Van het Zomerbloemhof (the Lahousse family) looks back on an exceptionally successful week in the show ring. At two major Belgian dairy shows, homebred cows claimed multiple championship titles and once again demonstrated the strength of their breeding course. Particularly impressive was the success of the striking white Riveting daughter Panzul, who returned home with several titles within just one week.... Read more
This Saturday evening, the Agro Expo Dairy Sale will take place in Roeselare, Flanders. The Lahousse family of Van het Zomerbloemhof will offer several beautiful milkers and pregnant heifers for sale... Read more
The Van het Zomerbloemhof dairy farm, owned by the Lahousse family, is setting a new Flemish standard. Their almost 11-year-old Joke v/h Zomerbloemhof RDC is the first Flemish cow to achieve a lifetime production of 10,000 kg/m fat + protein within 3,000 days!... Read more
Recently, the annual Bogaarden Prijskamp took place in Flanders. Participating in this was breeder Dries Lahousse from the dairy farm Van het Zomerbloemhof. Prizes were won, with the title for 'Best Red' awarded to the second calver Silou v/h Zomerbloemhof, a daughter of Poppe Freestyle-Red!... Read more
Recently, the 9-year-old S-S-I Mogul Reflector daughter, Lola V/H Zomerbloemhof, achieved another significant milestone for her breeders. Recognized as one of the highest scored Holsteins in Flanders with a score of EX-92, Lola has now surpassed the impressive 100,000 kg milk limit. This accomplishment makes her the 50th cow on the Lahousse family's farm to reach this milestone!... Read more
In just 1,839 days, the 7.5-year-old Apoll P daughter from the Lahousse family achieved an impressive milestone of 100,000 kgM in lifetime milk production. This achievement surpasses that of previous dairy cows from the v/h Zomerbloemhof herd, which has produced several fastest hundred-ton cows in the past.... Read more
The Lahousse family of the Belgian dairy farm Van het Zomerbloemhof recently enjoyed an outstanding classification day, in which no less than five females increased their score to EX-90 or even higher!... Read more
At the provincial championships in Wulpen, Belgium, GenHotel member Van het Zomerbloemhof entered the ring with some of their best show cows. One of these cows is Senior Champion Agri-Flanders 2023, Lola V/H Zomerbloemhof EX-91. After calving for the fifth time in March 2023, this unique appearance was ready again for the summer show season and competed last weekend.... Read more
The Senior Champion of West-Vlaanderen 2022, Lola v/h Zomerbloemhof, was able to show her qualities again last week during the Agriflanders 2023, after having increased her score to EX-91 with EX-92 Mammary last December! After a thrilling battle, the highest classified Reflector daughter of Flanders and the Netherlands won the Championship of the B&W Senior Class.... Read more
During the annual market in Gistel, Flanders, the provincial show of West Flanders was held. Rock-solid was exhibitor and GenHotel member Van het Zomerbloemhof, who participated with two excellent cows in the senior class.... Read more
Saturday evening at 8.30 PM the online Agro-Expo Dairy Sale will take place. In addition to the great offer of young heifer calves, heifers and milking 2-yr-olds, the sale also includes embryos offered by GenHotel members Zwanebloem Holsteins, Van Het Zomerbloemhof and BWN Holsteins.... Read more
Next week Saturday, January 29th the Flemish Agro-Expo Dairy Sale will take place online. During this special online edition, the Belgium GenHotel member Van Het Zomerbloemhof will offer also several stunning sale lots!... 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
Recently 53 cows were classified with a average score of VG-85.5 at V/h Zomerbloemhof. Two cows in their fourth lactation which were awarded with EX were the icing on the cake, also a second calver at the dairy farm of the Lahouse family did an amazing job with VG-89!... Read more
Many know that GenHotel continuously tests females for genomics in Germany and the USA. What may not be known to everyone is that via GenHotel females are also genomic tested in 6 other countries. These heifers are pre-selected based on their pedigree... Read more
Never before has the lifetime production of dairy cows in the Netherlands been so high, this was shown by the new annual statistics recently published by Coöperatie CRV. In the last year (2019-2020), the Dutch cows produced 34,000 kgs of milk with 2,691 kgs of fat and protein (increase of 2,500 kgs of milk and 200 kgs of fat and protein compared to the previous year). This increase can be explained by an increase in daily production and a longer productive life. In addition to these stastistics, the new average production of Dutch dairyfarmers were also released. In the top 50 of the list of 'Bedrijfsgemiddelden MPR' we find no less than four GenHotel Members this year!... Read more
Recently, it was time for a classification day at the Flemish Van het Zomerbloemhof. A number of 21 milking heifers got a stunning average total score of 84.1 points. In addition, a group of cows were rescored, including the impressive Dukefarm Director daughter Lilli V/H Zomerbloemhof RDC. She was awarded with VG-89/EX-90 FR in her third lactation... Read more
