Table 5. 2008 Percentile thresholds for herds with 25 cows or more in official test plans by breed and yield
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Table 5A. Milk
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 18,935 22,672 19,023 25,962 18,370 18,465 25,684
80 18,170 21,207 17,905 24,449 17,269 15,307 22,550
70 17,162 19,774 17,100 23,368 16,492 13,070 21,151
60 15,948 19,031 16,178 22,402 15,811 13,031 20,493
50 15,229 18,150 15,268 21,525 15,059 12,678 19,971
40 14,511 17,515 14,755 20,605 14,160 12,177 19,306
30 13,410 16,135 13,613 19,627 13,323 11,950 18,668
20 12,661 14,651 12,877 18,415 12,248 11,501 18,605
10 10,703 12,752 11,589 16,538 10,905 10,235 14,851
0 8,055 8,928 9,003 4,660 6,208 8,711 11,888
Number of Herds 75 177 95 14,151 853 21 18

 

 
Table 5B. Fat
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 746 949 868 958 869 677 905
80 691 861 811 904 812 494 871
70 654 810 773 863 772 483 817
60 619 769 722 830 732 474 764
50 603 742 692 798 696 466 757
40 561 716 660 766 657 461 738
30 530 648 625 730 617 443 724
20 489 587 582 685 571 391 683
10 429 524 516 618 502 356 548
0 317 396 421 144 278 319 361
Number of Herds 75 177 95 14,151 853 21 18

 

 
Table 5C. Protein
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 610 770 631 794 662 566 766
80 573 715 601 750 628 480 697
70 550 674 566 718 594 426 667
60 512 645 545 689 570 403 621
50 488 623 522 663 543 394 609
40 458 593 498 637 514 380 593
30 432 549 471 607 483 369 581
20 403 490 427 569 440 348 573
10 359 432 389 513 390 313 434
0 244 317 311 143 215 268 347
Number of Herds 75 177 95 14,151 853 21 18 

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