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mortensen is delighted that they have been able to breed for
animals
with great udders suited to robot milking in such a short pe- riod of time, without compromis- ing on health or production traits. ?i haven?t focused on health as this hasn?t been necessary; we?ve had only three mastitis treatments in the last year,? he says. mortensen adds that he relies on the ntm because ?what you want is what you get? when selecting the traits of the sires. ?it is great not having to worry about
sick
animals
; we are very busy as it is, as it is just me and my family running the
farm
. if we had to spend time looking out for
sick
animals
it would be a night- mare,? he says. ?we want to keep breeding strong cows, with good udders, and we want to try and increase the milk production,? he adds. he uses almost 100% x-vik as it is today and plans to continue with this in the future. facts of the
farm
? 10,402 kg ecm ? 5.88% fat ? 4.28% protein ? 160 cows ? employees are just himself, his wife and his son it is great not having to worry about
sick
animals
, we are very busy as it is just me and my family running the
farm
. if we had to spend time looking out for
sick
animals
it would be a nightmare jørn mortensen, owner of nørskovgaard
farm
. jørn mortensen started working at nørskovgaard when he was 18 years old, back when his father owned the
farm
. 9 may 2019 | vikingnews
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