General

Excellent score for member of the Wilder Kanu family!

A remarkable milestone has been accomplished with 3STAR Kontika Red, a 5-yr-old daughter of Bentehoek Andy Red from the esteemed Wilder Kanu cow family. This result from the 3STAR EmbryoProgram was born in March 2020 at one of GenHotel's partner farms. After a brief transition, Kontika Red moved to the Goesten family's farm, where she freshened two years later. She has now solidified her status as the first excellent scored Andy-Red in the Netherlands!... Read more

General

Zandenburg Holsteins celebrates double success!

The Sommers family of Zandenburg Holsteins celebrated two significant achievements within the same maternal line this week. Zandenburg Simply Ebony received a genomics result of 415 gNVI, while her granddam, Zandenburg Rubels Ebony, was among the first daughters of Hoogerhorst DG OH Rubels-Red in the Netherlands to receive an excellent score!... Read more

Genomics

Koepon Simply Red dominates gNVI rankings

Koepon Simply Red is emerging as a groundbreaking Red bull in Holstein breeding, known for his all-around capabilities. He begins his journey as a young genomic bull with becoming the number one gRZG Interbull red bull in August 2024. He also ranks first in the gPLI rankings with red bulls and boasts an excellent gTPI score as well. While we still lack information about Simply Red's gNVI, several young daughters are now showing up on the gNVI lists, quickly climbing to the top positions.... Read more

General

Mabel's legacy lives on through successful Dutch granddaughters

The genetics of bull dam and leading brood cow K&L OH Mabel continue to impress and deliver results even eight years after her birth. Recently, three of her full granddaughters, sired by Parfect, were scored with outstanding scores, all achieving VG. The highest scored 2-yr-old was even good for VG-88!... Read more

Genomics

Koepon Marpon made a remarkable leap of position!

On the cover of the May 2025 issue of the Holstein International, the pitch-black sire Koepon Marpon (Martin x Bandares) was proudly featured. Koepon Marpon, an almost 8-year-old offspring of the Koepon Classy cow family, is owned by the German AI station Qnetics and has received an impressive score of EX-92. Marpon made a bold entrance as a proven debutant during the proof week in August 2024. He firmly secured the 29th position—an outstanding accomplishment for this young genomics bull who was far from the top during his genomics era.... Read more