#PolledPlace May/June 2016

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Volume 14 - May/June 2016

Your Source for Polled Dairy Cattle!

#PolledPromoters Lenkaitis Holsteins #PolledPlacings April Proofs #PolledBreeder Perspectives #PolledPassport Brandshaven #PolledPrices Polled Sales #PolledPastimes D&D Holsteins #PolledPlace 1

APOLL P-RED

aAa 243615

+2228GTPI +470NM$ +1799M +45F +55P +1.59PTAT +1.28UDC +0.93FLC Aikman x VG86 Lawn Boy P x VG87 Shottle back to C Continental Scarlet-Red EX95 Outstanding Milk Production & High Components Promises High Type & Quality Udders

#1 Red & White Bull for Milk & Protein & BONUS...he’s POLLED!

© KeLeKi

German Genetics International 2 #PolledPlace

+(49)4471-91740 info@ggi.de www.ggi.de

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Polled Reflections from the "Front Porch"

Chapter 5

Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys...

(Unless they show early signs of a rare condition known as "Polled Addiction")

Today as I sat and thought about what the future holds for our POLLED breeding program, I found myself thinking about our grandsons. With all the changes going on in the dairy industry, I wonder what it will be like when they are old enough to take over or will they even want to be involved? I hope so, but that will be totally up to them. If they do want to dairy, I hope they have to explain to their kids what a dehorner is.

Hopefully we will be 100% POLLED by then! The picture here is of our grandson Wyatt holding the halter of Angie. Angie is a 4 year old SS Deuce daughter. She is not POLLED, but she is a very balanced EX cow with lots of milk that we hope to make a lot of POLLED calves out of over the next couple of years. She is red carrier and is currently bred to Ladd P-Red. Plans are to calve her in as a 5 year old and then flush her to 4 or 5 different POLLED bulls. Breeding POLLED may be a bit slower this way, but we just love to see POLLED heifers out of great cows around here. Yep, George Strait was right, "Cowboys like us sure do have fun"!

Donald & Joan Yoder & Family

602 Brent Road Barnesville, GA 30204 Phone: (478)278-2084 Email: donald@yoderfamilyfarm.com

Polled Genetics That "Work"

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Features

8 #PolledPromoters Lenkaitis Holsteins 10 #PolledPanel Polled Breeder Perspectives 12 #PolledPlacings April 2016 Proofs 22 #PolledPassport Brandshaven Holsteins 24 #PolledPastimes D&D Holsteins 25 #PolledPrices Polled Sale Consignments 25 #PolledPlace Polled Marketplace 26 #PolledPlatform #PolledPlace Tag Sale

Cover

#PolledPhoto ”1st #PolledPlace Tag Sale Purchase!”

Briar Redstar Bunny P-Red, born on Easter, was the 1st purchase on the #PolledPlace Tag Sale last year. She was purchased by Chelsey Wheeler of Monticello, Wisconsin.

Chelsey and her fiancé Ross Simler were so excited to purchase this adorable little Red & White calf! They saw a photo of her posted on the Polled Dairy Cattle #PolledPlace Facebook page and they had to come take a look.

You're invited to join us at the 2nd #PolledPlace Tag Sale May 20-21, 2016 at the Green County Fairgrounds in Monroe, Wisconsin. Lots of great Polled offerings for you...embryos, show-age calves, Homozygous Polled, outcross pedigrees, genomics, milk cows, bred heifers and more! The #PolledPlace Tag Sale Catalog has been included with this issue of #PolledPlace. Visit www. polleddairycattle.com and follow us on social media for updates and prices.

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Calendar

May 20&21 #PolledPlace Tag Sale Monroe, Wisconsin May 21 Dodgeramma Sale

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin May 21 River Valley Rendezvous Sale with

Triple T & Heath Tremont, Illinois May 21 Seagull Bay & Triple Crown Pedigree

Power II Sale

American Falls, Idaho May 27 Kansas 100th Anniversary Sale Salina, Kansas May 28 Changing of the Guard at Holbric Harvard, Illinois June 2 Party at the Park Sale Chicago, Illinois June 20 July/August #PolledPlace Deadline July 30 International Intrigue Sale Madison, Wisconsin August 9 USDA/CDCB Proof Evaluations August 20 Sept/Oct #PolledPlace Deadline October 4-8 World Dairy Expo Madison, Wisconsin October 6 #PolledPromoters Social at WDE Madison, Wisconsin October 20 Nov/Dec #PolledPlace Deadline

If lifetime profitability & longevity are your breeding goals... ...then make sure it is Done Right!

Burket-Falls Done Right P-Red VG-86 @ 1-09 120HO2548 aAa 516342 *POLLED* A2A2

"Done Right P is an extremely correct and balanced young bull."

- Ed Smith aAa® Weeks® Analyst

Sire: Burket-Falls Dazzler P-Red VG-88 (Advent x EX-91 Polled Party) Done Right P's dam just classified EX at 8 years. She has produced over 160,000 lbs. of milk. Her udder is well above her hocks and she walks and moves like a 4-year-old. Her udder quality is superb. She is backed by six dams that are VG or EX with lifetime production from 125,000 to 240,000 lbs. of milk!

Make sure your breeding program is "Done Right!" Available from Burket-Falls!

BURKET FALLS FARM Dave Burket & Sons

1321 Polecat Rd., East Freedom, PA 16637 814-239-2260 | burketfallsfarm@aol.com www.burketfallsfarm.com

POLLED FOUNDATION COW

Burket-Falls Elevation Sophia EX-93-4E GMD DOM Life: 241,534 4.1% 10022 The solid foundation of our Polled program #PolledPlace 5

“Polled Holsteins: The Solution to your “Horny” Problems”

RED = P (polled) BLUE = p (horned) Watch the animated video at www.dairybullsonline.com!

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Polled Red Cows

Briar MT Sweetheart P-Red VG-86 Briar Magna Shar P-Red GP-83 Briar Lou Terra P-Red NC

Polled Offerings!

Polled RC Cows

Briar Mitey Mattie P-RC VG-86 Briar Magna Carma P-RC VG-85 Sandman Ladd Pedals P-RC GP-81 Briar Alchemy Sparkle P-RC GP-80 Briar Alchemy Payton P-RC NC Briar Lou Super P-RC NC

Polled Heifers

Ri-Val-Re D Alana PP-Red 6/14 B&BGenetics Zumba Rumba P 8/15 Briar Corporal Valencia P-Red 8/15 Briar LtsDeal Access PP-Red 10/15 Briar Lets Deal Bria P-Red 12/15 Briar Eraser Poppy P-RC 3/16 Briar Eraser All In P-RC 4/16

Ri-Val-Re L Sweety P-Red EX-90

Two POLLED milking daughters will be offered from one of our POLLED foundation cows from the Ricecrest Terry Tory EX-93 GMD DOM family!

Nixs CD Ribbon 2E-E91 EX-MS

Her POLLED Abner P Spring Calf will be offered!

Brian & Sue Crull and family

N2552 Balls Mill Road, Monroe, WI 53566 Phone: 608-329-3673 crullbrian@yahoo.com ď ł crullsue@gmail.com #PolledPlace 7 www.facebook.com/BriarHolsteins

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Lenkaitis Holsteins, Andy & Sarah Lenkaitis - Illinois A #PolledPromoter is someone that shares Polled with others. Andy & Sarah Lenkaitis share their dairy background, how they became involved with Polled and their future plans that, of course, involve Polled!

