Herd reports
A Last Visit to… Switzerland’s Highest Production Herd: Emil’s Ranch
Holstein International regularly receives tips from readers, from all over the world. We are always pleased because the tips are frequently valuable. And so at the beginning of this year,...
Out of the Shadow: Roylane, the Unique Holstein Source in Distant Washington
Roylane Robust: Roylane Jordan: Roylane Mindy: Three giants in Holstein breeding. And in their wake are strong transmitters like Roylane Bob and Roylane Punch, all originating from the Roylane herd....
Ferme Drapeau: Showcase of Modern Farm Management in Quebec
40 minutes west of Quebec City and within 20 km of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River is one of Quebec’s largest dairy operations, Ferme Drapeau. The farm...
Hahn/Radke: Dairyness, Strength, and Udders, with the Spotties as Exemplary
In January 2008, DT Spottie adorned the cover of HI’s “Excellency Issue”. More than ten years later, the EX-93 Derry from the Prelude Spottie family is still alive and well...
Ron Pietersma, owner of Legend Dairy Farms: ‘Identify the “magic cross”, and use it as much as possible.’
The “Legend Dairy” prefix has been a household name for decades in American Holstein breeding. The Californian herd of Ron Pietersma has turned out to be an unprecedented breeding pond...
Glasson: How Genomics Drew Attention to this Solid Type Herd
A short 3-mile, north-easterly drive out of Portadown town in Northern Ireland lies an industrious Holstein hub. Breed-leading type is what you will find in this impressive herd, which has...
‘Our Holsteins Inspire Us Every Day’
‘Our breeding goal? True type, preferably with the red colour. True type, because in terms of type, the most correct cow lasts the longest. And then I am not talking...
Nova Holsteins: Impressive home of the Eroy Family
It had never been achieved before: Five full sisters all made the CTPI top-100 list at thesame time! That magical moment belonged to 5 young Goldwyn daughters, all scored VG-87...
Leaninghouse Holsteins: Progressive Breeding Herd in New Mexico
‘Right now, we have 850 ET pregnancies.’ Not only is the size of Leaninghouse Holsteins, as described by manager Les Terpstra, impressive. The relatively new elite breeding program at Rock...
Lotanie - Red & White Symbol of a Swiss Breeding Herd that Exudes Quality
Pierre Oberson is a familiar face in Switzerland. Those who have visited the large shows in the land of the Alps, will certainly have seen this extremely focused French-speaking Swiss...
From Stormatic to Unix, Now Lesperron has Produced 2 Top gTPI RC Sires
It achieved all of its goals and more – and realising the Lesperron herd’s breed-leading accomplishments was no easy feat. Read about how Lesperron shot to fame with the intelligent...
L-L-M Dairy: 24 Consecutive Years of Progressive Genetics Awards
Located right in the heart of Wisconsin, L-L-M Dairy has been increasingly gaining attention over recent years with sale-topping consignments and bulls in AI. This month we put the focus...