Herd Improvement Association's Latest Testing Figures
October average figures for dairy groups and herds tested by the Bay of. Plenty and East Coast Herd Improvement Association Inc. have just been completed and released for publication. Of the groups, Paengaroa A and Tauranga B topped the list of average fat production per cow, 421bs each. Tauranga B showed the highest average test, 4.98. Following are the details:— Group Averages
Cows Milk Test Fat Aongatete 1373 837 4.53 38 Awakeri 1485 842 4.43 37 Edgecumbe 2266 838 4.54 38 Galatea Nth 1007 776 4.61 36 Galatea Sth 1029 836 4.56 38 Katikati Nth 1475 829 4.75 • 40 Katikati Sth 1399 798 4.89 39 Manutuke/ Patutahi 803 823 4.57 33 Nukuhou 1490 773 4.64 36 Ohinep’anea 1742 827 4.45 37 Omokoroa/ Te Puna 1605 828 4.64 39 Onepu/ Manawahe 1264 828 4.47 37 Opotiki West 917 768 4.58 35 Opotiki East 1431 798 4.76 38 Otakiri 1581 819 4.35 36 Paengaroa A 1466 916 4.63 42 Paengaroa B 1279 794 4.59 37 Papamoa A 1127 791 4.86 38 Papamoa B 1361 791 4.89 33 Taneatua 1267 776 4.41 34 Tauranga A 880 736 4.89 36 Tauranga B 1196 851 4.98 42 Te Karaka/ Ormond 639 771 4.55 35 Thornton 2788 860 4.18 36 Tolaga Bay/ Whangara 648 797 4.58 37 Waimana 1707 855 4.70 40 Whakatane 81 787 4.62 37 Wairoa 1087 831 4.54 38 Te Puke 1661 828 4.74 39 Assn average 38,784 819 4.60 h Assn average Oct. 1947/48 38,083 854 4.56 39 Highest Herd in Each Group , Aongatete Two herds 46 Awakeri 70 904 4.94 45 Edgecumbe 99 1020 4.56 47 Galatea Nth 61 948 4.74 45 Galatea Sth 43 976 4.96 48, Katikati Nth 44 1007 5.57 57 Katikati Sth Two Herds 49 Manutuke/ Patutahi 13 1560 4.08 63 Nukuhou 13 981 4.98 49 Ohinepanea Two herds 45 Omokoroa/ Te Puna 20 978 5.29 51 Onepu/ Manawahe 24 1051 4.97 52 Opotiki West 45 954 4.90 45 Opotiki East 60 1011 4.75 48 Otakiri 73 1077 4.37 47 Paengaroa A 86 1189 4.76 56 Paengaroa B Two herds 47 Papamoa A 17 985 5.32 52 Papamoa B 62 966 5.85 56 Taneatua 63 1056 4.84 51 Tauranga A 11 1044 5.03 52 Tauranga B 49 1122 4.27 48 Te Karaka/ Ormpnd 23 1172 4.53 53 Thornton 160 1289 3.35 43 Tolaga Bay/ Whangara 44 918 4.94 45 Waimana 75 1012 4.89 49 Whakatane 39 1051 4.38 46 Wairoa 46 1008 5.04 -i Te Puke 40 1069 4.86 52
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 47, 28 January 1949, Page 5
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