Lenkaitis Holsteins is located in St. Charles, Illinois – a suburb just 40 miles west of Chicago. The family dairy farm was started by Albert Sr. and Mary Etta in 1983 with just five animals. Today, the farm consists of 90 Registered Holsteins and is enjoyed by three generations of the Lenkaitis family – including Albert and Mary Etta’s four children and ten grandchildren. The youngest of the four children, Andy and his wife, Sarah work closely with Albert Sr. and Mary Etta and have been managing the farm since 2014.

While the hallmark of the herd has always been developing Red & White genetics with balanced type and production. Our first Polled purchase was a 29HO12209 Picston Shottle-ET calf from Golden Oaks Perk Rae-Red *PO EX-90.

Unfortunately, she died as a yearling, but that didn’t stop Albert Sr.’s interest in acquiring Polled genetics. In 2012, he made a special purchase from the Mil-R-Mor Anniversary Sale which bridged our interest in Red & White Holsteins with Polled genetics. She was Mil-R-Mor Debnair Bella P-Red*PO – a two-year-old Polled 7HO9552 Scientific Debonair-Red-ETS from Mil-R-Mor Bonni-Bell P-Red-ET EX-94.

She has developed into a tremendous cow for us, and she is currently housed at Sunshine Genetics where she is being flushed to 179HO108 ND-Druvale Garett P-Red. Bella sparked our interest in Polled genetics as she demonstrated to us the strong market and genetic potential for Polled genetics within Red & White Holsteins.

While we are currently milking in a tie-stall barn, we are looking to transition to a robot barn in the next two years.

Because of this, we are focused on breeding well-attached udders with correct teat Mil-R-Mor Debnair Bella P-Red EX-90 placement.

We 2-02 2x 365d 26,820 3.5 936 3.1 822 also like using 6-01 2x 135d 12,572 3.7 471 3.0 398 inc. bulls that will sire cows with a good set of feet and legs and mobility to ensure they will last in the herd.

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As life-long Red & White Holstein breeders, using Polled genetics represents a different way of thinking for us. In contrast to red coat color, Polled only requires one copy of the marker to be present to be expressed. As a result, we find we’re able to more easily incorporate Polled into families of interest and have an opportunity to make and market Polled calves from unique pedigrees. For example, our consignment to the #PolledPlace Tag Sale, Gortnr Acres Cherry P-Red*PO VG-85 represents an interesting opportunity for a Red, Polled calf with Apple on the top side and Alicia on the bottom as she is due in August to 286HO102 Gortnr-Acres Cherry P-Red VG-85-3Y D y m e n t h o l m 2-01 2x 313d 20,582 3.3 677 3.1 644 Mr Apples Ava- 3-00 2x 248d 19,036 3.5 670 3.3 629 inc. lanche*RC. We have a small herd of registered Red & White Holsteins, so we are focused on working with individuals from foundational cow families. In addition to a couple of heifers and cows by 7HO11163 Tiger-Lily Ladd P-Red-ET, 7HO11947 S-S-I Ladd Harper-P-ET and 7HO10904 Colt P-Red, we have: • A two-year-old Polled 106HO2864 Lirr Special Effect P-Red-ET daughter from the Derrwyn Miss SpecialRed-ET EX-94 family.

• A two-year-old Homozygous Polled 7HO11163 Tiger-Lily Ladd P-Red-ET from Venture Snow Muse P-ET VG-86. She has a Homozygous Polled, Red carrier winter calf by 14HO7449 Ocean PP-ET and is bred back to 54HO754 Mr Sunview Coin Sunfish-ET. We always have a small selection of Polled bulls on-hand for consideration as we select matings for our heifers and cows, and we are currently using 179HO108 ND-Druvale Garett P-Red. We are focused on selecting bulls that offer appealing cow families with balanced type and production. With each sire summary, we continue to find new Polled bulls that fit what we’re seeking as the interest in Polled genetics has driven greater availability and rapid progress. Polled genetics have been built on a great foundation, and we see the quality and quantity of bulls continuing to move forward.

Because we are a small Registered Red & White Holstein herd, we are looking for our cows to both score well when classified and complete solid production records. We would like to see bulls, especially those that are Red & White, offer a balance of both high-type and solid production and components. We have continued to see the increased interest in Polled genetics and will continue to incorporate it into our breeding philosophy for merchandising opportunities.

Lenkaitis Holsteins, along with Manannah-Valley, have donated the 2016 Red & White Raffle Calf and she is Polled! ManLen Take A Chance P-Red will be raffled off at the National Red & White Convention in Maryland and will be at the #PolledPlace Tag Sale for a sneak peek.

Photos © Cybil Fisher

Polled Offerings from Prominent Pedigrees

SEAGULL-BAY MISS AMERICA-ET VG-87 DOM 8th Gen VG-EX from Ammon-Peachey Shauna-ET

Her RC POLLED grand-dtr sells sired by Ocean PP with +2127GTPI +1.80PTAT. Dam is a Long P dtr.

Brandshaven Holsteins

Hilko & Ellen Brands

RONELEE IOTA DOODLE-ET VG-86-3Y DOM

7th Gen VG-EX from Ronelee Outside Dabble-ET

Her grand-dtrs sell! Dam is sired by Long P. +1993GTPI HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Ocean PP & +2334GTPI +5.5PL POLLED Rubicon

Hyden Holsteins

Bryan & Heidi Zehr

Tillsonburg, ON, Canada | 519.983.5892 | rochellen@execulink.com Milverton, ON, Canada | 519.501.5497 | thezehrtribe@gmail.com

#PolledPlace Tag Sale Offerings She Sells!

No horns.

Huge Pedigrees.

120HO1637 Dominant-P-Red *PP -Complete Outcross!

-A2/A2 -Siring wide capacious cows with well-attached udders

120HO1956 Alex-II-P *RC -First 20 classified 2yr olds average 81.2 -Rare aAa code: 4-6-2 -Milking daughters exhibit consistency and style

525HO108 Limited P *RC Gortnr-Acres Cherry-P-Red*PO VG-85 LawnRay P x VG-87 Jet-Red x EX-91 Sept Storm x EX-92 BKB Amanda 2-01 313d 20,582 3.3F 677 3.1P 644 3-00 248d 19,036 3.5F 670 3.3P 629 (RIP) Due 8/11 to Avalanche*RC Also offering her 8/23 Red, Polled heifer by Corporal P! Lenkaitis Corporal Cali P-Red*PO +1811GTPI Visit lenkaitisholsteins.com for updates.

The Lenkaitis Family

6N411 Corron Rd. St. Charles, IL 60175 Andy (630) 200-8617 Albert, Sr. (630) 377-0454 lenkaitis.holsteins@gmail.com

-Maternal brother to Alex-II-P

525HO112 Firefox-P-Red -Alex-II-P son from 91-2E Talent.

-4-5-3-6 aAa code!

100HO11612 Atlanta P *RC -Ladd-P x 94-2E Advent -6 dams average over 35,000 lb records Stay tuned for exciting new PP young sire release later this year: Red & White, A2/A2, straight from the Roxy’s!

For more information call 1-855-955-2100 or visit us at triplehilsires.com

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Breeder Perspectives on POLLED This magazine was developed for those passionate about Polled! In the #PolledPanel feature of #PolledPlace, breeders have the opportunity to share their perspective on Polled. Thank you to these breeders for sharing their Polled story and views on the future of Polled in their respective breeds!

