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?the first vj x vr x hol cross- es are great cows; high pro- duction of
milk
solids and good udder attachments. the docility of the animals makes the management much easier in general. the calves are very easy to raise and learn easily to drink
milk
?. enrique utermark the beautiful herd of el
gato
grazing. the entrance for the
farm
el
gato
(?the cat? in spanish). homogenous group of crossbred cows in the feeding area. amazing vr x ho crossbred cow in her third lactation and daily production 53 kg
milk
. heifers to calve this autumn. calvings are concentrated 80% in autumn/win- ter and 20% in spring. the females born in spring are all sold because of surplus of the replacement. this is on the contrary of what happened in the beginning of my
farm
ing, when i need- ed to buy pregnant heifers every year, because i did not have enough replace- ments? enrique says. today the
farm
?el
gato
? is a refer- ence for many uruguayan breeders that want to start crossbreeding since they can see the obtained development in the
farm
in all these years. 23 february 2015 | vikingnews
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