Izzy Jones

September 2023

Management

Dovea Genetics, Ireland: ‘Many of our bull dams are medium stature, EX cows with >4% protein’

Success in the Irish EBI index rankings, market leader for beef on dairy across Europe and soon to have its own ST sexing lab – there is a lot going...

September 2023

Management

NoBull Sires: Offering Credible Bulls from Time-Tested Genetics

The idea of NoBull Sires started four years ago. Tired of not being able to find sires from the time-tested dams they wanted, Ben Masemore, Ethan Wentworth and Rusty Herr...

July 2023

Herd reports

Riverdane: The Farm Four EX-97 Cows Have Called Home!

South Africa, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands… Mark Nutsford’s transatlantic judging appointments speak for themselves. But what do you know about...

June 2023

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires DP - June 2023

Looking through the rankings for the April proofs there is a name that appears on several lists: Co-Op Endeavor. Not only is he Nr.8 TPI (2986 TPI), he is also...

May 2023

Cow Families

UK Mahala Family: No Notable AI Bulls, But Some Very Impressive Females!

100,000kg/220,462lb milk cows, multiple generations of EX, high genomics and show-stars – a snapshot of the many reasons why the stalwart UK Mahala family continues to remain so popular… Of...

April 2023

Cow Families

Olla family: The bloodline behind Ireland’s only living homebred EX-96 cow

No sexed semen, strictly no flushing, yearlings in the barn by F16 Rocket (a sire born in 1983) and a closed herd for nearly 20 years… what gems could possibly...

February 2023

Sires Report

BullTalk - Febuary 2023

He has a remarkably high conformation index (146) in the DNA tested top of Germany’s Red Holstein list: Feit-Red-P, a son of Freestyle-Red (<Gywer-RC) out of Solitair daughter HWH Ella...

February 2022

Cow Families

Cow Country 2 - February 2022

Most breed-leading cows need to be backed by a breed-leading family – and Canada’s Nr.1 Conformation Cow (+17), Duckett Sidekick Ollie VG-87-2yr (max), is no different. Coming from the heart...

January 2022

Cow Families

Global Domination for ­Gold-N-Oaks MVP Aria …and her story has just begun!

You may be aware of Gold-N-Oaks MVP Aria’s success as a bull-dam through her trailblazing son, Westcoast Alcove, in Canada… But do you know about her breeding success in France,...

January 2022

Herd reports

Darcroft A 3-time Master Breeder Herd with a 12.870kg/28,373lb (x2) Average!

Big milk, high fertility, impressive classifications, balanced breeding, multiple Master Breeder shields and one big goal… to be the best managed herd in the province. Gain invaluable insight from the...

December 2021

Management

Using Milk for Pregnancy Detection

Knowing if a cow is open or pregnant plays a vital role in effectively managing your herd, but how do you detect pregnancies? In this management article we focus on...