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20 vikingnews | may 2018 denmark?s top three high-producing
herd
s what is your focus when breeding? after building a new barn with cubicles in 2000, i no longer need to worry about feet and legs ? the cubicles have been the solution and a
good
investment. instead, i can focus on reaching high pro- duction and general health and udder health. i would like to have
cows
that can take care of them- selves ?invisible
cows
. in addi- tion, i go after
cows
that do not grow too big ? i breed to get them a bit smaller because they have started to take up too much space in the milking barn. how can vikinggenetics make a difference in your
herd
? vikinggenetics equals
good
genet- ics. the
cows
we have today are so much better than the
cows
we had 10 years ago. breeding work has developed massively and this
good
development should prefera- bly continue. being a highest producing
herd
? what challenges do you see when it comes to reproduction? cow reproduction caused me some trouble last year. i had many cystic
cows
, but reproduction var- ies a lot in this
herd
from year to year. i might add that i do give my
cows
more chances to reproduce than most dairy farmers would. i serviced one of my very
good
cows
13 times, and of course this will decrease the total reproduc- tion figures for my
herd
. lars remme ? owner of the highest yielding organic
herd
in denmark. ? 200 holstein
cows
? yield: 13,479 kg milk ? three full time employees ? 325 hectares what is your focus when breeding? i use the "mating plan" and usually stick to it. when i order semen, i keep the daily plan in mind with the focus on the udder. high pro- duction puts pressure on the udder and therefore having
cows
with
good
udders is important to me. i aim for medium sized
cows
. i have a few show
cows
in my
herd
and when it comes to mating them, i look for conformation. how can vikinggenetics make a difference in your
herd
? i especially use my ai technician for sparring. i strive to be in the barn when he comes by ? for the daily contact and to know which animals have issues regarding re- production. having the highest producing
herd
? what challenges do you see when it comes to reproduction? i have put the emphasis on high production for a number of years, and this can be a challenge for re- production, but it is an interesting challenge that can be solved. for instance, i have bought a heat de- tection system and i am thinking of adding more transponders as they provide
good
support in reproduc- tion work. it is important to learn more about how we, as a high-pro- ducing
herd
, can improve when it is difficult for the
cows
to become pregnant. not all cow cycles are easy to determine which is why more research in this field is im- portant. bjarne v. hansen ? owner of the highest yielding
herd
in denmark ? 200 holstein
cows
? yield: 15,410 kg milk ? four employees ? 170 hectares
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