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Index News: Elevate highest NVI bull with calves in the Netherlands, Elyan shoots to the top!
Black and White daughter-tested increased reliability
Dreamtime P Rf makes your dreams come true!
American Dreamtime P Rf (Abundant P x Jacuzzi, aAa 234) has been very popular in recent months. After his magnificent debut in August, his breeding value was very appealing. Many farmers were also enthusiastic about his daughter group at the HHH show. This performance proves the farmers right. Dreamtime P Rf has improved in milk, longevity, persistence, and udder health. This gives him an additional 25 NVI points. This makes Dreamtime P Rf even more complete with even higher reliability. American Dreamtime P Rf is available sexed. 
Prod.: 1.11 305 10.503 4.63 3.95 lw121 vsp. Owner: Drouner Holsteins Drouwenermond
Another nice plus is for Willem’s-Hoeve Steyr (Martin x Jetset, aAa 423). He remains a very fine all-around high yielding bull, whose eldest daughters are third-calvers. His fertility score somewhat hindered wider use. This index run, his milking daughters have earned him a two-point increase in this traits. His other managemnt traits remain high. Steyr is not suitable for heifers. 
A bull that has risen nicely in several runs is Koepon Random Lr+ (Ranger x Board, aAa 234). With nearly 4,000 daughters in milk in the Netherlands, he shows a nice increase in milk production and longevity days this proof, while his components remain at an excellent level. In terms of milking speed, Random is an excellent choice for slow-milking cows. Finally, with a total conformation score of 113, Random remains the highest-proven bull in the Netherlands for type. His legs, in particular, are of a groundbreakingly high standard. Random is sexed available. 
Weinterper Solution (Finder x Guard, aAa 234) is the oldest Holstein bull at K.I. Kampen. The former number 1 NVI bull continues to have a very interesting profile. This proof his number of daughters in the breeding value increase to 1242. Farmers are very pleased with the daughters from his breeding period. His first daughters are fifth-calf, which looks impressive. His production index is very interesting with substantial pluses for all production traits. Furthermore, he remains versatile and a good fit for cows that need production support and have slightly short teats. Solution is available sexed. 
Red and white daughter tested increases reliability
Tolean increasingly interesting, Reliever remains the bull many cows need!
The Broekhof Tolean (Anreli x Danno, aAa 315) takes things a step further this run. His protein remains remarkably high, and his milk production continues to improve. The longevity days and daughter fertility also improve further, making him the ideal bull for farmers who want to milk without any problems. Add to that the positive scores for milking speed, teat length, and temperament, and Tolean is a bull who can be used very widely with both black and red Holstein cows. 
Groenibo Reliever (Anreli x Jetste, aAa 513) daughters had a great performance at the RMV in Hardenberg. He's dropped a bit this index run, but overall he remains interesting. With an excellent forehand-to-height ratio, an excellent condition score, and superb legs with excellent leg use, he's a bull who can be used very well with (too) narrow, tall Holstein cows. Reliever is available sexed and suitable for heifers. 
Waldclass Exotic (Jacuzzi x Brasil, aAa 243) is another impressive increaser at K.I. Kampen. He is a fantastic producer of high-percentage daughters with excellent milk production. He produces wide, heavy, strong, excellent daughters with hardly mistakes. His conformation is excellent, and it's no surprise that his longevity has improved significantly. Exotic can be used on heifers. A few sexed heifers by Exotic are still available. 
Red Holstein daughter tested new
KIK Elyan shoots to the top!
It's often a good sign when the index of a young bull rises when their daughters are in milk. KIK Elyan (Elixer x Balisto, aAa 342) was unexceptionally good as a young bull and tested well on genomics. Now that his daughters are in milk, he's no longer unremarkable; he's positively standing out! He's a beautiful, allround sire. His production, secondary traits, and conformation are very atrractive. He also scores positively for fat content, fertility, late maturity, and persistence. KIK Elyan is suitable for heifers and available sexed. 
