Bullseye May 2015 Boviteq West: Making a difference As the number of farmers utilizing Boviteq West’s in vitro fertilization increases, so too does the awareness of the vast benefits that this technology can bring to a genetics business. However, what remains unknown to many is the tremendous amount of work that goes on behind-the-scenes to [...]
Bullseye May 2015 Pinkman: Pure Pedigree Power Over the last decade, the Apple cow, a 96 point Regiment daughter that was successfully cloned and won many shows, has dominated the R&W Holstein breed. Long before Apple became the international star of her maternal line though it was known as the August family, and what a [...]
Bullseye May 2015 WestGen Days 2015 - Wrap-up While some companies struggle through tedious Annual General Meetings where attendees are barely able to keep their eyes open, such is far from the case at WestGen! The WestGen AGM, now a multi-day event known as WestGen Days, draws in scores of people from all across Western [...]
Bullseye September 2015 Boviteq West: Two Years and Going Strong... This August was the 2nd anniversary of Boviteq West’s creation, and we’re proud to see the company continuing to flourish as we help more and more people to understand and reap the benefits of our IVF process. Over the past two years, we’ve seen [...]
Bullseye July 2015 Stargazer With the debut of OCD Stargazer, the Rud Zip family delivers one of the most unique bulls to ever reside on the WestGen proof sheet. Stargazer is a Super son from Windsor-Manor Elegant Delight VG-88-2YR-USA DOM. She is backed by the EX-93-2E-USA DOM GMD 4* Durham, Z-Delight, and then the EX-95-4E-USA DOM GMD 1* Rudolph [...]
Bullseye July 2015 Summer 2015 Genomax Offerings Ginary DODGE Diamond (Snowman x Planet) x Numero Uno x Bolton If you think using a few doses of new Genomax bulls is risky business, you may not realize the deep, deep pedigrees that these sires often provide. In Dodge’s case we’re talking about eleven generations of well-respected LPI and Conformation specialists. From [...]
Bullseye July 2015 Cowtucky Derby Western Canadian Classic 2015 Celebrating its 31st year, the Western Canadian Classic (affectionately know as the "WCC") takes place in Red Deer Alberta from August 19th to 22nd, 2015. During the competition, a total of 100 young adults and youth between the ages of 12-21 take part in many activities. These activities include clipping, a dairy [...]
High Immune Response – A Year in Review It has been a full year since Semex launched the Immunity+ brand, a product of the High Immune Response (HIR) research that Dr. Bonnie Mallard developed with her University of Guelph colleagues. Since then, Bonnie has been called upon at numerous conferences to explain her work. Of [...]
For the fast-forward crowd there is currently no bull that can get you to where you want to go faster for Type and Production than Silverridge Ascend. Ranked #3 on CDN’s Top 100 Young Bull list, he is as current as you can be [...]
Regan-ALH Pride Producers aiming to improve their herds by correctively mating their cows to sires that transmit the traits they seek, appreciate bulls that are consistent. Selecting reliable bulls that are consistent in their breeding pattern is the most efficient way to breed a uniform herd of cows that thrive under the same management conditions. [...]