Today, it is my honor to feature Britte Nooijens from Dongen in the Netherlands! Britte has a very unique perspective, she works as an embryo technician and enjoys going to Holstein shows. I really appreciate Britte taking time to answer our questions especially since English is not her native language.<\/p>\n
My name is Britte Nooijens; I am 25 years old and living in Dongen (Netherlands). I live with my Sister Stacey, my mam Rhesy and dad Jan on a small farm where my parents used to milk cows. Unfortunately my dad sold the cows when I was 3 years old. My parents are currently running a horse livery (boarding stable). My hobby was horse-riding as I did competitions every weekend but quit because I could not find time for it because I got busier going to cow shows. I was always interested in horses and cows and decided to go to agricultural college to study Animal Husbandry. My dad did not like the idea and made me realize it was a tough business with 24\/7 work but that didn\u2019t scare me.<\/p>\n
I enjoyed college as it gave me the opportunity to do internships. Through these internships I got the opportunity to go to Ontario, Canada and to China which was a great experience. One of the farms did a lot of embryo transplants and this fascinated me. I always kept that experience in the back of my mind. When I went to university I got my license to teach at an agricultural school but I could get the idea of embryo work out of my mind. I was able to do an internship at a company that did embryo transplantation and I am currently working there fulltime.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Toc Farm Alllen Amyly and Rapid Bay Gorgeous, these two cows are not online good in the show ring but they also have the DNA to breed great daughters and sons. And the first cow I owned Betsie! I bought her as a calf and she is now at my friend\u2019s farm where she is doing a great job!<\/p>\n No two days are the same, there are days we flush where I give assistance in the barn, and then I go in and filter and search for the embryos. We also do IVF where I also assist. I am responsible for implanting the embryo’s into recipients which is the most exciting part of the job. Every embryo has a story! We also do pregnancy checks and it is nice to see your results and a happy farmer when the results are right.<\/p>\n Most rewarding, I am surrounded by cows every day and that every farmer has their own philosophy. No matter what cow we have to flush, there is always a great reason why she gets flushed. Most challenging part is that I am a girl and have to prove myself. I think you have to work hard and earn trust. At the time you have that trust it is a great atmosphere to work.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I can see the dairy industry growing and becoming more efficient in developing countries, and I think we might see the industry go through good and not so good times as it has done in the past.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Britte, thank you for providing us with your international story, we really appreciate it!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today, it is my honor to feature Britte Nooijens from Dongen in the Netherlands! Britte has a very unique perspective, she works as an embryo technician and enjoys going to Holstein shows. I really appreciate Britte taking time to answer our questions especially since English is not her native language. Britte\u2019s Story in her own […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[396],"tags":[62,133,291],"yoast_head":"\nWho is your favorite cow? <\/u><\/h4>\n
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