{"id":4155,"date":"2021-03-23T16:10:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.procross.info\/unkategorisiert\/press-release-lower-vet-costs-and-fewer-stillbirths-in-procross-dairy-cattle\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T16:24:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:24:17","slug":"press-release-lower-vet-costs-and-fewer-stillbirths-in-procross-dairy-cattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.procross.info\/de\/news-de\/press-release-lower-vet-costs-and-fewer-stillbirths-in-procross-dairy-cattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release : Lower vet costs and fewer stillbirths in ProCROSS dairy cattle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4155\" class=\"elementor elementor-4155 elementor-3887\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efc651b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efc651b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7f0d75\" data-id=\"c7f0d75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c295497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c295497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Press Release : \nLower vet costs and fewer stillbirths in ProCROSS dairy cattle<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c916301 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c916301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">New report reveals health treatment costs are lower in crossbred dairy cattle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Benefits were shown in Holstein x Montb\u00e9liarde x Viking Red (now ProCROSS)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">This adds to growing evidence of the benefits of crossbreeding over pure Holstein<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Stillbirths are half the rate in ProCROSS cattle than the purebred Holstein<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Less stature and more body condition may contribute to crossbreds\u2019 longer lifespans<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The report adds to others demonstrating better fertility and similar production<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Further detail on ProCROSS profitability will be published in a future report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab98c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab98c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"37\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procross.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-divider.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.procross.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-divider.png 408w, https:\/\/www.procross.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-divider-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/www.procross.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-divider-260x24.png 260w, https:\/\/www.procross.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-divider-50x5.png 50w, https:\/\/www.procross.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-divider-150x14.png 150w, https:\/\/www.procross.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-divider-400x37.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 408px, 408px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed7385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aed7385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TAKE HOME MESSAGES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d939d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"d939d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2271\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2271\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">HEALTH<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2271\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2271\"><h3>For 3-breed ProCROSS, total health treatment cost was -26% lower during second lactation ($60 vs. $81) and third lactation ($81 vs. $109).<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2272\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2272\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">STILLBIRTH<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2272\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2272\"><h3>Stillbirth of 3-breed ProCROSS born to 2-breed crossbred dams was half of their Holstein herdmates at first calving (4% vs. 8%). Likewise, Holstein-sired calves from ProCROSS cows had lower stillbirth than Holsteins at first calving (4% vs. 7%).<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2273\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2273\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SURVIVAL<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2273\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2273\"><h3>Almost twice as many 3-breed ProCROSS cows (41%) survived to a fourth calving compared with their Holstein herdmates (22%).<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2274\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2274\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">STATURE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2274\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2274\"><h3>The 3-breed ProCROSS cows had shorter stature with more body condition compared with their Holstein herdmates, and this may partially explain their superior fertility and lower health treatment cost.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2275\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2275\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">UDDER CONFORMATION<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2275\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2275\"><h3>ProCROSS cows had longer teats &amp; more ideal rear teat placement (less crossing or touching of teats) than Holsteins.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec678c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec678c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A new report published<\/strong> this month has revealed that crossbred dairy cattle incur significantly<strong> lower veterinary and pharmaceutical costs and lower rates of stillbirth than the pure Holstein.<\/strong> The findings were published in the prestigious <strong>Journal of Dairy Science<\/strong> (103:10917\u201310939, November 2020) and follow a succession of similar reports which have demonstrated that crossbred cattle have numerous other<strong> health and economic attributes compared with the purebred Holstein.<\/strong><br \/>The trial which revealed this performance was carried out by the <strong>University of Minnesota over a period of 10 years.<\/strong> Against the purebred Holstein (HO), it compared the performance of a two- and three-breed cross,<strong> based on the Holstein, Montb\u00e9liarde (MO) and Viking Red (VR) breeds.<\/strong> These three breeds were found to be highly complementary, and so they have since been used in the development of a structured, three-way crossbreeding programme and marketed under the ProCROSS brand.<br \/>The report\u2019s lead author, <strong>Dr Amy Hazel, worked with Professor Brad Heins and Professor Les Hansen<\/strong> throughout the trial, enrolling <strong>3,550 Holsteins in 2008<\/strong>, which would be kept in their commercial herds and either be crossed or bred pure. This made it the largest ever trial to assess the benefits of crossbreeding in a commercial situation and through such a highly structured breeding programme.