Abstract

An analysis of Kansas Holstein herds in 1992 indicated that the yearly milk production per cow had a significant effect on returns to labor and management. The lowest quartile herds (13,445 lb per cow average) had a negative return to management. Herds averaging 20,614 lb per cow yielded $479 return to management. Records become increasingly important in managing the dairy operation, especially those that are readily analyzed and predict the degree of economic change when management is modified.; Dairy Day, 1993, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1993;

Keywords: Dairy Day, 1993, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 94-149-S, Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station), 694, Dairy, Milk production, Profit, Dairy cattle

How to Cite:

Call, E. P. & Dunham, J. R., (1993) “Effect of yearly milk per cow on profitability of dairy herds”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(2), 26-28. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2950