United States of America
Uncovered: The Secrets behind Hilrose’s “Herd of Excellence” Success
The Princess family, belonging to Hilrose Holsteins in America, has been in this award-winning herd for nearly 30 years. Much of the herd’s success can be owed to this productive...
Intriguing Sires - Nighsky & Semino & Bloomfield
Nightsky is the highest son available so far from the former Nr.1 gTPI female, Nightout. Nightout is one of the Uno daughters of Miss OCD Robust Delicious, and is therefore...
Siemers Holsteins: Annually 75-100 Cows Surpassing 220,000lb/100,000kg
Undoubtedly you read about it in HI’s July issue: at Siemers Holsteins in Wisconsin, no less than 390 cows have passed the milestone of 100,000kg milk (220,462lb). As such, Siemers...
Havenvalley Gibson Zweetie: New Name for Elite Type
Seldom is a Holstein buried on a farm. An exception is Havenvalley Zweetie. Even more remarkable: Larry Dykstra buried the Gibson daughter on his property when he was not even...
Intriguing Sires - Lencomte & Cidre & Henley
Lencome is a “talk of the town” sire in France, combining high index, type and a top-class pedigree. Since the Capital Gain-son became available in May 2016, almost every straw...
Balisto and Topsy: Which One is the Best?
The full brothers Topsy and Balisto now sit at Nr.12 and Nr.19 on the daughter-proven TPI top-100 in the US. However, Topsy had no sons sampled in AI while his...
Presenting the Progeny Proven Sons of Mountfield SSI Mogul
With 2494 TPI, Mogul is still nr.26 in the US. His index is now based on more than 17,000 daughters, with 72% of them on American soil. At the same...
Liddleholme in New York: Where it’s all About Cow Families
Beautiful cows with beautiful pedigrees: That’s what you will find in the Liddleholme barn in New York. There’s a sense of discovery as you wait to hear which of the...
Green Meadow: Focusing on 100% Purebred Holsteins and Proven Cows
That attention to the individual and personalized matings can coexist well with a large herd is clearly affirmed by Green Meadow Farms in Michigan. On the farm where management, nutrition...
Cow Country - August 2017
On the Gandy dairy farm owned by the Gandolfi family in the northern Italian province of Mantova, the percentages of fat and protein, as well as protein quality, are prominent...
Tricia: The Foundation Cow Behind the “T-bulls”
Tricia is a Rudolph daughter whose descendants have put the Lars-Acres prefix on the map when it comes to successful bulls in AI. They were already a fitness family before...
Budjon Desire: Expo Champion with 19 EX daughters
Younger HI-readers may not remember the 2005 Madison Grand Champion, Budjon Redmarker Desire EX-96. However her achievements out of the show-ring will certainly earn her a new wave of fans.