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Great round of scores for JU Holsteins
The recent classification day at JU Holsteins brougt, in addition to several VG scores, also an improved excellent score for JU Dora 594. We bring you some highlights!... Read more
Former no. 2 gNVI Holstein heifer now excellent!
When Peak Remington daughter Willem's Hoeve Rita 2438, bred and owned by De Jong family, reached the age of four, the Dutch classifier was invited to the Willem's Hoeve farm to rescore her. This classification was a success, as she became the first excellent Remington daughter in the Netherlands. A new milestone after being the no. 2 B&W heifer in December 2020 based on gNVI.... Read more
Dutch daughter to MOX Alpengirl classifies VG-88!
Alpengirl (by X-Phil) is a remarkable cow, and what's even more impressive is that she is now part of the outstanding Holstein herd of Willem's Hoeve Holsteins! This four-year-old Brown Swiss joined the herd of the De Jong family recently and was than classified with an impressive first classification score of VG-88... Read more
Sale purchase Jacobs HAM Versace develops into a VG 2-yr-old!
The young German breeders Johanna Ahrends & Erik Büscherhoff offered the pitch-black Farnear Delta-Lambda daughter, Jacobs HAM Versace, during the VOST Select Sale 10 in 2022. Her pedigree, linked to the Canadian Jacobs Doorman Victoire EX-95, elevated the anniversary sale to a new level. At 13 months old, Versace was purchased by a group of breeders in the Netherlands, where she is currently being successfully milked and has received her first classification.... Read more
The one to beat: RH Unstopabull Tantrum Red!
After being crowned Heifer Champion at the Cowvalley last year, RH Unstopabull Tantrum Red by Roubos Holsteins won the title aigain at this year's dairy show. This makes the Unstopabull daughter of Strans-Jen-D Tequila-Red EX-96 a two-time Heifer Champion at Cowvalley and stays undefeated!... Read more
Grand Champion Kromme Rijnstreek scored VG-88
A group of thirteen 2-yr-olds was classified with an impressive average score of VG-85 at Hedra Holsteins. The highest score was achieved by a descendant of the RUW Neblina cow family, which had also won a championship title just a few days prior.... Read more
Great round of scores at Oosterbrook Holsteins
During the classification of fifteen 2-yr-olds at Oosterbrook Holsteins, multiple VG-scores were given, with the highest score being awarded to Genua offspring Oosterbrook Xander Genua 51.... Read more
First classification score for former donor Romy P RDC!
WG Star P RDC daughter, Sanderij Rita's Romy P RDC, was sold to Diepenhoek Holsteins two years ago during the GenHotel Selection Sale 2022. The polled and red-factor Star P RDC daughter was flushed several times by her new owner due to supplied embryo contracts. Despite this, Romy became successful pregnant afterwards, calved at the beginning of this year at 2.02 years, and was classified this week with VG.... Read more
Red and polled from Jacobs Goldwyn Lisamaree EX-94!
ZHW Holsteins is bringing a beautiful heifer with a stunning pedigree for sale again. It's a heifer sired by Farnear Aircraft RDC, which traces back to Jacobs Goldwyn Lisamaree EX-94, 1st Longtime Production at the Royal Winter Fair 2017 & All-Canadian Longtime Production 2017! Saturday evening, September 7, this heifer will be auctioned.... Read more
Classified 2-Yr-olds at the Willem's Hoeve averaging VG-85.7
Last week, Willem's Hoeve Holsteins enjoyed an impressive classification day with 28 scored 2-yr-olds, resulting in a high average of VG-85.7. The home-bred bulls Viano, Optum Red, and Steyr played a significant role in this success, elevating the breeding results of the herd of the De Jong family to a new level.... Read more
Great round of scores for JU Holsteins
The recent classification day at JU Holsteins brougt, in addition to several VG scores, also an improved excellent score for JU Dora 594. We bring you some highlights!... Read more
Former no. 2 gNVI Holstein heifer now excellent!
