October 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... October 2024

Use a polled bull and half his calves will not require dehorning, but using PP bulls means you will never have to dehorn a calf again. Macaby-PP is one of...

October 2024

Management

Heat detection: Previously visual, soon with artificial intelligence?

One of the biggest challenges in dairy farming is to simultaneously improve production and fertility. In addition to the efforts of breeding organizations which focus on genetic reproductive traits, several...

October 2024

Herd reports

Level-Plain Holsteins: Lots of AI Sires, All from One Homebred Cow Family

Breeders who want to breed animals with competing or even higher genomics than those from large nucleus programs, give themselves a huge task. Keith Nettekoven does not shy away from...

October 2024

Cow Families

UK Dairy Day 2024: Golden Title for Evening Sidekick Jennifer

Some champion titles carry extra weight. Purely due to the sublime quality of the competition. The Holstein title at the 10th UK Dairy Day is one of these, with a...

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September 2024

Management

Cremona International Livestock Fair: the anticipation grows

The 79th edition of this historic show is scheduled to take place at CremonaFiere, Nov. 28 – 30, 2024.

Monthly magazine for modern Holstein dairymen.