JACQUES BERNARD
Udder health: Besides breeding, management plays an important role
Udder diseases continue to be one of the primary culling reasons for dairy cattle. For several decades, udder health has been a main breeding priority and yet it remains a...
Genosource Captain: America’s dominating Nr.1 bull
He has been reported on multiple times and justifiably so. Based on the current circumstances, it is time to share the newest information. In the USA and in Canada he...
Intriguing Sires DNA - June 2023
The midnight-coloured Meridian-PP is a son of Mendel-P from a GP-83 daughter of Monument-P who goes back to Des-Y-Gen Planet Silk. His production breeding values show moderate milk yield with...
Software Meets Dairy Management: Solutions to allow for better decisions!
Take a moment to look back and think about what your situation was like 20 years ago. What technology was available at the time and how would you have solved...
Intriguing Sires Red - March 2023
With a gISU of 231, Suribay-P has been headlining the list of polled sires in France for two genetic evaluation periods. It is primarily the functional traits that bring him...
The next chapter of the Roxy story Gloryland-I Goldwyn Locket
Glenridge Citation Roxy was born almost 55 years ago on April 15th, 1968. Her influence on the breed has been gigantic, to the point that she has been respectfully recognized...
Afra: Luxemburg’s Source for High Lifetime Production
For decades, Luxemburg’s breeders have been known to like investing in good genetics from around the world to infuse new bloodlines into their herds. Pascal Vaessen has also made several...
Miss OCD Delicious: Consistency at the highest level
Almost exactly twelve years ago, Miss OCD Delicious was born and today the former Nr.1 of the breed still scores an impressive 2645 gTPI. For more than a decade now...
Flechedor Zita EX-97: 20 breeding stars in Canada
Anyone visiting the World Dairy Expo expects to see the cream of the crop of the Holstein breed. This statement is unlikely to surprise, but perhaps you still remember the...
Cow Country II - November 2022
In a time where breeding is producing ever higher breeding values at a swift tempo, this story is well suited to the breeding romantics. Birkentree Clover is a bull dam...
Brown Swiss Level in France Displays Significant Increase!
Of course, France is known for breeds like Holstein and Normande. And, of course, the numerous beef breeds. But did you know that France is also becoming an increasingly bigger...
Hoof health deserves a higher weighting
Before reading this article, think about your feet for a moment! How many kilometres have they already travelled today? How many more kilometres will they cover before the end of...
Jessica Cow Family puts International Focus on Australian Holsteins
Few cow families have created as much excitement as the Elmar Jessica’s. Bred and developed over the last 35 years by the Hore family in northern Victoria, the Jessica’s produced...