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7 november 2016 | vikingnews from bull barns to breeding stations ?elite
heifers
? as the experts call them, are those animals who have shown high genomic nordic total merit (ntm). ?they have the same reliability in the genomic breeding values as the bulls have, and we really want the best
heifers
to be flushed to get more calves from the best
females
,? ann tidström, sire analyst at vikinggenet- ics, explains. the idea is to mate these ?elite
heifers
? with the very best bulls. by using top
females
for flushing with sires of the highest genetic quality,
vikinggenetics
obtains superior em- bryos. the demand for best genetics is in- creasing; farmers are looking for healthier cows with high production, and this fact has resulted in a signifi- cant focus on et (embryo transfer). the company flushes the
heifers
on
vikinggenetics
? stations but also has flushing contracts with private herds where they flush the best ani- mals of the herd.
vikinggenetics
sub- sidized many genomic tests of all the
females
in many herds to use
females
in the reference population, and the breeding department in vikinggenet- ics also finds the superior
heifers
in this way. ?our focus is high ntm, meaning great production, healthy cows, and good fertility,? charlotte andersson, sire analyst at
vikinggenetics
, states.
vikinggenetics
embryo program by verónica löfgren,
vikinggenetics
vikinggenetics
? barns are changing along with the progress of the genomic era. the three stations now receive not only the best bull calves in the nordic countries but also the best
heifers
.
vikinggenetics
embryo program: 10,000 genomic tests on
females
450
heifers
4,000 contracted for flushing produced embryos per year 12,500 genomic tests on
females
490
heifers
4,000 contracted for flushing produced embryos per year 12,500 genomic tests on
females
70
heifers
500 contracted for flushing produced embryos per year vikingholstein vikingred vikingjersey
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