Month: April 2018

BFG 2018 Rothenfels

This “Ruakana” son has sired many daughters that are well balanced in terms of strength and persistence. His TMI is 100 and he is in the Romulus blood line. He is a 100% Fleckvieh blood. He is easy calving and suited for outcrossing....

BFG 2018 Passau – genomic sire

Passau is a genomic A1A2 bull and a son of “Passion” who has many high producing daughters in North America. His TMI is 123 and he is should be selected for mating’s where you are seeking to increase longevity in your cow family....

BFG 2018 Rauhfuss

This sire has “Ruptal” and “Ruap” in his bloodline. “Raufuss” is an A1A1 sire in the Romulus line. Many award winning daughters with longevity and high life time production have been sired in this blood line. This sire has a TMI 0f 119 and is considered and all round dual purpose...

BFG 2018 Reumut

This proven sire is of the Redad bloodline and is an A1A2 sire. He stems from the blood line that contained “Ruap” and “Raufbold” who have outstanding daughters with respect to feet and legs and longevity in the “Romen” cow family. He has a TMI of 130 and is a high...

BFG 2018 Wildbad

This A2A2 sire has a TMI of 124 . He is a member of the Horex bloodline. The sires “Winnipeg” and “Wildwest” are his grand father and father. These yielded excellent daughters with strength and  fitness and ideal dual purpose character. Udder quality is high in his progeny....

BFG 2018 Wendlinger

This sire has a TMI of 134 with high milk production as predominant trait. Excellent feet and legs, persistence are strong points as well. When seeking a second generation sire, this is a good choice. He is an A1A2 sire and a member of the Horex bloodline. He is...

Fleckvieh dual purpose vision – genetic risks and the future

Check out pictures of dual purpose Fleckvieh cows at the betterdairycow Facebook site. The below article summarizes the current high risk situation going on in the dairy industry with respect to future genetic success. Genomic breeding with breed values not proven with live offspring will tend to lead to...