The national dairy herd interim census; 1960.

  • Milk Marketing Board
Date:
1961
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The national dairy herd interim census; 1960. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BREED STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL DAIRY HERD The National Picture The National Dairy herd according to our definition includes cows and heifers in milk together with cows-in-calf but not in milk, used for dairying in the milk selling herd. The relative importance of this dairy component as distinct from the beef in the National herd is shown in the diagram on the opposite page. Dairying as distinct from beef predominates in every region. It shows that the cow population in this country has become more specialised in the last five years; the proportion of cows from which milk is sold has fallen, making way for a larger beef component. The change over the last 50 years is brought out below. Fig. 3. The National Herd, 1908, 1955 and 1960. Within the dairy component itself there has been a substantial movement in the direction of the more specialised dairy breeds and away from the dual-purpose types. The rate of this change is persisting strongly and as indicated in the figures for first line replacements is likely to continue in the near future. 1960 Fig. 4. The National Dairy Herd, 1960. 7
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