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forced to cull
cows
because of health
problems. this is now a very rare oc- currence, cows stay in the herd and produce well, and we are very satis- fied with these results.? dolby also mentions that hoof health has im- proved a lot and farm
employees per- form hoof trimming on animals. there is no occurrence of disorders such as sole ulcer. better profitability and easy to manage herd dolby emphasises that focusing on medium size is beneficial in terms of better profitability and the cows are easy to manage. ?our cows are easy to take care of and it is pleasing to walk through the barn and see all the cows are doing well and none has health problems because they are too big.? future breeding goal at fuglsøgaard farm the future breeding goal will stay fo- cused on breeding for a holstein cow that is moderate in size and main- taining the heavy focus on improving udder health. ?we are aiming to in- crease time in production by one more year and achieve 15,000 kg milk average production per cow per year with an average lifetime produc- tion of 50,000 kg milk?, he states. fuglsøgaard farm proves that giv- ing medium size and health a high priority in the breeding strategy defi- nitely yields excellent results. most importantly, this investment in genet- ics pays off more and more with each generation of cows, and with the con- sistent focus on improving specific traits over time, the improvement in herd performance is easy to see. what is more, genetic improvement is per- manent and does not require any ex- tra effort from dairymen. fuglsøgaard farm in numbers ? 550 vikingholstein cows ? 12,880 kg milk, 3.97% fat, 3.42% protein ? average daily production per cow: 45.8 kg ? scc 140,000 mastitis frequency: 1% ? hoof disorders frequency: 3% it is pleasing to walk through the barn and see all the cows are doing well and none has health problems because they are too big erik dolby, owner of fuglsøgaard farm. 7 march 2019 | vikingnews
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