Sire Directory 2013 Online edition – November
The profitable choice VikingHolstein Cows sired by VikingGenetics bulls prepare you for an ever more competitive future, combining longevity and production like no other cows. We were the first to focus on important traits like fertility and udder health – a dedication to the farmers’ best interest that has resulted in superior long-term profitability. VikingGenetics is one of the leading AI companies in the world, covering three countries and export to well above 40 markets annually. VikingGenetcics uses genomic selection to select the very highest bull calves and puts 175 Holstein bulls through progeny testing every year. The high participation in milk recording and the unique registrations on health and fertility enables an effective selection for cows that are high yielding and in the same time breed back and stay healthy. In short, our Viking cows give you more output, less trouble and more freedom. 2
Breed statistics No. of cows
603,731
Milk, kg
9,477
Fat, kg
387
Fat, %
4.09
Protein, kg
319
Protein, %
3.37
Fat + Protein, kg
706
NTM +33 +1484 kg Milk
+83 kg Fat +64 kg Prot.
Longevity
Easy Calvings
Conformation
VH Grafit
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 253217 B Goldwyn Oman Justi BW Marshal AA
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
127 116 124 109 127 108 91
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
243
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
117 107 102 97 101 118 105
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
116 113 114 104 90
NO. OF DTRS
58
VH Grafit VH Grafit comes in with his first daughter proof. He is our number one proven bull with NTM 33. The daughters are very productive with lot of milk and excellent components. There are 243 daughters in his production index, which makes it 93% reliable.
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NTM +32 +1812 kg Milk
+64 kg Fat +52 kg Prot.
Daughter Fertility
Hoof Health
VH Basil
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 252935 RGK Bob CV Oman Justi L Winchest N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
129 125 131 103 123 97 124
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
185
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
109 99 105 107 114 105 109
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 98 Feet and legs 87 Udder 100 Milking speed 115 Temperament 100 4
NO. OF DTRS
124
VH Basil is a high production bull with good fertility and positive health traits. His dam Tirsvad Oman Jennifer did in her first lactation produce more than 1.000 kg fat and protein and is classified VG88. There is a strong cow family behind the bull.
Milk Production
NTM +26 +1562 kg Milk
+65 kg Fat +56 kg Prot.
Longevity
Milk Production
Udder Health
D Mason
EBV 2005
D Mason is the highest ranking bull with information based on milking daughters. He contains some of the best bulls of the breed Mascol – Oman Justi - Lukas. On top of that from a cow family that has been in focus since the wellknown Leadman son, T Eberhard.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 251114 Mascol Oman Justi Lukas N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
120 117 120 101 120 102 108
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
336
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
102 90 110 111 112 112 106
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS
220
Body 86 Feet and legs 116 Udder 101 Milking speed 103 Temperament 95 5
NTM +27 +522 kg Milk
+61 kg Fat +42 kg Prot.
Longevity
Hoof Health
VH Oyvind
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 252791 Oman Justi V Exces RGK Bob CV N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
117 101 112 118 118 115 117
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
872
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
107 99 94 109 121 116 122
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 6
99 111 106 106 105
NO. OF DTRS
369
VH Oyvind is an O-Man son with good production. His daughters have high components with good amount of milk. Oyvind is known as a health bull, all his indices for health traits are positive: udder health 109, other diseases 121, hoof health 122 and longevity 116.
Components
NTM +26 +259 kg Milk
+57 kg Fat +33 kg Prot.
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Conformation
VH Salomon
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 253100 D Sammy Oman Justi Merdrignac N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
114 97 108 118 117 118 98
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
1166
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
118 106 93 105 107 116 126
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 92 Feet and legs 107 Udder 114 Milking speed 94 Temperament 88
NO. OF DTRS
386
VH Salomon is a D Sammy son. He has a strong cow family behind. The dam produced in 4.4 lactation 11.300 kg milk with 4.86 % of fat and 3.73 % of protein. The daughters of Salomon have also very high components, they are fertile with good longevity.
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NTM +25 +1418 kg Milk
+43 kg Fat +47 kg Prot.
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
D Grove
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 251010 V GroovyBL D Novalis HJ Vogd N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
113 115 115 98 111 96 88
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
376
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
125 107 118 106 117 103 100
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 8
102 110 101 75 106
NO. OF DTRS
198
D Grove one of the highest ranking bulls in the breed based on daughters. D Grove is already used as GenVikPLUS bull and now confirms his superiority also with daughters. Dam is an EX 90 D Novalis – the foundation of a family that brings in several top bulls.
