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In the spotlight: top transmitter Koepon Simply Red & his outstanding dam!

Koepon Sput Range 34 Red is now nearing her third calving and has proven to be an outstanding asset for her breeder, Koepon Genetics. As the dam of the impressive bull Koepon Otezla Simply Red, she offers exceptional breeding potential. This distinguished red bull draws from a strong pedigree that includes Lakeside Ups Red Range and De Oosterhof DG Rose RDC, and was discovered by Genus/ABS, who successfully introduced him to the world.... Read more

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Koepon Simply Red dominates gNVI rankings

Koepon Simply Red is emerging as a groundbreaking Red bull in Holstein breeding, known for his all-around capabilities. He begins his journey as a young genomic bull with becoming the number one gRZG Interbull red bull in August 2024. He also ranks first in the gPLI rankings with red bulls and boasts an excellent gTPI score as well. While we still lack information about Simply Red's gNVI, several young daughters are now showing up on the gNVI lists, quickly climbing to the top positions.... Read more

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Koepon Marpon made a remarkable leap of position!

On the cover of the May 2025 issue of the Holstein International, the pitch-black sire Koepon Marpon (Martin x Bandares) was proudly featured. Koepon Marpon, an almost 8-year-old offspring of the Koepon Classy cow family, is owned by the German AI station Qnetics and has received an impressive score of EX-92. Marpon made a bold entrance as a proven debutant during the proof week in August 2024. He firmly secured the 29th position—an outstanding accomplishment for this young genomics bull who was far from the top during his genomics era.... Read more

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New pictures Koepon

At the Groninger Rundveeshow Alger Meekma pictured some donor cows from Koepon. Several out of the Red Range cowfamily, but also from the Regan-Joy Durham Regenia and Koepon Classy cowfamilies!... Read more

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New RZG April indexes still highlight key players

In the April 2025 index update, the SingleStep method was introduced in the German breeding value system 'RZG'. From now on, indexes of the Holstein and Red Holstein breeds are calculated using this single-step approach. Despite these changes and the basic adjustments, there are still consistent frontrunners among both the young genomic bulls and daughter proven sires compared to December.... Read more

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Brotherly triumph: the rise of Lakeside Ups Red Range's proven sons!

The performances of three full brothers stand as a remarkable achievement! The April 2025 evaluation once again illuminated the incredible breeding potential of Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86. At least three of her sons—3STAR OH Ranger Red, Koepon OH Ryder Red, and Koepon OH Robin Red—have risen to the top rankings across several countries. Moreover, other half-brothers have also made their mark at the top!... Read more

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Purchase of Koepon Summer Sale results in no. 1 R&W!

The Koepon Summer Sale took place in the summer of 2022, during which Koepon sold over 40 heifers through FarmersBid.com. These animals were sold to buyers in six countries, in addition to the Netherlands. Among them was Koepon Freestyle Range 99 Red, a granddaughter of Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86,sired by Poppe Freestyle Red. Her arrival resulted in outstanding breeding success for her new owner!... Read more

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Great scores for daughters of former sires of sons

The recent classification revealed impressive results for Koepon, with scores reaching to VG-89. Notably, the daughters of 3STAR OH Ranger-Red averaged above VG, while daughters of former sires Gameday and Parfect also made a favorable impression.... Read more

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Red Range family expands beyond national borders

In just a few years, the Lakeside Ups Red Range cow family has grown into a significant player in the global (Red) Holstein industry. With offspring achieving impressive scores of up to 155 gRZG, 3255 gTPI, and 406 gNVI, the Range calves are establishing themselves among the elite. Their success and exceptional genetics have caught the attention of various parties across Europe, including German dairy farmers, who are now milking the first calving Freestyle-Red daughter, Koepon Raina Red.... Read more

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Genetics GenHotel members have taken over the Red NVI proven rankings!

