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May 7, 2024 Diamond Genetics biedt doorlopend drachtige en goed ontwikkelde pinken aan uit het Diamond Genetics fokprogramma! Deze drachtig gescande pinken met complete indexen komen uit bewezen families als De Oosterhof DG Rose *RC, De Oosterhof DG Agriorio-Red, Regancrest-Pr Barbie, Al-Lew Monterey Ashley, Wilder Herz P en meer zijn drachtig van hoog scorende stieren als Absolve *RC, DG Shakir, Out-There en vele meer! Klik verder voor meer info.   Read More

May 3, 2024 Today we'll introduce you the top 25 POLLED females in Europe with all above >3004 GTPI! Topping the list is DG Babita at +3156 GTPI with +1205 NM$, she is a polled Holysmokes daughter from the Rainyridge Talent Barbara EX-95-USA cow family! In second we find a Maxwell P daughter from the United Kingdom at +3102 GTPI and +1133 NM$. At the third spot we find Drakkar Bariva, a Percival daughter from the Sunnylodge Prelude Spottie VG-87-CAN 18* cow family at +3100 GTPI in combination with +2.13 PTAT and +1001 NM$. She is full sister to Drakkar Bellano at +3119 GTPI / +991 NM$ / +2.61 PTAT and to Dkr Ursaki P, a Polled Percival son at +3127 GTPI in combination with +1044 NM$ and +1.96 PTAT. He become available in the AI-Total portfolio. Her dam, DGF Briana VG-86-FR VG-87-MS 2yr., is an unique Luster P 2yr. old and dam to more heifers in this polled ranking! Continue reading..   Read More

May 2, 2024 In the April 2024 edition of the Holstein International Plus it is time for another round of the Dutch Cow of the Year election. Several great transmitting cows were nominated for this competition, with 6 cows owned or delivered by Diamond Genetics! For example: Broeks Madibet, the dam to Veelhorst DG Casino @VOST, the nr. 1 most used bull in Germany in 2023, De Oosterhof DG Rubellia *RC VG-86-NL 2yr., the dam to the #1 daughter proven R&W sire: Rubels-Red and great granddam to DG Alvin *RC (s. Lambeau) at +2952 GTPI / +2.83 PTAT), DG OH Donna *RC VG-89-NL, the dam to DG OH Topstone, the #1 daughter proven B&W RZG sire and to DG OH Doble *RC, Hul-Stein Stylish P *RC, grand dam to Delta Primetime PP Red, the former #1 gNVI R&W sire and close family member to Delta Steam PP Red and more! Or Lakeside Ups Red Range Red VG-86-NL 2yr., the dam to the former #1 R&W GTPI sire: Ranger-Red @Semex. Red Range VG-86-NL 2yr. is bred by Lakeside  Holsteins and sold through Diamond Genetics to Koepon Genetics. Continue reading..   Read More

April 25, 2024 Today it's time for a great new ranking with top GTPI females above >+2900 GTPI and >+3.00 PTAT (type) in Europe based on the April '24 index proof. Kings-Ransom Dropbox and Kings-Ransom Dynasty have a lot of influence in this ranking! This time a new chart topper at +3185 GTPI in combination with +3.58 PTAT: C&D Dropbox Perfection! She is bred by Soc. Agrícola Campos e Dias and sold to Diamond Genetics! At the second spot we find a Dynasty daughter from the Baviere cow family from Drakkar Holsteins at +3095 GTPI in combination with +3.05 PTAT. Making the top 3 complete with a full sister to the number 1: C&D Dropbox Pink at +3074 GTPI and +3.46 PTAT! Continue reading..   Read More

April 18, 2024 Today is it time for the Dutch gNVI indexes of the black&white and red&white females in Europe. Topping the B&W gNVI female index is an Enclave daughter: DS Claudette at +449 gNVI. At the 2nd spot we find a Designer daughter at +444 gNVI in combination with +109 Type and making the top 3 complete with a Shout *RC daughter at +424 gNVI. At the 15th spot we find Percival daughter DG Gerry at +382 gNVI. She guarantees in her US-index +3085 GTPI with +1034 NM$ and +1.01 PTAT! Charttopper in the gNVI R&W ranking is a Skat P *RC daughter at +415 gNVI. She is followed by a Borax daughter at +410 gNVI and at the third spot we find a Rammstein-Red daughter at +397 gNVI. At 4th spot for Bouw Mask Rody at +394 gNVI. She is a Mask-Red daughter from the Golden-Oaks Mark Prudence EX-95-USA cow family and is close family member to the Red Impact Cow 2021: Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86-NL 2yr.! Click further for the complete ranking.   Read More

