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and 0.5 kg soya meal added to their tmr mix ? and spare them the com- petition from the older
cows
. high-yielding
cows
are milked three times the high-yielding
group
of app. 150
cows
is milked three times a day and the other
group
two times. ?we typi- cally move them from
group
one to
group
two about 26 weeks after calv- ing, but we also take their production into consideration. our very compe- tent herd manager brian is responsible for registration, health and examina- tions. and then brian also milks the
cows
and nurses the calves in the morning. his working day starts at 3.30 a.m. and ends at noon?,
henrik
explains. the two other milking ses- sions are handled by two conscien- tious romanian girls. they also clean cup drinkers, milking area, milking barn and other facilities.
henrik
mixes feed, nurses the heif- ers in the old free-stall barn from 1998, the dry
cows
in another estate and nurses the calves in the afternoon. hen- rik?s father erik (63) works in the fields and helps in the barn when necessary. reproduction under control - manually the efficiency of 0.29 for the
cows
and 0.34 for the heifers show that the repro- duction is among top 10% of the herds in denmark ? without any modern ob- servation systems like heatime. ?the
cows
in general show clear heat, and the
group
division makes it possible to focus 100% on the
cows
to be inseminated. we want to emphasize our fine cooperation with our ai technicians?,
henrik
and erik agree. ?they are good in following- up and keep focus ? even if the repro- duction results are not optimal for a peri- od of time?. ordering viking?s ai techni- cian is made online ? a solution that
henrik
and erik are very satisfied with. ?every tuesday the ai technician from viking examines all
cows
from 37 days after insemination. in this way we will find the
cows
that are not pregnant at an early stage?,
henrik
stresses. in- semination starts at 60-65 days after calving, and if they do not show heat after 70 days, the ai technician will ex- amine them to find out if they cycle. this is well-planned with the vet visit- ing every second wednesday. heifers for insemination are divid- ed into
group
s so that the app. 20 heif- ers to observe will be in the same
group
. insemination starts at the age of 12-13 months, and the average preg- ?we have an excellent coope- ration with our ai technicians, they are very good at follo- wing up and keeping focus?.
henrik
& erik bligård ?we like to get away from the herd once in a while and spend time together with our son rasmus who is three years old. we rent a summer cottage, de-stress and enjoy the company?. jane &
henrik
bligård there is plenty of light and space in the new barn with room for 320
cows
. the dam of vh jamie (vh jewel x vh mugsy x v exces) feels well in the new barn with sand in the cubicals. 5 june 2015 | vikingnews
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