Sires Report
Focus on... December 2021
In this spot in the last issue of HI you were able to read about several of the best genomic conformation sires in the breed. And, as promised in November,...
Intruiging Sires DP - December 2021
‘For the past few years, there are a number of dairy plants in Spain that only process A2A2 milk. As such, sires with A2A2 are in higher demand here,’ says...
EDG Rubicon: The World’s Highest Mogul Son Remains Popular
What follows is not only the story about the world’s highest Mogul son. It is also the story about his special dam and maternal line: Ruby and the Dellias. As...
Bulltalk - November 2021
You likely recognize him: This is Mr Farnear Helix Twitch, who graced the January 2020 HI cover. At the time, Twitch was already in high demand and there has not...
Westcoast Alcove: Big-Time Production with Strength and Capacity
At 3794 LPI, Alcove has a long lead of 273 LPI points on the Nr.2 proven bull in Canada! And that’s with 377 daughters in his production proof. Alcove combines...
Renegade: Outcross Sire now Highly Proven
In 2019, the young genomic bull Renegade was named “Outcross Sire of the Year.” In August 2021 he graduated with a progeny proof of 2867 TPI, good enough to rank...
Intriguing Sires DP - November 2021
The Halo family from Cookiecutter recently attained a splendid top-10 ranking in HI’s Cow Family Tournament. Partly because of the large number of strong scoring bulls that this successful branch...
Intriguing Sires DNA - November 2021
With Delta Founder, after Big Malki (Maik-Jorryn) and his son Delta Topgear (mgs. Solero), a special Dutch-proven blood line once again provides a notable pedigree alternative. Via high DNA indexes...
Focus on... November 2021
Good conformation heritability is still a trait that a large portion of dairy farmers pay attention to. Bulls that separate themselves from the rest of the population but also improve...
Go-Farm Miura: In the Limelight Thanks to Milking Daughters
Of all the Italian progeny proven bulls, Miura is the nr.1 for PFT and IES€. His PFT, now based on 520 daughters, increased by 612 points this year. Compared to...
Intriguing Sires DNA I - October 2021
Monteverdi debuted in second place on the Canadian DNA list. In the US, he is situated in the gTPI top-25. But above all, he is far and away the nr.1...
Pine-Tree Burley: Outcross Sire of 2021
In the genomic era with its short generation intervals and fast paced genetic gains it’s proving to be increasingly difficult for alternative bloodlines to keep up. The pool of bloodlines...