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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

December 11, 2025 Eurogenes presents again the European breeder of the year 2025 contest!! Do you know or are you someone who should win this title because he/she/you breeds super show cows, high genomic heifers / bulls or have a great production herd? You can consign your favorite breeder of Europe now, through info@eurogenes.nl and tell us why this person should win this title! We will announce the winner on Thursday, December 18, 2025! Keep an eye on Eurogenes! Click further for more info.   Read More

December 11, 2025 She is a very interesting VG-89 4yr. old with an EX-90 Mammary System and is getting better and better by age, SH SBro Awesome Esprit VG-89-NL EX-90-MS! She is as heifer sold for 50% to Lucky-Hill Dairy Ltd in Canada, was covergirl of the Holstein International October 2024 and is doing a great job! Esprit VG-89 is sired by Luck-E Awesome-Red from GS Alliance Goldwyn Emily EX-93-CH EX-94-MS 4* and sister to GS Alliance Atwood Elina EX-93-CH, the Res. Int. Champion Swiss Expo 2018. She is from a deep Swiss cow family backed by 5 generations VG- of EXCELLENT classified dams! Continue reading..   Read More