Brown Swiss International
When strong cows hear the wolves howling
The bull Laugen-P was bred from the Biver Mause cow family on the farm of Markus and Stefan Kofler in South Tyrol. The cows are strong while the productions conditions...
Tatschl Brown Swiss: A popular wellspring in Austria
In the picturesque hills of Carinthia in southern Austria where the green pastures nestle into the mountainsides lies the farm of the Tatschl family. Since 1906 they have been working...
Brown Swiss in mixed herds: How to feed, how to breed
In many regions, Brown Swiss share the barn with other breeds, most often with Holsteins from a global viewpoint. What impact does this have for farmers? Are they fed, managed...
BSI Intriguing Sires DNA - July 2024
Snoopy ranks at Nr.1 ISU in France, and is also 209 gPPR in the US and 134 gGZW in Germany. He is a son of Jonmar, who is now proven...
BSI Intriguing Sires DNA III - July 2024
AG Valps is a Vance son who was bred on the farm of Martin Schlecker in Osterberg and comes from a family strong for production and components. His Alpsee dam...
Brown Swiss Varia - July 2024
The Canadian Brown-Heaven Farm reports of a very successful classification round at the end of May. 22 Brown Swiss cows were scored, resulting in six EX scores. The highest score...
The favourites of the AI studs
Among the sires of sons over the last 3 years, bulls from the Blooming line come out on top with the highest number of sons: every ninth AI bull in...
Doboy: Breakthrough as a proven sire & Optimal: no extremes
The daughter-proven Sinatra son Optimal is one of the most desirable Brown Swiss bulls bred in France. He breeds cows with many strengths and no extremes.
Gubelmann Brown Swiss in Canada: ‘I Don’t Care Where a Bull is From’
The Gubelmann family have bred one of the top genetic merit herds of Canada, and produced the highly proven bull Kingsley and the new release sires Kachow and Dionysis-P. On...
Gerda was a lottery jackpot
With the Gardan daughter Gerda, Georg Florin attracted the attention of the international Brown Swiss scene at the European Show 2008 in Rotholz. Twelve years later her great-granddaughter Norwin Gentle...
BSI Intriguing Sires DNA II - July 2024
Laugen-P is currently one of the most interesting polled sires in international Brown Swiss breeding. He presents himself as an all-rounder with a super balanced, no-holes proof: +820kg milk +.29%f...
Bloomlord: The number one from 17 brothers
Bloomlord, from the AI stud in Greifenberg, is the Nr.1 worldwide on the German-Austrian basis among 17 Blooming sons. He combines high milk yield with good conformation and, compared to...