SELECTIONS - Winter 2006
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MR SAM’s Impact
Jo-Line Sam Elvina was recently scored EX-90-EEVVE at 3-5, making her the first Excellent daughter out of 7HO6758 Regancrest-MR Drham SAM-ET. The cow is owned by Joe Meyer and Sons, Reedsburg, Wis.
Jo-Line Sam Elvina (EX-90-EX-MS)
Pondlea Sam Blazer (VG-89)
Another MR SAM daughter, Pondlea Sam Blazer, was raised in score to Very Good (89) at 3-2. She now has an Excellent (90) mammary system and Very Good (88) feet and legs for John Stoltzfus, New Holland, Pa.
She is in her first lactation and is bred to 7HO7156 Honeycrest ELEGANT-ET for a Select Sires contract.
BARKLYs are Excellent
Recent appraisal at Cedarcrest Jerseys near Faunsdale, Ala., produced three first-lactation Excellent2-year-olds.
All three are daughters of 7JE488 Long Distance Barber BARKLY, giving just one more reason to use this high-milk, second-crop success sire!
High-Performance BANGERs
New second-lactation 7GU379 My Day Bliss BANGER daughter Hickman Valleys Banger Arrow was raised to Excellent (90) with Excellent (91) feet and legs for Makayla Hickman, Shelbyville, Tenn.
Bay Meadow Banger Genova (VG-86)
Bay Meadow Banger Genova (VG-86) has completed a terrific record of 25,660M 4.0% 1037F 3.4% 871P in 305 days at 3-2 and ranks in the Top 25 of the
Guernsey breed for CPI (11/05) for Bay Meadow Farms, Galt, Calif.
Strauch Farms Bang Mystery (VG-87)
Strauch Farms Bang Mystery, owned by Frank and Patti Faria, Escalon, Calif., recently scored Very Good (87). She also won the 3-year-old class
at the National Guernsey Show in Sacramento, Calif., and is nominated All-American.
BRET’s Second Crop Arriving
9HO2575 Peckenstein Form BRET-ET*CV daughter Front-Row Bret Callista was recently scored Very Good (87) for Mark Knudtson in Waukon, Iowa.
Callista also earned a score of Excellent (90) mammary system at
2-3. Her dam is a 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET sister to young sire 7HO8151 Courtlane-ML Marsh CODY-ET,currently on collection at Select.
Mapleton Vly Clay Joanie
CLAY Sires NAILE Champ
7MS341 Bar-D-Kuszmar CLAY daughter Mapleton Vly Clay Joanie was reserve
All-American fall yearling in 2004 and came back to win her senior 2-year-old class at the NAILE in 2005. Joanie is owned by Mapleton Valley Farms, Oconomowoc, Wis.
All-American Nominations
Select Sires Holstein bulls have a combined 20 All-American nominated daughters.
Leading the way is 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM*CV with 10 nominations, followed by 9HO1833 Marcrest ENCORE with four and 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET with two. 7HO6326 Regancrest DIFFERENCE-ET,
7HO5708 Fustead Emory BLITZ-ET, 7HO6782 Ocean-View ZENITH-TW-ET and 6HO817 Ja-Bob JORDAN-RED-ET each have one nominee.
Forty Select-sired Guernseys also earned All-American nominations based on performance at four national shows.
7GU360 Trotacre Loral TILLER followed up his Premier Sire award at World Dairy Expo with 14 nominations. Lineup sires 7GU379 My Day Bliss BANGER, 7GU381 Lang Haven Luxury NEON and 7GU357 Marodore Enhancer ROY-ET earned single nominations in the cow classes. Two 9GU148 Trotacre
Enhancer TYLER-ET daughters gained recognition among heifers. Seven nominations went to young sire daughters in the heifer classes indicating the value of young sire use through PGA and breed association proving groups.
EMERSON’s Dam Genome Mapped
Wa-Del RC Blckstr Martha-ET, dam of the great 7HO6250 Ricecrest EMERSON-ET*BL, died in January 2006 at 16-2. Martha is the first Holstein cow to have her genome mapped at USDA.
Spring Rose Agenda Dream (VG-85)
More Fancy AGENDAs Worldwide
Daughters of 7BS766 Blessing Banker AGENDA ET are making an impressive showing around the world.
Spring Rose Agenda Dream is scored VG-85 and was recently pictured at Spring Rose Swiss in Ontario, Canada.
CANYON Record
7HO6753 CANYON-Breeze Storm Atom-ET*B/R daughter Rolling-Lawns Atom Diane (VG-88-EX-MS) recently completed an outstanding 2-year-old record of 365d 32,260M 3.8% 1,227F 2.8% 919P for owner Neal Turley of Greenville, Ill.
Rolling Lawns Atom Diane (VG-88-EX-MS)
BIG TIME Daughter Excellent
7JE613 Blackys BIG TIME-ET daughter Laurick BT Willow was recently scored Excellent (90). Fresh with her second calf at 2-11, Willow is projected to milk 24,184 pounds for Rick Brewer at
Arrington, Tenn.
Jersey Show Winners
Select-influenced Jerseys had a strong showing at the All American show in Louisville, Ky.
7JE577 Bridon Sambo CHARISMATIC-ET daughter AJF Charismatic Rave was named Premier Performance Cow at the 2005 All American Jersey Show. Rave is owned by Shawn and Shannon Beavers of New Philadelphia, Ohio.
7JE696 BW LEGION was also represented as his daughter, LC Legion Patticake, owned by Taylor Leach of Linwood, Kan., was
named junior champion in the junior show.
AJF Charismatic Rave
LC Legion Patticake
Futurity Champion
Lah-Dale Burl Party (EX-91-EX-92-MS), owned by Finke and Lahmers, London,
Ohio, topped the Kingsmill Futurity at the 2005 World Dairy Expo. Party is nominated All-American Junior 3-year-old and a daughter of PGA sire 7BS759 Front Line Chime BURL ET OCS.
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