Do you want to work with 300 dairy heifers of the top genetic level world wide? Do you want to work in an international organization and do you have a passion for animal breeding?​ We are looking for an international internship candidate for our donor location in Wijhe, The Netherlands.

At this facility our nucleus – the very top genetics – is housed. These heifers will be dams of the next generation in the Holstein breed. Influantial bulls from the Diamond Genetics breeding program are Supershot, Charley, Crushtime, Topstone, Rubels-Red, just to name a few. Here you can gain experience and work in a leading breeding program in the world!

During this internship you will work daily with our donors, together with our ET specialists. The goal is to optimize the growth and reproduction results. Dot the I’s, cross the T’s on our daily routine, to maximize the output of our breeding program.
We offer you:

• A working and learning experience between very special and valuable animals.
• Knowledge and insights from the best ET and breeding specialist in the world.
• Salary and housing

 

About Diamond Genetics

Diamond Genetics is an international organization specialized in the development, import and export of Holstein genetics: AI bulls, embryos and heifers. Diamond Genetics is part of a holding with the companies AI Total BV and Eurogenes. The donor facility is in use since 2021.

This organisation is growing rapidly. We work in a fresh and dynamic environment. Within this organization we work costumer focused.

Examples out of the Diamond Genetics breeding program:

Cogent SUPERSHOT

DG CHARLEY

Col DG CRUSHTIME

OH DG RUBELS-RED

OH DG TOPSTONE

For more information about this job offer, you can contact:

Jan de Vries
JdVries@Diamond-Genetics.nl
Tel. +31 (0)6 26250502

Haniko daughter Gen Bibian is developing into a great cornerstone foundation brood cow, not only for the Diamond Genetics breedingprogram, but as well for the global Holstein breed through some of her upcoming huge rankings sons and daughters. Gen Bibian scored VG-86 (87 udder) as a fresh 2yr. old and is highly productive with a projected first lactation of 11.196 kg milk in 305 days with 4.3% fat and 3.4% protein. Today she is still the #5 PTAT cow in Europe (PTAT +4.08) and is the highest GTPI cow in the PTAT Top 20, as well she belongs to the global top for the Canadian conformation with +15 Conformation in Canada. Bibian is a daughter of Siemers Lambda HANIKO from a VG-86 VG-89-MS 2yr. Undenied followed by the full sister to Crushtime and Crushabull, going back on the matriarch Regancrest-PR Barbie EX-92-USA. Read further for more information about her upcoming sons and about how to get her genetics to your barn!

GEN BIBIAN VG-86-NL VG-87-MS 2yr. has bred extremely well in both the producting elite sons and daughters. Bibian’s Haxl son DG Beacher will become available in the Sexing Technologies portfolio, he’s one of the rare sires in the breed combining GTPI +2742 and PTAT +4.05. Two of her top sons are coming available through AI Total, her Davinci son DG Blackburn is one of the highest Conformation bulls in the World with +16 Conformation on the Canadian base, with a dream linear and a great stature / strength / balance ratio. DG Bauer is her son by Monteverdi with GTPI +2802 and almost 3 points type, 149 RZE in the German system and +13 Conformation in Canada.

BIBIAN daughters in the Diamond Genetics breedingprogram:

> DG BARBEL (s. Parfect)
USA: GTPI +2790 / PTAT +3.86 (1 out of only 10 animals in the breed with this GTPI / PTAT combination)
CAN: GLPI +3484 / Conformation +14

> DG BIANA (s. Haxl)
USA: GTPI +2705 / PTAT +3.77
CAN: GLPI +3404 / Conformation +13

> DG BRYSSA (s. Haxl)
USA: PTAT +4.05 / GTPI +2605 (Top 20 GTPI heifer >4 points PTAT in the WORLD!)

> DG BLYTHE (s. Have It All)
USA: PTAT +3.79

> DG BONICA P A2A2
USA: PTAT +3.91
CAN: +13 (Top ranking POLLED heifer

If you want to make a fast step in improving your herd in the highe type without compromising on fertility, udder health and production please contact Jan or Pieter to enter the DG breeding program!

GEN BIBIAN VG-86-NL VG-87-MS 2yr. (Click here for her pedigree)

Foundation cow: Regancrest-PR Barbie EX-92-USA

If you want to make a fast step in improving your herd in the highe type without compromising on fertility, udder health and production please contact Jan or Pieter to enter the DG breeding program!

