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Ginger Red: unbeatable RZG leader for five times now!
De Sanderij Ginger-Red
The August 2025 index run started today with exciting news, featuring new lists that included several bulls from the Low Countries. The big highlight was the release of the German RZG lists, showing that many top bulls from the Netherlands still lead the rankings. A key example is De Sanderij Ginger-Red, a Gywer RDC son exported by GenHotel. He has been the number one proven Red Holstein sire for five runs in a row now!
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Proven sires: With an impressive increase of 200 lactating daughters in his index and an RZG of 143, Ginger Red has firmly established his position at the top, remaining unbeaten across five index runs. As a young genomic bull, this Dutch-bred Massia offspring quickly rose to prominence among breeders and dairy farmers alike. GenHotel sold and exported this outstanding red Gywer son to his current owner and AI station, Qnetics. His total index now draws from the performance data of over 500 lactating daughters, proving he is an outstanding milk producer, a leg improver, and an ideal choice for farms employing automatic milking systems.
In second place is Visstein K&L Ghost Red (Gywer x Salvatore). Although this bull dropped 3 points in his total index, he is still popular for his fertility, longevity, and calving ease. Notably, Ghost is ahead of his mat.brother, Visstein K&L Money P Red (by Match P), who ranks fourth based on over 1,200 daughters. The third spot goes to Elektro P, a polled Erotic Red son. He first debuteted in the genomic rankings at number 48 with a gRZG of 152. Now, this young proven bull is starting strong, thanks to the performance of his first 60 milking daughters. KNS Holstein's bred sire, KNS Gary Red, has a gRZG of 137 and has moved up a rank.
The highest homozygous polled sire remains undefeated: Six PP Red (Solitair P Red x Born P RDC) has a gRZG of 131 with over 3,800 daughters. The top conformation sire, NH Solito Red, is back. This well-used Salvatore RC son has a udder score of 136 and scores 120 for feet and legs.
Dutch bulls have a big impact speaken of Interbull. The top 10 includes seven Dutch-bred Red Holstein bulls, such as Poppe Freestyle Red in fourth place and 3STAR OH Ranger Red in seventh place.
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| Visstein K&L Ghost Red | NH Solito Red @Synetics |
In the Holstein category, April's top bull, Pellegrino, has experienced a surprising defeat. This Topnotch son recorded a score of 143 RZG in this run, which is a drop of -2 from April, allowing him to fall to fourth place. Stepping into the spotlight is the impressive Zivet (AltaZarek x Skywalker), the number 109 gRZG bull from April 2023. Now boasting 147 RZG with 422 daughters, this Synetics bull has officially debuted as the highest-ranking sire for August 2025! While the champion has changed, Mirco (144 RZG) and Simba P (143 RZG) maintain their solid positions at second and third, respectively, after four steady months.
Additionally, look out for the new Topstone son, Theo, who is set to claim seventh place in August. Scoring 141 RZG with 56 daughters, Theo carries a lineage traced back to the revered American brood cow, Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy.
On the front of red factor bulls, Koepon Camden RDC (#44 136 RZG), previously the leader, has been outshined by Gepard RDC (Gywer RDC x Trend), who scored an impressive 137 RZG. In the realm of the Holstein bulls, VOST bull Collin (by Copyright) continues to prove himself as the top bull for conformation, boasting an outstanding score of 147 RZE. He is closely followed by his station mate, Golf, a superb Dutch-bred son of Garido who scored 146 RZE. With these impressive results, the competition is heating up, promising exciting developments in breeding excellence!
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| Zivet @Synetics | SHA Gepard @Synetics |
Genomic young bulls: The top three sires on the national Red Holstein RZG list all test at 161 gRZG. Leading the pack is ELL Schach, a son of Skat P RDC, who maintains his position with an unchanged score (compared to April). This pushes Cardiff P, April's previous number one, down to fifth place with a score of 160 gRZG. ELL Schach, the number one Red bull, is descended from the prestigious Lylehaven Lila Z cow family, excelling in longevity (as indicated by 137 RZN), calving ease with a rating of 124 RZKm, and exceptional 129 FUN. He narrowly surpasses the newcomer COL Create P (CR 7 P x Star P RDC) from RUW, who secures the second position. In third place is Coco Red P, an early Cop Red PP son. This bull hails from the Whittier-Farms Outside Roz cow family and is known for being a true improver in both conformation (130 gRZE) and fertility (125 gRZR). Coco Red P is owned by Synetics. Among the gRZ€ Red Holsteins, Spearmint ranks as the highest economic gainer at #4 gRZG for the Red Holstein category with a score of 3151 gRZ€. Spearmint tests at 160 gRZG, 152 gRZM, +0.48% fat, and +0.27% protein. He is a son of Skat P RDC, out of HM 3STAR Flash Red, a Freestyle Red daughter who recently calved for the second time. Maksim P, who was ranked number two in April, has dropped one point in his index, placing him in fifth position as of August.
The highest-ranking Dutch-bred genomics bull is Koepon Sirius P Red, with a score of 152 gRZG.
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| Ell Schach @RSH | Spearmint @RSH |
In the Holstein rankings, a new number one has emerged: Evenstar (Real Syn x Rainow) with an RZG of 164. Real Syn's influence is significant, with six of the top ten bulls being his sons. Evenstar's granddam is the renowned brood cow BMN Elli, known for producing the bull RUW Champion (#1 in April 2023). Pennywise, who held the top position in April, has dropped to second place with an RZG of 164 (a decrease of 1 point since April). He is followed by several Real Syn sons: Realpower (Real Syn x Sunrise), Real Steel (Real Syn x Star P RDC), Realside (Real Syn x Pinball), and Rise Up (Real Syn x Freewood P). The final mentioned son, Rise Up, has fallen four places on the list with an RZG of 162. In eighth place is Argentum, an Arizona son, with an RZG of 161, along with 3019 gRZ€ and 141 gRZN.
The highest-ranking polled bull in this list is HaH Raven P, also a son of Real Syn, with an RZG of 160. Owned by the RBB, he is a maternal-brother to the well-known bulls HaH Strand PP and HaH Cardose PP. Vino P RDC (Vivify x Frisbee RDC) remains the highest-ranking polled red carrier bull. This debutant from April, owned by RUW, is now in sixteenth place with an RZG of 160. The best-testing bull from the Netherlands is HM Pirelli, a Picard son bred by Henk Moonen. With an RZG of 161, this Holbra Petra offspring ranks among the best testing bulls in Germany, and his first offspring are expected to arrive at the end of this year.
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| Pennywise @Synetics | HM Pirelli @RUW, hoogste stier door GenHotel-lid gefokt |