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b370c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b370c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-882b90e\" data-id=\"882b90e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a3e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7a3e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vet and med costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159fd02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"159fd02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She said: \u201cTotal health treatment cost of the two-breed crossbreds was 21-29% lower during the first three lactations compared with their Holstein herdmates. \u201cFor the three-breed crossbreds, health treatment cost did not differ during first lactations but was 26% lower during second (US$60 vs US$81) and 26% lower during third lactations (US$81 vs US$109).\u201d The costs for health were based on the sum of veterinary treatments, pharmaceuticals and farm labour costs to treat 16 different health disorders. They also contributed to greater profitability which was the subject of additional research at the University of Minnesota and is expected to be published in detail in the Journal of Dairy Science over the coming months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2a0848\" data-id=\"f2a0848\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f713d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93f713d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stillbirth rates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2b3b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea2b3b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The study also investigated stillbirth rates and found the three-breed ProCROSS calves (born to two-breed crossbred dams) had half the stillbirth rate of their Holstein herdmates at first calving (4% vs 8%). Similarly, Holstein-sired calves from three-breed ProCROSS cows had lower stillbirth rates than pure Holsteins at first calving (4% vs 7%). Lifespan was also longer in the crossbred cattle, with almost twice as many three-breed ProCROSS cows (41%) surviving to their fourth calving than their Holstein herdmates (22%).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-194c1b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"194c1b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d490448\" data-id=\"d490448\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2099a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f2099a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conformation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd57b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd57b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conformation was also measured across the cattle, with the three-breed ProCROSS found to have shorter stature, less angularity and more body condition than their Holstein herdmates. \u201cThese traits could help explain the superior fertility [reported in , separate paper] and lower health treatment cost for the ProCROSS cattle,\u201d said Dr Hazel. Other conformation features found in the three-breed cross included wider rear teats and longer teat length \u2013 traits of growing importance in an era of robotic milking and as Holstein teats decline in length.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-995c248\" data-id=\"995c248\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f33332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f33332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In fact, Dr Hazel observed: \u201cThe three-breed ProCROSS cattle have many of the traits sought by modern dairy producers, who find their cows have too much stature and angularity and lack the robustness of their forebears.\u201d<br \/>St\u00e9phane Fitamant, Managing Director for ProCROSS, concurred, and said: \u201cThese studies confirm our experience in the field where ProCROSS cattle are rapidly rising in popularity thanks to their ease of management alongside high health and welfare credentials.\u201d<br \/>The studies also point to a breeding direction for farmers engaged in crossbreeding, many of whom have struggled to identify a choice of breed after the first cross.<br \/>Dr Hazel said: \u201cThe 10-year study demonstrates that hybrid vigour \u2013 which gives the outcrossed animal better performance than the average of its parents \u2013 is maintained at 86% in perpetuity in a three-way crossbreeding programme.\u201d<br \/>Furthermore, she says the three breeds chosen are complementary, each conferring attributes which balance another. \u201cFor example, the Holstein brings production and udder traits; the Montb\u00e9liarde brings fertility, body condition and strength; and the Viking Red brings calving traits, udder health and fertility,\u201d she says. She said: \u201dIt has been very satisfying to find the ProCROSS breeding programme addresses so many of the challenges dairy farmers face today, whether that\u2019s to produce milk more efficiently, cut costs of production or simply achieve better health and welfare. \u201dEqually, crossbreeding in itself will address the narrowing of bloodlines in the Holstein breed and the resulting inbreeding depression, which mostly affects traits of health, fertility, survival and vigour.<br \/>\u201cIn a world increasingly focussed on animal welfare and production efficiency, we have a duty to breed these features into our production systems and the Holstein x Montb\u00e9liarde x Viking Red has demonstrated how this can be done.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ceb30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ceb30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St\u00e9phane Fitamant, Director of ProCROSS<\/strong>: s.fitamant@procross.info<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Source<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHealth treatment cost, stillbirth, survival, and conformation of Viking Red-, Montb\u00e9liarde-, and Holstein-sired crossbred cows compared with pure Holstein cows during their first 3 lactations\u201d, by Dr. Amy Hazel, Dr. Brad Heins, and Dr. Les Hansen from the University of Minnesota, published in Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 103, Issue 11, November 2020, Pages 10917-10939 :<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0022030220306652<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7094f elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-top elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"9f7094f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.procross.info\/de\/vorteile-von-procross\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.procross.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PROCROSS-ENCART-FACEBOOK-15X15-ANGLAIS-OCT2020-V105-1630x860.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"PROCROSS ENCART FACEBOOK 15X15 ANGLAIS OCT2020 V105\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore info on ProCROSS Advantages\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report published this month has revealed that crossbred dairy cattle incur significantly lower veterinary and pharmaceutical costs and lower rates of stillbirth than the pure Holstein. 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