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an extraordinary red cow w ith
vikingred
, you can en - hance the efficiency of your herd and boost your profit- ability. choosing
vikingred
sires makes your cows more resistant to diseases, improves their calving abilities and milk productivity, all at the same time. our red cows are renowned for their ex- traordinary
health
, easy calvings, good fertility, functional conformation and high
production
. choose
vikingred
sires to optimise your herd for commer- cial dairy
production
. our red sires will help you drive genetic progress for all the traits that are important for the profitability of your dairy business. you will achieve a high genetic level for
health
and re
production
traits, without compro- mising on
production
.
vikingred
is a naturally
health
y breed, which is why it has a greater weighting in the
production
index in ntm (the nordic total merit index). figure 1: genetic trends for
vikingred
bulls 2001-2016. red bull?s genetic levels for selected traits. 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 110.0 115.0 85.0 90.0 95.0 100.0 105.0
production
udder
health
daughter fertility general
health
longevity hoof
health
101 95 95 96 102 91 89 93 100 104 95 99 104 95 86 92 101 99 95 n/a source: interbull 2019. d 20 vikingnews | november 2019
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