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January 2024
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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January 2024
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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December 2023
Brenland Holsteins: Birth Barn of Conformation Specialist Brenland Denver

For years, Brenland Denver has been the most sold bull at St.Jacobs/ABC and subsequently signed for various championships at shows world-wide. For Denver’s breeder Brad Brenneman, this meant a dream come true. ‘It gives...

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December 2023
Tracking Holstein breeding in Slovenia

This report is about a country and a Holstein population that is waiting to be discovered. Slovenia is the green heart in the middle of Europe, bordering Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. It is known for its mountains...

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December 2023
Emu Banks: The Nr.1 BPI Herd in Australia

The Roumare son Emu Banks Christmas spent two years topping the daughter-proven sire list in Australia, and earlier this year Emu Banks Rizboy became the Nr.1 on the genomic bull list. Birthplace of these bulls is the cu...

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December 2023
Longevity and Top Productions at Koepke: ‘Good people, good feed, good bedding & good genetics.’

Do you still remember her: Koepke 1660, a.k.a. “Granny”? Twenty years ago, in 2003, she gained legendary status when she broke the American milk record for lifetime production. A record that had been held for twenty year...

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December 2023
Søren Ernst Madsen, Tirsvad Genetics: ‘Female Animals are Still the Strength of Individual Breeders.’

Working fruitfully together with AIs. This quality, besides his strong entrepreneurial spirit, rich ET experiences and pure passion for elite breeding, makes Tirsvad Genetics owner Ernst Madsen one of the most prominent...

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December 2023
Bulltalk - December 2023

With 159 gRZG, he is nr.4 on the German DNA list, but he has a fully American pedigree: Montague. A son of AltaZazzle son Progenesis Monteverdi (2960 gTPI) out of Wilder Fla VG-86, a daughter of N-Springhope Honda (Lylas...

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December 2023
Focus on... December 2023

Good conformation continues to be an important item with sire selection for many farmers; preferably in combination with sufficient production and positive daughter fertility. Here are three credible options.

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December 2023
Winstar Mendel-P: Roxy Descendant and Nr.1 Polled Source in North America

In 2017, the Idaho enterprises Seagull-Bay Dairy, Triple Crown Genetics, and Cannon Dairy founded the ambitious breeding program WinStar Genetics. Three years later, Winstar Mendel-P became the nr.1 gTPI sire in America...

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December 2023
2023 Global Cow winner Paris: 6-Year-Old with 200 Progeny

Last month, Siemers Lmda Paris 27856 was announced as the Global Cow for 2023. The 6-year-old Delta Lambda daughter is dam of the Nr.3 daughter-proven sire Parfect as well as at least 25 other highly-credentialed young b...

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December 2023
Cow Country - December 2023

Al-Lew Ashley (Monterey-Mogul) was recently classified EX-95 in the USA. Her son Mr. Frazzled Aristocrat was the top-seller at the World Classic Sale and went for a gigantic sum of $620,000. In France, a direct daughter...

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December 2023
Halo: The Breed’s Most Consistent Family at Combining Elite Type with Solid Production and Health?

The HI Cow Family Tournament in 2021 selected Dellia as the Nr.1 cow family of the breed. The figurehead of a current family branch, and a major contributor to that success, was Cookiecutter MOM Halo, who along with her...

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December 2023
Cow Country II - December 2023

‘She is like the great American cheese “Monterey Jack”: Better with age!’ reads the Facebook post of Ferme Jacobs on August 29th, 2023. Beneath was a photo of their cow Midas-Touch Montery 1127, who was just recognized a...

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December 2023
Choose your Red Holstein World Champion 2023

No, not on a poster this time… but, the number of candidates has increased! For the selection of the Red Holstein World Champion 2023, no less than eighteen beautiful candidates are presented. Enjoy all of these show-win...

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