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As a young sire, AltaZazzle ranked high and was extremely popular. Very unfortunate then that after an accident, he had to be culled at 25 months of age. Fortunately before that he was used intensively, so that sufficien...

With his very high combined fat and protein along with over 2.00 for PTAT and udders while maintaining strong mastitis resistance, Hardin has a lot to offer the breed. ‘Hardin is a young bull we are very excited about an...

After Laury and Tom Loutsch-Scholtus completed their apprenticeship in Canda, they decided to take over the farm of Laury’s father in the Redange canton of Luxembourg. They have been breeding under the Attert Holsteins p...

Two cows from the Lass family at Clydebank – the three-quarter sisters Gay Lass EX and Gay Lassie VG-88 – both rank among the top-10 star-brood-cows of the breed in Australia. Family member Clydebank Allen Leonie EX-94 w...

Castelverde Goldsun Laura EX-96, bred by the Quaini family in Italy is not a normal cow. At an impressive age of 11 years and a lifetime production of almost 140,000kg/308,000lb milk she caused excitement once more at th...

In 1995 when the Canadian Cow of the Year award was established, they found exactly the right cow to set the standard, the inaugural winner being the legendary Comestar Laurie Sheik. Last year when the 2022 Cow of the Ye...

In this Excellency issue there is no better cow to feature than the one that has produced the most EX daughters in breed history, the 2001 World Champion Tri-Day Ashlyn. With 73 EX daughters worldwide, there is no other...

‘This cow is truly breathtaking!’ With these words, judge Molly Sloan expressed precisely what many spectators in the stands were thinking; the splendid Sunibelle Esprit became the undisputed Holstein Champion during the...

The reliability of an animal’s genetic evaluation expressed as a percentage provides a means to assess the likelihood and by how much a proof might change once more complete data is added. Understanding the confidence ra...

The key to efficient milk production is the quality of the forages. Only with high digestible, energy rich forages can the best results be achieved. This is where the biggest differences are often found between individua...

She was the returning World Champion, only this year she had dominated the show world like no red cow before her, Blondin RD Unstopabull Maple-Red. And as her name suggests, she again proved to be quite un-stoppable, bei...

With 22 Holsteins, Spanish breeders trekked to Italy for the Cremona International Dairy Show. And their success was overwhelming; both the Grand Champion and the Reserve Grand title went to Spain, where Llinde Ariel Jor...

Unprecedented. That is the only appropriate description of the stunning event held at the end of November by Prim’Holstein France (PHF) to celebrate its 100th anniversary: its “Centenaire”. As such, PHF deserves double c...

The popular O-Man son Wintersell Milo received widespread use in the UK and semen was exported to various countries around the world. The Wintersell herd where he was bred is in the south-east of England, south of London...

No, you can’t see it anymore. The bridge with the name “Pont-de-Thusy”. With the construction of a dam in 1948, this long and unique stone bridge disappeared entirely under water, and since then is hidden in the reservoi...