PROCROSS MAGAZINE 2015
Danish farmer lives the good life with ProCROSS page 4
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TIME TO OPTIMIZE WITH HYBRID VIGOR! By Hielke Wiersma, ProCROSS
Kees Boon and his son Hendrik walking through the field of their grazing ProCROSS cows in Delfstrahuizen, the Netherlands. Photo: Elly Geverink
Over the last few months milk price has dropped and some dairy producers are now facing the lowest milk price since 2007. This is at a time where farm costs are significantly higher than they were eight years ago. Therefore dairy producers are forced to optimize production and minimize all possible costs. In this optimization process, there will be no stone left unturned. In many branches of the agricultural industry, cross breeding has been a major contributor to optimizing economy. For example, the pig breeding industry, the poultry breeding industry and even the grass that the cows are fed have been optimized by the benefits of hybrid vigor caused by cross breeding unrelated breeds. No one in those industries will ever consider going back to pure breeding. You simply can´t afford not to take advantage of hybrid vigor. With ProCROSS we offer the best cross breeding concept for the dairy industry. Cross breeding the Holstein cow with VikingRed (Swedish Red, Danish Red and Finnish Ayrshire) and Montbeliarde gives you the perfect hybrid vigor to optimize the bottom line in dairy production. These three breeds fit each other very well; the Holstein breed brings high milk production and super udder conformation, the VikingRed breed brings calving ease along with good health and the Montbeliarde breed brings more body condition and super fertility. It is scientifically proven, that this combination will improve profitability through a healthy, long living cow that can take of herself. As a dairy farmer you have little influence on milk price, but ProCROSS makes your business easier and more efficient. It´s time to optimize with hybrid vigor!
Learn more about ProCROSS at: http://www.procross.info
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 The good life with ProCROSS 07 Breeding: it can be that simple
08 Success with ProCROSS in the UK
10 Why did we breed the Holstein cow “dairy”? 12 ProCROSS experiences from Germany 13 American ProCROSS herd wins Repro competition
14 Kättestad Gård sees the benefits of ProCROSS 15 Triomphe: Dairyxbred.com 2014 Bull of the Year
COLOFON
Concept by: ProCROSS
Editor: Hielke Wiersma
Copyright ProCROSS 2015, all rights reserved.
Design & Layout: Slagkracht Communicatievormgeving
ProCROSS is a breeding method developed by Coopex Montbeliarde & VikingGenetics
Photography: Elly Geverink Alex Arkink Poul Bech Sørensen & Hielke Wiersma
Articles by: Poul Bech Sørensen Stephane Fitamant Hielke Wiersma Mike Osmundson Koole & Liebregts & Camilla Rosman
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Anne and Gert Lassen with their children – Malte (12), Maja (11), Sofia (6) and Bertram (3)
FARM DETAILS Owners:
History:
Gert Lassen & his wife Anne
1976
Henning, Gert’s father, purchased the farm
Family - 4 children – Malte 12, Maja 11, Sofia 6 and Bertram 3
1996
Became organic farmers
2002
Started to use a crossbreeding strategy
Employees:
2006 4 employees – all Danish: Gert’s father Henning, Jeppe – Herd Manager, Søren – mixes the feed and works in the field Bjarke – does the evening milking
farm – 120 cows and 95 ha
2006
New cow barn for 250 cows
2006
the number of cows was increased from
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120 to 250
2012
Acreage:
2010 • 510 ha – 330 ha leased
• 65 ha barley
• 285 ha grass of which
• 15 ha carrots
some is pasture • 145 ha rye
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Gert & Anne became the owners of the
Started milking 3 times-a-day
Production: 250 ProCROSS cows. Average yearly production: 11,500 kg EKM, 3.84% 441 kg fat and 3.31% 381 kg protein
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THE GOOD LIFE WITH PROCROSS By Poul Bech Sørensen
Anne and Gert Lassen, Denmark, achieve fantastic results in their organic herd of 250 ProCROSS cows. The production has passed 11,500 kg ECM, cell count is below 100,000, fertility is excellent and they hardly ever have a sick cow. ProCROSS contributes very much to their good life.
