April-Day Holsteins
A love for Red & White Holsteins is where it all started.
Red & White Holsteins is what began and continues to be April-Day’s priority today. April-Day is dedicated to providing industry-advancing genetics to meet the growing interest and demand for productive, functional and profitable red dairy cattle.

Elite Red & White Genetics – based on industry-leading genomics – has been the core focus of April-Day Holsteins.
This focus is a strategic combination of top-ranking genetics, unique pedigrees to offer diversity, and result in dairy cattle that satisfy fellow Red & White breeders around the world.


Here are the current individuals building the next generation of April-Day genomic leaders.
ACE RED – Shield RC x Powerstar x Trumpet Red x Magnitude x Yoda – and the family of Altitude RC!
ACE RED was an early and exciting daughter of her globally respected sire, Shield RC. ACE RED immediately entered our IVF program and with her first calves, she is raising the bar for Red and RC individuals.



ARMOR RC – Shield RC x Powerstar x Trumpet Red x Magnitude x Yoda – and the family of Altitude RC!
ARMOR RC is leading the way for the next level of excellence in this family. Early calves – sons and daughters – are being born. Embryos have been made for export. And, she has continued on an IVF program through July 2026. Her first Red daughter will be starting on our IVF program in August 2026.



ASTER RC – Hard Rock RC x Powerstar x Trumpet Red x Magnitude x Yoda – and the family of Altitude RC!
ASTER RC is the only full sister to 250HO18217 Athens Red and has already made some of the highest-genomic calves at April-Day. Watch for more to come from this outcross donor.



AURORA RC – Powerstar x Trumpet Red x Magnitude x Yoda – and the family of Altitude RC!
AURORA RC is writing her own chapter at April-Day. Already VG-85 with three sons in the top rankings of Red bulls for TPI and now her daughters making high-genomic calves for the next generation, she will have a global impact herself, pulling forward multiple generations of globally recognized, elite donor dams.



ATOMIC RED – Boraz RC x Trumpet Red x Magnitude x Yoda – and the family of Altitude RC!
ATOMIC RED is hidden in the shadows, yet making a significant contribution to the Red & White April-Day. With a prominent son in the top rankings of Red bulls, two daughters sired by Las-Red and Karl, and an early daughter of Orpheus Red, she is not one to be overlooked. She is pregnant with her third calf and her production is – across the board – topping the herd deviations. Scored GP-84, she was the one cow perhaps denied in our last classification.



ELMARO RED – Trumpet Red x Captain x Anselmi RC x Mega-Watt RC x Stoic RC x Facebook x Shottle VERDEJO RC.
Now scored VG-88; EX-MS, ELMARO RED is due with her third calf later this summer. She is an unassuming genomic power-house, with seven sons in AI and the matriarch of the “E” line at April-Day – tracing back to VERDEJO, EX-92-2E. DOM no less than three times in her pedigree.



EMILIO RC – Whoops x Letchworth ESCA born in May 2026.
An exciting, upcoming addition to the donor collection is EMILIO RC. With preliminary data at +3431 GTPI and +1022 NM$, she should be one of the highest RC heifers in the breed after August 2026 proofs. She’s an outstanding individual with the frame and strength to make a tremendous commercial brood cow.
Current Genomics



EVODIA RC – Hi-Level x Letchworth ESCA born in Sept. 2025.
EVODIA RC has been a tremendous IVF producer prior to being sold in the 2026 National Holstein Convention Sale to Coldsprings Farm – making 140 IVF embryos prior to leaving April-Day. A very unique, outcross pedigree, she’s an early Hi-Level from an RC Letchworth, VG Trumpet Red, Captain and four more strong generations back to the great April-Day foundation cow, Shottle VERDEJO RC. Sold in the 2026 National Holstein Convention Sale to Coldsprings Farms.
EVODIA RC has embryos and/or pregnancies by Athens Red, Baelum, Bentehm, Bridgerton, Cobot, Crypto PP RC, Foxsetter, Fuego Red, Hi-Baller P, Hi-End, Lyon Red, Okafor Red, Pierce RC, Rallye Red, Royalist P RC, Superfreak and Swanson Red.



GINGER PP RED – Jitter PP RC x McDonald P RC born in April 2025.
GINGER PP RED was a recent addition to April-Day, giving a nod to polled breeding and bringing forth a great foundation sire from April-Day, AprilDay McDonald P Red. Her unique maternal pedigree, filled with impressive individuals in their own right, has added to the focus of elite Red cattle – and the future-focused polled genetics.



