I was the first of three children to bless a young, dedicated, second generation dairy farming couple in England. Due to many farming setbacks, expansion wasn’t an option. My parents decided Canada had the farming opportunity they wanted for their family and in 1999 we made the big move. A Dairy barn was built [...]
The 33rd Western Canadian Classic took place from August 22-26th in Weyburn, Saskatchewan at the Weyburn Fairgrounds and Ramada Weyburn. WestGen is pleased to continue our support of this very unique and highly regarded youth development program. Junior Clipping: Ben Hylkema & Ethan Nienhuis, SK Dairy Science Quiz: Pauline Ferguson, BC Judging [...]
Did you know that Boviteq West also provides Conventional Flushing and Implantation of Embryos into our Recipient Herd in addition to our IVF Services?
In addition to highly accurate heat detection and monitoring, the SCR Heatime Pro system also can be used as an extremely effective tool to manage heat stress of dairy cows. The NEW Heat Stress Application Gain Real-time insight into how your groups are coping in warm temperatures, and leverage that knowledge to make more [...]
August sire summaries delivered the much anticipated Progenesis MIDNIGHT - Duke x Defender to our proof sheet after too many calls to count asking about him since early 2017. Our first Duke son, Midnight hails from Manhatttan, the prolific bull dam that already provided us with the likes of Seducer, Avatar, Palace, Wizard, Mustang, [...]
Canadian First At WestGen we take great pride in promoting western causes, but we are Canadian first. As we reflect on 150 years of Canada we marvel that WestGen has been there to witness nearly half of it – including nearly our entire post-WWII rise in prominence as a nation. Working together is our [...]
It’s easy to forget that through using a host of high-ranking young Genomax bulls in our breeding programs, the net result a few years later is some pretty awesome proven sires that can become reliable options to consider for further use. What’s more, some very useful trait leaders emerge that provide excellent improvement on [...]
Already widely proven and accepted as a heat detection and reproduction improvement tool, what else does SCR’s Heatime Pro system have to offer? With rumination monitoring you can set yourself up for the future. Monitoring rumination will give you an advantage over others, and make you a more efficient milk producer. Fine tune [...]
Six new Genomax sires become available in between the April and August proof runs. Of these six, four are Robot Ready™, and they possess a variety of attractive sires and pedigrees. Woodcrest Def Manhattan continues to demonstrate her potent transmitting capabilities adding two more high indexing sons to our lineup. [...]
IMPROVE YOUR GENETICS THIS SUMMER! It’s never been a better time to improve your herd! Available for a limited time only! DFR OPU OVF CYCLE Repro Exam Health Test Set-up Fees Open File Fee Genetic Plan Pooling 3 Donor [...]