EUROPEAN HOLSTEIN

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EUROPEAN HOLSTEIN RED-HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION
SECRETARIES MEETING

• Holstein-Friesian Association
• of Cyprus
• September 4 6, 2008

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Introduction

• The Holstein-Friesian Association of Cyprus was
  founded and registered as a non profit
  organization, in April 2004.
• The aims of the association are
• To improve through genetics the production and
  type traits of the Holstein-Friesian population
  of Cyprus
• To enhance the knowledge among and introduce new
  technology to the members of the Association
• To collect, process, evaluate, classify and
  utilize information concerning production and
  type traits to the best interests of the
  Associations members
• The establish and maintain the National Herd Book
  of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Cyprus

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Animal populations

• Species No of herds No of animals
• Cattle 227 55 920
• Sheep 1 782 262 243
• Goats 3 178 360 203
• Pigs 882 433 038
• Poultry 9 449 4 477 096
• Rabbits 4 731 154 239

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Trends in the cattle population 1

• Year No of Milking Pregnant Total
• herds cows Heifers cattle
• 1990 535 22411 5582 54032
• 1991 479 23120 5715 54681
• 1992 442 23897 6116 55613
• 1993 386 25646 6266 60954
• 1994 306 27574 6508 64214
• 1995 290 29481 6799 67949
• 1996 263 27319 7358 69918
• 1997 251 25491 7437 62276
• 1998 249 23822 6888 55741
• 1999 249 24052 6534 54023
• 2000 249 23511 5984 53979
• 2001 242 24365 6521 53434
• 2002 241 26232 6574 58156
• 2003 250 26612 6662 58513
• 2004 242 26078 6658 60313

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Trends in the cattle population 2

• Herd No of No of Percent
• Size herds cows distribution
• lt30 19 300 1.27
• 31 to 60 42 2052 8.66
• 61 to 90 70 5322 17.17
• 91 to 120 27 2823 22.45
• 121 to 150 22 2970 12.53
• 151 to 180 20 3294 13.90
• 181 to 210 10 1953 8.24
• gt210 17 4987 21.04
• Total 227 23701

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Trends in milk recording (milk recorded cows)

• Year No of No of Days 305-d Fat Protein
• herds cows milked yield
• 1990 59 2791 285 5341 3.1 3.2
• 1991 52 2913 285 5501 2.9 3.1
• 1992 44 2537 282 5286 2.8 3.2
• 1993 40 2584 282 5314 3.0 3.0
• 1994 38 2729 280 5411 3.0 3.3
• 1995 35 2956 282 5347 3.0 3.3
• 1996 33 2722 275 5582 3.0 3.4
• 1997 31 2606 278 5741 3.0 3.2
• 1998 32 2549 282 6092 2.8 3.2
• 1999 30 2544 287 6396 2.9 3.2
• 2000 55 3098 286 6230 3.2 3.2
• 2001 62 4880 290 6594 3.2 3.2
• 2002 60 5278 292 6855 3.3 3.2
• 2003 60 5936 292 7130 3.3 3.2
• 58 5489 291 7145 3.4 3.2

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Trends in milk recording (members)

• Year No of No of Days 305-d Fat Protein
• herds cows milked yield
• 2002 14 896 292 7431 3.51 3.32
• 14 1392 291 7686 3.34 3.28
• 14 1119 292 7388 3.50 3.32
• 18 1896 293 7587 3.47 3.36
• 21 2569 290 7756 3.44 3.42
• 55 10232 293 7946 3.44 3.35

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Monitoring of production

• 1.1 Cow number
• 1.2 Test date
• 1.3 Test-day milk yield
• 1.4 Test-day milk quality traits (content)
• Fat
• Protein
• Lactose
• Total solids
• Somatic cells (not yet)
• 1.5 Remarks

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Monitoring of type traits

• 1.1 Cow number
• 1.2 Stature
• 1.3 Body depth
• 1.4 Rump angle
• 1.5 Thurl (rump) width
• 1.6 Rear leg side view
• 1.7 Rear leg rear view
• 1.8 Feet angle
• 1.9 Udder depth
• 1.10 Fore udder attachment
• 1.11 Front teat placement
• 1.12 Rear teat placement
• 1.13 Teat length
• 1.14 Remarks

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Monitoring of calves

• 1.1 Calf number
• 1.2 Date born
• 1.3 Sire number
• 1.4 Dam number
• 1.5 Type of birth
• 1.6 Sex of calf
• 1.7 Calf birth weight
• 1.8 Age at weaning
• 1.9 Remarks

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Other activities Other activities

• Seminars
• Training (in house and abroad)
• Embryo transfer
• Artificial inseminations
• Exchange visits with other organizations
• Participation in Agricultural Fair (2007)

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Prize winners at the International Fair, 2007

• Cow No CY100770738 Born31/08/2002 Owner
  Petrides
• Sire Mar-Gar GB Consultant
• Dam 100770543
• Lac Yield Fat Prot
• 3 12 293 4.2 4.1
• Cow No CY100766811 Born03/10/2000 Owner
  Pantziaros
• Sire Maizefield Bellwood-ET
• Dam 25032
• Lac Yield Fat Prot
• 4 12 504 4.0 3.6

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Embryo transfer

• 1. Dairy cows
• Date No of Collected
  Vital Freezed Transferred Pregnancies
• farms No
  ()
• April 2005 12 693 316
  194 122 72
  59.02
• Nov 2005 17 364 193
  102 177 102
  57.63
• May 2006 11 310 167
  115 61
  53.04
• Total
  676 414
  235 56.76
• 2. Beef cows
• May 2006
  52
  22 42.32

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