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August 24, 2017 One of the most famous daughters of Snowman in the breed is Broeks Betty VG-88 2yr. with no doubt. She sold for a record price of $ 200.000 and is a true transmitting giant. Her son in Japan was on the 1st place in the genomic bullranking and she has 2 EXCELLENT daughters in Canada, under which Velthyuis SG C Atwood Beth EX-92-CAN 4yr. (MAX) which also won multiple shows in Canada. Betty’s European daughter Broeks Plabet VG-88 2yr. (s. Planet) continues the strong European branch of the Betty’s. Her Mardi Gras daughter Broeks Madibet is the dam of one of the highest RZG heifers in the breed: Veelhorst DG Madona (s. Charley) with 163 RZG and +2661 GTPI. Her Bourbon son is also the highest Bourbon son for GTPI born in Europe with +2776 GTPI!   Read More

August 24, 2017 Holbra Malon 3 has recently closed her 1st laction with an incredible production of 12.319kgM with 3.9% PROTEIN in 305 days!! Malon already received the high score of 88 points as a 2yr. old. She is a full sister to Bastilo @ Ki Kampen, dam to Holbra Maset (s. Jetset) & Sil (s. Silver) @ KI Kampen and has daughters by Jetset & Board who are currently in flush program. She goes back to Golden-Oaks Mark Prudence EX-95-USA, the most dominating and most successful cow families in the Holbra herd.   Read More

August 24, 2017 Recently Holstein International has published a great article about the American Ever-Green-View Elsie cow family. A family which is on the foundation of high record holders and foundation family of O-Man his highest milk bull: Flevo Genetics Snowman! Multiple Eurogenes members are milking offspring from the Elsie family with great satisfaction, a family which not only excels in production but also knows how to transmit exertional type.   Read More

August 24, 2017 Rhala Ex Lyzanne is a new topper in the barns of Caps Farm in Biddinghuizen. She belongs to the highest flush age heifers in Europe and comes from an outcross maternal line: Tango x Meridian x Snowman x Bolton x Boss Iron x Mtoto from the Italian Bertaiola Lidia’s. Her 4th dam is the full sister of the successful proven sire Mincio. Lyzanne has a unique index with a skjyhigh production index: +2103 Milk / +80 Fat / +74 Protein! Combined with SCS 2.78 / +1.6  DPR  and +6 PL! Click further for her picture and more information.   Read More

August 23, 2017 During the Dairy Fairy Mariënwaerdt there was great success in the R&W ring for the Bakker family from Batouwe Holsteins & Fam. Van Zetten who won the Reserve Intermediate Championships with KOE Fabiola-Red! Fabiola comes from a deep German cow family going back on the Res. German National Champion: KOE Fabiola EX-90. Other success for the Bakekr family went to Gert Bakker (8 years) who won the Intermediate Clipping competition with his calf: Batouwe AP Apple Red.   Read More

August 23, 2017 Willemshoeve Holsteins had another great day at the Dairy Fair in Mariënwaerdt. This time Willemshoeve Rita 1263 (s. Bradnick) won the 2-yr. old Championships! Her herd mate and already well-known brood  & show cow: Willemshoeve Rita 9863 (s. Danillo) pointed out as the Honorable Mention Senior cow of the day. One of the youngest “Willemhoeve” members: Fay de Jong (3 years old) participated for the first time and won the Reserve Championship for showmanship.   Read More

August 22, 2017 The Eurogenes Online Embryo Sale has started today! A very interesting mix between female embryo combinations, high index embryos, Jersey embryos and a few very interesting TYPE embryos such as: FEMALE DOORMAN (#1 PTAT Proven bull), Female CHILL (PTAT +3.26), Female JACOBY (PTAT +3.90) & EMILIO (PTAT +4.01) embryos. Click further for more information.   Read More

August 18, 2017 The VENTE DRAKKAR 2017 will be held on Friday, the 1st of September 2017. What can you expect? The same atmosphere, the same high quality cattle to sell, in a little different format. The barns of Drakkar Holsteins will be open on Friday, September the 1st with all sale cattle prepared to inspect and with the free drinks and BBQ night. The sale will be held with the TAG+ sale method. The sale website + catalogue will be online next week, more info will follow! Here already a few examples of the great cattle selling!! Click further for some examples.    Read More

August 18, 2017 Holbra DG Charas is the ONLY bull in the breed with semen available which combines: >2600 GTPI, +9.1 PL, +3.4 DPR, +1.5 PTAT, <5 SCE (4.8 SCE) and he is A2/A2!! A unique and very popular combination of qualities which are demanded by farmers all over the World. Additional he breeds cows with a negative stature, and positive components (+0.14% Fat and +0.07% Protein) and great udders (+2.27 UDC). Charas was bred by Holbra Holsteins and Diamond Genetics as a Damaris son out of CNN Mogul Chamea from the Larcrest Cosmopolitan's. Charas is available through AI Total.    Read More

August 18, 2017 The new star at Cogent is NH Sunview Fantastic, he is the highest PLI bull on the Cogent bullchart with PLI 730. The demand for his semen is high, he has a great allround faultless profile with high components (UK: +0.26%F +0.13%P) and has a different and outcross pedigree. Fantastic is a Flattop son from NH HS Marilyn Monroe VG-86-DE 2yr., she was the German Masters Sale '14 topseller for € 84.000 and is still the reigning #1 RZG cow in Germany!    Read More