The production breeding value of Virginia (Villeroy x Hubraum) is now based on the performance of 837 daughters, many of whom are in their second lactation. Virginia's milk production has increased to +1,025 kg, and his total index has risen by 2 points to 137 GZW. He is also an excellent conformation sire, with scores of 113 for feet and legs and 116 for udder. This proven Fleckvieh bull enhances milking speed (114), sires cows suitable for robotic milking, and can be used on heifers.
Efficiency and Health: CRV’s Fleckvieh program delivers results
In today’s challenging economic climate, farmers around the world need cows that can produce milk and meat efficiently and effortlessly to achieve good business results. CRV’s Fleckvieh breeding program, with its strong focus on health and efficiency traits, delivers the best genetics to meet this need.
Bulls that were already popular as InSire bulls have proven their worth again in this latest index run through the performance of their daughters. The breeding values of young InSire bulls show that even more can be expected from the next generation, with the quality of polled bulls also rising rapidly.
CRV Fleckvieh Beef is the ideal choice for Beef on Dairy operations, known for exceptional beef quality, with ideal marbling and intramuscular fat. This rapidly growing segment within our breeding program in Germany and the Czech Republic offers PP homozygous polled bulls, all genomically tested for traits like easy calving, high daily gain, and superior carcass quality. With diverse bloodlines and male sexed semen available, we help maximize revenue from bull calves.
In April, Makay (Malawi x Varta), who was extensively used as an InSire bull, received his first breeding value based on daughter performance. With more daughters and longer lactations, his total index has risen by three points to 135 GZW. Makay improves fat and protein components, with +0.25% fat and +0.09% protein, and his milk production has also increased. He sires strongly attached udders (breeding value 120) with excellent udder health (breeding value 125). Makay’s daughters are well-suited for automatic milking and have a long lifespan expectation (breeding value 118).
With +10% CRV Health, Space Pp* (Sputnik x Verismo PP*) is an ideal bull for breeding trouble-free Fleckvieh cows. He has breeding values of 128 for daughter fertility, 111 for udder health, and 104 for hoof health, along with a vitality index of 118. With a calving ease score of 121, he is also a calving ease sire. Space Pp* demonstrates balanced production, siring cows with +752 kg of milk, +0.04% fat, and +0.03% protein. He makes his debut with a GZW of 139.