Strong wills - easy calvings Both Montys and VikingReds have a stronger will than Holstein cows, and that you have to learn when working with them. “On the other hand, both calves and cows have a much stronger will to survive. Calvings are also easy and we hardly ever assist with a calving, even though we now use Charolais for the lowest half of the cows. The possibility for using the beef strategy is thanks to the great longevity of ProCROSS cows. Therefore we need
The Lassen family in Denmark have 20 years experience of
less replacement heifers, and we don’t want to produce heifers
organic dairy farming and 12 years with cross breeding. “We had
with the goal of selling them – there’s no economy in raising and
a normal Holstein herd, but too many problems with general
selling heifers and you use your land better for producing milk,”
health and hooves made us look for alternatives. We were a
Gert and Anne point out. The culling rate for the ProCROSS herd
bit uncertain which breeds to choose. We did not want Jersey
is 20-25% per year.
because of the lack of beef value. The obvious choice was therefore Danish Red - a breed known for health, fertility, strong black hooves, beef quality and high production. The science and several studies prove that we need a third breed in the rotation to get the full heterosis. We selected Finnish Ayrshire and we were very pleased with those crosses. In fact our four oldest
“ProCROSS makes breeding really easy. You simply have to select the best sires from each breed and the great thing is that you never have to worry about inbreeding.” - Gert Lassen
cows are FAY x HOL!,” Anne & Gert smile.
“The robustness of the cross bred cows is definitely a major contribution to healthier cows.” - Anne & Gert Lassen
Super fertility The fertility of the cross bred cows is excellent and they use their eyes and ears to see the signals of heifers and cows in heat no activity meters are installed. Especially during milking they
Happy with VikingRed and Montbeliarde When VikingGenetics was founded, the breeding programs of Danish Red, Finnish Ayrshire and Swedish Red merged into one - VikingRed. Therefore Anne and Gert had to look for another breed for the cross breeding program. “We studied the ProCROSS concept that includes the French Montbeliarde breed, which seemed to be our kind of cows - high components, strength, robustness and good beef quality. In Denmark,
catch many cows’ heats. They start breeding cows 60 days after calving as this gives better pregnancy results than starting at 40 days. With sand in the cubicles the floor doesn’t get slippery, which also benefits reproduction better. For the heifers, the goal is a calving age of 24 months. “Heifer size is evaluated prior to breeding and some of the Monty heifers really take off with tremendous growth, so we need to monitor them,” Gert highlights.
Tremendous improvement of udder health
Montbeliarde has a reputation of breeding cows with a temperament that is not so easy. I think much of it relates to the
Three years ago mattresses and chopped straw as bedding in
sire MicMac who had extensive use in Denmark. Today MicMac
the cubicles were replaced with sand. At the same time they
has an index of 73 for temperament, but he is definitely not
went on 3 x milking and they saw an immediate improvement
representative for the Montbeliarde breed,” Gert says.
in udder health. Cell count dropped from 300 to 200,000 and last winter cell count was 140,000. At the moment it’s as low as 95,000, even though treatments with antibiotics when drying off
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2nd calved ProCROSS cow sired by Montbeliarde bull Sir – Prod: 11,300 kg milk with 4.05% fat and 3.68% protein
cows is not used. All new-calvers are kept separately and teats are dipped after each milking, which is according to the rules of organic dairy production. Another reason for the excellent udder health is highly qualified staff, extra room in the barn and a consistent diet. But the robustness of the cross bred cows is definitely a major contribution to healthier cows.
Use the best sires for NTM ProCROSS makes breeding really easy. You simply have to select the best sires from each breed and the great thing is that you never have to worry about inbreeding. “We are not breeding enthusiasts,” Anne and Gert emphasize. They select one well-proven sire for the heifers and another for the cows
“ProCROSS calves and cows have a much stronger will to survive. Calvings are also easy and we hardly ever assist with a calving”. - Anne & Gert Lassen
from each of the three breeds and use the best sires to achieve better economy and a better life. The selection crite-rion is NTM - Nordic Total Merit - which includes all economically important traits. “We have super coop-eration with breeding advisor Steen Thalund from VikingDenmark, who creates the breeding plan, which is easy for the technician to follow.” Heifers are inseminated three times; thereafter they are bred with beef
Huge potential for production of PC cows
semen. Gert and Anne have no plans of inseminating the cows themselves as they get super ser-vice and a top qualified technician at a reasonable rate via VikingDenmark. Also the technician can do pregnancy checks at 40 days.
