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The New Zealand Dairy Industry

The New Zealand Dairy Industry. Approx. 11,691 dairy farms Approx. 14% of the land in primary production Over 4.6 M milking cows Produce approx. 19,129 million litres of milk . New Zealand Dairying - ‘our place in the world’. Produce 4% of the world’s milk

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The New Zealand Dairy Industry

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  1. The New Zealand Dairy Industry

  2. Approx. 11,691 dairy farms • Approx. 14% of the land in primary production • Over 4.6 M milking cows • Produce approx. 19,129 million litres of milk

  3. New Zealand Dairying - ‘our place in the world’ • Produce 4% of the world’s milk • Control nearly 40% of the dairy products that are traded internationally • 95% of our production is processed and exported

  4. Calender of events: • Most calving is in spring, to coincide with the start of pasture growth • Calves are reared on colostrum milk or sold as ‘bobby’ calves for slaughter at 4 days • Heifers reared for replacements, bulls for beef production

  5. Cows rotationally graze paddocks (on pasture) • Cows are walked to the milking shed • Cows return to paddocks as soon as they are milked • Cows mated Oct/Nov by ‘AI’ and/or bull

  6. Cowsheds:

  7. Grazing rotations are determined by pasture growth rates and range from 18-45 days • A milking cow requires approx. 17kg DM/day • Lactations last approx. 250-280 days • Cows are ‘dried-off’ in late autumn (end May) • ‘Wintered’ off the area milked on

  8. Breeds of Cows (tested cows 2011-12)

  9. Strengths of New Zealand Dairy Industry: • Integrated and co-ordinated structure • Ability to produce milk at a low cost • Low costs for feeding, housing, machinery • High output of MS per labour unit • Seasonal system • Long distance from other cow populations • Sharemilking options • ‘Attitude’ of the industry

  10. Weaknesses of New Zealand Dairy Industry: • Dependent on the world market • Dependent on foreign exchange rates • Dependent on weather and pasture growth • Heavy workload for labour units at times of year • Inefficiencies in use of processing factories • Short lactations, low yields (kg MS/cow) • Extremely high price of dairy land • Distance from most markets and costs of freight

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