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Foucs on... July 2023
Dans le monde entier, le nombre de vaches traites par des moyens robotisés augmente. Que cela modifie ce que l’on demande aux vaches est une conséquence logique, dans laquelle principalement...
Focus on... Juni 2023
Traditionally, we present interesting red factor sires in this column two months after a breeding evaluation period. In this issue we look at RC bulls that offer a second genetic...
Cow Country 2023 - June 2023
Which conformation talents do a young American Holstein need to display for the maximum score of EX-92? Those looking at this photo of the second lactation Wi Fisherdale AC Extend,...
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...
Ruegruet Holsteins: Still one of the most interesting addresses in Switzerland
When we visited Ruegruet Holsteins almost 20 years ago, we found one of the most exciting addresses that Switzerland had to offer. Hardly any other farm had invested with similar...
The sharp rise of global milk production – New countries and traditional Holstein nations are trying to find their balance
Milk has been consumed in this world for millennia, but never as much as now in the 20th and 21st centuries. And the increase in global milk production seems to...
Unterhofer Holsteins: Striving for the Perfect Cow
She was one of the eye-catchers on the European show scene last winter, won Austria’s national show and represented Italy in the selection for world champion. To say that Jomagro...
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...
Synetics: One of the biggest, and certainly one of the most diverse BOD lineups
With over eight million doses of semen sold, of which three million went to the international market, the German-French breeding program of Synetics counts as one of the biggest players...
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...
Holstein Switzerland & Swissherdbook The bigger the challenge, the closer the cooperation
Regardless its breeding evaluation periods or genomic selection, linear description, milk testing or milk analysis, herdbook management or the production of shows and other events: the tasks that herdbooks around...
Why Production and Fertility can be Found Together more often, and Genetics are Becoming ever More Important!
Since the introduction of the fertility breeding values in the early 2000s, a trend has been recognizable in Holstein breeding that even today is unknown to many dairy farmers: an...