30 / 56 vikingred (finnish ayrshire, swedish red and danish rdm) are world leaders among the red breeds and viking?s bulls range high in the inter- national top-lists. the breeding goal is economic, healthy and fertile cows with easy calvings, high production and functional conformation. viking- red has a low level of inbreeding compared to other dairy breeds. no. of cows 273000 milk, kg 8809 fat, kg 379 fat, % 4.30 protein, kg 307 protein, % 3.49 viking red top 3 ? make your choice! strong breeding programmes production fi gures are weighed values from denmark, sweden and finland, 365 days milk recording 2013/2014. the most profi table cow for all breeds is your medium sized cow. selecting sires that leave traits to the left and right of 100 is essential for a balanced programme to avoid extremes. almost 70% of the female population is in the blue zone between 90-110. changes within this zone are very minimal either way. one standard deviation is 10 points, so this sire is basically keeping the population constant apart from strengthening fore