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15 may 2018 | vikingnews lövåsa
farm
? 430 milking
cows
? 8 employees ? 6 lely robots ? production: 10,000 kg milk, 3.8% fat and 3.3% protein ? age at calving: 23.8 months ? calving interval: 11.9 months nb: to be certified as an organic
farm
, the
cows
have to be in pasture for four months and with 50% of roughage from grazing. ing our
cows
healthy, it?s a win-win situation for us and for the
cows
,?
arvidsson
says. the lövåsa
farm
team is heavily involved in the dairy business. ?it is important to include employees. in return you get people who are proud of the figures and feel a sense of responsibility for the business,?
arvidsson
says. ?if they want to take a course and learn how to insemi- nate, i encourage them. by so doing, we can achieve real- ly good figures for age at calving and calving interval. you get it all back,? he adds. the breeding goal for
arvidsson
and his business is exactly what vikinggenetics promote. good economics with robust healthy, high yielding
cows
. ?i believe in vg?s breeding goal, the indices and the surrounding pro- cess and i can see it works in my own herd,?
arvidsson
says in summing up why it is important to have reliable registration data from dedicated dairy
farm
ers, like him, in the nordic countries.
arvidsson
is also a member of edf (european dairy
farm
ers), a club of progressive and visionary dairy
farm
- ers looking for inspiration. edf acts as a platform for ex- changing ideas, experiences and knowledge at interna- tional level. ?i see this as a great opportunity to learn from others and gain inspiration,?
arvidsson
says. the
farm
exudes a feeling of inspiration and satisfac- tion. it is a business with so much potential. a lovely herd, an enthusiastic team that enjoy their work and with a genuinely inclusive atmosphere. a classic case of a great leader making a great team. i believe in vg?s breeding goal, the indices and the surrounding process and i can see it works in my own herd dag
arvidsson
who is checking the
cows
at the barn together with anna davidsson, one of the employees at lövåsa
farm
.
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