Great classification at Giessen Holsteins
Giessen Precilla 2
A great classification at Giessen Holsteins. 18 B&W 2-yr olds classified 86.5 on average. 5 2yr olds are classified with the high score of VG-88 and 3 2nd lactation cows are classified with the maximum score of VG-89. Most cows hail from homebred families such as the Charity, Cinderella and Precilla family.
Genomic and proven bulls
Some people say you cannot get elite type when using high genomic bulls. With this last herd classification Theo van Vliet proves that this is possible when selection the right bulls. Besides high proven type sires such as Damion, Dempsey, Goldday, Goldsun and Lauthority he used a few years ago high genomic type bulls as Atwood, Bradnick and Gold Chip. The awesome results are shown in the table below. All these bulls do have one thing in common, they all hail from some of the best cowfamilies.
Giessen Struik
Another bull from a great family that is used a lot at Giessen Holsteins is the homebred Giessen Struik. Struik is a Shottle son of Starleader daughter Charity 504 EX-94 who hails from the Brookview Tony Charity EX-97 family. 6 Struik 2-yr olds where classified 86.3 points. Struik daughters are great maturing cows, just as Charity 504. This is proven by the Struik daughters Giessen Praline 12 and Giessen Charity 68. Praline 12, a Struik out of Giessen Praline 2, is now classified with the maximum score of VG-89. Her half-sister Charity 68 is classified VG-88. A full sister of Charity 68, Giessen Charity 76, is one of the VG-88 classified 2-yr olds. Their dam is Giessen Charity 51 VG-86, who is also the dam to Giessen Charityman (Snowman) @ KI Kampen.
Giessen Praline 12, now classified VG-89
Cecibell
The from Belgium imported September Storm daughter Cecibell vd Cuylehoeve VG-89 looks like a tremendous broodcow. Three of her daughters got classified. Her Ladd P daughter, Cecibell 3, is classified VG-86 (1st lactation) and her Savard (Cecibell 2) and Maximus (Cecibell 4) daughter are classified VG-88 in their 2nd and 1st lactation respectively.
Giessen Cecibel 4 VG-88
Giessen Cecibel 2 VG-88
Name | Sire | Dam | Colour | Lact. | FR | DS | MS | FL | TOT | Note |
Cecibell 2 | Savard | Cecibell | R | 2 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 88 | |
Cecibell 4 | Wlh Maximus | Cecibell | R | 1 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 88 | |
Redonia 2 | Savard | Redonia | R | 4 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 87 | |
Cecibell 3 | Tiger-Lily Ladd P-Red | Cecibell | R | 1 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 86 | |
Praline 12 | Giessen Struik 245 | Giessen Praline 2 | Z | 2 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 89 | Maximum score |
Redonia 10 | Brunner Mr Top | Giessen Redonia 2 | Z | 2 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 89 | Maximum score |
Cinderella 71 | Lirr Drew Dempsey | Giessen Cinderella 15 | Z | 2 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 89 | Maximum score |
Charity 51 | Braedale Goldwyn | Giessen Charity 14 | Z | 3 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 91 | 88 | |
Charity 59 | Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood | Giessen Charity 15 | Z | 2 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 88 | |
Brittney 11 | Comestar Lauthority | B Throne Brittn | Z | 2 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 88 | |
Charity 68 | Giessen Struik 245 | Giessen Charity 51 | Z | 2 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 88 | Halfsister Giessen Charityman |
Praline 17 | Toc-Farm Goldsun | Giessen Praline 2 | Z | 1 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 88 | |
Charity 76 | Giessen Struik 245 | Giessen Charity 51 | Z | 1 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | Halfsister Giessen Charityman |
Rozalena 43 | Regancrest Gv S Bradnick | Giessen Rozalena 29 | Z | 1 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | |
Debby 106 | Heidenskipster Goldday | Giessen Debby 87 | Z | 1 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | |
Susi 20 | Go-Farm Ford Virzil | Giessen Susi 16 | Z | 6 | 87 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 88 | |
Cinderella 64 | Toc-Farm Goldsun | Giessen Cinderella 16 | Z | 2 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 87 | |
Redonia 12 | Mr Chassity Gold Chip | Giessen Redonia 4 | Z | 1 | 87 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 87 | |
Precilla 9 | Giessen Struik 245 | Giessen Precilla 3 | Z | 1 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 88 | 87 | |
Brittney 17 | Gillette Jordan | Giessen Brittney 7 | Z | 1 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | |
Cinderella 78 | Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood | Giessen Cinderella 40 | Z | 1 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 87 | |
Roxy 53 | Giessen Struik 245 | Giessen Roxy 36 | Z | 1 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 87 | |
Gorgeous 4 | Giessen Struik 245 | Nippon Gorgeous | Z | 1 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 86 | |
Precilla 6 | Acacia Million Tamarac | Giessen Precilla 3 | Z | 1 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 86 | |
Gorgeous 5 | Erbacres Damion | Nippon Gorgeous | Z | 1 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 86 | |
Precilla 7 | Giessen Struik 245 | Giessen Precilla 3 | Z | 1 | 84 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 86 | |
Cinderella 79 | Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood | Giessen Cinderella 40 | Z | 1 | 86 | 86 | 89 | 84 | 86 | |
Cinderella 81 | Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood | Giessen Cinderella 16 | Z | 1 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 86 |