POLLED HOLSTEINS Gullicksrud Farm Rachel Gullicksrud Strum, Wisconsin Farm Background The Gullicksrud farm is located in Strum, Wisconsin. My parents along with my boyfriend run day to day duties.

How long have you been breeding for Polled and what inspired you to start?

For me what really started my breeding for Polled was when we do our monthly calf vaccinations and dehorning, I said to myself, "Wouldn't it be nice if calves didn't have horns?" Now it's just an easier process. Who wouldn't want to have a Polled calf?!

What is your breeding philosophy for Polled?

I continue to look for the same traits in non-Polled and Polled bulls as each proof comes out there seems to be more traits fit to our herd in Polled bulls.

Who was the first Polled bull you used?

We started out with the Shotzy-P bull, he was a great bull to use, we have several offspring in the milking string.

What Polled bulls are represented in your herd?

Currently we have a few Shotzy-P, Addiction-P and Soccer-P daughters to name a few.

What Polled bulls are you currently using?

Currently we are using Plus-PP, Powerball-P, Revival-PP and Golden-PP. What are your thoughts on the availability of Polled bulls?

It's really neat to see the offspring of Polled bulls come through at the farm, what a time saver! I think there could be more Polled bulls, but with the genetic world continuing to change I'm sure more will soon be available.

What would you like to see available in the future?

Hopefully as genetics keep on evolving in our industry, each company can find ways to keep up with the latest industry wants and needs. I think you'll see a lot more Polled bulls come through each line-up.

Where do you see the future of Polled?

Moving forward, our farm will continue breeding for Polled...what else do you have to lose, except the horns! :)

POLLED HOLSTEINS Hinz-Bos Dairy Justin Hinz Fillmore, New York

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Farm Background Our farm is located in Fillmore, New York. We milk 45 Registered Holsteins. The farm is run by a father and son team of Bruce and Justin Hinz. In addition Bruce’s wife Kathie and Justin’s fiancé Carrie also lend a helping hand when they aren’t working their off farm jobs. We also have two part time employees to help with the calves from the embryo transfer program. We started farming in Fillmore in 1969 when Justin’s grandfather Roger Hinz bought the home farm.

How long have you been breeding for Polled and what inspired you to start?

We started breeding for Polled four years ago and started using Polled because of the extra marketing tool that it provided for our ET program. Furthermore, the Polled gene was starting to become more attractive because the quality of the bulls that carried it was increasing. Kathie and Carrie were overjoyed when they found out the calves wouldn’t need dehorning, which helped with the overall farm morale.

What is your breeding philosophy for Polled?

Our philosophy for Polled is that we like to use it whenever it fits and makes sense for our breeding program. We actively market our calves on both numbers and confirmation.

One of the first Polled bulls we used was Ladd P-Red. He was appealing because not only were his numbers for GTPI competitive, but he was also a Destry son which gave of us the confidence to use him as a potential sire for show calves.

What cow family did you start breeding Polled into?

One of the first families we added the Polled gene to was the Miss Special family. We owned an EX-92 Advent right out of Miss Special that we flushed to Ladd P-Red, Proxy PP-Red, Special Effect P-Red, Satchel P and Golden PP-Red. Currently we are working with a Polled Variant Red heifer sired by Eraser P from the Windsor-Manor Rud Zip Family.

We are also flushing a VG-88 Polled Advent from the Roxy family who is the maternal sister to the dam of Golden PPRed and the dam of Rockstar PP-Red at Jetstream Genetics.

What Polled bulls are represented in your herd?

Ladd P-Red, Proxy PP Red, Special Effect P-Red, Satchel P and Golden PP-Red. What Polled bulls are you currently using?

We are currently using Ladd P-Red, Addiction P-Red, Miller P and Zipit P What are your thoughts on the availability of Polled bulls?

We feel that the availability of Polled bulls is increasing over the years and it is becoming easier to find Polled bulls that fit any breeding program.

What would you like to see available in the future?

We would like to see a selection of Polled bulls that offer the same genetic merits that their horned counter parts do. We feel this gap is becoming smaller as time goes on. We would also like to see the continued and increased presence of the Polled gene in the show ring and believe Addiction P-Red and Ladd P-Red are both helping to fill this gap.

Where do you see the future of Polled?

We see the percentage of Polled animals in our herd increasing as time goes on. Our first Polled females are milking and we are starting to flush them to increase the number of Polled animals in our herd.

To the #PolledPlace Tag Sale!

MI-RO-ZE POTTER PEBBLES-ET-RC STUB-RF OLIVIA-RED PRETTY-VIEW CRAMER ROSE-RED EX-90-2E EX-MS VG-88 VG-MS EX-91-2E EEEEE Her Red & Polled Lets Deal P grand-dtr will Her fancy *RC & Polled Opportunity PP Her Red & Polled 241 PP grand-dtr will be be offered! Dam is GP-82-2Y and will be re- grand-dtr will be offered! Dam & Grand-Dam offered! Dam is VG-85 VG-MS 5.3%F Logan that scored before the sale! owned with Stephanie Stout will be re-scored before the sale! will be re-scored. Rose is also Olivia's 2nd Dam.

2016 Red & White Raffle Calf Man-Len Take A Chance P-Red*Polled*

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Inquiries Welcome

Born: June 17, 2015 Proxy PP x GP-83-3Y Paxton x VG-85 Inferno x VG-89 Centrum x Sardius Breeding Donated by Manannah Valley & Lenkaitis Holsteins John & Julie Schmitz Bernie & Aggie Schmitz

58253 360th St. Eden Valley, MN 55329 jjjjjs@meltel.net | (320) 420-2432

Sneak Peek at the #PolledPlace Tag Sale!

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Stop by the Green County Fairgrounds in Monroe, Wisconsin May 20-21 to take a look at this year’s Polled Raffle Calf!

Still Breeding for Red & PP From Savatiano P Bosside Champ 8453 PP-RC Due 12/20 to Goldwyn P-Red Bosside Champ 8463 P Due 10/5 to Goldwyn P-Red

Dam: April-Day S Savatiano P VG-86 Next Dam: April-DayS VerdejoEX-90

From Crimson We have a great-grand-dtr of Larcrest Crimson due 11/3 with twin heifers

by Goldwyn P-Red!

POLLED JERSEYS...

The Quiet Kind!

Jan Schilder aAa® Weeks® from the Netherlands

John & Tineke Boschma

H4370 Town Line Road, Colby, WI 54421 Phone: 715-223-0534 Fax: 715-223-1114 Email: bossideholsteins@hotmail.com

POLLED the humane choice POLLED nature’s dehorner POLLED the future is now!

