Sex Is Big Business in Dairy Farming Sex is big business in dairy farming, which is why a battle is brewing in the U.S. over new technologies designed to make sure only milk-producing cows are born. Most of America’s 9.4 million dairy cows are bred using artificial insemination from...

Stray Voltage and Milking performance in Dairy farms Stray voltage problems (also called “ground current”) in dairy cattle with currents upwards of 3.6 mA have been shown to cause cow discomfort and poor milking performance. Dairy cows act nervous and do not consume all their feed and don`t drink...

Fleckvieh x Holstein as an example for breeding cattle   Balanced, productive and efficient dual purpose cattle suitable for the production of milk, beef and by-products, that can be kept in all production systems of the world. The principle is to use a sire of the Fleckvieh breed –...

Breeding bull selection – types of cows that result Bavarian Fleckvieh Genetics/Bayern Genetik purchases  genomically tested breeding bulls each year at local livestock auctions or directly out of the farmer`s barns. They select their bulls from a population of 750.000 Fleckvieh herdbook cows in Bavaria. These are Fleckvieh animals – originally Simmental...

This genomic bull is looking very good in terms of his TMI of 120. He scores above average on muscularity as well as feet and legs , udder quality and milk production and udder purity. These are exactly the traits that one looks for in a true dual purpose...

Wendlinger is a grandson of Winnipeg. This genomic sire – unproven looks very promising. He has a TMI of 129 and a very high milk index as well. Select this sire for milk and feet and legs. German Fleckvieh blood sires are known for the superior feet and legs...

This proven sire – son of the bull Winnipeg is a proven sire that has thousands of daughters milking he stands out because of calving ease, milk production, udder quality, persistence and longevity. There is a video of him  with a documentary by one of the Bayern Genetik staff members...

This genomic son of Reumut promises to be another very high scoring udder bull. He has high scores for calving ease and productive life – like his father Reumut. Consistent daughters were observed in Bavaria and the World Simmental Congress in recent years. Among the cattle breeds of the...

With over 400 daughters milking dual purpose Fleckvieh dairy cows, this bull shines with top exterior, ingredients – milk components and super fitness. He scores very high in muscularity, body , feet and legs. The highest milk producing cows in the world are Fleckvieh or Fleckvieh cross cows. Check out...

This genomic bull is born on at Christmas in the year 2012! This Fleckvieh sire is 97% Fleckvieh, 3% Red Holstein by blood. Ruap is a proven sire in his lineage.  It looks like his udder quality and feet and legs will be predominant features.  In search of the perfect...