Swissgenetics: Leader in the global Brown Swiss breeding programme

Swissgenetics manages the largest Brown Swiss breeding programme in the world

Alizée Sauron, International Project Manager

Brown Swiss cows are sturdy dairy animals that have solid feet & legs and good udders. They are found worldwide and are very popular with customers due to their longevity, adaptability, fertility, suitability for pasturing and good calving traits. High protein content and good milk quality, mainly kappa casein BB and beta casein A2A2, are further strengths. Brown Swiss cows are characterised by high milk yields in different production environments. Swiss animals are particularly renowned for their excellent conformation and have dominated virtually all European shows in recent years.

Over the past four years, Swissgenetics has sold over a million Brown Swiss doses from more than 300 bulls in 48 countries and on 5 continents.

The herd book consisted of 152,235 animals in 2023. The average standard lactation is 7,228 kg milk, 4.03 % fat and 3.44 % protein. The average somatic cell score is 100. These statistics include all types of production in a fairly hot year, whether this involves mountain, organic, extensive or intensive farming.

In the current Swissgenetics range, there are 338 conventional BS bulls, of which 73 are also available sexed. 9 bulls are also available with SpermVital; doses with a fertilisation period that is twice as long. In addition to this, breeders can also opt to use polled bulls.

Statements

Stefan Gubelmann, Canada, 75 dairy cows, 11,146 kg milk

I rely on bloodlines from Switzerland that are appealing to me and have high content and udder quality.

Kedar Farms, Scotland, 120 dairy cows, 7 months full grazing

We have had a great deal of success with Swiss genetics. This enables us to breed a complete cow with a durable udder that produces a lot of high-quality milk from basic feed.

Carlos Schmiel, Semex Peru

We appreciate the wide variety of Swissgenetics bulls at the top of the rankings, as well as assistance from a great team that supports me and my customers at all times.

Studer Marina and Peter Hager, France, 60 dairy cows, 7,500 kg milk, hay milk

Swissgenetics meets our selection requirements: udders that age well and great feet and legs for our intensive grazing system.

Brett Haines, USA, New Generation Genetics

US breeders rely on Swiss genetics because they want to develop their herds with new bloodlines. They have made good progress with regard to udder quality.

Michael Lang, Germany, 155 dairy cows, 120 of which are Brown Swiss, 9,400 kg milk

I see the biggest improvement in our herd with the quality of the udders. I am always pleased with the udders of our cows bred from Swiss animals.

Hansjörg Taxacher, Austria, 150 dairy cows, 67 of which produce more than 8,800 kg milk

We appreciate the combination of performance and conformation from Switzerland, which provides us with sturdy alpine cows.

Marc Schertenleib, Switzerland, bull breeder of BRICE, BLOOMING, BIVER, GUY, BELLBOY, etc.

My cows have to work. This is probably why my genetics work worldwide too.