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VikingNews UK 03 2015
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diy ai more successful than natural service bulls t he
parris
family
run a
herd
of 330 holstein cows in somerset, uk and like many dairy businesses; the
family
have embarked upon a now familiar path of seeking to simplify
herd
management to control costs. cows calve all year round with all offspring reared - either for replacements or sale as 20-month old stores. breeding goals semen from vikingholstein sires is playing a major role in a breed programme designed to improve fertility and calving in- dex; strengthen hoof health and feet & leg structure and con- tinue to provide steady gains in production. the rakuuna sons, raket and real, were used to make the extreme holsteins in the
herd
more compact. following that, d ole, vh strong and now vh sparky have all been selected to add body capaci- ty so that large volumes of forage can be consumed, as well as improving the production and locomotion traits. sexed semen is used on heifers in the winter months, when both diet and heat detection can be managed with greater accuracy. highs and lows all graze the importance of hoof health, along with feet & legs, cannot be stressed sufficiently since the farm has also been turned over to all grass. both high and low yield groups are expected to graze on the flint soils, sometimes walking almost two km a day, including across some steep valleys. that said, the farm is able to grow good crops of grass throughout the season. russel
parris
moved from the use of natural service bulls to a diy ai programme. it has reduced calving interval from over 400 to 385 days, it gives control and certainty and it has increased pro- duction from 7,400 to 8,000 litres per cow. the first vh strong calves born in the uk are reared on machines at the
parris
family
farm in somerset. higher grade milk powder, along with ma- chine rearing helps russell
parris
achieve excellent growth rates for 24-month calving. using a converted piggery with slatted floor at the fee- ding area provides a year-round dry and healthy atmosphere. bulling heifers at grass during the summer. 23 september 2015 | vikingnews
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