Cow Families
Cow Country 2 - July 2022
Dogwood Farm in Virginia, 50 miles/80 km west of the centre of Washington DC, is the domain of Pottsdale Holsteins. ‘RORA Elevation was bred just seven miles or eleven kilometres...
The favourites of the AI studs
Which cow families drive the breeding train? That is what BSI wanted to know of the AI studs and enquired about. In addition, we carried out our own analyses: which...
Cow Country - June 2022
The family of Al-Lew Monterey Ashley EX-94 is gaining popularity. While her sons Aristocrat, Arrow and Armagedon-P have been well-liked for a while, the family most recently attracted attention at...
The Amazones at Micheret: Cow Family Quality that Returns Rock Solidly with Each Generation
Searching for the intense power of cow families? At Ferme Micheret in St-Zephirin, Quebec, you come across this power in all its force. A few years ago when we walked...
Cow Country 2 - June 2022
The new Canadian Cow of the Year has been revealed: Paquet Kolya Goldwyn! That seems like more than a correct choice. The EX-92 Goldwyn daughter out of an EX-90 Titanic...
Weggelhorster Holsteins Strong Herd and Positive Bottom Line with Many Cows from Homebred Sires
‘We need to make money, that is the red thread on our farm.’ Richard and José Haytink from Weggelhorster Holsteins have clear goals in mind. They appreciate balanced cows, and...
Genetics of the Glendell daughter Rockton Della in France
When you read this, it will be almost exactly 35 years ago that a Chief Mark daughter, from the American Glendell Arlinda Chief daughter Rockton Della, was born in France....
Puttergill Inka: A Leading Cow Family from South Africa
For over 30 years the Inka family has been rising to the top of the impressive Puttergill herd on the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The hard working Inka’s have...
Au-Parchy Anemone Much more than just the granddam of the great Jolie
When Jean-Pierre Fragnière sold his classy 30-cow herd last September, an era ended for one of the most interesting prefixes that Switzerland had to offer for a long time. For...
A Unique and Unforgettable Encounter with a Red Holstein Legend
It was postponed time and again. Time and again, the pandemic impacted the plans when it came to our visit to Schrago, in order to see the unparalleled Suard-Red Jordan...
Cow Country - May 2022
When we ask Jonathan Kelso from JK Genetics in Northern Ireland about the qualities of the Marq I family, his answer is clear: ‘Without a doubt: consistency. Consistency in providing...
Cow Country II - May 2022
Calbrett Kingboy Miranda-P-RC EX-93, Global Cow 2021, was developed by Vogue Cattle Company. While the latter mentioned Canadian breeder syndicate has dissolved, the Miranda train continues to roll. For example,...