- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
When I worked on the AFBI research farm in NI they had a couple of pure Norwegians that had been imported, but their temperament was terrible- not flighty but aggressive, we always said a jerX would knock the unit off because they fidget so much but the Norwegians aimed for you!
They had also started a 3 way cross, Hol then Jer then Swedish. Didn't have much experience with the Swedish as they were only just bulling the first heifers. Think they were serving to Peterslund and another i can't remember the name of. Anyone over in NI who know how that breeding programme is going, it was 10yrs since I was there?
Dairy farm I currently milk at has a few Braut daughters out of Holsteins, they are the slowest milkers and although they peak as high as the pure Holsteins I think they drop off very quick once in calf.
They had also started a 3 way cross, Hol then Jer then Swedish. Didn't have much experience with the Swedish as they were only just bulling the first heifers. Think they were serving to Peterslund and another i can't remember the name of. Anyone over in NI who know how that breeding programme is going, it was 10yrs since I was there?
Dairy farm I currently milk at has a few Braut daughters out of Holsteins, they are the slowest milkers and although they peak as high as the pure Holsteins I think they drop off very quick once in calf.