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20 years with viking genes in south africa
vikingjersey
/ danish jersey have gained wide popularity in south africa over the past 20 years. when visiting the owners of
cows
with
vikingjersey
genes, we get the same positive comments to their satisfaction:
vikingjersey
genetics guarantee profitable
cows
with high solids, good confor- mation, health and fertility. the
vikingjersey
cows
easily adapt to various conditions from pas- ture systems along the south coast to semi desert farming with extreme hot summers in the north. the good results with
vikingjersey
in south africa have opened the doors for vikingholstein and vikingred who are also superior for solids, health and fertility. arno kruger, tsisikamma, eastern cape 1500 jersey
cows
+ 200 cross bred
cows
av. 5,800 liters 4.70% fat 4,20% protein 375 ha pasture + supplements in the parlor 70% of
cows
by
vikingjersey
sires
?on our farm we have a pasture system as we get good rainfall during summer and we have the possibility to irrigate as well. we have a seasonal calving system in which we calve in the spring and au- tumn and supplement the
cows
during lactation with 6-8 kg concentrates per day. we use 70%
vikingjersey
sires
and 30% from other countries. the viking/ danish
sires
we have used are dj may, q impuls, dj zuma and a number of other good
sires
. the results are nice, medium sized
cows
with high production of sol- ids and good udders which is important to us when running 1,700
cows
through the 40 stand swing-over parlor every day. also i like to highlight the fertility of the viking/danish
sires
which is also very important when practicing seasonal calving. we have an excellent coopera- tion with hendrik bezuidenhout from genimex, who gives us all the advise we need to make optimal use of vikingjer- sey
sires
?. joenkershoek farm of the van greunen brothers, george, south africa 1300 jersey
cows
pasture management manager kassie kasselman is in charge of the two dairies at joenkershoek farm near george in the southern part of south africa. the goal is to produce as much milk on pasture as possible with a supplement of concentrates, but they also buy in lucerne and maize silage and make their own grass silage to feed during the winter months. the
cows
are run in three groups of about 450. ?we are making use of a lot of viking- jersey
sires
. q impuls was the first sire we used really intensively and after him q zik, dj zuma, vj lure and at this stage vj husky? kassie tells. ?we are using
vikingjersey
because of the high solids. our milk is sold for an in- dustrial dairy mostly for cheese and other high solid content products. what i also like about
vikingjersey
is that you have been selecting for better health, mastitis and fertility for many years. we find that the fertility is really good on the viking
cows
. they are get- ting pregnant easily and calve at about an average of about 380 days inter calve period.
cows
by
vikingjersey
sires
are easy to manage - we just supply them with feed and then they take care of themselves? kassie explains. arno kruger 40 stand swing over milking parlor by arno kruger herd manager kassie kasselman with his 1200 grazing
vikingjersey
cows
jersey
cows
at joenkershoek farm 18 vikingnews | june 2015
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