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Herd testing

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Herd testing

Herd testing involves sampling and analysing milk from each cow in a herd. Together with herd recording, where each cow’s genetic and production details are taken, herd testing provides an important basis for breeding selection.

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Hugh Stringleman and Frank Scrimgeour, Dairying and dairy products – Breed improvement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15710/herd-testing (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hugh Stringleman and Frank Scrimgeour, published 1 March 2009.