Jan Schilder and Ennio Liesens recently gave a presentation about aAa to an enthusiastic group of Brown Swiss and Jersey classifiers and employees from Evolution International in Beaupréau-en-Mauges, France. The conference was organized by BGS France.
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At age 16, this Royalist daughter at the van der Linde Farm in Fronteira, Portugal has produced over 150,000 kg of milk. The 300 cow herd is also home to 87 cows who have producer over 50,000 kg lifetime.
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De jonge boeren laten van zich horen! Vanaf vandaag tot en met zaterdag rijden wij het land door om aandacht te vragen voor onze toekomst, want deze staat enorm onder druk. Om te blijven zorgen voor uw voedsel en uw landschap zijn jonge boeren onmisbaar! 💪#boerenvooruwtoekomst
Truus 68 - GP83, pictured recently at age 13. She is a Kian x Blackprice bred by longtime aAa user Fam. Martens of Luyksgestel, NL, with lifetime production to date of 123,962 kg milk, 4.93% fat and 3.80% protein.
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JIMM Holstein Hellen 585, Ex-93, bred by longtime aAa user John De Vries, at almost age 15 has lifetime production of 155,022 kg milk, 4.0% fat and 3.4% protein. She is a Goldwyn (aAa 234) x Norik (aAa 564) x Bonatus (aAa 153) x Blackstar (aAa 345) x Triple Threat (aAa 216)
“It’s not that you don’t look at bull indexes anymore, but it has become only part of the equation. It was only when the first calves were born from aAa matings that I really could see the differences.” -Gearoid Murphy, Cty Cork, IRL. Read Gearoid’s full testimonial on our site.
Due to COVID-19 precautions, analyzer visits to the following Wisconsin and Iowa locations are postponed until July: ABS, Alta Genetics, Genex, Hawkeye Breeders and Sexing Technologies.
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