Contact details for Diamond Genetics partner agreement:

Jan de Vries                                                       Pieter Pasterkamp
jandevries@diamond-genetics.nl             p.pasterkamp@ai-total.n
Tel: +31 626250502                                          Tel: +31 621462552

The brand new indexes of the February ’23 intermediate run are now available!! What a impressive indexes with almost >+3200 GTPI, a new European record!! The #1 GTPI this run is DG Ceylin at +3194 GTPI! She is also the #4 NM$ female this February ’23 Intermediate Run at +1165 NM$! She is sired by Captain out of BG Zazzle C Carlin K from the Glamour Carlin EX-92-UK cow family! She is followed by a Benefit daughter from the United Kingdom at +3164 GTPI, her dam is Hul-Stein Carline from the Anderstrup DG Callico family! Making the Top 3 complete with another Benefit daughter from the UK at +3103 GTPI! At the 4th and 5th spot we find DG Ceylin her full sisters. With at the 4th spot DG Ceyda at +3096 GTPI and at the 5th spot DG Caja at +3091 GTPI. In the Net Merit Top 25 we find DG Ceyda at the 3rd spot at +1182 NM$ and at the 5th spot we find DG Shirma (s. Gen Patch) at +1127 NM$.

In the Top 25 has the Galys-Vray EX-94-CH family a huge influence! The #1 PTAT female this February ’23 Intermediate Run is Willsbro 4621, she is a Siemers Fitters Choice great granddaughter to Galys-Vray at +4.07 PTAT! At a shared 2nd place we find Parfect daughter DG Barbel and a Fitters Choice daughter from Germany at both +3.86 PTAT! These 2 heifers are followed by again a descendant from the Galys-Vray EX-94-CH cow family: Willsbro Perennial Gala 4580 at +3.76 PTAT! Furthermore we find at the 18th spot SH Tease-Red, she is an Illustrator P grand daughter to Strans-Jen-D Tequila-Red EX-96-USA at +3.41 PTAT!

Top 25 GTPI females – February 2023 : CLICK HERE

Top 25 NET MERIT females – February 2023: CLICK HERE

Top 25 PTAT females – February 2023: CLICK HERE


#1 GTPI and #4 NM$ female: DG Ceylin (PEDIGREE)
US 02/23 GTPI +3194 / NM $ 1165 / PTAT +1.97
CA 02/23 GLPI +3819
Captain x BG Zazzle C Carlin K (s. AltaZazzle) x Boghill Glamour Crimson V Carlin x (s. Crimson)

#4 GTPI and #3 NM$ female: DG Ceyda (PEDIGREE)
US 02/23 GTPI +3096 / NM $ 1182 / PTAT +1.04
Captain x BG Zazzle C Carlin K (s. AltaZazzle) x Boghill Glamour Crimson V Carlin x (s. Crimson)

Diamond Genetics is looking for a breeding location for young stock, it concerns the rearing of heifers and bull calves from an age of approximately 3-4 weeks until they are one year old.

For more information, feel free to contact:

Jan de Vries                                                                               Pieter Pasterkamp
jandevries@diamond-genetics.nl                                             p.pasterkamp@ai-total.n
Tel: +31 626250502                                                                    Tel: +31 621462552

Captain daughter DG Ceylin is the name who writes history! She is the #1 GTPI heifer in Europe at +3197 GTPI and the #1 heifer in the WORLD combining +3197 GTPI with +1.97 PTAT!! Her full sisters already came back last week with a US index: DG Ceyda scores +3095 GTPI and +1179 NM$ (#5 NM$ in Europe) and DG Caja scores +3091 GTPI with +1086 NM$ and +1.64 PTAT! These 3 very promising Captain daughters are out of the topranking AltaZazzle daughter: BG Zazzle C Carlin K, owned by Diamond Genetics and Cogent (UK), they have as 4th dam Glamour Carlin EX-92-UK 38* and are tracing back to Larcrest Cosmopolitan VG-87-USA GMD DOM. Back to the Captain daughters, DG Ceyda (A2A2) offers an unique profile with +1936kgM with +213 combined Fat + Protein, 1.4% SCE and +1,28 UDC. DG Caja (A2A2) has also a great profile with +1578 kgM with +184 combined Fat + Protein, a positive DPR, 1.9% SCE, sloped & wide rumps and a correct set of legs with +1.35 UDC!

