Month: August 2014

10 Benefits of Fleckvieh

#1. Flat lactation curves. The benefit here is that the stress on the udder is less. This adds to longevity since the udder does not become subject to damage from the high volume of milk produced in the early lactation. Early spikes in milk production and then a drop...

Why Fleckvieh bull calves can become more than a by-product

Excerpt of Fleckvieh world – www.bayerngenetik.de and www.betterdairycow.com experiences: For Fleckvieh farmers in Bavaria it is the most normal thing on earth to produce quality beef via slaughter cull cows or bull calves out of dairy farms.  Holstein farmers who focus on milk production only and who regard bull...