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VikingNews UK 01 2017
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4 vikingnews | march 2017 our sires of sons are getting younger as most
bulls
start semen production before they are one year old. in addi- tion, bull dams are getting younger so the generational interval has been reduced ? which is an important tool to increase the genetic progress per year. this means that all donor
females
are young,
genomic
ally tested heifers and all sires of sons are very young,
genomic
ally tested
bulls
. our use of embryo technology to produce the next generation of top
bulls
is increasing and is expected to be even more intensive in the future. the sale of semen at home market is close to 100%
genomic
bulls
. we also have an excellent variation of daughter proven
bulls
supplying our great portfolio of reliabilities on
genomic
indices are increasing by lars nielsen, breeding manager vikinggenetics breeding schemes are under constant development to secure maximal genetic progress. in 2016, we used about 100 vikingholstein, 100 vikingred and 40 vikingjersey
bulls
that all start as sires of sons in our breeding scheme and all on high ntm level. top
genomic
bulls
in all three dairy breed programs. the reliabilities on
genomic
indices are increas- ing. this in combination with lower prices on genom- ic tests mean that for 2017 we expect to test close to 100,000
females
in our home markets as a manage- ment tool in the dairy herds.
genomic
test of
females
in combination with x-vik sexed semen on best
females
and beef semen on low ranked cows improve genetic progress and profitability on the farms ? and we expect to grow this tool. the possibility of
genomic
test of
females
on the ntm scale is also available for our foreign markets. please contact your local distributor for more information. news from breeding
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