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Two bulls stand out as the major contributors to Red-Holstein proof lists worldwide at present, Salvatore RC and Swingman-Red. Placing second in HI’s 2020 Red-Impact competition was the dam of Salvatore, Snowbiz Sympatic...

When the Dutchman Norwin Piet (NRP Holsteins) became the new owner of ALH Australia in 2014, he could not have imagined where this purchase would lead. The RC Supersire granddaughter of KHW Goldwyn Aiko turned out to bre...

The enthusiasm with which Thomas Rindesbacher speaks about Sunibelle Dempsey Esprit, causes one to forget that the two-time Swiss Expo Grand Champion is grazing in the neighbour’s pasture. It is with the same passion tha...

Right from the start it was evident that Swingman was a special bull, a generational sire that would give an impulse to Red-Holstein breeding. Shallow udders, high production and somewhat different bloodlines had definit...

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Teat placement, teat length, udder form, udder health, milkability, character, movement – there are man traits that determine whether a sire is suited for automated milking systems. Indeed, many countries calculate a rob...

Of course, everyone knows Jedi… S-S-I Montross Jedi, who in the meantime has about 15,000 daughters world-wide. But here it is about a different, lesser known, Jedi: RZG Jedi, owned by Inseme in Italy. A Jedi who as a yo...

The Charitys and Cinderellas from Giessen Holsteins are well-known domestically and abroad and have provided various outstanding sires. In the home herd, Theo van Vliet thoroughly enjoys his outstanding cow families each...

The club has 24 members world-wide– with numbers 25 and 26 now standing on the threshold – and is considered an elite group of absolute lifetime production champions. No less than 24 Holstein cows with 24 different owner...

In April 2016 he made his DNA debut: Izonogoud son Louxor, with a magnificent gISU score which gave him an unprecedented lead on his competitors. ‘Since that moment, everyone wanted to get their hands on his semen, at an...

With the last milk production recording (June 2020), Ton and Wim Mooijman in the province of Groningen (northern Netherlands) had seven cows pass the milestone of 100,000 kg/220,000 lb. at one time. The total number of l...

Holstein breed associations around the globe are a significant force in directing the breed progress worldwide. In this series, Holstein International will introduce many of the leading herd-book associations around the...

Idole 91 VG-86, a Uno daughter from the 70-head milking herd of Vincent Belec in Lanrivoare (Brittany region) and her descendants score well on the base of the French ISU index. But their real specialty is their high TPI...

The Isle of Man is situated in the Irish Sea midway between the UK and Ireland. It is self-governing and not actually part of the UK, and was never part of the EU. It is home to 85,000 people, the Manx breed of cats, and...

The breeding power of Shottle is highly respected around the globe and has moved him into 4th place on the list of most influential sires on the current breed population behind only Elevation, Chief and O-Man. Of the fou...