Worldwide Sire Breeding Values for Polled and Red Holstein

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Dynamic! That was the word to describe the August evaluations which rewrote the international rankings, particularly in the polled sector. There were exciting debuts on a daughter-proven basis, like the Canadian Performer-P for example, but there were also great debuts on the genomic side. There were new list-leaders to report from important countries like the USA, Canada, Germany, France and Great Britain. The evaluation period was not quite as exciting for the Red Holsteins, but there was no lack of new proven sires.

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