Herd reports
German Dairy Farm is Rising Rapidly through the Ranks Fraederk Meppen: ‘It is nearly frightening how well breeding works.’
‘It is one of the most significant, most elementary management decisions that I ever made. With exactly the same work, you achieve a much better economic result.’ This concludes Fraederk...
Holsteins in Honduras: Lots of Passion at Ganaderia El Arrayan
Holsteins in Honduras? We hardly ever hear about that. As such, when we happened to see a picture of a nice Jordan-Red daughter in Honduras, it immediately drew our attention....
Prominent name from the Holstein industry is preparing for the future: Next Generation at Browndale
With its shiny new state-of-the-art dairy barn complete with sand-bedded free-stalls for the 100-cow herd, 2 milking robots, an on-farm produce store, elevated viewing area and function rooms, Browndale is...
Baugosse: Remarkable Achievements by Holsteins at an Elevation of 1050m
We are immediately surprised as Silvo Baume tells about the unique climate in the beautiful region around his farm close to Les Breuleux in Switzerland. ‘Here it freezes nearly all...
Unterhofer Holsteins: Striving for the Perfect Cow
She was one of the eye-catchers on the European show scene last winter, won Austria’s national show and represented Italy in the selection for world champion. To say that Jomagro...
Top Performance in the Spanish Badiola herd: ‘We appreciate beautiful cows and high production.’
A conformation average of 88 points on more than 300 classified cows, a total of 400 homebred EX cows, eight national Grand Champion titles during the past twenty years, and...
Whiteleather in Ohio Source of Deep, Home-bred Cow Families
The name Whiteleather has been part of the Holstein scene in Ohio for generations. In 2021 this herd had a cow set a new national production record for amount of...
Goldene Aue High Lifetime Productions Obtained by Selection for Conformation
With a current lifetime production of nearly 40,000 kg/88,000 lb for all cows on the farm and a total of 72 cows that have surpassed the milestone of 100,000 kg/220,000...
Carenda in Australia: The Best in the West
The dairy industry of Western Australia is isolated from the rest of Australia’s dairy industry – it’s half a continent away and on the other side of the vast Nullarbor...
Get Familiar with the Herd Karnview: You are Going to Hear Much More from Them!
The year 2022 saw the Karnview herd gain considerable prominence in Holstein circles. A successful sale in the spring was followed by a stellar show season. Exhibiting at the World...
Heerenbrink Holsteins: Breeders of Red and Black & Whites Deliver a Unique Performance in the Dutch Show Ring
At the HHH Show 2022, the Steegink family from Okkenbroek (Heerenbrink Holsteins) provided an achievement never seen before at the national level in the Netherlands. With Heerenbrink Angelina and Heerenbrink...
Hannan Farm in Ireland: Lisnalty Heidi as a Model of Conformation, Production, and Fertility
In HI’s overview of the highest production farms world-wide (HI 9/2022), Lisnalty Holsteins occupied an impressive second place for Ireland. With 36 EX and 123 VG scores, Paul Hannan is...