Qnetics
Unique Overview: The Most Popular Red Factor Sires World-Wide
An indisputable fact: red factor bulls have played a decisive role in the evolution of Red Holsteins. The pedigree of an undeniably elite bull like Rubels-Red (the sire of, among...
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...
Focus on... August 2024
With 2.5 udder health – this index is based on 2.3 somatic cell and 2.5 mastitis resistance – the French Gymnast son Omnast is a specialist in that category. Also...
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...
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...
Ingo Schnoor – The population standard keeps improving
Anyone who follows the large breeding programs in Europe should also be keeping track of Phönix, the breeding program founded jointly in 2021 by RUW, RBW, RA, Qnetics, RBB and...
BullTalk - September 2023
Last year in July he provided a memorable HI cover picture: the now four-year-old German bull Adissio-PP. ‘From the outset he was very popular; the first two years he was...
Focus on... April 2023
While simultaneous improvement for production and fertility has been difficult to come by over the last decades, breeding has made the antagonism between these two traits a thing of the...
Intriguing Sires Red - March 2023
With a gISU of 231, Suribay-P has been headlining the list of polled sires in France for two genetic evaluation periods. It is primarily the functional traits that bring him...
Focus on... - November 2022
While the genomic top-lists almost everywhere in the world are increasingly populated with high polled sires, high daughter-proven polled bulls continue to be a rare commodity. This is particularly true...
Intriguing Sires Best Sellers 2021 - April 2022
Last year, Adissio-PP was the most sold Holstein sire at Qnetics (partner in Phönix), and that is still the case. ‘Because he is homozygote polled and very all-round. And he...
Unique HI Overview: These are the 92 Most Sold Holstein Sires at AI Companies Worldwide
Who were the most sold Holstein sires in 2021? The answer follows here, in a unique overview with 92 bestsellers from 38 breeding organizations in thirteen different countries. As well...