Danish Holsteins represents more than 70% of the danish population of dairycows. Danish Holsteins belongs to the Top 5 for production and functional type of the Holsteinspopulations worldwide. The overall breeding objective has focus on balanced breeding for health and fertility combined with a high production of milkprotein and butterfat.
Danish Holsteins are known for strong feet and legs, and high udderquality. Average liveweight for cows is 650-700 kg. Yield in average (2010) is:
9.576 kg milk - 4,09% = fat 392 kg fat - 3,36 % protein = 322 kg protein, 714 kg fat+protein. Cows with more than 14000 kg of milkproduction are common.
Danish Red Holstein represents only 1 percent of the Danish cow population. The results of the breed is based on a breeding programme using the best bulls internationally in cooperation of testing young sires with breed associations in Germany. Danish Red Holsteins are superior in udder quality and type, and despite the limited number of breeding animals, Danish Rd Holsteins has had the most significant progress of the Danish milk breeds.
The average limelight is 650-700 kg for cows. The average production is (2010) :
8.507 kg milk 4,31% fat, 367 kg fat, 3,42% protein 291 kg protein, 658 kg fat + protein.
RED DANISH is a part of Nordic/Scandinavian population of Red dairybreeds.
This is the foundation of an effective breeding strategy in the creation of a modern healthy and productive dairycow. The keywords are: high fertility, longevity and high production of milkprotein. The cows has an average liveweight of 650-700 kg. The milkproduction in average is (2010) : 8761 kg milk - 4,28 fat = 375 kg fat - 3,48% protein = 305 kg protein, 680 kg fat+protein.
Danish Jersey has a history of more than 100 years of intensive breeding work in Denmark.
one of the leading populations of Jerseys worldwide the Danish Jerseys are known for the high productivity and functional type. The small cow with the high production is also known for the high longevity, strong feet and legs, and exelent mammary system. Danish Jerseys focus on a high milkcomponents and a high production of protein and fat. The average liveweigt of cows is 425 kg. The average yield is (2010): 6.680 kg milk - 5,93 % fat = 396 kg fat - 4,10 % protein = 274 kg protein, 670 kg fat + protein.
The major beef breeds in Denmark are:
Limousine, Simmental (beef), Hereford, Angus, Charolais, Blonde d Aquitaine. Available is also: Belgian Blue, Dexter, Galloway—different colors, Piemontese, Salers
All breeds test bulls on the central Performanceteststation.
All cattle slaughtered and evaluated on the EUROP scale are registered in the central cattledatabase and the data combined with the age of the animal and pedigreeinformation is the basis of the calculation of breeding values. The major breeds run a breeding program where young bulls are tested and only the best proven bulls are approved for AI.
Calving ability and fertility are important traits in the S-index for beefcattle.
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