Cross bred cows have huge potential for high milk production and this is proven in the Lassen herd with a rolling herd average of 11,500 kg ECM! “Before we did not realize the potential of the
The good life
cross bred cows and only fed them to a daily production of 30 kg. Being a member of an exchange group with 12 progressive
Living a good life is one of Anne and Gert’s first priorities. They
dairy farmers taught us that we could easily increase the energy
have family time with their four children who also take part in
level in the ration. Holstein cows might have a higher production
the farm work. A daily life without too many problems. Staff that
potential, but it is just so easy to exploit,” Gert explains. The feed
are pleased with their work. The trouble-free, healthy ProCROSS
efficiency is measured every week and if necessary adjusted and
cows contribute to the Lassen family’s good life!
optimized. “The exchange group has been very valuable for us and all the tips and ideas have really taught us how to manage the cows,” Anne and Gert agree
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“The trouble-free, healthy ProCROSS cows contribute to our good life”. - Anne & Gert Lassen
BREEDING: IT CAN BE THAT SIMPLE Since 2007, Adri Wijgerde from Stevensbeek has adopted the ProCross dairy breeding concept. His herd’s key figures below show that ProCross cattle on a large-scale farm can be simple and successful. Milking cows
November 2007 January 2015 161 (100%HF) 250 (ProCROSS)
RHA Production
8.127
9.004
Annual results €
2.039
2.155
Av. SCC
293
176
Av. Calving Interval
431
371
Av. no. services/ conception
2,43
1,97
Fonte: RUMA Source: RUMA Adri Wijgerde and Tom Korsten
Before Adri launched the ProCross initiative, he had too many issues with his cows: stillbirths, CVM, high drop-out rates. And his cows could not grow old trouble-free. According to Adri, these problems were caused by inbreeding. Consulting with K&L breeding specialist Tom Korsten, only one sire from each breed is used. Since early 2008, all his milking cows were serviced by a Montbéliarde sire and all the heifers by a VikingRed sire. In 2010 his first ProCross animals came into production and the results show a significant improvement. Seeing as ProCross utilizes three dairy breeds, the problem of inbreeding is in the past with the added bonus of heterosis. Adri’s plan now is to
Simple breeding Together with Adri Wijgerde, K&L breeding specialist Tom Korsten selects one sire per breed. The breeding performance overview (d. 08-07-2014) shows that 95 milking daughters of Monbéliarde sire Masolino, realize an average LV of 106. The VikingRed sire R David has 35 milking daughters also averaging a LV of 106.
expand his milking herd to 400 cows. And as the drop-out rates
Current sires 2015
since 2010 have been greatly reduced, surplus stock will help
Montbéliarde
Triomphe
achieve this goal.
VikingRed
R Fastrup
Average Age at First Calving
2007
2014
27 months
22 months
In 2014 heifers calved in at 22 months on average. Despite their young age, on average these heifers score 107 LV. In 2007, 1.7 straws were needed for one conception and 1.5 in 2014.
Reliable proven sires They opt for daughter-proven, reliable sires. Adri and Tom are of the opinion that reliably proven sires are more important than high genomic bulls with lower reliability. The first Holstein semen is now being used again on the G2 generation.
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SUCCESS WITH PROCROSS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM By Poul Bech Sørensen & Hielke Wiersma In 2001 Richard Park started using VikingRed (Swedish Red) on his Holstein cows. Initially the idea was to move to pure Swedish Red, having the health traits of these cows in mind. A healthier cow was need-ed at Low Sizergh Farm, as a movement towards organic milking was made. Even though the first cross between Holstein and Swedish Red was excellent; the second and third cross with Swedish Red missed some consistency. It was here that Montbeliarde was included in the breeding program. The results have been very positive ever since; fertility has improved, recovery from illness is quicker, problems with mastitis and hooves are less and components in the milk have gone up
Richard Park
Operates a block calving system Richard Park in the UK has crossbred with VikingRed since 2001. Later he used Montbeliarde and the results of the three way cross are very positive with better fertility, health, easy calvings and stronger hooves.
