During the 2022 dairy season, almost 60 percent of all dairy cows in New Zealand were Holstein-Friesian/Jersey crossbreeds. In general, farmers in New Zealand have been migrating towards crossbred cows in order to get the best traits from the two major breeds for dairy farming.
Distribution of dairy cows in New Zealand in 2022, by breed
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DairyNZ. (March 4, 2023). Distribution of dairy cows in New Zealand in 2022, by breed [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102335/new-zealand-dairy-cow-share-by-breed/
DairyNZ. "Distribution of dairy cows in New Zealand in 2022, by breed." Chart. March 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102335/new-zealand-dairy-cow-share-by-breed/
DairyNZ. (2023). Distribution of dairy cows in New Zealand in 2022, by breed. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102335/new-zealand-dairy-cow-share-by-breed/
DairyNZ. "Distribution of Dairy Cows in New Zealand in 2022, by Breed." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102335/new-zealand-dairy-cow-share-by-breed/
DairyNZ, Distribution of dairy cows in New Zealand in 2022, by breed Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102335/new-zealand-dairy-cow-share-by-breed/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Distribution of dairy cows in New Zealand in 2022, by breed [Graph], DairyNZ, March 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102335/new-zealand-dairy-cow-share-by-breed/