Sires Report
Focus on... January 2024
High somatic cell counts and mastitis are costly on dairy farms: A reason for many farmers to have them play a role in sire selection. Therefore, a focus this time...
BullTalk - January 2024
Nr.1: +4.99 gPTATSince the December release, the world has a new Nr.1 for PTAT: the Denmark bred SHG Lego is good for +4.99 gPTAT with 2356 gTPI and owned by...
Unix: Sire of the Best Young Cows of the Show Ring
For each of the past three years, the Premier Sire banner at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin has gone to Croteau Lesperron Unix. Among the young milking cow classes,...
Winstar Mendel-P: Roxy Descendant and Nr.1 Polled Source in North America
In 2017, the Idaho enterprises Seagull-Bay Dairy, Triple Crown Genetics, and Cannon Dairy founded the ambitious breeding program WinStar Genetics. Three years later, Winstar Mendel-P became the nr.1 gTPI sire...
Bulltalk - December 2023
With 159 gRZG, he is nr.4 on the German DNA list, but he has a fully American pedigree: Montague. A son of AltaZazzle son Progenesis Monteverdi (2960 gTPI) out of...
Focus on... December 2023
Good conformation continues to be an important item with sire selection for many farmers; preferably in combination with sufficient production and positive daughter fertility. Here are three credible options.
BullTalk - November 2023
He is currently the bestseller in Switzerland: Hellender Brandy-P. Also beyond Switzerland, there is a lot of demand, as various countries are already importing his semen, reports Jürg Stoll from...
Delta Jacuzzi-Red: Providing an impulse of different bloodlines
The Dutch bulls Delta Jacuzzi-Red and Delta Reloader share two things in common; they both sit at Nr.1 on their respective daughter-proven sire lists in the Netherlands… and they both...
Mirand: PP Sire of the Very Highest Conformation Level for Black and Red
With his debut, Coomboona Zipit Mirand-PP-RC from Australia generated a lot of international attention. Never before had a PP sire been able to display such high conformation indexes. And on...
Focus On... November 2023
HI’s editorial in September discussed balance, inspired by responses that we as HI’s editorial staff often receive in the field. In connection with this, here you find three sires that...
Intriguing Sires DNA - November 2023
Ranger-Red has been a sensation as a sire of sons; the first red bull to dominate black & white young sire lists. Pringle-Red is his most outstanding red son and...
Intriguing Sires DP - November 2023
Solito-Red is the German Nr.1 daughter-proven red and white sire for RZG (143) and RZE (140). The Salvatore son showed again in the last breeding evaluation period that he is...