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BullTalk - June 2023
‘It all started with the purchase of four Bolton embryos out of the American cow Sandy-Valley Gar Truffle EX-92, a daughter of the icon Ricecrest Terry Tory EX-93. Three heifer...
Normande: One of the (many) Strong Breeds at Synetics
By now you are familiar with Synetics as the successor of Evolution and Masterrind. Then you realize that here we are talking about a large program, in which a significant...
KI Kampen: Continuing to ensure sufficient variation, also with the Dutch Friesian breed
Undoubtedly one of the best sources of the Dutch Friesian breed (which lies at the foundation of the Holstein breed) is the Dutch AI company KI Kampen. Today this organization...
The Unique Portfolio of GGI-Spermex
Feel free to take a look at the interesting table that is printed here. Indeed: for all of these breeds, you can go to GGI-Spermex! And the list is not...
BSG: Germany’s Oldest AI Organization is Still Super Active!
‘Our goal is to be able to offer our farmers the most interesting sires. Especially for smaller populations, it is then necessary to work with other AI companies.’ Speaking is...
FeedExcel from CRV: More Milk from Less Feed with Less Methane
‘Cows that efficiently convert feed into lots of milk, that also have high longevity with strong scores for health: These are the cows that dairy farmers like to see on...
Legend Dairy: Now Already Four Generations of EX Dutch-Belted Cows in a Row!
In California, a tour de force has been accomplished. An authentic tour de force, on the initiative of Ron Pietersma. At his Legend Dairy Farms in the Californian Chino, one...
Bull Talk - May 2023
In April 2022, his first progeny proven index appeared. But now, in April 2023, he breaks through to America’s TPI top-10 thanks to a significant jump of 149 points: Silverridge-V...
141 Years after her Emigration from Boksum to New YorkThe Family of America’s Historic Record Cow Pietertje is Still Performing in Friesland
No wonder that she became world famous: Pietertje 2, the Friesian cow that emigrated to America and there set a world record for production that stood for no less than...
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...
In Pursuit’s pedigree Fustead Emory Blitz, Super-millionaire with a Remarkable Amount of Breeding Power
In HI’s March edition, Pine-Tree-I Pursuit (from Semex) came into view as one of the most faultless sires in the Holstein breed – also at a high index level. Reason...
BullTalk - April 2023
The accompanying table shows the top selling sires at ABS Global in China. Gary Gao from ABS China explains: ‘From all three, more than 30,000 doses (sexed and conventional) have...