Management
New DNA Indexes World-Wide
In April, many countries had a base adjustment. In order to then immediately be able to truly judge the new indexes at their value requires a lot of ability to...
Worldwide Sire Breeding Values for Polled and Red Holstein
Dynamic! That was the word to describe the August evaluations which rewrote the international rankings, particularly in the polled sector. There were exciting debuts on a daughter-proven basis, like the...
A Chance To Heighten Profit… By Lowering Stature
He’s back: An American Dairyman. Since November 2019, our guest author has already written three articles for HI, packed with practical tips for dairy farmers worldwide. Here is his fourth...
Diamond Awards on the Emerald Isle
With its green rolling hills and vales, Ireland has earned itself the title of the Emerald Isle. Since emeralds and diamonds are the most precious of jewels, it is fitting...
Jonathan Lamb: ‘We want our programs to be effective tools for the membership’
Jonathan Lamb is no stranger to the dairy business. In partnership with his parents and brother Matthew, Jonathan and his wife Alicia, along with their two children Kyra (5) and...
The Eyecatchers of the Red Holstein Population: The Highest Living EX Cows in the Breed
Those who love Holsteins normally also love pretty Holsteins. The same is obviously true for those who are interested in Red Holsteins as well. As such, we set out to...
Return On Genetic Investment
‘From my former work before joining the genetics industry I was very familiar with the concept of return on investment,’ comments Italian Luca Santuari. ‘The challenge for us is to...
Plenty of Possibilities for Accurate Heat Detection
Every birth demonstrates it again: fertility is an essential aspect of dairying. Heat detection plays a critical role in this. Cows and heifers, first of all, need to come into...
50 Years of Koepon - ‘I would do it all over again.’
This year it is 50 years ago that the first Koepon dairy farm was started in Garnwerd in the Dutch province of Groningen. The very first farm would later be...
Unique Overview: All 200,000 kg/440,000 lb. Holsteins World-wide
The club has 24 members world-wide– with numbers 25 and 26 now standing on the threshold – and is considered an elite group of absolute lifetime production champions. No less...
Introducing the Herd-Books around the world: Holstein Canada
Holstein breed associations around the globe are a significant force in directing the breed progress worldwide. In this series, Holstein International will introduce many of the leading herd-book associations around...
Source the bulls with the highest female fertility and high production
Are you overlooking the passive improvement you could gain in your herds’ fertility?