Italian Dairy Cow Population
This page provides with data referring to the dairy cow population. To note that Dairy cows account for an important part of the livestock sector in Italy.

The data on the table here below provide, in the given period, with:
  • Heads of cattle
  • Milk yeald (kg) per cow
  • % protein content
  • % fat content

N.B.: The benefits of genetic researches, improved cattle housing hygienic conditions and higher feed quality have a positive influence into the increasing milk yield per cow and as a consequence to the total milk production volume.

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			   		 Italy - Milk cows (number of heads)
			   	


			   	

			   		Region
			   				   		2008
				   				   		2009
				   				   		2010
				   				   		2011
				   						 
					
				

				 	

			   		
			   				   		number
of heads¹		
			   				   		number
of heads¹		
			   				   		number
of heads¹		


				   	kg of milk
per cow²³		
				   	% protein²
				   	   % fat²   

				   				   		number
of heads¹		


				   	kg of milk
per cow²³		
				   	% protein²
				   	   % fat²   

				   						number of heads
± from 2010		

				

				

			  					  		

				  			Sicilia
				  			
				  			
				  					
										48.771									

									
				  					
										50.002									

									
				  					
										52.830									

									
									6.533
				  					3,33
				  					3,55
				  					
				  					
										50.859									

									
									6.640
				  					3,55
				  					3,35
				  									  						-3,73%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Sardegna
				  			
				  			
				  					
										33.686									

									
				  					
										34.618									

									
				  					
										34.194									

									
									9.125
				  					3,37
				  					3,80
				  					
				  					
										33.660									

									
									9.209
				  					3,78
				  					3,36
				  									  						-1,56%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Puglia
				  			
				  			
				  					
										69.623									

									
				  					
										71.472									

									
				  					
										71.759									

									
									7.701
				  					3,40
				  					3,72
				  					
				  					
										70.251									

									
									7.757
				  					3,67
				  					3,41
				  									  						-2,10%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Molise
				  			
				  			
				  					
										20.669									

									
				  					
										21.188									

									
				  					
										18.763									

									
									6.168
				  					3,36
				  					3,72
				  					
				  					
										19.182									

									
									6.054
				  					3,66
				  					3,33
				  									  						+2,23%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Campania
				  			
				  			
				  					
										70.374									

									
				  					
										72.129									

									
				  					
										65.910									

									
									6.789
				  					3,40
				  					3,77
				  					
				  					
										66.636									

									
									6.602
				  					3,70
				  					3,38
				  									  						+1,10%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Calabria
				  			
				  			
				  					
										18.234									

									
				  					
										18.671									

									
				  					
										18.607									

									
									7.300
				  					3,42
				  					3,84
				  					
				  					
										18.269									

									
									7.303
				  					3,81
				  					3,47
				  									  						-1,82%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Basilicata
				  			
				  			
				  					
										24.752									

									
				  					
										25.452									

									
				  					
										26.335									

									
									7.847
				  					3,39
				  					3,80
				  					
				  					
										25.535									

									
									7.956
				  					3,80
				  					3,40
				  									  						-3,04%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Abruzzo
				  			
				  			
				  					
										22.811									

									
				  					
										23.423									

									
				  					
										21.082									

									
									6.314
				  					3,31
				  					3,71
				  					
				  					
										21.428									

									
									6.298
				  					3,69
				  					3,31
				  									  						+1,64%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Umbria
				  			
				  			
				  					
										10.216									

									
				  					
										10.500									

									
				  					
										10.103									

									
									8.139
				  					3,39
				  					3,64
				  					
				  					
										10.038									

									
									8.122
				  					3,60
				  					3,36
				  									  						-0,64%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Toscana
				  			
				  			
				  					
										16.440									

									
				  					
										16.849									

									
				  					
										15.040									

									
									8.066
				  					3,36
				  					3,85
				  					
				  					
										15.338									

									
									3.624
				  					3,81
				  					3,39
				  									  						+1,98%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Marche
				  			
				  			
				  					
										8.696									

									
				  					
										8.885									

									
				  					
										7.806									

									
									7.409
				  					3,38
				  					3,84
				  					
				  					
										8.003									

									
									7.453
				  					3,84
				  					3,36
				  									  						+2,52%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Lazio
				  			
				  			
				  					
										85.020									

									
				  					
										87.325									

									
				  					
										81.652									

									
									8.395
				  					3,41
				  					3,68
				  					
				  					
										81.904									

									
									8.460
				  					3,62
				  					3,41
				  									  						+0,31%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Veneto
				  			
