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c ntents magazine no. 01 | february 2015 | volume 6 4 10 16 18 new breeding scheme
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on females and et this spring vikinggenetics introduces a re- vised breeding scheme with increased fo- cus on females and embryo transfer. the new scheme will result in even higher ge- netic progress.
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4 the good life with procross anne & gert lassen, denmark, achieve fan- tastic results in their organic herd of 250 procross
cows
. the production has passed 11,500 kg ecm, cell count is below 100,000, fertility is excellent and they hardly ever have a sick cow. procross contributes very much to their good life.
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10 great results with vikingjersey in south africa japie nel and his family successfully run a high-producing herd with 400 jersey
cows
in semi arid country in south africa. sum- mers here are hot and winters cold, but the vikingjersey
cows
seem to acclimatize very well.
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16 maximizing profit from pasture management the glass family owns 500 holstein
cows
producing 8,500 liters of milk primarily on pasture in victoria, australia. the aim is to improve the bottom-line via optimal use of knowledge, science, genetics and pasture management.
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18 successful crossbreeding in uruguay innovation has lead to a successful three- way crossbreeding program including vi- kingjersey, vikingred and holstein by en- rique utermark in uruguay
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22 new breeding scheme
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on females and et 4 should i use genomic or daughter proven sires? 5 kårtorp
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on vikingred 8 nav bull search is getting even better! 9 the good life with procross 10 sires in
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12 around the vikingworld 16 22 3 february 2015 | vikingnews
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