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August 15, 2023 A new index round brings us also new chart toppers in the R&W and RED CARRIER GTPI and PTAT rankings. Today it's time for these great rankings op the dominating females in Europe. The influence of the APPLE's and Winterbay Goldwyn Lotto is again huge with delivering several offspring at the partenal sires and maternal line. The #1 R&W PTAT female is Willsbro Mooi Atlanta Red 415 at +3.97 PTAT with 3.35 UDC. She is a Mooi daughter out of Panda Tactik Atlanta VG-87-UK 2yr. (s. Tatoo) and goes back on KHW Regiment Apple-Red EX-96-USA. She is followed by a Picasso PP daughter from Germany at +3.59 PTAT and making the Top 3 complete with Golden-Oaks Tang-Red at +3.59 PTAT. Furthermore delivers GAEC Toullec many topranking PTAT R&W females with JB Toullec Aria Red at the 5th spot at +3.54 PTAT. Stakkehavegaard / SHG Breeding delivers the #1, #2 and #3 *RC females in Europe this run with again SHG Avalanche Liv *RC as the chart topper at +4.77 PTAT. She is followed by her daughters, sired by Haxl and Dani P at +4.73 PTAT and +4.72 PTAT. Click further for more info.   Read More

August 15, 2023 A successful show last weekend for Bosma Holsteins at the RSN-Show 2023! BH Altitude Arizona-Red won her class and became Reserve Champion Calves. She is an Altitude-Red daughter straight out of Heatherstone Redhot-Red EX-92-USA, she was All-American R&W Jr. 3yr. old 2017, Intermediate Champion R&W World Dairy Expo 2017, Honorable Mention Grand Champion Royal Winter Fair 2017, Intermediate Champion & Reserve Grand Champion WI State R&W 2017, Intermediate Champion and Reserve Grand Champion World Dairy Expo 2016 and more! Heatherstone Redhot-Red EX-92-USA is sired by Barnie out of Heatherstone Razzy-Red EX-91-USA, the Reserve Jr. Champion Midwest Spring R&W Jr. Show 2009 out of Heatherstone Rose-Red VG-87-USA GMD. BH Marcy Rager (s. Rager-Red) became last year Champion Calves at the RSN show 2022, this year she became 2nd in her class and was at the last 4 in the finals. Click further to read more.   Read More

August 14, 2023 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 EX-95-USA and Sanderij Massia Sneeuwwitje VG-87-NL. The top 3 didn't changed a lot, the #1 R&W GTPI female is again Wilder 02671 at +2954 GTPI. She is followed by her barnmate Wilder 02673 at +2923 GTPI in unique combination of +2.18 PTAT! She is also tracing back to the Sanderij Massia Sneeuwwitje VG-87-NL cow family. Making the Top 3 complete with a Dutch Boraz *RC heifer from Koepon Genetics at +2922 GTPI. Click further for more info.   Read More

August 14, 2023 It was again time for the Rundvee Show Noord (RSN-Show) in Lhee last Saturday. Several Eurogenes members participated at this provincial show of Northern-Netherlands. The first title of the day went to New Moore Holsteins with winning the Reserve 2yr. old title with New Moore Victor Es 131 (s. Victor). Giessen Holsteins won class 3 with 2yr. olds with Moovin *RC daughter: Giessen Charity 253 VG-89-NL VG-89-MS 2yr. (MAX) and won class 6 with Intermediate cows with the just fresh Atwood daughter: Hilltop Atwood Maxima EX-91-NL EX-92-MS! Floydholm Energy Emotional, owned by Hullcrest Holsteins, became Champion Calves and Reserve Grand Champion Heifers at the show and Nohl Adora (s. Doral-Red) became Reserve Champion Heifers. Another Champion ribbon for Hullcrest Holsteins with Bel Sidekick Geline, she was crowned as Champion Heifers and Grand Champion Heifers. Click further to read more.   Read More

August 11, 2023 It's already the FINAL DAY the Eurogenes Online Embryo Sale Log-In and take advantage of the 18 embryo combinations selling, with for example: Female Hulu *RC (+2911 GTPI / +3.91 PTAT / +11. Conf.) embryos out of MS Listerines Look At Me EX-95-USA 2E, Female Altitude-Red (not available in Europe) embryos out of the Diamondback sister to Erbacres Snapple Shakira EX-97-CAN, Female Bullseye embryo out of Jacobs Nohl Lyana EX-90-NL 4yr., Female Brandy P Red (Ronald x Hellender Power Baileys EX-93-CH) embryos out of Luck-E Jess P Red, DG El Completo embryos from DG Atlas and multiple herdbuilding packages starting at 275 EUR / embryo. Click further for more info.   Read More

