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  • CRV supports farmers with a broad selection of comprehensive bulls

    CRV supports farmers with a broad selection of comprehensive bulls

    Farmers today have a lot on their minds. CRV can ease their concerns with a lineup of bulls that guarantees a healthy herd, capable of efficient and trouble-free production. With the latest 2024 proof run, CRV’s bull lineup has become even stronger. Farmers now benefit more than ever from CRV’s focus on polled genetics in its breeding program. Additionally, the number of FeedExcel bulls continues to grow, ensuring breeding for a high-producing, healthy herd goes hand in hand with higher margins and lower emissions due to superior feed efficiency.
  • CRV bulls deliver high returns with a focus on feed efficiency

    CRV bulls deliver high returns with a focus on feed efficiency

    CRV bulls continue to deliver exceptional results for farmers, ensuring high returns under challenging economic conditions. Our breeding program focuses on health and efficiency, producing genetics that help farmers worldwide achieve high production efficiently and effortlessly. A key part of our approach is our FeedExcel breeding strategy, which focuses on breeding cows that produce more milk with the same amount of feed, enhancing both efficiency and sustainability. The latest figures from our bulls align with this strategy, showing significant improvements in feed efficiency and longevity, which are crucial for modern farming.
  • Lifetime Production of Dutch Dairy Cows Rises to New Records

    Lifetime Production of Dutch Dairy Cows Rises to New Records

    In the financial year 2022-2023, the average lifespan and lifetime production of dairy cows in the Netherlands has continued to rise. Last financial year, the culled cows produced an average of 38,327 kg (84,497 lb) of milk and 3,048 kg (6,720 lb) of fat and protein. That is 926 kg (2,041 lb) of milk and 77 kg (170 lb) of fat and protein more than in the previous financial year. The lifespan of the culled herd book cows rose by almost three weeks, to 2,255 days. This emerged from the annual milk recording statistics of the CRV cooperative.