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11 may 2018 | vikingnews of such use is in healthy
cow
s
(for pre- vention and growth promotion rea- sons). in addition, 85% of non-organic farms routinely use non-selective dry-
cow
therapy with at least two antibio- tic treatments per
cow
, per year. high
milk
yield in contrast, scandinavian farmers not only have the lowest use of antibiotics but also the highest
milk
yield per
cow
over 305 days, in kg all recorded
cow
s
and all breeds, according to the international committee for animal recording (icar). see table 2. swe- den produces an average 9,740 kg of
milk
, denmark 9,705 kg and finland 9,542 kg compared to an average in the united kingdom (england + wales) of 8,430 kg, spain 8,405 kg, norway 7,377 kg and ireland 7,074 kg. strict veterinary rules in the nor- dic countries with restricted use of antibiotics have forced the farmers to find other ways of keeping their
cow
s
healthy. good management and breeding for better health have shown them the path to ensuring success in their dairy business. table 2:
milk
yield per
cow
, 305 days in kg, all
cow
s
recorded, all breeds
milk
yield per
cow
, 305 days in kg, all
cow
s
recorded, all breeds 10.000 8.000 6.000 4.000 2.000 0 sweden denmark finland italy holland germany uk (england & wales) nmr spain norway ireland 9,740 9,705 9,542 8,844 8,574 8,467 8,430 8,405 7,377 7,074 lars nielsen, head of breeding at vikinggenetics
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