April 2024

Sires Report

Avalanche and sons: A blessing and a curse

Dymentholm Mr Apples Avalanche-RC has had an enormous influence on show rings around the world. Particularly for red and whites his genetics are barely avoidable. And yet Avalanche is a...

Jersey International

Management

Rob Derksen: ‘Australian Jersey Breeders have Embraced the Best Genetics in the World’

Rob Derksen started his career in cattle breeding in 1973, at Victorian Artificial Breeders (VAB), where he first came into contact with the Jersey breed. Derksen has been employed by...

April 2024

Herd reports

Fankhauser: “Powerful Monia Ensured Family that Continually Provides Outstanding Cows”

‘Til we meet again in the Fankhauser herd!’ That is what we wrote in HI 07/2022, when a photo of the splendid black & white Redstream daughter Olivia-RC was published....

April 2024

Cow Families

Larcrest Cosmopolitan: A Major Impact Bloodline Worldwide

Larcrest Cosmopolitan: A distinctive, speckled cow with a very distinctive name, she became the icon for a bloodline that gained respect throughout the Holstein world. Via a long list of...

Jersey International

Herd reports

Vestermarken: High Performance Herd from the North of Denmark

The Jørgensen family’s Vestermarken Jersey herd from North Jutland has been among the countries leading production herds for some years. A major focus is to produce top quality forages so...

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