Management
Brown Swiss in mixed herds: How to feed, how to breed
In many regions, Brown Swiss share the barn with other breeds, most often with Holsteins from a global viewpoint. What impact does this have for farmers? Are they fed, managed...
Conformation and PTAT: What are the Differences?
In general, a good bull is a good bull, no matter what country he is used in! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable statement, right, yet there are exceptions to...
AI’s Recommend Their Own Favourites These Bulls Should Be Used More Often:
For decades already, sire selection primarily takes place via indexes. The number of bulls that are selected based on word of mouth reports, evaluating daughters, or in other ways, is...
Simon Lalande: Always Searching for that Special Cow
Simon Lalande is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished cattlemen in the industry. His Ferme Blondin just west of Montreal has bred or developed numerous show champions, he...
Red Impact Competition 2024: Bomaz Rubels 9524 Wins in a Split Decision from Rubellia
In the event of a tie, preference goes to the popular vote! And that’s what it came down to, a tie, with the popular vote choosing Bomaz Rubels 9524-Red as...
Calf rearing: ‘Find a concept that fits the farm!’
The calf is the cow of tomorrow and as such the future of the farm. Today’s calf rearing lays the foundation for the cows that we will be milking in...
Modern, Large, Independent, and Purely Italian: Intermizoo Proudly Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
It is not that long ago that Italy had various purely Italian AIs, every single one of them with sires that were being used world-wide. Elpzoo with Del Santo Corsaro...
An American Dairyman wonders: Why Red-Holsteins?
So, this all started by posing the question… when do Red & White Holsteins attract more attention? If we’re going to move this part of the Holstein breed forward, let’s...
Expo Bulle 2024 A Sampling of the Many Highlights
‘Even if you were to take the very last cow in each class, then you would still have a group of outstanding cows.’ Yes, there was unanimity in Bulle: the...
Dave Eastman Explains how Validity Genetic Testing Became Involved in the Semen Market
They may not have sales representatives on the road selling semen – in fact they have no sales staff at all – and yet Validity Genetic Testing has gained a...
Young Minds, Big Ideas (II): The Enthusiasm of our Young Breeders!
In our March issue of HI we reported on the versatility of our young breeders. Here we would like to present some more very interesting countries and clubs.
Using Genetic Selection to Reduce Methane Emissions
In April 2023, Canada became the first country to add the trait Methane Efficiency to its genetic evaluations for Holsteins. In many other countries, developmental work is now well advanced...