News from the Dykster Holsteins herd. Since December, Dykster 3STAR Regina Red, an outstanding daughter of Ranger-Red, has been successfully milked. She proudly descends from K&L PC Deltia Red, a distinguished bull dam and a key cow from the Anderstrup Aikman Dellia RDC VG-89 branch of the Dellia cow family. Regina Red achieved a remarkable VG classifcatoin score, with her udder earning a maximum score of VG-89!... Read more
Dykster 3STAR Realna is one of the few Real Syn daughters in the Netherlands and abroad that offers the complete package! In addition, she descends from the Sandy-Valley Plane Sapphire VG-87 line of the Snow-N Denises Dellia cow family. Realna will be auctioned next week at the GenHotel Selection Sale.... Read more
Among the extensively used sires in the 3STAR Breeding Program is Peak Rainow. According to RZG, SPH Alberta's daughter, Dykster 3STAR Rivana, stands out significantly compared to other Rainow daughters. Following this success, Rivana, who is one of the members of the Sandy-Valley Plane Sapphire branch of Snow-N Denises Dellia EX-95, was bred to continue her lineage.... Read more
In 2020, with the purchase of SPH Alberta during the SonderKollektion, the Sandy-Valley Plane Sapphire line, originating from Snow-N Denise's Dellia EX-95, was incorporated into the breeding program of Dykster Holsteins and GenHotel. This investment has proven fruitful, as her descendants have brought strong results. Several bulls have been sold to AI studs, and one of her daughters Dykster 3STAR Albertine by KAX Gladius stands out in the Dykster herd with more than 20 offspring to her name.... Read more
The November run in America has resulted in two newly genomic tested females from GenHotel members in the top 50 gTPI in Europe... Read more
In September, several females from GenHotel members received American genomic results. The following calves are listed in the top 100 gTPI in Europe this month... Read more
The cooperation with numerous European breeders and dairy farmers ensures great results and makes it possible to breed the top of Europe in several systems! The latest and finest genetics of GenHotel can be found on the just updated 3STAR donor page.... Read more
In December 2023, for the first time, both Holstein as Red Holsteins calves from the 3STAR Breeding Program ranked number 1. After the new April 2024 index week, GenHotel, and its members once again succeeded in breeding high-quality females based on gNVI by having two list leaders again for two times in a row now!... Read more
With the new index run of December 2023, in addition to numerous new bulls in the top lists, many new high heifer calves also have set their place in the top100 gNVI rankings! For GenHotel and its members a very successful proof run now that the number 1 for both Red Holstein and Holstein come from the 3STAR Breeding program!... Read more
In the meantime, the Holstein Association USA and CDCB have also published the genomic results for females. In the newly genomic tested females, this has resulted in a very interesting new topper for Wilder Holsteins... Read more
As of this December 2023 index run, a new and improved system is being used for the estimation of breeding values within the Dutch/Flamish NVI, the so-called 'Single Step' method. With the introduction of the single step method... Read more
The VOST Select Sale 11 brings another stunning index heifer into the spotlights. Dykster 3STAR Arezina, bred by Dykster Holsteins and GenHotel, is the number 2 gRZG scoring daughter of the former number 1 gRZG sire Pröbstings Arizona!... Read more
The USA genomics results of newly tested females in October have been published again by the Holstein Association USA. The sire image of the top 50 gTPI European females contains no less than 27 different sires and thus shows that... Read more
With 1549 ISET 3STAR EmbryoProgram result Dykster 3STAR Ronald Layla SG, remains the number 1 among all milking females in Switzerland. Layla, exported as an embryo, is making dreams come true for her owners... Read more
The very youthful and just fresh Dykster 3STAR Ronald Layla SG was recently photographed at her Swiss owner Nicola Pedrini. As an embryo, Layla was imported by Swiss Genetics. This package of six embryos from the combination Trent-Way-Js Ronald RDC x K&L PC Deltia Red, exported by Dykster Holsteins & GenHotel to Switzerland, resulted in the birth of five calves!... Read more
At the SonderKollektion, which took place in Alsfeld last Friday evening, it was Dykster 3STAR Rachel Red (lot 18) - bred by Dykster Holsteins and GenHotel - which achieved the highest sale prize of € 20,000, followed by lot 12 ZHW Jacklyn, which changed hands for € 17,500. Also catalogue no. 9, SPH Davina, belongs to the top of this auction with an amount of € 14,500.... Read more
Although the final sale of the SonderKollektion will take place tomorrow evening, Dykster 3STAR Rachel Red is already throwing high eyes! Not only does she have a very high gRZG score, but she also comes from a very important cow family. This combination means that Rachel Red has already collect a considerable total amount of embryo contracts.... Read more
Although the SonderKollektion is still 11 days away from us, we can already inform you about the sale offer during this auction on Friday evening, February 3rd! We won't leave you waiting any longer, as you can learn about Dykster 3STAR Alvera already today.... Read more
