Herd reports
Boomaerts in France: ‘As much milk as possible from forages; so we need strong cows!’
In 1999, the couple Marco and Anita Boomaerts left the Netherlands for Aurseulles in Normandy, to begin their own dairy farm. They literally started there from square one. ‘We started...
Spectacular Developments in the German Lösing Herd: More than 50% Production Increase in Five Years!
At the beginning of 2018, Bernd Lösing’s Holsteins in the German Vreden produced 30.4 kg/67.0 lb per day and 10,200 kg/22,490 lb annually: A nice average, above the national average....
Two Holsteins Create a Remarkable Herd B-Long Holsteins: An Impressive Series of Twelve “Herd of Excellence” Titles
Year in, year out, the name appears in international Holstein news: B-Long Holsteins. No less than twelve “Herd of Excellence” titles have been awarded by Holstein USA to this farm...
Ulmar in Canada: From Humble Beginnings to an Award-Winning Farming Operation
In 1991, Hans and Marlise Pfister, along with their 3 young children, left Switzerland and moved to Canada, purchasing a farm near the town of Mitchell in western Ontario, about...
After Two Tragic Barn Fires: Finally Hope Emerges Again for the Perreault Family
It is the terror of many dairy farmers: barn fire. The tremendous damage and the loss of valuable, appreciated animals makes it a true drama. In the Canadian province of...
Huddlestone Farm ‘Minimally One Standard Deviation Between Stature and Chest Width.’
‘Many people look at the linear profile of sires for individual traits, while it is actually about the balance between traits....’ Keith Gue enjoys talking openly about current breeding themes...
Ever-Green-View in Wisconsin: : Home of Multiple World Record Milk Cows
In the 1970s, Tom and Gin Kestell established the Ever-Green-View herd at Waldo in eastern Wisconsin, close to the shores of Lake Michigan. Today they manage the high performing 100-cow...
Colganados Genetics: From a Colombian Dream to World Champion Shakira
You are likely familiar with the American show cow Colganados D Avianca-Red EX-96? The prefix stands for much more than just this beautiful Destry daughter. Colganados, or “Cows from Colombia”,...
The Multi-Faceted and Fertile Splendors: Extremely Current Generation after Generation
From ABS Sassafras to Willsbro Nugget-RC. The sire harvest from the Glen Drummond Splendor family is tremendous and influential. To be sure! Splendor descendant Farnear Tango Sabre is the maternal...
Selz-Pralle Dairy: The Achievements of World Champion Aftershock 3918 Are Becoming More and More Impressive
Last February, the milky Joliam Salvator Ava 5251-RC EX-93 earned a prominent place in HI’s article about foundation sire Salvatore. Ava 5251 belongs to Selz-Pralle Dairy in Wisconsin; one of...
Sabbiona Holsteins: Italian Source of Excellence for Fifty Years – 452 Homebred EX Cows!
In the location where Ireneo Ciserani started exactly fifty years ago with one cow, today there is a beautiful modern operation with 650 milking cows and 750 head of young...
The Ambition at OCD: ‘Breeding an Elite Conformation Sire That is Also Very Suitable for Commercial Herds.’
The prefix is one of the best known in modern Holstein breeding: OCD. It is the source of one of the most influential Holstein cows in recent times (Miss OCD...