When Peak Remington daughter Willem's Hoeve Rita 2438, bred and owned by De Jong family, reached the age of four, the Dutch classifier was invited to the Willem's Hoeve farm to rescore her. This classification was a success, as she became the first excellent Remington daughter in the Netherlands. A new milestone after being the no. 2 B&W heifer in December 2020 based on gNVI.... Read more
Dutch daughter to MOX Alpengirl classifies VG-88!
Alpengirl (by X-Phil) is a remarkable cow, and what's even more impressive is that she is now part of the outstanding Holstein herd of Willem's Hoeve Holsteins! This four-year-old Brown Swiss joined the herd of the De Jong family recently and was than classified with an impressive first classification score of VG-88... Read more
Great round of scores at Oosterbrook Holsteins
During the classification of fifteen 2-yr-olds at Oosterbrook Holsteins, multiple VG-scores were given, with the highest score being awarded to Genua offspring Oosterbrook Xander Genua 51.... Read more
Classified 2-Yr-olds at the Willem's Hoeve averaging VG-85.7
Last week, Willem's Hoeve Holsteins enjoyed an impressive classification day with 28 scored 2-yr-olds, resulting in a high average of VG-85.7. The home-bred bulls Viano, Optum Red, and Steyr played a significant role in this success, elevating the breeding results of the herd of the De Jong family to a new level.... Read more
High scores for 2-yr-old Butlerview Gold Medal daughters
Recent classification at De Wijde Blik resulted in several high scores. Two, young 2-yr-olds sired by the America Butlerview Gold Medal both received VG scores. There was also a score upgrade for the reigning National Red Holstein Champion, De Wijde Blik Mariegold 6A.... Read more
Strong collaboration brings awesome breeding results in Switzerland!
De-Su Kenobi daughter K&L OH Mallory, a direct daughter out of the famous bull dam K&L OH Mabel, has been of major influence for the De Oosterhof & GenHotel program. Not only is she the former number 1 gTPI in Europe, but Mallory managed to impress on other genomic systems as well, which made her a very popular embryo donor. As a result, the young Kenobi heifer managed to produce a total of almost 60 embryos! Eight of these embryos were sold to Swissgenetics, of which the fantastisch 3STAR OH Augustus Orella P RDC is one of the great results.... Read more
Meet Dolly, an early milking HET Copy William daughter!
Breeder Ingo Hauck of ZHW Holsteins is currently milking one of the first daughters of HET Copy William, which he recently had photographed. William is a Copyright son bred by GenHotel member Hurkmans ET. The photographed ZHW Dolly is not only very photogenic due to her beautiful conformation, but she also has an enormous daily milk production!... Read more
GlH's page has been updated with exciting classification news!
The two young breeders of the German farm Geestland Holsteins (GlH) are doing really well. Recently, a group of first-calvers got great classification scores, and they even invited an international photographer to come over for a big photo shoot.... Read more
Introducing the VG-85 Freestyle-Red daughter Ambie P Red!
The young 2-yr-old 3STAR TV Ambie P Red, freshened in January, is among the first female offspring of the well-regarded brood cow Amber PP Red VG-86. This homozygous polled VG-86 Solitair P Red daughter has shown impressive breeding results for her owners Tirsvad Genetics and GenHotel over the years, producing bulls such as 3STAR TV Ambo P Red, 3STAR Tirsvad Ranking P Red, and Tirsvad 3STAR Member PP Red. Now that the first daughters are also in lactation, Amber PP Red's breeding strength is becoming even more evident.... Read more
Sale purchase Jacobs HAM Versace develops into a VG 2-yr-old!
The young German breeders Johanna Ahrends & Erik Büscherhoff offered the pitch-black Farnear Delta-Lambda daughter, Jacobs HAM Versace, during the VOST Select Sale 10 in 2022. Her pedigree, linked to the Canadian Jacobs Doorman Victoire EX-95, elevated the anniversary sale to a new level. At 13 months old, Versace was purchased by a group of breeders in the Netherlands, where she is currently being successfully milked and has received her first classification.... Read more
First classification score for former donor Romy P RDC!
