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 talking about the splendid production...

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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 of years, there has also be...

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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 the absolute highlights was the Rese...

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BullTalk - May 2025

Take note: Browndale Maverick-P as well as both of his parents were bred by Browndale Farms in Canada. ‘His dam is an EX-91 Impression daughter who is still at Browndale Farms. She is in her fifth lactation and is the ki...

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Multi-millionaire Jenny-Lou Mrshl Toystory: The Opinion about the Legacy of the World’s Most Used Sire Ever Needs to be Revised

Here is a story about an exceptional bull. A bull that global dairy cattle breeding had never seen before – and such that it will never see again. Yes, Jenny-Lou Mrshl Toystory is truly unique and incomparable. Not a sin...

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Focus On... Red Carrier - May 2025

Zani Orange-RC, from Intermizoo in Italy, is sired by Boero, a son of their superstar Crisalis-RC. ‘We trusted in Crisalis, so we used his son Boero early and have two sons,’ explains Francesco Veronese. ‘Boero was out o...

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Peace&Plenty Jubies: One of the Most Consistent Type Families in the Breed

In 2023, a total of 7 Peace&Plenty bred animals received All-American nominations, with all 7 from the Jubie family. In 2024 there were again 7 Peace&Plenty All-American nominations – including a Senior Best Three and a...

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Relough’s Dannas: Three Generations of EX-95 or Higher Milking in the Herd Today!

During a Holstein UK classifying workshop a question was posed on HI’s behalf: Do you have any suggestions for a UK cow family with high lifetime yields? ’Yes!’ was the unanimous response and all proposals pointed to one...

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Expo Bulle: Half a century of Holstein Excellence!

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...

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Two organisations, one vision:Michel Geinoz and the future of Swiss cattle breeding

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...

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Methane Efficiency: Genetic Evaluations to Help Reduce Impact on Our Environment

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...

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Q&A: Online Herd Competition for Milking Heifers

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...

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Herds Worldwide - May 2025

Bieke de Bruijn already has an exciting life behind her, despite her young age. She was born in the Netherlands, then moved to New Zealand with her parents, and from there to the USA, where she completed her studies in W...

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