DG Caja (PEDIGREE)
Captain x BG Zazzle C Carlin K (s. AltaZazzle) x Boghill Glamour Crimson V Carlin C (s. Crimson)

DG Ceyda (PEDIGREE)
Captain x BG Zazzle C Carlin K (s. AltaZazzle) x Boghill Glamour Crimson V Carlin C (s. Crimson)

DG Ceylin (PEDIGREE)
Captain x BG Zazzle C Carlin K (s. AltaZazzle) x Boghill Glamour Crimson V Carlin C (s. Crimson)

Foundation cow: Larcrest Cosmopolitan VG-87-USA GMD DOM

DG Rifka *RC… a name to remember! Sometimes a calf gets that special name and is that special calf from the day she was born. With DG Rifka *RC was it a good sign, the recipient herd knew the calf because it was such a nice aggressive calf. Well DG Rifka is a Red Carrier with Beta Casein A1A2 and Kappa Casein BB. She came back with an asthonish German index with +163 RZG on Black & White base! Then she also got +2984 GTPI! As well in the German as the US genomic test she shows the same pattern; exceptional udder health, high production with good components and really good Udders and Feet & Legs. DG Rifka *RC comes from VG-86-NL 2yr. old Hawai *RC daughter: DG DV Robinson! She is a sister to the dam of DG DV Rammstein, the current no.1 GNVI Red & White bull in the breed. So behind DG DV Robinson we find the Salvatore daughter Lakeside Ups Rosylane VG-86-NL and then the Rubicon daughter OH DG Rose VG-89-NL EX-MS.

DG Amaya *RC
DG Amaya *RC is bringing the family of OH DG Rubels-Red back to the front row of the European Red & White breeding scene. She is a Red Carrier Mahomes daughter from the Solitair daughter DG OH Aislin Red from Argo daughter OH DG Rubelia, she is the full sister to Rubels-Red. She scores +2936 GTPI with +155 RZG and is A2A2 and BB, scores extremely good for udder health, sires medium size cows with over +1200kgM and good components (+0,06% Fat and +0.06% Protein).

DG is currently expanding it’s breeding program and looking for new partner herds. If you want to add genetics like DG Rifka *RC or DG Amaya *RC to your herd please give us a call or send an email. The basics of the agreement are you get the embryos at zero costs and DG remains the exclusive right to buy the offspring from these embryos. Animals DG does not want to buy back stay in your herd and will help you to build a profitable group of cows to produce loads of milk at lower cost. In average around 20% of the males and females are bought back by DG. DG requires you to keep a good administration and protocols need to be in place. Even if the genetics come at zero cost they should be treated according to the value they have.

DG Rifka *RC
AltaAlanzo x DV DG Robinson VG-86-NL 2yr. (s. Hawai *RC) x Lakeside Ups Rosylane VG-86-NL (s. Mr. Salvatore *RC)
US 01/23: +2984 GTPI / +1008 NM$ / +1.26 PTAT
DE 12/22: +163 RZG / +120 RZE / +141 RZM

DG Amaya *RC
Mahomes x DG OH Aislinn-Red (s. Solitair P Red) x De Oosterhof DG Agriorio Red (s. Argo) x De Oosterhof DG Rubellia VG-86-NL 2yr.

OH DG Rubels-Red @ABS
Argo x OH DG Rubellia VG-86-NL 2yr. (s. Rubicon) x Oosterhof DG Elasniai (s. Aikman *RC) x Rainyridge RZH Planet Elaine VG-88

• The #1 R&W RZG Daughter proven Interbull sire at +153 RZG!
• The #8 R&W NVI Daughter proven Interbull sire at +280 gNVI!
• From the Rainyridge Mr Burns Eara *RC EX-92-CAN family!

De Oosterhof DG Rose VG-89-NL EX-MS
Rubicon x Telgter Aikman Doreen (s. Aikman *RC) 

• Great grand dam to the #1 gNVI R&W sire: DG DV Rammstein-Red @ Ai-Total! 
• From the same family as the great broodcow Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86-NL 2yr.

