Hesdon Holsteins - Delta, BC, was recently featured in the May/June 2018 edition of Info Holstein by Morgan Sangster, HC Field Service Business Partner with a farm profile. Read about the Hessels family and their farm. Hesdon Holsteins Delta, BC By Morgan Sangster, HC Field Service Business Partner PREFIX: Hesdon PEOPLE INVOLVED: Alan and [...]
WestGen wants to congratulate these 4 amazing herds from Western Canada on their Master Breeder shields. - Congratulations!! Bullseye, May 2018 Master Breeders 2017 Alley Holsteins, Saskatchewan Alley Holsteins Approximately 30 minutes north west of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, lies the little town of Dalmeny (pop. 1830), which [...]
New Genomax Highlights Bullseye, May 2018 Progenesis OTHELLO - Modesty x Spring Modesty's highest LPI son, Othello is ready to add value to your breeding programs. Neatly combining big time production (2078 KG Milk, 108 KGS Fat) with appealing conformation (+13) he is especially strong for Mammary Systems (+14). Not lacking in pedigree power, [...]
Healthy cows lead to Healthy returns A visit with Lloyd and Daphne Holterman Bullseye, May 2018 With two recent speaking engagements in western Canada where on both occasions an unsolicited compliment was paid to Immunity+ technology, we thought it time to find out more about Rosy-Lane Holsteins in Watertown, WI, and specifically the data [...]
The Graduating Class – Spring 2018 Bullseye, May 2018 Blondin INTEGRAL RDC - Sympatico x Shottle - It’s never easy to be the other brother of a #1 daughter proven LPI sire but Blondin Integral and Comestar Lineman both show it can be done with success. By the time Integral started his AI career, [...]
Is A2 Milk about to go Mainstream? Bullseye, May 2018 There has been lots written recently on the topic of A2 Milk. What more to add then? Well it certainly turned a few heads when the New Zealand-based multi-National, Fonterra, recently announced a new strategic alliance with the A2 Milk Company brand. One presumes [...]
Bullseye May 2018 WestGen enjoyed it’s third consecutive year of milestone sales in 2017, clearly demonstrating that it is, and will always be, the key focus business of the WestGen Group of Companies. In fact, both WestGen’s financial performance and operating performance in 2017 were significantly above budget. To equip our company for the [...]
APRIL 6, 2018 First offered in December 2012, Semex's exclusive Immunity+® lineup continues to expand in April 2018, offering dairymen worldwide the sires they need to breed healthier and more profitable herds. Proven on farm, recent research concludes that Immunity+ is the key to the future of herd health. In North America, over 30 [...]
Rewarding Results with Pooling “I love taking advantage of Boviteq West’s pooling technology, since it allows me to to significantly lower my risks and my costs when working with multiple donors. Some donors are inevitably stronger than others, so I don’t like to gamble entirely on one donor producing viable oocytes. Pooling multiple donors [...]
Bulls to beat the mid-winter Blues In some parts of western Canada, spring is still NOT just around the corner. And in the parts where it is, there is the muddy, messy days that precede spring make Prairie frost the lesser evil. To create a seasonal distraction from weather our mid-winter Genomax™ new release [...]