Blondin Sires
Focus on... October 2024
Use a polled bull and half his calves will not require dehorning, but using PP bulls means you will never have to dehorn a calf again. Macaby-PP is one of...
Exclusive in Holstein International: The Bestsellers of 50(!) AI Companies around the World
Here they are: the bulls that in recent times have been used the most at AI companies all over the globe. No less than 50 in all, from AI companies...
BullTalk - August 2024
To HI’s question ‘Which of your own sires should be used more often”, HI received a tremendous response from AIs world-wide. Besides the answers that you can find in an...
Simon Lalande: Always Searching for that Special Cow
Simon Lalande is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished cattlemen in the industry. His Ferme Blondin just west of Montreal has bred or developed numerous show champions, he...
Avalanche and sons: A blessing and a curse
Dymentholm Mr Apples Avalanche-RC has had an enormous influence on show rings around the world. Particularly for red and whites his genetics are barely avoidable. And yet Avalanche is a...
Cow Country I - November 2023
08-10-2023; a significant date for Jeff Lambrecht in Wisconsin. That day his Lambrecht Captain Eloise GP-83 became 36 months old, which marked the expiration of the purchase back rights of...
Intriguing Sires DNA - October 2023
His name Sunburst was inspired by Skalsumer Sunny Boy, CRV’s famous globetrotter from the 1990s. Sunburst and Sunny Boy are both bred out of the Skalsumer Pietje family which has...
BullTalk - September 2023
Last year in July he provided a memorable HI cover picture: the now four-year-old German bull Adissio-PP. ‘From the outset he was very popular; the first two years he was...
Golden-Oaks: The embryo market hasreally picked up again
Golden-Oaks has been an important name in Holstein breeding for generations. Located in an urban setting close to Chicago, Golden-Oaks has been a successful dairy operation and breeder of elite...
Intriguing Sires DNA - April 2023
In order to register any young bull in Canada a genomic test is required. The Dickieson family of Birkentree Holsteins at North Rustico, Prince Edward Island, wanted to register a...
Unstopabull: The Sire of Champions
There are many high type bulls that make a lot of nice cows without ever producing a true champion: Unstopabull is not one of those! Although his proof of 2573...
Intriguing Sires - August 2022
In April, with 254 daughters (78 classified), Hancock was just inside of the top-100 TPI. The Doc son and descendant of Global Cow 2019 winner Cookiecutter Mog Hanker combines a...