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VikingNews UK 02 2015
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news about vikingjersey vikingjersey do genomic tests of
bulls
in the
usa
the danish national
show
with international jersey visitors t o ensure that our best
bulls
will have more accurate proofs in the
usa
and no longer depend on inter- bull conversion factors, we have started to do genomic test of
bulls
in the
usa
. we will pay a publica- tion fee for those that give the best results and will rank the highest. the result will be increased focus on vikinggenetics? jer- sey
bulls
both in the
usa
, but also in other export markets following how the
bulls
rank in the
usa
. the first results
show
that our
bulls
need high produc- tion indexes to rank high on jpi (jersey production index) and nm$ (net merit) lists in the
usa
. the reason is among others increased weight on protein when revising the amer- ican indexes this winter. however it is for certain that there is a huge market for our
bulls
of alternative pedigree with high solids and good health and fertility. new initiatives have been initiated to increase the sale significantly now that schmallenberg virus is no longer an obstacle. i n june the world jersey cattle bureau (wjcb) and the eu- ropean jersey forum (ejf) a joint event with meetings and study tours in several european countries will take place. follow the news in our website. the event finishes with a visit to the danish national
show
on thursday 2 july. the jersey programme at the dan- ish national
show
will not be affected severely ? however the progeny group competition will be moved to thursday for the international visitors to come see the progeny groups and contribute to an international panel to judge the groups. we expect 40 international guests to visit danish herds and the danish national
show
from 29 june to 3 july. young, genomic
bulls
and x-vik work together the strategy of initiating young, genomic
bulls
in x-vik pro- duction at an early stage seem to be successful. not all
bulls
are able to produce x-vik, but those that can, will be prior- itized and will enter the x-vik daily plan. in spring vj lurik, vj rodme and vj stiz will represent the youth in the daily plan. we are not able to offer x-vik
bulls
, but those that have x-vik semen available have high ntm levels. the use of x-vik in our domestic markets is now 17-18% of the services. we recommend to increase the share if you have reduced breeding, and thus reach an additional gain ge- netically. the latest monthly report
show
s a use of 71% genomic
bulls
and 29% daughter proven
bulls
. progeny groups like this will be judged by an international panel of judges at the danish national
show
. 12 vikingnews | june 2015
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