Photo: 2016 years calves in Borås Djurpark, Ulrika Karlsson
Breeding season 2016 in Scandinavia
Already in February in this year (2017), we were able to finish this year´s counting of Wisents in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, thanks to very fast reporting from our breeders.
The number of Lowland/Caucasian-line was;
In Sweden there are 156 European bison among 12 breeders (+12) and in Finland (-2) among two breeders.
In Finland they now are working to get younger animals, so in the next year they will have more animals, I think.
Total L/C-line = 162 animals
The number of Lowland-line was;
In Denmark we have two breeders with lowland line with 32 animals.
Total Lowland-line = 32 animals
Calves; In Scandinavia last year, it was born 38 calves, 21 males and 17 heifers.
It is very interesting to note that now Avesta breeding centre breed bull calves of the rare male founders as No 15 and No 100 in the L/C-line.
Below; M Avskutt born in Avesta, with founder no 100 (Rikard Wiklund)
Eleven calves have been born in Avesta breeding centre this year. The first calve was born in may 2013; M 12464 AVSTURE (Tommy Svensson).
Calves born in Scandinavia 2013
No | Date | Breeder | Sex | Pedigree | Parents |
1 | 2013-05-01 | Avesta | M | 12464 AVSTURE | 11163 Eggegraf/11659 Avsaga |
2 | 2013-05-03 | Ebbeltoft | M | 12562 BJ..... | 10234 Boris/9618 Bjanka |
3 | 2013-05-08 | Skansen | M | 12459 Stormoln | 11660 Avolle/9328 Skorpan |
4 | 2013-05-16 | Ebbeltoft | M | 12563 BJ... | 10234 Boris/8108 Poema |
5 | 2013-05-19 | Avesta | F | 12465 Avsabina II | 11163 Eggegraf/11073 Avalva |
6 | 2013-05-21 | Borås | F | 12467 BOEL | 9308 Abilli/8505 Bodil |
7 | 2013-05-26 | Taxinge | F | 12559 Ax... | 11238 Avlukas/11481 Enid |
8 | 2013-06-03 | Avesta | M | 12472 AVSVERKER | 11163 Eggegraf/10107 Avnina |
9 | 2013-06-04 | Avesta | F | 12473 AVSVEA | 10938 Botow/11480 Avmildred |
10 | 2013-06-10 | Avesta | M | 12475 AVSIGVARD | 10937 Botow/11479 Aviveka |
11 | 2013-06-21 | Bornholm | M | 12561 Oh... | 11225 Posluszny/12152 Karsten |
12 | 2013-06-30 | Eriksberg | M | 12466 ENGELBERT II | 10457 Dadino/9478 En 9 |
13 | 2013-07-05 | Avesta | M | 12485 AVSIMON | 11163 Eggegraf/11672 Avjulia |
14 | 2013-07-07 | Borås | F | 12551 BONJA | 9308 Abilli/9611 Botilda |
15 | 2013-07-15 | Taxinge | F | 12560 Ax.... | 11238 Avlukas/11234 Eni |
16 | 2013-08-10 | Eriksberg | F | 12552 ENGLA II | 10457 Dadino/9477 En 8 |
17 | 2013-08-11 | Avesta | M | 12546 AVSÖREN | 11163 Eggegraf/11673 Avmoa II |
18 | 2013-08-21 | Avesta | F | 12547 AVSIV | 9913 Aburr/10132 Avisa II |
19 | 2013-08-23 | Lycksele | F | ........LY.... | 10622 Skott /10830 Lykstra |
20 | 2013-08-24 | Avesta | F | 12548 AVSELMA | 11163 Eggegraf/11076 Avlinnea |
21 | 2013-08-26 | Ånäset | M | .....AHRTUR | 10802 Avadam/11006 En 38 |
22 | 2013-08-28 | Eriksberg | M | 12553 ENOXE | 10457 Dadino/10126 En 22 |
23 | 2013-08-28 | Eriksberg | F | 12554 ENANDA | 10457 Dadino/10542 En 29 |
24 | 2013-09-06 | Avesta | M | 12549 AVSIXTEN | 9913 Aburr/9716 Avingrid |
25 | 2013-09-13 | Eriksberg | F | 12555 ENDIVA | 10457 Dadino/10051 En 17 |
26 | 2013-09-13 | Eriksberg | F | 12556 ENNIE | 10457 Dadino/9479 En 10 |
27 | 2013-09-20 | Eriksberg | F | 12557 ENLITEN | 10457 Dadino/9703 En 14 |
28 | 2013-09-27 | Eriksberg | F | 12558 ENDORIS | 10457 Dadino/10693 En 32 |
29 | 2013-11-19 | Avesta | F | 12550 AVMARIA | 9913 Aburr/9935 Avbarbro |
30 | 2013-10-21 | Kolmården | F | 12583 KNOTA | 10430 Borka/10382 St. Isskorpan |
31 | 2013-10-31 | Kolmården | F | 12584 KNIM | 10430 Borka/11476 Skamilla |
The bulll EGGEGRAF from Hardehausen have been father to six calves this year in Avesta.
The first calve have been born in the Island of Bornholm, Denmark, lowland line. Photo: Finn Hansen/Naturstyrelsen Bornholm Sören Friese.
Foto: Låglandsvisenten Porodna med kalven EIGIL (Rainer Glunz)
Kalvningssäsongen i Hardehausen 2012
I avelsflocken för "Bergsvisenterna" (Lowland/Caucasian line) har i år hela 6 kvigor och en tjurkalv fötts i Hardehausen. Avelstjur i gruppen är den viktiga tjuren 9263 FALCO, som är en av de få nu levande tjurar med gener från bergsvisenten Nr 100 Kaukasus.
