Sires Report
BullTalk - September 2019
At Cogent in Great Britain, they had to bid farewell to a popular favourite in their sire facility: Cogent Twist. And… Twist was not only a favourite among his caretakers,...
Intriguing Sires DNA - Biggelo & Sano & Nashville
No matter what you think of line-breeding, it worked for Canada’s Nr.1 gLPI sire S-S-I Biggelo, as the Delroy-son features the O-Man Mirror family on both sides of his pedigree....
Bull Talk - August 2019
We already wrote about it: Salvatore continues to be a high calibre sire of sons and is still delivering remarkable sons. New in his top-5 of the very best sons...
Intriguing Sires - August 2019
The Caudumer Lol family has been a household name in Red Holstein breeding for years. In the Netherlands, but now also beyond. A prominent cow within this family, Lawn Boy...
Why Italy’s Most Fitting Ambassador Deserves an “Upgrade”
We want to begin our story about Prince with an “upgrade”. Did you know that Prince produced a total of 501,084 doses of semen, that have nearly all been sold?...
Defiant: Great Type Option for Red-Holstein Breeders
After graduating with a daughter proof in December 2015, Scientific Defiant went on to spend more than 12 months sitting atop the Holstein type list in the US. As an...
Focus on.. Red, Milk & Type
He supplies the type, the udders and the width & depth to the body many Red-Holstein breeders are looking for. In addition he improves the components at good milk production...
Bull Talk - July 2019
Salvatore dominates for the red & white sire of sons, but in his wake we find Endco Apprentice RC, a Kingboy son of Blondin-TJR Supersire Aroma VG-85. Apprentice is not...
Focus on.. Eyecatcher
The breeding values for conformation are among the best the breed has to offer, but that is not the reason why we are presenting these four bulls. The quality of...
Intriguing Sires - Balic & Bandicoot & Duke
‘Our dairy farmers appreciate Balic and are using him again as a progeny proven bull,’ states Mathias Poferl from Rinderzucht Baden-Württemberg (RBW). ‘Also in his DNA period, Balic was already...
Intriguing Sires - July 2019
Giordano is the new Nr.1 DNA-proven bull in Italy and combines solid production (+1330kg milk) with high components (+.50%f +.24%p) and is the highest rated bull for udders in the...
Ladys-Manor Shamrock: No Longer Bookem’s Little Brother
During the past decade, a lot has been said and written about the stature of Holsteins. The trend towards less tall Holsteins is now probably truly being pursued, partly because...