Management
Cremona International Livestock Fair: the anticipation grows
The 79th edition of this historic show is scheduled to take place at CremonaFiere, Nov. 28 – 30, 2024.
An American Dairyman about… “Polled Profit”
For a couple of years, An American Dairyman is from time to time writing articles for Holstein International, looking at different topics in the breeding industry. This time our mystery...
Heat detection: Previously visual, soon with artificial intelligence?
One of the biggest challenges in dairy farming is to simultaneously improve production and fertility. In addition to the efforts of breeding organizations which focus on genetic reproductive traits, several...
Dr. Eiso Busemann (VOSt): ‘Do not Reduce Breeding to Figures on an Excel Sheet’
The Verein Ostfriesischer Stammviehzüchter (VOSt) enjoyed an unprecedented, successful August release, with leading positions for Holstein and Red Holstein, both DNA and progeny proven. And that while the AI company...
Unique Overview: The Most Popular Red Factor Sires World-Wide
An indisputable fact: red factor bulls have played a decisive role in the evolution of Red Holsteins. The pedigree of an undeniably elite bull like Rubels-Red (the sire of, among...
Holstein Breeding in Hungary:Pioneering Work, Innovation and Productive Holsteins!
Hungary’s agriculture is shaped by the high number of agricultural operations, from small family farms to large, modern businesses. Cash cropping has traditionally played an important role, though animal breeding...
Zoetis: Bringing Precision Agriculture to the Dairy Industry
Over the past 15 years the world of dairy cattle breeding has moved to a whole new level of sophistication, capitalizing on the ability to look directly at the genes...
Global Holstein Cow 2024 Here are the Finalists!
This is the 20th edition of the Global Cow Competition. Giving recognition to the most influential brood cows of the breed; that is why this competition was started. And that...
Exclusive in Holstein International: The Bestsellers of 50(!) AI Companies around the World
Here they are: the bulls that in recent times have been used the most at AI companies all over the globe. No less than 50 in all, from AI companies...
BoviSync:Easy to Use, Powerful Herd Management Software
BoviSync improves herd management through better software. Dairies of all sizes have benefit from managing their herd with BoviSync. BoviSync is cloud native with browser, android, and desktop applications.
Good For >1.65 Million Black and Red & White Holsteins Dutch-Belgian Breeding Organization CRV Celebrates a Special 150 Years
The Netherlands has a special place in global Holstein breeding, as the country is regarded as the cradle of the global Holstein breed. After all, the original black & white...
ABS Global: The NuEra Genetics Beef Product Line
Using beef genetics on lower genetic-quality dairy cows has been a common practice in many countries for years. Dairy farmers have recognised that producing a beef cross calf generates more...