Easy Calvings
NTM +25 +1293 kg Milk
+63 kg Fat +53 kg Prot.
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
D Oscar
EBV 2005
D Oscar is the highest ranking Oman son and comes from a family that has been creating several good bulls. The dam was an impressive producer – 3.7 years 11,854 kg milk with 4.36, 3.44 in fat and protein and at the same time classified EX90.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 249021 Oman Justi Juote Lukas AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
120 113 118 105 119 104 111
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
433
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
111 103 97 113 105 107 103
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS
161
Body 93 Feet and legs 80 Udder 105 Milking speed 109 Temperament 97 9
NTM +24 +1414 kg Milk
+55 kg Fat +58 kg Prot.
D Rødding
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
Daughter Fertility
Milk Production
D Rødding is one of the early Ramos sons that now has his second crop daughters in milk. He is from a cow family that has given some significant bulls – including the V Bojer son D Banker – a bull that really made an impact in the breed.
HOL 248938 Ramos V Brando B Patron AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
120 115 120 106 115 100 96
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
4043
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
114 104 103 106 108 106 100
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 117 Feet and legs 90 Udder 106 Milking speed 101 Temperament 96 10
Longevity
NO. OF DTRS
1735
NTM +23 +637 kg Milk
+21 kg Fat +34 kg Prot.
D Orange
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
Longevity
Easy Calvings
Udder Health
D Orange comes from a longliving T Funkis cow, classified 87 having produced more than 100,000 kg milk. D Orange gives a good balance between production and the functionality of the animals, and now adding several second crop daughters to confirm that.
HOL 249155 Oman Justi T Funkis HJ Vogd AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
107 103 109 109 102 99 107
NO. OF DTRS 10529 90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
112 110 107 115 126 107 106
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS
3870
Body 88 Feet and legs 102 Udder 107 Milking speed 91 Temperament 101 11
NTM +22 +600 kg Milk
+39 kg Fat +30 kg Prot.
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Hoof Health
D Sol
EBV 2005
D Sol – the Shottle son that continuously excels. The dam is an EX92 T Funkis daughter, and has produced more than 120,000 kg of milk and is still producing in the herd. An overall super breeding pattern on D Sol, without any major weaknesses. Note: he is carrier of BY.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 250354 P Shottle T Funkis VE Otto AA
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
109 102 107 106 109 106 114
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
794
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
111 107 109 106 119 117 116
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 93 Feet and legs 107 Udder 105 Milking speed 91 Temperament 103 12
NO. OF DTRS
248
NTM +22 +1119 kg Milk
VH Bismark
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
+36 kg Fat +56 kg Prot.
Longevity
Udder Health
Components
VH Bismark now has his proof based on milking daughters, and was heavily used already based on genomic information. He is a very different pedigree. The sire RGK Bob was a CVM carrying Lukas son, and because of that not used widely.
HOL 252478 RGK Bob CV S Jordan 3 S Morty N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
117 110 120 112 108 98 125
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
1705
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
91 99 111 111 100 113 106
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS
701
Body 95 Feet and legs 94 Udder 107 Milking speed 122 Temperament 105 13
NTM +21 +565 kg Milk
+40 kg Fat +42 kg Prot.
S Ross
EBV 2005
S Ross is a bull that just seems to improve the older his daughters get. A true expert in fertility, but at the same time adding a lot of production. The dam of S Ross, a longliving T Funkis cow, calving interval of 11.5 month after 5 calvings, producing 58 tons in total.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 48202 Chassee T Funkis Häradsköp AA
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
114 102 113 117 110 107 105
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
9081
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
129 104 92 95 101 111 100
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 89 Feet and legs 98 Udder 109 Milking speed 100 Temperament 106 14
NO. OF DTRS
3594
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Components
NTM +20 +956 kg Milk
+51 kg Fat +57 kg Prot.
Longevity
Milk Production
Components
VH Mogens
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 251114 Mascol Oman Justi Lukas N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
120 108 120 117 114 105 114
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
593
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
97 106 94 107 106 108 107
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
105 93 102 110 104
NO. OF DTRS
260
VH Mogens is a Mascol son. He is a strong bull in production traits. Both kg’s and components are excellent so if you are looking for economical and health cows, Mogens is a good choice for you. Look the longevity index: 108!
