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Jersey International surveyed the major Jersey breeding programs worldwide. Who were the most popular selling Jersey sires in 2024? What are the latest trends in Jersey breeding? Here is what we discovered.

Since October 1st, 2024, Michel Geinoz has been managing both the Swiss herdbook as well as Holstein Switzerland. Throughout this demanding double-duty, he has been promoting the forward-looking “Alliance” project, which...

The average Holstein cow produces around 180kg of methane per year, with the observed variation between cows ranging by ±30% above or below average. Genetic selection for improved methane efficiency is expected to achiev...

The Expo Bulle, the national Holstein show for Switzerland, was held for the 50th time on March 28th and 29th with 5000 enthusiastic breeders, experts and cow lovers from Switzerland and beyond. The jubilee edition of th...

Excitement is in the air as a brand-new competition is making its debut — and it’s unlike anything we’ve seen before! It’s designed to give breeders around the world a podium to show-case the results of their breeding pr...

From the 60s through to the early 2,000s, cow production increased enormously though the fertility of the Holstein cow declined alarmingly. 20 years ago, selection for fertility traits was established, and with the assis...

For many, the name “Elitest” will be relatively new, however this French AI company has already existed for fifteen years. In 2010 Elitest was formed via the fusion of the AI cooperatives Meuse, Moselle, Alsace, and Vosg...

This is the 27th edition of the World Champion competition! On the following pages you will find 18 of the most outstanding Holstein cows that have dazzled in show-rings around the world over the past 12 months. While yo...

High quality milk from healthy udders of high producing and long living cows is exactly what dairy farmers around the world are striving for. Udder health plays an important role in this, not only in terms of animal heal...

The elite sale ‘Die Auction’ plus the breeder’s gala on the eve, three current daughter groups from the Synetics breeding program, a dazzling show with Wilcor O Katy as the winner: Schau der Besten, the annual show of Ge...

An animal’s genetic evaluation indicates how its genetics compare to other animals in the breed. Different countries use different approaches when determining which animals should be in that base group for comparison pur...

With American genetics being a major driver of Holstein breed progress around the world, their main genetic indexes TPI and Net Merit are widely known and are used extensively in international trade in the Holstein indus...

For more than 35 years, Adolf Langhout has been internationally active in the marketing of elite genetics. His enterprise ALH Genetics is one of the largest importers world-wide of American Holstein embryos. Embryos from...

The summer of 2023 saw a new AI company emerge: Showbox Sires. Founded by two well-known and passionate Holstein breeders: Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett, assisted by their wives Sharyn and Julie. ‘We are aiming to breed a...

The biggest talent of the dairy cow is to take high-fibre forages, which cannot be used for human nutrition, and convert them to high-quality foods like milk and meat. What are forages really? How does one achieve maxima...