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Dairy Farming in New Zealand - Cattle Breeds Providing the Backbone of Production

Dairy farming in New Zealand has a long and proud history in the agricultural industry, being at the forefront of farming and agricultural production for centuries and providing the world with the highest quality of dairy and agricultural products. Being introduced by European settlers in the early nineteenth century, dairy cattle began to provide the local and national New Zealand community with milk, butter, cheese and high quality meat. The natural environment in New Zealand seemed the perfect environment for dairy farming as the introduced breeds of cattle thrived under the conditions, producing record levels and unsurpassed quality of dairy products.

The exportation of New Zealand dairy products to the world have been recorded as early as the middle of the 1940's. When technology allowed the long distance delivery of dairy products, in the form of refrigerated shipments, New Zealand firmly established its position as the world's leading nation of dairy production. As time has passed, New Zealand has been a leader in the development of improved farming processes, techniques and managerial techniques, which has enabled them to consistently outperform other nations in the areas of milk production, animal comfort and husbandry and quality of output.

The first breed of cattle that provided the building blocks of the New Zealand dairy farming industry was the Jersey. This breed dominated the New Zealand dairy farming industry well into the 1960's; however, as a change in the focus of dairying led to a greater demand for higher numbers of calves for beef, as well as changes in the management practices of farms, Holstein-Friesian became the prevailing breed. The increases in the productivity of the new breeds, as well as the increased productive capacity by modern managerial practices have led to farms that are not only more profitable, with notable increases in output, but they have grown much larger in size. Click now the botany at dairy farm

The typical farm in the late 1990's averaged 220 cows. However, in today's competitive dairy farming industry in New Zealand and the need to increase the profit generating capabilities through the achievement of economies of scale, the number of cows on a farm has grown considerably; with many farms approaching the grazing of 500 cows, and some having more than 1000. The quality of the breed of cow contributes significantly to the ability to increase production. Increasing inputs and adapted managerial actions are only as effective as the specific breed can react too; this is why it is essential to invest in high quality stock that is of good breed and excellent condition.

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