				  			
				  					
										203.524									

									
				  					
										208.818									

									
				  					
										187.541									

									
									8.577
				  					3,41
				  					3,75
				  					
				  					
										190.800									

									
									8.631
				  					3,72
				  					3,40
				  									  						+1,74%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Valle d'Aosta
				  			
				  			
				  					
										20.340									

									
				  					
										20.869									

									
				  					
										19.041									

									
									3.285
				  					3,31
				  					3,45
				  					
				  					
										19.270									

									
									3.309
				  					3,43
				  					3,34
				  									  						+1,20%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Trentino-Alto Adige
				  			
				  			
				  					
										104.572									

									
				  					
										107.404									

									
				  					
										98.546									

									
									6.971
				  					3,48
				  					4,05
				  					
				  					
										99.506									

									
									7.076
				  					4,02
				  					3,49
				  									  						+0,97%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Piemonte
				  			
				  			
				  					
										175.935									

									
				  					
										180.342									

									
				  					
										176.766									

									
									8.541
				  					3,39
				  					3,71
				  					
				  					
										174.443									

									
									8.769
				  					3,68
				  					3,39
				  									  						-1,31%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Lombardia
				  			
				  			
				  					
										573.500									

									
				  					
										588.510									

									
				  					
										536.897									

									
									9.125
				  					3,41
				  					3,76
				  					
				  					
										543.179									

									
									9.242
				  					3,74
				  					3,39
				  									  						+1,17%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Liguria
				  			
				  			
				  					
										3.588									

									
				  					
										3.682									

									
				  					
										3.236									

									
									5.621
				  					3,39
				  					3,83
				  					
				  					
										3.317									

									
									5.418
				  					3,69
				  					3,33
				  									  						+2,50%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Friuli-Venezia Giulia
				  			
				  			
				  					
										44.396									

									
				  					
										45.588									

									
				  					
										41.516									

									
									7.665
				  					3,43
				  					3,86
				  					
				  					
										42.031									

									
									7.691
				  					3,83
				  					3,42
				  									  						+1,24%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Emilia-Romagna
				  			
				  			
				  					
										275.564									

									
				  					
										282.694									

									
				  					
										258.516									

									
									8.322
				  					3,38
				  					3,59
				  					
				  					
										261.332									

									
									8.408
				  					3,58
				  					3,37
				  									  						+1,09%
				  										  		

			  	
			   

			   
			   


			   	

			   	North
				
			   		
			   			
			   			1.401.419
			   			
			   		
			   		
			   		
			   			
			   			1.437.907
			   			
			   		
			   		
			   		
			   			
			   			1.322.059			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   			
			   			
			   		
			   		
			   		
			   			
			   			1.333.878			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   			
			   			
			   		
			   		
					 

			   




			     	

			   	Middle
							   					   		
			   			
			   			120.372			   						   			
			   		


			   					   					   		
			   			
			   			123.559			   						   			
			   		


			   					   					   		
			   			
			   			114.601			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   						   						   			
			   		


			   					   					   		
			   			
			   			115.283			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   						   						   			
			   		


			   		
					 

			   



				     	

			   	South
				
			   									
			   			

			   			308.920			   			
			   		

			   		
			   									
			   			

			   			316.955			   			
			   		

			   		
			   									
			   			

			   			309.480			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   						   			
			   		

			   		
			   									
			   			

			   			305.820			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   						   			
			   		

			   		
					 

			   


			   

			   	Italy
			   				   		
			   			1.830.711

			   						   				   		
			   			1.878.421

			   						   				   		
			   			1.746.140

			   			
							 
			   				 
			   				 

			   							   				   		
			   			1.754.981

			   			
							 
			   				 
			   				 

			   				
					   		 
					   				   				   


			   
				

					
						Last update: 2012-10-29 
						
						
Source: AIA, ISTAT
						


						1) Source ISTAT: figures are representative of the Italian average milk production per cow per year reported at December 1st  of each year.
						

						2) Source AIA: figures refer to the period 1st October - 30 September of each year and to the cow population inspected by AIA (Italian Animal Breeders Association) that accounts for 61.30% of the whole dairy cow herds for 2004, 61.01% for 2005, 61.64% for 2006, 60.88 for 2007, 61.20% for 2008, 59.96% for 2009, 65.40% for 2010, 63.26% for 2011.
						

						3) "kg of milk per cow" has to be intended as annual average milk production per cow.