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De Willem's-Hoeve increases total number of Excellent scored cows to 21
Willem's-Hoeve Jmw Applause 26 Red now EX-90 AV with EX-92MS
The De Jong family of the Willem’s-Hoeve dairy farm recently achieved outstanding results during their latest herd classification, where approximately 30 cows were (re)scored. With two cows scored Excellent, the total number of Excellent classified cows on the farm has risen to an impressive 21.
A major highlight was the first red cow on the farm to achieve the Excellent classification. The Moovin RDC daughter Willem’s-Hoeve JMW Applause 26 Red had already scored max. VG-89 as first calver following her successful show debut at the HHH in 2023. Now in her third lactation, she has been upgraded to EX-90, with an outstanding EX-92 for her udder.
Her dam is GHH Applause Red (by Devour RDC), purchased as a young heifer calf by De Jong and GenHotel in 2020. She is a granddaughter of the world-famous KHW Regiment Apple-Red EX-96 and a full sister to the successful Swiss show cow GHH Alice Red EX-90.
Following her debut at the national Holstein show HHH in 2023, Applause 26 Red continued to build an impressive show career. She won the Junior 2-yr-old Championship at the Avondbloesemshow 2024 and was crowned Miss Betuwe at the 2025 edition as a second-calver. Applause 26 Red is owned by Metz, Nuij and De Jong.
Willem’s-Hoeve JMW Applause 26 Red at the Avondbloessem Show 2025
The homebred Rita family once again proves its exceptional value within the herd. With Willem’s-Hoeve Rita 2438 (by Remington) now classified EX-91 (EX-93 udder), she becomes the 14th Excellent Rita family member. The very first Excellent Rita, Willem’s-Hoeve Rita 52 EX-93 (by F16), was classified back in 1995 and became a highly influential brood cow. She is also the 9th dam of Rita 2438, who ranked as the #2 B&W heifer for NVI back in December 2020. The granddam of Rita 2438 is Willem’s-Hoeve Rita 1626 A VG-86, known as the dam of the great progeny proven Willem’s-Hoeve Woody.
Willem's-Hoeve Rita 2438 EX-91 (Remington x GP-84 Dazzel x VG-86 Jetset) classifies EX-93 MS
With a VG-88 score (VG-89 udder), the Haniko daughter Rita D&A40j 3129 was one of the highest classified heifers of the inspection. She traces back through Haniko x Doorman x Duplex to Willem’s-Hoeve Rita 1263 EX-90 (by Bradnick).
The 2-year-9-month-old Willem’s-Hoeve Atlees 2983 (by Stantons Chief) also received a strong VG-88 classification. She traces back seven generations to MS Kingstead Chief Adeen EX-94. Her dam, Willem’s-Hoeve Atlees 1597 (by Mogul), achieved an impressive lifetime production of 80,180 kg of milk in five lactations, averaging nearly 14,000 kg per 305-day lactation.
The strength of the Rita family is also clearly visible on the sire side. The second-calver Willem’s-Hoeve R Viano daughter Rita 2679 was again classified VG-89, with an EX-91 for her udder. This well-balanced cow previously won the Heifer Championship at Mariënwaerdt 2024.
In total, the 22 milking heifers averaged VG-85.2 for Overall Conformation and VG-86.5 for udder.
Willem's-Hoeve Rita 2679 now classifies VG-89