Ardachie POLLED Jerseys Marton, New Zealand Email: ardachie@xtra.co.nz

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#PolledPlace Top 20 Polled Holsteins - April 2016

Rank Country 1 USA 2 USA 3 USA 4 USA 5 USA 6 USA 7 USA 8 USA 9 USA 10 USA 11 USA 12 USA 13 USA 14 USA 15 USA 16 USA 17 USA 18 USA 19 USA 20 USA

Name RI-VAL-RE DELTA WING-P-ET*PO ZIMMERVIEW RUBICON LYSSA P-ET*PO BLUMENFELD 4540 SLV 5055 P-ET*PO WEIGELINE JUDITH-P-8615 P-ET*PO TTM JOSUPER ECSTATIC P*PC FUSTEAD POWRBALL STASYA P-ET*PO SEAGULL-BAY S THEBES P-ET*PC MELARRY HOTSHOT KAREN P-ET*PO RI-VAL-RE YODER DINA-P-ET*PO MS SASHA DOZER 32369 P-ET*PC RI-VAL-RE SPRING HERO-P-ET*PO RI-VAL-RE DELTA STYLE-P-ET*PO CAP-CITY JS SONOMA P-ET*PO BOMAZ SPRING BOMMI-P-ET*PO TTM DELTA EMILY P-ET*PC PEAK BURBERRY PBALL 1227 P-ET*PC APRILDAY MS CHARMONT P*PO PEAK MILLY PBALL 60169 P-ET*PC #840003126777364 S-S-I ERASR MACI 10932-P-ET*PO

Age 15-Jun 15-Oct 15-Jul 15-May 15-Jun 15-Jun 15-Aug 15-Oct 16-Jan 15-Oct 15-Aug 15-Nov 15-Jun 15-Aug 15-Jun 15-Apr 15-Jan 15-Sep 15-Dec 14-Sep

TPI 2661 2649 2631 2628 2569 2565 2561 2556 2556 2551 2551 2550 2549 2547 2547 2544 2542 2540 2540 2539

#PolledPlace Top 20 Polled RC Holsteins - April 2016

Rank Country 1 USA 2 USA 3 USA 4 USA 5 USA 6 USA 7 USA 8 USA 9 USA 10 USA 11 USA 12 USA 13 USA 14 USA 15 USA 16 USA 17 USA 18 CAN 19 USA 20 USA

Name PINE-TREE 5933 1STC 6802 P-ET-RC*PC APRDAY-F A MAUZAC P-ET-RC*PO MS EARN 5825 DRACO MINT P-ET-RC*PC TOM-ANNA RUBICON 3302 P-RC*PO ZIMMERVIEW RUBICN ROCKNE P-ET-RC*PO ZIMMERVIEW RUBICON RAMEA P-ET-RC*PO APRDAY-F RMRK REISLANDER P-ET-RC*PO REGANCREST SS RAZEL P-ET-RC*PO APRILDAY JAX MIMOSA P-ET-RC*PO CHERRY-LOR KBOY LIMA P-ET-RC*PC MS PFRR POWERBALL AVA P-ET-RC*PC AHO SUPERSHOT GIAN P-ET-RC*PC PINE-TREE 5933 POWE 6699 P-ET-RC*PO SCHOENE-KUH CASUAL MOLLY P-ET-RC*PO PHIL-RU RUBICON CONNOR P-ET-RC*PC TRAMILDA DENVER ALEXA-P-RC*PO CURR-VALE DELICIOUS APPLE P-RC*PC KOOPYCREST JACEY PELICAN P-ET-RC*PO CORNER-OAK QUEEN LOXI P-RC*PO FRITH-JOF R FINESSE P-ET-RC*PO

Age 15-Jul 15-Apr 15-Aug 15-Jul 15-Oct 15-Oct 15-Aug 15-Jun 15-Nov 15-Feb 15-May 15-Feb 15-Apr 16-Feb 15-Mar 16-Jan 15-May 14-Mar 15-Aug 15-Jun

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Age 16-Jan 16-Jan 13-Sep 15-Jun 15-Dec 15-Nov 16-Jan 15-Dec 15-Apr 15-Apr 15-Jun 15-Jan 15-Jul 15-Oct 15-Oct 15-Jul 15-Oct 15-May 15-Jun 15-Oct

Owner Progenesis LP, Canada Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Spring Prairie Colony, Inc., MN GenoSource, LLC, IA Thomas T. Mercuro, MD Brian & Wendy Fust, WI Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Melvin C. & Spencer C. Hackett, MN Jerry I. Jorgensen, MI Elite Dairy, Pristine Genetics & Square Genetics, IL Joshua A. Tolbert, MI Jerry I. Jorgensen, MI Charles Garrison, VA Aaron Jorgensen, MI Thomas T. Mercuro, MD GenoSource, LLC, IA Country Dairy, Inc., MI P., M. & K. Hendel, J. Vatland, J. Diersen & Houdek, MN GenoSource, LLC, IA Select Sires, Inc., OH

TPI 2640 2527 2501 2494 2488 2485 2481 2467 2467 2454 2452 2449 2449 2446 2443 2434 2431 2425 2416 2412

#PolledPlace Top 20 Polled Red Holsteins - April 2016

Rank Country Name 1 USA FORWARD TRILLIUM P-RED-ET*PO 2 USA ZIMMERVIEW CNDL RAZZ P-RED-ET*PO 3 USA ZIMMERVIEW SYMPTC REMMY P-RED*PC 4 USA LINCOLN-HILL MS DREAMER P-RED*PO 5 USA RI-VAL-RE JAX AIKE-P-RED-ET*PO 6 USA AHO CASUAL P DRESS P-RED-ET*PC 7 USA WIALTA CORP-P MIAH P-RED-ET*PO 8 USA AHO CASUAL P GR8VALU P-RED-ET*PO 9 USA DORSLAND TWINKLE P-RED-ET*PC 10 USA DORSLAND TERESA P-RED-ET*PC 11 USA DORSLAND TYRA P-RED-ET*PO 12 USA KENMORE MLT DUCHESS P-RED-ET*PO 13 USA RI-VAL-RE MS GUCCI-P-RED-ET*PO 14 USA GOLDEN-OAKS AMARETTO P-RED-ET*PO 15 USA ZIMMERVIEW JAX ROXY P-RED-ET*PO 16 USA RI-VAL-RE LIL NEMO-P-RED-ET*PO 17 USA HEATHERSTONE MAIZEY P-RED*PO 18 USA APRDAY-F C SANGRIA P-RED-ET*PO 19 USA SCENERY-VIEW COZMIC P-RED-ET*PO 20 USA MS AMAZEMENT LMP ARIO P-RED*PO

TPI 2464 2400 2396 2378 2367 2358 2324 2318 2318 2314 2310 2300 2293 2291 2286 2280 2277 2272 2248 2240

POLLED Cow/Heifer Rankings

Owner Will Naylor, Canada Edward Peck & Fertile Ridge Dairy, LLC, WI Michael R. & Melissa M. Brubaker, PA Tom & Deanna Stamp, MI Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Edward Peck & Fertile Ridge Dairy, LLC, WI William, Francis, Charles & Ronald Regan, IA Edward Peck, WI Hembury Farms, LLC & John R. Marshman, PA Jason & Sheri Danhof, IA Reuben, Raymond, Reino & Joshua Aho, MN Matthew J. Steiner, OH Staci A. Sexton, MN Philip Beachy, PA Troy D. Yoder, GA Jessica Mae Currie, NY Endeavor Genomic Holsteins, LLC, IL Lois, Peter, Verne & Julie Juengel, MI Kenneth M. & Marilyn Umble, PA