Contact details for Diamond Genetics partner agreement:
           
Jan de Vries                                                           Pieter Pasterkamp
jandevries@diamond-genetics.nl                          p.pasterkamp@ai-total.n
Tel: +31 626250502                                                  Tel: +31 621462552

Two sisters have entered the flush program of Diamond Genetics and are getting quite some attention. DG Plum and DG Pops, sired by Westcoast Lambeau (the popular Pursuit son from the Comestar Laurie Sheik Dynasty family), from one of the most popular cow families worldwide at the moment: the one from Siemers Lmbda Paris EX-91-USA, on which you can now read everything in the December’22 Holstein International. This high profile family has brought bulls such as Siemers Parfect, Siemers Prada and more! They where purchased last year as embryos to work as future mating candidates for the Captain blood lines to secure enough diversity in blood lines and keep the type in the lines where Captain was expected to bring the production. Looking at their profiles today 2986GTPI  with +2,26 PTAT and +1,69 UDC and 3001GTPI with +2,34 PTAT with +2,30 UDC and both sloped and wide rumps, they could certainly be a good fit. Wanting these genetics in your herd? Become a Diamond Genetics partner herd! The partner agreement provides you with these kind of embryos where Diamond Genetics retain the right to purchase calves back until a certain age.

Photo credits: Siemers Holsteins ©

DG Pops (PEDIGREE)
US 12/22 GTPI +2986 / NM $ 909 / PTAT +2.26
Lambeau x Siemers Town Paris 32582 (s. End-Road Deano Town) x Siemers Lmda Paris EX-91-USA 3yr. x Siemers Denver Paris EX-91-USA

2nd dam: Siemers Lmda Paris EX-91-USA 3yr.
Delta-Lambda x Siemers Denver Paris EX-91-USA x Quality Denver Paris VG-86-USA 2yr.

• Great cow family with a huge influence!
• She is dam to the sires: Siemers Rengd Parfect, Siemers RZ Pazzle, Siemers Party, Siemers Parsly and many more!

3rd dam: Siemers Denver Paris EX-91-USA
Mogul Denver x Quality Tango Paris VG-86-USA 2yr. x Ransom-Rail Facebk Paris VG-87-USA 2yr.

Contact details for Diamond Genetics partner agreement:
 
Jan de Vries                                                       Pieter Pasterkamp
jandevries@diamond-genetics.nl                     p.pasterkamp@ai-total.n
Tel: +31 626250502                                            Tel: +31 621462552

He is the #1 RED & WHITE GTPI Genomic sire in Worldwide, the #1 RED & WHITE GTPI sire combining >+2970 GTPI, >+1.80 PTAT and >+1800kgM and is the #1 GTPI son from DG DGF Boraz *RC @Ai-Total: DG Dubro! This Red & White Boraz *RC son is out of Charl daughter DG OH Dewi *RC. 3rd dam of DG Dubro is DG OH Donna VG-89-NL! She is a Rubicon daughter and dam to the #1 B&W RZG Daughter proven sire OH DG Topstone @Masterrind at +161 RZG. From this same family is the #1 R&W Genomic NVI sire at +390 NVI: DV DG Rammstein-Red (s. Jayvano *RC). This proven family who delivers many sires is going back to the Golden-Oaks Mark Prudence EX-95-USA family! DG Dubro has amazing milkproduction and type traits with +1918kgM with +0.08% Fat and +0.03% Protein, +1.21 Stature, +1.25 Thurl Width, +1.02 Rear Legs-Side View and +1.65 UDC.

Photo credits: Alex Arkink, Wolfhard Schulze, Jane Steel ©

 

4th dam: Telgter Aikman Doreen
Aikman x Holbra Manoa VG-85-DE (s. Man-O-Man) x Holbra Pam VG-87-NL 2yr. (s. Mascol)

• Dam to De Oosterhof DG Rose *RC VG-89-NL EX-MS
• Grand dam to the Red Impact Cow ’21: Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86-NL 2yr. – Dam to Ranger-Red, Ryder-Red, Relax-Red and more!

3rd dam: DG OH Donna VG-89-NL
Rubicon x Telgter Aikman Doreen *RC GP-NL  (s. Aikman *RC) x Holbra Manoa VG-85-NL 2yr. (s. OmanOman)

• Full sister to De Oosterhof DG Rose *RC VG-89-NL
• Dam to the #1 B&W RZG daughter proven sire: OH DG Topstone @ Masterrind, DG OH Doble and DG OH Dalvatore *RC @Ai-Total

From the same family: OH DG Topstone @ Masterrind
AltaTopshot x Hoogerhorst DG OH Donna VG-89-NL (s. Rubicon) x Telgter Aikman Doreen *RC GP-NL 

• The #1 RZG B&W daughter proven sire at +161 RZG (12/22)
• Tracing back to the Golden-Oaks Mark Prudence EX-95-USA cow family.

