Four Big Advantages of Fleckvieh Dairy Cows

There are several good reasons why dairy farmers in North America are learning about the advantages of Fleckvieh x Holstein crossbreeding! Worldwide, the Fleckvieh cattle breed has a large population of about 42 million animals. In some areas of the world these cattle are very common place on dairy...

Genetic in utero sex reversal – polled cattle – slick hair gene

The almighty human mind with new inventions: Scientists have made the discovery of technology called CRISPR/Cas 9. This technology allows for making changes to the DNA of cells. Basically – science can reprogram cells and accelerate desired traits much faster than through selctive breeding. No new gentic material is...

Polled Genetics – genetic transmission and benefits on and off farm

More and more genetics of true Fleckvieh come with polled genetics; An example of true polled denoted by “PP”: https://rind.bayern-genetik.de/en/fleckvieh/current-offer/genomic-polled-bulls-218.html?id=55181 An example of polled denoted by “Pp”: https://www.bayern-genetik.com/en/sires/fleckvieh/genomic-polled-bulls-besamungsstation-grub-landshut-bullen-zuchtwerte-typ-selfmate-860.html?id=56341 An example of Polled/scurs denoted by “PS”: https://rind.bayern-genetik.de/de/fleckvieh/a2a2-bullen-348.html?id=68099&lng=deu On farm: Less work – as you can decrese or cut out dehorning....

Cow productive life taken seriously

https://www.dairyherd.com/news/dairy-production/it-time-rethink-dairy-cow-lifespan Most modern dairy farms are looking at milk production as a primary scale of success. This is great but is only one dimension of what is really food production. So – Fleckvieh adds efficiencies:...

Dual purpose benefits of Fleckvieh versus straight beef breeding

If you have an in depth look at the below link: http://www.wsff.info/files/congress_08_uk/dual_purpose_in_europe.pdf you can create a guarantee for success program with dual purpose genetics: No matter what – you need to start off that calf with proper colostral feeding, warm and dry environment and proper vaccination program: Then when...

Fertility benefits and hybrid vigor with accurate pregnancy detection equates crossbreeding success with Fleckvieh

Check out the below article on blood test for pregnancy diagnosis: https://www.dairyherd.com/news/dairy-production/holistic-approach-blood-based-pregnancy-testing It makes sense to look at early preganancy diagnosis especially on large dairies to resource vet manpower better. Using sexed semen may yield better fertility as well. This method creates a steady stream of females to become...