The International Red Dairy Breed Federation (IRDBF) conference 2016 was held in Hamar, Norway June 14-16.  Red breeds have a bright future including being a key breed in successful crossbreeding schemes.

Why IRDBF continues to meet

IRDBF was founded in 1989 as the IRCC (International Red […]

Here’s how some commercial producers in the U.S. describe their ideal cow – – quite a contrast to the yesteryear ideal of a long, tall, deep, wide, dairy-quality female:

“I need feed efficiency from birth through lactation, smaller stature, good udders, health traits, excellent fertility, and good milk production with high milk solids.”1 “(Profitable cows) […]

Likely (Hoard’s Dairyman) and unlikely (The Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones and the MIT Technology Review) sources made the topic of polled (hornless) dairy cattle a hot topic recently. A good starting point in discussing polled is this…

Polled is a dominant trait (genetically controlled much like coat […]

Four Norwegian Red bulls are among the top 6 Red breed bulls in the U.S. NM$ Top Bull List published by CDCB. In this list of 66 Red breed bulls available in the […]