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December 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... Robot Ready

Optimum teat position, teat length and udder balance are features that make the Synetics bull Urzokari de la Vigne ideal for robot milking. Good udder texture and strong attachments should...

November 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... November 2024

At CRV the very popular Delta Launch-PP-Red has recently been joined by the newly proven Delta Everton in being marketed as high-conception rate sires. Everton is sired by De Leenhorst...

August 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... August 2024

With 2.5 udder health – this index is based on 2.3 somatic cell and 2.5 mastitis resistance – the French Gymnast son Omnast is a specialist in that category. Also...

July 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... July 2024

Those who select for the combination milk, udder, and longevity, cannot bypass America’s nr.1 bull Darth Vader, given +2458 lb milk, 258 lb fat+protein, 1.70 udder and 6.2 longevity. The...

June 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... June 2024

‘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...

May 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... May 2024

Elsewhere in this issue, you find HI’s selection of daughter proven and DNA tested Holsteins and Red Holsteins. This page features three sires that are interesting for both categories: high-indexing...

April 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... April 2024

Sires with high conformation figures have always been fashionable. And that is still the case. However, more and more often, a restriction is being applied; many dairy farmers do not...

July 2023

Sires Report

Foucs on... July 2023

Dans le monde entier, le nombre de vaches traites par des moyens robotisés augmente. Que cela modifie ce que l’on demande aux vaches est une conséquence logique, dans laquelle principalement...

June 2023

Sires Report

Focus on... Juni 2023

Traditionally, we present interesting red factor sires in this column two months after a breeding evaluation period. In this issue we look at RC bulls that offer a second genetic...

May 2023

Sires Report

Focus on... May 2023

Good conformation has been and remains important criteria for dairy farmers when selecting certain bulls for matings with their cows. And good conformation does not mean that other economically relevant...

April 2023

Sires Report

Focus on... April 2023

While simultaneous improvement for production and fertility has been difficult to come by over the last decades, breeding has made the antagonism between these two traits a thing of the...

March 2023

Sires Report

Focus on... March 2023

Red sires are continuing to build an impressive segment of international Holstein breeding and for that to remain, breeding programs around the world are continually working to develop new generations...