Management
Metrabol: The natural reference for reproduction!
Natual, Techna’s natural health and nutrition offer, has been building and demonstrating the technical, economic and societal benefits of the METRABOL bolus for over 15 years. What are the keys...
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...
ABS Global: The NuEra Genetics Beef Product Line
Using beef genetics on lower genetic-quality dairy cows has been a common practice in many countries for years. Dairy farmers have recognised that producing a beef cross calf generates more...
Belgian Blue Group (BBG) is active in more than 50 countries
‘Every market is different, and our primary goal is to deliver the best bull for every market,’ explains Simon Noppen of BBG. The BBG is active in more than 50...
Brown Swiss in mixed herds: How to feed, how to breed
In many regions, Brown Swiss share the barn with other breeds, most often with Holsteins from a global viewpoint. What impact does this have for farmers? Are they fed, managed...
Simon Lalande: Always Searching for that Special Cow
Simon Lalande is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished cattlemen in the industry. His Ferme Blondin just west of Montreal has bred or developed numerous show champions, he...
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...
Conformation and PTAT: What are the Differences?
In general, a good bull is a good bull, no matter what country he is used in! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable statement, right, yet there are exceptions to...
Red Impact Competition 2024: Bomaz Rubels 9524 Wins in a Split Decision from Rubellia
In the event of a tie, preference goes to the popular vote! And that’s what it came down to, a tie, with the popular vote choosing Bomaz Rubels 9524-Red as...
Calf rearing: ‘Find a concept that fits the farm!’
The calf is the cow of tomorrow and as such the future of the farm. Today’s calf rearing lays the foundation for the cows that we will be milking in...
Modern, Large, Independent, and Purely Italian: Intermizoo Proudly Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
It is not that long ago that Italy had various purely Italian AIs, every single one of them with sires that were being used world-wide. Elpzoo with Del Santo Corsaro...
An American Dairyman wonders: Why Red-Holsteins?
So, this all started by posing the question… when do Red & White Holsteins attract more attention? If we’re going to move this part of the Holstein breed forward, let’s...