The De Jong family of Willem's Hoeve Holsteins was once again extremely successful at the Avondbloesem Show, with the icing on the cake the title of Miss Betuwe, which went to the De Jong family for the 12th time and to a Rita for the 9th time!... Read more
The promising milker 3STAR HWH Biba P RDC (s. Rammstein Red) was recently photographed due to her outstanding performance and strong breeding power. She thereby confirms her position as the dam of one of the most exciting red and polled heifer calves of the moment!... Read more
JU Lonia 232 (v. Sodan) was once again successful at the video contest of the breeding club Loenen and surrounding area.... Read more
At the 30th edition of the UFF-Wintershow Utrecht in Houten, Hedra Holsteins of Arjen Vernooij from Schalkwijk was very successful... Read more
At FarmersBid Opportunity Sale a lot of high genomic heifers sell! Several heifers test high in many countries!... Read more
The final update of the FarmersBid Opportunity Sale is ready! A few extra contracts has been added and extra info. You can find the final update and genomic overviews in pdf on the right. Pre-bidding ends today at 13.00 hour and the Finale Online Sale (in catalogue order) will start at 14.00 hour (CET). Important: there is no livestream and there will only be online bidding.... Read more
The promising milker 3STAR HWH Biba P RDC (s. Rammstein Red) was recently photographed due to her outstanding performance and strong breeding power. She thereby confirms her position as the dam of one of the most exciting red and polled heifer calves of the moment!... Read more
The pre-bidding of the first FarmersBid Opportunity Sale started yesterday and several bids have already been made on various sale animals. The range is wide and varied: very interesting embryos, highly genomic-tested calves and beautiful calves & heifers from renown, international show pedigrees... Read more
The proven sire Drouner K&L Chase, owned by AI organization Cogent, is currently one of the most influential Holstein sires in the United Kingdom. According to recent figures from Holstein UK, he tops the rankings as the bull with the highest number of registered calves in recent months.... Read more
A true eye-catcher combined with elite genetics: Tirsvad Freewood Mona-Lisa P represents modern dairy breeding at its very best. With her VG-86 classification, polled status, and multiple top-ranking AI sons, this Freewood P daughter from the famous Gold-N-Oaks S Marbella family is rapidly establishing herself as one of the most influential brood cows from Scandinavia.... Read more
The annual insemination statistics for Germany were recently published. Among the Red Holsteins, polled sires are dominating. In 2025, nine out of the ten most widely used bulls carried the polled gene. The absolute—and by far most heavily used—Red Holstein bull, for the second year in a row, is VDR 3STAR Keane PP Red.... Read more
The Oostvogels family can look back on a highly successful classification round, with several young cows standing out thanks to their new scores. Two heifers were awarded the impressive score of VG-88. In addition, the second-calver Stantons Chief daughter Westside Bilker 73 was reclassified and managed to improve her score.... Read more
At FarmersBid Opportunity Sale a lot of high genomic heifers sell! Several heifers test high in many countries!... Read more
The final update of the FarmersBid Opportunity Sale is ready! A few extra contracts has been added and extra info. You can find the final update and genomic overviews in pdf on the right. Pre-bidding ends today at 13.00 hour and the Finale Online Sale (in catalogue order) will start at 14.00 hour (CET). Important: there is no livestream and there will only be online bidding.... Read more
At the FarmersBid Opportunity Sale, the best conformation heifers from the best cow families are for sale, several directly from the most unique cows worldwide!... Read more
The FarmersBid Opportunity Sale presents a very exclusive offering. From the WEH Jessica family, co-owner HWH Holsteins is offering the homozygous polled HWH HMW Phinesse PP Red (lot 20).... Read more
Next week, from Tuesday April 28 through Thursday April 30, the FarmersBid Opportunity Sale will take place. During this online sale , the special lot 11 THI Energy will be offered. This heifer calf immediately stands out with an impressive 156 gRZG.... Read more
Lot 26 of the upcoming FarmersBid Opportunity Sale features an exciting red carring heifer with deep international impact: SFH Rubin RDC. This young female combines a great German genomics profile with one of the most influentia cow families in Europe and beyond.... Read more
In the US, the April 2026 breeding values for bulls were published this week. The April 2026 TPI formula includes a revision of the relative weightings... Read more
With the April 2026 RZG index run, clear shifts once again become visible within the German Holstein bull population. Both in black-and-white and red-and-white, new entrants are creating fresh dynamics at the top of the rankings. Notably, several young, daughter-proven breeding bulls are convincingly advancing to the highest positions, and the top 5 of red-and-white genomics bulls has been completely renewed.... Read more
Earlier this week, the team at WKF Holsteins received a remarkable gNVI result for the newborn Peak AltaMuller daughter WKF Muller Moniek 2 RDC. With an outstanding score of no less than 468 gNVI, she exceeded all expectations.... Read more
During the March genomic run in America, it is mainly the daughters of... Read more
The deadline for consignments for the FarmersBid.com Opportunity Sale is approaching, but we can already guarantee a very special offering. One of the highest-tested Red daughters of THI Rock PP Red will be offered: HLB 3STAR Ramona P Red, boasting an outstanding 158 gRZG.... Read more
The American genomic proof run has brought spectacular results for a number of GenHotel members this month, with several newly tested females reaching the European top 50 gTPI... Read more
After the August proof run, new top bulls became available, allowing GenHotel to update their sire of sons list. The selection of sires has thus been expanded with polled, Red Holsteins and several young Real Syn sons. Here's a brief introduction!... 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
The De Jong family of Willem's Hoeve Holsteins was once again extremely successful at the Avondbloesem Show, with the icing on the cake the title of Miss Betuwe, which went to the De Jong family for the 12th time and to a Rita for the 9th time!... Read more
JU Lonia 232 (v. Sodan) was once again successful at the video contest of the breeding club Loenen and surrounding area.... Read more
At the 30th edition of the UFF-Wintershow Utrecht in Houten, Hedra Holsteins of Arjen Vernooij from Schalkwijk was very successful... Read more
The FDV Wintershow in March turned into a highlight for Drouner Holsteins. Earlier, GenHotel.nl already reported on the success of Drouner Cosmo 1836 EX‑91, who claimed the title of Grand Champion at this show. That achievement received an impressive follow‑up at the very same event, as her daughter Drouner Cosmo 2238 also secured the highest honour in the Junior championships.... Read more
On Thursday evening, the festive finale of the annual VVB Silvolde 2-yr-old video show took place. The 2026 edition attracted a large number of participants, resulting in multiple classes with prizes to be awarded. Within the Holstein competition, a remarkable entry stood out.... Read more
The cows of the Albring family (Drouner Holsteins) dominated the show ring at last Friday’s FDV Wintershow, securing multiple top placings in a festive and competitive atmosphere. The evening’s highlight was the Grand Champion title, awarded for the second consecutive year to crowd and herd favorite Drouner Cosmo 1836 EX-91.... Read more
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