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Kings Ville was one of just nine herds to be honoured when Jersey Australia announced their inaugural Master Breeder awards in 2023. Owned by Rob & Kerrie Anderson, Kings Ville has sent a steady stream of bulls to AI ove...

‘My big birthday present in 2015 was Edan Oliver Foxtrot-PP!’ With these words, Corrina Aldrich from Salem (New York) underscores appreciation for her “Foxy”, who completed a highest record of 27,540 lb/12,492 kg 5.0% 3....

Den-Kel Jerseys in the American state of New York regularly made national Jersey news; due to impressive record productions, due to dozens of sires at AI, and due to hundreds of homebred EX cows. Lots of excellence at De...

In the lineup from Select Sires is a very promising young sires, Victory Scheffler. Scheffler is a son of the former Nr.1 Nickolaus from a VG Watkins daughter and was bred by Victory Jerseys in South Dakota. In his pedig...

Genomic selection has revolutionized the breeding of Fleckvieh bulls in Austria and Germany. With modern DNA analysis, farmers and breeders can evaluate the genetic quality of their young bulls early on, which makes bree...

“We are celebrating a memorable year and are preparing for the next one.” This recent post on the Facebook page of Retso turns out to not be an overstatement at all. The farm in Schodack Landing in the American state of...

For dairy and beef production in Europe, the primary question is no longer if and how enough milk and beef can be produced to feed the population, but rather how ecologically and economically it can be done.

Fleckvieh, also known as Simmental, is one of the oldest and most versatile cattle breeds in Europe. It has its roots deep in the agricultural traditions of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Originating from the Simmenta...

It continues to be important: the progeny proof. This was demonstrated again by the attractive German Fleckvieh bull Hochadel from BSG (Besamungsstation Greifenberg). ‘As a young bull with 136 gTMI, he was in the middle...

“Vierra Dairy”. You likely recognize the name from the show circuit. They are the owners of elite show cows like Stoney-Point Joel Bailey and Bri-Lin Valson Spritz – this beautiful duo was crowned by the judging panel an...

‘There is no doubt that Juulsgaard Samson Julia passed on her good genetics for production, high components, fertility and health traits to her son VJ-Harder,’ says Peter Larson, Senior Breeding Manager and Production Ma...

Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion at the Canadian Royal in 2023 was Lone-Pine Jordan Booster, while Reserve Grand Champion at the All-American Show 2023 in Louisville was Lone-Pine Nighttrain Lula. Lone-Pine Jersey...

Cairnbrae Valentino Daisy 11 was Grand Champion at the 2019 International DairyWeek and at the time was the Nr.1 BPI cow in Australia – the only cow of any breed in history with such an incredible dual achievement. Her s...

Our first Jersey World Champion cow comes from Hilmar in California. Stoney Point Joel Bailey of Vierra Dairy secured the first title in our eagerly anticipated competition. Twelve very special cows from around the world...

At a time when the number of dairy farms and the number of dairy cattle worldwide are dropping, the Jersey breed is defying this trend. To give perspective, this overview of the world’s leading Jersey nations includes a...