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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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May 2024
Expo Bulle 2024 A Sampling of the Many Highlights

‘Even if you were to take the very last cow in each class, then you would still have a group of outstanding cows.’ Yes, there was unanimity in Bulle: the quality of all participants (black and red & white) was at an unpr...

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May 2024
Dave Eastman Explains how Validity Genetic Testing Became Involved in the Semen Market

They may not have sales representatives on the road selling semen – in fact they have no sales staff at all – and yet Validity Genetic Testing has gained a significant market share in the Canadian AI industry. We talked...

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May 2024
Bulltalk - May 2024

This Frenchman certainly deserves attention: Polibay from Synetics. He was already one of the leaders and bestsellers of his generation, according to Lea Poncet from Synetics, and is confirming these qualities, now as a...

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May 2024
Cow Country I - May 2024

Scrolling through social media is a phenomenon of our time, with countless contributions being ignored or unconsciously acknowledged, and then there are posts where one has the feeling to scroll back to take a closer loo...

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