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
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
The first proof run of 2025 brings some new leaders for gNVI, with notable entries among both Red and Holstein bulls. Bulls that successfully made their way onto these lists as young genomics bulls continue to rise to the top based on the performance of their daughters. As a result, the current top 10 list for red and white daughter proven bulls is predominantly filled with bulls bred by GenHotel members.... Read more
This week is "proof week". On the GenHotel website you can find all proofs.... 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
The 16 year old Gert's first purchase, BJH MV Emma Red, calved for the 3rd time last week. The red Lindenright Moovin RDC-daughter has been inseminated four times during her life and has calved three times, resulting in four daughters!... Read more
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
The 16 year old Gert's first purchase, BJH MV Emma Red, calved for the 3rd time last week. The red Lindenright Moovin RDC-daughter has been inseminated four times during her life and has calved three times, resulting in four daughters!... Read more
Seven 2-yr-olds, both Holstein and Red Holstein, from Diepenhoek Holsteins were recently classified with scores from GP-84 to VG-87. The highest scores were for members of the Diepenhoek Rozelle family.... Read more
Diekers 3STAR Tequila P Red GP-83 (VG-88 MS) is now an active 10th generation bull from the American Des-Y-Gen Planet Silk RDC EX-90 cow family. The partnership of De Oosterhof, Diekers Holsteins, and GenHotel has resulted in the sale of her homozygous polled son to CRV last year, showcasing the strength of this lineage.... Read more
Züchtbetrieb Böttjer presents an exciting opportunity this week! This Wednesday, February the 26th at 6:30 pm at the Masterrind Exclusive Sale, the German ZB Holsteins will feature three remarkable young heifers, each with outstanding and impressive pedigrees!... Read more
Among the extensively used sires in the 3STAR Breeding Program is Peak Rainow. According to RZG, SPH Alberta's daughter, Dykster 3STAR Rivana, stands out significantly compared to other Rainow daughters. Following this success, Rivana, who is one of the members of the Sandy-Valley Plane Sapphire branch of Snow-N Denises Dellia EX-95, was bred to continue her lineage.... 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 first proof run of 2025 brings some new leaders for gNVI, with notable entries among both Red and Holstein bulls. Bulls that successfully made their way onto these lists as young genomics bulls continue to rise to the top based on the performance of their daughters. As a result, the current top 10 list for red and white daughter proven bulls is predominantly filled with bulls bred by GenHotel members.... Read more
Meet 3STAR HWH Britt P Red, an exceptional heifer calf sired by Koepon Simply Red. She boasts impressive scores of 168 gRZG-SiSt and 547 gNVI. Bred and owned by HWH Holsteins & GenHotel, Britt P Red is currently recognized as the top polled red-and-white heifer in the world, pushing the boundaries of Holstein breeding!... Read more
The purchase of Maybelline Tual in 2016 opened up exciting possibilities for De Oosterhof and GenHotel, as she was one of the most genetically fascinating heifers in Europe at that time. This family possesses remarkable genetics! The genes of the French Rubicon daughter are still significantly represented, leading to impressive results, particularly through Tual's top breeding daughter, K&L OH Mabel.... Read more
In an impressive showing, two full sisters have claimed the second and third positions on the Red gNVI genomics list. These interim results feature 3STAR Olde Shari Red (468 gNVI) and 3STAR Olde Shine Red (460 gNVI), both owned by John van Oldeniel and GenHotel.... Read more
In December and January, several females from GenHotel members received American genomic results. Here are a number of newly tested females,... Read more
In America, the December 2024 breeding values for bulls have been published, with several well-known, but also some new bulls at the top of the TPI ranking.... 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
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
The annual Schau der Besten once again showcased the impressive achievements of Wilt Elaya from Büscherhoff Holsteins, Nesslage, and AM Holsteins. This success highlights the quality of the VG-87 Haniko daughter, who has been in production for 14 months.... Read more
Last Saturday, the FVZH Winteshow took place in Noordeloos-NL, where Batouwe (Junior) Holsteins participated with their animals and achieved impressive results in a highly competitive environment. One of the standout contestants was Batouwe Belladonna EX-92, sired by Jordy, which was among the favorites of the day, and ultimately reaching the finals.... Read more
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