Owner Matt, Margaret & Ben Dorshorst, WI Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH George De Ruyter, WA Jerry I. Jorgensen, MI Reuben, Raymond, Reino & Joshua Aho, MN Sijbrandi Dairy, LLC, WI Reuben, Raymond, Reino & Joshua Aho, MN Matt, Margaret & Ben Dorshorst, WI Matt, Margaret & Ben Dorshorst, WI Dan & Angie Rieder, WI Kenneth H. Larson, WI Aaron Jorgensen, MI John J. & Lester Crown, IL Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Jeffrey L. Paulen, MI Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., WI Edward Peck & Fertile Ridge Dairy, LLC, WI William D. III & Benjamin Casey Jones, PA Frank & Diane Borba & Wayne & Beth Glaeser, CA

Sire x MGS Delta x Earnhardt P Rubicon x Mogul Silver x Earnhardt P Damaris x Earnhardt P Josuper x Earnhardt P Powerball P x AltaOak Troy x Supersire Hotshot x Mack Yoder x Jabir Dozer x Supersire AltaSpring x Earnhardt P Delta x Jabir Josuper x Mogul AltaSpring x Numero Uno Delta x Earnhardt P Powerball P x Numero Uno Megasire x Magna P Powerball P x Supersire Rubicon x Doorman Eraser P x Supersire Sire x MGS Alta1stClass x Supersire Avenger x Sympatico Draco x Earnhardt P Rubicon x Relief Rubicon x Sympatico Rubicon x Sympatico Remark P x Sympatico Supershot x Colt P Jax P x Cashcoin Kingboy x Supersire Powerball P x Numero Uno Supershot x Predestine Powerball P x Supersire AltaCasual P x Jetset Rubicon x ManOShan Denver x Shanosber P Eraser P x Sympatico Jacey x Epic Kingboy x Supersire Rubicon x Earnhardt P

Sire x MGS Rubicon x Earnhardt P Candle P x Sympatico Sympatico x Lawn Boy P All Day x Colt P Jax P x Aikman AltaCasual P x Jabir Corporal P x Supersire AltaCasual P x Predestine Kingboy x Earnhardt P Kingboy x Earnhardt P Yoder x Earnhardt P Multitude P x Mogul McGucci x Golden PP Olympian x Numero Uno Jax P x Sympatico Red Nick P x Morgan Lets Deal P x Dolo P Champ P x Sympatico Addiction P x Redburst Ladd Man P x Earnhardt P

Note: This listing may have some animals missing due to incorrect coding. Please send corrections to: polledplace@polleddairycattle.com

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POLLED Cow/Heifer Rankings

#PolledPlace Top 20 Homozygous Polled Holsteins - April 2016 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Country USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Name SEAGULL-BAY ROXY PP-ET SEAGULL-BAY KIA PP-ET #840003128978141 CHERRY-LOR OUTLINE LIME PP-ET SEAGULL-BAY KINDLE PP-ET SEAGULL-BAY KONA PP-ET PRIDE REMARK TOMORROW 1366 PP PINE-TREE 5603 HOME 6720 PP-ET #840003133640587 FLINT-VILLE ERASER KOSMA PP PINE-TREE AT HOME-PP-ET PASSION-DF PWRBALL 16190 PP-ET MS PRISITNE POWER 30599 PP-ET PINE-TREE 5660 POWE 6702 PP PINE-TREE 9733 HOME 6640 PP-ET NEW-TRAD HOMERUN GIGGLE PP-ET Z-HIGH JAX-P ADELINE PP MS 781 ERASER 31413 PP-ET HARTFORD OCEAN PP 640 DA PP-ET S-S-I ERSER WYN 10997-PP-ET

Age 15-Mar 15-May 15-Oct 15-May 15-Jun 15-May 15-May 15-May 15-Dec 15-Aug 15-Feb 15-Sep 15-Apr 15-Apr 15-Feb 15-Apr 15-Nov 15-Mar 15-Aug 14-Oct

TPI 2613 2490 2482 2439 2427 2380 2377 2346 2344 2342 2328 2314 2312 2308 2306 2285 2243 2241 2239 2237

Owner Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Hembury Farms, LLC & John R. Marshman, PA Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID R Green Acres, Inc., WI Gordon & Jonathan Lamb & Jim Veazey, NY Rosendale Dairy, LLC, WI Lynford & Kevin Burkholder, PA Regancrest Holsteins, LLC, IA Lester C. Jones & Sons, Inc., MD SPL Midwest Dairy Genomics, Pristine & Widholm, IL Matthew J. Steiner, OH Matthew M. Hoff, MD Chris Weber, Tom Knegendorf & Jason Bates, WI Leslie Shirk High, IA Andrew Thomas Sears, NY Robert J. Eustice, MN Select Sires, Inc., OH

#PolledPlace Top 20 Homozygous Polled RC Holsteins - April 2016

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Country USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN USA USA USA

Name LJP POWERBALL-P KADE PP-ET-RC FLINT-VILLE ERASER SALLY PP-TW-RC MS ARETHA AMAZEMENT PP-ET-RC NAVS BW PRISTINE PP-RC PINE-TREE 5242 STYL 6186 PP-ET-RC REGANCREST ZP OPERINA PP-RC BRU-DALE ERASER ROSA PP-RC MS ROLLEN-NS OHS LIVE PP-ET-RC TME ERASER HENRIETTA PP-ET-RC ZIMMERVIEW BLUPRNT ROXIE PP-ET-RC RI-VAL-RE KING LEONA-PP-ET-RC WELCOME EARNHART PHILLIE PP-RC D&D MGL RSTAR CRYSTAL PP-ET-RC APRILDAY R HOPE PP-ET-RC RICH-MAR-LLC CROWN 1512 PP-ET-RC MS DK-AD OVERTM SALLY-PP-ET-RC VIEUXSAULE OVERTIME GINAY PP-RC MS ROLLEN-NS OHS LIFE PP-ET-RC D&D MOGUL CAL CHARLENE PP-ET-RC JEFFREY-WAY EHRDT SIZZLE PP-ET-RC

Age 15-Oct 15-Nov 13-Mar 15-Jun 14-Feb 15-Jul 15-Mar 14-Mar 15-May 15-Jun 14-Aug 13-May 15-Apr 13-Jul 15-Jul 14-Jun 14-Mar 14-Mar 14-Oct 13-Oct

TPI 2339 2308 2220 2196 2171 2164 2153 2141 2141 2137 2122 2122 2112 2065 2055 2048 2047 2039 2032 2020

Owner Louis J., Louis J. III & W. Edward Palmatary, MD Lynford & Kevin Burkholder, PA Frank & Diane Borba & Wayne & Beth Glaeser, CA Nathaniel Janssen, IL Drees Dairy Farm, LLC, WI William, Francis, Charles & Ronald Regan, IA Michael R. & Melissa M. Brubaker, PA Nathaniel Faus, Kenneth Riehl & Durrell Martin, NY Trent Michael Erickson, WI Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Tim J. & Tammy K. Van Haitsma, MI Alta Genetics Inc - Peak Program, WI Dennis D. Gransee, MN Edward Peck, WI Rich-Mar, LLC, WI Nathaniel Faus, Kenneth Riehl & Durrell Martin, NY Valiant Dairy Genetics, ON, Canada Matthew M. Hoff, MD Dennis D. Gransee, MN Jeffrey A. & Kate Hendrickson, WI

