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Cow Country - July 2021
Strong and shallow udders, well-formed rumps: the 75 milking cows at Desnette Holsteins in Quebec display eye-catching type. This herd provided, for example, Desnette Adelicia Impression VG-89, HM All-Canadian Milking-1-Yr...
BullTalk - July 2021
He is the revelation of the Italian list (new in the DNA top-3 with 4652 gPFT) and in fact, he is even more the revelation of the Swiss top list,...
Hilrose in Wisconsin: A Herd of Excellence
It requires outstanding management and an aggressive breeding program to earn the Holstein Associations Herd of Excellence award. And symbolic of that excellence in this impressive Wisconsin herd is the...
Benner’s J-family continues to be a mainstay
Almost 35 years ago, the Penner family in Steinbach, Manitoba, purchased a Warden daughter from John Buckley: Caroldale Josey VG-88. She traveled from Ontario westbound to Manitoba, where she turned...
Cow Country - June 2021
‘We regularly sell two-year-olds at the monthly RUW sales. Outstanding type can make a difference there of €3,000 instead of €2,000.’ Friedrich Köster from the German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen knows...
Intriguing Sires - June 2021
‘Following his spectacular debut during the April release, the first orders from abroad were immediately received. Currently he is being widely used within the Phönix program,’ tells Sabine Krüger from...
Eildon-Tweed Chameleon: A “chameleon” that changes indeed… getting better all the time!
Do you still remember her? This imposing Mogul daughter of Eildon-Tweed Farm in the American state of New York? In 2018, she appeared for the first time in HI, then...
Here is the Grand Finale of HI's Cow Family Tournament
In HI’s March 2021 issue, you found preliminary round one: 50 impressive cow families from various continents. This presentation was followed in the April edition by preliminary round two, again...
BullTalk - June 2021
With 38 milking daughters (and 16 classified) he does not yet reach the official French top list, but with his 188 ISU and +3.1 type, he would clearly be the...
Focus On... June 2021
Of course, it is the largest breeding programs that dominate the top-lists worldwide with their genomic young sires. But that does not mean that only the big players have top...
Intriguing Sires - June 2021
Pine-Tree Heroic (born 02/18) debuted in August 2019 with 2928 gTPI on the American top-3. Shortly thereafter, his first crop of descendants was born. From them, owner ABS Global already...
Focus On... May 2021
As is tradition, in the May issue of HI the new April breeding values are the center of attention. In our analyses you find the global elite of the highest...