
Florida 23 12,773 3.59 458 3.17 405 100
Georgia 71 17,299 3.61 625 3.07 531 100
Idaho 8 16,034 4.21 675 3.30 529 100
Illinois 264 18,288 3.77 689 3.14 575 100
Indiana 123 17,121 3.90 667 3.14 537 100
Iowa 542 17,759 3.92 696 3.16 560 100
Kansas 106 16,698 3.87 646 3.19 533 100
Kentucky 39 12,679 4.02 510 3.25 412 100
Louisiana 39 16,022 3.42 548 2.99 479 100
Maine 136 17,290 3.77 651 3.09 535 100
Maryland 297 18,860 4.00 754 3.18 599 100
Massachusetts 23 19,046 3.79 723 3.08 586 100
Michigan 51 19,761 3.97 784 3.15 623 100
Minnesota 209 16,602 3.83 636 3.09 513 100
Mississippi 2 17,974 3.36 604 3.23 581 100
Missouri 81 15,896 3.82 607 3.17 504 100
Nebraska 81 15,900 3.94 627 3.17 505 100
New Hampshire 136 18,122 3.93 711 3.09 560 100
New Jersey 32 19,878 4.21 837 3.19 634 100
New Mexico 271 14,991 3.67 550 3.20 480 100
New York 1243 17,154 3.89 668 3.11 533 100
North Carolina 89 14,211 3.78 537 3.09 439 100
North Dakota 7 17,762 3.59 638 3.09 549 100
Ohio 469 17,091 3.86 660 3.17 542 100
Oklahoma 81 21,746 3.52 765 3.11 675 100
Oregon 53 17,175 3.70 635 3.18 546 100
Pennsylvania 957 17,614 3.83 674 3.12 549 100
Rhode Island 30 15,122 3.89 588 3.09 467 100
South Carolina 9 17,432 4.18 728 3.21 560 100
South Dakota 2 15,857 4.34 688 3.34 530 100
Tennessee 38 16,030 3.80 610 3.14 504 100
Texas 3 13,892 3.52 489 3.31 460 100
Utah 20 14,207 4.34 616 3.32 472 100
Vermont 493 17,931 3.97 711 3.13 561 100
Virginia 61 16,160 3.80 614 3.17 512 100
Washington 42 17,892 3.94 704 3.29 589 100
West Virginia 87 14,485 3.82 554 3.16 457 100
Wisconsin 548 17,781 3.85 684 3.10 552 100
US 7035 17,389 3.86 671 3.13 545 100