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table 1. usage of different categories in the home market in 2016 category genomic
bulls
95.8% proven
bulls
0.5% import semen 3.7% x-vik (included in genomic sires) 8.8% farmers in the nordic countries are pioneers when it comes to the trust in genomic selection and we have the highest usage of young genomic
bulls
of all countries. farmers and breeding advisors understand the speed of genetic progress of today and understand that younger
bulls
are the best choice. just have a look in table 1! vh brixton comes from an embryo flush on a vh mandel cow, no. 2560, from flemming petersen, ribe, denmark. he was a late balisto son, and there had already been bought enough from him, but his genomic test was the highest test ever from a balisto-son so there was an excep- tion taken to buy him. now vh brixton is ready for use and has gntm +45. flemming petersen is a very well-known and engaged holstein breeder in denmark. the last years, he has pro- duced many
bulls
to vikinggenetics like vh sparky and vh reggae, which both have been used a lot on home mar- ket, and he is also the breeder to the less well-known bull vh oshea (vh osmus), who is the half brother to the dam of vh brixton. 2560 has now calved for the second time and got a heif- er by reflector. she produces high components and she is scored vg88. as a heifer, she was flushed twice, and today she has offspring by six different sires. her dam is a daugh- ter to s ross, scored 83, and further back in pedigree is a well-known cow, a full sister to the dam of vh
miracle
. use of different bull categories in the home market vh brixton ? a story of a
top
son by balisto vh highway is still in
top
with impressive gntm +45, closely followed by
bulls
like the new son of balisto, vh brixton gntm +44, vh skipper (+42), vh broback (+41), vh gofeet (+40), and vh sweet (+37). proven
bulls
there are many new proven
bulls
in
top
this time. no 1 is still vh cost with +26. vh ronaldo is a new bull and is to- gether with vh peder and vh clark on ntm +25. other new
bulls
in
top
is vh goblin (+24), vh redwood (+23) and vh oneal p (+22). also the highly used vh
miracle
continues to improve his index and now has ntm +21. this year?s show in herning, denmark, 30 june -2 july, was again a great success with many visitors and lots of animals. we are happy to present that vikinggenetics is also in the
top
position when it comes to shows, where two daughters by vh
miracle
were the class winners. vh
miracle
is really a
top
bull and has today ntm +21. proof august 2016 vh
miracle
on the danish national show; landsskuet daughters by vh
miracle
? class winners at the danish national show 2016. 17 september 2016 | vikingnews
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