CRV

CRV is a Dutch cooperative and international livestock genetics company headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands. It is owned by roughly 23,000 member farmers and operates under the motto "Better Cows > Better Life." The organisation supplies dairy and beef producers with top-quality genetics, smart breeding management tools and personal herd-management advice, with a strategic focus on the balance between animal health and efficiency. CRV's core offering is cattle genetics. It runs multiple global breeding programmes across dairy and beef breeds and maintains a sire directory of bulls selected for traits such as milk production, health, fertility, conformation, hoof health and feed efficiency. Its product portfolio includes conventional and sexed semen (marketed as SiryX), the CrossFit crossbreeding programme, polled genetics as an alternative to disbudding, and CRV CREATE, a line of exclusive bulls for maximum genetic gain. The company also promotes Premium milk genetics for high fat and protein components. Beyond genetics, CRV provides data-driven herd management services. HerdOptimizer uses genomic testing to reveal the genetic potential of female animals, producing breeding values based on the Dutch system for over 50 traits related to milk production, health, feed efficiency and conformation. CRV FeedExcel is positioned as a way to achieve a highly productive herd that delivers more milk with less feed, supporting higher margins and lower emissions. The company also addresses methane emissions from ruminant digestion as part of dairy sustainability goals. CRV serves customers worldwide through a network of distributors and its own locations. Its contact network covers Europe, the Middle East, North America, Africa, Asia, Central America, Oceania and South America, with operational locations in the Netherlands and Flanders, Central Europe, Oceania, North America (USA and Canada), South America (Brazil) and Africa (South Africa). The cooperative structure means farmers themselves own the business, aligning its breeding objectives with the long-term profitability and sustainability of dairy and beef herds.

CRV is a Dutch cooperative livestock genetics organisation headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands. It is owned by approximately 23,000 member farmers, a structure that places dairy and beef producers at the centre of its governance and breeding strategy. The cooperative model is central to CRV's identity: the company states that together with its member farmers it improves dairy and beef herds around the world. CRV's breeding philosophy is built on the balance between health and efficiency. The company describes this balance as what makes its breeding programme unique, arguing that healthy and efficient cows lead to lower costs, less labour and better dairy and beef output from the same amount of feed. CRV claims to hold the most extensive and complete data on health and efficiency and to be the global leader in this area. Over time CRV has expanded from its Dutch base into an international operation. It now runs 12 global breeding programmes and offers genetics across multiple dairy and beef breeds. Its international footprint includes locations in the Netherlands and Flanders, Central Europe, Oceania, North America (USA and Canada), South America (Brazil) and Africa (South Africa), supported by a distributor network spanning Europe, the Middle East, North America, Africa, Asia, Central America, Oceania and South America. Product development has moved beyond conventional semen into sexed semen (SiryX), crossbreeding (CrossFit), polled genetics and exclusive bull lines (CRV CREATE). CRV has also built a services layer around its genetics, notably HerdOptimizer genomic testing and CRV FeedExcel, reflecting a strategy of combining genetics with data and advice. The company engages with sustainability issues such as methane emissions from ruminant digestion, positioning its breeding and feed-efficiency tools as contributions to the dairy sector's climate goals. Governance is cooperative, with a Members' Council and a Supervisory Board; the Members' Council has appointed new Supervisory Board members as part of its ongoing oversight.

• CRV operates as a cooperative owned by approximately 23,000 member farmers.

• CRV runs 12 global breeding programmes across dairy and beef breeds.

• CRV Members' Council appoints two new Supervisory Board members.

Global leader in cattle health and efficiency genetics, owned by member farmers and focused on sustainable, profitable dairy and beef herds.

• HerdOptimizer

  Genomic test revealing the genetic potential of female animals, with breeding values based on the Dutch system for over 50 traits related to milk production, health, feed efficiency and conformation.

• CRV FeedExcel

  A solution for a highly productive herd that delivers more milk with less feed, aimed at higher margins and lower emissions.

• SiryX sexed semen

  Sexed semen that increases the number of heifers generated through a mating programme.

• CrossFit

  Crossbreeding programme for more milk production, more longevity or better hoof health.

• Polled genetics

  Polled bulls as a sustainable alternative to disbudding; the polled trait occurs naturally in the Holstein population.

• CRV CREATE

  The industry's most exclusive bulls for maximum genetic improvement, allowing farmers to accelerate their herd's genetic gain.

• Premium milk

  Genetics for high fat and protein components; CRV states its cows produce the highest percentage of fat and protein components.

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2. 2Genetic traits - CRVcrv4all.com
3. 3Contact - CRVcrv4all.com
4. 4About CRV - CRVcrv4all.com
5. 5CRV (Netherlands) - Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6CRV - BETTER COWS > BETTER LIFE - CRVcrv4all.com
7. 7Genetic traits - CRVcrv4all.com
8. 8Contact - CRVcrv4all.com
9. 9About CRV - CRVcrv4all.com