In the wild in Assam, the herd size varied from three to 30 individuals.

In New Zealand the average herd size, for the 2009/2010 season, is 376 cows.

Ranches are usually large (1500 - 3000 ha) and average herd size is c. 600.

Although sources disagree about herd size, it is clear that numbers have fallen since the 1960s.

Over half the farms had a beef herd with an average herd size of 23.

The herd size, 8.7 million head, remained at its highest level since 1973.

The survey found that the average herd size in these developed countries increased from 74 to 99 cows per herd between 2001 to 2007.

That economic model has collapsed, and herd size is shrinking to preindustrial levels.

The state has less than 200 dairy farms, with an average herd size of 113 cows.

Over the years, the herd size varied from 4 (in 1965) to 67 (in 1978).