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The Value of Looking at the Actual Production Averages for Daughters of Bulls
Daughter production records – after adjustment for all the factors that might bias that data – are used to generate the genetic evaluation a bull receives. A reader of Holstein...
Habitan Stellar Transmitter of Type and Production
In this fast paced world of modern genomic breeding it is amazing just how much influence one cow can create in just 5 years. The combination of prolific embryo production...
No Production Records and No Classification on Bull Dams?
Holstein International readers regularly contact us with requests or observations. Below is a request for us to look at the topic of missing performance data on bull dams, a comment...
Intriguing Sires DP - December 2022
A balanced type profile with moderate stature, nice udders, good components and outstanding mastitis resistance… there is a lot to like about this red Apprentice son from the heart of...
Corn: Sowing the Seed of Success
One of the prime sources of forage for dairy cows around the globe is corn (maize), providing both high fibre and energy for the diet. One of corn’s many advantages...
The French Breed INRA-95 was Produced Specifically for Use on Dairy Cows
Good early growth, extra muscularity in the hindquarter, and smaller calves to promote calving-ease; the breeding goals for the INRA-95 have been clear right from the start. This is one...
Victor Lego: Legend-Maker on Both Sides of Her Pedigree
Here is the background of her enthusiastic young breeder Aaron Smith and his Legend-Maker prefix.
Morningview Super Deann Foundation of a High-Genomic Branch of the Roxy’s.
The Roxy family has developed the status of royalty in Holstein breeding, with a reputation built on consistent, long-lasting brood cows and solid transmitting bulls. However, one aspect that has...
Intriguing Sires DNA - November 2022
Lonestar carries Sandy-Valley breeding on both the top and bottom sides of his pedigree, combining the Cosmopolitan family behind his sire Conway with the Rudy Missy family. ‘Unfortunately his Legacy...
Mystique Lambda Anis: Bull Dam from a Deep Canadian Cow Family
Delta-Lambda has attracted admirers around the globe, a true ‘cross-over’ bull combining solid production with great type and impressive udders. The Delta son from the Lila Z family did not...
Cow Country II - October 2022
Claynook Holsteins has worked with two branches of the Rud Zip family: One based on OCD Planet Diamond, full sister to the dam of Global Cow winner Delicious whose many...
Master Breeder Larenwood in Canada:Three-Time Winner of National Management Award
The Larenwood herd in Ontario – a homebred herd for over 60 years – is a three-time winner of the National Lactanet/CanWest DHI Herd Management award; in 2014-15-16. It also...