Table 2.

Number of cows and lactation observations¹ by specific breed groups for the organic and low-input conventional dairy herds at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris, MN

		Primiparous			Multiparous
	Total number of cows	Organic	Conventional	Total	Organic	Conventional	Total
Breed
Holstein	114	18	70	88	18	143	161
1964 Holstein	83	37	23	60	60	50	110
MVH2	248	70	148	218	82	257	339
Montbéliarde-sired	86	33	51	84	24	51	75
Viking Red-sired	80	17	52	69	21	94	115
Holstein-sired	82	20	45	65	37	112	149
NJV2	167	118	25	143	171	39	210
Normande-sired	39	30	7	37	25	13	38
Jersey-sired	58	36	7	43	78	7	85
Viking Red-sired	70	52	11	63	68	19	87
Total	612	243	266	509	331	489	820

¹Because the study spanned across 4 yr, cows (n = 390) had multiple lactations included in the data.

²MVH = crossbreds of Montbéliarde, Viking Red, and Holstein; NJV = crossbreds of Normande, Jersey, and Viking Red.