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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
			   				   		2013
				   				   		2014
				   				   		2015
				   				   		2016
				   						 
					
				

				 	

			   		
			   				   		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 2015		

				

				

			  					  		

				  			Emilia-Romagna
				  			
				  			
				  					
										303.023									

									
				  					
										279.134									

									
				  					
										276.072									

									
									8.555
				  					3,32
				  					3,62
				  					
				  					
										277.245									

									
									8.788
				  					3,37
				  					3,72
				  									  						+0,42%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Friuli-Venezia Giulia
				  			
				  			
				  					
										36.720									

									
				  					
										32.219									

									
				  					
										37.612									

									
									7.872
				  					3,37
				  					3,86
				  					
				  					
										41.804									

									
									7.973
				  					3,41
				  					3,94
				  									  						+11,15%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Liguria
				  			
				  			
				  					
										2.856									

									
				  					
										2.416									

									
				  					
										3.437									

									
									5.548
				  					3,41
				  					3,76
				  					
				  					
										2.551									

									
									5.221
				  					3,42
				  					3,87
				  									  						-25,78%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Lombardia
				  			
				  			
				  					
										456.464									

									
				  					
										482.322									

									
				  					
										481.772									

									
									9.690
				  					3,32
				  					3,72
				  					
				  					
										478.881									

									
									9.793
				  					3,37
				  					3,81
				  									  						-0,60%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Piemonte
				  			
				  			
				  					
										163.788									

									
				  					
										186.964									

									
				  					
										179.179									

									
									8.832
				  					3,34
				  					3,76
				  					
				  					
										176.152									

									
									8.811
				  					3,39
				  					3,80
				  									  						-1,69%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Trentino-Alto Adige
				  			
				  			
				  					
										116.866									

									
				  					
										84.609									

									
				  					
										81.274									

									
									7.146
				  					3,45
				  					4,03
				  					
				  					
										83.947									

									
									7.330
				  					3,49
				  					4,08
				  									  						+3,29%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Valle d'Aosta
				  			
				  			
				  					
										21.860									

									
				  					
										15.666									

									
				  					
										18.507									

									
									3.302
				  					3,28
				  					3,42
				  					
				  					
										17.954									

									
									3.321
				  					3,30
				  					3,48
				  									  						-2,99%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Veneto
				  			
				  			
				  					
										186.931									

									
				  					
										170.478									

									
				  					
										170.779									

									
									8.835
				  					3,35
				  					3,70
				  					
				  					
										167.757									

									
									8.917
				  					3,39
				  					3,84
				  									  						-1,77%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Lazio
				  			
				  			
				  					
										68.767									

									
				  					
										84.304									

									
				  					
										84.450									

									
									8.648
				  					3,32
				  					3,72
				  					
				  					
										71.731									

									
									8.792
				  					3,34
				  					3,72
				  									  						-15,06%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Marche
				  			
				  			
				  					
										6.023									

									
				  					
										10.700									

									
				  					
										10.573									

									
									7.413
				  					3,35
				  					3,77
				  					
				  					
										10.205									

									
									7.497
				  					3,39
				  					3,74
				  									  						-3,48%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Toscana
				  			
				  			
				  					
										13.201									

									
				  					
										15.774									

									
				  					
										17.778									

									
									8.395
				  					3,38
				  					3,76
				  					
				  					
										17.601									

									
									8.673
				  					3,39
				  					3,81
				  									  						-1,00%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Umbria
				  			
				  			
				  					
										10.287									

									
				  					
										8.629									

									
				  					
										8.429									

									
									8.337
				  					3,32
				  					3,71
				  					
				  					
										9.944									

									
									8.517
				  					3,34
				  					3,75
				  									  						+17,97%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Abruzzo
				  			
				  			
				  					
										26.205									

									
				  					
										17.880									

									
				  					
										17.422									

									
									6.659
				  					3,29
				  					3,69
				  					
				  					
										15.971									

									
									6.862
				  					3,35
				  					3,76
				  									  						-8,33%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Basilicata
				  			
				  			
				  					
										38.178									

									
				  					
										32.712									

									
				  					
										32.510									

									
									8.405
				  					3,38
				  					3,84
				  					
				  					
										32.014									

									
									8.577
				  					3,38
				  					3,90
				  									  						-1,53%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Calabria
				  			
				  			
				  					
										18.963									

									
				  					
										30.520									

									
				  					
										29.916									

									
									7.759
				  					3,37
				  					3,76
				  					
				  					
										35.222									

									
									7.994
				  					3,41
				  					3,80
				  									  						+17,74%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Campania
				  			
				  			
				  					
										80.518									

									
				  					
										71.890									

									
				  					
										72.265									

									
									7.495
				  					3,35
				  					3,80
				  					
				  					
										83.219									

									
									8.053
				  					3,36
				  					3,88
				  									  						+15,16%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Molise
				  			
				  			
				  					
										18.666									

									
				  					
										17.395									

									
				  					
										17.655									

									
									6.279
				  					3,33
				  					3,65
				  					
				  					
										16.908									

									
									6.527
				  					3,36
				  					3,73
				  									  						-4,23%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Puglia
				  			
				  			
				  					
										101.639									

									
				  					
										103.445									

									
				  					
										103.358									

									
									7.783
				  					3,42
				  					3,73
				  					
				  					
										102.203									

									
									8.105
				  					3,46
				  					3,80
				  									  						-1,12%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Sardegna
				  			
				  			
				  					
										60.001									

									
				  					
										66.227									

									
				  					
										66.124									

									
									9.644
				  					3,32
				  					3,84
				  					
				  					
										68.955									

									
									9.666
				  					3,35
				  					3,92
				  									  						+4,28%
				  										  		

			  					  		

				  			Sicilia
				  			
				  			
				  					
										131.171									

									
				  					
										117.706									

									
				  					
										117.372									

									
									7.005
				  					3,27
				  					3,59
				  					
				  					
										111.500									

									
									6.070
				  					3,21
				  					3,53
				  									  						-5,00%
				  										  		

			  	
			   

			   
			   


			   	

			   	North
				
			   		
			   			
			   			1.288.508
			   			
			   		
			   		
			   		
			   			
			   			1.253.808
			   			
			   		
			   		
			   		
			   			
			   			1.248.632			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   			
			   			
			   		
			   		
			   		
			   			
			   			1.246.291			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   			
			   			
			   		
			   		
					 

			   




			     	

			   	Middle
							   					   		
			   			
			   			98.278			   						   			
			   		


			   					   					   		
			   			
			   			119.407			   						   			
			   		


			   					   					   		
			   			
			   			121.230			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   						   						   			
			   		


			   					   					   		
			   			
			   			109.481			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   						   						   			
			   		


			   		
					 

			   



				     	

			   	South
				
			   									
			   			

			   			475.341			   			
			   		

			   		
			   									
			   			

			   			457.775			   			
			   		

			   		
			   									
			   			

			   			456.622			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   						   			
			   		

			   		
			   									
			   			

			   			465.992			   			 
			   			 
			   			 

			   						   			
			   		

			   		
					 

			   


			   

			   	Italy
			   				   		
			   			1.862.127

			   						   				   		
			   			1.830.990

			   						   				   		
			   			1.826.484

			   			
							 
			   				 
			   				 

			   							   				   		
			   			1.821.764

			   			
							 
			   				 
			   				 

			   				
					   		 
					   				   				   


			   
				

					
						Last update: 2017-07-11 
						
						
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, 66.22% for 2011, 62.77% for 2012, 61.14% for 2013.
						

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