This bull is a best choice if your breeding goal is maximization of daily profit for 2 reasons:
- He ranks very high in the native index that maximizes profit: NTM
- He is an outcross pedigree within the Jersey breed (a VJ HABBIT [Haare x Hihl] x VJ KLOV). And, particularly outcross among US Jersey bloodlines. Therefore, he brings additional value by minimizing inbreeding depression for purebred matings.
VJ HAPPENS is an outstanding production bull, particularly in his solids (116 fat pounds index, 114 protein pounds index). He also improves fat% (111) and protein% (121). It is no doubt where those genetics originate—his dam (pictured below) averaged a full +1.0% higher fat % than breed average in 1st lactation!
Moreover, he sires daughters with lots of late-lactation production (117 persistency) of A2A2 and BB casein milk.
VJ HAPPENS earns his high rank, as well, from health traits. He has a 112 index for daughter fertility—especially outstanding considering that the proven bulls from the VikingJersey breed already outpace US-born Jersey bulls by a whopping 14 points, or almost 1.5 standard deviations (100.5 vs 86.4).
VJ HAPPENS excels in udder health (107), and youngstock survival (108), too.
A top pick among robot herds, VJ HAPPENS will improve udder conformation (114), bring shallow udder depth (116) and widen rear teats (90). Milking speed is also a positive (109).
See the complete profile for VJ HAPPENS at his bull page.
VJ HAPPENS originates from the well-known Alstrup Jersey herd in Denmark. His dam (below) ended her first 305-d lactation with 16,182 pounds milk, 7.04% fat, and 4.63% protein for a 305-d ECM of 25,776 pounds.
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