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‘As a young DNA sire, Renegade was already very popular, but when his daughters in various countries around the world came into production, he was truly admired for the tremendous cows that he gives. Renegade is now in h...

He is the brand new Nr.2 of Italy (4838 gPFT) and his first semen is in the tank. That is good news, because demand is already high. ‘A lot of people are waiting for his semen’ says Francesco Veronese from Intermizoo. ‘I...

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 to this position. His biggest strengths are fe...

Sitting at Nr.5 in Germany is the high component bull Nexo, a son of Nexus (<AltaCabot). Nexo traces back to the family of Markwell Blackstar Raven EX-95. The grand-dam Peak Fastlane RSRV (now at Regancrest/Danhof, IA) t...

Grand Champion at the Royal Winter Fair four times and just as often the Supreme Champion in Madison. In 1987 for Hanover Hill Holsteins and Romandale Farms, Brookview Tony Charity became the unparalleled Grand Champion....

Keur Zohare VG-87, owned by Marcel Heylen (Keur Holsteins) in Belgium, is a remarkable Holstein. Thanks to her sire Ohare-P and her dam, a daughter of Laron-P, she was born in 2014 with the PP factor. Less than nine year...

Jelmer van der Meer, who milks his 90-cow herd in the north of the Netherlands, began investing in embryos for the first time 5 years ago. The result of his first investment was Prima Dolce VG-87 and is one of the most s...

Paquet Kolya Goldwyn EX-92 was born on the 13th June 2007. The Canadian Goldwyn daughter was out of an EX Titanic and was a 7th generation in the Paquet herd tracing back to the 1970s. With her all-round combination of s...

What is the value of a top bull with 3200 TPI if he transmits very short teats? What are the options for a sky high RZG sire if the stature is extremely high? What can users do with a 4000 LPI bull if the somatic cell co...

Semex offers it’s popular Elevate genomic testing program to help dairy producers choose the females to breed with sexed semen to produce herd replacements, diverting other females to be bred to beef bulls. To learn more...

In February, HI presented the winners of the Global Dairy Youth Challenge: William Neale (16) from the United Kingdom and Marieke Albring (25) from the Netherlands. For the 2022 Global Dairy Youth Challenge edition, HI’s...

Regardless its breeding evaluation periods or genomic selection, linear description, milk testing or milk analysis, herdbook management or the production of shows and other events: the tasks that herdbooks around the wor...

Cows are often presented as the source of many climate problems due to their methane emissions. To introduce a scientific perspective to the conversation, Prof. Dr. Frank Mitloehner, the well-known German scientist from...

In HI’s overview of the highest production farms world-wide (HI 9/2022), Lisnalty Holsteins occupied an impressive second place for Ireland. With 36 EX and 123 VG scores, Paul Hannan is also one of the best conformation...

The year 2022 saw the Karnview herd gain considerable prominence in Holstein circles. A successful sale in the spring was followed by a stellar show season. Exhibiting at the World Dairy Expo for the first time, Karnview...