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December 2, 2014 The December bull indexes from the UK are online. Sandy-Valley-I Penmanship is the highest gPLI bull with PLI +745. In the dtr proven ranking Prehen Omen is the #1 with PLI 605 followed by VH Tirsvad Goldwyn Grafit with 587 PLI. Grafit is one of the highest Goldwyn son in all sytems and comes from Tir-An Oman Neblina!   Read More

December 2, 2014 CLick further for the Scandinavian bull proofs which calculated November 2014. The #1 Genomic sire is VH Blush (s. VH Bostrup) with +41 g NTM.    Read More

December 2, 2014 Watch the December bull indexes from Italy here based on the Italian PFT index. Great success for Holbra Holsteins with 3 Holbra bulls in the Top 25 gPFT, Holbra Sonador (Doorman x Snowman) and his maternal brother Holbra Sansire (Supersire) and Holbra Fittipaldi (Mogul x Bronco).    Read More

December 2, 2014 The Spanish rankings are online on Eurogenes. The Spanish #1 GICO bull is Peto A.S. Melvin, a Meridian son from a Snowman from the Whittier-Farms Lead Mae cow family. #3 in the GICO ranking is Riethil Rain Parker with GICO +3840 (>2000 milk!), he is a son of Philo from the famous Snowman dtr Riethil White Rain VG-86-NL 2yr. Click further for the complete rankings.    Read More

December 2, 2014 Click here for the Swiss ISEL rankings of December 2014. Mr Lookout P Enforcer is the #1 genomic ISEL bull with ISEL +1792. Long-Langs Oman Oman (Man-O-Man) is the #1 dtr proven sire with +1567 ISEL.    Read More

December 2, 2014 The December indexes are online of the German bulls. The #1 gRZG bull in the German system for B&W is the Chevrolet son Cinema with RZG 173, he is bred by Anderstrup Holsteins from Denmark, the #2 position is taken by his full brother Chevalier (RZG 166). Their dam is the Snowman dtr Anderstrup Snowman Heaven. The #1 RZG dtr proven bull for R&W is Dertour, bred by Beeze Holsteins with RZG 137 with already 112 dtrs in his proof. He is a Destry son from RUW Bertha from the Converse Judy cow family.    Read More

December 2, 2014 Today is the official December proofrun. An important run with new indexes of bulls and females around the World. We will some changes in the December 2014 TPI formula due to the formula update and the genetic base change. Feed Efficiency and a new Fertility index will be added to the new TPI formula and the weight of several type, production and fitness traits will be change. Watch the Webinair online on Eurogenes by the Holstein Association USA Executive Director of Research & Development, Dr. Tom Lawlor about the all the changes of the December 2014 TPI formula.    Read More

December 1, 2014 The topseller of the Spanish Masters Sale 2014, DG DV Lola has recently been tested in the Spanish test system, with a total GICO index of 3552 (DGV GICO +3597!!!). That makes her the #11 GICO heifer in Spain and the #1 GICO dtr of Vekis Chevrolet! DG DV Lola is a beautiful Chevrolet dtr of RZH Snowman Lynn VG-86-NL 2yr. an incredible transmitting Snowman dtr from the Bertaiola Lidia cow family.    Read More

December 1, 2014 The UFM-Dubs Eroy family at Twin Genetics in the Netherlands has developed a great branch through UFM-Dubs Sheray EX-90-USA her Superstition dtr Twin Shiera. Her Supersire progeny are topping the charts with TW Suhnstar @ AI Total with over 2400 GTPI. His full sister BB Supersire Shiera is the #9 GTPI heifer in Europe with GTPI +2526 and had a 1st Chocie Silver son sold in the last Online Elite Bull Sale for € 31.000. Shiera's full sister Twin Sheray 3 at Twin Genetics has been pictured recently and several interesting pregnancies on the way.    Read More

November 28, 2014 Click furhter for the sale update and barn snapshots of some of the animals which are selling in the Vost Select Sale 2. The sale wills tart tonight at 20:00 hour (8:00 PM Local time). If you can't make it to visit the sale, you can follow the sale online and bid & buy online trough the website of www.livedairyacution.com.    Read More