26 / 28 26 vikingnews | december 2017 news from vikingred f or the first time, red breed associations across denmark, finland, and sweden together with vikinggenetics, have nominated the very best genomically tested and contracted heifers and sent diplomas to their breeders/owners. following evaluations in may, the group agreed that the swed- ish 696 valma (vr faabeli x yllyke), owned by dansjö gård and bred by kvinnersta lantbrukskola, was the number one, sharing the position with two new heifers, this time from denmark. they all have