BFG 2017 sire line up – Illumina
Here is a bull that is a grandson to Regio. Regio showed us good quality, hardy and high producing cows in his offspring. Illumina s a proven sire with 285 daughters milking at this time. This bull is strong on frame and also an A2A2 sire. He is an easy...
BFG 2017 sire line up – Herzogstand
This is a grandson of Hippo. Hippo sired very consistent tremendously good producing cows. You could always spot a Hippo daughter because of the looks. She is the maintenance free producer that every farmer wants. Herzogstand has over 480 daughters milking and is a proven sire. He sires significant...
BFG 2017 sire line up – Dresden
Check out this grandson of Roundup. Roundup showed much success in many daughters in Canada and the USA with good all around qualities in terms of feet and legs and dual purpose character. It looks like his grandson Dresden is following in his foot steps. At the team of...
Lactation values of Fleckvieh cross cows bred to BFG Waldhoer
Waldhoer – unique in every way Re published from Big Bear Genetics – also, this article is in the 2016 Fleckvieh world which you can find along with all other issues at https://rind.bayern-genetik.de/de/download/fv-world-besamungsstation-grub-landshut-bullen-zuchtwerte-typ-selfmate-360.html Waldbrand was a bull that was very sought after for first time breeding. Out of a tremendous...
Navigating your way through Feckvieh information
Fleckvieh experiences at your fingertips Nothing is like being at a farm and seeing cows perform in the real world. You can see and touch. Also you can ask the farmer that you are visiting details about his/her operation. Every second year, a tour is set up in Europe...
How to reduce your dairy farm cull rate
THE PRESSURES OF CULLING Cull cows are a sore spot on anyone`s farm. They are an issue from several perspectives: Whether you are culling on a involuntary basis or voluntary basis: Below is some of what the cull cow encompasses: IN VOLUNTARY CULLING: Any cow that has the following conditions...
The cost of Subclinical Ketosis to dairy farms
Several costly issues can arise when subclinical ketosis lingers in your herd. Firstly the fresh cow needs to get rebred and this condition can delay rebreeding. Secondly, early lactation culls and death losses are attributable to this. Why wait to get the cow on the milk line and then...
Good Cow Comfort Makes Milk
As you can see, cow comfort is very high in this case. When this cow lives in the barn, she faces a series of challenges such as concrete floors, other cows, air that is too hot or too cold or blowing too much, noise levels, people movement, machinery, milking parlour exposure,...
Helderberg – Bayern Genetik Sire
Helderberg is a younger proven sire of Bayern Genetik. His winning progeny was shown and the animal show in Miesbach in Bavaria. His blood line has the bull Hippo in it who was an all time favorite and there are many daughters of his milking. The bull has good...
Rhesus – Bayern Genetik Sire
Rhesus is a son of “Roundup”, a sire who again produced a great number of daughters. Production of milk is not the top trait, but feet and legs, good conformation and all around strength are his primary points. He is an all around sire with ability to add substance...