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Sold on Polled? Why not?

By On May 9, 2013

Within 5 years Wes Kerr, an Arizona dairyman, estimates that 90% of his 2,000-head herd will be polled.  A May 1, 2013 “Progressive Dairyman” article “Arizona dairyman is singing the praises of polled genetics“ explains his current progress toward that goal and the mindset of his family of “Why not polled?”

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Video of panel discussion on crossbreeding from 2013 World Ag Expo

By On April 4, 2013

Cow fertility, stillbirths, health, mortality and longevity are the “traits that drive you nuts,” Video of crossbreeding panel at World Ag Expo 2013commented kick-off panel speaker Dr. Les Hansen, Professor of Animal Science at University of Minnesota.  Dr. Hansen then showed the marked improvement in [...]

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genoBULLetin features “robot cows” & how bull calves are recruited for AI

By On March 20, 2013

genoBULLetin is a publication about “all things Norwegian Red” and the adoption of dairy crossbreeding throughout the world.  The spring 2013 edition is available at  genoBULLetin 1-2013 covering topics like “robot cows,” recruiting calves to potentially become new elite AI bulls, mastitis and milking speed research and stories of successful farm operations.

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1st Quarter 2013 NRF Bull Blog

By On March 11, 2013

New genetic evaluation schedule: 3 proofs per year instead of 4 for Norwegian Red bulls starting now.  The next proof will be in early June and the 3rd will occur late in September 2013.  These proofs will occur prior to the 3-per-year official USDA proofs. March 2013 NRF proof: 2 polled bulls Lekve (10714: TMI [...]

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World Ag Expo 2013: Love to talk about Norwegian Red for crossbreeding?

By On January 18, 2013

International AGRI-CENTERWill you be in Tulare, CA for World Dairy Expo on Valentine’s Day?  Jim Griggs, Gary Rogers and Joan Cooper will be manning the Geno Global booth 6800-6801 in the Farm Credit Dairy Center on February 12, 13 and 14th to talk about all there is to love about [...]

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“The Global Appeal of Norwegian Red” — an interview of Dr. Gary Rogers by farm broadcaster “Pam the Fabulous Farm Babe”

By On December 31, 2012

“Seeing is believing,” so after Pam Jahnke* saw the Norwegian Red breeding program up close and personal in Norway, she was happy to interview Dr. Gary Rogers at the World Dairy Expo to get the scoop about the Norwegian Red in the U.S.

PAM: Dr. Gary Rogers is the U.S. representative for the company Geno [...]

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2012 ends with polled sires on top for the Norwegian Red breed

By On December 11, 2012

The year ended with 3 polled bulls as the top 3 TMI (Total Merit Index) bulls in the Norwegian Red (NRF) sire summary – – Ravn (252NR10739), Lekve (252NR10714) and Eggtroen (252NR10579). These 3 bulls will certainly contribute to increasing the already high frequency of the polled gene in the NRF population and are also [...]

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