The recent visit of the classifier at the Hedra Holsteins farm brought great results. The fifth-calved daughter of Aalshorst Rody-Red, Hedra Alumette 1023 Red, recieved a nice new score. Also over 15 2-yr-olds got their first classification score.... Read more
PR Shauny has hit an impressive milestone with her score now moved up to EX-90! She’s a sixth-calver by Bacon-Hill Pety Modesty and a great-granddaughter of Ammon-Peachey Shauna EX-92.... Read more
During a recent classification at Drouner Holsteins, over 15 cows received top scores. The highest score of the 2-yr-olds was awarded to Aiko 2010 Red, a Ranger-Red daughter. Aiko is a descendant of the renowned show and brood cow Drouner AJDH Aiko 1267 P-Red EX-90!... Read more
The two-time senior champion of the Wintershow West-Brabant, Big Malki daughter Annie 149, was recently classified again. This resulted in an impressively high score of EX-92 for the fifth calver from the herd of the Oostvogels family.... Read more
The foundation for the absolute no. 1 NTM sire VH Mads P and the no. 1 homozygous polled NTM sire VH KlasPP Red was established by cow families with significant international influence. Both bulls are descendants of important brood cows from branches (co-)developed by Tirsvad Genetics.... Read more
Holbra Sonya 2, a remarkable fourth-calver and a daughter of Claynook Casper, recently shone at the regional Fokveeshow Lochem, where she earned the prestigious title of Senior Champion. Just weeks later, she has elevated her score to an impressive EX-91.... Read more
The recent visit of the classifier at the Hedra Holsteins farm brought great results. The fifth-calved daughter of Aalshorst Rody-Red, Hedra Alumette 1023 Red, recieved a nice new score. Also over 15 2-yr-olds got their first classification score.... Read more
PR Shauny has hit an impressive milestone with her score now moved up to EX-90! She’s a sixth-calver by Bacon-Hill Pety Modesty and a great-granddaughter of Ammon-Peachey Shauna EX-92.... Read more
During a recent classification at Drouner Holsteins, over 15 cows received top scores. The highest score of the 2-yr-olds was awarded to Aiko 2010 Red, a Ranger-Red daughter. Aiko is a descendant of the renowned show and brood cow Drouner AJDH Aiko 1267 P-Red EX-90!... Read more
The two-time senior champion of the Wintershow West-Brabant, Big Malki daughter Annie 149, was recently classified again. This resulted in an impressively high score of EX-92 for the fifth calver from the herd of the Oostvogels family.... Read more
Holbra Sonya 2, a remarkable fourth-calver and a daughter of Claynook Casper, recently shone at the regional Fokveeshow Lochem, where she earned the prestigious title of Senior Champion. Just weeks later, she has elevated her score to an impressive EX-91.... Read more
According to the annual numbers from BRS/Kuhfacto, Keane PP Red (by Mars P Red), bred by VDR Holsteins & GenHotel, proven to be the most popular Red Holstein sire in Germany for 2024 according to his number of first inseminations! Tirsvad 3STAR Member PP Red is also a favorite among dairy farmers, coming in as the third most used Red Holstein sire with over 10,800 inseminations.... Read more
The Wintershow in Etten-Leur was a highly anticipated event for GenHotel members Batouwe Holsteins, De Rith Holsteins, Ritmaster Holsteins, and Oostvogels VOF! A standout moment was the recognition of Westside Annie 149, bred and owned by the Oostvogels family, who was named the Public's Favorite!... Read more
During the 2023 GenHotel Selection Sale, Wilder Holsteins offered an intriguing heifer calf, Wilder Suntime 1 Red. She stood out as the top gTPI Delta Cartoon P Red daughter and came with an impressive RZG index of 161 gRZG. Since then, this Cartoon P Red daughter has proven to be an exceptional brood cow; she is currently milking well and has recently been classified as well!... Read more
Tonight, there will be another sale where our members will showcase their best genetics! You can follow this event online and potentially add a new cow family to your herd. This evening, some GenHotel members are offering top calves with exceptional genetic indexes, including the highest polled and red-and-white Shield RC daughter, as well as the number one red-and-white polled heifer in Europe!... Read more
Last week, the GenHotel Selection Sale began, and numerous bids have already been placed. This means that many lotnumbers have been sold already! However, don’t worry; we still have a variety of beautiful and interesting heifers available to buy. So, make sure to place your bids today!... Read more
The young lot 14 Trent-Way HWH Roxy RDC [A2A2 & BB] brings good scores of 3007 gTPI and 153 gRZG that are accompanied by huge components, high longevity and good indexes for somatic cell count. Her American genes give her a unique position as one of the few offspring of the Trent-Way-Js Rolvo-Red VG-87 branch of Morningview Super Roxy RDC EX-90 in Europe!... Read more
