Sires Report
Does this Sire Line Offer Useful Options in the Crucial Pursuit of Outcross?
On the cover of this HI issue, you see a bull with rather uncommon type: VVH Repairman. ‘A “powerhouse” with lots of width and outstanding feet & legs. He does...
Intriguing Sires 2020 - April
‘Legacy was heavily used as a mating sire and we have genomic-tested over 800 sons to date,’ explains Jeff Ziegler (Select Sires), ‘this obviously is more than we need to...
Intriguing Sires - April 2020
With 3.12 gPTAT, he counts among the best that can be found in the polled sector for conformation at this time. Above all for the traits of leg angle, teat...
How the Masterful Milk Transmitter Montross made his Impact Indelible!
On our photo pages this month, we turn our attention to the transmitter that in just six production years reached the magical milestone of one million in rapid tempo. Who...
Bull Talk - April 2020
At the German breeding company RBB, the use of DNA sires is high: 75%. Even so, among the progeny proven bulls, one stands out – the Larcrest Commander son Calvo....
Focus On... - April 2020
A typical antagonism that the breed has been fighting with for generations is that of maternal and paternal calving ease. Calves that are born easily often experience difficulties when calving...
Intriguing Sires 2020 - April
The deep D family owned by the Niermanns (KNS Holsteins) has already proven itself for generations. And with Belsan, this strong breeding German cow family has provided another high-scoring transmitter....
Popular Brekem: Successful Sire of Sons for Red
For two years already, Brekem has been the most used import bull in the Netherlands, while he also remains popular in several other countries. The Canadian red factor Bookem son...
Intriguing Sires - March 2020
‘He is clearly our best homozygous polled sire and he is helping us to increase the popularity of our polled program,’ says sire analyst Fancesco Veronese about Italy’s highest PP...
Bull Talk - March 2020
Indeed: the muscleman from the famous French comic series finally has a successor in the Holstein world. From the Barbie family! With lots of milk and (of course) outstanding type!...
Focus on... Persistency
For anybody who wants to produce milk economically, persistency must count among the must important traits when making sire selections. However, there are still many countries where there is no...
Intriguing Sires - March 2020
With 33 daughters in Germany (25 classified) and Switzerland, Power stands at the beginning of his progeny proven career. A career that during the German show “Zukunft Rind 2020” received...