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Sire Viking Holstein september 2014
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ab vh grafit 120 126 116 124 109 126 108 90 production traits no. of dtrs
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traits 2483 no. of dtrs 1052 hol 253217 b goldwyn oman justi bw marshal 122 110 114 100 86 115 106 104 101 105 117 106 prod. index milk, kg protein, kg protein, % fat, kg fat, % growth daughter fertility calvings, sire calvings, maternal
udder
health
other diseases longevity hoof
health
+33 body feet and legs
udder
milking speed temperament conformation traits +1530 +84 +67 longevity easy calvings conformation ntm ebv 2005 kg milk kg fat kg prot. s mgs mggs kappacasein 110 100 90 how to read vikinggenetics breeding values 1 ntm see left page. 2 production production index:
based
on amount of protein, fat and milk. there is a slight negative weighting applied to the milk quantity, in order to maintain concentration. growth:
based
on data from slaughtered male progeny. includes growth and carcass classifi cation. 3
health
daughter fertility: fertility data from heifers, fi rst, second and third calvers. includes number of inseminations, interval from calving to 1st insemination, interval between fi rst and last insemination, non return rate. calving index, sire:
based
on calving diffi culties and number of stillborn calves from fi rst calvers as well as later lactations. calving index, maternal: expresses the ability of the bulls? daughters to give birth to a living calf at their fi rst calving.
udder
health
:
based
on mastitis diagnoses, compulsory reported by vets and from the milk recording scheme, cell-count data and reported cullings due to mastitis. in addition conformation traits like
udder
depth is used to further increase the accuracy of the index. other diseases:
based
on diseases other than mastitis, compulsory reported by vets and culling reports from the milk recording scheme. the diseases are divided into four different subindexes ? early and late fertility disorder, feet and leg problems and metabolic diseases ? these four sub-indexes are then weighted together to the complete index for other diseases. longevity: productive life, days from 1 st calving, max 365 d/lactation. information from the fi rst fi ve lactations. hoof
health
:
based
on lesion scoring reported by hoof trimmers. includes both infectious and laminitis related lesions with highest weight put on sole ulcer. 4 conformation a comprehensive classifi cation of body, legs and
udder
.
based
on a linear description of conformation traits. legs: a comprehensive evaluation of the legs.
udder
: a comprehensive evaluation of the
udder
. temperament:
based
on farmer?s observations. milking speed:
based
on farmer?s observations. main characteristics symbols showing the main characteristics of the bull. 5 1 100 2 3 4 5 longevity easy calvings total merit index
udder
health
daughter fertility milk production components conformation 31
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