JAN BIERMA
Likely the World’s Most Popular Sire of All Time: “Black Beauty” To-Mar Blackstar
Has a bull ever been more popular in global breeding than To-Mar Blackstar from Select Sires? Likely not. During his long life, the semen of the Chairman son from the...
The Powerful “New Yorker” Maternal Line of Bestseller Cherry-Lily Luster-P
Elsewhere in this HI issue you read about the bestselling sires at 50 AI companies world-wide. Of these bestsellers, Cherry-Lily Luster-P is one of the big names, as this attractive...
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...
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...
Ferme Coti, Quebec: A Well-known Source Provided a Significant Contribution to Their Nice Master Breeder Title
Just a short distance west of the metropolis of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec we find the beautiful farm of the Cloutier family. In 2021, they made national...
Thanks to Renegade, Picston Shottle Is Receiving Even More Influence
In our previous history story, we looked at the pedigree of the matchless transmitter S-S-I Renegade and ascertained that in his near generations, just two transmitters appear twice: Man-O-Man and...
BullTalk - August 2024
To HI’s question ‘Which of your own sires should be used more often”, HI received a tremendous response from AIs world-wide. Besides the answers that you can find in an...
Good For >1.65 Million Black and Red & White Holsteins Dutch-Belgian Breeding Organization CRV Celebrates a Special 150 Years
The Netherlands has a special place in global Holstein breeding, as the country is regarded as the cradle of the global Holstein breed. After all, the original black & white...
Doorco Holsteins: ‘We Focus on Everything Necessary for a Long-Lasting, Profitable Cow.’
Seven times, Doorco Holsteins – located in northeastern Wisconsin – has been recognized as a “Herd of Excellence”. No less than 49x they received the “Progressive Breeders Registry”. In addition,...
AI’s Recommend Their Own Favourites These Bulls Should Be Used More Often:
For decades already, sire selection primarily takes place via indexes. The number of bulls that are selected based on word of mouth reports, evaluating daughters, or in other ways, is...
BullTalk - July 2024
Seven years ago he was born with a decidedly remarkable pedigree: a son of Livington, who himself was a son of Stellando son Malcolm. Also not widely known was his...
Thanks to Renegade, the Man-O-Man Genes Are Entirely Current Once Again
With his nearly faultless transmitting profile, the American S-S-I PR Renegade is one of the most popular transmitters of the modern era. He is also a successful sire of sons,...