Management
Nosbisch Dispersal The last chapter for one of Europe’s best herds
On the 20th of October, as part of the 10th German Masters Sale organised by Nosbisch Holsteins, an era will end for one of the best breeding barns in Europe,...
Global Cow 2023 Here are the Finalists!
This is the 19th edition of the Global Cow competition, which has given recognition to the breed’s most influential brood cows down through the years. It’s that time of the...
Swiss Expo returns!
It’s an honor for us to announce the grand return of the famous Swiss Expo! Yes, in just over 4 months it will be that time again: the globe’s most...
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...
Melanie Harmitt: The State of the Industry in the UK
Melanie Harmitt is the CEO of Holstein UK: Here she gives us some insights into the British dairy industry. Each year 3,000 British Holstein breeders register over 200,000 animals with...
Fertility & Genetics: Become Familiar with the Different Traits that have Produced a Major Success Story
The most important improvement over the past 20 years ensuring the Holstein retains its position as the world’s premier dairy cow has been in the area of her fertility. Credit...
Recumbency: Calves that Can’t Stand Up
The latest genetic disorder to be identified in the Holstein breed involves calves that appear normal but can’t stand up. It has taken researchers more than a year to unravel...
Heat Stress: The Modern Dairy Cow is less Heat Tolerant Than in the Past
Every summer, heat stress leads to lost milk production and supressed fertility rates in the modern dairy cow. Selection for more heat tolerant animals, incorporating the slick gene, providing housing...
Unique: The Most Influential Dams and Breeding Icons behind the Highest American Sires!
Here follow the most prominent dams, foundation dams, and breeding icons behind the highest DNA and progeny proven sires from the recent April release - with a special role for...
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...
The sharp rise of global milk production – New countries and traditional Holstein nations are trying to find their balance
Milk has been consumed in this world for millennia, but never as much as now in the 20th and 21st centuries. And the increase in global milk production seems to...
Polled Holstein Elite Global Overview of Current Female Polled Genetics
Globally, the breeding of polled Holsteins is coming to greater maturity. The supply of attractive P and PP sires is steadily increasing with more variety. The same is true for...