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In 2018, Sweetview Avalanche Mitsou, at 30 months of age, became the Reserve Grand of the Red Holstein Show at the Canadian Royal. Now in her third lactation, the beautiful Red Holstein from Up-Ridge Holsteins in Ontario...

Naturally, there are special reasons to explain why we are presenting the 4-year-old Maren here. The VG-88 Goldday daughter, whose pedigree, via daughters from Mascalese and Goldsun, goes back to a cow family that the Un...

‘Hellen 589 is, in time to participate in the NRM next year, pregnant to Dempsey. She is enormously powerfully built, but also has the femininity that Dempsey requires.’ John de Vries, a dairy farmer in the northern Dutc...

The German breeders had a fine sense of the breeding capital that the Commander daughter GOL Nachtigall had to offer. This summer, a large majority of them voted for the five-year-old Holstein from the barn of Heino Ahre...

They are red, young and high conformation. They are polled, breed for positive components and come with attractive pedigrees. It is not easy to find young sires in the Red Holstein segment that meet these expectations. B...

With 3842 PFT (based on 212 milking daughters) he holds a strong 2nd position on Italy’s ranking of progeny proven sires. However, despite that high total index, All.Nure Rally scores just -0.22 for conformation. Will th...

‘Achiever was the first bull from the Icon Sires program at ABS, and thus continued to be extremely popular with many customers world-wide. The fact that he is the Nr.1 progeny proven Net Merit bull in the world certainl...

The ability of Morningview Kingboy to transmit a mixture of solid production with elite type has resulted in a powerful legacy. Daughter-proven sons such as Woodcrest King Doc and Plain Knoll King Royal in the US, Stanto...

Gladius is the new leader in Germany, based on both gRZG (169) and the new economic index gRZ€ (2904). Gladius will transmit lots of milk (2265kg) with positive components (+.12% fat and +.01% protein) in combination wit...

The exciting news from the UK is the arrival of a homozygous polled bull at almost 700 PLI, and he comes from the Debutante Rae’s. The Hotspot son was bred by Norbert Holtkamp of Wilder Holsteins at Vreden, Germany. His...

Everything comes to an end. Also the life of a World Champion with a marvelous career. In the accompanying photograph is Bopi Talent Lotanie-Red, who in October 2018 at 10 years of age was acclaimed as the Red Holstein W...

You likely know both names: Castelverde Holsteins and owner Giuseppe Quaini, also well-known as judge “Peppo” Quaini from numerous shows. In the meantime, Quaini is supported at Castelverde by his three enthusiastic sons...

Kings-Ransom Farm has been a part of the landscape of Schuylerville, New York, for many years. The King family has been at the present location since the late 1800’s. Although the facilities and cow numbers have changed...

In all likelihood, Austria’s Holstein population is one of the most underestimated in the world. Anyone who enjoys good conformation, production and longevity would be well-kept here. However, the international breeding...

He’s back: An American Dairyman. Since November 2019, our guest author has already written three articles for HI, packed with practical tips for dairy farmers worldwide. Here is his fourth contribution and this time it i...