France
Cow Country - December 2020
‘She is the embodiment of what we want to breed! She has good fertility, strong production and has an impressive conformation. Indeed, Jabobina is a real “true type” cow!’ These...
De la Source Piwi & Pop-PP: Remarkable Brother Duo in the French Index Top
Photography in the time of the coronavirus sometimes results in special pictures. For example, in the spacious gardens by the facilities of Genes Diffusion (GD) in the northern French city...
Intriguing Sires - November 2020
Envy has one of those no-holes proofs with no significant weaknesses across his entire proof breakdown. He is a solid bull with no extremes though his high components (+.23%f +.06%p)...
Bull Talk - October 2020
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...
Intriguing Sires - October 2020
‘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...
Cow Country - September 2020
With 538 PLI, based on 3,035 daughters, Topcroft Pesky Trix is one of the highest bulls in the United Kingdom. Topcroft is the prefix of Robert Crawford, a dairy farmer...
Saluden’s Special Discovery: This Cow Family Kept Its Red & White Genes a Secret for Decades!
What follows is a special story. Because the splendid French Red Holstein cow on the accompanying picture - in her 5th lactation and good for more than 53,000 kg (116,600...
Focus on... August 2020
Teat placement, teat length, udder form, udder health, milkability, character, movement – there are man traits that determine whether a sire is suited for automated milking systems. Indeed, many countries...
Intriguing Sires - July 2020
The Renegade son Heart is out of a Frazzled that traces through Montross to Cookiecutter Epic Hazel (dam of Hodedoe, Humblenkind and Harper) and then Global Cow winner Halo. Heart...
Cow Country - July 2020
Idole 91 VG-86, a Uno daughter from the 70-head milking herd of Vincent Belec in Lanrivoare (Brittany region) and her descendants score well on the base of the French ISU...
Gaec Chartier: The French Breeding Phenomenon was Bred Here
In April 2016 he made his DNA debut: Izonogoud son Louxor, with a magnificent gISU score which gave him an unprecedented lead on his competitors. ‘Since that moment, everyone wanted...
Functional Type Plays a Key Role Here
Here is a wide view from the French department of Haut-Rhin. Exactly four years ago, this region – and especially its capital – was in the limelights of the entire...