This proven sire is of the Redad bloodline and is an A1A2 sire. He stems from the blood line that contained “Ruap” and “Raufbold” who have outstanding daughters with respect to feet and legs and longevity in the “Romen” cow family. He has a TMI of 130 and is a high...

This A2A2 sire has a TMI of 124 . He is a member of the Horex bloodline. The sires “Winnipeg” and “Wildwest” are his grand father and father. These yielded excellent daughters with strength and  fitness and ideal dual purpose character. Udder quality is high in his progeny....

This sire has a TMI of 134 with high milk production as predominant trait. Excellent feet and legs, persistence are strong points as well. When seeking a second generation sire, this is a good choice. He is an A1A2 sire and a member of the Horex bloodline. He is...

Check out pictures of dual purpose Fleckvieh cows at the betterdairycow Facebook site. The below article summarizes the current high risk situation going on in the dairy industry with respect to future genetic success. Genomic breeding with breed values not proven with live offspring will tend to lead to...

This sire is an A2A2 sire and has the sire “Waterberg” in his bloodlines. “Waterberg” sired many daughters in North America and was seen to have passed on good udders to his progeny. “Ziehsohn” has a TMI of 120 and scores high on feet and legs and fertility....

The bull of the Metz line is an excellent F2 bull for “Waldhoer” daughters. Also can be used as an F1 bull and is easy calving. “Huscaran” runs in his blood line who sired excellent cross red cows. Very solid through the back and good high udders. His father...

Iskara – a son of Ilja with a TMI of 118 and of the “Redad” blood line is an excellent strength choice bull for longevity. He is a genomic A2A2 bull and has good calving ease and great persistence. He would a strong choice as an F1 bull. A high suspensory ligament...

Humane And Ethical Treatment Of Down Cattle   We have all seen this miserable problem form time to time and the downer cow is a fact of life on a dairy farm. Hopefully with the aid of this report, the incidence can be reduced or remedied and minimized at...

Fleckvieh is a hardy breed that can resist diseases, eats less and produces more high quality milk. Kenyan dairy farmers are used to the common exotic breeds of dairy cows such as the Holstein-Fresians, Ayrshire, Guernsey or even Jerseys. For two years now, a new cattle breed has attracted...

                                         BIOSECURITY FOR DAIRY FARMS Biosecurity is becoming increasingly important to the dairy sector, which continues to evolve toward fewer, larger farms with high-producing milking animals. This sector provides consumers with wholesome milk and dairy products, and is also the source of valuable genetics for the international marketing of...