France

January 2018

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires DNA - Lightstar & Mister Rey & Klutch

‘Lightstar made a fantastic debut in December by jumping straight to Nr.2 for our total index with 163 gRZG,’ explains Torsten Lenk from Masterrind. ‘He is Nr.1 for daughter fertility...

December 2017

Cow Families

Iway des Vignes Rousses: France’ “showiest” bull dam

You’ve probably already heard the name of this Meridian daughter. She is famous for her show results and her fantastic udder. But do you know that she is also a...

December 2017

Herd reports

Bodier: This French Breeding Herd Contains Three Valuable Gene Sources

In France, hardly any prefixes are used. That is unfortunate, because while in North America successful breeders can be identified via their prefixes, in France you have to dig much...

December 2017

Sires Report

Marathon: French Pedigree Alternative at the Very Highest Level

In HI’s November issue, you could read about the selection of Marathon as the 2017 Outcross Sire. Notable: his half-brother Moyrath also ended up deservingly in the top-5. Both young...

November 2017

Sires Report

Hammig Isy - This French Nr.1 has been Popular for Years

Since his debut in the French DNA top-3 – in April 2014 – Hammig Isy has been among the most used bulls at the French breeding company Evolution. Hammig has...

November 2017

Sires Report

Marathon: France’s Nr.6 is the Outcross Sire of the Year 2017

He is still young, only born at the end of June 2016. Furthermore, he is the Nr.6 of all French sires on the overall gISU index and the Nr.2 among...

November 2017

Sires Report

BullTalk - November 2017

Germany’s highest indexing Holstein calf – no less than 169 gRZM – is owned by the Giesmann family and is a daughter of the cow Balisto Jolene and the sire...

October 2017

Cow Families

Successful for shows and index: BTS-Swann – the uncommon French Splendor

Do you like stories about very special cows? The ones that have something different than their paternal sisters? If you do, you should enjoy the BTS-Swann story! This French cow...

October 2017

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - October 2017

Bubba proves that we can’t always predict where the next breed-leading sire will be. Although the Jedi-son has 74 maternal siblings, with his score of 2875 gTPI, he is highest...

August 2017

Sires Report

BullTalk - August 2017

Last month we wrote about the “comeback” of progeny proven sires; in more and more countries, they are able to get closer to the DNA top. This is also the...

August 2017

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - Lencomte & Cidre & Henley

Lencome is a “talk of the town” sire in France, combining high index, type and a top-class pedigree. Since the Capital Gain-son became available in May 2016, almost every straw...