United States
Department of
Agriculture
Animal and
Plant Health
Inspection
Service
Veterinary
Services
National
Animal Health
Monitoring
System
June 2003
Dairy 2002
Part II: Changes in the United States Dairy
Industry, 1991–2002
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Acknowledgments
This report has been prepared from material received and analyzed by the U.S.
Department ofAgriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) via three national studies of health
management and animal health on U.S. dairy operations conducted between
1991 and 2002.
The 1991 National Dairy Heifer Evaluation Project, Dairy ‘96, and Dairy 2002
were cooperative efforts between State and Federal agricultural statisticians,
animal health officials, university researchers, and