Management
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Masterrind & Ascol
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...
Polled Increasingly Popular: Attention to P and Especially PP Sires Continues to Grow World-wide
What was still a niche market in most countries just a few years ago, has grown more and more into a serious category in the AI world: P and PP...
Via Pax: Pioneers in Bringing Embryo Transfer to the Dairy Industry
Today almost every young bull that enters bull studs worldwide is the result of embryo transfer (ET). The technology is common place for multiplying and moving elite genetics around the...
Exclusive: The ultimate update about the herds worldwide with the most EX cows (1)
To breed a Holstein that is distinguished as being EX is an accomplishment to be proud of even in times when Holstein breeding is continually striving towards more commercial goals....
Pro Caseus: Selecting for Milk with Better Cheese-Making Properties
Cheese production is big business in Italy. And when it comes to the production of quality cheese, cow’s milk is not all the same. Now one Italian AI company has...
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Natural & LIC
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...
How Closely are You Looking at Milking Speed?
Milking speed: Is it a trait that could impact the profitability of your herd? Here we look more closely at this management trait to see how it is evaluated and...
Discover Australia’s Top Star Brood Cows
From the Elmar Jessicas to Fairvale’s Bonnie family, Australia is renowned for its top Holstein families. However a performance indicator in terms of breeding is the Star Brood Cow system....
Irish Herdbook has Sights Set on a Sustainable Future
Currently dairy farming in Ireland is hot property. In December 2020 over 1.5 million milking dairy cows were recorded in Ireland (an increase of 2.1% on the year before), whilst...
Responses to question: Why do Outcross Sires not Receive More Opportunities?
’Why have AI companies not made more intensive use of outcross sires?’ This is one of the questions sent to HI by the Czech herd manager Jiří Fangl. Questions that...
Will Selecting for Rump Improve Fertility and Calving-Ease?
Correct rump structure has long been considered an important part of the frame of a cow – often being linked to her fertility, her ease of giving birth, and to...
Cow Comfort - Important Key to Success on Modern Dairy Farms
Cow comfort. In addition to various aspects around breeding, this is a frequently occurring theme in HI’s breeder’s reports. The more comfortable cows are in their environment, the better the...