Tables 8A-8F. Summary of National Standardized Lactation Averages
for Cows With Records Used in National Genetic Evaluations.

  Table 8A. Records (no.)
  Calving year
Breed 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ayrshire 13,465 11,576 7,035 5,989 6,045 5,977 5,727 5,559 5,318 5,235
Brown Swiss 17,236 17,717 15,704 16,029 18,069 18,243 18,379 17,997 18,028 17,911
Guernsey 38,364 25,805 9,406 7,248 6,144 6,076 5,807 5,532 5,505 5,469
Holstein 1,109,758 1,720,127 1,624,058 1,650,001 2,020,821 2,103,095 2,157,122 2,175,009 2,227,408 2,291,188
Jersey 63,305 99,416 106,837 128,236 182,137 209,844 229,075 253,850 274,834 296,775
Milking Shorthorn 2,302 2,684 2,407 2,723 3,091 3,288 3,166 3,126 2,771 2,606
Red and White 900 5,588 3,927 2,636 2,370 2,306 2,237 2,269 1,939 1,879 

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  Table 8B. Milk (lb)
  Calving year
Breed 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ayrshire 13,144 14,799 17,389 18,303 18,275 18,295 18,440 18,478 18,918 19,124
Brown Swiss 14,172 16,250 20,300 21,405 21,857 21,996 22,214 22,130 22,475 22,691
Guernsey 11,666 13,297 16,043 17,154 17,351 17,349 17,578 17,429 17,622 17,907
Holstein 17,566 20,178 24,517 25,644 25,757 25,987 26,312 26,639 27,031 27,251
Jersey 11,437 13,407 17,038 18,087 18,565 19,004 19,359 19,793 20,454 20,592
Milking Shorthorn 11,560 14,011 16,548 17,582 18,137 18,319 18,131 17,868 18,578 19,122
Red and White 16,470 18,832 22,845 23,815 23,342 23,439 23,679 23,803 24,387 24,675 

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  Table 8C. Fat (%)
  Calving year
Breed 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ayrshire 3.88 3.85 3.86 3.82 3.85 3.84 3.85 3.90 3.91 3.91
Brown Swiss 4.06 3.98 4.01 4.00 3.97 3.97 4.02 4.06 4.02 4.04
Guernsey 4.60 4.49 4.46 4.42 4.43 4.41 4.42 4.48 4.52 4.49
Holstein 3.61 3.61 3.64 3.65 3.65 3.67 3.71 3.73 3.72 3.73
Jersey 4.84 4.73 4.60 4.62 4.69 4.70 4.75 4.77 4.76 4.77
Milking Shorthorn 3.69 3.58 3.59 3.58 3.66 3.65 3.67 3.69 3.72 3.74
Red and White 3.62 3.67 3.66 3.63 3.73 3.72 3.72 3.74 3.75 3.76 

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  Table 8D. Fat (lb)
  Calving year
Breed 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ayrshire 510 570 671 700 704 703 711 720 740 747
Brown Swiss 576 646 814 856 867 874 894 898 903 918
Guernsey 536 598 716 758 769 766 776 781 796 804
Holstein 633 729 893 936 941 955 977 993 1005 1017
Jersey 553 634 784 835 870 893 919 944 973 982
Milking Shorthorn 426 502 595 630 664 669 666 659 691 716
Red and White 596 692 837 865 871 872 880 891 916 929 

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  Table 8E. Protein (%)
  Calving year
Breed 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ayrshire 3.16 3.13 3.12 3.14 3.14 3.14 3.15 3.15 3.15
Brown Swiss 3.33 3.31 3.30 3.29 3.31 3.32 3.34 3.34 3.32
Guernsey 3.30 3.31 3.27 3.26 3.27 3.27 3.29 3.30 3.31
Holstein 2.94 3.00 3.01 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.06 3.06
Jersey 3.60 3.58 3.57 3.60 3.62 3.61 3.63 3.62 3.63
Milking Shorthorn 3.09 3.10 3.09 3.09 3.11 3.11 3.11 3.10 3.09
Red and White 2.95 2.98 2.99 3.02 3.05 3.05 3.05 3.06 3.05 

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  Table 8F. Protein (lb)
  Calving year
Breed 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ayrshire 468 545 571 573 574 580 581 597 602
Brown Swiss 541 672 707 719 729 738 739 750 754
Guernsey 439 531 561 565 567 575 573 581 592
Holstein 592 733 772 781 791 803 816 828 834
Jersey 482 610 646 669 688 699 718 741 748
Milking Shorthorn 433 512 543 561 570 563 556 576 590
Red and White 555 680 711 705 714 722 727 745 753 

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