NIARA RC: Falciform RC x Redlea NANCY RC born in January 2026.
NIARA RC is one of the resulting offspring from a repeat mating - given the tremendous results of this pedigree, prior. After her full-sister, NIFTY RED sold in the 2026 National Holstein Convention Sale, we replaced her in the IVF program with her higher-genomic, RC full-sister, NIARA RC.



NIFTY RED: Falciform RC x Redlea NANCY RC born in Aug. 2025.
NIFTY RED, born in October is already a proven IVF producer with the genetics to make the next great Red and RC cattle. She's an early daughter of Falciform RC who's proving to be a great sire of elite Reds. NIFTY RED sold in the 2026 National Holstein Convention Sale but produced more than 30 IVF embryos prior to being sold.



PECA P RC: Mican x Whya P Red born in Aug. 2025.
PECA P RC was purchased through the Fun in the Sun Sale - Grand Cayman Edition, early in 2026. As a high-genomic red-carrier and polled heifer, she was a logical addition to April-Day with her unique and fresh bloodlines. She ranks in the top 25 RC females of the breed (April 2026) and is one of the top GTPI RC and Polled females. She has become a regular donor in the IVF program.



Starting back in 1994, April-Day has been fortunate to place bulls in numerous global AI programs. To-date, over 150 April-Day bulls have had semen marketed, with an annual average of 15-20 bulls per year yet-today.
As with the females, we focus is a strategic combination of top-ranking genetics, unique pedigrees to offer pedigree diversity. Close, valued partnerships with the top genetic organizations allow April-Day to utilize elite-pedigreed bulls when they first produce semen, prior to commercial marketing. These matings make up 90 percent of the bull breeding strategy.


Here are some notable April-Day bulls.
AESOP RED - 29HO00954
Born: 7/30/2024
Orpheus Red x AprilDay Pwrstar AURORA ET RC
APRILDAY ORPHS AESOP RED ET
#3 GTPI Red Bull (source: Holstein International; 5/2026)
+3177 GTPI (April 2026)
+5.4 PL
+1.01 FLC


ANCHO RED - 14HO18063
Born: 7/15/2024
Pepper Red x AprilDay Pwrstar AURORA ET RC
APRILDAY ANCHO PEPPR RED ET
#8 GTPI Red Bull (source: Holstein International; 5/2026)
+3161 GTPI (April 2026)
+714 HPP$
+1.19 PTAT


ARROW RC - 14HO17693
Born: 12/25/2023
Easton x AprilDay Frostbite ALTITUDE RC VG-85; Skiresort ASPEN RC x Yoda AMAZING RC
APRILDAY EASTON ARROW ET
+3157 GTPI (April 2026)
+1.18 UDC
+4.1 PL
Our early calves are testing and looking very good!



ATHENS RED - 250HO18277
Born: 1/26/2025
Hard Rock RC x AprilDay Pwrstar AURORA ET RC
APRILDAY HROK ATHENS RED ET
#2 GTPI Red Bull (source: Holstein International; May 2026)
+3180 GTPI (April 2026)
+758 HPP$
+1.31 PTAT



EMOJI RED - 200HO13365
Born: 2/29/2024
Petyto RC x AprilDay Tmpt ELMARO RED ET
APRILDAY EMOJI RED ET
Unique, outcross pedigree.
+2977 GTPI (April 2026)
+1.27 PTAT
+3607 LPI



ENAMEL RED - 1HO18214
Born: 4/10/2025
Shield RC x AprilDay Tmpt ELMARO RED ET
APRILDAY ENAMEL RED ET
Current outcross with global appeal.
+3079 GTPI (April 2026)
+735 Milk
+1.22 UDC
+2.7 PL



ETSY RC - 14HO17813
Born: 11/29/2023
Letchworth x AprilDay Tmpt ELMARO RED ET
APRILDAY LECHWRT ETSY ET RC
Unique and outcross pedigree.
+3084 GTPI (April 2026)
Strong linear profile.
Full sib to Letchworth ESCA RC.



