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vikingholstein international success v ikingholstein
brook
is making history in the united kingdom (uk) ranking number one for the daughter-proven holstein sires and
top
- ping both of the new indexes - autumn and spring calving. ?at vikinggenetics we are able to offer farmers the highest reliability with our
bull
s; what we offer is what we deliver to the farmer. we are really happy that our
top
selling genomic
bull
in the uk has become also the number one daughter-proven
bull
?, sara wiklert petersson, chief sales officer from vikinggenetics says. vh
brook
is also moving the founda - tions of cattle breeding in the uk. ?in a brand-new ranking dominated by us genetics, the danish-bred viking
bull
, vh
brook
, rises to the
top
, graduating from the young sire genomic ranking with early milking daughters?, ahdb states in a press release saying ?viking incursion breachers us stronghold?. vh
brook
?s profitable lifetime index (pli) of £794 is the highest of the available proven
bull
s and reflects the high fat and protein percentages in his predicted transmitting ability (pta), at +0.23% and +0.12% respectively. he combines this with breed-leading udder health figures (-40 scc, -5 mastitis), reflecting the significant emphasis placed on these traits over many years in the nordic countries, the communication from the uk dairy continues. vh
brook
is also at the
top
of the across-breed autumn calving list which is clearly dominated by holsteins. ?at the
top
of this ranking is the danish-bred vh
brook
, the
bull
which also leads the way for profitable life - time index (£pli) and features in the
top
vh
brook
- the new number one proven
bull
is shaking up the rankings in uk 18 vikingnews | november 2019
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