Management
Egbert Feddersen: The last interview with a pillar of German and international Holstein breeding
No, there is no special topic for this interview. This interview is not only a general review of Holstein breeding, but also a view towards the future. And it is...
A Chance To Heighten Profit… By Lowering Stature
He’s back: An American Dairyman. Since November 2019, our guest author has already written three articles for HI, packed with practical tips for dairy farmers worldwide. Here is his fourth...
Worldwide Sire Breeding Values for Polled and Red Holstein
Dynamic! That was the word to describe the August evaluations which rewrote the international rankings, particularly in the polled sector. There were exciting debuts on a daughter-proven basis, like the...
Diamond Awards on the Emerald Isle
With its green rolling hills and vales, Ireland has earned itself the title of the Emerald Isle. Since emeralds and diamonds are the most precious of jewels, it is fitting...
Get Acquainted with Herdbooks All Over the World: Prim’Holstein France
With 1.5 million registered cows, France is one of the global Holstein giants. In total, 4,800 French Holstein breeders are associated with the independent herdbook Prim’Holstein France that organizes a...
Jonathan Lamb: ‘We want our programs to be effective tools for the membership’
Jonathan Lamb is no stranger to the dairy business. In partnership with his parents and brother Matthew, Jonathan and his wife Alicia, along with their two children Kyra (5) and...
The Eyecatchers of the Red Holstein Population: The Highest Living EX Cows in the Breed
Those who love Holsteins normally also love pretty Holsteins. The same is obviously true for those who are interested in Red Holsteins as well. As such, we set out to...
Plenty of Possibilities for Accurate Heat Detection
Every birth demonstrates it again: fertility is an essential aspect of dairying. Heat detection plays a critical role in this. Cows and heifers, first of all, need to come into...
Return On Genetic Investment
‘From my former work before joining the genetics industry I was very familiar with the concept of return on investment,’ comments Italian Luca Santuari. ‘The challenge for us is to...
50 Years of Koepon - ‘I would do it all over again.’
This year it is 50 years ago that the first Koepon dairy farm was started in Garnwerd in the Dutch province of Groningen. The very first farm would later be...
Unique Overview: All 200,000 kg/440,000 lb. Holsteins World-wide
The club has 24 members world-wide– with numbers 25 and 26 now standing on the threshold – and is considered an elite group of absolute lifetime production champions. No less...
Introducing the Herd-Books around the world: Holstein Canada
Holstein breed associations around the globe are a significant force in directing the breed progress worldwide. In this series, Holstein International will introduce many of the leading herd-book associations around...