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Intruiging Sires DP - July 2023
Moonshiner is one of the early sons of Tahiti in the Select Sires program and was bred by Tom Kugler of Fly-Higher Holsteins, NY. Milk production, balanced type and good...
Cow Country - July 2023
‘I’ve always really admired Jocobs Britany as a truly great brood cow,’ explains Andrew Den Haan. ‘Then the year when the National Show was held in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec, we...
Siemers Parfect: New Nr.3 on the Proven Sire Chart
Parfect has successfully made the jump to proven sire status. After a young sire career when he was never far from the limelight due to his very complete, no-holes proof,...
Fertility & Genetics: Become Familiar with the Different Traits that have Produced a Major Success Story
The most important improvement over the past 20 years ensuring the Holstein retains its position as the world’s premier dairy cow has been in the area of her fertility. Credit...
Random-Luck Farm: A True Premier Breeder Herd
Breeding outstanding type animals that can consistently compete with the best in the show ring and bring home the Premier Breeder award takes a special talent. At Random-Luck Farm in...
Intriguing Sires DNA - July 2023
With a 151 GZW, GS Dacapo is the first bull to break the 150-mark. He achieves this with enormous milk yield of +1319kg along with excellent fitness and a balanced...
Intruiging Sires 3 DNA - July 2023
Barros is the flagship bull of Italy’s Polar program. He was bred at Kibafarm, owned by brothers Gianpietro and Paolo Barre and located in the province of Sondrio. The herd...
Intruiging Sires 2 DNA - July 2023
Poe is a bigtime production bull with somewhat different bloodlines transmitting moderate frame size and reduced stature. Bred by Brett Danyow of Ferrisburgh, VT, and Peak Genetics, he was purchased...
New Generation Genetics: Passionate Stewards of the Brown Swiss Breed
It was the year that Holstein International started, 1994, the same year that a new name in the Brown Swiss world appeared on the scene: New Generation Genetics. That was...
Glengarry Alexis: Going from Strength to Strength
A short generation interval has helped to keep this Canadian cow family current, not just from a production standpoint but also for solid, functional type. With a history of over...
Heat Stress: The Modern Dairy Cow is less Heat Tolerant Than in the Past
Every summer, heat stress leads to lost milk production and supressed fertility rates in the modern dairy cow. Selection for more heat tolerant animals, incorporating the slick gene, providing housing...
Recumbency: Calves that Can’t Stand Up
The latest genetic disorder to be identified in the Holstein breed involves calves that appear normal but can’t stand up. It has taken researchers more than a year to unravel...