Why Fleckvieh Cows Have Longer Production Lives
When studying cattle life cycle, much like a horseman that looks at his horse and says: ”No feet , no horse” , a similar approach should be taken when looking at the life span of dairy cows: In Veterinary practice and farm visits I have seen many cases of...
What Everyone Ought to Know About Fleckvieh and Genomics
Dairy Farmers can lower costs and improve herd health with a proven sire program. Consistently applied targeted mating can improve the genetics of a given herd with highly predictable outcome. Find out how BDC and Fleckvieh use genomic estimated breeding values to increase the accuracy of genetic evaluations to...
Improve Reproductive Anatomy in Your Dairy Herd
Poor Confirmation Dairy Cow Rear Pelvis When you take a close look at this dairy cow, you will note a great udder quality. The position if the rectum is clearly more forward than the vagina. It almost appears as though the rectum is tucked into the body cavity while...
How Fleckvieh Crossbreeding, Absorbtion Crossing and Three Way Crossing can assist your farms productivity
Fleckvieh is a dual purpose breed can assist your dairy farm’s productivity and fertility with crossbreeding, absorption crossing and three way crossing. Dairy Breeding Management Dairy cattle breeding management is in a situation of radical change and reorientation. The drive for profitability in the dairy business by making cows with a...