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Richard farms in Kendal, Cumbria and currently milks 170 cross bred cows. His cows are producing 7,200 liters at 4.24% fat and 3.3% protein and that is in a low cost, block calving system where all his cows calve within a three-month window in the autumn. That is one of the strengths that crossbreeding has brought Richard. The cows’ fertility is very good and enables him to operate this system very successfully.
“Cross breeding is one of the best decisions I’ve made, given the
as good as the first crosses – there was too much variation.
financial and productive rewards I’ve gained. When I treat a cow,
And about that time he read an article about work being done
I’ve got a good idea that she’s going to recover and come into
in California using the French Montbeliarde breed as the third
the herd. I don’t have to get up in the night anymore to check
cross. “That was quite a step for me – using the Montbeliardes.
on calving cows. I’ve just calved 150 cows and I didn’t get up
To me they looked similar to a beef animal and I was concerned
once,” Richard explains. “I just have confidence that she’s going
about the milk yield that I was going to get. But again I went with
to calve easily. When I walk around the cows, I am really happy
the work that had been done, tried it and ever since I’ve been on
with what I’ve got: a really nice and even bunch of cows, despite
the three-way “ProCROSS” rotation of Holstein, VikingRed and
having three different breeds in there. Their udders are good,
Montbeliarde.”
their feet and legs are very strong. The stature is where I want it – I do select for that.”
ProCROSS - best thing ever 14 years of experience with crossbreeding
“The ProCROSS concept is one of the best things I’ve done operating my farm. It gives me choices – I’ve operated an organic system, I’ve done three times-a-day milking with high
Richard has been crossbreeding for fourteen years. He started
yields over 9,000 liters and now I’m on a block calving system,
originally because he was going into organic production. “We’ve
getting quite a lot of milk from grass during the summer and high
given that up now, but at that time, I was looking for a cow that
forage during the winter. Thanks to my healthy, fertile and trouble
needed a few inputs in terms of health, antibiotics and things like
free cows, I believe ProCROSS is going to sustain my business
that. I saw an article on Swedish Reds in a magazine and I liked
and make me money, even in a year where the milk price is
the look of the cows and I liked the fact that they’d been
poorer,” concludes Richard.
selecting for health traits for many years. I also have a bit of a soft spot for brown cows, so I just tried a few and I really liked the results,” highlights Richard. His original intention was to go for a herd of pure Swedish Reds, but he found that the second and third crosses certainly weren’t
“Thanks to my healthy, fertile and trouble free cows, I believe ProCROSS is going to sustain my business and make me money, even in a year where the milk price is poorer”. - Richard Park
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WHY DID WE BREED THE HOLSTEIN COW “DAIRY”? By Mike Osmundson, Creative Genetics
In 1920, the world began changing faster than ever before. We had just left the horse and buggy for the car, and we were starting to use machines for heavy lifting, moving dirt and building skyscrapers. Research was starting to speed up as well, and with that research came the discovery of how to use oil.
The 1950s Holstein cow was strong
“The cow from the 1950s stood up with her rear end first, not the front end first. Now, she starts rocking her body until she somehow gets to her feet.” Mike Osmundson
60 percent weight on “dairy” character Why and how did the Holstein cow evolve from then until now?
Farming did not change much until well into the 1950s. There
What influenced the change? Part of the change came because
were very few milk-recording programs, little data about the
once in a while, a Holstein cow did not milk enough or had a
cows or bulls, A.I. was just beginning, there were no breeders
hard calving. However, the main reason she evolved was not
clubs, very little or no classifications for type and very little
because of a need to change her conformation. It was our
production information. Cows were also different back then
perceived picture of beauty and the show ring.
com-pared to the cows of today, and so was their environment.
In the early 1960s judges started selecting the first-place cows
This brings us to the topic of the 1950s Holstein cow. She was a
and heifers with 60 percent of the placement on a new term
big, strong, thick-boned cow that could out milk any other breed
called “dairy character”. All of the people showing cows decided
– and sometimes pull a plow while doing it. She had an
that the only way to win was to have this extremely narrow,
extremely wide muzzle, a wide front end with a deep body,
frail-in-appearance cow that “looked” dairy.
walked downhill, had a sloped rump which was wide enough for her calf to go through without a lot of difficulties and was moderate in stature.