As we enter December, new leaders have emerged in the gNVI rankings for both Red Holstein and Holstein bulls. Young genomic sires that have successfully made their mark are now being recognized as top proven sires based on the performance of their daughters. Notably, the current top 5 progeny proven Red Holstein are fully represented by bulls bred by GenHotel members!... Read more

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Red sires hold their ground in Germany

The top Holstein genomics in Germany have seen some changes this proof run. However, the number one position among the young Red Holstein bulls remains unchanged. The competition for the top position among daughter-proven sires is intense, largely due to the continued arrival of debuting bulls. This competitiveness is felt especially among the Holsteine bulls, while the leader in the Red Holstein category successfully maintains his position!... Read more

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Koepon Marble Range 125 RDC, great Red breeder!

During the Koepon Summer Sale 2022, an opportunity arose to purchase a top-scoring granddaughter of Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86. Many interested parties seized this opportunity, including the Swedish dairy farm Alsgårds Lantbruk, owned by the Andersson family. Together with GenHotel, they acquired the red carrier Koepon Marble Marble Range 125 RDC!... Read more

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No. 1 gRZG Tricky-Red from Red Range family!

The No. 1 Tricky Red, with a gRZG score of 155, a gTPI of 2991, 308 gNVI and 4687 gPFT will sell. This exceptional Tricky Red comes from the renowned Dutch Red Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86, which is just 3 generations away!... Read more

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Range 91 revitalizes Prudence family at Holbra Holsteins

In 2022, during the Koepon Summer Sale, the Holmer family (Holbra Holsteins) purchased Koepon Crisalis Range 91 by Crisalis RF and a granddaughter of the Red Holstein legacy Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86. Over the following two years, Range 91 was flushed multiple times, produced outstanding offspring, proved to be a good milker, and recently received her first classification score.... Read more

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Close-call for Lakeside Ups Red Range!

Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86 was one of the chosen entrants for the 'Global Cow of the Year 2024', a competition created by Holstein International. A title that would suit this very influential brood cow, which belongs to Koepon, all too well. At the beginning of this week, the global Holstein magazine published the results in which the freshly calved Salvatore daughter came to a wonderful second place among the absolute world class!... Read more

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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

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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

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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

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GenHotel members deliver cows with 100 tons of milk

In the Netherlands, the number of cows producing over 100,000 kgs of milk is increasing every day. Cows from herds owned by various GenHotel members are contributing to this success, highlighting their breeding power, passion for the profession, and management qualities.... Read more

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New USA genomic results European females

The Holstein Association USA has recently published genomic results of newly tested females. Due to a computer glitch at Holstein USA, the May results were not released until the last week of May. Below are some highlights... Read more

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Unique European R&W gTPI female ranking!

A unique situation has arisen in the female top gTPI red-and-white European animals, which are primarily bred by members of GenHotel. An impressive number of offspring in the top are influenced by "Red Impact Cow of 2021" Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86, while on the paternal side, the bull Calmac RUW Tricky Red leads the list.... Read more

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New daughter proven list leaders in Germany

The latest German April index run included a base adjustment, which resulted in a decrease of 5.0 for B&W RZG and 4.8 for R&W RZG. Despite this adjustment, the top sires of December 2023 maintained their indexes quite well. However, new bulls competed for the top spots in the Holstein and Red Holstein rankings. As a result, two new list leaders emerged among the progeny-proven bulls.... Read more

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Tricky Range 294 Red, one of the absolute eyecatchers this sale!

Koepon Tricky Range 294 Red is currently being up for sale and is one of the highest Tricky Red daughters available. This Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86 great-granddaughter has an impressive genomics profile, making Range 294 Red one of the eyecatchers of the GenHotel Selection Sale. As a Red Range offspring, she belongs to one of the most desirable and successful cow families of the world!... Read more

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Extremely high Skat P RDC from the powerfull Koepon Classys

The Koepon Classy family has been known for many years for supplying excellent milk producers, and they supplied several bulls over the years such as Koepon Beatclub, Koepon AltaCornell, K&L CV Clever, and Koepon Showking in Switzerland. Lot 4 of the GenHotel Selection Sale comes from this Classy family and has many qualities that her dams carry.... Read more

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Praised member of the Sudena Holsteins herd: Rose RDC VG-89!