#PolledPlace Top 20 Homozygous Polled Red Holsteins - April 2016

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Country USA USA USA USA USA USA GBR USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Name SUNQUEST JAX BRAZIL PP-RED-ET FLINT-VILLE G KIM PP-RED-ET VISTA-LC CSUL 4167 PP-RED-ET FLINT-VILLE KIMBERLY PP-RED-ET MS ROLLEN-NS DOWN PP-RED-ET LJP ADDICT KASNDRA PP-RED-ET WILTOR CHIPPER ROSIE PP-RED-ET MISTY-MOOR C CHAMADYA PP-RED SANDMAN PIXIE DUST-PP-RED OAKLEIGH GENE HANA PP-RED OAKLEIGH ADCTN PODGE PP-RED-TW MISTY-MOOR R CASTRO PP-RED-ET K-MANOR SENSATIONAL PP-RED-ET RI-VAL-RE DO ALANA PP-RED-ET PINE-TREE RIVIERA PP-RED GAR-JANS-BW ES PIPPA PP-RED-ET EARLY-AUTUMN CHERRY PP-RED-ET OAKLEIGH ADCTN HODGE PP-RED-TW GAR-JANS-BW ES PIPPY PP-RED-ET FRITH-JOF COLT RUBY PP-RED

Age 16-Jan 15-Nov 15-Dec 15-Jun 14-Oct 15-Jan 13-Oct 14-Aug 15-Jan 15-Mar 15-Aug 13-May 12-Dec 14-Jun 15-Feb 15-Jul 14-Jan 15-Aug 15-Jun 12-Apr

TPI 2364 2301 2242 2127 2075 2021 1989 1976 1970 1954 1939 1933 1931 1924 1927 1914 1912 1905 1898 1896

Owner Tim J. & Tammy K. Van Haitsma, MI Lynford & Kevin Burkholder, PA Sierra Vista Dairy L.P., Denair, CA Lynford & Kevin Burkholder, PA Sexing Technologies, TX Louis J., Louis J. III & W. Edward Palmatary, MD D. W. Jones, United Kingdom Brandon E. Weaver, PA John G. & Julie T. Schmitz & Stephanie Stout, MN Matthew R. Brake, PA Matthew R. Brake, PA Brandon E. Weaver, PA Adam Robert Huibregtse, WI Brian & Susan Crull, WI Gordon & Jonathan Lamb & Jim Veazey, NY Gary Janssen & Brian Wesemann, IL Payton Gibbs & Alexis B. Costello, IA Matthew R. Brake, PA Gary Janssen & Brian Wesemann, IL William, Francis, Charles & Ronald Regan, IA

Note: This listing may have some animals missing due to incorrect coding. Please send corrections to: polledplace@polleddairycattle.com

Sire x MGS Powerball P x Numero Uno Powerball P x Numero Uno Powerball P x Supersire Outline P x Supersire Powerball P x Numero Uno Powerball P x Numero Uno Remark P x Numero Uno Homerun P x Maurice Powerball P x Jabir Eraser P x McCutchen Homerun P x Earnhardt P Powerball P x Effect P Powerball P x Cameron Powerball P x Castaway Homerun P x Earnhardt P Homerun P x Ladd P Jax P x Earnhardt P Eraser P x Cashcoin Ocean PP x Earnhardt P Eraser P x Parker P Sire x MGS Powerball P x Numero Uno Eraser P x Colt P Earnhardt P x Destry Eraser P x Numero Uno Ohio Style P x Colt P Zumba P x Effect P Eraser P x Ladd P Ohio Style P x Destry Eraser P x Proxy PP Blueprint PP x Sympatico King P x Illegal P Earnhardt P x Colt P Redstar P x Mogul Relief P x Colt P Crown P x Earnhardt P Overtime P x Goldwyn Overtime P x Freddie Ohio Style P x Destry Cal P x Mogul Earnhardt P x Lawn Boy P

Sire x MGS Jax P x Numero Uno Genally P x McCutchen AltaCasual P x Golden PP Addiction P x McCutchen Champ P x Colt P Addiction P x Numero Uno Chipper P x Mitey P Chipper P x Magna P Addiction P x Ladd P Gene x Parker P Addiction P x Lawn Boy P Relief P x Magna P Ladd P x Magna P Dolo P x Lypoll P Cal P x Earnhardt P Exploding Star x Destry Dolo P x Laron P Addiction P x Lawn Boy P Exploding Star x Destry Colt P x Absolute

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Polled is the New Horned...

Hickorymea ManOMan Opine-P EX-90 EX-MS 2-08 365d 34,910 4.3 1486 3.5 1222

To the #PolledPlace Tag Sale Lot 14 A +2416GTPI AltaSpring Fall Calf from Opine's Predestine Daughter Opines P Pine-Tree 2149Robst 4846-ET VG-86 VG-MS DOM 2-04 365d 32,000 4.8 1520 3.2 1036

To the #PolledPlace Tag Sale Lot 20 A +2335GTPI Ocean PP Summer Yearling from 4846's McCutchen Daughter Alabama

Country Dairy Updates...

Alabama is now fresh!

Opines P & Shazam P are due in May! Currently Flushing an Outcross Polled Powerball P

14 #PolledPlace

...out with the Old & in with the New & Improved

Westcoast Shan Shazam P-ET-RC Sending 2 of Shazam P's Daughters to the #PolledPlace Tag Sale May 20-21, Monroe, Wisconsin Lot 26 A +2394GTPI Red Carrier Monterey Summer Yearling Lot 27 A +2373GTPI Red Carrier Powerball P Spring Yearling

3476 S 80th Avenue, New Era, MI 49446 Nicholas Mitteer Phone: (231) 578-0618 Email: nick@countrydairy.com www.countrydairy.com www.facebook.com/CountryDairy #PolledPlace 15

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POLLED Sire Rankings

Included on this page and on pages 17 to 20 are the listings of available Polled sires. Do you have available Polled sires to include? Send them to polledplace@polleddairycattle.com by August 15th for the September/October issue.

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*Sires in BOLD are A2A2

*Sires in BOLD are A2A2

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18 #PolledPlace

*Sires in BOLD are A2A2

*Sires in BOLD are A2A2

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20 #PolledPlace

*Sires in BOLD are A2A2

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Herd Register: Top 100 Polled Females Ranked by Genomic JPI™ April 2016

#PolledPlacings

The top 100 polled females (cows and heifers) recorded in the AJCA Herd Register are listed in rank order for genomic Jersey Performance Index™ (GJPI). Ties are broken by PTA protein. Cows must have calved within the past 27 months and not have a termination code associated with the current lactation. Heifers must be no older than three years of age on April 1, 2016 and not have a GPTA based on lactation information. Genomic evaluations are calculated from the information source listed in the GT column: (1) own genotype indicated by chip density; (2) GI, genotype imputed from genotypes of progeny; or (3) GA, imputed from ancestors.

