Herd reports
Koester Dairy in Illinois: Solid Selection Leads to Numerous Awards and Two Homebred Genomically Elite Families
Truly remarkable. This description applies to the splendid dairy and breeding enterprise of Koester Dairy in the northern part of the American state of Illinois. And then we are not...
Loh Lippi and Lipa Dua are Splendid Representatives of Lohmöller’s Breeding Strategy:Dam and Daughter Good for EX-94 and 235,000 kg/518,000 lb milk
With five class victories for the Loh prefix, the recent Schau der Besten in the German Verden turned out to be downright successful for the Lohmöller family (Loh-An Holsteins). Among...
Kings Ville Jerseys: An Australian Master Breeder Herd
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...
Vlabel Holsteins: High Quality Belgian Herd Overflowing with Zapping Influence
At Vlabel Holsteins, True Type conformation was traditionally the most prominent breeding goal. Especially the udder traits received a lot of attention in the Belgian herd. For the past number...
Den-Kel Jerseys, New York: ‘Breeding for Production Ahead of Excellence’
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...
Dewgood Holsteins: Decades of Breeding Provides Elite Productions with Jersey-like Components
While some farms around Oconto in Wisconsin currently milk thousands of cows, Dean and Wanda Good continue to manage 70 Holsteins along with the accompanying young stock. The highest profitability...
From Goldsun to Ashton, Athos & Aladdin Genes from Former World Champion Toc-Farm Amyly Continue to Blossom
Last February in HI you found an extensive report about the Italian Holstein star Castelverde Goldsun Laura EX-96, and a month earlier a portrait of her splendid Irish half-sister Cormacoo...
Everyone Wants to Milk the (Very) Long-lasting Cows from Saetteli Holsteins
Dominik Saetteli himself milks about 60-70 Holsteins. ‘That depends on the intensity of sales. Annually we sell more than 40 milking cows. If demand is high, then we ourselves drop...
Pineland Farms in Maine: Focus on Education, Recreation, and… Outstanding Holsteins
Pineland Farms in the northeastern American state of Maine is home to one of the oldest registered Holstein herds in the US, founded in 1881 by the Merrill family. In...
At the Swiss Castel Holsteins, the Direction has Changed, but the Passion Remains
Many will still remember her. The tremendous quality of the Swiss cow Castel James Jolie, who was able to win the National Swiss show, the prestigious Swiss Expo, and the...
Wendland Holsteins (WEH): ‘If Your Family Also Does Well in Other Barns, Then You Have a Strong Cow Family!’
WEH Josefa, the beautiful and powerful picture cow with this report, is representative of breeding by father Jürgen and son Dennis Hintze. Strong cow families, such as the sizable J...
Impressive Genosource Family Enterprise:‘The Role of Breeders is Much More than Only Adding Indexes.’
It was just eleven years ago that the American breeding enterprise Genosource began, but with a lot of dynamics and much success, it seems like the name has been well-known...