Sires Report
Intriguing Sires DNA - June 2023
Sheepster, now 23 months old, is the nr. 8 sire for gTPI. ‘We began using Sheepster for contract matings in August. He was our most heavily used mating sire in...
Focus on... Juni 2023
Traditionally, we present interesting red factor sires in this column two months after a breeding evaluation period. In this issue we look at RC bulls that offer a second genetic...
Bull Talk - May 2023
In April 2022, his first progeny proven index appeared. But now, in April 2023, he breaks through to America’s TPI top-10 thanks to a significant jump of 149 points: Silverridge-V...
Focus on... May 2023
Good conformation has been and remains important criteria for dairy farmers when selecting certain bulls for matings with their cows. And good conformation does not mean that other economically relevant...
Intriguing Sires DNA - April 2023
In order to register any young bull in Canada a genomic test is required. The Dickieson family of Birkentree Holsteins at North Rustico, Prince Edward Island, wanted to register a...
Focus on... April 2023
While simultaneous improvement for production and fertility has been difficult to come by over the last decades, breeding has made the antagonism between these two traits a thing of the...
Mr Salvatore RC: Transformer of the Global Red Holstein Population
His early daughters – by now in their fourth lactation – have already produced 60,000 kg/130,000 lb milk. And in the meantime, his breeding influence in the international Red Holstein...
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...
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...
Intriguings Sires DNA - March 2023
Sitting at Nr.5 in Germany is the high component bull Nexo, a son of Nexus (<AltaCabot). Nexo traces back to the family of Markwell Blackstar Raven EX-95. The grand-dam Peak...
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...
Thanks to French assistance, in the US an imposing star could be created: S-S-I PR Renegade!
‘As a young DNA sire, Renegade was already very popular, but when his daughters in various countries around the world came into production, he was truly admired for the tremendous...