Management
Calving Ease and Daughter Calving Ability: Two Different Indexes with the Same Goal
Partially thanks to the arrival of genomics, there are fewer and fewer bulls from which the descendants are born with difficulty, or from whom the daughters themselves have a hard...
Bovec: 50 Years Strong in the French Breeding Market
Bovec began in February 1971: Initially as a consulting firm for larger dairy farms, and since 1974 also an importer and distributor of American Holstein semen in France - first...
Beef-on-Dairy in HI: Meet the Leading Suppliers of Quality Beef Bulls
The use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows has become a worldwide phenomenon. With continued growth in dairy-beef demand, Holstein International will now feature a series introducing...
Holstein UK: Propelled by Passionate Breeders who Drive Innovation
For HI’s 3rd instalment of the “herdbook series” we visit Holstein UK – who continues to bolster its position as the pivotal British herdbook by nurturing the next generation, and...
Dry Cow Management: Optimal Preparation Brings Out the Best in a Cow
Most health problems with the dairy cow occur when giving birth or within the first 2 months of lactation, when her body is dealing with the stresses of calving or...
Matthew Winter: ‘The social benefits of breed societies cannot be overstated’
Lively London to leisurely Lincolnshire: Why Matthew Winter left his big-league job in the city to return to the family farm… and what he wants to achieve in his role...
Emerging Feet and Leg Concerns in Dairy Cattle
Canadian veterinarian Dr. Gordon Atkins is renowned internationally for his presentations on functional type in dairy cattle. He has been a practicing vet for more than 40 years, and since...
Daily Change Equals Little Progress
In his 5th contribution to Holstein International, our guestwriter An American Dairyman is focusing on sire selection. As the headline says: changing your goals too often will result in too...
Vytelle Opens a New IVF Lab in Scotland
A new IVF lab in Dumfries, Scotland, will enable Vytelle to make available its hormone-free IVF technology to dairy and beef cattle breeders in the UK and Ireland. In recent...
RZG and the new RZ€ – Germany follows the international trend
Since the August evaluations, Germany’s dairy farmers can look at the new economic index RZ€ in addition to the RZG. However, the RZ€ is not a revolution or a huge...
Black Silver Bovine Technology: Glittering New Addition to the Bull Stud Industry
Black Silver is a new name in the world of international Holstein genetics. Founded by some passionate young Holstein breeders from Canada, Black Silver has entered the highly competitive industry...
E-Mails to HI…about stature
In my experience as a US dairyman the issues with stature today are more regionalized than worldwide. I am located in the Southeastern US. It’s unusual to see cows that...