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Breeding for Profit

Boukje 183 (Sunny Boy * F 16) 109.187 4.06 3.49

Karel FentsahmArea Manager

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Subjects

1. The history untill today

2. CRV

3. CRV Breeding programme

4. Use Genomic Selection

5. 5 Paths to Profit

6. Sire Match

7. Conclusion

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Bullrunner in 1791 (made by Jacob Cats)

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Bullrunner in 1938

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AI starts in 1938

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History

1852 Export of dairy cattle to America

1874 Herdbook NRS

1902 Central Milk Recording Service

1939 Artificial Insemination

1974 Central computer for MR and AI

1984 NRS & start milkquota system

1998 NRS division of CR Delta

2002 NRS division of CR Delta VRV Holding

2008 Change Holland Genetics / HG into CRV

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The past

2011

Today’s structure

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Today

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Worldwide network

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Global Distribution Networks Export to 70 countries

Subsidiaries (with AI station) CRV Lagoa, Brazil

CRV Bella Vista

CRV CZ, Czech Republic

CRV Ambreed, New Zealand

CRV Meggle, Germany

CRV USA

BBG, Belgium

Subsidiaries (Sales organisation) CRV GmbH, Germany

CRV España, Spain

CRV Australia, Australia

Genlux, Luxemburg

Xseed, South Africa

Profarm, Pakistan

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Largest players in the world for semen

Name Company Doses sold / year

ABS Public company 10,100,000

CRV Cooperative 9,300,000

Select Sires Cooperative 7,900,000

CRI Cooperative 5,500,000

Semex Cooperative 5,000,000

Alta Genetics Private company 3,800,000

LIC Cooperative 3,500,000

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Number of dairy herds 19.520

Herds in milkrecording 16.416 (=84,1%)

No. of dairy cows (2/3 B&W, 1/3 R&W) 1.477.000

Cows in milkrecording 1.292.375 (= 87,5 %)

Average number of cows 76

Total inseminations in Holland 2.543.982

% Total Inseminations at CRV 71 %

% I &R 100 %

Statistics Dutch Dairy sector 2010 figures