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December 13, 2013 Vekis Genetics and Eurogenes are organzing a Genetic Elite Sale in the upcoming spring, called the Vekis Spring Sale. The Sale will held on the 28th of March 2014. Interesting top animals are selling in different price ranges and age categories. The consignments will come from Vekis Genetics and other Eurogenes-members.
Also there will be exhibition booths from different companies and progeny group presentations from bulls of AI Total and Vekis Genetics.   Read More

December 13, 2013 Today is the final day of the Eurogenes Online Embryo Sale which runs through http://auction.euro-genes.nl. The sale ends on 21:00 hr (09.00 PM) Dutch time. Over 50 embryo combinations are selling out of the greatest cow families, with prices starting at only € 100 / embryo. There is something for everybody! Click here for the auction website.   Read More

December 13, 2013 The Skalsumer Pietje family from Holland already delivered many successful bulls for many years, like Skalsumer Jorryn, Blitz and the world famous Skalsumer Sunny Boy. The Skalsumer Pietje family are not only well represented in the Netherlands. Exactly one year ago, the Skalsumer Pietje's broke through in England with Ballycairn O-Man Pello @ ABS, bred by Ballycairn Holsteins which is the new #1 PLI proven sire in the UK right now! Pello combines a very complete index with a lot of milk and strong milking cows.   Read More

December 12, 2013 Amarante EX-90-FR (s. Shottle), the popular French brood cow has won the title Cow of the Year in France! She is the foundation cow behind great transmitting cows, proven sires and young sires, like Fernand @ Semex and more. One of Amarante her best known family members at the moment is the French bred show cow Emeraude EX-91-NL who sold to the Netherlands and which is the former National 2-Yr. Old Champion in France. The 93 points Carmen Ots from Earl Ferme D'Autes had enough votes for the 2nd place. Last year she named Grand Champion Farmingtour and won Reserve Champion at the SPACE.   Read More

December 11, 2013 Bouw Supersire Cathy is the current #1 GTPI Supersire dtr in Europe (#14 World Wide) with GTPI +2491, that makes her the #7 GTPI heifer overall in Europe! She is a Supersire from the Freddie dtr Tirsvad Freddie Cosmopolitan VG-NL VG-88-MS 2yr., which sire Freddie (#4 proven TPI sire USA) isn't available in Europe and her mother is the famous Larcrest Cosmopolitan VG-87-USA La1. One of the hottest cow families in the breed, and also dam behind bulls like Chevrolet, Fanatic, Cancun, Casual and more! ROCKY embryos from Freddie Cosmopolitan are selling in the Online Embryo Sale. Great opportunity to buy out of a proven transmitter, so close to Cosmopolitan!   Read More

December 11, 2013 Buttighofer Beacon Queen 05 VG-DE VG-86-MS 2yr. was one of the topsellers of the Highlight Sale '12 and have been a great purchase for her new owners Nosbisch Holsteins from Germany. Her Denim-son with RZG 155 went to AI and her Polled Parker son believed to be the #1 Polled bull on Italian base with over 3000 for gPFT! Her daughter NH Massey Queen Girl sold for € 67.000 in the EG Summer Sale and is the current #2 GTPI Massey dtr in the breed, and one of the highest heifers World Wide with a complete dtr proven sire stack (GTPI +2458 / RZG 151 / DGV LPI +3336). See her pictures and more information.    Read More

December 10, 2013 The famous Res. Sr. Champion of the European Show in Fribourg, Ashlyn Vray, have reached a unique performace. Only a month after calving from twins  she saw the Spanish classifier which made her the first and only EX-96 point cow in Spain ever. In all 20 animals scored at Ponderosa Holsteins last week, including 8 2-yr. Old with a total average of VG-89!   Read More

December 10, 2013 A very successful day for Hellender Holsteins at the Junior Expo Bulle 2013 in Bern. Hellender Joyboy Arthabaska Red won the 1st place and was among the finalists. Click further for pictures and more results.   Read More

December 10, 2013 The young breeder Jeroen van Beek from Southland Holstiens won 3 titles last Saturday in the Young Breeders classes at the HHH-show! He won Champion Showmanship and won 2 Reserve Championships titles, for clipping and for type. Egbert Korenberg from Zeedieker Holsteins managed this year to win the Championshiptitle for clipping. Click further for more Young Breedes results.   Read More

December 9, 2013 Last Saturday the National Holland Holstein Show was held in Zwolle where Willemshoeve Holsteins had an unforgettable day with their Cricket daughter Willemshoeve Rita 670, she won the Jr. 2-Yr. Old Championship title! The full Jasper sisters Bons-Holsteins Koba 195 & Koba 191 from Bons Holsteins were a tremendous couple, winning Intermediate & Res. Intermediate Champion in the Black & White classes while the famous show cow Wilhelmina 358 from the van Dijk won Senior Champion and Grand Championships as a highlight on her huge show carreer as a 12 year old cow with a lifetime production of over 140.000 kg milk!   Read More