Sires Report

June 2023

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires DP - June 2023

Looking through the rankings for the April proofs there is a name that appears on several lists: Co-Op Endeavor. Not only is he Nr.8 TPI (2986 TPI), he is also...

May 2023

Sires Report

Bull Talk - May 2023

In April 2022, his first progeny proven index appeared. But now, in April 2023, he breaks through to America’s TPI top-10 thanks to a significant jump of 149 points: Silverridge-V...

May 2023

Sires Report

Focus on... May 2023

Good conformation has been and remains important criteria for dairy farmers when selecting certain bulls for matings with their cows. And good conformation does not mean that other economically relevant...

April 2023

Sires Report

Focus on... April 2023

While simultaneous improvement for production and fertility has been difficult to come by over the last decades, breeding has made the antagonism between these two traits a thing of the...

April 2023

Sires Report

BullTalk - April 2023

The accompanying table shows the top selling sires at ABS Global in China. Gary Gao from ABS China explains: ‘From all three, more than 30,000 doses (sexed and conventional) have...

April 2023

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires DNA - April 2023

In order to register any young bull in Canada a genomic test is required. The Dickieson family of Birkentree Holsteins at North Rustico, Prince Edward Island, wanted to register a...

April 2023

Sires Report

Mr Salvatore RC: Transformer of the Global Red Holstein Population

His early daughters – by now in their fourth lactation – have already produced 60,000 kg/130,000 lb milk. And in the meantime, his breeding influence in the international Red Holstein...

April 2023

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Intriguing Sires DNA - April 2023

‘What makes Cirrus-P so popular? He is super balanced and does not have any knock-out faults. And he descends from a very attractive cow family.’ Speaking is Jordan Siemers about...

March 2023

Sires Report

Focus on... March 2023

Red sires are continuing to build an impressive segment of international Holstein breeding and for that to remain, breeding programs around the world are continually working to develop new generations...

March 2023

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires Red - March 2023

With a gISU of 231, Suribay-P has been headlining the list of polled sires in France for two genetic evaluation periods. It is primarily the functional traits that bring him...

March 2023

Sires Report

Thanks to French assistance, in the US an imposing star could be created: S-S-I PR Renegade!

‘As a young DNA sire, Renegade was already very popular, but when his daughters in various countries around the world came into production, he was truly admired for the tremendous...

March 2023

Sires Report

Hoogerhorst DG-OH Rubels-Red: Red & White Globetrotter & Successful Sire of Sons

With 2723 TPI and 3503 LPI respectively, Rubels-Red is the progeny proven nr.1 in both the US and Canada, while with 280 NVI he is in the top-10 of the...

December 2023

Sires Report

Winstar Mendel-P: Roxy Descendant and Nr.1 Polled Source in North America

In 2017, the Idaho enterprises Seagull-Bay Dairy, Triple Crown Genetics, and Cannon Dairy founded the ambitious breeding program WinStar Genetics. Three years later, Winstar Mendel-P became the nr.1 gTPI sire...