WG Star P RDC daughter, Sanderij Rita's Romy P RDC, was sold to Diepenhoek Holsteins two years ago during the GenHotel Selection Sale 2022. The polled and red-factor Star P RDC daughter was flushed several times by her new owner due to supplied embryo contracts. Despite this, Romy became successful pregnant afterwards, calved at the beginning of this year at 2.02 years, and was classified this week with VG.... Read more
Red and polled from Jacobs Goldwyn Lisamaree EX-94!
ZHW Holsteins is bringing a beautiful heifer with a stunning pedigree for sale again. It's a heifer sired by Farnear Aircraft RDC, which traces back to Jacobs Goldwyn Lisamaree EX-94, 1st Longtime Production at the Royal Winter Fair 2017 & All-Canadian Longtime Production 2017! Saturday evening, September 7, this heifer will be auctioned.... Read more
K&L Poppe Great, the key to three successful VOST Select Sale generations!
In 2019, K&L Poppe Great, a well-genomic tested Soundcloud daughter, was acquired by a new owner after being sold by Poppe Holsteins & GenHotel at the VOST Select Sale 7. It's amazing to see how, over the past five years, this once-promising heifer has blossomed into a truly remarkable and outstanding performer in Ostfriesland, Germany!... Read more
Take that one last step!
The application deadline for the VOST Select Sale 12 is almost coming to an end. Until next Monday, September 2nd, we are accepting applications for this annual live-online sale, which will take place on Friday, November 29th. So, take that one last step today!... Read more
Members experience a glorious show day in Mariënwaerdt!
GenHotel members Batouwe Holsteins, Molenkamp Holsteins, VanHolland Holsteins, and Willem's-Hoeve Holsteins competed strongly and won several titles last Saturday at the annual Dairy Fair Mariënwaerdt!... Read more
Exciting news regarding Jacobs GA Brettonia!
In 2021, a Croteau Lesperron Unix granddaughter of the legendary Jacobs Goldwyn Britany EX-96, was sold to the Netherlands by Agrarproduktion Goldene Aue GmbH & Dirk Bengstein during the VOST Select Sale 9. She is now at the end of her first lactation, and her offspring are also doing exceptionally well too!... Read more
Invest in exceptional MS Kingstead Chief Adeen EX-94 offspring!
This week, from Wednesday, August 7 to Friday, August 9, the Roccafarm Sale will take place. Several offspring from the HC Archrival Arianne VG-89/MS Kingstead Chief Adeen EX-94 family are being offered by the Belgian dairy farmer Ivo Hulsbosch and GenHotel. You definitely have something special waiting for you!... Read more
BÜH Yelena wins the Jackpot at the Veekeuring Noord-Friesland!
Last Saturday, at the Veekeuring Noord-Friesland, the two-year-old BÜH Yelena made her show debut in the Netherlands. She was a beautiful, pregnant Stantons Alligator daughter when Yelena was brought from Germany to the Netherlands in November 2023 after being purchased by Mts. Visser during the VOST Select Sale 11. At this dairy show, she won the special Jackpot competition for fresh 2-yr-olds.... Read more
Impressive offer at the upcoming Roccafarm Sale!
The Belgian Roccafarm is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special event: the Roccafarm Sale. This auction will take place from 7 to 9 August and will be held online via FarmersBid.com. Breeder Ivo Hulsbosch has carefully selected 46 lots for this auction, which include animals from influential cow families, showcasing the breeding successes over those 25 years.... Read more
August USA results females
The USA genomic results of newly tested females in August have been published by the Holstein Association USA. With great additions to the top 50 gTPI in Europe for GenHotel members WKF Holsteins, De Oosterhof and... Read more
August 2024 USA bull proofs
In America, the August 2024 breeding values for bulls have been published, with some new names, but also many well-known names at the top of the TPI rankings... Read more
Poppe Holsteins conquers 1st and 2nd place in the NVI proven ranking!
