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16 vikingnews | may 2018 t he whole picture about our viking
holstein
is interest- ing, you can see it from a phenotypic level and also from a ge- netic point of view. our goal in the
viking
holstein
breeding programme is to produce a high yielding
cow
which is, at the same time, healthy and fertile. not an easy task because we know there is a negative correla- tion between health, fertility and production. with this in mind, it is amazing that independent calcula- tions from the international bull evaluation service show that the production level of major
holstein
populations are exactly the same. a healthy
holstein
cow
is a high producing
cow
viking
holstein
cow
s have excellent resistance to mastitis with a low av- erage (11.7%) incidence of clinical mastitis per lactation in the first three lactations. clinical mastitis is the most common clinical disease in modern dairy businesses around the world and among the top culling reasons worldwide. viking
holstein
is much more than a
holstein
the vikinggenetics breeding phi- losophy and reliable data have made it possible to have superior health and excellent female fertility in combination with high production. independent data from the interna- tional bull evaluation service shows this very clearly in image 1 that refers to a comparison between major
holstein
populations around the world. sometimes average is best have
holstein
cow
s become too big? well, it depends of course on the preference of the farmer, but the fact is that an average size
cow
is a more economical
cow
than a big
holstein
cow
.
holstein
cow
s from vikingge- netics are average size and therefore a perfect choice for many farmers re- gardless the production environ- ment. they are smaller than other populations of
holstein
cow
s, which means more efficient; less feed for viking
holstein
- the best among
holstein
s ? highest production in europe - viking
holstein
average for production is 10,310 kg milk, 3.99% fat and 3.37% protein ? superior udder health and fertility and still with the same genetic production capacity as other
holstein
populations ? viking
holstein
has an average size ? ready to work on improving the economics of dairy farming around the world did you know that the
holstein
cow
in the vikinggenetics area is the highest producing
cow
in europe? measured by energy corrected milk in 305 days. take a closer look at the numbers that back up this statement. table 1: ecm per
cow
, 305 days -
holstein
sweden denmark finland spain holland germany italy france uk (england & wales) nmr poland 10.000 0 2.000 4.000 6.000 8.000 9.426 9.364 9.163 9.071 8.898 8.637 8.117 10.109 9.867 10.257 source: icar (2016), nav (dk, se, fin). ecm kg 305 days
holstein
by claus langdahl, breeding manager viking
holstein
at vikinggenetics
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