Management
Cow Family Tournament: Responses from the Breeders
In December’s HI, you discovered the outcome of HI’s Global Cow Family Tournament; Comestar Laurie Sheik became #2 and Snow-N-Denises Dellia #1. On this page you can read the responses...
Beta-casein A2A2: Extensive Supply of Elite Holstein Sires is Guaranteed
Beta-casein. More and more AI companies are including this trait prominently in their sire presentations. Reason: following New Zealand, Australia and Asia, also in North America and Europe, there is...
Aumann and Hefner from BVN: ‘We Want to Preserve the Influence and Opportunities of Breeders Across the Board.’
One of the largest AI organizations in Europe can be found in the northern part of the German state of Bavaria: BVN. With more than 100 young Fleckvieh sires per...
Martino Cassandro, Passionate General Manager of the Italian Herdbook: ‘The “war” against farmers needs to come to an end.’
Only since March 2021 has he filled the position of General Manager for the Italian breeders association of Italian Holstein Friesian, Brown and Jersey breeds (ANAFIBJ), but nevertheless Martino Cassandro...
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Norbreck Genetics & VOSt
The surge in use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows continues to grow, and part of the evolution in this market is the use of male sexed...
Apple is the All-Time Red World Champion
It was the perfect time to conduct the All-Time Red World Champion competition, a silver lining to a dark cloud that has shrouded the world’s show rings over the past...
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Intermizoo & KI Samen
The surge in use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows continues to grow, and part of the evolution in this market is the use of male sexed...
Using Milk for Pregnancy Detection
Knowing if a cow is open or pregnant plays a vital role in effectively managing your herd, but how do you detect pregnancies? In this management article we focus on...
Lakeside UPS Red Range: Most Influential Bull Dam World-wide Wins 15th Red Impact Title!
In HI’s July issue, she was described as one of the world’s most influential bull dams. Lakeside UPS Red Range, the dam of sixteen young AI sons, including the Canadian...
OHG & VOSt: Why size does not determine success!
After years of alliances and mergers, the breeding landscape in Germany has been cleaned up considerably. Of the 12 breeding cooperatives that were in existence 10 years ago, there are...
Vote for your All-Time Red World Champion!
A critical mistake on HI’s Red Holstein poster from August meant that the competition could not proceed fairly. For that reason, HI’s editorial staff saw no other option than to...
ABS Global, 80 Years, Focusing on the Next Step
In 1941, 80 years ago, J. Rockefeller Prentice was involved in founding the Northern Illinois Holstein Artificial Breeding Association. Prentice started more AI companies. All were merged into the American...