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October 4, 2017 The European GTPI October 2017 run for females delivered the new #2 GTPI heifer in Europe, Who Alexis with GTPI +2880. Also new this month is Vekis DG Layla, which is the #1 GTPI Bourbon in Europe with GTPI +2804 / PTAT +2.55 and which has another full sister in the Top 15! Vekis Genetics had another heifer in the Top 15 GTPI In Europe in combined ownership with De Veelhorst Holsteins this month with an early King Royal dtr from the Sheray cow family. Click further for the complete Top 40.    Read More

October 4, 2017 The Holmer family from Holbra Holsteins has a new Excellent cow in the barn! Holbra Chica recently scored 90 points, just a week after she won the Senior Championships at the Local show in Laren. Holbra Chica is a daughter by Gold Chip and out of the ultra-successful Holbra Prucende family. It was a great day for Holbra Holsteins at the Local show in Laren, winning the Championship and reserve title in the young cow classes with Holbra Lathoya 1 (s. Paradise) & Holbra Xanti (s. Tapic). At the R&W show, the Reserve Senior Championships went to Holbra Ella 1. She is the Savard dtr who was present for the 6th time in a row! It was no wonder with all these successes that Holbra Holsteins also won the best herd group of the day.   Read More

October 4, 2017 Giessen Holsteins from Theo van Vliet recently had a very impressive classification day. 12 2-yr. olds were scored, from which 10 Black & Whites and 2 Red & Whites with a great average score of over 87 points! Daughters from the sires Mc Cutchen, Gold Chip and Pitbull scored VG-88 points. Click further for the complete classification report.   Read More

October 3, 2017 Recently the young and enthusiastic Sjoerd van Vliet from Upstream Genetics has been interviewed by Holstein International. His love for world-class cow families has already delivered him an impressive collection of top females. Click further for the complete article about Upstream Genetics.   Read More

October 3, 2017 One of the finest R&W and POLLED cows in the breed: RZH Brescia-P-Red VG-88-NL 5yr. has been pictured recently again as a 5 year old cow and looking better than ever. She is the kind of cow who is developing through and getting better by age! Brescia sold for € 55.000 in the Holland Masters Sale '12 and has been a name in the spotlights ever since. She won Jr. Champion Heifer at the Summer Show Beilen '13 and was 2nd at the Nat. HHH-Show in the B&W class. Brescia her maternal line is built on a very strong sire stack: x VG-88-CAN 4yr. Alexander x VG-87-CAN 2yr. Mr. Burns x EX-90-USA Shottle x Regancrest-PR Barbie EX-92-USA! Click further for a few pictures of Brescia which has been taken recently.    Read More

October 2, 2017 A unique event on Friday 6. October in Madison, Lot A in the World Classic Sale is the highest GTPI bull to ever sell in a public auction: Mr. Frazzled Aristocrat, he is the global #13 GTPI bull (GTPI +2921) and the ONLY bull in the breed combining >2900 GTPI, >1000 Net Merit and >2.65 PTAT! Beside his unique index Aristocrat offers a unique pedigree as a FRAZZLED son x Monterey going back on GBM BC Durham Annabel EX-90-USA. His unique index and pedigree will make him the perfect match for the upcoming generation for flush heifers worldwide! Click further for his pictures and more information!   Read More

October 2, 2017 The International Marketplace: The World Classic Sale will be held on Friday, the 7th of October 2017 in Madison (Wisconsin, USA). Hul-Stein from the Netherlands is the seller of Lot 15. A 1st choice from 2 live heifers by Modesty x Delta x Sympatico going back on Wesswoos-HC Rudy Missy EX-92-USA. The heifers you can choose from are born in May '17 and are among the highest offered GTP heifers world wide this year with GTPI +2876 and GTPI +2888 (NM $ 992 & NM $ 998). Click further for more information.    Read More

September 30, 2017 MS DG-TM Delta Blake sells fresh in the World Classic Sale '17 next Friday, the 6th of October 2017 in Madison!! She is one of the highest GTPI & Net Merit cows in the breed and a World Class transmitter, her 5 highest progeny averaging GTPI +2860 / NM $ 997 from 5 different sires and she is a great donor dam with tremendous IVF results! Blake is dam to the #4 NM in the breed (NM $ 1079), to the #1 GTPI Charley in the breed, to the #4 GTPI RC & #1 NM RC bull in the breed and to the Topseller of the Convention Sale '17! Blake sells as Lot 21 and her Bandares dtr as Lot 21.5 (#4 Net Merit Bandares in the breed)! Click further for the newest pictures of BLAKE!!!   Read More

September 29, 2017 >35 FRESH 2yr. olds and cows are selling in the German Masters Sale. Milkers of high quality in all levels and in all price ranges. High genomic cows, bulldams, show cows & great high yielding cows which will fit perfect in any barn! Click further for a preview of a few catalogue pages of milkers selling on the 20. of October in Bitburg, Germany! #FRESHCOWS!! Note: your purchases will be delivered to your barn as soon as possible after the sale for flat fees.   Read More

September 29, 2017 It is the final day of the Eurogenes Online Embryo Sale which takes place through the website of: www.eurogenes-auction.nl. The sale will end tonight at 09:00 PM (Dutch time). Pick your favorite combination out of several great TYPE and FEMALE embryos out of the very best top donors around the Globe! Click further for the auction website and more information.   Read More