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NTM +19 +1122 kg Milk
+18 kg Fat +49 kg Prot.
Longevity
Hoof Health
Easy Calvings
D Etoto
EBV 2005
D Etoto is a good result with topsire from VikingGenetics in the pedigree. The sire V Exces bringing production and super feet and legs, VAR Calano dam classified 88 and then back to T Funkis. D Etoto is one of the best feet and legs bull of the breed.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 250027 V Exces VAR Calano T Funkis N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
111 110 116 107 101 92 91
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
975
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
100 112 108 99 113 114 103
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 16
86 130 103 106 102
NO. OF DTRS
214
NTM +17 +1177 kg Milk
+54 kg Fat +49 kg Prot.
Longevity
Milk Production
Conformation
VH Zac
EBV 2005
VH Zac is from the dam Tofteg책rd Oman Sally (VG), who came to Denmark as an embryo made from Skoatterlan Jannie 11 (G Simon x D Novalis) in Holland. VH Zac was used as GenVikPLUS bull based on genomic information. He was elected bull of the year in 2012 by the Danish farmers.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 252227 O Zenith Oman Justi G Simon N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
117 111 116 105 115 103 115
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
1653
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility 90 Calvings, Sire 93 Calvings, maternal 98 Udder health 97 Other diseases 108 Longevity 103 Hoof health 100
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
NO. OF DTRS
812
102 107 121 115 105 17
NTM +28
VH Black
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
HOL 253186 S Bobas MGS Oman Justi MGGS RGK Bob CV
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
110 111 111 98 108 97 101
NO. OF DTRS 154 90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
119 105 107 120 102 119 110
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS 78
Body 98 Feet and legs 104 Udder 107 Milking speed 102 Temperament 87
VH Black is an excellent example of health and fertility: the fertility index is 119 and all the calving traits are positive. Udder health index 120 shows that the daughter have low somatic cell count and much less mastitis than average. Together with good hoof health the daughters have very good longevity too.
NTM +26
VH Max
Longevity
Udder Health
Conformation
HOL 253419 S Mascol MGS Oman Justi MGGS Luxemburg
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
122 110 121 115 118 106 104
NO. OF DTRS 154 90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
104 98 94 115 109 107 110
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 18
107 112 103 93 105
NO. OF DTRS 78
VH Max is a Mascol son out of O-Man dam. The daughters of the bull are very productive, both milk production and components are high. The daughters have good health and longevity. Good all-round bull without faults.
NTM +22
VH Oxford
Daughter Fertility
Hoof Health
Milk Production
HOL 252514 S Oman Justi MGS V Exces MGGS V Bojer
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
116 110 115 106 114 103 113
NO. OF DTRS 154 90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
102 112 98 102 123 114 118
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS 78
Body 88 Feet and legs 97 Udder 103 Milking speed 106 Temperament 102
VH Oxford is a good combination of O-Man and Danish genetics. With good production, high components and good health his daughters stay in the herd and produce well. Look the hoof health: the indexis one of the highest, 118.
NTM +18
VH Bento
Longevity
Milk Production
Total Merit Index
HOL 252951 S D Banker MGS Oman Justi MGGS T Funkis
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
115 100 112 119 114 112 109
NO. OF DTRS 154 90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
99 99 97 103 102 107 112
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
112 96 116 110 111
NO. OF DTRS 78
VH Bento was one of the best D Banker sons based on genomic information. Today he has a lot of milking daughter and based on that being in the top among daughter proven sires, and sons being ready to become the new GenVikPLUS bulls soon. The daughters have good udders, high components and good fertility.
