Management
Linebreeding at an Elite Level: ‘If You Have Something Really Good, Intensify That.’
What follows is a special story: About a special breeder: One who is not concerned in the least with the aspect of “inbreeding”. Armed with a tremendous treasure of pedigree...
aAa Animal Analysis: Systematic Breeding Guide to Help Make Better Breeding Decisions
There is a wealth of information available to help select the right bulls to use in your herd: Total merit rankings, genomics, linear traits, pedigree and cow family information… the...
Dansk Holstein: Continually in Discussion with Farmers about their Wishes
That Denmark recently welcomed the 13-year-old Bojer daughter Frida as an ultra-young 200,000 kg cow is no coincidence. The Danish dairy industry has progressed tremendously. After a tumultuous period, there...
The Value of Index Conversions
Holstein breeding is a truly international industry. Thousands of bulls enter AI studs around the globe every year. How do you know which ones are the best for your breeding...
Mark Comfort: Allowing Great Sires to Go Everywhere
Many of you will know at least one of Mark Comfort’s businesses – like “Udder Comfort”, “Comfort Holsteins”, or his former semen distribution company “Transfer Genetics”. Responsible for reshaping semen...
Beef-on-Dairy Programs at VikingGenetics & Cogent
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...
Why are people losing interest in genetics? Genetic Income Opportunities
Since the breakthrough of genomics in 2008, the situation in the breeding industry has clearly changed. Our regular guest writer, An American Dairyman, is taking a look at it and...
Popular among Red & White: These are the Most Sold Red Holstein Sires at AI Companies World-wide
From Avatar to Power, Rambo to Mauro, Redalex to Unstopabull, Noah to Rager, Manana to Go Fast and Swingman to Solitair; here are the most sold Red Holstein sires at...
BoD Programs at BBG & ABS Global
The use of beef sires on the bottom end of the herd (Beef-on-Dairy) has become a popular concept on dairy farms. In this series of articles, each month HI will...
Peak: Collaboration of Competitors within the Industry
In North America the heifer programs established by the major bull studs are a core part of the bull breeding industry. Most bull studs now source more than 50% of...
Polled Gallery - The influential icons behind the best PP sires worldwide
Polled breeding and the goal of bringing the polled segment to the peak of the conventional top lists are among the main tasks that breeding programs around the world are...
Weaning: A Crucial Early Moment During Calf Raising
Raising calves is an indispensable part of dairy farming. HI spoke to four international players with tremendous expertise in this area. They passionately share about how the first days, weeks,...