FUEGO RED - 11HO18006
Born: 8/1/2024
Petyto RC x AprilDay Boraz ATOMIC ET RED
APRILDAY ALTAFUEGO RED ET
Unique, outcross pedigree.
+3084 GTPI (April 2026)
+1.55 PTAT
+1.37 Strong



LAS RED - 11HO16877
Born: 11/24/2022
Refine Red x Signature LACE RED x Hawaii LADY RED
APRILDAY LAS RED ET
+3099 GTPI (April 2026)
+843 Milk
+3.6 PL
+1.3 FI



LASHIO RED - 7HO16426
Born: 8/27/2021
Acura RC x Hawaii LADY RED
APRILDAY ACRA LASHIO RED ET
+2957 GTPI (April 2026)
+.09 % Protein
+.25 Strong



LYON RED - 29HO00956
Born: 11/7/2024
Orpheus Red x Powerstar x Ryder Red x Hawaii LADY RED
APRILDAY ORPH LYON RED ET
#6 GTPI Red Bull (source: Holstein International; May 2026)
+3168 GTPI (April 2026)
+4.0 PL
+1.4 DPR
+1.13 UDC



NAILIT RC - 7HO18681
Born: 9/18/2025
Cabare x Redlea NANCY RC x Gameday x Noble
APRILDAY NAILIT ET RC
+3320 GTPI (April 2026)
+1124 Milk
+1.14 PTAT and +1.21 UDC
+3.3 PL



NICKELS RC - 7HO18566
Born: 5/19/2025
Mican x Redlea NANCY RC x Gameday x Noble
APRILDAY MICN NICKELS ET RC
+3409 GTPI (April 2026)
+4.2 PL
Highest RC GTPI Sire
Elite Sire of sons for Select Sires, Inc.
Note: MW+



MCDONALD P RED - 250HO15525
Born: 12/9/2019
Ronald RC son from April-Day Pat MONIQUE P RED; EX-92-2E, EX-MS.
APRILDAY MCDONALD P RED ET
Proven, outcross sire for type, udder and polled.
+2690 GTPI (April 2026)
+1.40 PTAT
+1.22 UDC
+1.8 PL



SOLOCUP RED - 1HO17685
Born: 12/5/2023
Lead RC (Gameday son from LADY RED) x AprilDay Tmpt ELMARO RED ET
APRILDAY SOLOCUP RED ET
Unique, outcross pedigree.
+2994 GTPI (April 2026)
+894 Milk
+3.4 PL
+1.8 FI



TRUMPET RED - 14HO15369
Born: 11/19/2019
Early Ronald RC son x Helix TABLAS RC - back to Shottle VERDEJO RC EX-92, 3E GMD
APRILDAY RON TRUMPET RED ET
An elite sire of his time, with daughters aging well - especially at April-Day.
+2702 TPI (April 2026)
+3.1 PL
+1.2 FI
+.29 TL



TWITTY RC - 14HO16123
Born: 4/3/2021
RC Conway son from EX Shimmer daughter Helix TABLAS RC - back to Shottle VERDEJO RC EX-92, 3E GMD
APRILDAY CONWAY TWITTY ET RC
+2918 TPI (April 2026)
+1.17 PTAT
+2.2 PL
Great linears and a sire of sons for Select Sires


In 2024, April-Day began re-investing in Red & White show pedigrees.
The "show goal" is simple: not overly mighty but an extended expression of breeding success while having some fun along the way.

Take a closer look of our show cattle.
BadApple RC: OKaliber x Redburst Red x Apple Red
BadApple RC is a 100% sister to the famous EX-97 Shakira and thus a granddaughter of Apple Red herself. BadApple’s dam is an EX-94 full-sister to Snapple Red – both out of EX-96 Apple Red herself. This pedigree boasts a well deserved admiration and continued success for Red & White show-quality success.


Deva Red: Heritage P RC x Believe P RC x Hancock
DEVA RED was an exciting addition to April-Day upon her purchase in the 2026 Hammertime in the Caribbean Sale. As an outstanding December 2025 show calf, she has been a key individual to build a new chapter for April-Day.


Genetic Background
DEFIANT P RC: Have-No-Fear x Believe P RC x Hancock
DEFIANT P RC is December 2025 heifer with tremendous potential as a high-type, red-carrier and polled heifer that may even be able to kick up some tanbark dust herself. She delivers +3.53 PTAT, +2.86 UDC and +1.88 FLC (April 2026) with a powerhouse pedigree that offers it all.


MADE P RED: Maxum P Red x Altitude Red x Unstoppable Red
Hodglynn M MADEtowin RED is an exciting March 2026 heifer recently added to April-Day. Her maternal family needs no introduction and epitomizes the great breeding program of Hodglynn Holsteins in Canada. There is a tremendous future ahead for MADE RED.


Genetic Background
MAYBELINE RED: Acetylene Red x Altitude Red x Jacot Red
MAYBELINE RED is a June 2025 heifer acquired through the 2026 Spotlight Selections Sale. She is a heifer that has caught the eye of many and promises a great future as both a show heifer herself and a high-type, show-focused brood cow.


























