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20 vikingnews | november 2018 t he casal de quintanelas
farm
is located in sintra, portugal and has been using the
procross
system since 2007. the
farm
has 370
procross
cows
and owner, antonio castanheria, took over the
farm
after managing it for several years. having used the three-way cross- breeding system for 10 years, casal de quintanelas has become an im- portant reference for
farm
ers in por- tugal, and more recently, also for dairymen from europe. the yearly
procross
seminar took place in por- tugal this summer. les hansen, ph.d., a dairy cattle genetics specialist from the univer- sity of minnesota, presented the re- sults of the latest study about feed ef- ficiency in portugal and confirmed that
procross
cows
are more effi- cient than pure holstein
cows
in converting feed into milk. this advantage is now added to the list of scientifically proven bene- fits of
procross
cows
, and has been demonstrated in practice by
farm
ers such as castanheira who says that the study of feed efficiency also con- firms that they made the best deci- sion 10 years ago when they switched from pure holstein to pro- cross
cows
. castanheria proudly presented the control data they have been col- lecting for more than 10 years. feed conversion, production and repro- duction data confirm their outstand- ing performance. ?we have made a lot of improve- ments in lifetime production and can see higher profits,? he said. the production numbers of his herd back up his enthusiasm. they have achieved 11,566 kg milk production with 4.21% fat and 3.44% protein as of 20 july 2018. he has paid very close attention to the numbers in his dairy business. ?
procross
works in practice, and a lot of benefits can be achieved?, he said.
procross
cows
improving the bottom line at casal de quintanelas
farm
in portugal the casal de quintanelas
farm
has 370
procross
cows
.
procross
in portugal
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