Fertility
Reducing The Use Of Antibiotics
Join CRV’s Rosanna Dickson as she chats to DairyNZ Senior Scientist Jane Lacy-Hulbert and CRV Breeding Programme Manager, Aaron Parker.
CRV Health
CRV Health
Fewer health issues require less treatments
- Fertility
- Udder Health
What is CRV Health?
With the best bulls for CRV Health, you will breed cows that get pregnant easily, have lower somatic cell counts and suffer less from mastitis. That means less antibiotic use.
How can CRV Health improve your herd?
CRV Health includes the following breeding values;
- Fertility
- Udder Overall
- Condition Score
- Capacity
- Calving Difficulty
- Overall Opinion
- SCC
- Longevity
The higher the CRV Health value, the higher the percentage of healthy animals compared to the population average. Cows with 5% CRV Health will improve every Health trait!
Watch: CRV, breeding for a healthy herd
Understanding CRV Health and Efficiency
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