Dairy Herd Management Market Report 2025

This report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The dairy herd management market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $4.48 billion in 2024 to $4.86 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growing herd size of dairy farms, rising demand for dairy products, growing herd size of dairy farms and growing production and consumption of milk and dairy products, increasing demand for dairy products, and environmental sustainability.

The dairy herd management market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $6.73 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to Growth opportunities in emerging economies, growth opportunities in developing nations, rising investments and funding toward the development of dairy farms, focus on animal welfare, and globalization of dairy industry. Major trends in the forecast period include dearth of trained dairy professional, technological advancements, automation and robotics, remote sensing technologies, and predictive analytics.

Increasing dairy farm productivity is expected to propel the growth of the dairy herd management market going forward. Dairy farm productivity refers to the efficiency and output of milk production a dairy farm achieves. Dairy herd management systems empower users with the tools and information to optimize herd health, reproductive efficiency, feed management, and overall farm productivity. For instance, according to the Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), a federal research branch of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water, and Environment, in 2022-2023, the dairy industry in Australia achieved a record-high in farm cash revenue, with an average of $361,000 per farm, representing a 10% increase from the previous year. Therefore, increasing dairy farm productivity is driving the growth of the dairy herd management market.

Major companies operating in the dairy herd management market are developing innovative products such as farm management software systems to automate dairy farms. Farm management software is a valuable tool for farmers to optimize and manage their operations. For instance, in 2024, Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd., a US-based company developing, manufacturing, and marketing advanced computerized systems for modern dairy farms and herd management, launched AfiFarm 5.5, the most advanced herd management software. It is comprehensive, easy to use, adaptable to the unique requirements of a farm, and accessible. It has a fresh set of features and improvements and is essential to the automation and management of dairy farms. It offers features such as cow monitoring, fertility alert management, parlor automation, and data exchange management. The software is known for its user-friendly interface and powerful capabilities.

In December 2022, UNIFORM-Agri, a UK-based provider of dairy farming software, acquired DairyLive for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition is intended to enhance Uniform-Agri's product portfolio and bolster its position within the dairy industry. DairyLive, a US-based company, specializes in herd management software for dairy farmers.

Major companies operating in the dairy herd management market are Merck and Co. Inc., DeLaval Inc., GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Pearson International LLC, Dun & Bradstreet Inc., Nedap NV, Fullwood Packo, Trioliet, Dairy Master Inc., BouMatic LLC, Alta Genetics Inc., SCR Dairy Inc., Waikato Milking Systems, Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd, Milkline, Valley Agriculture Inc., Herdwatch, Mesoblast Ltd, Farmtec, SUM-IT, FarmWizard, FBS Systems Inc., Infovet S.R.L., Lely Holdings (S.A.R.L.)

North America was the largest region in the dairy herd management market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the dairy herd management market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the dairy herd management market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The dairy herd management market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as milk production monitoring, reproductive management, nutrition management, laboratory services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The dairy herd management market also includes sales of milking machines, milk bulk tank, milk meters or milk weighers, feeders, water troughs, ear tag applicators, livestock scales. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

Dairy herd management refers to the comprehensive oversight and optimization of activities related to dairy farming, encompassing aspects such as animal health, milk production, and farm operations. It involves using advanced technologies and data-driven approaches to enhance efficiency and productivity in dairy operations.

The main products of dairy herd management are hardware, standalone software, and others. Dairy herd management hardware refers to the physical devices and equipment used in the monitoring and management of dairy cattle. They are used for milk harvesting, feeding, breeding, cow comfort and heat stress management, calf management, health management, and other applications by small-scale dairy farms, large-scale dairy farms, and co-operative dairy farm end-users.

The main products of dairy herd management are hardware, standalone software, and others. Dairy herd management hardware refers to the physical devices and equipment used in the monitoring and management of dairy cattle. They are used for milk harvesting, feeding, breeding, cow comfort and heat stress management, calf management, health management, and other applications by small-scale dairy farms, large-scale dairy farms, and co-operative dairy farm end-users.

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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