The August proof run of 2024 takes a new look at the top (g)NVI due to new names popping up in both Holstein as Red Holstein lists. Bulls that already entered the lists in April are making their way to the top. For example, Poppe Freestyle-Red and Poppe Kayne Red, from the herd of Poppe Holsteins, stole places 1 and 2 in the list of proven Red Holstein bulls.... Read more
Top red & white RZG Interbull ranking loaded with Dutch bulls!
Germany was one of the first countries to launch the August 2024. Especially in the Red Holstein lists, new names emerged, with the first victory for 3STAR OH Ranger Red based on his first interbull proven index. In addition to this former no. 1 R&W genomics bull, there are several bulls of Dutch origin in this top as well! It's up to GenHotel to bring you an overview of the August RZG proof highlights in this news item.... Read more
No. 1 gNVI female Red Holstein bred by Koepon Genetics
Koepon Genetics can proudly introduce the new number 1 gNVI & Levensduur Red Holsteins heifer of the Netherlands; Koepon Reality Doma 100 Red. The red Denovo 80141 Reality RC daughter scores 476 gNVI, leaving the number 2 with a 60-point difference far behind!... Read more
Working on the next generation of the Gold-N-Oaks S Marbella family!
The fresh 2-yr-old Tirsvad 3STAR Zazzle Miami is a member of one of 3STARs flagship families: Gold-N-Oaks S Marbella VG-89. The young Peak AltaZazzle-daughter is a strong brick within this high-impacting cow family and is causing the brilliant index family to blossom further.... Read more
The Dutch Red Holstein top-5 ranking is shuffled once again!
GenHotel has just received results from Aalshorst Holsteins. They have four polled full sisters born from the combination of Patton P-Red x Launch PP Red. One of the calves has achieved an impressive NVI result, making her the current number 4 gNVI in the Dutch & Flanders ranking with a score of 405 gNVI... Read more
Great additions for GenHotel members!
The American genomic results for the month of July were published this week by the Holstein Association USA. This has resulted in nice, newly tested additions to their herd for several GenHotel members... Read more
Stunning new number 1 gNVI Holstein female!
A remarkable new number 1 gNVI Holstein female has been born! Bouw Champion Hedy has achieved an outstanding score of 498 gNVI, 675 INET, and 1106 LVD, pushing the boundaries in the Holstein breed. With these impressive genomics results, Hedy has claimed the top spot for gNVI B&W, leaving the second-place holder far behind with almost a 50-point difference.... Read more
3STAR OH Somfy P Red, the highest polled Redford daughter!
The first offspring from the former number 1 red-and-white genomics bull GlH Redford are being born, and with that also the first gRZG results of these animals are coming in. An outstanding result was achieved with 3STAR OH Somfy P Red, a polled daughter of young sire Redford who has the highest RZG-index of any polled Redford daughter in Europe so far!... Read more
New additions to list with sire of sons
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
New all-rounder 3STAR OH Shield RDC is available!
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
GenHotel's list with sire of sons is resfreshed!
After the April 2023 index run, GenHotel has updated the list with sire of sons. Some bulls have been replaced by a number of impressive debuting high genomic young sires. With this we start the spring of 2023 with a new top list and we intoduce some newly available bull sires to you.... Read more
Van het Zomerbloemhof excels in West Flanders
During the annual market in Gistel, Flanders, the provincial show of West Flanders was held. Rock-solid was exhibitor and GenHotel member Van het Zomerbloemhof, who participated with two excellent cows in the senior class.... Read more
3STAR OH Ranger-Red, international frontier!
We waited for the pictures of the star within the Red Holstein breed: 3STAR OH Ranger-Red. Recently there has been a lot of interest in both Ranger Red and his dam Lakeside UPS Red Range VG-86, and this interest will grow much further in the coming period!... Read more
Veenhuizer K&L JT Jameson, a real sensation!
