Cow Families

January 2021

Cow Families

Chalou: A Cow Anyone Would Love to have Standing in Their Barn

Boulet Goldwyn Chalou EX-96 was Canada’s Cow of the Year 2018. She first attracted international attention at the World Dairy Expo in 2012 when she was Honorable Mention Grand Champion....

January 2021

Cow Families

‘Everyone in the world wants a daughter out of her!’

‘Oh, was she ever in heat!’ Joel Lepage from the Canadian province of Quebec still vividly remembers the scene. In 2015, when he participated with an Atwood yearling in Canada’s...

January 2021

Cow Families

The less well-known sister? European Aiko Branch Flourishes at Drouner Holsteins

In 2009, Kamps-Hollow Altitude won HI’s Red Impact Competition. In 2013 and 2015, that honour fell to her daughters Apple and Aiko, while in 2016 and 2018 Aiko’s daughters Aika...

January 2021

Cow Families

Cow Country - January 2021

Recently Meadow-Green Abso Fanny-Red EX-96 was selected as the new Red Holstein World Champion (HI 10/2020). Will she also excel as a brood cow? Those who speak with the Cunningham...

January 2021

Cow Families

The Wilra Cow Family: Saved by Genomics

In the spring of 2013, a young Supersire calf in the Wilra herd came up with an index that placed her among the top ranks in the breed. She went...

December 2020

Cow Families

Cow Country - December 2020

‘In her best days, Portefolio was the cow that every breeder dreams about. Her conformation, especially when it came to her exceptional udder, was nearly perfect. In addition, she was...

December 2020

Cow Families

Cow Country - December 2020

‘She is the embodiment of what we want to breed! She has good fertility, strong production and has an impressive conformation. Indeed, Jabobina is a real “true type” cow!’ These...

December 2020

Cow Families

Elite American Family Celebrates New Success… in France!

Close to Ruffiac, 77 km southwest of Rennes in the French region of Brittany, a cow family is quickly expanding. In the home herd, it already makes up more than...

December 2020

Cow Families

SHA Grumeti: Source of Outstanding Traits

She is the cow with the highest breeding value in Germany, the dam of the highest male calves as well as that of three other animals that are also the...

December 2020

Cow Families

Dellia’s impressive ambassadress in British Columbia

In 2008, a silky black senior calf entered the show ring at the BC Holstein Spring Show. On her way to a second place finish, she caught the eye of...

November 2020

Cow Families

Sanchez Dice: Arethusa’s First Homebred EX-96 Holstein

Holsteins in the US which receive the nearly ultimate score of EX-96 are sensationally beautiful! The same is true of Arethusa Dice. In June, the speckled, white Sanchez daughter followed...

November 2020

Cow Families

Lars-Acres Felices Fame: The Raven Family at Oakfield Corners

Oakfield Corners Dairy (OCD) milks a total of over 8,000 cows at 4 separate locations: 3 in northern New York and 1 in Ohio. Their breeding program has produced a...