Holstein of the Week: Delta Paulina
At ten years of age and in just six lactations (2077 days) Delta Paulina EX-90 has flown past the milestone of 100,000 kg/220,000 lb milk 3.96% 3.69%! But… Paulina (photo) is not limited to the qualities of excellence, longevity, and elite production; she is also an outstanding foundation cow. As such she is the grandam of the Dutch elite progeny proven sire Delta Perfect (from CRV), as well as the 4th dam of the high Delta sires Cream-P-Red and Activator. Truly a foundation cow par excellence!
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Canadian milestone
For the first time in history, a cow in Canada has earned the title “Super Ten”. This title is awarded to a cow that reaches the “Superior Production” designation for ten lactations. The fourteen-year-old Marsfield Denzel Kimmy EX-93 owned by Gert and Sonja Schrijver from Alberta reached this milestone and is now good for 186,225 kg/409,695 lb 4.6% 3.3%. Kimmy is a daughter of Denzel (<Champion) out of a VG-88 daughter of Stateside (<Outside).
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Brown Swiss International
Just seven weeks and the time will arrive: then HI will publish the 11th edition of Brown Swiss International. A unique overview of active AIs in Brown Swiss breeding, a herd report from Switzerland, an American cow family, numerous sires – also the 11th BSI issue will be chock full of global Brown Swiss news.
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Swiss nr.2
By now, the Swiss breeder Heinz Meier is known in Europe for his annual Meier Holstein sale in Kyburg, Switzerland. But, the friendly Swiss is now also the breeder of a top-2 bull: Meier’s Mygold, with 1410 ISET is the splendid nr.2 progeny proven bull of Switzerland. He is an Etymology son of Meier’s Casper Misty VG-89.
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“Herds of Excellence”
Holstein USA has announced the “Herds of Excellence” for 2024 and this year there is a total of four. Four herds that meet high standards for production, conformation, and home breeding. The four herds are: Fustead Holsteins, Koepke Farms, Ever-Green-View Holsteins & Kal-Side Holsteins.
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Short notes:
- Scandinavian research shows that daughters of heifers have a higher lifetime production than daughters of older cows.
- Siemers Hulu-RC has the most registered calves in the US in recent weeks; his half-brother Holy-P is in second place. Their shared dam: Siemers Luster Hanan 33317.
- Exels-PA Lovett EX-94 (<Crush) wins Californian Spectacular Spring Show.
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Focus: Eskdale Remover-PP-RC
In the near future, the snow white, homozygote polled sire Eskdale Remover-PP-RC from the Irish AI company Dunmasc Genetics will become widely available. PP is certainly not the only attribute of this son of the elite Canadian bull Stantons Remover-PP. Eskdale, as he is called, combines this with 2936 gTPI, red factor, outstanding production, and a nice +1.51 gPTAT for conformation. He is a son of the VG-87 Rubels daughter Valiant Muffler-Red, who via a Luster-P descends from a relatively new family. Eskdale is being launched in cooperation with the Canadian AI organization AG3.
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