Friday evening January 6th, you can attend the HighlightSale both live and online! This year's offer of 60 attractive sale lots includes a descendant of none other than Sandy-Valley Bolt Sheila EX-92. It is our honour to introduce her to you!... Read more
The two-year-old KNS Simon P-daughter Tirsvad 3STAR Simon Muscat P at Dykster Holsteins recently received her first score. Just like Tirsvad 3STAR Mumbai P @Intermizoo, Muscat P is a KNS Simon P straight from the fantastic broodcow Pen-Col Superhero Mistral VG-89!... Read more
In 2020, Dykster Holsteins invested in two amazing animals that were offered during the GenHotel Selection Sale. In the meantime, both have started their first lactation and we can now enjoy those great milking 2-yr-olds that live up to the high expectations!... Read more
The August proof run has, also on the American basis, again delivered some very interesting, newly genomic tested females owned by GenHotel members.... Read more
The Sonderkollektion of 2022 surpassed everything! In the week before the auction many expensive embryo contracts have been signed, which increased the value of quite some sale lots and made them sell for tremendous prices!... Read more
Even before the Sonderkollektion actually starts, a few lots are already highly regarded! The high amounts written for embryo contracts emphasize the quality of this auction. Tonight at 8.00PM the Sonderkollektion will take place live and online.... Read more
The SonderKollektion on Saturday, February 4th brings multiple international top cow families into the sale offer. This includes the number 1 gRZG Peak Dayne daughter tracing back to the legendary brood cow Snow-N Denises Dellia EX-95, recently honoured as the number 1 in the Global All-Time Cow Family election of HI. A cow family filled with generations of high classified cows and also producing numerous bull dams.... Read more
During the SonderKollektion 2020 Dykster Holsteins and GenHotel bought the absolute top RZG Bali daughter in Europe: SPH Alberta. Although she is not yet in lactation, we can already enjoy her wonderful daughters!... Read more
The December 2021 genomic run in America has resulted in a lot of diversity at the sire side among the newly genomic tested females in Europe. The top 100 gTPI has no fewer than 31 different sires... Read more
We kick off with one of the absolute toppers of the upcoming VOST Select Sale 9, namely Dykster OH Alberta. This young KAX Gladius impresses with her very complete and international genomics profile! Alberta is one of the 67 lot numbers that will be sold during the VOST Select Sale 9 on Friday November 19th..... Read more
This week CRV published the average milk recordings of its members in the Netherlands and Flanders. In addition to the national figures, the top lists of the herd averages were also published. Here we again find GenHotel members in the rankings.... Read more
Dykster 3STAR Albertine, born at Dykster Holsteins, received a grandiose German index score this week! With no less than 172 gRZG, this KAX Gladius daughter is the first - bred by GenHotel & Dykster Holsteins - heifer calf to score a gRZG above 170!... Read more
A very special cow family, one can safely say about the Southland Dellia family. Numerous great breeding cows and provensires have already emerged from this beautiful line. An amazing example of a descendant from this dam line is Denmark's highest production heifer in 2017: Anderstrup Aikman Dellia RDC VG-89... Read more
The first calver Dykster K&L SD Carry is Mirabell Sound System granddaughter of Koepon Oak Classy 4672, and with a classification score of VG-88 she's the highest classified Sound System daughter in the Netherlands. The beautifully Carry VG-88 is a result of the 3STAR Genetics Breeding Program and is jointly owned by Dykster Holsteins.... Read more
This edition of the GenHotel Selection Sale went well again. There was a lot of interest in the sale heifers from both home and abroad. Shortly after the opening of the auction, the first heifer was sold very quickly. Ultimately, with the more expensive sale lots... Read more
Recently a great classification day took place at Dykster Holsteins. The dairy farm of the Herder family from Leusden, the Netherlands contains about 50 dairy cows. Herder proves that quantity says nothing about quality; with an average 305-day production of 11.753kgM, 4.06% f and 3.48% p this herd produces amazing! First calver Dykster K&L SD Carry shows with her high production and high classification score that she belongs at Dykster Holsteins.... Read more
The GenHotel Selection Sale is finalised very successfully again. There was a lot of interested in the sale heifers from both... Read more
At the February USA genomic run 16 of the top 50 gTPI newly tested European females are owned GenHotel members... Read more
The Southland Dellia family is popular with international AI-studs for some decennia and has many bulls in AI. This cow family is originally... Read more
De Crob Glenda 0152 is a +2740 GTPI Jedi daughter who is now owned by Dykster Holsteins.... Read more
Pictured above is Koepon Oak Classy 4672. The dam tot his powerful AltaOak daughter is... Read more
At Dykster Holsteins you will find two very interesting Battlecry daughters. Both are... Read more
Buiteneind K&L CV Clever is the new #1 genomic bull in Spain at +4875 GICO. This Chevalier son is breed by... Read more
New on GenHotel is Dykster Holsteins owned by the Herder family, Leusen, The Netherlands. One of the... Read more
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