This week, during the monthly milk recording, two cows at Visstein surpassed the remarkable milestone of 100,000 kg of milk lifetime production. Both of these cows joined the Visch family's farm through a collaboration with GenHotel. One notable cow is K&L BL Dellia VG-86, sired by Balisto, who successfully participated in the joint breeding program of Visstein and GenHotel.... 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
A recent classification at Aalshorst Holsteins revealed impressive highlights from various cow families, particularly focusing on Aalshorst 3STAR Fina 10 P RDC, a remarkable daughter of Launch PP Red, tracing her lineage back to the exceptional Windy-Knoll-View Promis EX-95.... Read more
The remarkable 3STAR RM Martine continues the success of her lineage, following in the footsteps of her ancestors such as Mistral EX-91 and Magnolia GP-84. With her outstanding breeding qualities, Martine has already produced numerous exceptional descendants, making it an exciting time to take notice now that this Peak AltaAlonzo daughter has calved.... Read more
After purchasing Sanderij Rita's Romy P RDC during the 2022 GenHotel Selection Sale, her new owners from Diepenhoek Holsteins successfully used her polled and red factor genes through a series of flushes. This led to the birth of several offspring, allowing the Dutch Rita cow family to expand.... Read more
Recently, dairy farmers and breeders had the distinct opportunity to welcome Phönix/RUW sire analyst Hartwig Meinikmann. A standout from the visit was 3STAR SIE Sisha P Red, an exceptional ELL Fashion P Red daughter, boasting an impressive 159 gRZG. This positions her as the highest daughter of this bull based on RZG, and she is notably polled.... Read more
This week, during the monthly milk recording, two cows at Visstein surpassed the remarkable milestone of 100,000 kg of milk lifetime production. Both of these cows joined the Visch family's farm through a collaboration with GenHotel. One notable cow is K&L BL Dellia VG-86, sired by Balisto, who successfully participated in the joint breeding program of Visstein and GenHotel.... 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
A recent classification at Aalshorst Holsteins revealed impressive highlights from various cow families, particularly focusing on Aalshorst 3STAR Fina 10 P RDC, a remarkable daughter of Launch PP Red, tracing her lineage back to the exceptional Windy-Knoll-View Promis EX-95.... Read more
The remarkable 3STAR RM Martine continues the success of her lineage, following in the footsteps of her ancestors such as Mistral EX-91 and Magnolia GP-84. With her outstanding breeding qualities, Martine has already produced numerous exceptional descendants, making it an exciting time to take notice now that this Peak AltaAlonzo daughter has calved.... Read more
This week, Arjan of Roubos Holsteins celebrated the outstanding results from the classifier's visit. The notable KHW Goldwyn Aiko RDC EX-91 family served as the main feature, showcasing four remarkable descendants, each with impressive scores. A standout performer was the third calver, R&B Altatop Ailene Red, who earned an impressive classification of VG-89. Additionally, a direct daughter of the esteemed North American show cow Arethusa Sid Tess EX-92 received a fabulous score of VG-88!... Read more
Meet Drouner Rose Marie 1504 EX-91 (EX-92 MS), an impressive 8-yr-old cow, bred and owned by Drouner Holsteins. This remarkable daughter of the home bred stud bull Drouner A 288 (Sunfish RDC x Drouner AJDH Aiko RDC VG-87) has a prestigious pedigree, going back in just five generations on the dam’s side to the famous Lavender Ruby Redrose-Red EX-96. Redrose-Red has left an indelible mark on the breeding world and was crowned Grand Champion at the World Dairy Expo not once, but twice, in 2005 and 2007.... Read more
After purchasing Sanderij Rita's Romy P RDC during the 2022 GenHotel Selection Sale, her new owners from Diepenhoek Holsteins successfully used her polled and red factor genes through a series of flushes. This led to the birth of several offspring, allowing the Dutch Rita cow family to expand.... Read more
The Wintershow in Etten-Leur was a highly anticipated event for GenHotel members Batouwe Holsteins, De Rith Holsteins, Ritmaster Holsteins, and Oostvogels VOF! A standout moment was the recognition of Westside Annie 149, bred and owned by the Oostvogels family, who was named the Public's Favorite!... Read more
During the 2023 GenHotel Selection Sale, Wilder Holsteins offered an intriguing heifer calf, Wilder Suntime 1 Red. She stood out as the top gTPI Delta Cartoon P Red daughter and came with an impressive RZG index of 161 gRZG. Since then, this Cartoon P Red daughter has proven to be an exceptional brood cow; she is currently milking well and has recently been classified as well!... Read more
Tonight, there will be another sale where our members will showcase their best genetics! You can follow this event online and potentially add a new cow family to your herd. This evening, some GenHotel members are offering top calves with exceptional genetic indexes, including the highest polled and red-and-white Shield RC daughter, as well as the number one red-and-white polled heifer in Europe!... Read more
Last week, the GenHotel Selection Sale began, and numerous bids have already been placed. This means that many lotnumbers have been sold already! However, don’t worry; we still have a variety of beautiful and interesting heifers available to buy. So, make sure to place your bids today!... Read more
The young lot 14 Trent-Way HWH Roxy RDC [A2A2 & BB] brings good scores of 3007 gTPI and 153 gRZG that are accompanied by huge components, high longevity and good indexes for somatic cell count. Her American genes give her a unique position as one of the few offspring of the Trent-Way-Js Rolvo-Red VG-87 branch of Morningview Super Roxy RDC EX-90 in Europe!... Read more
