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August 8, 2017 With a PLI index of PLI 819 is Mr. Rubi-Agronaut the #1 genomic PLI bull in the United Kingdom, followed by AltaDepot (PLI 818) and Brook (PLI 791). Gen-I-Beq Lavaman (from the Lylehaven Lila Z cow family) keeps his #1 position in the daughter proven RZG ranking: PLI 668 with Rookie on the 2nd place (PLI 647). Stantons Applicable is the highest Type Merit bull on the genomic ranking with TM +3.9, followed by Allclass and Callen. Unix is also in the UK the highest daughter proven type bull with TM +3.14.    Read More

August 8, 2017 It's index day! The German run has just taken place with Mayflower on the 1st position in the daughter proven RZG interbull ranking for B&W with RZG 158, followed by Rookie and Josuper. The #1 RZG genomic bull is the Hang-Time son Hartley with 165 RZG. Pace Red keeps his #1 position in the international bull ranking for RZG genomic sires with 161 RZG, followed by Manana, Styx, Anreli and Alaska Red. Click further for the complete index rankings from Germany from the August '17 index run!   Read More

August 7, 2017 Multiple Eurogenes members had a very successful day at the summer show in Beilen which was held last weekend. Hullcrest Holsteins started the day with winning the Heifer Calf Championships, followed by Bolleholster & Domela Holsteins who won the Junior Heifer Championships. Drouner Holsteins debuted in the R&W ring with winning the Grand Championships with the 2yr. old: Drouner AJDH Aiko 1288-Red! Click further for complete results and pictures.

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August 4, 2017 The Eurogenes Online Embryo Sale has started today with >20 very interesting embryo combinations with a great mix between female embryo combinations, high index embryos, Jersey embryos and more! Also a few very exclusive embryo combination sired by the type sensation Croteau Lesperron Unix, from a DOORMAN grand dtr of Rockymountain Talent Licorice EX-95 and from a DOORMAN going back on the 3 x Royal Grand Champion Thrulane James Rose EX-97-CAN!! Click further for more information.    Read More

August 3, 2017 Vekis DG Penda of Nosbisch Holsteins & Diamond Genetics has been scored recently with VG-86 as a 2yr. old in Germany! She is a full sister of the popular Balisto son Popeye, one of the most complete Balisto sons with 133 udders and 129 RZE in the German system and a skyhigh +0.27% for his PROTEIN index! A trademark for this family, which also Penda proves with her projected 1st lactation of 10.000 kg milk in 305 days with 3.9% PROTEIN!   Read More

August 2, 2017 Lakeside Silver Lilly hits them high, she already has a GTPI +2736 Charley dtr, a 166 RZG daughter, a gPFT +4270 daughter, a +2755 GTPI Charley son and more. This week her Charas son came back with a nearly perfect preliminary index of GTPI +2782 in total. It's Vekis DG Mr. Lilly with incredible traits in his index: +1465 Milk / +0.10% Fat / +0.04% Protein / PL +8.8 / DPR +2.4 / SCS +2.74 / SCE 6.4 / UDC +2.14 / FLC +1.74 / PTAT +2.10 (Stature +0.45)!!  Lilly is still in the global top ranking for her age combining a high GTPI of +2755 with +2.98 PTAT and has a very interesting pedigree: Silver x Headliner x Shot Al x Ramos going back on Beachlawn Blwood L Lilly EX-93-USA!   Read More

August 2, 2017 MS DG-TM Delta Blake has done it again, her Red Carrier Salvatore son Mr. DG-TM Sal Brutus *RC came back with a GTPI of +2740 and is according the Red Carrier ranking the highest Red Carrier Salvatore son so far tested and Top 10 GTPI Red Carrier bull overall! Brutus has a super complete genomic profile of sire of sons level: +1779M / SCS 2.69 / DPR +1.9 / PL +8.4 / Livability +2.5 / SCE 7.0 / UDC +2.62 and PTAT +2.62! Blake is dam to the National Convention Sale '17 ($ 106.000) topseller MS DG-TM Modesty Breeze (GTPI +2881 / NM $ 1010), to the World's highest GTPI & Net Merit Charley dtr, MS DG-TM Charley Boston (GTPI +2834 / NM $ 1018), to Europe's highest Net Merit calf ever sold (DG Bodile) and more! The family goes back on the All-Canadian & All-American cow Rainyridge Talent Barbara EX-95!   Read More

August 1, 2017 Recently Holstein International publiced a great article about the young and enthusiastic Molly Westwood who owns Panda Holsteins in the UK. Molly stopped at nothing to achiever her goals by building her own barn where some of the greatest show donors are held. One of the highlights of the herd is Panda Rhubarb Gem Red VG-86-UK 2yr., who won the Jr. 2yr. old class at the UK’s National Show. Click further for the complete article and more information about the Panda herd.   Read More

August 1, 2017 Holbra Sanadia has reached an incredible production record with her finished 2ndlactation of 18.490 kg milk in 305 days! Holbra Sanadi stems from the successful combination Meridian x Snowman (dam: Holbra Sana VG-89-NL) and goes back on the American Golden-Oaks Mark Prudence EX-95-USA. She is the 15th generation VG or EXCELLENT cow in a row already! Her dam Holbra Sana calved recently for the 3rd time and started her production incredible again with a current day production about 80 kg milk / day!   Read More

August 1, 2017 A great Red Carrier foundation cow has been added to the Dueholm Breeding herd in Denmark, Wiesenfeld Mila 63 *RC EX-90-DE is a cow which goes back to one of the most successful show cows from Europe ever: Wiesenfeld Raider Maryam EX-97-DE, European Champion and 7 x National Champion in Germany. Mila 63 has proven herself as a great brood cow, her daughter Wiesenfeld Lotus Joy-Red was winning the Res. Jr. Championship R&W at the Swiss Expo 2017 and recently won her class as a milking 2yr. old at the National show in Luxembourg.   Read More