From the same family: DV DG Rammstein-Red (PEDIGREE)
Jayvano *RC x De Volmer DG Rozanne VG-86-NL 2yr. (s. Jacuzzi-Red) x Lakeside Ups Rosylane VG-86-NL (s. Salvatore *RC) x De Oosterhof DG RoseVG-89-NL EX-MS

• The #1 R&W NVI Genomic sire at +390 gNVI / +108 Type / +2759kgM

From the same family: Lakeside Ups Red Range VG-86-NL 2yr.
Salvatore *RC x De Oosterhof DG Rose *RC VG-89-NL EX-MS (s. Rubicon) x Telgter Aikman Doreen (s. Aikman)

• Red Impact Cow ’21
• Dam to Ranger-Red, Ryder-Red, Relax-Red and more!

DG DV Rammstein-Red takes the lead in the Dutch Genomic Rankings at +390 gNVI. Jayvano *RC son Rammstein-Red traces back to the Golden-Oaks Mark Prudence EX-95-USA cowfamily with as 3rd dam De Oosterhof DG Rose *RC VG-89-NL EX-MS. Rammstein-Red scores in his Dutch index +2759kgM with +0,05% Protein and +108 Type! The new leader in the R&W Daughter proven Interbull ranking this proof is Rhala Re Blues Red @Ai-Total at +293 gNVI! The Salvatore *RC son is the new #1 R&W gNVI sire with 23 daughters in his index and +3096kgM. He is followed by Lesperron Croteau Unix Zoom Red at +289 gNVI and making the Top 3 complete with another Salvatore *RC son Stanford P at +258 gNVI. Furthermore at the 9th spot we find Bosma Ramses Red at +233 gNVI, he is a Mission P son and has 66 daughters in his index.

The #1 B&W Genomic sire in the Dutch index is Delta Encourage at +446 gNVI, followed by Manders Upside at +418 gNVI and at the third spot we find Delta Flagstone at +416 gNVI. At spot #13 we find DG Peace @Ai-Total at +382 gNVI, he is a Captain son out of Peassens Jezebel VG-86-NL 2yr. Peace scores in his Dutch index >2300 kgM with +0.22% Fat, +0.11% Protein and +100 TYPE. At the #14 spot we find DG Peace his maternal brother DG Jimbo @Ai-Total at +380 gNVI. He is a Arozzo son out of Peassens Jezebel VG-86-NL 2yr. and shows also a balanced profile with >+2400kgM, +600 INET, +104 TYPE and +106 Udders. We find also in the Top 25 Captain son DG El Completo at +370 gNVI.

All Dutch indexes:

• Netherlands – B&W – Genomic Bulls – 12/22 
• Netherlands – B&W – Dtr proven bulls – 12/22 
• Netherlands – B&W – Dtr proven INTERBULL – 12/22 
• Netherlands – R&W – Genomic Bulls – 12/22 
• Netherlands – R&W – Dtr proven bulls – 12/22 
• Netherlands – R&W – Dtr proven INTERBULL – 12/22 

A tremendous December 2022 index run for Genosource Captain! With 31 daughters in his index, he came in as the #1 GTPI daughter proven sire this proof at +3214 GTPI. He has an amazing complete profile with >2200kgM, positive components, +1238 NM$, +0.6 DPR, 1.5% Sire Calving Ease and +1.44 PTAT. Also a solide proof for Mr T-Spruce Frazz Lionel at the second spot with +3132 GTPI. He added this run 641 new daughters in his index and scores amazing for milkproduction in his US index with >3500 kgM! Making this amazing Top 3 complete with Captain his dad: Hurtgenlea Richard Charl. He is the #3 GTPI daughter proven sire at +2995 GTPI. With 1022 daughters in his index he shows a balanced profile with >2000kgM, +1035 NM$, a positive DPR and +1.15 PTAT. Also in the top 100 GTPI daughter proven sires we find Aurora Mitchel @Ai-Total. He increased his score to +2798 GTPI and with >+2.60 PTAT in his index, is he the #4 PTAT bull in this Top 100.

All American bull indexes:

• USA – GTPI – >12 months & NAAB-code – 12/22 
• USA – GTPI – Dtr Proven – 12/22 
• USA – GTPI – Top 100 Int. GTPI bulls – 12/22 
• USA – Net Merit – >12 months & NAAB-code – 12/22 
• USA – PTAT Bulls = >12 Months – 12/22 
• USA | Top *RC GTPI >12 months & NAAB-code 12/22 
• USA | Top R&W GTPI >12 months & NAAB-code 12/22 
• USA | Top R&W & *RC PTAT Bulls >12 Mths – 12/22