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November 2020
Intriguing Sires - November 2020

Envy has one of those no-holes proofs with no significant weaknesses across his entire proof breakdown. He is a solid bull with no extremes though his high components (+.23%f +.06%p) combined with outstanding livability...

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October 2020
Gold Medal Dam and Dam of Merit: Recognizing the Elite Brood Cows of the US

Programs that give recognition to outstanding brood cows have been implemented in various Holstein countries worldwide. In the US two different awards are given to identify superior transmitting cows, Gold Medal Dam (GMD...

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October 2020
October 2020: Your Virtual Visit to the World Dairy Expo in Madison

It is a beautiful drive from downtown Madison. There, in the centre, is the “State Capitol”, a remarkable building. But breeding enthusiasts know about a much more remarkable structure in Madison: the Coliseum, or the Al...

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October 2020
April-Day: producing and propelling leading-edge Red-Holstein genetics

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, once said, “the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” The dairy industry is filled with people who passionately love what they do, whether they were born into it or not. It’s...

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October 2020
Gillette: Transitioning to the Next Generation

Gillette is one of the most renowned prefixes on the Canadian Holstein scene – a top-10 finish in the Global Breeder award; home to Smurf, the world’s highest producing dairy cow in history; and along with Comestar, Gill...

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October 2020
A more than meaningful question: How much inbreeding can the breed tolerate?

No, we don’t want to draw the devil on the wall and we do not want to give inbreeding, which was helped the breed with its impressive development over the last decades, a bad image. Nonetheless, the actual numbers, parti...

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October 2020
Egbert Feddersen: The last interview with a pillar of German and international Holstein breeding

No, there is no special topic for this interview. This interview is not only a general review of Holstein breeding, but also a view towards the future. And it is an interview with someone who has influenced and helped sh...

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October 2020
LG completes its lineup with a new European series: the STARPLUS varieties

Through its LG brand, Limagrain Europe is a leader in animal nutrition and is known for its expertise and ability to offer varieties that meet to the needs of producers. To complement its high-fibre digestibility corn va...

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October 2020
Tools Designed to Bring Improved Management of Udder Health

The costs incurred for treatment and from lost production due to mastitis have made it one of the biggest challenges facing the average dairy producer. Selecting cows that are more resistant to udder infections is theref...

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October 2020
Cow Country - October 2020

In 2018, Sweetview Avalanche Mitsou, at 30 months of age, became the Reserve Grand of the Red Holstein Show at the Canadian Royal. Now in her third lactation, the beautiful Red Holstein from Up-Ridge Holsteins in Ontario...

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October 2020
Cow Country - October 2020

Naturally, there are special reasons to explain why we are presenting the 4-year-old Maren here. The VG-88 Goldday daughter, whose pedigree, via daughters from Mascalese and Goldsun, goes back to a cow family that the Un...

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October 2020
JIMM Holstein Hellen 589: A Remarkable Dutch Spectacle

‘Hellen 589 is, in time to participate in the NRM next year, pregnant to Dempsey. She is enormously powerfully built, but also has the femininity that Dempsey requires.’ John de Vries, a dairy farmer in the northern Dutc...

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October 2020
GOL Commander Nachtigall -Germany’s Cow of the Year is the Cow of the Hour

The German breeders had a fine sense of the breeding capital that the Commander daughter GOL Nachtigall had to offer. This summer, a large majority of them voted for the five-year-old Holstein from the barn of Heino Ahre...

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October 2020
Focus On... attractive red debutants

They are red, young and high conformation. They are polled, breed for positive components and come with attractive pedigrees. It is not easy to find young sires in the Red Holstein segment that meet these expectations. B...

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October 2020
Bull Talk - October 2020

With 3842 PFT (based on 212 milking daughters) he holds a strong 2nd position on Italy’s ranking of progeny proven sires. However, despite that high total index, All.Nure Rally scores just -0.22 for conformation. Will th...

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