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PRODUCTION
VH Goblin VH Gavin VH Miracle VH Mandel VH Miguel VH Jewel ET VH Mota VH Blume VH Bynke VH Grafit
43 43 41 38 37 36 35 33 33 33
CALVINGS SIRE VH Speedo VH Pop VH Oxford D Etoto D Orange VH Lumb VH Jewel ET D Grove VH Grafit VH Miracle
133 125 123 117 116 115 115 115 114 114
UDDER HEALTH 120 113 112 112 110 108 107 107 107 107
LONGEVITY VH Bynke VH Miracle VH Speedo VH Pop VH Miguel VH Osmus VH Blume VH Goblin VH Black VH Grafit
VH Gavin VH Basil VH Blume D Mason VH Grafit VH Bynke D Grove D Rødding VH Goblin VH Osmus
DAUGHTER FERTILITY
VH Jewel ET VH Mandel VH Meno VH Black VH Miguel VH Speedo VH Mota D Orange VH Goblin VH Max
VH Mandel VH Miracle VH Mota VH Jewel ET VH Zac VH Speedo VH Blume VH Goblin VH Lumb VH Meno
129 129 125 119 118 117 114 114 114 113
HOOF HEALTH 129 124 123 120 119 117 116 115 115 115
UDDER 137 132 131 131 128 127 126 121 119 118
S Ross VH Jewel ET D Grove VH Black VH Salomon VH Grafit VH Bynke D Rødding VH Miguel VH Speedo
VH Salomon VH Oyvind VH Jewel ET VH Osmus VH Oxford D Sol VH Miguel VH Mota VH Bento VH Speedo
126 122 121 119 118 116 115 112 112 111
FEET & LEGS 140 132 128 125 121 120 120 120 120 118
D Etoto VH Jewel ET VH Gavin VH Speedo VH Miguel D Mason VH Lumb VH Goblin VH Grafit VH Max
130 121 118 117 117 116 115 113 113 112
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NTM +43
VH Goblin
Longevity
Udder Health
Conformation
HOL 96307 S VH Tirsvad Goldwyn Grafit MGS San Fiorano S. Fibrax TL TV TF MGGS R-E-W Buckeye ET
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
129 114 126 110 127 111 90
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
110 101 116 115 115 121 108 VH Goblin is a son of the B Goldwyn x Oman Justi son VH Grafit. VH Goblin is a Finnish born bull born from a strong Fibrax cow classi-fied VG86. VH Goblin is a bull with a lot of positive traits and is able to add production and health and fertility at the same time.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 102 Feet and legs 113 Udder 120 Milking speed 97 Temperament 86
NTM +43
VH Gavin
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Conformation
HOL 255183 S VH Grafit MGS D Onside MGGS Mascol
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
136 133 139 105 122 92 97
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
110 106 105 109 100 117 106
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 99 Feet and legs 118 Udder 115 Milking speed 95 Temperament 94
VH Gavin is the best of VH Grafit genomic sons in the list now. The dam of the bull is Onside daughter. Gavin has excellent breeding values for production as well as for conformation. No faults and easy to use in every herd!
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NTM +41
VH Miracle
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Easy Calvings
HOL 254418 S Massey MGS Roumare MGGS VAR Calano
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
116 105 114 109 111 106 103
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
112 107 122 113 114 132 104 VH Miracle is a very popular bull ranking at the very top. His profile is very appealing to everybody, production, health & fertility and nice conformation. No big weaknesses. Also the pedigree is nice (Massey x Roumare (VG89) x VAR Calano EX92 x LukasEX90) can be use in many combinations.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
108 99 132 127 112
NTM +38
VH Mandel
Longevity
Udder Health
Conformation
HOL 254168 S Man-O-Man MGS RGK Didrik MGGS V Bojer
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
120 99 115 116 120 121 87
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
104 103 101 124 106 114 109
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 24
119 102 140 105 106
VH Mandel is from a super RGK Didrik x V Bojer cow classified EX 92. The strong family behind creates the balance together with Man-O-Man on health and calving abilities. He is a true specialist when it comes to udders!
NTM +37
VH Miguel HOL 255750 S D Mason MGS D Sol MGGS V Ersgard
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
118 109 117 107 117 107 114
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
114 102 112 119 128 128 115 VH Miguel is the highest genomic bull in Viking Genetics. This D Mason son, D Sol as a MGS, has good excellent proofs for production and fertility. In health traits he is really a top bull!
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 89 Feet and legs 117 Udder 102 Milking speed 89 Temperament 99
NTM +36
VH Jewel ET
Daughter Fertility
Hoof Health Conformation
HOL 95572 S Juwel TV MGS O-Bee Manfred Justic MGGS Dixie-Lee Aaron-ET
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
101 99 103 104 99 100 102
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
129 107 121 129 106 115 121
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 97 Feet and legs 121 Udder 125 Milking speed 89 Temperament 97
VH Jewel is a Juwel son and he is one of the best genomic type bulls. The udder index is 129 and feet and legs index is 121. He is also a very good in daughter fertility and calvings, so easy choice for heifers.