Black and White Genomics News
Agus Lars continues to rise, VDR Shepperd pushes production boundaries!
At the time of reading, the first daughters of Agus Lars (Marpon x Ranger, aAa 243) will be in milk. The young stock are promising, and Lars is showing a very nice increase. They appear to be beautiful, open cows with remarkably good udders and slightly longer teats. Viewed from the side, the legs will be slightly more curved. Agus Lars is suitable for heifers and will be available sexed again in January.
VDR Shepperd (Charity x Martin, aAa 153) is a new talent from the Sandra family. This family is characterized by excellent conformation and enormous lifetime production. In that respect, Shepperd can be seen as the ultimate ambassador of the Sandra family. 119 kg of fat and 67 kg of protein give him an INET of 645. This, combined with 674 days of longevity and excellent conformation, completes the picture of a highly sought-after bull. A minor point of interest is his daughter fertility of 95. His milking speed of 104 and persistence of 106 will make him even more popular. Shepperd is available sexed. 
Red Holstein Genomics News
Brakels Elevate Reaches Unbelievable Level, Caudumer Budweiser Increasingly Interesting!
Brakels Elevate (Rammstein x Elixer, aAa 423) has been very popular in recent months. And that's no wonder. His cow family is performing exceptionally well. For example, his third-calf dam recently received 88 points, and his great-granddam surpassed 100,000 liters. His 87-point Supershot granddam is also doing exceptionally well: She will calve for the eighth time in 2026 and has surpassed 80,000 liters of milk with high components. Sire Rammstein will also increase Elevate's confidence. He is now the number one Red and White daughter-proven bull in the Netherlands.
Elevate's pedigree story gets better with every turn. But it doesn't stop there. Elevate himself adds another 18 NVI points. He adds over 155 liters the milk (to +2250 kg) and keeps the components almost flat. His secondary traits remain high: 105 late maturity, 109 persistence, 108 udder health, and 102 fertility. He scores well overall for conformation, with 104 udder, 106 legs, and 107 overall conformation. In short: There was no reason not to use Elevate, but after this run, there are only reasons left to use him. Elevate is sexed available. 
Another remarkable bull that has been in high demand recently is Caudumer Budweiser (Mask x Abundant P, aAa 342). Besides receiving significant pluses for all production traits, he looks set to become a true health specialist. A combination of 112 udder health, 110 claw health, 111 late maturity, 108 persistence, and 103 fertility makes his daughters easy to manage. Furthermore, his daughters will not be too tall, but they will be wide with slightly longer teats. Locomotion is also excellent, with a score of 107. Budweiser will produce cows ideal for freestall housing. Budweiser is available sexed. 
Homozygous polled news
The demand for homozygous polled bulls is increasing. For several years now, K.I. Kampen is working hard to ensure a sufficiently broad selection in this segment as well. The latest index run demonstrates great results in this segment. Many bulls are maintaining their excellent performance or even rising significantly. It's also worth noting that these bulls also exhibit a variety of pedigrees. The most notable PP bulls are:
- Groenibo Luna PP (Launch PP x Jacko PP, aAa 534, 221 NVI) *
- Kooistra Holst Wim PP (Drone PP x Lucky PP, aAa 432, 218 NVI)
- Caudumer Sietze PP (Steam PP x Rambo PP, aAa 435, 161 NVI) *
- Caudumer Lewis PP (Abundant P x Jacuzzi, aAa 345, 159 NVI) *
- Caudumer Hylke PP (Steam PP x Rambo PP, aAa 342, 148 NVI)*
- Koostra Holst. Damian PP (Launch PP x Lucky PP, aAa 345, 144 NVI)
- Caudumer Logan PP (Abundant P x Jacuzzi, aAa 234, 141 NVI)
*Sexed available.
The first daughters of Caudumer Logan PP and Caudumer Lewis PP are in milk. They are both rising with some additional information. You will undoubtedly hear more about these two during the April index run. 
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