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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 golden lining. Evening Sidekick Jennifer won the stronges...

Roxy, Dellia, Laurie Sheik, Splendor: These time-tested families are household names. And if you are in the UK there would be another name to add to that list – the Denmire Maries. This stalwart British bloodline continu...

How is this for a progeny list: 52 registered progeny with only one below 3000 gTPI! Kenyon-Hill Gameday Onia GP-83 just never misses. ‘This is a whole new experience for us. We’ve never had one that transmits like this...

At a time when the number of dairy farms and the number of dairy cattle worldwide are dropping, the Jersey breed is defying this trend. To give perspective, this overview of the world’s leading Jersey nations includes a...

An indisputable fact: red factor bulls have played a decisive role in the evolution of Red Holsteins. The pedigree of an undeniably elite bull like Rubels-Red (the sire of, among others, Ranger-Red) consists in large mea...

The Verein Ostfriesischer Stammviehzüchter (VOSt) enjoyed an unprecedented, successful August release, with leading positions for Holstein and Red Holstein, both DNA and progeny proven. And that while the AI company in O...

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 companies off...

Our first Jersey World Champion cow comes from Hilmar in California. Stoney Point Joel Bailey of Vierra Dairy secured the first title in our eagerly anticipated competition. Twelve very special cows from around the world...

Hungary’s agriculture is shaped by the high number of agricultural operations, from small family farms to large, modern businesses. Cash cropping has traditionally played an important role, though animal breeding and dai...

For a couple of years, An American Dairyman is from time to time writing articles for Holstein International, looking at different topics in the breeding industry. This time our mystery author (with plenty of knowledge a...

Cairnbrae Valentino Daisy 11 was Grand Champion at the 2019 International DairyWeek and at the time was the Nr.1 BPI cow in Australia – the only cow of any breed in history with such an incredible dual achievement. Her s...

Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion at the Canadian Royal in 2023 was Lone-Pine Jordan Booster, while Reserve Grand Champion at the All-American Show 2023 in Louisville was Lone-Pine Nighttrain Lula. Lone-Pine Jersey...

‘There is no doubt that Juulsgaard Samson Julia passed on her good genetics for production, high components, fertility and health traits to her son VJ-Harder,’ says Peter Larson, Senior Breeding Manager and Production Ma...

“Vierra Dairy”. You likely recognize the name from the show circuit. They are the owners of elite show cows like Stoney-Point Joel Bailey and Bri-Lin Valson Spritz – this beautiful duo was crowned by the judging panel an...

‘It is interesting to see how a relatively small investment can eventually lead to so much influence… like a small stone that you throw in the water, with the rings continually becoming larger.’ With these notable words,...