Cow Families
Expo Bulle: Half a century of Holstein Excellence!
The Expo Bulle, the national Holstein show for Switzerland, was held for the 50th time on March 28th and 29th with 5000 enthusiastic breeders, experts and cow lovers from Switzerland...
Edan Oliver Foxtrot-PP: The First EX-95 PP Cow of the Jersey Breed!
‘My big birthday present in 2015 was Edan Oliver Foxtrot-PP!’ With these words, Corrina Aldrich from Salem (New York) underscores appreciation for her “Foxy”, who completed a highest record of...
River Valley Listowel Macnchez 5055: Icon of a Very Consistent Genomic Family
The motto at River Valley Farm reads as follows: ‘A family farm focused on developing breed-leading cow families that deliver genetics producers around the globe can believe in and trust.’...
Peace&Plenty Jubies: One of the Most Consistent Type Families in the Breed
In 2023, a total of 7 Peace&Plenty bred animals received All-American nominations, with all 7 from the Jubie family. In 2024 there were again 7 Peace&Plenty All-American nominations – including...
Loh Lippi and Lipa Dua are Splendid Representatives of Lohmöller’s Breeding Strategy:Dam and Daughter Good for EX-94 and 235,000 kg/518,000 lb milk
With five class victories for the Loh prefix, the recent Schau der Besten in the German Verden turned out to be downright successful for the Lohmöller family (Loh-An Holsteins). Among...
Relough’s Dannas: Three Generations of EX-95 or Higher Milking in the Herd Today!
During a Holstein UK classifying workshop a question was posed on HI’s behalf: Do you have any suggestions for a UK cow family with high lifetime yields? ’Yes!’ was the...
Cow Country - April 2025
The Netherlands has two famous Pietje families. Descending from the Woudhoeve Pietjes is Poppe Snow-RC, the maternal great-grandsire of Gywer-RC. The Skalsumer Pietjes provided Skalsumer Sunny Boy, for years the...
Help Us choose the World Champion 2024
This is the 27th edition of the World Champion competition! On the following pages you will find 18 of the most outstanding Holstein cows that have dazzled in show-rings around...
Startmore Rudolph: Likely the Most Generous Source of Pure Brood Cows in the Breed
Immediately an intriguing question. How many bulls do you know that provided even more influential daughters than Startmore Rudolph? Just read along: Wesswood-H Rudy Missy. Windsor-Manor Rud Zip. Ladys-Manor Ruby...
From Goldsun to Ashton, Athos & Aladdin Genes from Former World Champion Toc-Farm Amyly Continue to Blossom
Last February in HI you found an extensive report about the Italian Holstein star Castelverde Goldsun Laura EX-96, and a month earlier a portrait of her splendid Irish half-sister Cormacoo...
Youthful Wilcor O Katy Wins 51st Schau der Besten
The elite sale ‘Die Auction’ plus the breeder’s gala on the eve, three current daughter groups from the Synetics breeding program, a dazzling show with Wilcor O Katy as the...
Aot Deluxe Hi-Lighted: The Newest Super Bull Dam from the Halo Family
Aot Deluxe Hi-Lighted appeared in the news one year ago, thanks to her Nr.1 gLPI son Beyond Hi-Power. The consistently high DNA indexes of all her descendants predicted more AI...