Herd reports
Darnlaw Farm: Breeding for Excellent Type and Potential 100,000 kg Cows
No less than seven representatives of Darnlaw Farm (prefix: Townlaw) – including six of them scoring EX – passed the milestone of 100,000 kg in 2018. In the modern free-stall...
Libramont 2019 Makes Belgium the Centre of Holstein Breeding Once Again
The European Holstein Show returns to Belgium! Fifteen years after the last of various editions in the Belgian capital of Brussels, on April 9 the most beautiful Holsteins from thirteen...
Wilder Holsteins -Riding Momentum to the Top of Germany’s Breeding Scene
To keep his fairly large Tirsvad program successful, the Danish breeder Søren Ernst Madsen prefers to work with cow families that can generate high sires in various index systems. The...
Here is #10 of the most influential breeders during the past 25 years: Pine-Tree!
The votes have been counted. That took much longer than we had expected. Never before in HI’s 25 years of existence has a competition drawn so much participation. The steady...
R Green-Acres in Wisconsin: Home of Pride Holsteins
The village of Pepin in central-western Wisconsin lies on the shores of Lake Pepin and the Mississippi River. It used to be very much a farming community, but today it’s...
Westcoast Holsteins: From Show Champions to Breed Leading Sires
It’s hard to believe! Wescoast Holsteins was only formed in 2010 and yet it has already become a major force in the breed. They’ve paraded champions at North America’s major...
New Genetic Source on the Banks of the Po: Cristella Holsteins
AI companies like Inseme, Intermizoo, ABS and Semex keep a close eye on this Italian farm: Cristella, owned by the Marchi-Balestreri family. That is not surprising, because for a number...
Hemrik Holsteins: Preference for High Production Leads to 14,000 kg
‘We do not have the best land, or the best buildings, or the best cows, and yet, in one way or another, it works.’ He would never admit it himself,...
Awesome Udders at Luck-E Holsteins
The three main rules of marketing are location, location, location... and in that regard, Luck-E Holsteins fulfills them all. Located just 10 minutes off the main interstate highway that runs...
Hurtgenlea: Unswerving Breeding Strategy and Powerful Cow Family Lead to Remarkable Success
In December 2017, he debuted in the top position of the prestigious top-200 for DNA bulls in the US. In the meantime, he has remained stable in the top-3. We...
Lisduff: Consistent Focus on Fertility, Protein and Type
The cows at Lisduff Farms in Ireland live entirely off of grass for eight months of the year, walking a significant distance daily to and from the parlour, have a...
Eildon Tweed: Breeding Success Based on an Economic Foundation
Bingo! That may certainly be said about the young bull Eildon-Tweed Sam British, as he now scores 2961 gTPI. His arrival is a new highlight in the rich career of...