Sires Report
Avalanche and sons: A blessing and a curse
Dymentholm Mr Apples Avalanche-RC has had an enormous influence on show rings around the world. Particularly for red and whites his genetics are barely avoidable. And yet Avalanche is a...
Bulltalk I - April 2024
‘I select bulls that score high for kg protein, longevity, and solid conformation. At the same time, I opt for polled sires since there is clearly demand for them. GPlus...
Focus on... April 2024
Sires with high conformation figures have always been fashionable. And that is still the case. However, more and more often, a restriction is being applied; many dairy farmers do not...
25x in Delta-Lambda’s Pedigree: The Righteous Revenge of Walkway Chief Mark
In HI’s February edition we made mention of “Lambda mania”: the tremendous global interest in Farnear Delta-Lambda. An eminent example is his daughter Siemers Paris 27856 EX-91, Global Cow 2023....
BullTalk - March 2024
One of the brand new AI companies in North America is Showbox Sires. For distribution, they work with Select Sires and Semex, and the first four sires to be presented...
Gymnast: A Major Impact Sire in European Breeding
Canadian sire Boldi V Gymnast started his career as a bull that excelled in various evaluation systems. He ranked especially well on the basis of the RZG in Germany, and...
Focus On... March 2024
Quality milk from beautiful udders; that is the big wish of many dairy farmers world-wide. And thus the guide for this edition of Focus On, in which we feature three...
Aurora Mitchell Progeny Proven Model of a Faultless and Stable Transmitter
A model of stability! Indeed, seven years after his birth, Aurora Mitchell continues to be the nearly faultless bull that his DNA indexes predicted at the time. Those who look...
Intriguing Sires DNA - February 2024
With his very high combined fat and protein along with over 2.00 for PTAT and udders while maintaining strong mastitis resistance, Hardin has a lot to offer the breed. ‘Hardin...
Focus on... February 2024
They are interesting for enthusiasts of both red and black & white: high-indexing Holstein sires with the red factor. Here we present three interesting options.
Intriguing Sires DP - February 2024
Handpick-P has an interesting pedigree behind him. The Luster-P son comes from a VG-86 Bandares, a VG-87 Numero Uno, a VG-86 Planet and goes back to the famous Comestar Goldwyn...
KAX Gladius: Nr.1 in Germany and a Model of Uniformity
First there was the admirable daughter group during HolsteinVision, followed shortly thereafter by a shared first place ranking on the German December release. Gladius could not have started his progeny...