10 / 24 procross more profitable at high herd management levels source: university of minnesota a bout eight years ago, eight elite herds in minnesota started to participate in this university of minnesota crossbreeding study. dairy farms with an average production of 30,410 lbs. of milk (about 14,000 kg) with 3-times daily milking. nevertheless, these dairy producers (with 275 to 1,940