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Working fruitfully together with AIs. This quality, besides his strong entrepreneurial spirit, rich ET experiences and pure passion for elite breeding, makes Tirsvad Genetics owner Ernst Madsen one of the most prominent...

With 159 gRZG, he is nr.4 on the German DNA list, but he has a fully American pedigree: Montague. A son of AltaZazzle son Progenesis Monteverdi (2960 gTPI) out of Wilder Fla VG-86, a daughter of N-Springhope Honda (Lylas...

Good conformation continues to be an important item with sire selection for many farmers; preferably in combination with sufficient production and positive daughter fertility. Here are three credible options.

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 in America...

Last month, Siemers Lmda Paris 27856 was announced as the Global Cow for 2023. The 6-year-old Delta Lambda daughter is dam of the Nr.3 daughter-proven sire Parfect as well as at least 25 other highly-credentialed young b...

Al-Lew Ashley (Monterey-Mogul) was recently classified EX-95 in the USA. Her son Mr. Frazzled Aristocrat was the top-seller at the World Classic Sale and went for a gigantic sum of $620,000. In France, a direct daughter...

The HI Cow Family Tournament in 2021 selected Dellia as the Nr.1 cow family of the breed. The figurehead of a current family branch, and a major contributor to that success, was Cookiecutter MOM Halo, who along with her...

‘She is like the great American cheese “Monterey Jack”: Better with age!’ reads the Facebook post of Ferme Jacobs on August 29th, 2023. Beneath was a photo of their cow Midas-Touch Montery 1127, who was just recognized a...

No, not on a poster this time… but, the number of candidates has increased! For the selection of the Red Holstein World Champion 2023, no less than eighteen beautiful candidates are presented. Enjoy all of these show-win...

For most dairy farms, sexed semen has become an indispensable instrument in management. A driving force behind the global rise of sexed semen is Sexing Technologies. But: ST did not limit itself to sexed semen. Via the p...

Natual, Techna’s natural health nutrition range, has for over 15 years been demonstrating the value of the Metrabol bolus for reproduction that combines natural solutions and performance. Technical, economic and societal...

Declining fertility rates as a consequence of intense selection for production improvement through the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s created a major negative for the Holstein breed. However, the implementation of genetic evaluat...

The time around calving is always tied to a lot of stress and excitement. On hand, it means that there is new life coming to the farm, while on the other hand calving comes with an inherent level of risk and is considere...

With 434 head paraded in front of judge Adam Liddle and his assistant Aaron Eaton, this was the largest black and white Holstein show in the more than 100-year history of Canada’s Royal Winter Fair. And with her victory,...

Carpsdale has been a prominent name in New England Holsteins for decades. They have consistently been one of the top BAA herds in the north-east, and are regular exhibitors at New England shows, claiming a number of cham...