Top 20 Polled Jerseys - April 2016 GJPI Name

Reg #

1

223

FARIA BROTHERS CRIS PALOMO-P-ET

2

214

FOREST GLEN MARCIN MOLLY-P

3

197

FARIA BROTHERS SHOOTOUT 282700{6}-P-ET

4

196

RIVER VALLEY HARRIS SECCESS 1375{5}-P-ET

5

196

6

POLLED Cow/Heifer Rankings

----------------------------------- GPTA -----------------------------------

GT JH1 JH2 CCN Rec Rel

Milk

%F

Fat

%P

Prot CM$ NM$ FM$ GM$ SCS

-------- TYPE -------PL

DPR CCR HCR Rec FS PTAT

JUI GFI

Owner

840003124757077 13K

C

F

0

69

1,069

0.15

81

0.02

42

629

608

555

545

2.83

4.8

0.5

0.0

-0.3

0

1.0

13.0 5.9

FARIA BROTHERS DAIRIES

067578196 13K

C

F

0

73

1,811 -0.16

52

-0.05

54

521

519

512

360

2.87

4.6

-3.7

-3.6

-0.8

0

2.0

23.5 8.6

BANSEN, DAN K

840003133208685 50K

F

F

0

70

638

0.13

56

0.05

33

570

541

472

476

2.83

5.5

-0.1

0.3

2.1

0

1.7

22.6 6.9

FARIA BROTHERS DAIRIES

840003126479274 13K

F

F

0

69

1,437

0.03

75

0.00

51

528

518

490

379

3.07

3.9

-3.1

-2.8

-0.8

0

1.2

9.5 7.5

RIVER VALLEY FARM

FARIA BROTHERS SHOOTOUT 289876{6}-P

840003133215861 7K

F

F

0

67

1,310 -0.03

56

0.00

47

494

482

454

434

3.03

3.6

0.0

0.7

1.5

0

0.8

7.7 6.2

FARIA BROTHERS DAIRIES

195

BAR MB SHOOTOUT MAE 11618{6}-P-ET

840003133583803 29K

F

F

0

69

0.08

52

0.03

33

573

550

496

474

2.88

6.8

0.0

0.2

2.9

0

1.2

17.0 7.5

7

188

RIVER VALLEY GWEN SAXON 3941-P-ET

067393941 29K

F

F

0

69

1,455 -0.06

56

-0.04

44

508

503

491

400

2.81

4.5

-1.7

-1.1

0.8

0

1.1

1.8 8.7

8

188

HILLVIEW NIKON KEY-LADY-PP-ET

067333417 13K

F

F

0

69

1,281 -0.02

56

-0.03

39

513

510

500

386

2.91

5.0

-2.4

-1.9

-0.5

0

1.8

25.6 8.1

AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP

9

184

KASH-IN HARRIS 46853{5}-P-ET

840003126417113 13K

F

F

0

68

762

0.09

55

0.04

35

530

506

450

430

2.89

5.4

-0.4

0.0

0.9

0

0.9

13.2 6.3

RANCHO TERESITA DAIRY

10

184

CAL-MART MESCHACH FANCEY 7756-P

067337756 13K

F

F

0

70

805

0.09

56

0.01

32

513

496

455

421

2.88

5.1

-0.6

-0.2

2.0

0

1.4

21.7 7.7

MARTIN DAIRY LLC

11

183

RIVER VALLEY ARCHER RUTH 1494{5}-P-ET

840003126479155 13K

F

F

0

68

1,205 -0.03

51

-0.02

40

472

465

446

373

2.95

4.1

-1.4

-1.8

0.5

0

1.6

22.2 7.8

RIVER VALLEY FARM

12

183

ALL LYNNS SANTANA VANDALA-P-ET

119035896 13K

F

F

0

70

0.06

56

0.02

37

500

475

416

359

2.69

3.8

-2.5

-2.2

0.7

0

1.7

18.7 8.2

ALLEN, DAVID

13

182

HILLVIEW MACHETE KEY-CHARM-P-ET

067333409 13K

F

F

0

73

1,954 -0.26

36

-0.11

47

430

452

501

392

3.00

4.6

-0.2

1.0

0.9

0

0.4

1.2 8.1

14

182

DUTCH HOLLOW MACKENZIE KALUA-P

840003131737220 29K

F

F

0

69

1,165

0.03

62

-0.02

37

532

524

504

406

2.85

5.2

-1.7

-2.6

-0.8

0

1.3

13.3 8.3

DUTCH HOLLOW FARM

15

181

TLJ SANTANA V MAID 2164-P-ET

067682164 13K

F

F

0

69

582

0.17

62

0.07

35

522

487

405

395

2.87

4.2

-1.6

-0.4

2.0

0

1.0

17.1 7.5

THE SEMEX ALLIANCE

16

180

PINE-TREE HV REVOLUTION PERIE-P-ET

067660102 29K

F

F

0

66

1,303 -0.10

40

0.00

47

443

429

394

356

2.96

3.7

-0.7

-1.1

0.2

0

0.7

6.7 5.1

17

180

ALL LYNNS CRITIC VADONA-P-ET

118143909 8K

F

F

1

79

934

0.05

55

0.05

43

501

473

403

333

2.87

3.9

-3.5

-2.8

0.6

1

1.4

15.8 9.3

ALLEN, DAVID

18

179

CAL-MART BARKSDALE AIME 8052{6}-P

067358052 29K

F

F

0

67

1,081

0.01

54

0.00

38

486

469

427

377

2.74

3.9

-1.3

-1.4

-0.5

0

1.1

10.5 5.9

MARTIN DAIRY LLC

19

179

BW SHOOTOUT SUZANNE K47969{6}-P-ET

840003131680165 29K

F

F

0

68

744

0.07

50

0.04

34

493

471

418

415

2.92

5.1

0.2

0.5

2.2

0

1.1

12.1 5.7

BRENTWOOD FARMS

20

178

FARIA BROTHERS CRIS 244443-P-ET

840003124758046 13K

C

F

0

69

722

0.18

71

0.05

37

540

510

440

430

2.90

4.2

-0.6

-1.1

-0.7

0

0.6

3.7 6.7

21

176

DUTCH HOLLOW MARLO MELIA-P

840003131737183 29K

F

F

0

68

774

0.08

53

0.02

31

505

22

176

FARIA BROTHERS SAXON 294990-P

840003135156841 7K

F

F

0

66

954 -0.07

30

-0.03

28

443

434

411

23

175

FOREST GLEN VOLCANO BRENDY-P

067609786 13K

F

F

0

71

1,249 -0.02

56

-0.02

40

458

448

423

24

175

FOREST GLEN MEGATRON MARLY-P

067578965 13K

F

F

0

71

953

0.12

71

0.03

40

518

496

442

25

175

TLJ SANTANA V MAID 2191-P-ET

067682191 13K

F

F

0

69

614

0.11

52

0.07

36

488

450

359

26

175

PINE-TREE LEMONHEADE PERIE-P-ET

067901167 29K

F

F

0

68

835

0.05

49

0.01

32

486

471

433

27

174

HILMAR MAGNUM 9195-P

067449195 13K

F

F

0

72

937

0.04

53

0.03

39

465

444

394

28

174

CAL-MART NIKON ROZA 7454-P

067267454 13K

F

F

0

68

895

0.02

46

0.02

37

475

456

411

29

174

HEARTLAND SANTANA ARLENE-P-ET

067453086 13K

F

F

0

69

532

0.19

63

0.09

37

468

431

30

174

RIVER VALLEY SAXON SAPPHIRE-P-ET

840003126479069 29K

F

F

0

69

647

0.17

66

0.06

36

494

462

31

173

HILMAR VERN 1092-P

840003132248755 13K

F

F

0

69

1,288 -0.02

56

-0.01

979

732

924

#PolledPassport

84

BOER JERSEYS RIVER VALLEY FARM

JERSEYLAND SIRES

STEINER, MATTHEW

FARIA BROTHERS DAIRIES

Provided by 441 US Jersey - Top0.81000.1Listing can be found at www.polleddairycattle.com.

