With the purchase of HZK Widget, Bacchus Holsteins adds a highly promising future star to its herd. This Cookiecutter Hadley daughter from the renowned Welcome Manfred Willa VG-88 family offers outstanding all-round potential within the international Holstein breeding market for the Van den Braak family.... Read more
The Willem’s Hoeve Marcia P RDC VG-86 branch from the renowned Apina Massia family is once again attracting a lot of attention. With bulls like RVB Rocket P Red at KI de Toekomst and the very high-testing Waldclass Bueno Red in Germany, this Dutch red cow family continues to demonstrate its deep-rooted genetic potential.... Read more
Genhotel offers you a unique investment opportunity: the first embryos from 3STAR HWH Bibby Red, the current and unbeaten #1 gNVI across all (Red) Holstein tested females.... Read more
Earlier this week marked a true highlight for Diepenhoek Holsteins with the arrival of the interim gNVI results of Diepenhoek Napoli 3, an early Sixx P daughter. With this outstanding evaluation, she is currently the highest Sixx P daughter for gNVI and ranks among the Top 100 gNVI Black & White females in the Netherlands and Flanders.... Read more
FarmersBid.com will organize its very first FarmersBid Opportunity Sale – the premier online auction for high-quality animals with outstanding genomics and/or exceptional (conformation) pedigrees.... Read more
The 10-year-old Drouner Cosco 1399, owned by the Albring family, recently achieved an impressive victory at the annual virtuel show of the Veenkoloniale Rundvee Vereniging. During a festive evening, the EX-90 Defender daughter was widely praised for her outstanding qualities.... Read more
With the purchase of HZK Widget, Bacchus Holsteins adds a highly promising future star to its herd. This Cookiecutter Hadley daughter from the renowned Welcome Manfred Willa VG-88 family offers outstanding all-round potential within the international Holstein breeding market for the Van den Braak family.... Read more
The Willem’s Hoeve Marcia P RDC VG-86 branch from the renowned Apina Massia family is once again attracting a lot of attention. With bulls like RVB Rocket P Red at KI de Toekomst and the very high-testing Waldclass Bueno Red in Germany, this Dutch red cow family continues to demonstrate its deep-rooted genetic potential.... Read more
For Aalshorst Holsteins, it was once again time to present a strong group of cows to the herdbook classifier. In total, 16 2-yr-olds were classified, with the polled Aalshorst Fienchen 70 P Red as the absolute highlight, achieving an awesome VG-88 score.... Read more
A notable milestone was recently celebrated at Beeze Holsteins. A Fontoy daughter with ten calvings and a lifetime production exceeding 125,000 kg of milk received an Excellent classification score. For the Van der Kamp family, this marked their second homebred cow to achieve an Excellent classification within the herd.... Read more
The youngfull Peak AltaAlonzo daughter 3STAR RM Martine already demonstrated exceptional breeding power at an early age. In her first years of life, she produced more than 40 offspring through multiple flushes. One of the most successful matings was with T-Spruce Harmony, resulting in the bull 3STAR RM Harmon, who has since been sold to Semex.... Read more
On Friday, February 6, the SonderKollektion 2026 will take place in Alsfeld, Germany. This annual event features highlights across multiple categories and breeds. You can now view the sale offer of 50 lot numbers!... Read more
Genhotel offers you a unique investment opportunity: the first embryos from 3STAR HWH Bibby Red, the current and unbeaten #1 gNVI across all (Red) Holstein tested females.... Read more
Earlier this week marked a true highlight for Diepenhoek Holsteins with the arrival of the interim gNVI results of Diepenhoek Napoli 3, an early Sixx P daughter. With this outstanding evaluation, she is currently the highest Sixx P daughter for gNVI and ranks among the Top 100 gNVI Black & White females in the Netherlands and Flanders.... Read more
FarmersBid.com will organize its very first FarmersBid Opportunity Sale – the premier online auction for high-quality animals with outstanding genomics and/or exceptional (conformation) pedigrees.... Read more
The annual Masterrind Exclusive Sale 2026 will soon take place. This coming Wednesday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m., the event will officially kick off. Once again, members are offering impressive heifer calves with outstanding genetics, giving you the opportunity to invest in truly exclusive bloodlines.... Read more