The Star of the Breed recognition is awarded annually to one registered Holstein that exemplifies outstanding production combined with exceptional conformation. Blondin Goldwyn Subliminale EX-97 has had an unparalleled career regarding lifetime production and show titles, earning the prestigious Star of the Breed title in 2021 at the age of 13.... Read more
The foundation for the absolute no. 1 NTM sire VH Mads P and the no. 1 homozygous polled NTM sire VH KlasPP Red was established by cow families with significant international influence. Both bulls are descendants of important brood cows from branches (co-)developed by Tirsvad Genetics.... Read more
Diepenhoek Holsteins bought 3STAR SIE Sharon Red as a calf and has bred several high daughters already. She is classified VG-86 herself and is out of the great Radieuse cowfamily.... Read more
In the female category, several calves from GenHotel members score in the top of the Netherlands and Flanders... Read more
We are thrilled to announce the April European Top 50 gTPI Female Rankings! This important list recognizes the best female animals, showcasing those that excel in performance, health, and longevity. These exceptional females set a high standard in the industry and lead the way for future improvements in Holstein breeding across Europe. One standout is Manders Klassic 7090 P, one of the highest-scoring polled heifers this April, bred by Manders Holsteins in Europe.... Read more
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
In America, the April 2025 breeding values for bulls have been published, with the 5-year base adjustment being implemented again and... Read more
After the December 2024 proof run, new, interesting sires with high scores in various systems came to light. Partly because of this, and the changing availability of already introduced sires of sons, the list of sires of sons on our website could be updated.... Read more
This Friday, the Rinder Union West herdbook will host its annual Highlight Sale. In addition to the sale, they will spotlight the breeders of their bulls and present daughter groups. Last year they featured daughters of K&L Sputnik RDC; this year, the focus will be on the daughters of the proven 3STAR Signal P, who earned his first proven RZG in December.... Read more
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
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
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
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
The classifier has visited the farm of family de Jong and the Rita cowfamily blew him away again! The 11 2yr olds were classified 85.4 in average amd 3 older cows were classified again and highered their scores to VG-85, VG-87 en VG-89! But a few days later the classifier came back with a collegue to check if some cows could get excellent and yes, two Willem's Hoeve Rita member were classified EX-91 with EX-93 and EX-92 for their great mammary systems!... Read more
The De Jonge family, owners of Willem's-Hoeve Holsteins, and their partners celebrated a resounding success at the 19th Bloesemshow last weekend. The title of Miss Betuwe has been awarded to the Willem's-Hoeve stable several times, but this year was particularly special. Willem's-Hoeve Jmw Applause 26 Red, a young red Moovin RC daughter, has become the youngest, red titleholder to date. She is co-owned by Metz, Nuij, and De Jong.... Read more
Last weekend, the Fokveeshow Lochem took place where Holbra Holsteins had a fantastic day, winning the Holstein Senior Championship. In a highly competitive section for older dairy cows, Holbra Sonya 2 EX-90, a Claynook Casper daughter, triumphed and was recognized by the jury as having the best udder in her category.... Read more
It’s been over a week since the Albring family enjoyed their big win at the season’s first show. The Drouner Holsteins herd picked up several awards, but the highlight was Cosmo 1836, an Alligator daughter, who snagged her first Grand Championship as a 3,8 yr-old, accomplished by Marieke Albring.... Read more
At this year’s Videokeuring by VVB Silvolde, the jury and photo crew traveled through the east of the Netherlands to check out a several (Red) Holstein first milking competing for the win. Among the heifers were several daughters of bulls bred by GenHotel and its members. This year, a red standout from the Holmer family was awarded, a K&L Drouner Augustus P Red daughter 10 months in production.... Read more
Koepon Genetics had a successful day at the annual Groninger Rundveeshow last Saturday, where their first calver, a Star P RDC daughter, won the title for Best Udder among the 2-yr-olds.... Read more
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