Boviteq West 5 Pack
Western Canadian Classic 2016
The 32nd Western Canadian Classic is set to take place from August 23-27th in Brandon, Manitoba. The Keystone Centre and adjoining Canad Inns will serve as the venue for 100 keen dairy youth from across the west to compete for honours in Dairy Science, Fitting & Clipping, Judging, Showmanship and Conformation. The top ranking senior [...]
Have you signed up for Dairy Track Yet?
Have you ever wondered how your operation ranks against others on key metrics, yet have had a hard time finding a current relevant benchmark to compare it to? DairyTrack is your solution! A powerful herd performance monitoring tool that uses on farm animal data synchronized nightly from the farm management or milking parlor software to [...]
Snowman Sons Revisited
In December we introduced a quintet of Snowman (O Man x BW Marshall x Aaron) sons certain that his Goldwyn and Shottle-free pedigree would provide options for Western Canadian producers. This time we found two more exceptional Snowman sons too compelling to leave off the list, so we removed two others to keep it to [...]
Genetic Base Changes for 2016
In the first proof run of the year in Canada, a base change is applied which essentially subtracts the average genetic improvement being made over the past year from the genetic numbers for every animal (both females and males). While an animal’s genetic makeup does not change, the amount of superiority over the population average [...]
WestGen Days 2016
The 2016 WestGen Days event was action packed. The event kicked off with a casual Wine and Cheese night filled with attendees from BC to Ontario, including our local reps. The AGM day saw great attendance by our members. Financial reports from Controller Vernon Smith and Treasurer Raymond Brink showed that the WestGen Group of [...]
First GeneBank Heifers Arrive at Boviteq West!
With a dozen members committed to the GeneBank initiative, WestGen has purchased the first pair of heifers on behalf of the group. Both heifers are from well-known and highly respected cow families that have stood the test of time and endure even in the genomic era. Westcoast Spring Dixie 3377, tracing to the Markwell Raven [...]
Australia 2017
What hot spot is on your bucket list? For many, the land down under is a destination they’ve always wanted to visit, though it can be a big trip to plan on your own. So when Jim Conroy & Peter Dickson of Semex Australia extended us another invitation to bring a group of Canadian dairy [...]
Ecoline
Young Sire Update Dear WestGen Partner Participants: With regret, we inform that the longstanding 50-year tradition of “sampling” young sires in Canada is officially coming to an end for the Semex Partners, CIAQ, EastGen and WestGen. For the many producers who participate in WestGen’s Partner program, starting May 1st the Ecoline brand and its suite [...]
National Holstein Convention 2016
April 2016 had been circled on the calendar of many Canadian Holstein breeders for a couple of years as they anticipated the National Holstein Convention making its return to the west! Alberta invited Holstein enthusiasts to come witness their #justmajestic natural scenery, farms and cattle when the event was held in Calgary & Banff from [...]