The 1950s Holstein cow could walk! That Holstein cow would walk home from the pasture with her front foot leaving the ground and her rear foot moving forward, always landing exactly where the front foot had been just a second ago. This was because the cow had a perfect slope to her rump, along with her thurl joint being exactly where it was supposed to be located: halfway between the hooks and pins at a 45-degree angle.
Then came the big, wide, boxcar rump The next fad that came along was the big, wide, boxcar rump that was supposed to be level but tended to be slightly high in the pins of the cow. Once this change occurred, getting a cow to come into heat and get pregnant became harder, and giving birth became even more difficult to do successfully. Because of the influence of show ring judging, your Holstein cow no longer has the rear footsteps landing where the front foot had been when walking at a normal pace. The result of a tall front end, a boxcar rump, slightly high pin bones and a thurl joint that has been moved more towards the rear is a shorter footstep, thus making her foot wear down on the heel instead of the toes. This presents another problem.
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The lost power to fight sickness Because the 1950s cow had the heavy-boned, strong frame, she could take care of herself most of the time. If she had any type of sickness, she had a body reserve of muscle and fat on which to fall back. This strong cow also could stand up correctly. Today’s Holstein cow is extremely tall, slender and, in my opinion, frail. She doesn’t come into heat easily, nor does she breed back very quickly. She needs her feet trimmed often, a high-energy diet, top management and occasional band-aids. She can be a calving nightmare, and despite all of this, we keep showing her because she looks “dairy”.
Mike Osmundson, General Manager, Creative Genetics of California, USA
But luckily there is an alternative to get that strong, fertile and healthy cow back: ProCROSS!
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PROCROSS EXPERIENCES FROM GERMANY Scharffetter Milchkuh GmbH, Högsdorf, Schleswig-Holstein
Milchhof Sührkow GmbH, Alt Sürkow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sebastian Scharffetter
Herd Manager, Peter Lange
140 ha Agriculture and Grassland
840 ha Agriculture + 1.400 ha Grassland
ProCROSS since 2009
650 milking cows - 380 ProCROSS
120 Cows – 95 Holstein and 25 ProCROSS
Average: 9.000 kg Milk, 4,00 % Fat, 3,55 % Protein
Average: 8.500 kg Milk, 4,54 % Fat, 3,36 % Protein
ProCROSS since 2006 Calf Rearing outsourced 391 days Calving Interval
“Thanks to ProCROSS the health of the entire herd is improving and the calves have much more vitality. The first 25 milking ProCROSS cows started their lactation on the same production level but with much better components compared to our Holsteins. In addition, the body condition is much better than within the Holstein group. We noticed as well the easy calvings and, as I said, the high vitality of calves. And the bull calves are high in demand. They are very docile and placid animals that have made the herd more colorful but also much more economical. It’s really fun to work with ProCROSS animals.”
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“The calving problems that we had earlier with Holsteins, is now a thing of the past. Hoof health was one of the great weaknesses of our Holsteins, now with the ProCROSS animals it is much better. In our old barns and for the continuing practice of grazing, we need robust, medium-sized cows. In contrast to the large Holstein cows, the ProCROSS animals are the ideal choice for this system. Meanwhile, we have improved the calving interval of 430 days (Holstein) to 391 days (ProCROSS). Our aim is to breed healthy, productive and durable cattle that consistently produce on a high level with strong components. Therefore ProCROSS cows are perfect for us.”
AMERICAN PROCROSS HERD WINS REPRO COMPETITION By Stephane Fitamant
Henk Knevelbaard
43% pregnancy rate made Indiana-based New Dawn Dairy the “Platinum Award� winner of the 2014 DCRC Repro competition. The dairy herd consists of 1,500 ProCROSS cows.
semen handling and placement in the uterus.
From ProCROSS and Creative Genetics of California, our con-
The Council consists of a wide array of dairy industry
gratulations goes to Henk Knevelbaard, owner of New Dawn
professionals - researchers and consultants, practitioners and
Dairy in Huntington, Indiana, USA for their excellent reproduction
producers - engaged in a collaborative effort to take cattle
results.
reproduction technology to the next level.
