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stature type guide for selected type traits vikinggenetics
breed
s for functional type-medium sized cows, strong feet&legs and shallow, well attached udders with correct teat placement. cows that fi t perfectly into modern production systems! below is a guide for some of the type traits which we receive the most questions about. 1 2 shallow intermediate deep 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 body depth the picture shows where our sires rank highest to lowest for each
breed
on the classifi cation scale (1-9). holstein
optimum
6 (ave=6.1) reds
optimum
6 (ave=5.4) jersey
optimum
6 (ave=6.5) s ross 73 d sol 110 vr hambo 91 r bangkok 124 dj zuma 82 vj husky 120 teat thickness. for holsteins, viking reds and jerseys the teat thickness is
average
2.3 cm in diameter. a -10 (90) sire would make the measurement for that trait to 2.2 cm. 80 90 100 110 120 -10 mm -5 mm ave + 5 mm + 10 mm 1 2 1 2 1 2 vh basten 95 vh osmus 116 vr faber 84 vr uudin 108 dj zuma 88 vj buffo 125 1 2 1 2 1 2 teat length the pictures below shows the
average
(
breed
ing value 100) teat length for each
breed
and the sires with the shortest and longest teats. all
breed
s: movement of 5 mm per 10 units holstein 50 mm reds 49 mm jersey 48 mm rump angle the picture below shows where our sires rank highest to lowest for each
breed
on the classifi cation scale (1-9). high pins low pins intermediate 5 is the
average
for all
breed
s and the
optimum
. score 5 has the pins 40 mm lower than the hip which is considered ideal. 5 is 100 (
average
) on conformation score. pins are not high until the classifi cation score drops below 3 (70 on the conformation score). 1 2 1 2 1 2 vh rudolf 87 vh strong 120 r harvard 78 vr borat 107 vj haley 99 vj lure 121 sire and
breed
ing value (
breed
average
=100) sire and
breed
ing value (
breed
average
=100) sire and
breed
ing value (
breed
average
=100) sire and
breed
ing value (
breed
average
=100) holstein:
average
height at hips 148.3 cm for 1 st calvers. 10 units either way (90 or 110) will move this by 1.3 cm either side of the
average
. vikingred:
average
height at hips 140.7 cm for 1 st calvers. 10 units either way (90 or 110) will move this by 1.1 cm either side of the
average
. vikingjersey:
average
height at hips 128.7 cm for 1 st calvers. 10 units either way (90 or 110) will move this by 0.7 cm either side of the
average
. 1 2 narrow intermediate wide narrow intermediate wide 1 2 1 2 chest width the picture below shows where our sires rank highest to lowest for each
breed
on the classifi cation scale (1-9). holstein
optimum
5 (ave=5.2) reds
optimum
5.5 (ave=5.0) jersey
optimum
5 (ave=5.1) d limbo 83 vh strong 123 r facet 86 r bangkok 118 dj zuma 76 vj husky 124 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
breed
ing value 12
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