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8 Aug 2023 - NewVikings August 2023

The best new VikingHolstein sires

VH Newyear

gNTM +33

(VH Nader x VH Bahrain x VH Blush)

Do you want to achieve better milk solids levels and have robot-friendly cows? VH Newyear will help you with this.

VH Newyear is the highest-ranking VH Nader son. He has an exceptional yield index with outstanding levels of solids. VH Newyear breeds medium-sized cows with balanced udders and very good feet and legs, making them exceptionally suited for automatic milking systems.

VH Newyear has a solid health profile with positive numbers across the board. His daughters will be easy-to-manage cows with a lovely temperament and high milkability.

Choose VH Newyear for:

  • Exceptional levels of solids
  • Good health and easy management
  • Robot-friendly cows

VH Newyear’s dam is now at the start of her third lactation, with an average production of 11,700 kg of milk with 3.7 % fat and 4.0 % protein. She currently produces 58 kg of milk per day.

VH Newyear comes from Jens Jørgen Andersen’s herd in Denmark.

Beta casein: A2A2      Kappa casein: BB

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VH Newyear NewVikings VikingHolstein sire

VH Nalegro

gNTM +36

(VH Newstar x VH Hotman x VH Griffin)

Do you want to improve the feed efficiency of your herd and boost your profits? VH Nalegro will help you achieve this.

VH Nalegro breeds for improved production in both volume and kg of solids and good lactation persistency. You will get cows that are not too tall and have very good feet and legs in combination with strong udder conformation.

His daughters will be healthy cows with good udder health, fertility, and longevity. He has positive indices for saved feed, both for maintenance and for metabolic efficiency and will give you more feed-efficient cows with high profitability.

VH Nalegro breeds:

  • High-yielding cows
  • Good health and strong conformation
  • Improved feed efficiency and profitability

VH Nalegro's dam has produced 10,000 kg of milk with 3.9 % fat and 3.7 % protein on average during her first 305 days. She is classified 83 in total and 86 on udders. His maternal grand dam is currently in her fifth lactation and expecting her sixth calf later this autumn. Her average production over, so far, 4,6 years is 11,900 kg of milk with 4.0 % fat and 3.6 % protein.

VH Nalegro is bred in the Gitte and Carsten Hedegaard's herd in Denmark.

Beta casein: A2A2      Kappa casein: BB

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VH Nalegro NewVikings VikingHolstein sire

VH Stinger

gNTM +33

(VH Solado x Barkeeper x VH Gaga)

Are you looking for a Holstein bull that will give you high-yielding, healthy, and fertile cows? VH Stinger is the bull for you.

VH Stinger is an easy-to-use bull with a complete profile. He breeds for cows slightly shorter than the Nordic average, with excellent feet and legs and strong udder conformation.

VH Stinger will give you high-yielding cows that produce many kg of milk with high levels of solids. He has positive indices for all included health traits, especially fertility, calving traits, general health, and hoof health. On top of that, his daughters will be feed efficient and benefit from good longevity.

VH Stinger breeds for:

  • High-yielding cows
  • Good feed efficiency
  • All-round improved herd health

VH Stinger’s dam, called Nea, is in her third lactation, with an impressive average production of 14,700 kg of milk with 4.8 % fat and 3.9 % protein – that’s 1280 kg of fat and protein per year! On her second lactation, she was classified 84, with a 90 on feet and legs.

VH Stinger was bred in Patrik Carlsson’s herd in Sweden.

Beta casein: A1A2      Kappa casein: BB

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VH Stinger NewVikings VikingHolstein sire

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