Sire Directory 2013 Online edition – November
The profitable choice Viking Jersey 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 farmer’s best interest that has resulted in superior long-term profitability. Viking Jerseys are on the leading edge among the world’s Jersey population for fat and protein percentages and yields. An outcross to most other Jersey populations, Viking Jerseys are internationally famous for longevity and are respected worldwide to be an efficient, healthy and durable cow with high components. Give your herd the international edge by including Viking Jersey sires. 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
71,422
Milk, kg
6,599
Fat, kg
391
Fat, %
5.93
Protein, kg
272
Protein, %
4.12
Fat + Protein, kg
663
NTM +26 +603 kg Milk
+65 kg Fat +43 kg Prot.
Daughter Fertility
Components
VJ Lure
EBV 2005
DJ Lirsk is one of the world’s best Lemvig sons, combining 67% Danish, 31% US and 2% NZ genetics. From the same Stensby cow family come DJ Lix, Brumle BI, JAS Dixi and FYN Stens. DJ Lirsk is an improver of components, feet & legs, udder health and udders.
Rynkeby Impuls Stjerne 2, Dam of VJ Lure
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 303259 DJ Lirsk Q Impuls DJ Trick BB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
125 107 119 113 124 109 105
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
113
120
Full sister to VJ Lure
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
103 107 100 103 111 103 99
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 3
100 110 97 112 102
NO. OF DTRS
81
Exceptional production, high percentages and healthy, long living functional daughters is what characterizes VJ Lure. VJ Lure is out of the famous ”Stjerne” family breed by Henning Poulsen. VJ Lure was marketed as GenVikPLUS a couple of years ago, and now sons are topping our genomic line up.
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NTM +24 +763 kg Milk
+68 kg Fat +45 kg Prot.
Hoof Health
Easy Calvings
Components
DJ Hulk
EBV 2005
DJ Hulk is the only proven son of Q Handix marketed world wide. DJ Hulk is 78% Danish, 14% American and 8% NZ. DJ Hulk is among the worlds best production sires and an improver of fat and protein percentage. More than 2000 daughters in his proof.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 302595 Q Handix FYN Lemvig JAS Byg BB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
126 109 120 109 126 106 108
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
3342
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
91 106 110 104 106 108 109
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 102 Feet and legs 93 Udder 93 Milking speed 113 Temperament 103 4
NO. OF DTRS
1852
NTM +19 +687 kg Milk
+31 kg Fat +30 kg Prot.
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
DJ Zuma
EBV 2005
DJ Zuma is sire of sons in all leading breeding programmes world wide. Positive for almost all traits. The pedigree is 60% Danish, 35% American and 5% Canadian genes. Zuma’s older brother, DJ Hibe (dead) is also used intensively as sire of sons. More than 3500 daughters in his proof.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 302730 Q Zik FYN Lemvig SKÆ Ide BB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
110 108 111 100 108 97 86
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
4564
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
120 93 102 110 105 108 102
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS
2544
Body 93 Feet and legs 110 Udder 110 Milking speed 83 Temperament 110 5
NTM +22 +1089 kg Milk
+67 kg Fat +45 kg Prot.
Hoof Health
Milk Production
Total Merit Index
VJ Himp
EBV 2005
One of the worlds best production sires. Breed by Oesterbygaard, the breeders of Q Zik, DJ Hovborg, DJ Jason and many other outstanding sires. VJ Himp is the only DJ Hovborg son available world wide. Excellent sire for health, both Hoof and Udder (mastitis).
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 303275 DJ Hovborg Q Impuls Blanke TM AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
124 115 120 99 125 100 103
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
248
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
91 100 100 111 100 95 115
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 104 Feet and legs 107 Udder 92 Milking speed 88 Temperament 112 6
NO. OF DTRS
168
NTM +20 +79 kg Milk
+42 kg Fat +19 kg Prot.
Daughter Fertility
Easy Calvings
Components
VJ Tester
EBV 2005
Outcross pedigree (DJ Topholm x Q Hirse) never available at the International market before. 83% Danish, 9% US and 8% NZ genes. High percentages and exceptional fertility, health and longevity traits. Excellent choise for DJ Zuma daughters.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 303213 DJ Topholm Q Hirse FYN Lemvig AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
111 98 105 112 114 112 114
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
320
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
120 113 107 108 105 105 101
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS
209
Body 90 Feet and legs 110 Udder 99 Milking speed 106 Temperament 112 7
NTM +16 -96 kg Milk
+41 kg Fat +24 kg Prot.
