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viking world a r o u n d t h e oudewagensdrift, western cape choose vikingholsteins 950
cows
- 2/3 holsteins and 1/3
jersey
s tmr based system the naude brothers, wilhelm, peini and johan are the proud owners of the family farm oudewagensdrift in western cape province in south africa. currently they have 950
cows
in milk and a 50 stand ro- tary milking system. approximately two thirds of the herd is purebred holstein and one third is purebred
jersey
. peini naude says: ?my challenge is to breed
cows
with good longevity. the fer- tility definitely regressed over the years, and the main reason is the high pressure we have on production with 34 kg milk per day. higher cell count added to the problem. for me it is very important to use genetics from a reliable source where high emphasis is put on those two traits. there is no doubt that the scandinavia countries are far ahead selecting for health and fertility?. michda
trust
, humandsdorp & masizakhe
trust
, tsitsikamma, sa 2400 primarily
jersey
cows
8000 doses viking
jersey
annually 1000 ha - pasture management michda
trust
and masizakhe dairy
trust
(mdt) are family dairy operations owned and managed by migo, reynier and ida meyer together with their man- agement team. michda
trust
operates on three farms near humansdorp and masizakhe dairy
trust
(mdt) in tsitsikamma. all together the two
trust
s have 2,400
cows
? primarily
jersey
? on 1000 ha of land. the system is grass- based with
cows
grazing day and night all year round. the michda and masizakhe
trust
buy 100% of their jer- sey semen from genimex, who repre- sent vikinggenetics in south africa. they are very pleased with vikingjer- sey sires giving them high-yielding, fertile, healthy and long-lasting
cows
that are easy to milk in the rotary par- lors. all together the
trust
s use 8,000 doses of viking
jersey
semen annually and have been exclusively vikingjer- sey since 2009. reynier meyer explains that the but- terfat has increased impressingly 0.6% and protein by 0.3% over the last five years. ?for every generation we can reg- ister the improvement of solids, which is what we get paid for. also type and fertility of the
cows
get better for every generation of viking
jersey
sires?.
cows
lining up for milking at michda
trust
farm modern rotary parlor at masizakhe
trust
the managament team at oudewagensdrift leeurivier farm owned by etienne zeeman, western cape, south africa goal is 3-500
jersey
cows
production 18-20 litres av/day 5,0% fat and 4,0% protein grazing day and night + 6 kg concentrates ?we started the farm with grapes, fruits and vegetables, but prices were often be- low production cost? etienne zeeman tells. ?therefore we decided to change to dairy production as this gives a better and more stable return. we have access to water and irrigation with our own dam and get enough rainfall during the winter. right from the beginning we have been using danish
jersey
sires as they are the best in the world for butter- fat and protein. our dairy pays only on solids so we are not breeding for liters of milk. we breed exclusively with viking-
jersey
sires and haven?t got a bull on the farm. we are milking many daughters by zuma, impuls and lix. at the moment we are using lirsk. we?ve really made an improvement over the last couple of years and the goal is to enlarge the herd to 3-500
cows
exclusively by using vi- king
jersey
genetics. etienne zeeman
jersey
cows
at leeurivier farm getting in for milking super functional vikingholstein
cows
- daughters by d skotte 19 june 2015 | vikingnews
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