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Intriguing Sires 2020 - April
The deep D family owned by the Niermanns (KNS Holsteins) has already proven itself for generations. And with Belsan, this strong breeding German cow family has provided another high-scoring transmitter....
Cow Country - April 2020
As you will have read in HI’s recent herd report on AOT Genetics in January, Cookiecutter MOM Halo has had a huge impact on their breeding programme. For example, Halo’s...
Intriguing Sires - April 2020
With 3.12 gPTAT, he counts among the best that can be found in the polled sector for conformation at this time. Above all for the traits of leg angle, teat...
How the Masterful Milk Transmitter Montross made his Impact Indelible!
On our photo pages this month, we turn our attention to the transmitter that in just six production years reached the magical milestone of one million in rapid tempo. Who...
Focus On... - April 2020
A typical antagonism that the breed has been fighting with for generations is that of maternal and paternal calving ease. Calves that are born easily often experience difficulties when calving...
Cow Country - April 2020
While udder and longevity specialist Unix (Uno-Regan-ALH Domain Daya EX-93) successfully represents the Raven family from Canada, his sister Ms Alphagen Daluna EX-90 (<Day) stands at the foundation of a...
Intriguing Sires 2020 - April
‘Legacy was heavily used as a mating sire and we have genomic-tested over 800 sons to date,’ explains Jeff Ziegler (Select Sires), ‘this obviously is more than we need to...
GenoSource: A Major Supplier of Elite Genetics to the Breed
One of the new names on the North American Holstein scene is GenoSource, an enterprise that was formed for the express purpose of being one of the major sources of...
Windsor-Manor Zip: Elite Family Whose Fortunes Continue to Rise
Windsor-Manor Rud Zip EX-95 was a cow ahead of her time when it comes to productive life and the health traits she transmitted. The cow family rocketed to the top...
Cow Country - March 2020
The 100-cow herd of Darita Holsteins in Indiana, Herd of Excellence in 2018, is the home of a bull-dam who only needed one son to make a name for herself....
Cow Country - March 2020
Heidenskipster Goldwin Destiny, the dam of the German type and longevity specialist Beart, made her career in the Netherlands. Her best daughter is in Australia: Kaarmona Snowman Destiny 2 VG-86....
Intriguing Sires - March 2020
Rocketfire has been one of those pleasant surprises. As a young genomic bull he ranked at Nr.179 for NM, and now with milking daughters he ranks as the Nr.12 NM...