Table   4. Milk yield : type and expression of official A or B milk recording.

 

Breeding

Average

 

Type of calculation


COUNTRY

length
of the

lactation

production of reference

 

milking from lambing

milking after a suckling period

suckling period (days)

Method used

total milk yield

milk yield during the milking only period

total milk yield

milk yield during the milking only period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CYPRUS

 

yes

40-60

A4



yes



yes (90 d)

CZECH REP.

yes

 

60

AT

yes

 

yes (180 d)

 

ENGLAND

yes

 

-

A4

yes

yes

yes (305 d)

yes (305 d)

FRANCE

 

yes

25-35 (*)

AC

 

yes

 

 

GERMANY

yes
(67%)

yes
(33%)

55

A4-B4-AT-E

yes

 

yes (150 d)

 

GREECE

 

yes

42

A4

 

yes

 

 

ISRAEL

yes

 

 

B4 & AC (BC)

yes

 

 

 

ITALY

 

yes

30

AT, AC

yes

yes

yes

yes

REP. OF MACEDONIA

 

yes

35-4-60

A4

 

yes

yes

yes

SLOVAK REP.

 

yes

55-65

AC

 

yes

 

yes (150 d)

SLOVENIA

 

yes

55-75

A4

yes

yes

 

 

SPAIN

 

yes

25-30-35 (*)

A4, AT, AC

yes

yes

yes (120 d)

yes (30-120 d)

SWITZERLAND

TUNISIA

 

yes


yes

56


102

A4


A4

 

yes


yes

 

yes (150 d)

(*) according to the breeds