Cases - VikingGenetics

Quality over quantity

“We achieve an 88% gender purity rate.”

VH Brook is a success in Tweefontein Holstein herd

Following the golden pathway to success

“I've never had so few problems with calving"

Genetics and animal welfare in focus

Sexed semen cements the success of block-calving ProCROSS herd

“We improve our herd with X-Vik sexed semen”

“We achieved 69% pregnancy rate”

“Sexed semen is a corner stone in our breeding strategy”

“We have had very good results with the conception rate of X-Vik”

“We are able to keep our empty rate at 10%”

“Our conception rates have been excellent with X-Vik semen”

Everything works well with VikingRed

“The conception rates with X-Vik are at the same level as conventional”

'Not in Calf' rates are significantly better

The VikingRed is the ideal cross

No more fertility problems at Longford Farm

VikingRed as third breed for profitable business

Tremendous results from high-quality milk

Organic and efficient with ProCROSS

The right cow for the system is lifting farm profits

Super Mario from Denmark

Bringing colour to the pastures of Northern Ireland

VikingRed delivers results in Colombia

They handle the weather extremes better than any other breed I have milked

“We have now ended up with a cow that is looking after us like I wanted it to”

“We are happy with the results. It's working well and proving successful for us"

"Our planet is facing a climate challenge. Dairy farming has the opportunity to help solve this challenge"

“I see a great value in including the saved feed index into the breeding goal"

"This scenario equates to a very profitable cow: lower input, higher output"

"We are very excited to start to do the ProCROSS programme"

What started as an “accident”, became a success

“We were facing problems that were jeopardising the efficiency of the whole operation”

The hybrid vigour and the slightly more robust cow will be of great benefit for us

The owners of TriCross Dairy in California, USA, Tom Koolhaas and Wes Bylsma have 5,000 dairy cows

Gert Glob Lassen and his wife Anne are passionate organic milk producers using ProCROSS cows

“We feel the VikingGenetics breeding programme has just the right balance"

Sustainability is running a profitable business while safeguarding the environment

"My only regret is that I didn't adopt the ProCROSS system sooner"

"VikingGenetics cows simply do a better job"

The vet has been here only three times in 10 years

Sexed semen driving a successful breeding strategy at Havdal Jersey Farm

Knutby Prästgård was named 2020 Herd of the Year in Sweden

The Reynolds' switch to VikingRed has set their profits, their cheese and their lifestyle on to an upward path

We’d get what we asked for, so we’ve come to the point where we’re using VikingGenetics exclusively

We’re getting a lot more milk