Udder Health
Components Conformation
DJ Lix
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 302997 Q Lor Q Zik ØDA Rix BB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
115 95 108 124 113 115 74
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
185
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
78 110 98 108 105 101 96
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 8
95 102 120 105 107
NO. OF DTRS
125
DJ Lix is the only Q Lor son marketed world wide. He is out of “the Stensby family” as DJ Lirsk, Brumle BI, JAS Dixi, FYN Tanic and other prominent Danish sires – all well known for longevity and strong udders. DJ Lix breeds very high components - especially protein and he breeds exceptionaludders.
NTM +15 +145 kg Milk
+18 kg Fat
+7 kg Prot.
DJ Holmer
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
DJ Holmer is a son of the outcross sire Q Hirse (Hibiscus x Lango Haug). His dam “Espe-Holm Lemvig Julie” started the famous “J-family”, resulting in lots of younger bull mothers and bulls for breeding. DJ Holmer breeds exceptional udder health, longevity and mammary.
JER 303057 Q Hirse FYN Lemvig JAS Bregne AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
100 99 98 99 102 102 105
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
145
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
111 111 98 117 111 116 96
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS
90
Body 102 Feet and legs 94 Udder 113 Milking speed 104 Temperament 99 9
NTM +18 +612 kg Milk
+38 kg Fat +30 kg Prot.
DJ Izzy
EBV 2005
DJ Izzy is an Interesting ombination of leading genetics: 69% Danish, 16% American, 10% Canadian and 5% New Zealand. Second crop daughters has increased the NTM of DJ Izzy, and now 1500 daughters are affecting his high proof.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 302708 Q Impuls Q Zik Hibiscus AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
113 107 111 103 111 100 110
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
3346
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
109 104 95 105 102 106 101
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 102 Feet and legs 98 Udder 109 Milking speed 94 Temperament 101 10
NO. OF DTRS
2052
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
NTM +13 +259 kg Milk
+22 kg Fat +14 kg Prot.
VJ Ramses
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
VJ Ramses is out of a sister to VJ Lure, from the famous “Stjerne” family. VJ Ramses breeds positive for nearly all traits, but the exceptional fertility, longevity and the shallow udders needs to be mentioned.
JER 303290 DJ Rig Q Hirse Q Impuls AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
104 101 102 101 104 102 96
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
290
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
125 81 104 105 101 118 102
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
NO. OF DTRS
161
101 103 106 101 100 11
NTM +11 +174 kg Milk
+17 kg Fat +22 kg Prot.
Udder Health
Components Conformation
DJ Broiler
EBV 2005
DJ Broiler is one of two JAS Bungy sons marketed world wide. DJ Broiler is bred by “The Haugstedgaard herd”, the breeder of world famous FYN Haug. DJ Broiler is currently used as sire of sons. VikingGenetics has bought 11 sons for sampling.
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 302835 JAS Bungy FYN Lemvig JAS Hot BB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
106 99 106 111 102 102 95
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
225
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
93 98 82 108 105 110 104
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 99 Feet and legs 108 Udder 112 Milking speed 99 Temperament 113 12
NO. OF DTRS
103
NTM 0 +159 kg Milk
+16 kg Fat +11 kg Prot.
Conformation
VJ Miro-P
EBV 2005
S MGS MGGS KappaCasein
JER 303274 DJ May Q Hirse Lolli AB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
101 99 100 102 101 102 112
NO. OF DTRS 90
100
110
210
120
Exceptional type and udders on outcross polled genetics is what VJ Miro-P is offering you. The polled gene comes from NZ “Cardrona ADS Lolli”. VJ Miro-P breeds very tall and stylish daughters with exceptional udders. An excellent choice for daughters after production sires like DJ Hulk, VJ Lure and most American pedigrees.
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility 83 Calvings, Sire 83 Calvings, maternal 80 Udder health 106 Other diseases 99 Longevity 103 Hoof health 82
CONFORMATION TRAITS
NO. OF DTRS
115
Body 116 Feet and legs 95 Udder 114 Milking speed 93 Temperament 106 13
NTM +14
VJ Herodot
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Easy Calvings
JER 303289 S Q Hirse MGS JAS Bregne MGGS O Mister T
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index 99 Milk, kg 105 Protein, kg 101 Protein, % 91 Fat, kg 99 Fat, % 94 Growth 126
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
136 102 119 103 109 113 99
No relation to other dominating sire lines world wide and positive for all traits. VJ Herodot is out of “C&V Jersey Bregne Norma”. “Norma” was the highest indexed cow in Denmark for a number of years. Her lifetime production was nearly 90.000 kg milk with 6.06% fat and 4.05% protein. VJ Herodot is a breed leader for daughter fertility. Sons are available as GenVikPLUS.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
103 112 109 107 91
NTM +16
VJ Hjern
Daughter Fertility
Hoof Health
Components
JER 303212 S Q Hirse MGS Q Handix MGGS SKÆ Ide
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
109 93 103 120 109 115 98
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
115 92 113 106 113 107 106
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 14
120 91 102 110 103
VJ Hjern is breed in the ”Adelgaard” herd. He is a total out cross with no FYN Lemvig and Q Impuls in the pedigree. VJ Hjern will increase percentages in the milk, especially protein percentage. Daughters are of good type, with very shallow udders. VJ Hjern is a fertility, health and longevity specialist.
