The following tables display data about trends in breed of calves and inseminations used on the dairy herd.
- Trends in Breed of calves from the dairy herd (2012 to 2016).
| Table 1. Trends in Sire Usage on FR cows. |
| Breed |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
| AA Sire |
142,553 |
142,824 |
174,730 |
216,112 |
235,502 |
| BB Sire |
28,871 |
23,149 |
25,570 |
25,987 |
23,972 |
| HE Sire |
93,434 |
92,690 |
115,987 |
144,243 |
157,688 |
| LM Sire |
52,088 |
48,261 |
55,412 |
60,412 |
57,756 |
| FR Sire |
670,744 |
689,124 |
666,410 |
684,523 |
715,950 |
| JE Sire |
19,737 |
17,735 |
14,561 |
12,692 |
15,073 |
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Table 1a. Breed Trends; JE as a % FR |
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Breed |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
| 1 |
FR Sire * FR Dam |
670,744 |
689,124 |
666,410 |
684,523 |
715,950 |
| 2 |
JE Sire * FR Dam |
19,737 |
17,735 |
14,561 |
12,692 |
15,073 |
| 3 |
FR Sire * JE Dam |
12,428 |
17,110 |
21,356 |
25,291 |
27,640 |
| 4 |
JE Sire * JE Dam |
4,869 |
5,613 |
5,300 |
5,872 |
6,843 |
| 5 |
ALL JE (2 + 3 + 4) |
37,034 |
40,458 |
41,217 |
43,855 |
49,556 |
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ALL JE as a % FR*FR (5 / 1) |
5.52% |
5.87% |
6.18% |
6.41% |
6.92% |
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- Large increase in use of beef breeds on dairy herd.
- Jersey still at a low level, but increasing relative to Holstein Friesian.
- Inseminations used on the dairy herd for 2016 (to give a picture of trends for 2017).
| Table 2. Trends in Technician Recorded Inseminations (2014-2016) |
| Year of Insemination |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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| Angus |
76,730 |
86,267 |
104,467 |
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| Belgian Blue |
46,050 |
42,187 |
41,642 |
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| Hereford |
44,956 |
52,353 |
76,671 |
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| Limousin |
62,915 |
67,211 |
79,940 |
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| Holstein-Friesian |
612,133 |
680,423 |
642,605 |
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| Jersey |
30,688 |
36,716 |
53,262 |
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| Jersey vs Holstein-Friesian |
5.0% |
5.4% |
8.3% |
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- Significant increase in use of Jersey inseminations in 2016 relative to 2015.
