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Click to enlarge - Whittier-CF Gold Lila VG-87-2YR-CAN
December 6, 2011
Opportunity from chart-topping family!

#8 GLPI heifer following the December proof run is Velthuis SG Snowman Liann GLPI+3430 (Snowman x Planet x Gold Lila VG-87). Selling in the current Online Embryo Auction are Snowman embryos direct from Gold Lila VG-87... click here for more details.

December 6, 2011
Top 25 GLPI Heifers (Canadian-owned) Dec2011 - NOW ONLINE

The Top 25 GLPI Heifers (Canadian-owned) for December 2011 is now online with 18 of the 25 being Snowman daughters! Topping the list are two Snowman daughters from Velthuis Farms GLPI+3923 from Calbrett Shottle Eve and then Wabash-Way Evett!

Click to enlarge - Gillette S Planet 2nd Snooze VG-86-2YR-CAN • GLPI+3205
December 6, 2011
Top Genomic LPI (GLPI) Cow Report - NOW ONLINE

The Top 25 Genomic LPI (GLPI) Cow Report is now online under the Top Genomics tab.

December 6, 2011
Five bulls in the Top 20 LPI carry the Gillette prefix

Congratulations to Gillette Farms and their superior breeding program with five bulls in the Top 20 LPI for December 2011.

  • #3 - Gillette Windbrook  LPI+2519 (FBI x Blitz 2nd Wind)
  • #11 - Gillette Stanleycup  LPI+2290 (Bolton x Blitz 2nd Wind)
  • #11 - Gillette Windhammer  LPI+2290 (Bolton x Blitz 2nd Wind)
  • #15 - Gillette Jordan  LPI+2271 (Goldwyn x Durham Jericho)
  • #19 - Gillette Watch Out  LPI+2213 (Goldwyn x Blitz 2nd Wedding)
December 6, 2011
Top LPI Bull Report - December 2011
  1. Lirr Drew Dempsey  LPI+2638
  2. Beaver Ray Mural  LPI+2637
  3. Gillette Windbrook  LPI+2519
  4. Skalsumer Jorryn  LPI+2508
  5. O-Bee Manfred Justice-ET  LPI+2413
  6. Braedale Goldwyn  LPI+2359
  7. Crockett-Acres Eight-ET  LPI+2340
  8. Comestar Lauthority  LPI+2327
  9. Crackholm Fever  LPI+2299
  10. UFM-Dubs Olegant-ET  LPI+2295
December 6, 2011
Top 10 TPI International Bulls - December 2011
  1. Flevo Genetics Snowman-ET  GTPI+2258
  2. Badger-Bluff Fanny Freddie  GTPI+2217
  3. Morningview Levi  GTPI+2207
  4. Long-Langs Oman Oman-ET  GTPI+2206
  5. Charlesdale Superstition-ET  GTPI+2201
  6. Ensenada Taboo Planet-ET  GTPI+2184
  7. Regancrest AltaIota-ET  GTPI+2184
  8. Co-op O-Style Man Just-ET  GTPI+2180
  9. E-Longview CM-ET  GTPI+2169
  10. Lars-Acres Shot Trigger-ET  GTPI+2144
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December 6, 2011
Snowman remains #1

Snowman maintains the #1 spot on the Top TPI International Bulls list for December 2011 at +2258 GTPI. Hard to find Snowman semen sells in the current Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction... Click here for more information.

December 5, 2011
Mercuro Farms Classification Highlights

Mercuro Farms of Rocky Ridge, Maryland classified on Saturday, December 3rd and reported the following highlights:

Raised in Classification

  • Ladys-Manor Allanas Dori (Goldwyn x EX-95 Allana x EX-95 Durchan)- maxed at EX-92 (92-MS)- owned with Nick Raggi
  • Scientific SS Hottie- Red (8th generation EX Roxy)- went EX-92 (92-MS) owned by Hottie Syndicate
  • Mirabel (Stormatic x EX-91 Dundee x EX-96 Leader Melanie)- went EX-91
  • Autumn (Mr Sam x EX-96 Angel x EX-96 Ashlyn) went VG-88 owned with Raggi
  • Emblem (Damion x VG-87 UFM-Dubs Eroy)- went VG-88 owned by DG
  • Enya (Durham x EX Rubens) went VG-88
  • Bunny (Bolton x VG Shottle x EX Champion x Baler Twine)- VG-87 (EX-MS) owned with Barbara Mountain

Click here for more highlights including seven new Very Good two-year-olds!

Click to enlarge - Larcrest Comet-ETS GP-83-2YR DOM • GTPI+2271
December 5, 2011
Speek-NJ Holsteins

Holstein Plaza welcomes new member Speek-NJ Holsteins online! Check out the high profile line-up of current donors they are working with including a Planet daughter of Cosmopolitan and two Debutante Rae daughters!

December 1, 2011
2012 Holstein Association USA Judges Lists Now Available

Brattleboro, Vt. (December 1, 2011)…The 2012 National and Qualified Judges Lists are now available from Holstein Association USA. The lists contain individuals who have significant amount of judging experience and attended a Holstein Association USA Judges Conference, making them eligible to judge nationally-sanctioned Holstein shows. State and regional-level shows are also encouraged to utilize the National and Qualified Judges list when selecting judges for their shows.