United Kingdom

October 2024

Cow Families

UK Dairy Day 2024: Golden Title for Evening Sidekick Jennifer

Some champion titles carry extra weight. Purely due to the sublime quality of the competition. The Holstein title at the 10th UK Dairy Day is one of these, with a...

September 2024

Cow Families

Cow Country - September 2024

What is the synonym for “complete” in modern Holstein breeding? It may be Jacobs Goldwyn Brittany EX-96. She was successful in the showring, has a production high of 18,000kg/39,700lb and...

August 2024

Herd reports

Curtismill: ‘We changed to a custom index as too many high yielding cows were being bred to beef’

If you want to learn more about how a farm produced over twenty 100,000kg cows in 12 months, this article is for you. From securing a sustainable future to lowering...

August 2024

Cow Families

Cow Country - August 2024

KHE-Indiana VG-87 was up for sale as a heifer at the Thringia Auction Time in 2014. At the time, she was the highest Enforcer daughter with 166 RZG and was...

June 2024

Cow Families

Kingsway Arangatang’s Dominant Influence in the UK

At the Ontario Spring Show two descendants of the 24 brood-star Kingsway Sanchez Arangatang EX-95 stood at the top of their classes… which jogged our memory to Britain’s recent UK...

May 2024

Cow Families

Cow Country I - May 2024

Scrolling through social media is a phenomenon of our time, with countless contributions being ignored or unconsciously acknowledged, and then there are posts where one has the feeling to scroll...

April 2024

Cow Families

Cow Country I - April 2024

With 959 gPLI, Ballycairn Peace 6568 Sherese is far and away the nr.1 of all tested female Holsteins in the United Kingdom. The five-month-old DG Peace (<Captain) daughter traces via...

April 2024

Management

Vote for your Jersey World Champion

Welcome to the exciting first selection of the Jersey World Champion. Twelve of the best Jersey cows from eleven countries are set to compete, spoiling you for choice. Enjoy a...

January 2024

Cow Families

Cow Country II - January 2024

If you glance through the European gTPI rankings you’ll notice a prefix that frequently appears: Cristella. This name belongs to an Italian farm situated near the village of San Daniele...

January 2024

Herd reports

Wintersell: One of the Oldest Black-and-White Herds in the UK

The popular O-Man son Wintersell Milo received widespread use in the UK and semen was exported to various countries around the world. The Wintersell herd where he was bred is...

July 2023

Herd reports

Riverdane: The Farm Four EX-97 Cows Have Called Home!

South Africa, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands… Mark Nutsford’s transatlantic judging appointments speak for themselves. But what do you know about...

June 2023

Cow Families

Cow Country - June 2023

Which conformation talents do a young American Holstein need to display for the maximum score of EX-92? Those looking at this photo of the second lactation Wi Fisherdale AC Extend,...