CRV UK breeding news

Blessing and Lukaku added to CRV’s stud

Blessing delivers e cient milk producers with high protein (+0.14%). The robust, medium-sized daughters will be able to handle their production very well. They will produce persistently, have little sensitivity to ketosis and will remain in good condition. Also, Blessing scores high Lukaku originates from a well-known US cow family breeding values for all health traits. The Jethro CRV’s Holstein breeding programme son can be used on maiden heifers and o ers sires that descend from by producers who are striving for an internationally renowned cow families, but A2A2 herd. also bulls that originate from relatively In contrast to Blessing, new entrant Peak unknown bloodlines. The latest addition, Lukaku originates from a well-known Lowlands Blessing, is a good example of female bloodline, the US-based Whittierthe latter. He’s from the Dutch Bles cow Farms Roz family. Lukaku transmits a lot family. “We milk cows that produce a lot of of milk (+917kg) and scores +14% for CRV milk, with high components and no E ciency, including 107 for the new feed problems, at a low cost,’ says Blessing’s e ciency breeding value. He sires breeder and producer Ditmer Koster. daughters with healthy udders (111 for “That certainly applies for the Bles cow somatic cell count) and good fertility (104). family. They are unremarkable cows within Blessing is a calving ease sire, with wellthe milking herd. But are those cows often shaped udders. All sires are available as not the best?” both conventional and SiryX semen.

CRV Avoncroft is now CRV United Kingdom

This year starts with a new name and logo, as CRV Avoncroft becomes CRV United Kingdom. The name has changed, but the company message is still ‘leading in health and e ciency’.

Webinar success

CRV recently successfully hosted a series of webinars. One o ered viewers a virtual tour of CRV’s bull stud at Giekerk. Several Holstein bulls from CRV’s portfolio were also showcased. Grazing, and a more general overview of CRV and what the organisation does, were other topics covered in other webinars. CRV plans to host more in the near future.

Keep an eye out for upcoming webinars at: www.crvavoncroft.com/registerwebinar

Polled bulls on o er

CRV has added two polled sires to its portfolio. Delta Shape PP is a homozygous polled bull, which means that 100% of his o spring will be polled. The Hotspot son owes this to his high-performing greatgrandmother, Delta Simone (s. Frank P). Her Atlantic daughter Delta Suze was used intensively in CRV’s breeding programme. She produced 220 embryos and more than 11,700kg of milk, at 4.56% fat and 3.70% protein, in her first 305-day lactation. Grandson Delta Shape PP inherited her milk production traits and breeds e cient producers. He scores 14% for CRV E ciency. His daughters are easy to manage with strong health traits, including 103 for fertility, 104 for hoof health, and 105 for udder health. They are moderately sized with good udders (106). Delta Shape is also suitable for use on maiden heifers. Red-and-white Red Rocks Bookmaker P is another polled sire who makes his entrance on the list. Half of Bookmaker’s daughters will be polled. Bookmaker is a great production transmitter, o ering 807kg of milk. And the Match P son from the Red Rocks Massia family is the highest red-and-white milk bull currently available in the UK. High milk production is one factor behind his high e ciency score. He also scores +12% for CRV E ciency, due to good longevity. Bookmaker daughters inherit dairy strength and excellent udders, which are shallow (106 udder depth), firmly attached (109 fore udder attachment), with high rear udders (113 rear udder attachment). Just like Shape P, Bookmaker is also a calving ease bull.