CRV has also published the new bull indexes for the Netherlands and Flanders today... Read more
The American genomic proof run in June shows that the highest females in Europe also score above 3000 gTPI. The new list leader is with 3055 gTPI a German Pine-Tree Heroic daughter, which comes from the De-Su BW Marshal Georgia EX-90 family... Read more
Upcoming weekend will Agro Expo Flanders occur. During this expo will different events taking place, among the Agro Expo Dairy Sale. At this elite sale will 20 lotnumbers going under the hammer!... Read more
Dries Lahousse of Van het Zomerbloemhof had 49 milking heifers classified. The Belgium dairyfarm of Lahousse counts 190 dairycows with an amazing production of 35.8kg per day with 4.46%fat and 3.55% protein. This dairyfarmer shows a perfect combination of production, comformation and genomics. Lahousse test most of his animals on gTPI, gRZG and gNVI and produced positive results.... Read more
After finalizing the year "september 2018 till september 2019" the official milk recording results in the Netherlands and Flanders have been published... Read more
Vitesse van het Zomerbloemhof, the VG-87 Celsius daughter of the Lahousse family in Belgium, is honored again at the Agriflanders 2019... Read more
At Van het Zomerbloemhof, the Lahousse family in Belgium, the picture of Kaylee v/h Zomerbloemhof is added to her page. Kaylee is a VG-87 EDG Rubicon... Read more
On the site to Van het Zomerbloemhof you can find several new pictures.... Read more
At the site to Van het Zomerbloemhof Holsteins you can now find Michaella V/H Zomerbloemhof. Michaella is a... Read more
Minou V/H Zomerbloemhof RDC is a Red Carrier Apprentice daughter out of the KHW Regiment Apple-Red EX-96... Read more
The Agro-Expo Vlaanderen, trade fair in Flanders, Belgium, wil be organised from... Read more
Van het Zomerbloemhof (family Lahousse-Zomerbloemhof) is the #6 MPR (production) herd in Flanders.... Read more
NH Super Islandwave is classified EX-90 yesterday at Riethil Holsteins. This powerful Superstition daughter received... Read more
The site from Van Het Zomerbloemhof owned by the Lahousse-Zomerbloemhof family is up-to-date again. Production and type results... Read more
Zoe van het Zomerbloemhof is the fastest Flamisch cow that produced... Read more
An eye-catcher at the Agrilanders in Belgium was with no doubt Vitesse van het Zomerbloemhof from the Lahousse family... Read more
The average MPR (production) results of the Dutch herd are published again. 2 GenHotel members are... Read more
Talent daughter Ann V/H Zomerbloemhof is the 19th cow at Van het Zomerbloemhof with a production over 100.000 kg of milk. The VG-86 classified Celsius daughter... Read more
Atwood daughter Iwood V/H Zomerbloemhof is classified VG-88 at Van Het Zomerbloemhof. Iwood is the Reserve Champion of the Provincial show in Gistel (West-Flanders) and hails from a very deep cowfamily with a lot of longevity.... Read more
Van het Zomerbloemhof owned by the Lahousse-Zomerbloemhof family is the #6 for production. The 121 cows at Van het Zomerbloemfhof produce an average of... Read more
New at the site to Van het Zomerbloemhof is Commander daughter Kiekie van het Zomerbloemhof. She hails from the... Read more
Jaiko V/h Zomerbloemhof RDC is the newest addition to the site of the Lahousse-Zomerbloemhof family (Van het Zomerbloemhof). Jaiko is a very fancy... Read more
New on GenHotel is Van het Zomerbloemhof owned by the Lahousse-Zomerbloemhof family. In Elverdinge, Belgium they have a herd with over... Read more
Siemers Have It All with a nice TPI score
Offspring of the famous De-Su 7012
Gr. Champion & best udder @Bogaarden 2026
R&W out of the Cinderella branch of Regancrest-PR Barbie
Senior Champion & Udder champion Wulpen 2024 Senior Champion West-Flanders 2022 & Senior B&W Champion Agri-Flanders 2023 Senior Champion Provincal show Wulpen 2023 Different pedigree from a very deep US cowfamily A lot of milk and positive fertility
Great-granddaughter from Senior B&W champion Agri-Flanders 2023
Leaninghouse Taos-Et with test results in America and on NVI basis
Great-granddaughter of Marieclaire V/H Zomerbloemhof
Peak Fugleman with nice TPI score, backed by Peak Fugleman
Nice NVI score. Sokkie traces back to Windy-Knoll-View Promis
Celsius x OutsideCelsius x Outside
Lifetimeproduction: 181.992 kg milk & 12.591 kg fat and protein (STILL ALIVE!)
Sunny Boy x Eldon
Lifetimeproduction: 100.167 kg milk
Storm x Royal
Lifetimeproduction: 116.279 kg milk
Rudolph x Nele V/H Zomerbloemhof (v. Astre) Lifetime production: 100.434 kg milk
Astre x Camillo
Lifetime production: 157.117 kg milk
Novalis x Jabot
Life time production: 108.051 kg milk
Horton x Linde Alfred
Lifetimeproduction: 100.359 kg milk
F16 x Questor
Life time production: 112.926 kg milk
Astre x Spencer
Life time production: 126.269 kg milk
Webster x Novalis
Life time production: 100.320 kg milk
Mountain x Excel
Life time production: 108.872 kg milk
The Lahousse family with Loly (Horton), Lena (Cubby) and Liesbeth (F16)
Myron x Mateo
Life time production: 144.706 kg milk
Titan x Vitesse V/H Zomerbloemhof (s. Celsius)
Life time production: 131.286 kg milk & 10.943 kg fat and protein
Talent x BondTalent x Bond
Life time production: 100.198 kg milk
Goli x Jango
Life time prodution: 107,744 kg melk
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