VikingGenetics
| Merger of | VikingDanmark, Växa, Faba |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Denmark |
| Products | Dairy and beef cattle semen |
Staff | 160 |
VikingGenetics is a dairy and beef cattle breeding company located in Denmark, Finland and Sweden. It was created in 2010 with the merger of cattle breeding cooperatives VikingDenmark, Växa in Sweden and Faba in Finland. This makes VikingGenetics a cooperative owned by 20,000 dairy and beef farmers in Denmark, Finland and Sweden. VikingGenetics has breeding programmes of the dairy breeds Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle and Jersey. In addition to that are the beef breeds. The company exports semen to more than 50 countries worldwide and it has daughter companies in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom. All together 160 people work in the company.
VikingGenetics is in close cooperation with researchers and Nordic Cattle Genetic Evaluation, NAV, on breeding evaluation.[1]
References
- ↑ "Nordic Total Merit Index - A powerful tool for dairy farmers". VikingGenetics. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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