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NTM +35
VH Mota
Hoof Health
Udder Health
Conformation
HOL 254182 S Man-O-Man MGS Ramos MGGS P Shottle
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
121 103 117 114 122 118 101
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
101 106 102 116 109 114 112 VH Mota was one of the first Man-O-Man genomic sons. If you are looking for solids, this is really a good bull for you. With VH Mota you get also cows with good health, both udder and hoof health indices show that. Also sexed semen available.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
96 100 128 125 100
NTM +33
VH Blume
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Conformation
HOL 254934 S Bowser MGS B Goldwyn MGGS Oman Justi
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
120 123 123 100 111 90 114
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
112 105 108 105 99 126 99
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 26
105 99 120 117 107
VH Blume is a Bowser son out of Godwyn dam. If you need more milk, Blume is a good choice for that. Even the production level is high; udder health is good as well as conformation. Good bull to produce daughters for robotic milking: milking speed index is 117.
NTM +33
VH Lumb
Longevity
Udder Health
Conformation
HOL 254198 S Legend MGS Ränneslöv MGGS RGK Bob CV
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
122 109 121 111 116 106 100
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
108 108 103 109 106 110 102 VH Lumb has an outcross pedigree: Legend as a sire and Ränneslöv as a MGS is not so wellknown combination. Lumb has good proofs for production but he is also very good bull in functional traits, health, calving ease and conformation. Also X-Vik semen available.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
97 115 120 104 106
NTM +33
VH Bynke
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
HOL 254176 S VH Bismark MGS Ramos MGGS Merdrignac
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
113 115 115 100 110 95 102
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110
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HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
114 105 117 111 109 137 107
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
100 111 113 107 108
VH Bynke is from a very strong Ramos x Merdrignac cow (VG85). She is today still in the very top index ranking based on genomic information, and is still being flushed heavily. A family that we for sure will see much more from in the future.
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NTM +33
VH Speedo HOL 48970 S Sterngold MGS Bissjön MGGS Billion ET
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
109 111 112 101 103 93 89
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110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
113 120 107 117 103 131 111 VH Speedo has really outcross pedigree: Sterngold as a sire and Bissjön as MGS – you can find it only here! Speedo has one of the highest longevity index, 131. The bull has got very good proofs for all functional traits, so easy to use for heifers and cows!
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
102 117 120 109 105
NTM +31
VH Osmus
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Hoof Health
HOL 253548 S D Onside MGS V Exces MGGS A Ford
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
118 114 119 104 116 102 98
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
108 104 108 106 113 127 119
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 84 Feet and legs 105 Udder 116 Milking speed 99 Temperament 108 28
VH Osmus is a D Onside son out of V Exces dam. If you are looking for a little smaller but productive daughter, Osmus is a good selection for your herd. Osmus has excellent proofs for health and longevity and he is also a very good choice for heifers.
NTM +31
VH Meno
Longevity
Easy Calvings
Udder Health
HOL 254419 S Massey MGS Oman Justi MGGS V Bojer
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
111 110 112 102 109 99 112
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100
110
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HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
102 101 124 123 114 117 97 VH Meno is a Massey son. He has no faults, so easy choice for every herd. Daughters have nice udders and with good temperament. If you need help for udder health, Massey works well for that. Look that udder health index, 123!
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
101 104 118 100 116
NTM +25
VH Pop
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Easy Calvings
HOL 253724 S Planet MGS Ramos MGGS Oman Justi
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
110 113 115 102 100 88 93
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100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
103 113 109 109 116 131 106
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
102 104 116 95 122
VH Pop is a Planet son out of Ramos daughter. Again an example of bull with good longevity: the index is 131. Pop has good proofs for all conformation traits. His daughters have good temperament. Also X-Vik semen available.
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Understand the benefit from high NTM – increased profit! 1. What is NTM?
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NTM (Nordic Total Merit) is the most complete total merit index in the world. NTM consists of more than 40 subtraits combined into 12 main traits as shown in the right figure. When you use NTM as selection criteria, you obtain positive progress for all traits of economic importance in the dairy cattle industry. You obtain the highest progress from the “most expensive traits� such as fat and protein yield and health traits as shown in the figure to he right.
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Weight of main traits in NTM.
