Sires Report
Do you know the answer? Who is the sire with the most EX daughters of all-time?
Hand on your heart: would you have known which sire left behind the most EX daughters in the history of global Holstein breeding? Of course, you probably have a hunch...
Focus on... May 2022
Once again, the breeding evaluations in April revealed bulls with special traits like polled or red factor as sources of interesting newcomers. While polled and particularly RC sires at the...
BullTalk - May 2022
‘This will become one of our most influential sires of sons,’ said Jeff Ziegler from Select Sires in the summer of 2021. This statement was confirmed in April. And how!...
Focus On - April 2022
Careers never follow the same path, and this is also true of top sires. Their influence on the population is often not only dependant on their genetic level, but also...
Gywer-RC: Successful Sire of Sons for Red and Black & White
With six sons, Gywer-RC was the main source in the overview of bestselling Holstein sires world-wide (HI 3/2022), while with five sons he is also prominent in the list of...
Unique HI Overview: The 58 Most Sold Red Holstein Sires at AI Organizations World-wide
Information from a total of 39 AIs from eleven different countries stand at the foundation of the list of 58 most sold Red Holstein sires for the year 2021. A...
Intriguing Sires Best Seller 2021 2 - April 2022
Moline was the highest volume selling bull in the Jetstream line-up last year. He is housed in the US and is an excellent semen producer in both conventional and sexed...
BullTalk - April 2022
‘Last fall, we already noted that he could become successful, since his recently fresh daughters were selling at our heifer sales for €200 above the average price,’ tells Liane Krauter...
DG Charley Received Many Opportunities as a Sire of Sons and Used Them Optimally
One of the most notable transmitters from the beginning of the DNA revolution was undoubtedly Cogent Supershot. He made global news with his sky high TPI index and his high...
Intriguing Sires Best Sellers 2021 - April 2022
Last year, Adissio-PP was the most sold Holstein sire at Qnetics (partner in Phönix), and that is still the case. ‘Because he is homozygote polled and very all-round. And he...
Elite Sires of Sons Captain & AltaZazzle:Both Bring Good-old ME Tony Back into View!
Last month we mentioned them in HI’s editorial: the junior Genosource Captain and Peak AltaZazzle are far and away the most influential sires of sons in America’s gTPI top-100. Together...
Focus On... March 2022
After we presented several interesting RC newcomers in our February issue, we would now like to take a look at some special talents from the homozygous polled segment. We will...