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March 18, 2014 Gretchen VG-89-NL from Twin Genetics in the Netherlands has exceeded to produce over 100.000kg Milk! A fantastic performance with an average Protein of 3.7%!! Gretchen VG-89-NL is a direct daughter of the famous Grietje 80 EX-91-NL. Gretchen is also the foundation cow behind bulls like Oosterzicht Gary, Genius, Giant & more.   Read More

March 17, 2014 Click further for the first pictures of the sale animals which are selling on Friday, March the 28th in the Vekis Spring Sale. The picture site will be updated regularly with new pictures of the sale animals.   Read More

March 17, 2014 Last Saturday the Night of the Holsteins has been held in Libramont, Belgium, with a large crowd, a great atmosphere and high quality level of beautiful Holstein cows. Bons Holsteins Koba 191 (s. Jasper) from Bons Holsteins, the Netherlands captured the Senior Championship title after she was just 14 days fresh! Later this evening she also won Reserve Grand Champion! Her full sister Bons Holsteins Koba 195 won her class and won HM Intermediate Champion. Bons Holsteins took the 2nd place in the overall ranking of best breeder of the Show.    Read More

March 17, 2014 Resto Indy Rose is one of the highest ISU heifers in France with ISU +203! Her sire is the French bull Galosh Isy (s. Gerard) and goes back on the American cow family of Badger Durham Patch EX-90-USA. Also the Shottle daughter Britney EX-92-FR is working on the development of a great cow family in the Resto-herd. She is from a deep Canadian cow family, has already 3 VG daghters in France and her daughters belonging to the highest ISU daughters of their sires based on the French ISU index.   Read More

March 14, 2014 Today is the last day of the Eurogenes Online Embryo Sale. 46 embryo combinations are selling from Europe's and North-America's best donors in all different price ranges. There is something for everybody, with sexded, polled, red and embryos from the hottest new sires!! The sale ends at 21:00 hr. (09:00 PM) Dutch Time.   Read More

March 13, 2014 The catalogue of the Vekis Spring Sale is online. Visit the sale website for more information. 67 lots are selling with fresh 2yr. olds, proven brood cows, pregnant heifers, promising young calves, jumber bulls and more! A great offering with something for everybody!   Read More

March 13, 2014 Stantons MAIN EVENT is the World's #6 GTPI bull from this moment with his GTPI of +2543 combined with PTAT +3.07. He will stay very exclusive for the upcoming time, only a few straws of semen came to Europe with a listing price over € 1000 / straw. Vekis Genetics flushed their proven brood cow RR Stol Joc Polly VG-86-NL 2yr. with this exclusive bull and the embryos are selling in the Eurogenes Online Embryo Sale, Lot 34.   Read More

March 13, 2014 RR Gold-N-Oaks Andrea *BY owned by Vliek Holsteins is fresh and pictured! She is a daughter of the exclusive proven bull Freddie who is not available in Europe! Andrea is from a very rear cow family and one of the first milking daughters of the Arabell cow family in Europe! Her dam Gold-N-Oaks Arabell VG-88-USA is one of the best Ramos daughters in the World.   Read More

March 13, 2014 St. Brides Windbrook Ashlyn is the newest top donor on the site of BB Holsteins in the UK. She is from a golden cross being a daughter of Windbrook x Goldwyn x Durham. Her pedigree is packed with fantastic show cows, which goes back on the Grand Champion of Madison & Royal Winter Fair 2001, Tri-Day Ashlyn EX-96-USA. St. Brides Windbrook Ashlyn recently has been pictured. Click further for her picture and complete pedigree.   Read More

March 12, 2014 De Vree Holsteins located in Nunspeet, the Netherlands is the newest member on Eurogenes. Over 90 dairy cows are managed by the Engelen family. The World famous Larcrest Cosmopolitan cow family has an important role in the breeding program of De Vree Holsteins. Vekis Chelsea is one of the top donors this great family. She is a top 10 GTPI Supersire in Europe with GTPI +2381 and sells in the Vekis Spring Sale (www.vekisspringsale.com. Click further for more top donors in the De Vree Holsteins herd.   Read More