August 11, 2023 Eurogenes is definetely the place to be to be and stay tuned about the latest index releases in Europe and World Wide. Today we like to introduce you the top GTPI / NM$ and PTAT calves, heifers and cows in Europe based on the American GTPI index. This new August 2023 index run bring us a new #1 GTPI in Europe, with a Holysmokes offspring from Italy, testing over the >3200 GTPI at +3214 GTPI. Second is a Captain daughter from the Larcrest Cosmopolitan VG-87-USA family at +3194 GTPI and third Encanto Parfect 904 at +3185 GTPI. Topping the NET MERIT list is a Maxwell P offspring from the United Kingdom at +1282 NM$. In second follows a Benefit daughter at +1248 NM$. Charl son Captain delivers no les than 46!!! daughters in the top 50 GTPI cows in Europe, outstanding! The #1 PTAT female in Europe is again SHG Avalanche Liv *RC again at +4.77 PTAT. Click further for more info.   Read More

August 10, 2023 The first Riverdane Holsteins on-farm sale, called the 'Theatre of Dreams Sale' is taking place next saturday August the 19th, 2023. They are selling a collection of their very best animals from their herd. The animals presented in the special catalogue are not only the very best of Riverdane Holsteins, they are also some of the very best within the dairy industry. Currently, the herd has 36 cows classified with EX-93 or higher, including 9x EX-94, 4x EX-95, 3x EX-96 and 1x EX-97! One of the special offerings this sale is Riverdane Miss FDL Ashlyn (Lot 71), she is a Delta-Lambda from Riverdane Deman Ashlyn EX-95-UK. She is one of the highest Conformation Heifers in the World at +14 Conformation and +12 Mammary System and +10 Feet&Legs. Her dam produced over the 13.000kgM with +5.17% Fat. Grand dam to Riverdane Miss FDL Ashlyn is Riverdane Seaver Ashlyn EX-94-UK, the sister to the European Show winner Riverdane Ashlyns Gold EX-95-UK.  Click further to see the catalogue.   Read More

August 10, 2023 It has been a tremendous day for van der Eijk Holsteins at the North-Holland Summer Show in Opmeer, the Netherlands. Their Mogul daughter Anya 10 VG-88-NL 2yr., won the Intermediate Champion Ribbons and became Intermediate Udder Champion. Also success with their 2yr. old: Lady Gaga Red (Unstopabull-Red x Doc x Ladd P Red x Lady Gaga EX-97-DE EX-97-MS!), she became 2nd in her class with 2yr. olds. Herdmate Double-M Myrthe Red VG-89-NL EX-92-MS 4yr. (s. Addiction) is crowned as Reserve Senior Champion and Senior Udder Champion. The winning herdgroup was either for van der Eijk Holsteins, which made it an ultra succesful day! Click further to read more.   Read More

August 9, 2023 The Canadian bull Progenesis Forward is the #1 ICO sire in the Spanish system at +1362 ICO. Closely followed by the Spanish bull Glax Delta at +1356 ICO. At the third spot we find the German bull: Real Syn at +1352 ICO. RR Canturo is the #21 ICO sire in this ranking at +1335 ICO and we can find Arrozo son DG Jimbo at spot #33 at +1330 ICO.  A great proof for the daughter proven sire Bomaz Yacht at +1304 ICO. He is followed by 2 sires both at +1302 ICO! One of them ranks high in multiple systems: Genosource Captain and the other one is the German sire: Gywer! Click further for more spanish results.   Read More

August 9, 2023 The Dutch gNVI indexes just came in and are ONLINE available. Many new sires are debuting in the Dutch gNVI index this run. Leader in the B&W Genomics index is Fragant son Delta Encourage at +412 gNVI, he is followed by another Fragant son: Manders Upside at +361 gNVI and making the top 3 complete with All Nure Wendat at +359 gNVI. We find DG Peace (s. Captain x VG-86 2yr. Redrock) at the 15th spot at +340 gNVI with +2095kgM and +0,23% Fat and +0.12% Protein. A solide proof for DG Jimbo (s. Arrozo x VG-86 2yr. Redrock) at the 16th spot at +337 gNVI. He scores in his dutch +2128kgM with +513 INET and +101 for Feet&Legs. Leader in the R&W Genomic index is Delta Sunburst-Red at +357 gNVI, followed by 2 maternal brothers sired by Taskforce P: Delta Mindblow P Red at +344 gNVI and Delta Primetime PP Red at +340 gNVI. At the 8th spot we find DV DG Rammstein-Red at +327 gNVI with +2203kgM and +0.11% Protein and +107 Feet&legs and +106 Mammary system! Click further for more info.   Read More