Roesromen Champion cow German Fleckvieh Show life performance 2009 112.094 kg milk with 4,30%fat and 3,58% protein; 12 calvings

• combines highest potential in milk and in beef performance
• increases the milk price through higher protein content

The results of milk recording 2010, Germany, Breed: Fleckvieh:

	number	milk-kg	fat %	fat kg	protein %	protein kg
MLP	877.433	6.975	4,14	289	3,48	243
HB	650.200	7.186	4,14	297	3,49	251

^{MLP = average yield of 877.433 Fleckvieh cows under milk recording
HB = average yield of 650.200 Fleckvieh cows registered in the herdbook
(ADR: 2011)}

Development of milk performance, all Fleckvieh cows under milk recording:

year	milk-kg	fat-kg	protein-kg
1995	5.520	227	192
2011	6.975	289	243
Increase	+1.455	+62	+51

...and there is still an immense capacity left.

It has to be taken into consideration that this yield is reached under a wide range of different feeding regimes. Fleckvieh is kept in Germany in intensive crop areas with a high share of maize as well as on pure pasture land and in extensive regions like in the alps and in the black forest. Under intensive production conditions comparable milk performances like from specialized dairy breeds can be observed. Top herds reach average yields of 10.000 kg milk and more.

The highest average yielding herds in Germany, breed: Fleckvieh, 2008/09:

herd	average  milk-kg	fat & protein kg	fat-%	protein-%
P.Weixler	12.045	966	4,34	3,70
E.Hammer	10.859	823	4,23	3,35
G.Knorr	10.785	861	4,56	3,42

^{(according to fat and protein kg, source: Rinderzucht Fleckvieh:1/2012)}

The best Fleckvieh cows in Germany 2011 according to fat+protein kg:

cow	milking days	milk-kg	fat-%	protein-%	F + P kg	lact.
Wilma	365	15.533	4,72	4,07	1366	3
589	365	15.429	4,48	3,95	1300	6
Flechte	356	13.800	5,78	3,53	1281	4

^{(according to fat and protein kg, source: Rinderzucht Fleckvieh:1/2012)}


Cows with more than 100.000 kg life time production (overall 149 animals still alive:

cow	sire	life performance	F+P kg	cavings
Dorissa	Reder	153.650	11.651	9
Iris	Larini	144.090	11.270	15
Emma	.	139.286	10.705	13
Viola	Gilb	144.511	10.667	13
Olfine	Romen	126.364	10.090	12
Emma	Radial	133.135	10.080	15
Olga	Radau	126.340	9.523	8

^{(source: Rinderzucht Fleckvieh:1/2012)}

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• combines highest potential in milk and in beef performance:

In beef performance German Fleckvieh is competitive to specialized beef breeds. Especially in daily gain the same level as that of intensive beef breeds is reached and also the meat quality fits highest demands (more than 2,5% marbling). More than 60 % of all slaughtered bull are classified E and U.

The results of pogeny test (2004):
testing period: 112th – 450th day,  490 bulls:

Daily gains	1.388 g
Slaughter yield	57,7 %
Rib eye area (8th-9th rib)	67,9 cm²
Percentage of meat	82,5 %
Tallow (kidney fat)	2,82 kg
bones – meat ratio	1 : 4,78

• combines milk, beef and fitness at it’s best!
• reduces the number of somatic cells in the milk remarkably – that means no reductions in milk price and less cost for veterinary assistance through better resistance against mastitis

somatic cell counts in different breeds:

year	German Fleckvieh	Brown Swiss	Holstein	Jersey
2008	181.000	208.000	244.000	285.000

^{(Source: LKV annual report, 2008)}

• the udder quality in the population has tremendously improved in the past years. Nowadays German Fleckvieh cows have functional udders which make fun to be milked .
• Fleckvieh is capable to mobilize body reserves during the lactation – the reason for a constant milk persistence over the whole lactation avoiding peaks which would may cause health problems. The Fleckvieh cows are well known for steady metabolism
• calm temperament
• gives functional, easy-handling cows adaptable to various environments, with which you like your daily work
• Further development of milk performance each lactation
• best reproduction rates with low calving intervals ( average 395 days) and very vitals and healthy calfs:
  

Sire FV * dam FV	vet. aid	still births &  death in 48 h
Heifers	6,3 %	5,3 %
Cows	3,5 %	2,6 %

^{(Source: LKV annual report, 2008)}

Hofherr daughter (left) Mepor daughter (right)