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Wisconsin cow sets record for milk produced in a lifetime
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LANCASTER, Wis. A Wisconsin dairy cow recently set the record for most milk produced in a lifetime. A cow named Hilda on Stone-Front Farm produced 460,000 pounds of milk her life, which the Holstein Association USA certified as an all time record.
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Lancaster Cow breaks record for most milk produced in a lifetime
The cow, Hilda, produced 460,000 pounds of milk in her life or about 53,000 gallons
Dairy owner said record is a result off good genetics and good care for the cow in her lifetime
By Travis Cleven
Apr 8, 2021 10:13 AM
According to Holstein Association USA, a cow from Lancaster, Wisconsin broke a record for milk production. Stone-Front Leader Hilda is a 15-year-old cow owned by Andy and Lyn Buttles of Stone-Front Farm that just set the record for the most Lifetime Milk produced by a Holstein.
She finished her 2020 lactation with a grand total of 460,720 pounds of milk, which beats the old record by 2,720 pounds. The previous record was set by “Granny” from Koepke Farms in Oconomowoc in 2003.
The Buttles family has been milking Registered Holsteins since 1913 and have a herd average of 30,058 pounds.