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1. Dairy Cattle Breeding in the United States
2. U.S. dairy statistics (2004) 9.0 million cows
67,000 herds
135 cows/herd
19,000 lb (8600 kg)/cow
~93% Holsteins, ~5% Jerseys
~75% bred AI
46% milk recorded through Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI)
3. U.S. dairy population and yield