The sale update of tomorrow's SonderKollektion is released. On Friday evening, around 45 lots featuring a wide range of breeds will go under the auction hammer. The high value of the embryo contracts underlines the exceptional quality of the animals on offer. For most lots, videos are available—be sure to watch them and select your favourites.... Read more
Within the Holstein segment, more and more opportunities are emerging to further capitalize on the polled gene. One such opportunity is HWH 3STAR Beatrix P. This polled Real Syn daughter, who will be ready to enter the flush program soon, brings unique genetic potential directly to your herd.... 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
The rankings within the German RZG system remain dynamic, with new top sires continuously emerging and keeping genomic competition in constant motion. At present, it appears that a large proportion of the top 10 Red Holstein genomic sires (source: www.vit.de) have been bred and/or marketed by GenHotel.... Read more
After the December 2025 index run, the success story of Tirsvad Genetics continues with full force. Not only the number 1 NTM$ genomics bull, but also the number 2, originates from the herd of Søren Ernst Madsen. This appears to be no coincidence: both bulls are sons of Tirsvad Freewood Mona-Lisa P VG-86, the Freewood P daughter of Tirsvad 3STAR Simon Mojito P EX-91.... Read more
The December 2025 index run has produced new frontrunners among both the Red- and Holstein proven sires in Germany. For the Red sires, the five-time leadership of De Sanderij Ginger Red has come to an end, while Zivet, the former Holstein leader, lost his top position after just one index run. Additionally, the young sires list shows remarkable shifts once again, with many new names entering the top rankings.... Read more
With no less than 5 heifers in the top 50 gTPI females in Europe, Koepon Genetics is this month's supplier of the most animals... Read more
Former sire of sons Koepon Camden RDC sired many great daughters, of which HLB 3STAR OH Rose Red. She is a testament to the strong genetics of the renowned Red Range/Mark Prudence cow family. This exceptional lineage has consistently produced outstanding performers, and Rose Red is no exception. She has shown remarkable performance for her owners—Lindenhof Holsteins, De Oosterhof, and GenHotel. With several high-scoring offspring, this impressive granddaughter of Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86 truly stands out.... 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 10-year-old Drouner Cosco 1399, owned by the Albring family, recently achieved an impressive victory at the annual virtuel show of the Veenkoloniale Rundvee Vereniging. During a festive evening, the EX-90 Defender daughter was widely praised for her outstanding qualities.... Read more
Following a highly successful sale on Friday night, during which several sale animals from Volke/Hauck GbR changed hands for top prices, the tone was immediately set. Lot 41, ZHW Whoopi P, sold for €14,000, while Lot 16, ZHW Amira Red, realised €7,000. The success continued on Saturday during the show day of Qnetics’ Zukunft Rind. With multiple cows competing in various classes, the very best cows from the barn entered the show ring, resulting in several top placings.... Read more
The 2026 show season kicked off in Etten-Leur (NL) with the Wintershow West-Brabant. Featuring a thrilling competition of exceptionally high quality, the show delivered well-deserved champions. GenHotel member Ronny Oostvogels also enjoyed success, winning with his second lactation Stantons Chief daughter, Westside Bilker 73.... Read more
During the second edition of the Nacht van de Achterhoek, GenHotel members experienced a spectacular conclusion to the 2025 show season. The excitement was huge, and several breeders returned home with titles after securing final positions.... Read more
For many GenHotel members, one of the highlights of the year arrived last week: the HHH sHow. Several participants traveled with their young heifers and dairy cow to compete for the coveted titles, achieving excellent placings and championships.... Read more
Following her remarkable triple victory at the 2024 Veekeuring Fryslân, nearly eight-year-old NRP Awesome Amberlee Red EX-91 returned in top form for the 2025 edition.... Read more
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