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7%
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2% 5%
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Longevity index and production index have the highest correlation of all traits to the NTM, showing that the NTM is optimized to produce long living and high producing cows.
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2. How are the indexes in NTM expressed? EBVs of all animals are adjusted in such a way that animals in the base population have an average index of 100. For all traits a rolling base consisting of cows from Denmark, Sweden and Finland that are 3-5 years of age at the date of publication is applied. The Standard Deviation is a statistic that tells you how widely spread from the average the scores of all bulls are for any particular trait.
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The bell curve shows what each standard deviation represents. One standard deviation away from the mean in either direction (the purple area) accounts for about 68 % of the bulls.
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13.6% 13.6%
0.1% 2.1%
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3. The value of NTM units
110
120
0.1%
130
The value of +10 NTM units for the sire is the same as 100 Euro added value for the heifer under Scandinavian conditions. The value of +10 units for production traits
Milk index
+ 160 kg milk
Fat index
+ 8.6 kg fat
Fat percentage
+ 0.13 %
Protein index
+ 6.1 kg protein
Protein percentage
+ 0.08 %
Growth
+ 8 g/day. Higher weight gain of bull calves
Calculation of production index
- 0.25 x Milk + 0.25 x Fat + 1 x Protein
The value of +10 units for functional traits
Daughter fertility
Days open reduced by 8 days and 0.03 less services per pregnancy
Calvings, Sire (Maiden heifers)
Reduction in difficult calvings with 2 % and 1 % less stillborn calves
Calvings, Maternal (Maiden heifers)
Reduction in difficult calvings with 8 % and 2 % less stillborn calves
Udder health
1.8 % units less mastitis treatments in first lactation. 2.6 % units less mastitis treatments in second and third lactation
Other diseases
2.7 % units less treatments for reproduction diseases, metabolic disorders and diseases in hooves, feet and legs in first and second lactation. 3.6 % units less treatments for the same diseases in third lactation
Milking speed
9.5 g fat + protein more per minute (robots and farmer observation)
Longevity
36 days longer productive life
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How to read VikingGenetics breeding values See left page.
2 Production Production Index: Based on amount of protein, fat and milk. There is a slight negative weighting applied to the milk quantity, in order to maintain concentration. Growth: Based on data from slaughtered male progeny. Includes growth and carcass classification.
3 Health
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1 NTM +26 EBV 2005
+1562 kg Milk
+65 kg Fat +56 kg Prot.
Longevity
Milk Production
Udder Health
D Mason
1 NTM
Daughter fertility: Fertility data from heifers, first, second and third calvers. Includes number of inseminations, interval from calving to 1st insemination, interval between first and last insemination, Non Return Rate. Calving index, sire: Based on calving difficulties and number of stillborn calves from first calvers as well as later lactations. Calving index, maternal: Expresses the ability of the bulls’ daughters to give birth to a living calf at their first calving. Udder health: Based on mastitis diagnoses, compulsory reported by vets and from the milk recording scheme, cell-count data and reported cullings due to mastitis. In addition conformation traits like udder depth is used to further increase the accuracy of the index. Other diseases: Based on diseases other than mastitis, compulsory reported by vets and culling reports from the milk recording scheme. The diseases are divided in to four different subindexes – early and late fertility disorder, feet and leg problems and metabolic diseases – these four sub-indexes are then weighted together to the complete index for other diseases. Longevity: Productive life, days from 1st calving, max 365 d/lactation. Information from the first five lactations.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
HOL 251114 Mascol Oman Justi Lukas N/A
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
120 117 120 101 120 102 108
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
102 90 110 111 112 112 106
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 86 Feet and legs 116 Udder 101 Milking speed 103 Temperament 95
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100
NO. OF DTRS 110
336
120
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NO. OF DTRS
220
5 Main characteristics Symbols showing the main characteristics of the bull.
Hoof health: Based on lesion scoring reported by hoof trimmers. Includes both infectious and laminitis related lesions with highest weight put on sole ulcer.
4 Conformation
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Total Merit Index
Components
Easy Calvings
Milk Production
Udder Health
Conformation
A comprehensive classification of body, legs and udder. Based on a linear description of conformation traits. Legs: A comprehensive evaluation of the legs. Udder: A comprehensive evaluation of the udder. Temperament: Based on farmer’s observations. Milking Speed: Based on farmer’s observations.
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