Israeli Holsteins have been bred and selected for high production in subtropical and arid conditions, are particularly good converters of feeds into milk and growth, and respond favorably to intensive management. Together with a certain level of disease protection either induced or bred into them, it makes Israeli Holsteins the breed of choice for the Mediterranean region, countries of Asia Minor or those with similar climatic conditions, Very often, buyers of Israeli Holsteins take advantage of the technical assistance offered by ICBA, consisting of:
        Feasibility Studies,
        General Planning,
        Feeding Programs,
        Dairy Herd Management.

Export of live dairy cattle from Israel				Export of frozen semen from
Period	Country	No		Israeli Holstein Bulls 1978-1996
1960-79 1960-80 1981-84 1986 1989-90 1996	Iran* Turkey* Bulgaria Italy* Cyprus Yugoslavia Zambia* Egypt Turkey Thailand* Hungary Bulgaria India	20,485 2,175 1,468 518 407 180 530 1,750 103 93 457 320 43		Brazil Bulgaria China Cyprus Czech Republic Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia France Hungary India Indonesia Italy Kazakhstan Kenya	Netherlands Nigeria Peru Philipines Russia South Africa Spain Tanzania Thailand Turkmenistan Turkey Ukraine Venezuela Zambia Zaire

*Long-term technical assistance                                          Total: 302,228 doses