USA
Iowa dairy farmer and veterinarian, Dave Duitscher, talks about his experiences with Norwegian Red crossbreds. Dave milks 1.000 cows with 60% crossbreds. He explains why the 3-breed rotational program with Holstein x Jersey x Norwegian Red (NRF) works so well for him.
Three Jersey x (Norwegian Red x Holstein) and 3 Norwegian Red x (Jersey x Holsteins) cows are featured. Owner Dave Duitscher calls these his favorite 3-way cross because “they milk really well, they have really good health traits and their reproduction is excellent." One Norwegian Red x Holstein cross is also featured.
UK
1) A herd of Norwegian Red x Holstein crossbreds at Bideford Devon, UK. Farmer Ross Heddon, Barton Farm milks 200 cows on a Grass based system. He is aiming at very tight calving pattern so fertility is very important therefore his choice is to crossbreed with Norwegian Red.
2) Richard Knapman, Shilstone UK, farms 360 acres and milks 160 Norwegian Red crossbred cows. His average production is 9.000 liters. He will be going a 3-way cross with Holstein x Norwegian Red x Flecvieh.
Netherlands
Interview with Dutch dairy farmer Henk Schoonvelde. Henk talks about dairy farming in Holland and why he uses crossbred cows. He milks 200 cows and uses a 3-way cross of Norwegian Red (NRF), Fleckvieh and Holstein.
Norway
Sales Manager from ABS Global, USA visiting a purbred Norwegian Red dairy herd in Norway.