Genex

September 2024

Sires Report

Exclusive in Holstein International: The Bestsellers of 50(!) AI Companies around the World

Here they are: the bulls that in recent times have been used the most at AI companies all over the globe. No less than 50 in all, from AI companies...

August 2024

Management

Unique: AIs Offer Their Own Recommendations: These Sires Should Be Used More Often (2)

In HI’s July issue, we published part one of a unique document, in which AI companies all over the world indicate which of their own bulls deserve to be used...

July 2024

Misc Breeds

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...

August 2023

Sires Report

On Route to Nearly Complete Perfection: Pine-Tree-I Pursuit

In December 2021, he dazzled as America’s new nr.1 TPI sire. In HI’s March 2023 edition, he was one of the most faultless Holstein transmitters available. His name: Pine-Tree-I Pursuit....

July 2023

Misc Breeds

A French sire is the darling of AI studs The big analysis of breeding for AI

No sire has put more sons into AI service internationally in recent years than O’Malley: every twentieth AI sire from the birth year 2019 onwards, worldwide, is a son of...

July 2023

Misc Breeds

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...

June 2023

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires DP - June 2023

Looking through the rankings for the April proofs there is a name that appears on several lists: Co-Op Endeavor. Not only is he Nr.8 TPI (2986 TPI), he is also...

March 2023

Management

(Virtually) Faultless Transmitters: Selected for You by Nearly All AI Companies World-wide

What is the value of a top bull with 3200 TPI if he transmits very short teats? What are the options for a sky high RZG sire if the stature...

December 2022

Sires Report

BullTalk - December 2022

‘He has exceptional traits that make him very attractive to people who are interested in Red Holstein genetics,’ says Genex staff member Abby Van de Ven about the fascinating young...

September 2022

Sires Report

BullTalk - September 2022

Cows with a slick hide (shorter and smoother hair) are able to better cope with high temperatures (see also page 7). For this reason, the number of sires with the...

September 2022

Management

10 Years of Peak: A Constantly Evolving Genetic Program

The prefix Peak is now a constant on sire ranking lists, not just in the US but other countries too. The number of studs that include bulls bred by Peak...

July 2022

Sires Report

Pride Ramos Toward: Deep Cow Family with Alternative Bloodlines

The recent Sunrise Sale in Germany on March 25th saw a sensational record price of €70,300 for the young heifer Talika-P-RC. A search to find the origins of the cow...