Recently, dairy farmers and breeders had the distinct opportunity to welcome Phönix/RUW sire analyst Hartwig Meinikmann. A standout from the visit was 3STAR SIE Sisha P Red, an exceptional ELL Fashion P Red daughter, boasting an impressive 159 gRZG. This positions her as the highest daughter of this bull based on RZG, and she is notably polled.... Read more
The June 2025 gTPI tested females have given fantastic results, bringing thrilling news for GenHotel members. These exceptional outcomes not only underscore the significant advancements in genetic evaluation but also introduce an updated ranking of top female Holsteins in Europe.... Read more
Gladius daughter HET Gladius Cherise, bred by Hans Hurkmans, made an impressive mark at the HighlightSale in 2022. This sale presented a unique opportunity to acquire her, as Cherise excelled in rankings, achieving the top position in both gRZG & gRZ€, and securing third place in the gNVI rankings at that time. Her outstanding qualities were reflected in her record sale price of €67,000, invested by the German AI station RUW. There, Cherise has continued to impress with her consistent, high-quality results through her offering.... Read more
During the monthly genomic run in America, females of GenHotel members HWH Holsteins and Koepon Genetics rank in the top 50 TPI in Europe in May... Read more
Ariane RDC is an exceptional high red factor Parfect daughter from the KHW Super Aderyn RDC EX-90 cow family, boasting an impressive genomic profile that makes it possible to set new boandries. This well-built 2-yr-old has recently calved and surpasses all expectations in terms of conformation too.... Read more
The foundation for the absolute no. 1 NTM sire VH Mads P and the no. 1 homozygous polled NTM sire VH KlasPP Red was established by cow families with significant international influence. Both bulls are descendants of important brood cows from branches (co-)developed by Tirsvad Genetics.... Read more
The recent index run in April, along with the availability of young German bulls, has enabled GenHotel to update the list of sire of sons. We are pleased to introduce a range of polled Holstein and Red Holstein sire to the list.... Read more
After the December 2024 proof run, new, interesting sires with high scores in various systems came to light. Partly because of this, and the changing availability of already introduced sires of sons, the list of sires of sons on our website could be updated.... Read more
This Friday, the Rinder Union West herdbook will host its annual Highlight Sale. In addition to the sale, they will spotlight the breeders of their bulls and present daughter groups. Last year they featured daughters of K&L Sputnik RDC; this year, the focus will be on the daughters of the proven 3STAR Signal P, who earned his first proven RZG in December.... Read more
After the April 2024 index run, the special selected list with sire of sons on the GenHotel website has been updated. Bulls that have been sufficiently used have now made way for a number of impressive, debuting bulls. With this we start this year's spring with a new top list. We like to introduce some new available bull to you:... Read more
At the end of 2023, the young sire 3STAR OH Shield RC, bred by De Oosterhof and GenHotel, became available at Semex. This very high and complete red factor Progenesis Monteverdi son is expected to become very successful and could have a major impact on the global Holstein population!... Read more
After the April 2023 index run, GenHotel has updated the list with sire of sons. Some bulls have been replaced by a number of impressive debuting high genomic young sires. With this we start the spring of 2023 with a new top list and we intoduce some newly available bull sires to you.... Read more
The classifier has visited the farm of family de Jong and the Rita cowfamily blew him away again! The 11 2yr olds were classified 85.4 in average amd 3 older cows were classified again and highered their scores to VG-85, VG-87 en VG-89! But a few days later the classifier came back with a collegue to check if some cows could get excellent and yes, two Willem's Hoeve Rita member were classified EX-91 with EX-93 and EX-92 for their great mammary systems!... Read more
The De Jonge family, owners of Willem's-Hoeve Holsteins, and their partners celebrated a resounding success at the 19th Bloesemshow last weekend. The title of Miss Betuwe has been awarded to the Willem's-Hoeve stable several times, but this year was particularly special. Willem's-Hoeve Jmw Applause 26 Red, a young red Moovin RC daughter, has become the youngest, red titleholder to date. She is co-owned by Metz, Nuij, and De Jong.... Read more
Last weekend, the Fokveeshow Lochem took place where Holbra Holsteins had a fantastic day, winning the Holstein Senior Championship. In a highly competitive section for older dairy cows, Holbra Sonya 2 EX-90, a Claynook Casper daughter, triumphed and was recognized by the jury as having the best udder in her category.... Read more
It’s been over a week since the Albring family enjoyed their big win at the season’s first show. The Drouner Holsteins herd picked up several awards, but the highlight was Cosmo 1836, an Alligator daughter, who snagged her first Grand Championship as a 3,8 yr-old, accomplished by Marieke Albring.... Read more
At this year’s Videokeuring by VVB Silvolde, the jury and photo crew traveled through the east of the Netherlands to check out a several (Red) Holstein first milking competing for the win. Among the heifers were several daughters of bulls bred by GenHotel and its members. This year, a red standout from the Holmer family was awarded, a K&L Drouner Augustus P Red daughter 10 months in production.... Read more
Koepon Genetics had a successful day at the annual Groninger Rundveeshow last Saturday, where their first calver, a Star P RDC daughter, won the title for Best Udder among the 2-yr-olds.... Read more
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