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.com vikinggenetics, head office ebeltoftvej 16 dk-8960 randers sø t: +45 8795 9400 f: + 45 8795 9401 info@vikinggenetics.com vikinggenetics, sweden box 64 se-532 21 skara t: +46 511-267 00 f: + 46 511-267 07 export@vikinggenetics.com vikinggenetics, finland korpikyläntie 77 pl 95 fi-15871 hollola t: +358 40 311 5000 f: +358 40 381 2284 editor of vikingnew
s poul bech sørensen t: +45 8795 9405 m: +45 2129 0575 posor@vikinggenetics.com deadline for 2-15: 28.04.2015 layout and production: vahle + nikolaisen. photos: alex arkink, elly geverink, elisabeth theodorsson, tiina tahvonen and employees by vg. cover photo: bredan glass, australia is very satisfied with his vikingholstein cows. photo poul bech sørensen. { no 01 | february 2015 } 15 5 14 maximizing profit from pasture management page 18 new breeding
scheme leading to higher genetic progress this spring vikinggenetics will introduce a revised breeding scheme that will increase the efficiency of our breeding programme. analysis show that there is high value in genomic test of females for the reference population, test of high index females and increased et activity for the best females of the breeds. as a result of the fact that the genomic breeding values have equal reliability for both females and males, the importance of using the best females more effi- ciently is increasing. by increasing the number of progeny of the best females, we can increase the genetic progress. therefore vikinggenetics has decided to increase the investment in embryo transfer to double the flush activities. viking genetics also takes the responsibility that inbreeding will not increase in our populations and in the new scheme the variation of sires of sons will be very high. calculations show that we will reach record-high genetic progress of three ntm units per year with the new scheme. the higher genetic progress will contribute to increase in profit for farmers ? no matter in which part of the world you are. high production from healthy, fertile and long-lasting cows profitable globally. in this issue of vikingnews you can read about cattle breed- ers in australia and south africa sharing their positive experience with viking?s genetics. by head of sales sara wiklert pettersson new export manager in vikinggenetics jan andreasen is employed as new export salesman and will have assentoft as his base and start with the markets germany, ireland, croatia, rumania and new zealand. jan has a solid background in the industry coming from five years as breeding advisor in vikingdanmark and six months as salesman in vikinggenetics australia. jan is from the german minority in denmark, which means he speaks german fluently. he has an ap degree in agricultural science and when working in vikingdanmark he had 280 farms that he serviced with advising in reproduction and breeding. we warmly welcome jan to our team. jan andresen, janan@vikinggenetics.com, +45 2169 6566. 2 vikingnews | february 2015
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