The DCRC is a proactive organization with long-term interest in raising awareness of issues critical to reproductive performance. Through information and communication, it strives to deliver the latest in technology and resources.
The dairy herd consists of 1,500 ProCROSS cows, using the rotation of Holstein, Montbeliarde and VikingRed genetics. It reaches a herd average of 12,240 kg of milk with 460 kg fat and 367 kg protein. Furthermore a low somatic cell count of 68,000 and a Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) contest high: 43 percent 21-day pregnancy rate.
For more info visit: http://www.dcrcouncil.org/
Henk shared that this success is due to his entire team, being constantly on top of all details from heat detection,
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KÄTTESTAD GÅRD SEES THE BENEFITS OF PROCROSS By Camilla Rosman
The Kättestad farm with its 360 cows is beautifully situated in Nykil, just outside Linköping in Swe-den. The owners of the farm, the brothers Niklas and Mats Jonasson focus on crossbreeding with VikingRed and Montbeliarde – and the share of crossbred cows will increase!
What will happen in the future? “The production in the herd will probably increase in the future as we have noticed that the cows that last longer and the older cows milk more. The share of ProCROSS animals will successively increase as we see many benefits with them. We are a commercial herd and not an elite breeding herd. The idea of our production is long-lasting cows that you actually just notice when they need to be inseminated, dried off and when
In 2002 a new barn was built and the herd was expanded from
calving,” says Niklas and Mats
70 Holstein cows to 300 cows. New ani-mals were bought in, a portion of those were crossbreds and some came without any pedigree infor-mation. All purebred Holsteins are still purebred Holsteins. The crossbreds were inseminated with Montbeliarde and are now part of the ProCROSS concept. Today approximately 15% of the cows in the herd are three-way crossbreds and this number is increasing. Within the next 10 years Niklas thinks that 50% of the cows in the herd will be ProCROSS cows.
The benefits of ProCROSS ”ProCROSS cows are much more robust than purebred Holsteins. They get over diseases much easier and will recover much quicker,” says Niklas. This is one of the effects of heterosis when crossing with a new breed that they become livelier than the pure breeds. The ProCROSS heifers should be inseminat-ed earlier than the purebreds as otherwise they will get too heavy. “Here, we start inseminating the crosses at 13-14 months,” Niklas says. It will also save money! The crosses have a more stable
Breeding advisor Karolina Johansson, Niklas’ wife Madeleine and Niklas Jonasson
lacta-tion graph than the purebreds, they do not have the same peak as the Holsteins, but they last longer. At Kättestad it seems that there is no difference in production for purebred cows and ProCROSS cows. Another benefit is also that the income when
Kättastad Facts:
slaughtering is higher for a ProCROSS cow with a Montbeliarde sire – and that is something.
• Owners: The brothers Niklas & Mats Jonasson • 360 cows • Production:11,800 kg ECM • Acreage: 500 ha • New barn 2002 • Milking 3 times per day for the high-producing cows
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TRIOMPHE: DAIRYXBRED.COM 2014 BULL OF THE YEAR By Stephane Fitamant
Thriomphe
For the fourth year, Dairyxbred.com blog organized a vote among their bloggers/ readers to vote for best bull of the year according to their experiences and preferences on bulls based on their crossbreeding impact. After being second in 2013, Triomphe got the most votes for Dairyxbred.com 2014 Bull of the Year. Coming from a well-known Montbeliarde bloodline (Olympia broodcow), Triomphe is born in november 2002 in Earl de la Salette (Isere, french Alps). He is owned by Umotest / Coopex Montbeliarde, he is still in production at the Geniatest bull stud in Roulans (France). He has been used in more than 30 countries by many breeders and
Production - Strength - Udder Fertility: a reliable transmitter Based on 10.578 french daughters, Triomphe proofs are more than reliable ! He represents what his dam Olympia has been transmitting, high production, strength, excellent type, fertility and longevity. His milk proof scores high at 991 kg with 28kg of protein and 30kg of Fat. Triomphe body condition/muscle score at 110 (as well as chest width 124) represent what a lot of Montbeliarde breeders like about him, without being cows that are too tall (111). Feet & legs (126) and udders (119) are outstanding. Cow Fertility is excellent at +0,8 just like his productive life at +0,8.
dairyman for either purebreeding or crossbreeding.
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