The pitch-black De L'Avenir Jetset son Veenhuizer K&L JT Jameson made a strong debut in the December 2020 RZG proven list, where he was placed 5th with 152 RZG. At the April 2021 proof he still manages to maintain his 5th place.... Read more
New year, new sire of sons
After the December 2020 proof run GenHotel has updated the sires of sons list. A few young sires, which have been sufficiently used, have been replaced by a number of impressive debuting high genomic young sires. With this list we start 2021 with a great selection of mating sires!... Read more
List Sire of Sons is updated now!
After the August 2020 proofs, GenHotel's team has updated the mating sire lists. Some mating sires have been removed from the lists, since they have been used sufficient, and have made way for fantastic debuting bulls... Read more
The one to beat: RH Unstopabull Tantrum Red!
After being crowned Heifer Champion at the Cowvalley last year, RH Unstopabull Tantrum Red by Roubos Holsteins won the title aigain at this year's dairy show. This makes the Unstopabull daughter of Strans-Jen-D Tequila-Red EX-96 a two-time Heifer Champion at Cowvalley and stays undefeated!... Read more
Grand Champion Kromme Rijnstreek scored VG-88
A group of thirteen 2-yr-olds was classified with an impressive average score of VG-85 at Hedra Holsteins. The highest score was achieved by a descendant of the RUW Neblina cow family, which had also won a championship title just a few days prior.... Read more
Amazing show results for Drouner Holsteins!
Several members of GenHotel participated in the Rundvee Show Noord in early August. The prizes were divided into different categories, with the Albring family of Drouner Holsteins earning multiple wins.... Read more
Batouwe Holstein celebrates double 'Red' victory.
The title "Best Red" at the Jongvee Hoornaar this year was awarded to the Bakker family of Batouwe Holsteins! The winning cow was Batouwe Rednex Maxyme, a 2-year-old that calved from an R-Val-Re Rager-Red daughter last January.... Read more
Brood cow Aderyn VG-87 wins show title!
Making her debut in the show judging ring at the age of 9 years, Willsbro K&L Nugget Aderyn RDC VG-87, a fifth-calver with a huge reputation as a brood cow, had a successful show debut and won her first title as she took the Reserve Senior Championship last saturday.... Read more
Schuit Sofie adds another victory to the Carf Emeraude family!
The number of descendants of the well-known French/Dutch cow Carf Emeraude EX-91 at Schuit Holsteins has significantly increased in recent years thanks to strategic investments. This successful line of show cows continues to excel at various dairy shows throughout Europe. Just last Saturday at the Landbouwshow in Opmeer (NL), one of the youngest descendants, Schuit Sofie, claimed a prestigious title.... Read more
Another loud crowd praise for De Wijde Blik Mariegold 6a!
Once again, De Wijde Blik Mariegold 6a has won a championship title. The second calver Crown-Red daughter of the Nijman family triumphed in the show ring under a summer atmosphere, in front of many visitors. Just a month after winning her first national title at the National Red & White Show, De Wijde Blik Mariegold 6a Red VG-88 managed to win at the Ommer Bissingh 2024!... Read more
Het Uilenreef Charity 16 strikes again at Veekeuring Balk!
A great day for GenHotel member Robert Neppelenbroek. The Our-Favorite Undenied-daughter De Uilenreef Charity 16 EX-91 from Neppelenbroek/Koevar Hendriks, managed to shine again at the Veekeuring Balk 2024!... Read more
Progeny groups Rody-Red and Altitude-Red impress at R&W National Show
Last Saturday, the first National Red & White Show featured daughter groups of breeding bulls from the Netherlands. The daughters of bulls Aalshorst Rody-Red and Drouner Altitude-Red, bred by GenHotel members Aalshorst Holsteins and Drouner Holsteins, made an impressive entry into the show ring, captivating many enthusiastic visitors.... Read more
De Wijde Blik Mariegold 6a, the first Intermediate Champion!
Last Saturday, the first National Red & White Show took place in the Netherlands. Several GenHotel members participated in the event to compete for titles. De Wijde Blik Mariegold 6a had a great day and made history by becoming the very first Intermediate Champion at the National Red & White Show (Nationale Roodbont Show)!... Read more