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Table 1 General information about the dairy farms

From: The marketing of herd health and production management services on Dutch dairy farms: perceptions of dairy farmers and their veterinary surgeons

 

All farms

Group A

(Farms with quota ≤ 250,000 kg)

Group B

(Farms with quota ≥ 750,000 kg)

Number of dairy farms

466

23

53

Number of persons working on the farm

1.87

1.51

2.3

Proportion of business dairy related (%)

67.8

21.2

83

Average size of the dairy herd

68.4

35.9

124.2

Average size property (ha)

40.6

36

84.9

Average quantity of milk quota (kg)

517820

199500

985710

Average milk yield 305 days < 8,000 kg (%)

48.6

79.2

35.2

Average milk yield 305 d ≥ 8,000 < 10,000 kg (%)

49.7

16.7

61.1

Average milk yield 305 d ≥ 10,000 kg (%)

1.7

4.1

3.7