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around the vikingworld by seppo niskanen, export manager leo hansen is the danish
herd
manager in charge of 1,050
cows
at härjanurme in estonia. most of the
cows
are holsteins, but there are also some red and crossbred animals in the
herd
. average production is about 12,000 kg milk / cow / year, 4.20% fat and 3.45% protein. l eo, who also spent a short period at the vikinggenetics bull station, has been working on the farm for four years, so he has seen the first generation of the daugh - ters of the
bulls
he has selected for breeding in production. härjanurme farm has been in danish ownership since 2006. ?the first generation already looks good. the plan is to gain a harmonious
herd
with high production, health and conformation. the next generation will be always better than the previous one,? says danish breeding advisor mads fjordside. he has helped hansen select good
bulls
for the
herd
. ?it is important to find the most suitable
bulls
for this kind of big
herd
. usually i recommend using 5-6
bulls
for 5-6 months, then we change the
bulls
,? says fjordside. leo has also used sexed semen in the
herd
with good results. in addition to sexed semen, beef semen is used for the lowest end. vikingholstein and vikingred perform at their best in a farm in estonia sadala agro is located in east estonia close to tartu. they milk about 1,100
cows
today, half holstein and half red. the aver- age yearling milk production is about 12,000 milk / cow. in addition to dairy
cows
, the farm has also 600 beef
cows
. leo hansen and mads fjordside view the results of the härjanurme
herd
. the farm is danish owned and has 1,000
cows
. leo hansen, mads fjordside and general manager jairus of sadala agro. 1,100 dairy
cows
, 600 beef
cows
. one of the three sadala barns. ?we want to increase production and keep the components high? 26 vikingnews | november 2019
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