De Oosterhof Dg Rose RDC VG-89, 8.5-yrs-old, has become a prominent name in the pedigrees of many highly ranked cows and bulls in Europe. She was bought by Sudena Holsteins as a lactating 2-yr-old and is now in her fifth lactation, still serving as an influential brood cow for the Mensink family.... Read more

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Great genomic results for Koepon Genetics!

The USA genomic results of newly tested females in February have been published by the Holstein Association USA. Lots of variation in sire image and 5 toppers in the top 50 gTPI Europe for Koepon Genetics this month.... Read more

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Influential sire & his son scored EX-96 & EX-95 at Genus/ABS!

It had been several years since the English AI station Genus/ABS classified AI-stud bulls, yet there were not one but two strong reasons for the breeding organization to have classifiers travel to their station. Both father Hoogenhorst OH DG Rubels-Red and his son Koepon OH Ryder-Red received the 'excellent' status last week!... Read more

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High ranking redcarrier at Wilder Holsteins

In the meantime, the Holstein Association USA and CDCB have also published the genomic results for females. In the newly genomic tested females, this has resulted in a very interesting new topper for Wilder Holsteins... Read more

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Koepon Alaska Sanne 5 Red hits Excellent!

The classification day that has taken place at the Koepon dairy farm recently resulted in very nice scores over a total of 29 entered animals classified cows, with the milking 2-yr-olds receiving an average of 84.9 points. Highest score of EX-90 this day went to the fourth lactation Alaska Red daughter Koepon Alaska Sanne 5 Red!... Read more

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Koepon named Dutch Breeder of the Year 2023!

Cow families such as the Classy's, the Regenia's, the Doma's and since a few years also those of Prudence/Red Range, are definitely linked to the Dutch dairy farm Koepon. The breeding strength of these cow families is reflected... Read more

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Koepon offers the absolute top red female in Europe!

With no less than 164 gRZG, 2887 gTPI and 318 gNVI, Koepon sets the bar for the Red Holstein breed very high with Koepon Skyliner Range 239 Red! The five-month-old NH Evolution Skyliner-Red daughter is the current number 1 Skyliner-Red based on gTPI and also the number 2 Skyliner-Red daughter based on her magnificent RZG!... Read more

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Mabel delivers GTPI toppers again!

During the USA September genomics run, several newly tested animals received high genomic results from GenHotel members, with no less than 7 in the top 50 gTPI females in Europe listed... Read more

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Koepon breeds full sisters with 162 gRZG & 163 gRZG

This week Eiso Busemann (sire analyst VOST) and Martijn van de Boom (GenHotel) were among the first who could admire the extremely high scoring NH Evolution Skyliner-Red daughters at Koepon Genetics out of Koepon Sput Range 40 Red. The duo travelled this week through the Netherlands to visit and select (potential) embryo donors.... Read more

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Number 1 gTPI Gameday for Neppelenbroek!

The Holstein Association USA and CDCB have published the genomic results for the month of July. For the newly tested females, this has once again delivered good results for GenHotel members with heifers in the top of Europe... Read more

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Top red carrier USA genomic result for Koepon in June!

The USA genomics results of newly tested females in June have been published again by the Holstein Association USA. Cookiecutter Holysmokes had a large share in the highest newly tested calves in May, in June the sire presence in the European top 50 gTPI shows more variation... Read more

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Mark the date: Open barn and Koepon Summer Sale!

