Management
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Genes Diffusion & Alta Genetics
The surge in use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows continues to grow, and part of the evolution in this market is the use of male sexed...
Cow Family Tournament: Responses from the Breeders
In HI’s September issue, you were able to become well-acquainted with the families that placed 10, 9, 8 and 7 in HI’s Cow Family Tournament. Now it is time for...
Josef Pott: Why Arcowin is not a forced, but rather a logical step into the future
When Arcowin officially begins its work on January 1st, 2022, it will not only be the structures in the areas of the breeding program, research and development at the three...
Chart Toppers: The Highest Indexing Females of the US
In modern breeding the chart toppers of the elite females of the breed have become more valuable than ever. Extreme prices are being paid for the truly elite animals while...
Crampiness: Can it be Eradicated from the Holstein Breed?
The disappointment of discovering that a favourite cow has become crampy is a frustration many breeders have felt. The possibility that this condition may be becoming more prevalent has led...
New Zealand’s objective: Animals whose progeny will be the most efficient converters of feed into farmer profit
Low cost milk production from pasture grazing has contributed to New Zealand becoming the world’s leading dairy export nation. Management practices and genetic selection programs aimed at maximizing efficiency of...
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Select Sires & Qnetics
The surge in use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows continues to grow, and part of the evolution in this market is the use of male sexed...
Polled Increasingly Popular: Attention to P and Especially PP Sires Continues to Grow World-wide
What was still a niche market in most countries just a few years ago, has grown more and more into a serious category in the AI world: P and PP...
Fertility: Significant Support Available for Indispensable Link
The cow should have been pregnant already, but is still not showing any heat signs. Other cows have already been bred five times, but still show up again every 3,...
Via Pax: Pioneers in Bringing Embryo Transfer to the Dairy Industry
Today almost every young bull that enters bull studs worldwide is the result of embryo transfer (ET). The technology is common place for multiplying and moving elite genetics around the...
Beef-on-Dairy Programs: Masterrind & Ascol
The surge in use of beef bulls on lower genetic merit dairy cows continues to grow, and part of the evolution in this market is the use of male sexed...
Exclusive: The ultimate update about the herds worldwide with the most EX cows (1)
To breed a Holstein that is distinguished as being EX is an accomplishment to be proud of even in times when Holstein breeding is continually striving towards more commercial goals....