Bullseye Archive
4-H Promotion 2017 Each year WestGen, through its Endowment Fund, supports our local 4-H dairy clubs and in doing so, helps support the future leaders of our Western Canadian dairy industry. Driven almost entirely by the efforts of volunteers, the benefits that youth gain from 4-H are hard to replicate in any other development [...]
As we do each proof round, here is an introduction to 7 new Genomax bulls that join our proof sheet and a brief description on each. Progenesis SEDUCER – Supershot x Defender – Our first sire to be released to market with an LPI exceeding 3500, he’s also our highest Pro$ bull at $2933. He [...]
Impression: Impressive! The world these days revolves around the latest exciting genomic sires entering the marketing lineup, and as impressive as a few of ours are this time, the headline spot is deservedly being given to a Proven sire whose second crop daughters are meeting and exceeding expectations. To be fair Monument Impression had lots [...]
We are pleased to announce that Kelsey Patterson has joined the team at Boviteq West! Kelsey is the Reproductive Solutions Coordinator at Boviteq West, and is the first voice you’ll hear on the phone regarding any Boviteq West inquiries. Kelsey grew up in the Fraser Valley, and was an active member of 4-H, [...]
Congratulations to Lone Pine On Time Believe (5-Year-Old Class), Exhibited by Ancelmo Vasconsellos & Avonlea Genetics Inc.; Bramville Jerseys & Stephen Dufault, Owned by Bramville Jerseys & Stephen Dufault for their nomination of Jersey Canada's 2016 All Canadian Contest. We look forward to seeing the results of the All Canadian winners in late January 2017.
WestGen wants to recognize your Best Barn Cow! She may not be the fanciest, or even the highest producing cow in your herd, but we all love the cow that reliably breeds back every year, avoids sickness and consistently produces above herd averages. We want to recognize that faithful contributor to your bottom line! Nominate [...]
After several years of promoting the use of Immunity+ sires, data is coming in from a variety of large herd sources. The compilation of average rates of decline one can expect from the daughters of Immunity+ sires is represented in the table below. These numbers have been submitted for publication in a scientific journal – [...]
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” - John F. Kennedy As we wound up the last few days of 2016 at the WestGen offices, I could not help but look back on what an incredible year it has been. [...]
A New Trait has appeared in our genetic evaluations! Metabolic Disease Resistance On December 6, 2016, genetic evaluations for Metabolic Disease Resistance (MDR) were released by Canadian Dairy Network. Displaced Abomasum’s, Clinical and Subclinical Ketosis are all products of a cows environment, as well as her genetics. Data was collected by DHI on [...]
Progressive Dairyman, Editor Karen Lee - December 8, 2016 Gert Schrijver gets peak production with forage quality, transition cow management Gert Schrijver and his wife, Sonja, started Mars Dairy near Stettler, Alberta, in 1996 after immigrating from the Netherlands. At the time, they were milking 50 cows. Today, they have 230 cows (370 kilograms of [...]