I Avesta Visentpark finns redan en av Falco´s tjurkalvar för framtida avel tillsammans med Avestas viktiga moderlinjer.
Följande avelskor i Hardehausen har fött kalvar i år;
No 8527 EGGENIVE - kvigan (F) EGOMUNDIS
No 10758 EGONE - tjurkalven(M) EGGEHERRSCHER
No 8912 EGGEELFE - kvigan (F) EGOMANDRA
No 8026 EGGEGIRL - kvigan (F) EGGEVENUS
No 10302 EGINA - kvigan (F) EGGEFEE
No 10946 EGLANTYNE - kvigan (F) EGGEWOMAN
I låglandsflocken (Lowland/Bialowieza line) har en tjurkalv fötts, EIGIL. Moder är 9943 PORODONA, född i Bialowieza. Hardehausen är en av ett fåtal avelscentra i världen som har båda avelslinjerna och som kan föda upp dessa säkert avskiljda från varandra.
In english
In Hardehausen this year have, in the breeding herd of "Mountain bison" (Lowland/Caucasian line), one bull calve and 6 female calves been born.
The breeding bull are the important male no 9263 FALCO. He is oen of the few now living males with genes (y-cromosones) from the bull CAUCASUS.
In the breeding center of Avesta we already have one of Falco´s sons for future breeding there. We hope we shall have calves from him soon together with Avesta´s maternal lines.
In the breeding herd of lowland bison (Lowland/Bialowieza line) has one bull calve been born, (M) EIGIL.
The mother is 9943 PORODONA born in Bialowieza. Hardehausen is one of the few breeding centers in the world that has both breeding lines of bison and can breed them safetly separated from each other.
Photo: The breeding bull ABURR in Avesta breeding center. He is in the photo 8 ears old. (Moa Pålsson).
Avesta Breeding center
In Avesta breeding center we have two breeding herds. They live in an 10 ha big enclosure, each.
In the south breeding enclouser we have as breeding male, the big Guy, ABURR, with his females and calves.
In the north we will built a new breeding herd with the young bull, EGGEGRAF, from Hardehausen in Germany.
Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark
Photo: In july 2012 two twinns was born in Eriksberg. The visitors have named the calves; Wild and Beautiful. Tommy Svensson.
Avel & uppfödning
Photo: Avesta breeding center, female calv born 29th may 2012 (Mikael Jansson).
Calves born in Scandinavia 2012
No | Date | Breeder | Sex | Name & pedigree | Parents |
1 | 26 april | Avesta Visentpark | Female | No 12164 AVSUSSIE | (10937Botow/8755Avcilla) |
2 | 28 april | Kolmården Djurpark | Female | No 12161 KN..... | (10430Borka/10382Stockholms Isskorpan) |
3 | 11 may | Borås Djurpark | Female | No 12171 BOKA | (9308 Abilli/8505Bodil) |
4 | 18 may | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Male | No 12165 ENIGMA | (10457Dadino/9479En10) |
5 | 22 may | Ånäset | Female | No 12172 AHNGERD | (10802Avadam/10692En31) |
6 | 29 may | Avesta Visentpark | Female | No 12173 AVTERESE | (9913Aburr/10139AvisaII) |
7 | 30 may | Avesta Visentpark | Female | No 12174 AVHILDA. | (9913Aburr/9119Avmeja) |
8 | ? | Ebbeltoft Safari | ? | No... | |
9 | 5 june | Avesta Visentpark | Female | No 12176 AVELSA | (10444Avbull/10107Avnina) |
10 | 9 june | Avesta Visentpark | Male | No 12206 AVTOR | (9913Aburr/9118Avebeta) |
11 | 16 july | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Female | No 12207 ENVY | (10457Dadino/ 10126En 22) |
12 | 18 july | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Female | No ENOLA | (10457 Dadino/ 9478 En 9) |
13 | 19 july | Borås Djurpark | Female | No 12208 BONITA | (9308Abilli/7867 Bodina) |
14 | 25 july | Avesta Visentpark | Female | No 12209 AV.... | (10444Avbull/11073Avalva) |
15 | 26 july | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Female | No 12210 ENVILD | (10457Dadino/9703En 14) |
16 | 26 july | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Female | No 12211 ENDA | (10457Dadino/11232Ena II) |
17 | 26 july | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Female | No 12212 ENVACKER | (10457Dadino/9703En 14) |
18 | 30 july | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Male | No | (10457Dadino/10051 En 17) |
19 | 02 aug | Borås Djurpark | Male | No 12223 BORAT | (9308Abilli/10431Botox) |
20 | 04 aug | Avesta Visentpark | Male | No 12224 AVGRIM | (10444Avbull/11076Avlinea) |
21 | 8 aug | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Female | No 12214 ENOLA | (10457Dadino/9477En 8) |
22 | 27 aug | Avesta Visentpark | Female | No 12225 AVSOFIA | (9913 Aburr/9716 Avingrid) |
23 | 23 sept | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Female | No ENBOLBOT | (10457Dadino/10542 En 29) |
24 | 30 sept | Eriksberg Vilt & Naturpark | Male | No ENIGMA | (10457Dadino/9107 En 6) |
25 | 20 nov | Eriksbeerg Vilt & Naturpark | Male | No ENBART | (10457Dadino/10693 En 32) |