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June 2024
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‘Money-P was already very popular as a DNA sire. At the beginning of his career, he was the highest bull for both gRZG and gRZ€. Also outside of the RUW region, he was very appreciated from the outset,’ explains Fides-Ju...

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June 2024
Cow Country - June 2024

Initially, at Fairvue Farms (1500 milking cows) in the American state of Connecticut, only unregistered Holsteins were being milked. ‘Seven years ago we started implanting embryos from elite breeding programs such as AOT...

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June 2024
Kingsway Arangatang’s Dominant Influence in the UK

At the Ontario Spring Show two descendants of the 24 brood-star Kingsway Sanchez Arangatang EX-95 stood at the top of their classes… which jogged our memory to Britain’s recent UK Dairy Expo where an Arangatang successor...

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June 2024
Apple-Red: The Dam of More Than 100 EX daughters!

The Apple dynasty is playing a dominant role in red & white breeding and has given a whole new meaning to the term ‘elite conformation’. With her sale price of one million dollars, her dazzling show career, and her sensa...

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June 2024
An American Dairyman wonders: Why Red-Holsteins?

So, this all started by posing the question… when do Red & White Holsteins attract more attention? If we’re going to move this part of the Holstein breed forward, let’s start by figuring out WHERE they add value.

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June 2024
Modern, Large, Independent, and Purely Italian: Intermizoo Proudly Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

It is not that long ago that Italy had various purely Italian AIs, every single one of them with sires that were being used world-wide. Elpzoo with Del Santo Corsaro and Fontana Mark Paradise, Cofa with Del Santo Callist...

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June 2024
Calf rearing: ‘Find a concept that fits the farm!’

The calf is the cow of tomorrow and as such the future of the farm. Today’s calf rearing lays the foundation for the cows that we will be milking in two years. So, if we want to milk better cows in the future, then we ne...

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June 2024
Dutch-Belted: Enormous Progress for Milk Production and Conformation

The most significant sire news from the famous Heritage Pride Dutch Belted herd at Legend Dairy Farms in California? Owner Ron Pietersma and Breeding Manager Larry Gerber mention, without hesitation, the launch of Herita...

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June 2024
Synetics: Normande, Brown Swiss & Fleckvieh “in the picture”

‘Working internationally, Synetics comes into contact with strongly differing circumstances, and can offer breeds that are well-adapted,’ says Mariëlle Breheret, who indicates that Normande and Brown Swiss are good alter...

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June 2024
BSG: Wundawerk

In the middle of this month, Besamungsstation Greifenberg (BSG) will open a brand new production and collection barn. The German AI has 40 Fleckvieh bulls and 30 Brown Swiss sires in their current line-up. We asked Katri...

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June 2024
Genostar looks to the future

With the construction of a new facility for semen production and processing at the existing Kagelberg site in Austria, Genostar shows trust in its breeders for its future. This investment will allow breeders to be excite...

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June 2024
The Worldwide Legacy of Mahango-Pp

In recent years, Mahango-Pp has established himself as the leading dual-purpose Fleckvieh sire in the world. With a perfect combination of milk and carcass yield as well as the desired polled trait, he has revolutionized...

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June 2024
GGI-Spermex: Elite, All-round Sires that Meet the Most Modern Requirements

GGI-Spermex represents twelve German AI organization world-wide. The catalogue includes twelve dairy breeds! The largest, after Holstein/Red Holstein, are Fleckvieh, Brown Swiss and Angler. ‘The weeks following each new...

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June 2024
KI Kampen: ‘The Demand for Problem-free Cows Continues to Increase.’

Besides a varied lineup of Holstein and Red Holstein sires, KI Kampen is also focused on the originally Dutch breeds MRIJ (red & white) and FH (black & white). ‘Our MRIJ lineup currently consists of four progeny proven s...

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June 2024
Parfect: Impacting the Breed in a Similar Way to Blackstar

Siemers Parfect has become one of the most popular sires of his generation. Parfect’s performance as a sire of an extensive list of sons, along with a long list of bulls out of Parfect daughters, ensure that he will beco...

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