Sires Report

October 2024

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires RED - October 2024

With an gRZG of 158, Malaga-Red is the current Nr.1 red and white sire in Germany. Above all, it is his outstanding production traits that propel him to this position....

October 2024

Sires Report

S-S-I Montross Jedi Indeed, Very Straight Legs, But Still Very Influential in the Holstein Breed

His debut in August 2015 was phenomenal. Both in the US and Canada, he immediately captured both the gTPI and gLPI lead. As such, S-S-I Montross Jedi clearly became the...

October 2024

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - October 2024

With the helping of milking daughters, the outcross sire Suez took the Nr.1 spot on the German list with 147 RZG. The Subzero son from an Outlast dam and an...

September 2024

Sires Report

Likely the World’s Most Popular Sire of All Time: “Black Beauty” To-Mar Blackstar

Has a bull ever been more popular in global breeding than To-Mar Blackstar from Select Sires? Likely not. During his long life, the semen of the Chairman son from the...

September 2024

Sires Report

Exclusive in Holstein International: The Bestsellers of 50(!) AI Companies around the World

Here they are: the bulls that in recent times have been used the most at AI companies all over the globe. No less than 50 in all, from AI companies...

August 2024

Sires Report

BullTalk - August 2024

To HI’s question ‘Which of your own sires should be used more often”, HI received a tremendous response from AIs world-wide. Besides the answers that you can find in an...

August 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... August 2024

With 2.5 udder health – this index is based on 2.3 somatic cell and 2.5 mastitis resistance – the French Gymnast son Omnast is a specialist in that category. Also...

August 2024

Sires Report

Thanks to Renegade, Picston Shottle Is Receiving Even More Influence

In our previous history story, we looked at the pedigree of the matchless transmitter S-S-I Renegade and ascertained that in his near generations, just two transmitters appear twice: Man-O-Man and...

August 2024

Sires Report

From New Mexico to international fame: Leaninghouse Taos’s road to the top

Nowadays there are many great daughter-proven Renegade sons, though Leaninghouse Taos is likely the most complete overall. Taos was bred by Rock-Hill Dairy in New Mexico. ‘At that time, Select...

July 2024

Sires Report

Peak AltaZazzle: Steadily growing influence!

With his genomic breeding values, Peak AltaZazzle was able to debut at Nr.1, which attracted a lot of attention. Today, Zazzle has found a spot among the row of superstars...

July 2024

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires DNA - July 2024

‘Oli, a Conway grandson via sire Letchworth, is the nr.2 gLPI bull. Both in Canada and the US (3159 gTPI) Oli dazzles via strong components, desirable fitness, and high conformation...

July 2024

Sires Report

KAX Gladius: People Know What They’re Getting

‘The popularity of Gladius is tremendous and still continues to increase. This trend has to do with his very good daughters. Many farmers want to milk more of his daughters...