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Donor Update for Siemers!
Exciting donor update for Siemers Holsteins including the No. 1 GTPI Cow on the Locator List, Cookiecutter Mog Hanker VG-87-2YR. Hanker was added to the Siemers Marketing/Breeding program this fall along with the No. 10 GTPI Cow on the Locator List, De-Su 1912. VIEW DONORS
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays to all our Holstein friends and best wishes for a prosperous 2015! We look forward to our continued friendship and working with you in the new year.
New Fertility Traits in 12/14 Lead to Adjustment in TPI Formula
With the December 2014 national dairy genetic evaluations, USDA and the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) introduced a new method of measuring Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR), along with other model enhancements. The old definition of DPR was number of Days Open, which was then converted to a pregnancy rate within a 21-day cycle. Days open was measured from the end of the voluntary waiting period to either a confirmed pregnancy or 250 days-in-milk. The new definition is an actual observation of pregnancy; a series of “no” or “yes” measures at 21-day intervals between 50 and 250 days in milk. Cows lacking pregnancy confirmation data at 250 days-in-milk are now assumed to be open. READ MORE
Gold Barbara now EX-92 EX-94-MS EEEEE
Recently the 1st 4-Yr-Old Cow at World Dairy Expo, Butz-Butler Gold Barabara was re-scored and is now EX-92 EEEEE EX-94-MS! Barbara is also Nominated All-American 4-Yr-Old 2014!
Top 25 GTPI Red Heifer Sells... Snapshot now Available
Selling as Lot 6 in the Holstein Plaza Online Heifer Sale is one of the highest Red heifers in the world, Josey-LLC Smurf-Red is a GTPI+2332 Red Olympian daughter and ranks in the top 25 for red in the USA. Smurf is backed by a tremendous pedigree and goes via a VG-85-2YR Sudan daughter back to the tremendous Des-Y-Gen Planet Silk *RC EX-90 92-MS. Silk was nominated Global Red Impact Cow of the Year by HI and is the dam to the popular RC sire of sons Sympatico *RC, Seneca *RC and Stoic *RC. CLICK HERE to see the Snapshot of Smurf-Red!
Huge Package... Pompey and 12#1 grade embryos sell!
Selling as Lot 11 is the #1 GTPI Milking Massey in the Breed, Richmond-FD Pompey *by EX-91 DOM. Pompey has proven to be a tremendous donor and brood cow producing 83 embryos in her last 5 flushes and she already has several high (grand-) daughters. Also selling with Pompey are 12 #1 grade embryos by Silver, Endure and Gambler! Don't miss the opportunity and add this tremendous OUTCROSS brood cow to your herd and give your genetic program a boost! Pompey sells open and ready to flush!
- Lot 11 Richmond-FD Pompey *by EX-91 DOM | Sells with 12 #1 grade embryos by Silver, Gambler and Endure!
World Dairy Expo 2015 Dairy Cattle Judges Announced
World Dairy Expo is pleased to unveil the slate of lead judges that will be evaluating North America’s finest dairy cattle in 2015. The five-day, annual show attracts exhibitors to compete with their cattle for the coveted breed Champions and Supreme Champion titles. These eight highly regarded judges were nominated and selected by Expo Dairy Cattle Exhibitors. READ MORE
Final Hours... Online Heifer Sale Closes Today
The Holstein Plaza Online Heifer Sale closes today, December 18, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. (EST) with staggering closing times (every three minutes). Place your bids now at auction.holsteinplaza.com or by contacting one of the sale staff members listed in the catalog.
Sixteen fantastic top lots sell direct from the herds of Holstein Plaza members. We have combined the best of the best in elite genomics heifers and choices, red, polled and a few flush cows! Don't miss the opportunity to own the #1 GTPI Red Carrier Cow in the Breed, Dymentholm Sunview Sassy *RC VG-85-2YR (#11 Cow Overall), a GTPI+2576 Defender from the Colby Tayas, an exciting Outcross Polled Halogen or one of the tremendous flush-age offerings! CLICK HERE for a direct link to the auction site.
Only 1 day left... Don't miss out on the Fantastic Offerings!
One more day until the Winter Edition of the Holstein Plaza Online Heifer Sale Closes. Don't miss the great opportunity to add some first-class genetics to your herd before the year ends! The sale includes the #1 GTPI RC Cow in the Breed (#11 Cow overall and #3 GTPI Cow without Mogul and Robust) Dymemtholm Sunview Sassy *RC VG-85-2YR GTPI+2492, Sassy is also the dam of the #1 GTPI Red Heifer in the Breed. Also selling are GTPI+2576 Defender and her GTPI+2512 Main Even sister that are backed by the Colby Taya's and a GTPI+2379 Polled OUTCROSS Halogen from the same cow family as Kevrel Shotte May. CLICK HERE for a direct link to the Auction Site.
Snapshot of Lot 4... Fantastic Polled Offering!
Selling as Lot 4 is a GTPI+2379 Polled OUTCROSS Halogen daughter that goes back to the same family as the tremendous Kevrel Shottle May EX-94. Pine-Tree 5660 Halo 6386 *PO is backed by an Unique Maternal Line and is Free of Earnhardt-P, Ladd-P, Colt-P, Magna-P and Mitey-P. Which will make her an easy heifer to mate to create the next generation of top-ranking (homozygous) polled heifers and bulls! She also has 2 Polled brothers by Main Event scoring GTPI+2537 and GTPI+2530! The Castaway dam of Halo 6386 is due 2/21/2015 and looks good good. Don't hesitate and add this exciting Polled Heifer to your program! CLICK HERE to review her snapshot.
- Lot 4 Pine-Tree 5660 Halo 6386 *PO | From one of the Hottest POLLED lines in the Breed!