On Thursday June the 29th, the 'Slim Boeren Event' will take place at the Koepon dairy farm. From 10.00 AM to 4.30PM, the staff opens the doors for you to visit their farm. The dairy farm, which was started more than 50 years ago by Mr. W.N. Pon, has now grown into a business with more than 400 dairy cows... Read more

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Koepon Sprg Classy 233 EX-90: delivers production & looks in just one beat!

During a two-day visit by a group of breeding enthusiasts from Sweden, GenHotel, together with the 30 flown-over visitors, brought a visit at GenHotel members Herder, Poppe, Albring and Koepon Genetics to introduce these special guests to the top genetics that the Netherlands has to offer. During these visits, the Swedes were introduced to well-known breeding cows, including the almost eight-year-old Koepon Sprg Classy 233 EX-90!... Read more

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Genomic run USA delivers new top females!

The October genomic run in America has again delivered several interesting new toppers for, among others, GenHotel members Wilder, Koepon, Hurkmans and Zandenburg Holsteins. The sires in the top this month also show a lot of variation... Read more

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Full sister of the world's no.1 bull Ranger Red pictured!

Meanwhile, the Rubels-Red son from the Red Impact Cow of 2021 has been the absolute leader for several proof runs in a row now. 3STAR OH Ranger-Red scores 3823 gLPI, 2893 gTPI, 826 gPLI, 1667 gISET and 159 gRZG! He remains undefeated in no less than four systems. Besides several sons, Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86's daughters are also successfully working on their way to the top.... Read more

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Koepon Summer Sale, now with embryo contracts!

Tuesday at 1.00PM the Koepon Summer Sale started. The auction offer is filled with 45 offspring from Koepon's most influential cow families! The online sale, which ends with a grand final auction on Thursday 7 July at 2.00PM, will be held online via FarmersBid.com.... Read more

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Big reveal: 'Dutch Cow of the Year 2022'!

In April, the nominated cows for the title 'Dutch Cow of the Year 2022' were presented in the HI Plus. After this, readers had the opportunity to vote for their favorite! In addition to the reader votes, the result was also determined by a two-member jury, consisting of Jeroen van Beek (Southland Holsteins) and Bert Meijering (BM Livestock).... Read more

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First Magnifique daughters scoring high for gTPI!

During the June run for American genomics, the first European daughters of Peak AltaMagnifique (Maestro x Positive) score immediately high. Furthermore, the wide variation in the sires of the newly tested females is again remarkable this month.... Read more

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Influential brood cows in the picture at Koepon Genetics

The countdown has begun: Just one month until the Koepon Summer Sale 2022! In the run-up to this online auction, several very promising and influential brood cows have been photographed recently. Quite a number of milking cows will also be (re)classified before the sale. Therefore, keep an eye on the website to stay fully up-to-date!... Read more

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Koepon Summer Sale 2022

It is an honor to announce the Koepon's next online auction. From the 4th till the 7th of July, the Koepon Summer Sale will take place online, via FarmersBid.com!... Read more

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GenHotel members deliver top AI sires!

Also in the Netherlands & Flanders, various AI-bulls bred by GenHotel members have received new (genomic) breeding values. Below are some of the many toppers, including a number of top 10 listings!... Read more

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USA genomics of European females

The American genomics run in April has resulted in quite some diversity of sires of the highest, newly genomic tested females in Europe, with several interesting daughters from Gameday, Mahomes, Parfect, AltaWheelhouse and Ranger-Red.... Read more

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New gTPI toppers at Wilder and Koepon!

The highest gTPI females in Europe from GenHotel members this month are mainly from Wilder Holsteins and Koepon Genetics. Altena Holsteins and Willsbro Holsteins also have heifers in the top 50 gTPI in March.... Read more

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Pursuit takes charge!

The Canadian sire Pine-Tree-I Pursuit received this proof run his first daughter proven index. His new TPI is based on 43 American daughters in lactation. Pursuit his score of 2922 TPI allows him to take the lead!... Read more