March 2023

With a current lifetime production of nearly 40,000 kg/88,000 lb for all cows on the farm and a total of 72 cows that have surpassed the milestone of 100,000 kg/220,000 lb, Goldene Aue in Germany can rightly be considere...

The dairy industry of Western Australia is isolated from the rest of Australia’s dairy industry – it’s half a continent away and on the other side of the vast Nullarbor Plain. In spite of the distances, there is one herd...

The name Whiteleather has been part of the Holstein scene in Ohio for generations. In 2021 this herd had a cow set a new national production record for amount of fat (2,856lb/1295kg) produced in 305 days by a mature cow....

Red sires are continuing to build an impressive segment of international Holstein breeding and for that to remain, breeding programs around the world are continually working to develop new generations of young and intere...

With 2723 TPI and 3503 LPI respectively, Rubels-Red is the progeny proven nr.1 in both the US and Canada, while with 280 NVI he is in the top-10 of the Netherlands. Indeed, the widely sampled Argo son has absolutely made...

‘He is a progeny proven bull who is high in the ranking, with a very nice profile. Very generous milk production in combination with nice conformation and udders, healthy feet & legs, and an above average daughter fertil...

‘As a young DNA sire, Renegade was already very popular, but when his daughters in various countries around the world came into production, he was truly admired for the tremendous cows that he gives. Renegade is now in h...

He is the brand new Nr.2 of Italy (4838 gPFT) and his first semen is in the tank. That is good news, because demand is already high. ‘A lot of people are waiting for his semen’ says Francesco Veronese from Intermizoo. ‘I...

With a gISU of 231, Suribay-P has been headlining the list of polled sires in France for two genetic evaluation periods. It is primarily the functional traits that bring him to this position. His biggest strengths are fe...

Sitting at Nr.5 in Germany is the high component bull Nexo, a son of Nexus (<AltaCabot). Nexo traces back to the family of Markwell Blackstar Raven EX-95. The grand-dam Peak Fastlane RSRV (now at Regancrest/Danhof, IA) t...

Grand Champion at the Royal Winter Fair four times and just as often the Supreme Champion in Madison. In 1987 for Hanover Hill Holsteins and Romandale Farms, Brookview Tony Charity became the unparalleled Grand Champion....

Keur Zohare VG-87, owned by Marcel Heylen (Keur Holsteins) in Belgium, is a remarkable Holstein. Thanks to her sire Ohare-P and her dam, a daughter of Laron-P, she was born in 2014 with the PP factor. Less than nine year...

Jelmer van der Meer, who milks his 90-cow herd in the north of the Netherlands, began investing in embryos for the first time 5 years ago. The result of his first investment was Prima Dolce VG-87 and is one of the most s...

Paquet Kolya Goldwyn EX-92 was born on the 13th June 2007. The Canadian Goldwyn daughter was out of an EX Titanic and was a 7th generation in the Paquet herd tracing back to the 1970s. With her all-round combination of s...

What is the value of a top bull with 3200 TPI if he transmits very short teats? What are the options for a sky high RZG sire if the stature is extremely high? What can users do with a 4000 LPI bull if the somatic cell co...

Semex offers it’s popular Elevate genomic testing program to help dairy producers choose the females to breed with sexed semen to produce herd replacements, diverting other females to be bred to beef bulls. To learn more...

In February, HI presented the winners of the Global Dairy Youth Challenge: William Neale (16) from the United Kingdom and Marieke Albring (25) from the Netherlands. For the 2022 Global Dairy Youth Challenge edition, HI’s...

Regardless its breeding evaluation periods or genomic selection, linear description, milk testing or milk analysis, herdbook management or the production of shows and other events: the tasks that herdbooks around the wor...

Cows are often presented as the source of many climate problems due to their methane emissions. To introduce a scientific perspective to the conversation, Prof. Dr. Frank Mitloehner, the well-known German scientist from...

Melkrijke Holsteins met krachtige frames. Dat waren de koeien waar de familie Vanderlinden uit het Vlaams-Brabantse Huldenberg 15 jaar geleden naar zochten en vervolgens ook kregen. Vandaag richten Jean-Pierre en Gerben...