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February 2023
Heerenbrink Holsteins: Breeders of Red and Black & Whites Deliver a Unique Performance in the Dutch Show Ring

At the HHH Show 2022, the Steegink family from Okkenbroek (Heerenbrink Holsteins) provided an achievement never seen before at the national level in the Netherlands. With Heerenbrink Angelina and Heerenbrink Truus 4, the...

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February 2023
Intriguing Sires DP - February 2023

‘The Holstein breed needs these types of bulls: Complete sires with a solid pedigree, that confirm their qualities progeny-proven: Sires that transmit good rump structure and strong feet & legs.’ Speaking is Francesco Ve...

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February 2023
Morningview Kingboy Notably Influential Thanks to Outstanding Conformation

Who is the most prominent Holstein sire of the last ten years? Despite various appealing sons, including Woodcrest King Doc, Morningview Mcc Kingboy is likely not everyone’s favourite. But take note! Besides the global s...

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February 2023
Focus on... February 2023

There is a certain tradition whereby we bring attention to outstanding RC sires that are among the best available internationally in this segment in the February issue of HI, two months after the December evaluations. Wi...

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February 2023
Father, son and grandson Three generations and three special but rather unique stories

The idea for this picture came from the RUW and was not originally meant to be published in HI at some point. However, when our photographer Christine Massfeller came back with the picture of the daughter-proven German N...

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February 2023
Intriguing Sires Red & Polled - February 2023

It is not the first time that the Shaggy branch, which has been developed in the Kra-Ho barn in the Czech Republic and goes back to Gen-I-Beq Goldwyn Secret, delivers outstanding results. First came the debut of Bord-P-R...

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February 2023
Intriguing Sires DNA - February 2023

Rubble should sire medium sized cows with well-attached, high-quality udders, high components and trouble-free performance. This Conway son traces back to the Sandy-Valley Sapphire family that produced such bulls as Rubi...

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February 2023
BullTalk - Febuary 2023

He has a remarkably high conformation index (146) in the DNA tested top of Germany’s Red Holstein list: Feit-Red-P, a son of Freestyle-Red (<Gywer-RC) out of Solitair daughter HWH Ella VG-85, followed by a VG-85 daughter...

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February 2023
Cow Country I - February

Hil-Port Dream On (4.14 gPTAT/2704 gTPI) is one of the most talented Holsteins in the US. The Parfect daughter (13 months old) was bred by George Costa Jr, a Californian breeder with a mission. Costa is part of the manag...

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February 2023
Afra: Luxemburg’s Source for High Lifetime Production

For decades, Luxemburg’s breeders have been known to like investing in good genetics from around the world to infuse new bloodlines into their herds. Pascal Vaessen has also made several purposeful purchases over the las...

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February 2023
De-Su Delta 4900 Increasingly Influential at DeNovo Genetics and ABS

De-Su Frazz Tahiti (2986 TPI) in the top-5, Denovo 2705 Venture (2941 TPI) Nr. 9 and Denovo 14744 Ginetta (2898 TPI) in 17th place. With three sons in America’s progeny proven top-20, De-Su Delta 4900 VG-88 is proving he...

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February 2023
The next chapter of the Roxy story Gloryland-I Goldwyn Locket

Glenridge Citation Roxy was born almost 55 years ago on April 15th, 1968. Her influence on the breed has been gigantic, to the point that she has been respectfully recognized as “Queen of the Breed.” It is remarkable how...

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February 2023
Meander FMI April: The Perfect Brood Cow for the New Zealand System

The progeny proven Beamer son Meander SB Arrow is an absolute bestseller at the New Zealand breeding company LIC, while full brother Alias is popular at CRV. Among the high DNA sires are various half-brothers of Arrow an...

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February 2023
Cow Country III - February 2023

The full brothers MB Luckylady Bullseye (+857lb milk, 3.31 gPTAT, 2523 gTPI, at Semex; 08/2022) and Eye Candy (+301lb milk, 3.28 gPTAT, 2552 gTPI, at Select) are two of the hottest young bulls in the breed at present. Th...

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February 2023
Cow Country III - February 2023

Chris Booth is a veterinarian from Plymouth, Wisconsin, who together with his wife Courtney and their 4 children have a hobby farm and own 15 Holsteins, mostly Red-Holsteins. Any milking animals are housed close by at Ma...

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