Question

Today, an average dairy cow produces approximately ____ quarts of milk per cow annually.

(a) 5500

(b) 6500

(c) 6800

(d) 8800

This question was posed to me during an interview.

My enquiry is from Regulations in chapter Regulations of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

Correct option is (d) 8800

To explain: The average cow in the U.S. produces about 21,000 lbs. of milk per year, that’s nearly 8800 quarts a year! On a daily basis, most cows average about 70 lbs. of milk per day or about 8 gallons per day. 8 gallons is about 128 glasses of milk per day.