March 2024

Sires Report

Gymnast: A Major Impact Sire in European Breeding

Canadian sire Boldi V Gymnast started his career as a bull that excelled in various evaluation systems. He ranked especially well on the basis of the RZG in Germany, and...

March 2024

Management

Calf Vitality: Selecting Genetics to Improve Heifer Survival

Over the past 15 years, Holstein breeding programs worldwide have produced dramatic gains, not just in terms of production but also for health and welfare outcomes too. Especially the rebound...

March 2024

Herd reports

Hinnemann Holstein in Germany:In the top-5 for Production Thanks to Elite Management and Focused Breeding

‘We try to make the production circumstances for our cows as optimal as possible.’ On the farm of Philipp Hinnemann in Germany, nothing is left to chance: Not in terms...

March 2024

Cow Families

Cow Country - March 2024

Jean-Baptiste Decheppe of Gaec du Tombuy at Gimecourt in the north-east of France has a cow with a special story. ‘Gourmande was not born on our farm. It was our...

March 2024

Herd reports

Trent-Way Genetics: Smart RC Strategy Leads to Rapid and Powerful Results

In a nicely hidden valley, about 60 km southwest of Madison in the American state of Wisconsin, we find the relatively new breeding enterprise Trent-Way, owned by Trent and Kelsey...

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