STEPHAN SCHNEIDER
Do you know the answer? Who is the sire with the most EX daughters of all-time?
Hand on your heart: would you have known which sire left behind the most EX daughters in the history of global Holstein breeding? Of course, you probably have a hunch...
Health after calving is determined in the time period before calving!
It is the typical diseases like hypocalcemia (milk fever), ketosis, mastitis and metritis that hang like threatening storm clouds over the post-calving phase. And, in addition to the clinically obvious,...
Focus on - June 2022
It is not a foregone conclusion that outstanding show cows make outstanding breeding cows. But they do exist, as several of the biggest talents from the show ring with noteworthy...
Sugar-Creek Dairy: “Old Style but Good Style”
It is the home of the popular PP sire Sugar-C Just In Time-PP as well as several talented branches of deep families like the Apples, Juror Faiths, Ella Elevations, Royal...
Expo Bulle 2022: Podium of the best Red Holstein show of all time?
In the final of the Expo Bulle, all eyes naturally turned towards the two new Swiss National Champions Hanna-Vray and All-Star Elegance. However, the conversations around the ring focused on...
Wilcor Holsteins The Rise of one of the Top Addresses for Conformation in Germany
It is animals like Wiesenfeld Austrias Magic Talent EX-92, Curtat Shottle Benzouka EX-93, Le Moal Lheros Elaniss EX-94 and, of course, GS Alliance Sid O’Kamila EX-90 that have shaped the...
Au-Parchy Anemone Much more than just the granddam of the great Jolie
When Jean-Pierre Fragnière sold his classy 30-cow herd last September, an era ended for one of the most interesting prefixes that Switzerland had to offer for a long time. For...
Carlos Ugarte: ‘Bulls must be easy to match!’
If there are key positions in the breeding business, then sire analyst is certainly among them. The bulls that they generate need to meet the demands of the dairy farmers....
Focus on... May 2022
Once again, the breeding evaluations in April revealed bulls with special traits like polled or red factor as sources of interesting newcomers. While polled and particularly RC sires at the...
The Premiere: Polled Impact Competition 2022!
It is the first time that HI is conducting a vote for the Polled Impact Cow, but that does not mean that we are too late or too early: Quite...
Focus On - April 2022
Careers never follow the same path, and this is also true of top sires. Their influence on the population is often not only dependant on their genetic level, but also...
Hallon Holsteins The ambitious prefix from the West Midlands of Great Britain
The Hallon prefix may not yet be among the big names of the British breeding scene, but the name should certainly be taken note of. The work accomplished by the...