DHV - Representing the German Holsteins and Red Holsteins
- Promotion of the German Holstein and Red Holstein breed
- Support of co-operation among the member organizations
- Harmonization of working procedures as well as of the members' promotion and marketing activities
- Further education and training of classifiers for linear assessment
- Definition of the breeding goal
- Organization of national shows and auction sales
- Advisory co-operation within the German Cattle Breeder's Federation (ADR)
- Publication of the magazines milchrind
- Registration of imported AI-bulls
- Collecting facts and figures to construct statistics of the German Holstein breeds
