Next publication dates for main evaluations with update of all domestic and international animals
- 4th April 2023
- 8th August 2023
- 5th December 2023
New active AI bulls are updated on 1st Tuesday every week from the weekly genomic evaluation inbetween the main evaluations.
Official results
Data base German AI bulls (bull search)
Included are all A.I. bulls from Germany, Austria and Luxembourg. You can find individual bulls or select bulls for every individual trait or a combination of traits at the same time. Every individual bull can be printed as catalogue page. Click on "bull database" to be connected.
Toplists German AI bulls
Genomic
| Breed | RZG | RZ€ | RZorganic |
| genomic | genomic | genomic | |
| Holstein | HOL_genomic | HOL_genomic | HOL_genomic |
| Red Holstein | RED_HOL_genomic | RED_HOL_genomic | RED_HOL_genomic |
Daughter proven
| Breed | RZG | RZ€ | RZorganic |
| daughterproven | daughterproven | daughterproven | |
| Holstein | HOL_active | HOL_active | HOL_active |
| Red Holstein | RED_HOL_active | RED_HOL_active | RED_HOL_active |
| Angler/Red Dairy Cattle | RDC_active | ||
| Red&White dual purpose (DN) | DN_active | ||
| Jersey (for RZM) | Jersey_active |
High reliability
| Breed | RZG | RZ€ | RZorganic |
| high reliability | high reliability | high reliability | |
| Holstein | HOL_99% | HOL_99% | HOL_99% |
| Red Holstein | RED_HOL_99% | RED_HOL_99% | RED_HOL_99% |
| Angler/Red Dairy Cattle | RDC_99% | ||
| Red&White dual purpose (DN) | DN_99% | ||
| Jersey (for RZM) | Jersey_99% |
Toplists cows and female heifers/calves
Published two days after publication of results for AI bulls. Official toplists published on behalve of German Livestock Association (BRS) for highest genotyped female herdbook animals alive/active and min. 9 month old at publication date.
Breed toplists by total merit gRZG of all female alive/active herdbook animals with age min. 9 month:
| Holstein | Red Holstein |
| Top-500 gRZG | Top-150 gRZG |
| Top-500 gRZ€ | Top-150 gRZ€ |
Toplists separate for cows and heifers/calves by trait composite
| Cows (100 HOL+30 RED HOL) | Heifers/calves (100 HOL+30 RED HOL) |
| Total Conformation (gRZE) | Total Conformation (gRZE) |
| Total health (gRZhealth) | Total health (gRZhealth) |
Database international bulls
Click 'bull database' to be connected to the database with all international and national AI bulls
Interbull top lists (incl. german bulls)
| breed | Int.-toplists daughterproven | Int.-toplists genomic |
|---|---|---|
| Holstein | HOL daugh | HOL genomic |
| Red Holstein | RED HOL daugh | RED HOL genomic |
| Angler / Red Dairy Cattle | RDC daugh | |
| Red&White dual purpose (DN) | DN daugh | |
| Jersey | Jersey daugh |
Haplotype status AI bulls
vit provides on behalfe of the German Livestock Association (BRS) lists of German and foreign genotyped Holstein AI bulls with results for Holstein Haplotypes HH1-HH5 and for Cholesterol Deficiency (CD). Results are either
- direct results on the base of identified and analyzed mutations (results with extension ‚**F‘ for ‚free‘ resp. ‘**C’ for ‚carrier‘)
- or imputed i.e. indirect results (results with extension ‚**N‘ for ‚non-carrier‘ resp. ‘**P’ for ‘probably positive’)
There are separate list for domestic and foreign bulls:
Haplotype_status_for_domestic_A.I._bulls.pdf
Haplotype_status_for_foreign_A.I._bulls_used_in Germany.pdf
Lists are sorted in alphabetic order. They can be searched e.g. by bull name or bull ID using ‘ctrl+F’.
Data quality at its best
On behalve of the dairy cattle breeding associations in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg vit evaluates all economically important traits for Holstein, Red Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle (Angler), Red&White dual purpose (DN), Black&White Friesians (DSN) and Jersey breed three times a year based on own and offspring performance data (classical genetic evaluation). Genomic breeding values for all traits are calculated weekly for Holstein and Red Holstein and provided/published for new animals.
vit is the responsible authority for the data exchange with the international genetic evaluation at INTERBULL for all mentioned breeds. Since 1996, vit has also been evaluating breeding values for beef cattle breeds. The three Baltic countries and Poland are working with vit applications within the framework of a co-operation for genetic evaluation for dairy cattle populations.