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VikingNews UK 02 2017
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23 june 2017 | vikingnews t here is no doubt that viking-
jersey
(the danish
jersey
)
bulls
are the owners of the leading positions within the profitable life- time index (£pli), according to the latest uk genetic evaluation results. vj hickey is number one in the top international
jersey
bulls
ranked on £pli, and the first four places in this list are also occupied by viking- genetics
bulls
. moreover, vj tester is number one on the top uk proven
jersey
bulls
, ranked on £pli. six
viking
jersey
are also in the first 15 places on the list. ?the viking
jersey
benefits on two counts: first; offering exceptional health traits and second; recording addtitional health traits, which are not available from other countries. the viking
jersey
s also score well in terms of high levels of fats and pro- teins which an increasing number of milk buyers are now looking for?, joanna cox, sales manager for vi- kinggenetics uk explains. around the vikingworld growing demand for
bulls
of high merit in the uk by verónica löfgren, vikinggenetics vikinggenetics? emphasis is put on health traits, within them we also found longevity and fertility, as well as efficiency and total economics. the viking
jersey
s are in the lead for all of these traits in the united king- dom. in general, the global demand for viking
jersey
cows has increased in the last years; at the end of 2016, vi- kinggenetics? sales report states that vj has grown sales by 20% in com- parison with 2015. ?our
jersey
s have healthy hooves, good mammary, good longevity and natural curiosity making them suita- ble for modern production systems?, peter larson, breeding coordinator for viking
jersey
adds. the danish
jersey
population today average milk production of the 70,000 purebred
jersey
cows in den- mark is 7,400 kg milk, with 5.95% butterfat and 4.16% protein. today 63% of the genes in the danish
jersey
population are danish, 35% are north american, and 2% are new zealand. 23 june 2017 | vikingnews an outstanding solids producer vj quintana (+26 ntm) breeds high production of fat and pro- tein and is fertility, udder health, and longevity improv- er. daughters of vj quintana are expected to be tall, with an excellent conformation. ud- ders will be extremely shal- low, high and wide rear ud- ders with a strong ligament. to find topranking outcross
bulls
has become an open question for more and more dairymen. in each breeding population, the most successful pedigrees will become influential. that is the case of viking
jersey
with its outstanding performance in the market of the united kingdom; the breed is getting more demanded. vj quintana. with +26 ntm, this bull breeds high production of fat and protein.
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