Sires Report
55x in Delta-Lambda’s Pedigree The Enduring Impact of Chief Son S-W-D Valiant
The tremendous interest in Farnear Delta-Lambda requires no explanation – reason why HI started a trilogy about his pedigree. Part 1 (February) was about Melwood, who appears 11x in Lambda’s...
Focus on... June 2024
‘Money-P was already very popular as a DNA sire. At the beginning of his career, he was the highest bull for both gRZG and gRZ€. Also outside of the RUW...
Intriguing Sires DP - June 2024
Carenzo comes from the Danish breeding barn Anderstrup. Particularly in Germany, he was used very intensively and as a sire of sons. Carenzo was one of the youngest Crown sons...
Intriguing Sires DNA - June 2024
Karl, a top-5 sire in the US, distinguishes himself with positive indexes for daughter fertility (+0.6 gDPR/+1.7 fertility index). ‘Dairymen want cows that produce a lot of high component milk...
Bulltalk - May 2024
This Frenchman certainly deserves attention: Polibay from Synetics. He was already one of the leaders and bestsellers of his generation, according to Lea Poncet from Synetics, and is confirming these...
Focus on... May 2024
Elsewhere in this issue, you find HI’s selection of daughter proven and DNA tested Holsteins and Red Holsteins. This page features three sires that are interesting for both categories: high-indexing...
Focus on... April 2024
Sires with high conformation figures have always been fashionable. And that is still the case. However, more and more often, a restriction is being applied; many dairy farmers do not...
Bulltalk I - April 2024
‘I select bulls that score high for kg protein, longevity, and solid conformation. At the same time, I opt for polled sires since there is clearly demand for them. GPlus...
Avalanche and sons: A blessing and a curse
Dymentholm Mr Apples Avalanche-RC has had an enormous influence on show rings around the world. Particularly for red and whites his genetics are barely avoidable. And yet Avalanche is a...
25x in Delta-Lambda’s Pedigree: The Righteous Revenge of Walkway Chief Mark
In HI’s February edition we made mention of “Lambda mania”: the tremendous global interest in Farnear Delta-Lambda. An eminent example is his daughter Siemers Paris 27856 EX-91, Global Cow 2023....
BullTalk - March 2024
One of the brand new AI companies in North America is Showbox Sires. For distribution, they work with Select Sires and Semex, and the first four sires to be presented...
Gymnast: A Major Impact Sire in European Breeding
Canadian sire Boldi V Gymnast started his career as a bull that excelled in various evaluation systems. He ranked especially well on the basis of the RZG in Germany, and...