April 17, 2024 Veelhorst DG Casino is the most used bull in Germany with almost 30.000 inseminations in 2022-2023! He is bred by Diamond Genetics & De Veelhorst and sold to VOST in Germany. He is the former #1 RZG bull in the breed, has a Bookem-free pedigree, sired by DG Charley from a Mardi Gras x Planet x Snowman (Broeks Betty). He has in his index 7353 daughters and guarantees huge production traits (DE 04/24: +1630 Milk / positive components / RZM 150), >111 RZE, high fitness traits and an excellent udder health (RZS 116). We find also in this top 10 with most used bulls in Germany DG OH Topstone with 12.950 inseminations! DG OH Topstone is the #1 B&W RZG daughter proven sire at +145 RZG (04/24), has 6701 daughters in his German index and notes +1586kgM with positive components, +114 RZE and +143 RZM. Continue reading..   Read More

April 16, 2024 Share DG DH Pearl EX-91-NL EX-91-MS, owned by Dick & Rosita van Deelen, recently won the Senior Champion title at the Avondbloesemshow 2024! Pearl EX-91-NL produced already >100.000kgM and is the first Powerball P daughter in the Netherlands classified with EX-91-NL with EX-91 for her Frame, EX-91 for her Mammary System and EX-90 Feet&Legs. She is from a VG-86-NL 2yr. old POLLED Shotglass daughter followed by Butlerview Colt Pixie *RC P EX-91-USA (s. Colt P Red), the dam to Butlerview AltaIllini P @Alta out of Massey daughter Richmond-FD Pompey EX-91-USA. Share DG DH Pearl EX-91-NL is dam to Share Pearl 435 (s. Radio), she became at the Avondbloesemshow 2024 Miss Betuwe 2024!  Continue reading...   Read More

April 12, 2024 Antonio Campos and Jan de Vries are proud to announce that one of the most unique heifers is sold to Diamond Genetics. She is an unique heifer with a PTAT of +3.58 and an overall GTPI of +3185, combining +1169kgM with +0.26% Fat and +0.13% Protein. No other heifer WORLDWIDE combines these traits! She has the numbers to produce topranking bulls but also to create future sons and grandsons that can make offspring that could be your next showwinner! She has a great outcross pedigree with: Dropbox x Parfect x Rapid. This great family needs no introduction in the Holstein Breed. She is from the populair family of Rabur Outside Pandora EX-91, which even one of the first AI Total bulls delivered with Bouw MOM Paco. Continue reading..   Read More

April 11, 2024 Europe offers some of the highest Red and White and Red Carrier females in the Holstein breed based on GTPI base. The influence of several foundation cows are significant and dominating in the list, with for example Golden Oaks Mark Prudence & Sanderij Massia Sneeuwwitje. A new leader in the R&W GTPI ranking with females at +3058 GTPI from the Cookiecutter MOM Halo family! She is followed by an early Tricky-Red daughter from the Netherlands: Koepon Tricky Range 319 Red at +3049 GTPI and making the top 3 complete with also a Tricky-Red daughter at +2995 GTPI. Furthermore at the 8th spot we find an early Foundation heifer from the Golden Oaks Mark Prudence family: DG Damiana Red at +2944 GTPI. Continue reading...   Read More

April 9, 2024 Genosource Captain has again a lot of influence in the April '24 run with females! He added almost 2400 daughters to his index and increased to +3287 GTPI (+34 for GTPI) with 4153 daughters in his index. His son, DG Space (+3186 GTPI / +1192 NM$) delivered this run the #1 GTPI heifer in Europe with DG Magpie at +3275 GTPI, which she combines with a tremendous balanced index, as well she is the #1 heifer in Europe with >+3200 GTPI and >+2.00 PTAT! The #2 GTPI Calf (<9 Months) in Europe is a Thorson daughter at +3272 GTPI and the #3 GTPI Calf (<9 Months) in Europe is a daughter of Percival: DG Janna at +3258 GTPI. Check all European top rankings out here!   Read More