News About Joannes & Hidde van der Weij

March 31, 2025 The breeding power of the phenomenon Lylehaven Lila Z EX-94-USA continues with her success latest EXCELLENT daughter Riverdane Chief Lila Z EX-97-UK 6yr. This Stantons Chief daughter of Riverdane Holsteins became EX-97 Dairy Capacity, EX-97 Rump, EX-96 Mammary System and EX-97 Feet & Legs which resulted in EX-97-UK 6yr. She was recently 2nd in her class recently at the UK Dairy Expo 2025 and was Honorable Mention Grand Champion UK Dairy Expo 2024. Chief Lila Z EX-97 is the 5th cow at Riverdane Holsteins with this magnifique score. She has a dream of a pedigree! Her dam is Riverdane Gold Lila Z EX-92-UK, she is a Stardust daughter followed by Million daughter Riverdane Million Lila Z EX-91-UK x EX-90 Bolton x VG-87 Shottle x Lylehaven Lila Z EX-94-USA 2E 25*. Continue reading..   Read More

March 18, 2025 Joannes & Hidde van der Weij added three interesting stars to their barn last months! Under which the Nr. 4 GTPI Gameday daughter in Europe and huge genomic giant: Danhof Geiles Gerät VG-85-DE VG-86-MS 2yr. She is the Nr. 8 GTPI Cow and the Nr. 14 NM$ Cow (>2 Years) in Europe at +3171 GTPI and +1211 NM$. She has progeny up to +3231 GTPI and +1273 NM$ sired by Bosvito, Metcalf, Momento, Bigshow, Disruptor & Owen. Geiles Gerät VG-85-DE 2yr. has 3 sons at AI with a +3207 GTPI Metcalf son at Semex and 2 Bosvito sons at Göpel Genetik at +3166 GTPI and +3145 GTPI. Another interesting heifer at Joannes & Hidde van der Weij is DGF Burundi *RC VG-86-NL 2yr. from the Sunnylodge Prelude Spottie VG-87-CAN cow family, bought at the Eurogenes Christmas Sale 2024! Continue reading..   Read More

March 6, 2025 The March 2025 run is launched!! You can find the complete lists of this intermediate run through the header Top Genomics. The #1 GTPI female this run is for Diamond Genetics with DG Ceylin Overflow 5065. She is an early Peak Overflow daughter from the Glamour Carlin family at +3246 GTPI, +1168 NM$ and +1.83 PTAT. She is followed by a Captain daughter from Italy noting +3238 GTPI. Abba EB from France makes the top 3 complete at +3230 GTPI and +1227 NM$. DG Palila Caliber 4541, an early Grandmarshall daughter from the Glen-D-Haven Aaron Bambi family, claimes the 8th spot at +3217 GTPI and +1.98 PTAT. Topping at the PTAT list is a Bullseye daughter from the Our-Favorite EX-94-USA family at +4.02 PTAT. A Havenofear daughter is claiming the second place with +3.94 PTAT. Making the stage complete with the first SHG Lego daughter in Spain at +3.82 PTAT. Furthermore at the 4th spot we find Willsbro Pammy 6923, a Blakely daughter at +3.78 PTAT from the Windy-Knoll-View Promis family. Click further for the complete ranking.   Read More

February 11, 2025 Ttm Jordy Baton Rouge *RC EX-94-USA is one of the special cows to keep an eye on! She is straight out of Jacobs Doorman Britt EX-94-USA and grand daughter to the great broodcow Jacobs Goldwyn Brittany EX-96-CAN, the Holsteins Canada Cow of the Year 2017, Grand Champion Quebec International Show 2011, Res. All-Canadian 4yr. old 2011 and more! Brittany EX-96 has multiple successful daughters, like Jacobs High Octane Babe EX-96-CAN 2E. Babe EX-96 is Grand Champion Portneuf 2024, Res. Grand Champion National Holstein Show 2022, All-Canadian 5yr. old 2022 and dam to Jacobs Bruins (s. Delta-Lambda) @ Semex at +11 Conf. Another great example straight out of Brittany EX-96 is Jacobs Sid Beauty EX-95-USA sold for $170.000, Jacobs Control Brisk EX-94-USA, the 1st place Jr. 2yr. old and HM Intermediate Champion at Trois-Rivières 2019. Continue reading..   Read More

