74,650 in 365. Can you beat that?

A 20,000 pound (305d) cow was a great goal just a few decades ago. On Wednesday, Holstein Association USA confirmed that the breed hit a new milestone with Bur-Wall Buckeye Gigi, who produced 74,650 pounds of milk with 2,126 pounds of fat and 2,142 pounds of protein.

Gigi achieved this as a nine-year-old, after a 61,000 pound record as an eight-year-old.

In 1996, DHIA data showed that test-day herds averaged 18,911 pounds in a year, with 3.72% butterfat and 3.23% protein. In 2014, test-day herds grew to 23,798 pounds of milk per year, with 3.76% fat and 3.13% protein.

Gigi is classified as EX-94 3E and is now a record setter for milk. Her fame was somewhat predicted by being awarded the 2013 Star of the Breed by the Holstein Association. At that time, she made "only" 52,190 pounds of milk in her third lactation.

Gigi takes over from the previous record holder, Ever-Green-View My 1326-ET, owned by Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo, Wis., who made 72,168 pounds in 2010.