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21 november 2018 | vikingnews news from
vikingholstein
f rom 2001 to 2016, the average nordic total merit (ntm) of
vikingholstein
bulls has increased by +50 ntm units in total, which is an amazing ge- netic
progress
. table 1 shows this improvement in de- tail and where it is coming from. important traits such as
production
, udder, female fertility and udder health have improved the most. the trait that has made the greatest
progress
is longevity with 33.7 units. this genetic
progress
has made it possible to now have a high-producing, healthy
vikingholstein
cow with the potential for high lifetime
production
. remarkable genetic
progress
for
vikingholstein
: 50 ntm units in 15 years higher number of cows reaching 100,000 kg milk by claus langdahl, breeding manager
vikingholstein
trait
vikingholstein
2016 genetic improvement from 2001-2016
production
114.1 +22.0 female fertility 107.4 +18.7 calving ease 107.8 +15.0 longevity 114.5 +33.7 hoof health* 105.9 +11.8 udder health 108.7 +19.9 general health 105.6 +16.6 udders 114.3 +28.2 table 1: average genetic level of vikinghol- stein bulls born in 2016 and the genetic
progress
compared to bulls born in 2001 this fantastic cow has reached the
production
of 100.000 kg milk, and being priced for that reason. she is bred by v haslund x var elvis and is owned by poul jacobsen in thisted in denmark. t here is an impressive develop- ment in the number of cows reaching 100,000 kg milk of lifetime
production
per year. in 2000, fewer than 50 cows managed this per year and today over 350 cows now do so in denmark. the sires having most daughters surpassing this mile- stone are t funkis and v bojer with more than 225 daughters each. t funkis and v bojer are the two holstein bulls that have most daughters reaching 100 000 kg milk. * hoof health has less improvement than other traits since it was not introduced to ntm until 2011.
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