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VikingNews UK 01 2018
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24 vikingnews | may 2018
fertility
first
vikinggenetics improving daily dairy life in australia as a leading cattle breeding company, we continuously investigate cutting-edge products and services for our clients. in australia - where our
first
subsidiary is located - we now offer
fertility
first
as a progressive tool to put daily dairy business in focus. t he future of your herd begins with the
fertility
of your cows, that?s why breeding for better daughter
fertility
is a clever invest- ment for the progress of your herd. be- sides breeding, you need to work con- tinously with improving managment. here are some advantages you can get with our solution
fertility
first
. ? achieve higher 6-week in-calf
rate
from ai ? get more cows pregnant early in the season and with ai sires ? work with the females you know will become pregnant. the nordic countries have a long tradition of breeding for better daugh- ter
fertility
. the daughter
fertility
in- dex in nordic total merit (ntm) de- scribes a bull?s daughters? genetic po- tential to start or resume their heat cycle after calving, to show oestrus and to conceive on insemination. besides breeding, the nordic countries are way ahead when it comes to
fertility
checking young animals. here, we are not allowed to use hormones for synchronising groups of heifers to make insemina- tions smoother. we have been com- pelled to find other ways of ena- bling good
fertility
.
fertility
first
brings the know-how from nordic dairy management for implementa- tion in australia.
fertility
first
consists of a pre- check before the artificial insemi- nation (ai) period starts. that is to select the cows that are most likely to become pregnant. for australian dairy farmer with seasonal calving, it is crucial to have females inseminated and pregnant in a short period. ?the economics of dairy business largely depend on the stocking
rate
of the herd and that the cows calve at the right time. with a seasonal calving pattern, it is important to have a high in-calf
rate
,? anna norgren, business manager vikinggenetics australia, says. according to the incalf
fertility
data project 2011,
fertility
has been de- clining over the last 10 years: ? 6-week in-calf
rate
dropped by 1% per year ? submission
rate
declined by 0.6% per year ? conception
rate
declined by 0.7% per year by verónica löfgren, communicator at vikinggenetics reproduction solution
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