December 5, 2024 Genosource Captain had again a great run this week! He is for the 7th time the Nr.1 daughterproven sire in the United States and the Netherlands but is also in the Top 5 in Germany, the United Kingdom and delivered 41 daughters in the Top 50 with Cows (>2 Years) in Europe this run! Topping this GTPI ranking is Captain daughter Go-Farm Benedetta 4611 from Italy at +3217 GTPI. She is followed by her full sister at the second spot at +3196 GPI and making the top 3 complete with another Captain daughter from France at +3191 GTPI. Charttopper in the ranking with Top 50 PTAT Cows (>2 Years) in Europe is still and by far SHG Avalanche Liv *RC at +4.71 PTAT from the Winterbay Goldwyn Lotto EX-95 family. A shared second spot for Avalanche Liv *RC her Haxl daughter and Noel-HAH Alleyoop Polly at +4.37 PTAT. Continue reading..   Read More

April 6, 2023 Eurogenes is definetely the place 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 April 2023 index brings us a new #1 GTPI in Europe, with a Captain offspring from The Netherlands breaking over the +3200 GTPI with +3229 GTPI for DG Ceylin (A2A2). She is in this Top 50 the only female with >3200 GTPI in unique combination with >2.00 PTAT. She is out of BG Zazzle C Carlin K and shows us an amazing profile with +1730kgM, +0.18% Fat, +0.06% Protein, 1.9% SCE, +2.01 PTAT, +2.06 UDC and Sloped and Wide Rumps. She is followed by a Benefit daughter from the UK at +3174 GTPI and making the Top 3 complete with an AltaAlanzo daughter at +3171 GTPI from Cogent UK. Further more at the 7th spot and 9th spot we find the full sisters to DG Ceylin, DG Caja at +3127 GTPI and DG Ceyda at +3122 GTPI.  Click further for more rankings.   Read More

May 2, 2022 A few weeks ago, Joannes & Willeke van der Weij had a visit from the classifier at their farm. Koepon S P Regenia 268 *RC was one of the cows who saw the classifier. The Col DG Spark-Red daughter, co-owned with Sietze Akkerman is classified with VG-88 as 2yr. old with VG-88 for her Mammary System! Her dam is the Polled and Red Carrier: Koepon M P Regenia 244 P *RC VG-85-NL 2yr. She is a huge production cow and produces more than >11.000kgM every lactation with >3.5% Protein! Regenia 268 *RC her grand dam is one of the highest GTPI Balisto daughters WORLDWIDE: Koepon Bal Regenia 156. She is out of Epic daughter Koepon Epc Regenia 109 EX-90-NL, dam to AltaDustman! This family goed back on great brood cow Regan-Joy Durham Regina EX-92-USA. Click further for more info.   Read More

December 13, 2021 Eurogenes is definetely the place 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 2021 index run brings us a new #1 GTPI in Europe, with a Captian offspring from the Netherlands at +3078 GTPI. Second is another Captain daughter from the UK at +3041 GTPI and third is Boghill Glamour Captain C Car at +3035 GTPI. Topping the NET MERIT list is AltaZazzle daughter Hul-Stein Caprice at +1102 NM$. In second follows Hul-Stein Cherity at +1089 NM$. Charl son, Captain delivers the #3 NM$ heifer at +1088 NM$. The #1 PTAT female in Europe and either the WORLD is again SHG Avalanche Liv *RC at +4.95 PTAT. She is by far the #1 PTAT female in the breed.   Read More

June 8, 2021 It has been an incredible intermediate run for Hul-Stein! They delivered no less than four females in the top 25 GTPI and top 25 NET MERIT this June 2021 intermediate run! Captain dominates again with 8 daughters in the top 25 GTPI. The #1 GTPI female is Captain daughter: Boghill Glammour Captain C Car at +3080 GTPI! In second followes another Captain daughter at +3075 GTPI owned by Boghill & Glamour (UK). At the third spot we find Hul-Stein Carline at +3062 GTPI. This Fortnite daughter is either the #3 NET MERIT female and goes back on Anderstrup DG Calico. Topping the PTAT list is a Moovin *RC daughter from Spain at +4.07 PTAT. She goes back on a King Doc x Archrival x Doorman to the reigning Grand Champion World Dairy Expo: Butz-Butler Gold Barbara! Click further for the complete rankings!   Read More

April 30, 2021 At Ferme Jacobs a new upcoming star from the Jacobs Goldwyn Britany EX-96-CAN EX-96-MS 2E 22* has been scored with VG-89-CAN EX-91 Mammary System as a 3-Yr Old in Canada. Jacobs Avalanche Bradly is from an EX-91 Day dam, followed by an GP-84 Jordan daughter who is the maternal sister to Goldwyn Britany. At van der Weij we find a very fancy Crush grand daughter of her at +3.06 PTAT / +10 Conformation. Her dam is a VG-87-USA 2yr. Archrival who is the maternal sister to Jacobs Sid Beauty EX-95-USA - Int. Champion World Dairy Expo 2015. Continue reading...   Read More