April 2024

Sires Report

Focus on... April 2024

Sires with high conformation figures have always been fashionable. And that is still the case. However, more and more often, a restriction is being applied; many dairy farmers do not...

April 2024

Management

Heat Stress: Recognizing Potential and Planning Ahead Before the Heat Comes!

For several decades global warming has been a topic of discussion and analysis. In this process, the overwhelming conclusion is that in many parts of the world, the climate will...

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...

April 2024

Cow Families

Cow Country I - April 2024

With 959 gPLI, Ballycairn Peace 6568 Sherese is far and away the nr.1 of all tested female Holsteins in the United Kingdom. The five-month-old DG Peace (<Captain) daughter traces via...

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....

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