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Intriguing Sires DNA - October 2023
His name Sunburst was inspired by Skalsumer Sunny Boy, CRV’s famous globetrotter from the 1990s. Sunburst and Sunny Boy are both bred out of the Skalsumer Pietje family which has...
Ocean-View Sexation: Hero of the 1980s, Still Influential Today
Never before has a portrait of him appeared in HI. However: ‘He truly transmitted the profile that corresponds to the expectations that every dairy farmer has for what a solid...
Intruiging Sires DP - August 2023
In June, Newhouse Sneeker 422 VG-87 (Stol Joc-O-Man) a second generation 100,000 kg/220,000 lb cow was discovered by HI’s Dutch language publication HIPlus as one of the most prominent sources...
Intriguing Sires DNA - July 2023
He is the first Cartoon son to take to the field in Germany with such high breeding values. He is the Nr.5 of all polled bulls and the Nr.2 of...
FeedExcel from CRV: More Milk from Less Feed with Less Methane
‘Cows that efficiently convert feed into lots of milk, that also have high longevity with strong scores for health: These are the cows that dairy farmers like to see on...
Bosgoed in the Netherlands: Three Decades of Consistent Crossbreeding with Holstein-Jersey-Brown Swiss
Brown Swiss, Jersey, Fleckvieh, Montbéliarde; the use of “Dairy Breeds” on Holsteins is taking place in a variety of forms in the Netherlands. The Bosgoed family in Denekamp, close to...
BullTalk - April 2023
The accompanying table shows the top selling sires at ABS Global in China. Gary Gao from ABS China explains: ‘From all three, more than 30,000 doses (sexed and conventional) have...
Polled Holstein Elite Global Overview of Current Female Polled Genetics
Globally, the breeding of polled Holsteins is coming to greater maturity. The supply of attractive P and PP sires is steadily increasing with more variety. The same is true for...
Intriguing Sires DNA - April 2023
‘What makes Cirrus-P so popular? He is super balanced and does not have any knock-out faults. And he descends from a very attractive cow family.’ Speaking is Jordan Siemers about...
Intriguing Sires DP - March 2023
‘He is a progeny proven bull who is high in the ranking, with a very nice profile. Very generous milk production in combination with nice conformation and udders, healthy feet...
Van de Plashoeve: Source of Dutch Blue for Beef-on-Dairy
With 45 active AI sires at thirteen different breeding companies in their homeland and abroad, Morsink Dutch Blue is a significant source for the Beef-on-Dairy sector. For more than twenty...
Meander FMI April: The Perfect Brood Cow for the New Zealand System
The progeny proven Beamer son Meander SB Arrow is an absolute bestseller at the New Zealand breeding company LIC, while full brother Alias is popular at CRV. Among the high...