A crossbred cow that is\nmore profitable and easier to manage than her purebred herd mates gives the\ncommercial dairy farmer more income and leisure time. Better lives for farmers\nand cows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cows that are more\ntrouble-free and efficient do more than make money. Crossbreeding results in\nless stress for the herd owner, his employees and the cows. There is less labor\nneeded, resulting in easier calvings, better calf survival, significantly less\nuse of antibiotics and improved animal welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Functionality and\nrobustness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Functionality and\nrobustness has been a focus of Norwegian Red breeders for 75 years. The breed\nfits well into most crossbreeding programs and will give dairy farmers "a\ncow that works for them" \u2013 resulting in more free time and increased\nprofit. Crossbred cows result in healthier cows, increased robustness and\nsignificantly increased fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More polled calves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another decrease in\nworkload can be attained by birthing more polled calves. Currently\napproximately 40% of all Norwegian Red calves are born polled, resulting in\nless dehorning and better animal welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Increased benefits of\ncrossbreeding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Heterosis is a boost in\nperformance (above the mean of the two breeds alone, given they are different\nin performance) created when two breeds are crossed. Research indicates that\nheterosis can especially improve low heritable traits such as fertility, health\nand survival, while decreasing or eliminating the negative effects of\ninbreeding depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More income and leisure\ntime<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Crossbreeding by\ndefinition involves mating of individuals from different breeds or lines to\ncapitalize on the best attributes of two or more breeds. Commercial pig, beef\nand poultry production have relied on crossbreeding to improve fertility and\ndisease resistance for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An increasing number of\ncommercial milk producers worldwide are experiencing the same benefits as\ncommercial pig, beef and poultry with dairy crossbreeding. The Norwegian Red is\nan excellent breed to reduce workload and stress while increasing profits on\nany size of dairy herd.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A crossbred cow that is more profitable and easier to manage than her purebred herd mates gives the commercial dairy farmer more income and leisure time. Better lives for farmers and cows! Cows that are more trouble-free and efficient do more than make money. Crossbreeding results in less stress for the herd owner, his employees […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n