NTM +14
VJ Magnum
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
Components
JER 303134 S DJ May MGS JAS Bregne MGGS FYN Bov
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
106 98 104 112 104 105 104
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
119 95 96 114 104 104 101
The first DJ May son, and out of “Adelgaard Bregne Beauty”. Beauty bred a number of excellent daughters and also the sire VJ Local (Q Lor). Bregne was a Bush River Brigadier son. Like his sire, VJ Magnum breeds exceptional fertility & health, along with the benefits of out cross genetics.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 114 Feet and legs 83 Udder 100 Milking speed 98 Temperament 106
NTM +23
VJ Link JER 303327 S Legacy MGS Q Hirse MGGS JAS Hot
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
110 112 114 96 106 92 100
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
128 98 102 115 114 115 108
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 92 Feet and legs 113 Udder 101 Milking speed 93 Temperament 89
VJ Link is a Legacy son out of Q Hirse dam. The milk production of the daughters is very good. The daughters have excellent fertility, the index 128 is one of the best! They have also very good udder health, hoof health and longevity. Easy bull to use!
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NTM +13
VJ Hamsum
Longevity
Hoof Health
Components
JER 303122 S Q Hirse MGS Bambro BH MGGS Hibiscus
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
117 103 110 108 119 109 90
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
84 89 117 111 109 108 121
VJ Hamsum is a Q Hirse son out of the famous “Kloverdal Bambro Bellis”. Bellis ended 6 lactations with an average production at 8330kg milk with 6.8% fat and 4.4% protein. VJ Hamsum is a Q Hirse son with high production, with a few American genes (Molly Brook Brass Major) and a lot of Danish out cross. The first Danish Genomic sire with daughter proof.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 97 Feet and legs 101 Udder 84 Milking speed 90 Temperament 87
NTM +12
DJ Jante
Daughter Fertility
Easy Calvings
Milk Production
JER 302761 S M Jace MGS ØDA Rix MGGS FYN Lemvig
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
110 116 112 87 110 90 102
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
120 108 119 101 90 108 76
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 121 Feet and legs 97 Udder 101 Milking speed 81 Temperament 97 16
DJ Jante is born in the “Erslev herd”, as the two other proven sires Q Laf and ØDA Ilslev. There are app. 1000 daughters in his proof. Gene distribution is 69% American, 28% Danish and 3% Canadian. DJ Jante was “bull of the Year” in 2011, due to high fertility and functionality. VikingGenetics are sampling 12 sons of DJ Jante.
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PRODUCTION
VJ Lure DJ Hulk VJ Link VJ Himp VJ Hilario VJ Tester DJ Zuma VJ Husky DJ Izzy VJ Holdo
26 24 23 22 20 20 19 19 18 18
CALVINGS SIRE VJ Tester DJ Holmer DJ Lix DJ Jante VJ Lure VJ Husky DJ Hulk DJ Izzy VJ Herodot VJ Holdo
116 115 112 111 110 110 109 108 107 107
UDDER HEALTH 113 111 111 108 107 106 106 104 102 101
LONGEVITY VJ Ramses DJ Holmer VJ Link VJ Herodot VJ Ramirez VJ Hilario DJ Broiler VJ Hamsum DJ Hulk DJ Zuma
DJ Jante VJ Himp VJ Link VJ Husky VJ Hilario VJ Holdo DJ Hulk DJ Zuma VJ Lure DJ Izzy
DAUGHTER FERTILITY
DJ Holmer VJ Link VJ Magnum VJ Himp VJ Hamsum DJ Zuma VJ Tester DJ Broiler VJ Hilario DJ Lix
DJ Lix VJ Miro-P DJ Holmer DJ Broiler DJ Zuma VJ Herodot VJ Hilario DJ Izzy VJ Holdo VJ Ramirez
117 115 114 111 111 110 108 108 107 106
VJ Hamsum VJ Himp DJ Hulk VJ Link VJ Hjern DJ Broiler DJ Zuma VJ Ramses VJ Magnum VJ Tester
120 114 113 112 110 109 109 109 108 107
VJ Link VJ Herodot DJ Zuma VJ Tester VJ Lure VJ Holdo DJ Broiler VJ Hilario VJ Himp VJ Ramses
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121 115 109 108 106 104 102 102 101 101
FEET & LEGS
Use sexed semen by VikingGenetics! • Many heifers to sell or replace cows and increase your herd
136 128 125 120 120 120 119 118 115 112
HOOF HEALTH
UDDER 118 116 115 113 112 110 110 108 108 108
VJ Herodot VJ Link VJ Ramses DJ Jante DJ Zuma VJ Tester VJ Magnum VJ Ramirez VJ Hjern VJ Holdo
113 112 110 110 110 109 108 108 107 103
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NTM +18
VJ Holdo JER 303664 S VJ Herodot MGS DJ Hulk MGGS DJ Beo
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
110 110 110 100 109 99 117
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
112 101 117 104 110 107 -
