January 2024

Wintersell: One of the Oldest Black-and-White Herds in the UK

The popular O-Man son Wintersell Milo received widespread use in the UK and semen was exported to various countries around the world. The Wintersell herd where he was bred is in the south-east of England, south of London...

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How the Thusy Herd Became Even More Powerful… and More Black & White! Search for an Elite Cow from the Au Parchy Jolie Family was Successful

No, you can’t see it anymore. The bridge with the name “Pont-de-Thusy”. With the construction of a dam in 1948, this long and unique stone bridge disappeared entirely under water, and since then is hidden in the reservoi...

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Well Considered Purchase in 1993 Leads to an Exceptional Family at Ferme Mystique

In some tie stall barns, it happens, you walk in the barn and you are impressed with the first cows, continue walking… and you continue to be impressed! Especially, if there are 122 stalls in the barn! Such is the case a...

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BullTalk - January 2024

Nr.1: +4.99 gPTATSince the December release, the world has a new Nr.1 for PTAT: the Denmark bred SHG Lego is good for +4.99 gPTAT with 2356 gTPI and owned by AI Total. ‘The young Lego has produced his first semen and it...

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Focus on... January 2024

High somatic cell counts and mastitis are costly on dairy farms: A reason for many farmers to have them play a role in sire selection. Therefore, a focus this time on reliable sires, with good production, positive compon...

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Unix: Sire of the Best Young Cows of the Show Ring

For each of the past three years, the Premier Sire banner at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin has gone to Croteau Lesperron Unix. Among the young milking cow classes, the angular, dairy, super balanced Unix daughters wi...

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Nineteen-year-old ViG Grace EX-93: Epitome of East Friesian Excellence and Lifetime Production

She is nearly nineteen years old and is still in great shape: ViG Grace EX-93. We meet the Miss Ostfriesland of 2019 in her home herd on the banks of the Elbe, where the vibrant Comestar Leader daughter is surrounded by...

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Excellency World-Wide:HI Readers Share about Their Favourite EX Cows

Excellent cows; for many breeders that continues to be something special. The first, the most beautiful, the most special – HI readers around the world tell about their favourite EX cows. Here follows a selection of the...

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Cow Country I - January 2024

Show participation was not in the cards for Bernard, Steven and Cindy Routhier from Routina Holstein (130 milking cows/2 milking robots) in Quebec in recent years. Nevertheless, their farm, also specialized in maple syru...

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Cow Country II - January 2024

If you glance through the European gTPI rankings you’ll notice a prefix that frequently appears: Cristella. This name belongs to an Italian farm situated near the village of San Daniele Po, close to the country’s longest...

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The fascinating world of EX cows: What does it look like now and what will it be like in the future?

On the occasion of our special issue, the “Excellent Edition,” we reached out to three head classifiers from around the world. They are Dorothee Warder of Germany, Bruno Jubinville of Canada and Corrado Zilocchi of Italy...

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Poland: Thanks to Lots of Breeding Passion and Underlying Unity En Route to the European Top

Poland is one of the largest countries in Europe in terms of both area and population (36.8 million). As a milk producer, Poland is among the European top-5. Beneath this result lies developments that have been ongoing f...

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Setting the Standard: The Highest Classified Holsteins World-Wide

As a feature of this “Excellency” issue, Holstein International brings you this overview of the highest classified cows from different countries around the globe. They are the best of the best, and represent the kind of...

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Spanish Victory in Cremona: Twelve-year-old Llinde Ariel Jordan Excels

With 22 Holsteins, Spanish breeders trekked to Italy for the Cremona International Dairy Show. And their success was overwhelming; both the Grand Champion and the Reserve Grand title went to Spain, where Llinde Ariel Jor...

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At a Dazzling French Centenary: Impressive Ducasse Jaka Captures All of the Elite Titles

Unprecedented. That is the only appropriate description of the stunning event held at the end of November by Prim’Holstein France (PHF) to celebrate its 100th anniversary: its “Centenaire”. As such, PHF deserves double c...

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