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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. 22 vikingnews | march 2019
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