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peterslund
? a hero of his time peterslund was born in 1997 in sweden and his sire is the internationally well- known bull
, t bruno. peterslund can still compete well with younger daugh- ter proven bulls
. he is the vikingred bull born before 2000 with the highest index on the nordic total merit (ntm) scale. his popularity is based on the completeness of his proofs; he trans- mits good milk solids, easy calvings, excellent overall health and good con- formation. in canada, ranked on lpi, he is still second best bull with a canadian daughter proof. in usa the nm$ is 532, in australia the bpi is 150 and in unit- ed kingdom the £lpi is 200. future generations peterslund was a sire of son before the genomic era, and the number of sons bought in sweden, finland and den- mark was huge compared to what vi- king is purchasing today. altogether 133 bull calves were bought and after strict screening, 48 sons started their ai career in viking countries. the most successful son of peterslund is swed- ish-born hällom, who has been used heavily in home market, but also pro- moted in various export countries. häl- lom still has ntm +15. many of peterslund?s daughters be- came bull dams and he is the maternal grandsire of 153 ai bulls who started their career in sweden, finland and denmark. one of the most interesting grandsons of peterslund is vr vimpula (sire valpas), a genomic bull with gntm +25 and the cow family behind him shows great longevity. another influen- tial grandson is buckarby (sire o bro- lin), who has been one of the most pop- ular proven vikingred bulls of recent years. leroy, a långbo son, is also worth mentioning. peterslund will continue to have great impact of the red dairy cat- tle breeding also in the future. by hans stålhammar and auli himanen, vikinggenetics peterslund produced more than 715,000 doses during his life and all of them were sold. he is the best-selling vikingred bull ever. his semen was exported to 32 countries on six continents. his daughters have given him a very good reputation, and he has a high rank on the different total merit indices around the globe. in his international yield proof, information from more than 60,000 daughters are included. international impact canada peterlund was used in canada a lot along with his sire t bruno, and peterslund is still #2 in the lpi ranking of proven ayrshire bulls. various sons from him were bought to canadian ai, best being hauptre kansas and hauptre knockout. peterslund has three grandsons in the current top50 list of young genomic sires and various granddaughters in the list of elite cows. one of the best canadian ayrshire bulls today, kamouraska rockstar, is a grandson of peterslund. australia peterslund has been one of the most popular bulls in australia. he was the #1 on abv (australian breeding values) in australia in his active years. today his bpi index is 150, based on 898 daughters in 116 herds. he still ranks among the very top bulls for fertility and sur- vival in australia. genetics australia has currently four grandsons of peter- slund, waiting for their proofs. us in united states, peterslund sold almost 150,000 doses but the majority of the doses were used in crossbreeding. still, he has had influence on the american red population too, and a son of peterlund is #2 of the active sire list of proven ayrshire bulls. his us breeding value nm$ is 532. norway and germany peterslund was also used in other red populations, like in norway and germany, where several sons have been bought for ai. peterslund produced more than 715,000 doses and all the doses were sold. he is the best selling red dairy cattle bull in vikinggenetics ever. his semen was exported to 32 countries on six continents. 15 june 2016 | vikingnews
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