VJ Holdo is the first VJ Herodot son available. Exceptional breeding values and exceptional out cross pedigree. Bulls in the pedigree, like Q Hirse, JAS Bregne, Q Handix and DJ Beo are not very well known and not used internationally, but they have produced one of the worlds best genomic sires.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
105 109 108 106 97
NTM +17
VJ Ramirez
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
JER 303657 S VJ Ramses MGS DJ Hulk MGGS DJ May
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
110 106 108 102 110 104 102
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
118 91 114 102 104 112 -
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament 20
107 98 107 106 112
VJ Ramirez, our first VJ Ramses son to be marketed, combines the best genes from leading sires in the Danish population. He is bred in the Salsbjerggaard herd where NZ management is practiced (seasonal calvings and grazing). VJ Ramirez breeds exceptional daughter fertility and he breeds positive for nearly all traits.
NTM +20
VJ Hilario
Longevity
Udder Health
Conformation
JER 303406 S Q Hirse MGS Q Impuls MGGS FYN Lemvig
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
115 110 115 105 112 102 89
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
103 97 98 107 112 110 -
VJ Hilario is Q Hirse son out of Q Impuls dam. Hilario is very productive bull with good health traits. He is also very good in conformation traits: both body, feet and legs and udder indices are positive.
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
115 108 109 97 105
NTM +19
VJ Husky
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Milk Production
JER 303402 S DJ Hulk MGS DJ May MGGS Q Impuls
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
121 111 118 106 119 107 108
90
100
110
120
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
107 106 112 91 103 104 -
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body Feet and legs Udder Milking speed Temperament
115 94 105 102 112
VJ Husky combines all the positive traits from the 3 legends in his pedigree, DJ Hulk (production), DJ May (mammary) and Q Impuls (type and production). VJ Husky is bred by the young enthusiastic breeder Brian Skovgaard, from “the Ronholm herd”. VJ Husky is out of the beautiful “”Ronholm May Dodo”. 21
Understand the benefit from high NTM – increased profit! Weight of main traits in NTM.
1. What is NTM? 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. 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.
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 and Sweden 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.
34.1%
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.
34.1%
13.6% 13.6%
0.1% 2.1%
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2.1%
80
90
100
110
3. The value of NTM units
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
+ 164 kg milk
Fat index
+ 8 kg fat
Fat percentage
+ 0.13 %
Protein index
+ 6 kg protein
Protein percentage
+ 0.08 %
Growth
+ 1 g/day. Higher weight gain of bull calves
Calculation of production index
- 0.3 x Milk + 0.5 x Fat + 0.8 x Protein
The value of +10 units for functional traits
Daughter fertility
Days open reduced by 5.6 days and 0.06 less services per pregnancy
Calvings, Sire (Maiden heifers)
Reduction in difficult calvings with 1 % and 1.2 % less stillborn calves
Calvings, Maternal (Maiden heifers)
Reduction in difficult calvings with 2.5 % and 2.4 % less stillborn calves
Udder health
3 % units less mastitis treatments in first lactation. 4 % units less mastitis treatments in second and third lactation
Other diseases
0.5 % units less treatments for reproduction diseases, metabolic disorders and diseases in hooves, feet and legs in first and second lactation. 2.2% 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
35 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 +19 EBV 2005
+687 kg Milk
+31 kg Fat +30 kg Prot.
Longevity
Daughter Fertility
Udder Health
DJ Zuma
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 bull’s 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 weight 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
JER 302730 Q Zik FYN Lemvig SKÆ Ide BB
PRODUCTION TRAITS Prod. index Milk, kg Protein, kg Protein, % Fat, kg Fat, % Growth
110 108 111 100 108 97 86
HEALTH TRAITS Daughter fertility Calvings, Sire Calvings, maternal Udder health Other diseases Longevity Hoof health
120 93 102 110 105 108 102
CONFORMATION TRAITS Body 93 Feet and legs 110 Udder 110 Milking speed 83 Temperament 110
90
2
100
NO. OF DTRS 110
4564
120
3 4
NO. OF DTRS
2544
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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