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2 vikingnews | june 2017 editorial web:
vikinggenetics
.com
vikinggenetics
, head office ebeltoftvej 16 dk-8960 randers sø t: +45 8795 9400 info@
vikinggenetics
.com
vikinggenetics
, sweden box 64 se-532 21 skara t: +46 511-267 00 export@
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vikinggenetics
, finland korpikyläntie 77 pl 95 fi-15871 hollola t: +358 40 311 5000 publishing and editorial director camilla rosman t: +46-(0)511-267 22 m: +46-(0)70-201 22 39 caros@
vikinggenetics
.com editor of vikingnews verónica löfgren t: +46-(0)511-267 24 m: +46-(0)70-7620779 velof@
vikinggenetics
.com follow us on: a s the new head of business development, i feel proud of being a part of a company owned by farmers and known worldwide by its compromise to breed for
health
y and functional dairy cows and to bring specific and longterm solutions to the dairymen. it doesn?t matter where your farm is; it can be denmark, spain, argentina, portugal, norway or the united kingdom, we are there and we can help you improve your herd. i?m especially overwhelmed by the fact that the focus for this issue of vikingnews is
hoof
health
, and that is no coincidence. we firmly believe that
hoof
health
does matter; that is why we have had
hoof
health
as a trait in nordic total merit (ntm) since 2011 and why
hoof
trimmers across sweden, finland, and denmark have re- corded more than 4 million unique registrations related to
hoof
health
the past 15 years. the reason for all this work is that
hoof
health
related problems are the single most expensive challenge dairy farmers face today.
vikinggenetics
has a philosophy of going directly after the traits in our breeding program, instead of believing in indirect indicators. by having this approach, we have been able to show unmatched results in reducing
hoof
health
related matters. in this issue of vikingnews, you can also read about how
vikinggenetics
has start- ed to prepare the semen production of our vikingred and vikingjersey breeds in the united states. you will also know more about our plans to increase the support and service level to the norwegian holstein and jersey farmers and as we always do: present our genetics from the headquarters, this time to a very enthusiastic and positive group of farmers from chile. so yes,
hoof
health
matters and we hope you will enjoy the articles we prepared for you in this issue of vikingnews. i?m also glad to tell you that we are going to have more news about
vikinggenetics
in our social media channels: facebook, blog, instagram as well as on our new web- site. from now on, we will only print vikingnews twice a year; june and december, but you can find all our stories around the world on our other channels. thank you for following us! no 02 / june 2017 the relief of walking without troubles e m b r y o strategy vikmate
hoof
viking wo rld
health
layout and production vahle + nikolaisen. photos alex arkink, elly geverink, elisabeth theodorsson, tiina tahvonen and employees by vg. cover photo a line of vikingred cows walking without problems in strömsrum, sweden. - does it really matter?
hoof
health
david stenkær ravnkilde, head of business development,
vikinggenetics
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