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December 23, 2025 Sadly to hear that the 16yr. olds legend passed away: Blondin Goldwyn Subliminal EX-97-USA! She was one of the greatest show cows in the past decade. She is bred by Ferme Blondin in Canada and has a lifetime production of 141.060kgM with 5.611kgF and 4.480kgP. Subliminal won multiple titles in her carreer, like Global Cow of the Year 2022, Star of the Breed 2021, 1st Production Cow Class Royal Winter Fair, Senior & Grand Champion Midwest National Spring Holstein Show 2021, Supreme Champion Jr. Show World Dairy Expo 2015, All-Canadian & All-American Mature Cow 2017. The EX-97 Goldwyn daughter has multiple daughters classified, 23 daughters are classified with VG and 15 daughters are classified with Excellent! Continue reading..   Read More

December 23, 2025 It was a great classification round for Retraitehoeve Holsteins last week with an average of VG-85,4 with 23 scored 2yr. olds! Two 2yr. olds scored both representative VG-88-NL 2yr. with VG-87 and VG-89 for their Mammary Systems! The 2yr. olds are sired by Ryder-Red, Shakespeare, Cheese, Porsche, Perfect, Warren P, Taskforce P Red, Alligator, Aikano, Holysmokes and more. Retraitehoeve Nieskje 16 raised her score to EX-90 with EX-91 for her Mammary System! She is the highest classified Delta Nominator-Red daughter in the Netherlands. She is in her 3rd lactation now and in 305 days projected at 12.102kgM with 5.0%F and 4.0%P! Click further for more info.   Read More

December 22, 2025 The organization of the Eurogenes Christmas Sale 2025 looks back on a successful edition. 81% of lots are sold with an average of 2.276€ to only buyers in the Netherlands. Topseller of the sale was Lot 03. DG Darda, sold for 2800€. She is a pregnant Holysmokes daughter from the tremendous Al-Lew Monterey Ashley EX-95-USA family. Darda guarantees +3072 GTPI with +1218kgM in her American index and is sister to DG Veni Vidi Vici @ AI-Total at +3149 GTPI. We wish her new owners in the Netherlands a lot of luck with her! Click further for more info.   Read More

December 22, 2025 The Dutch NVI rankings of the females are now online available at Eurogenes! The Nr. 1 B&W gNVI heifer is a Splendor P RC daughter at +449 gNVI with +1154 (days) Lifetime. In second follows a Tigerwoods daughter at +443 gNVI with +1354 (days) Lifetime. Making the top 3 complete with an early Rolf P daughter at +440 gNVI. Furthermore at the 26th spot we find Hardin daughter Zandenburg Hardin Fabiola at +403 gNVI. She is from a GP-NL 2yr. Figaro daughter from the home-bred Zandenburg Fabiola family. In the Red&White ranking
delivers Simply Red many high ranking daughters. Charttopper in the Red&White ranking is a Simply Red daughter at +470 gNVI. Rustic delivers the Nr. 2 and Nr. 3 in this ranking with +454 gNVI and +443 gNVI. At the 6th spot we find Zandenburg Simply Fabiola at +430 gNVI and +1109 (days) Lifetime. Click further for the complete rankings.   Read More

December 19, 2025 The Eurogenes Christmas Sale - Online Tag+ is coming to an end. Many interesting heifers are selling with great pedigrees, pregnant, Polled and Red Carrier, with for example DG Joah P *RC! She is a Taskforce P Red daughter, pregnant (due date April 2026) and from a tremendous Dutch cow family. Her dam is the polled Extra P daughter: Jeans Jantina 336 PP VG-87-NL VG-85-MS 2yr. out of Builder P daughter Jeans Jantina 285 GP-84-NL 2yr. She is a great production cow with in each lactation >3.7% Protein! This family delivered many complete sires to AI, with for example DG Erwin *RC @ AI-Total, Rennes and Hummer P. Pick your perfect Christmas present and bid last on her!    Read More

December 19, 2025 TODAY is the FINAL DAY of the Eurogenes Christmas Sale - Online Tag+, the sale closes tonight at 08.00 P.M. (Dutch Time) trough our sale site - CLICK HERE -! The auction offers super and pregnant heifers. With for example Lot 01. DG Babita P! She is a Holysmokes daughter, pregnant to Absolve *RC and guarantees still +3108 GTPI with +616kgM, positive components and great health traits. She is from a GP-NL 2yr. old Monument P daughter going back on Rainyridge Talent Barbara *RC EX-95-USA. Another interesting heifer is Lot 06. DG Joah P *RC, she is a Taskforce P Red daughter from the famous Dutch Jantina cow family! She is from the same family as the very complete and populair sire DG Erwin *RC @ AI-Total. Click further for the complete offering.   Read More

December 19, 2025 The results of the Eurogenes European Breeder of the Year 2025 are in! There was a massive vote and Eurogenes would like to thank everyone for that! With 28.2% of the votes is Schönhof Holsteins from Austria named as the European Breeder of the Year 2025! They've bred the tremendous Alligator daughter and Res. Champion Expo Bulle: Schönhof's Alligator Dakota, sold to Mattenhof Holsteins. Won 2x their class at the International Dairy Show Cremona 2025, was Premier Breeder and Exhibitor R&W Cremona 2025 and Premier Breeder and Exhibitor All Breeds Cremona 2025. Congratulations Schönhof Holsteins with winning the contest! Continue reading..   Read More

December 18, 2025 Eurogenes wil u van harte uitnodigen op donderdag 18 december ‘25 vanaf 17.30uur om de veilingdieren te bekijken en onder het genot van een hapje en een drankje het jaar af te sluiten! Klik verder voor meer info.   Read More

December 16, 2025 Eurogenes organizes for the 2nd time the European Breeder of the Year 2025 contest! With a great line-up of breeders in Europe. In total 10 breeders are entered for the competion from Europe with a great influence for the breed. Pick your favorite breeder of 2025 before thursday december the 18th, 05.00 p.m. (Dutch Time). Continue reading..   Read More

December 15, 2025 The Eurogenes Christmas Sale - Online Tag+ is OPEN for bidding! Many interesting heifers are selling with for example Lot 01. DG Babita P! She is a Holysmokes daughter, pregnant to Absolve *RC and guarantees still +3108 GTPI with +616kgM, positive components and great health traits. She is from a GP-NL 2yr. old Monument P daughter going back on Rainyridge Talent Barbara *RC EX-95-USA. Another interesting heifer is Lot 06. DG Joah P *RC, she is a Taskforce P Red daughter from the famous Dutch Jantina cow family! She is from the same family as the very complete and populair sire DG Erwin *RC @ AI-Total. Click further for pictures of the heifers.   Read More