DAIRY '96, PART II: CHANGES IN THE U.S. DAIRY INDUSTRY: 1991-1996

The NAHMS Dairy '96 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation's dairy animal population for education and research. This report contains demographic changes of the U.S. and world dairy industry from a historical perspective from data provided by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Census of Agriculture, and Foreign Agriculture Service. Results of two NAHMS national studies overview changes in the U.S. dairy industry in the 5-year period of 1991 to 1996. The 1991 National Dairy Heifer Evaluation Project included herds of 30 or more milk cows and heifer-rearing operations in 28 states representing 83 percent of U.S. milk cows. NAHMS Dairy '96 described dairy production for operations with one or more milk cows in 20 states representing 83 percent of the nation's milk cows. This report provides national estimates of animal health and health management practices for comparable populations from both studies. Contact for this paper: Steven Ot