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VikingNews UK 03 2016
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by peter larsson, breed coordinator viking
jersey
news from
viking
jersey
viking
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reference population increase after the introduction of cow data to our genomic refer- ence population, reliabilities on genomic breeding values have increased. the viking
jersey
reference population to- day consists of 3,000 daughter proven bulls (danish and north american) and 10,000 genomically tested females.
jersey
crosses are the most efficient in ireland research in ireland shows that although the purebred jer- sey and
jersey
crossbred cows produced less milk than the pure holsteins, the production of milk solids was similar.
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crossbred cows had higher intake per unit live weight and produced more milk solids per unit in- take than pure holstein cows. this greater feed efficiency makes these animals well suited to a pasture-based pro- duction system. dj zuma ?gaia? has won it all the fabulous overall grand
champion
at danish national show 2015, ?havdal zuma gaia?, won new titles at the na- tional show this year. ?havdal zuma gaia?, bred by jorn mikkelsen, havdal
jersey
s, denmark, started her career as
jersey
champion
heifer 2013, followed by winning
jersey
junior
champion
and
jersey
jug in 2014. in 2015, she be- came intermediate
jersey
champion
,
jersey
super cow and overall grand
champion
(?miss denmark?) at national show. this year she was
jersey
senior
champion
and won the super cow class once again at landsskuet in july 2016. certainly a very special cow. not just good-looking (ex94), but also high production: 2.8 years with a yearly average of 8,540 kg milk with 6.3% fat and 4.5% protein! high demand of sexed semen the use of
jersey
sexed semen in vikinggenetics coun- tries has kept increasing over the last years. now more than 21% of all services are with x-vik, and the good news is that the difference in pregnancy rates between conventional and sexed semen is now only 7%. udders are improved in viking
jersey
udders in the
jersey
breed have been improved during the last years. the weight on udder index was increase a few years ago, and it is important that udder conformation is following the increased level of production, and this is exactly the case in viking
jersey
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heifers in vikinggenetics? nucleus herd over the last six months, vikinggenetics has established a
jersey
nucleus herd in skara, sweden. the aim is to buy and flush the very best heifers in vikinggenetics coun- tries. so far, fifteen flushes have been done, with an aver- age of 7.1 transferable embryos per flush. the aim is to use the first doses of semen from the very top 8-10 months old bulls for flushings on the very best heifers. the first swedish
jersey
heifer for flushing by vj lyrik with gntm +28. havdal zuma gaia. the first cow to win all different titles at danish national show 18 vikingnews | september 2016
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