Lifetime credits, if published, must include total days in the lifetime production, total pounds of milk, average percentage of fat, and pounds of fat. Totals of other milk components should be included when available. If nonofficial credits are part of the lifetime credits they must be labeled appropriately. Herd Averages a. Such data should include the yearly period involved, the number of cow years on test, percentage of days in milk, pounds of milk, and pounds of fat.
Optional data includes days dry and percentage of fat.
If other milk components are computed, such averages also may be published. If part or all of the herd was milked more than twice daily, such herd averages must be labeled. M.E. Herd Lactation Average An M.E. herd lactation average includes all lactations of 305 days or less completed in the herd during the established testing year. Incomplete records for cows leaving the herd during the year should be projected and included. Such published averages must include the year ended and the fact that it is an M.E. lactation average, to prevent confusion with the 365-day rolling herd average.