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October 7, 2013 The family of Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy EX-92-USA 3E GMD DOM is one of the most successful bull producing cow families at the moment. Bulls from this family are Supersire, Sid, Mogul, Oak, Shaw, Sergeant, Headliner, Diamond, Platinum and more! Also the heavily used #1 RZG bull Balisto comes from this family. De Oosterhof Holsteins is on the start to develop a unique branch of this family with a polled O-Daddy (Observer x Outside). Her dam is the maternal to the dam of BALISTO!! This De Oosterhof O Dad Missy Me *PO belongs in the polled top with GTPI +2117 and a DGV LPI +2992! She is in the European Polled Top 10 with no Polled sire!    Read More

October 4, 2013 2 new contests have started today out of the Hotspots magazine with online voting possibility. Choose your favorite Show Cow and or Atwood dtr.   Read More

October 4, 2013 T-Gen-Ac Latimer Dream is the newest addition to the US breeding program of Tastum Holsteins in Denmark. T-Gen-Ac Latimer Dream was purchased through the Star of the Universe Sale and is a daughter of the high Freddie-son Latimer. She is the #12 GTPI Latimer dtr World Wide with GTPI +2410 and is from an Observer sister to Ronelee Deligent @ TAG. 3rd dam is Ronelee Outside Dabble EX-91-USA dam to the bulls Durable RC, O-Daddy, Domain and grand dam to Dean, Denzel, Dayward and more!   Read More

October 4, 2013 Cogent Breeding Ltd, the beef and dairy genetics specialists and global leader in sexed semen technology, has today confirmed that it has bought Cogent Supershot, the Number One genomic bull for Net Merit US$1,009. This high calibre bull has a GTPI of 2577, GLPI of 3537, GPFT of 3275 and his UK PLI is £258. Supershot was bred by the Eurogenes-members de Volmer Holsteins & Diamond Genetics.   Read More

October 3, 2013 The Autumn 2013 edition of the HOTSPOTS is online! Click further for the online version with great cow family articles (Savage-Leigh Licorice & Sunnylodge Prelude Spottie), the latest global breeding news, top index rankings for bulls and females. NOTE: The subscribers will receive their Hotspots copy this week!   Read More

October 3, 2013 The own website of Ponderosa Holsteins is online. Visit www.ponderosaholsteins.com for beautiful cows, available embryos and a beautiful video tour over the farm.   Read More

October 3, 2013 The early Liquid Gold daughter Oconnors Liquid Gold Heaven was the #1 GLPI heifer World Wide in the 10/13 GLPI run and it he #3 GLPI heifer overall in Canada with GLPI +3519 (DGV LPI +3676 / Conf. +15). Her full sister Mapel Wood Liquid Gold Halo was the #3 GLPI heifer from Canada this run with GLPI +3429 (DGV LPI +3532 / Conf. +15). Their mother is the famous Man-O-Man dtr Cookiecutter MOM Hue VG-88-CAN 2yr., the same family as the current #1 GTPI bull Halogen and dam to Hunger @ Semex and full sister to Hunter @ CRV. She goes back to the Snow-N Denises Dellia EX-95-USA cow family and is owned by the GMO-partners from Canada and Diamond Genetics from the Netherlands. Note: The 1st Choice from the Liquid Gold females from Hue (including this #1 heifer Heaven) sells in the Snowbiz IG Sale on November 6 in Guelph and a 2nd Choice in the Sale of Stars on November the 7th in Toronto.   Read More

October 2, 2013 Calbrett BENNETT *RC *PP is a name to remember.  He is the new #1 HOMOZYGOUS POLLED bull in the breed with GTPI +2320! Bennett is still available and is owned by Cormdale Genetics from Canada and Diamond Genetics from the Netherlands. Bennett *RC PP goes back to the world famous brood cow Regancrest-PR Barbie EX-92-USA! This part of the family has a well known name in Europe as well, Bennett's mother is the full sister to RZH Brescia Red *P which sold for € 55.000 in the Holland Masters Sale '12 and was the Jr. Champion at the Summershow in Beilen 2013. Read more about Bennett *RC *PP   Read More

October 2, 2013 The Top 25 GTPI of Europe of the October 2013 run is online. The #1 this run with GTPI +2520 is Bouw Supersire Cathy. Her mother is a Freddie dtr straight out of Larcrest Cosmopolitan and purchased by Bouw Holsteins through the Eurogenes Online Heifer Sale. Click furhter for the complete Top 25.   Read More

October 2, 2013 KNS Monamie belongs to the very best type dtrs of Long-Langs Oman Oman. She was bred by KNW Holsteins from Germany and purchased by Bolleholster Holsteins, for which she won the Reserve Championship in the 2-Yr. old class at the CRV Koe Expo 2013. Monamie milks on the farm of the Altenburg-family where is projected on almost 12.000 kg milk in 305 days. Monamie comes from the deep German Monalisa cow family.    Read More