Dairy producers in the Nordic countries feel a strong commitment to the registration system that dates back decades. This is because the data that each farmer receives are the strongest management tool they have at their disposal as dairy farming professionals today.
Registering specific clinical cases, as we do in the Nordic countries makes breeding far more successful than relying on correlated traits such as somatic cell count, feet & legs, and immunity.
Some people argue that it's not possible to breed for better health, because heritability is too low, only 2-5%, however, as long as there is a variation between bulls, selection works. As we get reliable data in, we also get reliable data out. That’s the secret behind successful breeding.
In the Nordic countries, we have been breeding for health traits longer than anywhere else. We have the most sophisticated registration system in the world that gives us the most reliable breeding values. Trust VikingDefenceTM, the natural defence for healthy animals! Healthy cows – better life, for you and your cows.
