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The 2006 All-European Championship The 2006 All-European Championship The 2006 All-European Championship The 2006 All-European Championship The 2006 All-European Championship The 2006 All-European Championship The 2006 All-European Championship The 2006 All-European Championship The 2006 All-European Championship Douglas Daughters Laudan Daughter Laudan Daughter Laudan Daughter Laudan Daughter Jefferson Daughter Mascol Daughter Janosch Daughter Janosch Daughter The "Day of the Newcomers" Excalibur Sires Progeny Tour Visiting another farm Pictured with some of Germany's best Holsteins are: (L to R): Mr. Helmut Knell, President of the German Holstein Association, Mr. David Winkels, Owner of Excalibur Sires, and Uwe Branding, Director of GGI Pictured with Faber daughters are David Winkels, Owner of Excalibur Sires, and David Fiske, Excalibur Sires Breeding Advisor Pictured with Faber daughters are David Winkels, Owner of Excalibur Sires, and David Fiske, Excalibur Sires Breeding Advisor Another angle of the Faber daughters Another angle of the Faber daughters David Winkels (Second on the left) is pictured with two phenominal Douglas daughters while visiting a farm in Germany Laudan Laura Laudan Laura Laudan Laura The Progeny Tour group with Laudan Laura David Winkels pictured with one of Jefferson's daughters while in Germany Mascol Madrid Mascol has a great Productive Life of +2.4 and is an incredibly high new release sire at +1874 TPI! Janosch Jamila Janosch Jamila Some of the Excalibur Sires Breeding Advisors at the "Day of the Newcomer" show held by GGI. GGI Director Uwe Branding is pictured fourth from the left Some of the Excalibur Sires Breeding Advisors pictured before leaving to visit more farms while in Germany to see first-hand how sire's daughters look A group shot of Excalibur Sires Breeding Advisors along with other tour members at one farm in Germany . The 2006 All-European Championship Pictured with some of Germany's best Holsteins are: (L to R): Mr. Helmut Knell, President of the German Holstein Association, Mr. David Winkels, Owner of Excalibur Sires, and Uwe Branding, Director of GGI   Comments from Breeding Advisors: Wally Bingham Manager & Mascol Daughters "The Mascols and Manger are sound, deep ribbed, open, wide, milk  cows. The daughter follow the same type pattern as their fathers, with the Mangers being taller more angular cows then the Mascols. Both groups of daughters were good milk cows with above average components. When compared to the other cows in the barn that we could see, they were defiantly some of the very best cows in the herd. What stood out with both groups of daughters, that when viewing from the rear was, their tremendous width. they had plenty of room for a high wide rear udder, wide pins for calving ease, They had a tremendous spring of rib and deep boded. The best Macols are going to come from those weak narrow cows, as you would want to stay away from round boned cows with Mascol.  Mascol will not improve stature if that is what you are looking for neither .The Mangers can be bred to a rounder cow, but for best results you would stay away from rounder  cows in you're herd. Both of these bulls have place in breeding programs in America, when used on narrow weak cows, the owners of these daughters will ne very happy. Both bulls will put a nice foot and leg on, with a good wide rear udder, that is high, with a nice crease, showing a great suspionary ligament. These should be long living cows." David Fiske Laudan Daughters "Laudan daughters posses a nice topline and a good depth of body that would be desired in any commercial herd.  Other attributes include a wide and well-attached udder with a strong center ligament, flat boned and good foot angle.  Above all these cattle are lean, clean and have a strong desire to milk." Tom Barnes Jefferson Daughters "First impression of the daughters was that they can milk.  Daughters were long and dairy flat bone with good spring of rib.The legs had proper set with again flat bone.  Some weak in the pasterns but appears to be a herd issue maybe not the bull. The udders nice veining with exceptional ligaments!  Teat placement of rear tests was perfect.  Fore teat placement was a little wide.  Rear udders were above average fore height and width. Fore udders wider than rear but strong attachment.  I feel Jefferson should be used on heavier boned cows that require more style and production with Jefferson you will get it." Jerry Lawyer Jardin Daughters "I had a vested interest in Jardin, (pronounced Jardeen, which means garden in French) because I had sold 10 unit prior to our trip to Germany.  Excalibur Sires is the United States and Canada representative for G.G.I. (German Genetics International) and we will get you any G.G.I. bull you want.  If you see an advertisement for a G.G.I. bull in Holstein International as my costumer did, we will get you that bull.  On arriving in Germany I was informed that Jardin was one of the three most popular sons of Jocko Besne in the World.  Jardin is going to be known for type and high components.  Jardin daughters are very uniform and slightly above average for stature, their udders are extremely well attached with a deep cleft.  Their teat length is average and the front test means he will sire Tall (up), Strong, and Open daughters that will have big hearts that can circulate the blood necessary for good udder health.  These cows will work well in different types of barns and will be long lasting." Emil II Daughters "The Emil II daughters are Stylish and Dairy!!!!  And Emil II is a value at $26 not just for the commercial dairyman, but for all Holstein breeders.  Emil II aAa is 6125, and he is definitely a transmitter for type, the legs and straight and have good foot angle with a deep heel.  They display a strong udder cleft and good teat placement front and rear with the front being close.  With the 2 & 5 being the third and fourth numbers in the aAa Emil II daughters will have strong fore and rear udder for volume and which will remain above the hock later in life.  The group of Emil II daughters was uniform and complete."