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January 3, 2018 The new year started with 12 new heifers in Europe testing >2800 GTPI in the European January '17 indexrun.  The #1 GTPI this run was the Fortune daughter Dancer, bred & owned by Jonas Melbaum from Germany with GTPI +2860. Followed by a GTPI +2858 Granite daughter at De Oosterhof Holsteins and a GTPI +2857 Jedi at Hul-Stein. Nosbisch Holsteins from Germany and Sunview Holsteins (Canada) bred the #1 GTPI Gymnast in the breed: GTPI +2835, she is out of the incredible brood cow NH HS Marilyn Monroe VG-87-DE 2yr.  Diamond Genetics & PrimeVal Genetics bred the new #1 GTPI Charley in Europe with GTPI +2782 and a very high $ 950 Net Merit. The highest new PTAT heifer this run is JK DG Carmen 2, a Solomon grand daughter of the famous show cow JK DG Esmeralda VG-89-NL (MAX) @ PTAT +3.83 (CAN DGV Conf. +19)!! Click further for the complete rankings.    Read More

December 29, 2017 It are the final hours of the CHRISTMAS @ GENESLAND ONLINE TAG+ SALE.  Several lots already sold, but there are still some very exciting lots open for sale, visit the sale website now to place your bids!    Read More

December 27, 2017 It are the final days for the Christmas @ Genesland Sale which will finish on Friday, December the 29th. The heifers Lot 1 until Lot 26 are all located at Genesland (Colonia Cows / Fam. Lüpschen, Lohmar, Germany), it is still possible to visit Genesland to inspect the sale heifers.    Read More

December 27, 2017 Pictures added of Lot 47 in the Christmas @ Genesland Sale, Vekis DG Lilly, one of the highest Type / Total index combination heifers you can find in Europe. She is PTAT +3.08 combined with sloped rumps (RA +0.49) and a positive teat length (TL +0.05) - she excels in the combination with her high production and fitness: +1788 Milk / +60 lbs Protein / SCS 2.83 / DPR +1.7.    Read More

December 22, 2017 Col Finality from the Genesland program is the #2 B&W gNVI bull in the breed: 12/17 gNVI +410 - Finality is a Finder son out of the Clear-Echo RACER daughter Col Opine VG-85-DE 2yr. (La1 200d 7.035kgM 4.0%F 3.7%P Inc.). She is going back on the famous brood cow Hickorymae Manoman Opine P EX-90-USA which did well at Regancrest Farms, USA. Another full sister to Finality is the #3 RZG heifer in Germany. In the Christmas @ Genesland Sale are selling 4 daughters from Col Opine - one full sister to FINALITY, 2 Capo sisters and a Salvatore. Click further for more information.    Read More

December 22, 2017 Majoric Holsteins from Switerland achieved a great success with O'Kalif Brescia P Red to win the Res. Championship R&W heifer at the Swiss National Show the Jr. Expo Bulle '17. Her dam RZH Brescia-P-Red VG-88-NL 5yr. of De Oosterhof Holsteins & Diamond Genetics was sold in the Holland Masters Sale 2012 for € 55.000 and has been so successful on many fronts. Brescia-P-Red is still producing in the herd of de Oosterhof Holsteins - and is still in embryo production program to fulfil her embryo contracts.    Read More

December 22, 2017 Zandenburg Snowman Ebony 1 has achieved the great A-status, to score EX-90 with an EXCELLENT Mammary System. She is from the Zandenburg Ebony cow family which has a huge impact on the Zandenburg Holsteins herd, and also on the breed through multiple high sons in different AI Stations around the World. Ebony is fresh in her 4th lactation since September and projected with a production of 13.479 kgM with 3.6% Protein! Ebony is a great brood cow at Zandenburg Holsteins and has several grand daughters which score > 300 NVI!   Read More

December 22, 2017 One of the greatest daughters of Bookem in the breed: RR Bookem Elise 1 is fresh in her 2nd lactation. She had a 1st lactation of 13.176kgM with 3.7% Protein and was scored VG-87 in her first lactation, she'll be scored again soon. Her pedigree is one of many big names, her dam is an EXCELLENT Shottle sister to Snowman, followed by the HI Cow of the Year: Broeks MBM Elsa EX-90! She is a sister to the well known show cow: RR Mogul Emily EX-90-NL which sold at the DHV-sale ’15 for € 12.000. There are many bulls in AI from Elisa for example: Pagini, Sunday and. Mytime. Click further for picture and more info.   Read More

December 19, 2017 The Christmas @ Genesland Sale is online. View the whole catalogue through http://sale.eurogenes.com   Read More

December 15, 2017 Lot 6 in the Online Elite Bull Sale: SJK Montana 4575 saw a great increase in his genomic indexes. His GTPI increased to GTPI +2765 in the December index-run, what makes him one of the highest Montana sons in the breed. Also the Italian & English indexes came back on him which confirmed the high genetic level this bull offers. With gPFT +4281 & gPLI +760 this bull ranks in the global top of this index systems!   Read More