488 449 2.87 5.0 0.4 0 1.4 13.4 6.5 CHITTENDEN, MELANIE F

394

2.60

4.6

0.5

1.2

1.5

0

1.6

21.7 6.3

352

2.82

3.3

-2.3

-0.2

2.9

0

0.7

4.9 6.8

FARIA DAIRY BANSEN STANLEY K & DORA H

380

2.90

4.3

-2.0

-1.3

-2.1

0

0.9

2.7 6.0

FOREST GLEN JERSEYS

366

2.71

3.6

-1.4

-0.6

0.6

0

0.7

10.2 7.1

LEHNERTZ, TRAVIS

406

2.90

4.7

-0.3

0.1

0.4

0

1.7

22.1 7.6

STEINER, MATTHEW

409

2.94

3.0

0.3

1.2

-0.3

0

0.3

8.5 6.8

359

2.97

4.9

-1.4

-1.2

-0.3

0

1.6

21.6 6.8

MARTIN DAIRY LLC

340

369

2.92

2.4

-0.9

-0.4

0.8

0

1.5

15.8 6.8

RIVER VALLEY FARM

385

372

2.86

3.3

-1.8

-0.7

0.6

0

1.3

13.0 8.8

RIVER VALLEY FARM

A Focus on International Polled

SOUTHERN HERITAGE JERSEYS

Brandshaven Holsteins - Hilko & Ellen Brands - Canada

Gain and others. to pick 45 451 439 Kingboy 408 347 2.91 offspring, 3.1 -1.6 -1.7 0.3among 0 0.2 -0.5 8.2 We AHLEM,try CHARLES 32 173 KASH-IN HARRIS 46888{5}-P-ET 840003126417148 13K F F 0 69 427 0.18 56 0.08the 32 highest 514 477 389 408 2.86 4.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 1.1 while 10.3 7.4 still RANCHO TERESITA DAIRY genomic fit for our1.5animals, improving on the animal. So, for example, if a heifer needs more body Herd Register Top 100 Polled Females (GT) - Page 1 depth, we will pick the highest genomic match that will give her the body depth. They are not always necessarily the highest TPI bulls, but definitely in the top. We breed our Polled to the highest nonPolled and our high non-Polled to outcross Polled.

For us, it all started with a Red Carrier Shottle daughter out of Hilko and Ellen Brands started farming together in 1997, Comestar Lausintaking over the family dairy farm located near Tillsonburg tina Salto. She Ontario. In 2003, we sold the dairy operation and purchased gave us five Maga smaller farm concentrating more on buying and selling of na P daughters. dairy cattle. In 2006, we wanted to pursue the Red & White Some Polled, Red Comestar Lausintina Salto-Red VG-87 breeding market with high genetic animals. Our first major Carrier and Red 2-04 2x 365d 26,845 4.3 1162 3.3 886 purchase in the high genetics market with Belfast Goldwyn & White. UnfortuSandy. She was a Red Carrier Goldwyn. She was an amaz- nately, she died during calving. The RC Polled Sympatico ing brood cow with many VG 2 year olds. She was followed we have is a daughter out of a Red Polled Magna P. Polled bulls represented in our herd are Magna-P, Overby another purchase from Comestar. Comestar Lausintina Salto-Red. Many embryos were sold out of these two cows. time P, Orlando P , Ohare P, Long P and Ocean PP and we In 2010, we started breeding for Polled. The Polled market are currently using Avenger P. With regards to the availability of Polled, I believe as time was just starting to get recognition and we wanted to expand our horizons with these amazing families we had started to goes on, more bulls have become available. This will conbuild. It was new and exciting and gave us new opportu- tinue as more people are crossing some of their top animals nities. We knew eventually the Polled market would be- with Polled. In the future, I would like to see more unique come very big and we wanted to be among the first to enter. combinations, so everyone can use them on their Polled catOur breeding philosophy is to keep it as outcrossed as tle without too much inbreeding As we look towards the future, Polled will be our main possible. We have therefore created many matings without Lawn Boy P and Earnhardt P in the pedigree. We currently focus in years to come, so hopefully many Homozygous have Polled Rubicon, Jenkin, Sympatico, Monterey, Capital Polled animals will be in our future!

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Taughboyne AusGold Ella 13078(P) (above) is already one of our favorites!

New heifers in this season include Milad-P, Oliver-P, Da Bomb-P and Vintage-P. Looking forward to more POLLED girls calving!

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Red & Polled! +2292GTPI +1.40PTAT +2.03UDC

SCHOENE-KUH CASUAL Molly P-ET-RC Red Carrier & Polled! +2446GTPI +4.7PL +1480M +64F +42P

**Currently testing Schoene-Kuh C Surge P-TW** Her maternal sister, #2 Red in the World, sold for over $23,000 at the Hartford Extravaganza III Sale

Schoene Kuh Dairy

Staci Sexton 61588 County Road 2  PO Box 203  Millville, MN Phone: 651-564-0857  Email: schonekuhdairy@gmail.com

LEMAJRU-N LAYTON DOUGLAS

Her dam is Lemajru-N JimBeam December*PO and her parent average is +2115GTPI. The big question is...will she be HOMOZYGOUS POLLED? We will be genomic testing her in the upcoming months and look forward to working with this exciting family line!

Lemajru Dairy Farm LLC

Charles & Julie Nelkie  Michael & Abigail O-Farrell 1595 W. State Road, West Branch, MI 48661 Phone: 989-345-2255 Email: lemajru@gmail.com Find us on Facebook!

We have POLLED BULLS for sale - give us a call!

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#PolledPastimes

D&D F Gate Ottawa Casey P-Red*PO VG-87 4-04 2x 356d 26,720 4.4 1172 3.5 938 D&D Holsteins is located in southwest Minnesota at Sanborn. Part of our farm is a century farm starting with my grandparents, Frank and Mildred Crippen. They milked cows because the sandy soil here didn’t always have a good grain crop, but they could raise forage for the cattle. My parents, Dean and Dorothy Gransee had grade Holsteins, but started buying a few HFA registered animals and started the D&D prefix. In 1975, I registered our last grade cows with RWDCA to get purebred papers on all our cows and started breeding for Reds. I, along with my wife Gloria, bought out my dad and brother, Dick in 1989. We have three children, Salena, Garrett and Chelsie, but none wanted to farm so on September 27, 2013, I sold all milking cows and bred heifers and many of the young stock. I kept around 25 head of calves, especially a few Polled and red animals. Cattle from the sale sold to five states and one to Canada.

Fred Hendricks did aAa for me for years, and with his company, SunShower Acres, provided me with a good selection of Red and White sires, some of them Polled. One of the first Polled bulls I used was Perk P, but his daughters all had horns. My best Perk P daughter, Cindy-Red was VG 88 and had a Front Gate daughter, Caitlyn-Red VG 85, that matched aAa numbers with a Polled bull at ABS, Ottawa P-RC. The resulting heifer, D&D F Gate Ottawa Casey P-Red VG-87 was my first Polled heifer. I am still working with her family today. Interestingly, Fred also sold me semen from Lawn Boy P-Red, and I had three of his earliest daughters.

Based on my three daughters, he should have been cut as the daughters classified 76, 72 and 71, but milked ok. Luck does play a part in a breeding program. Another good Polled cow, D&D Hwood Rocco Else-P-Red-TW, was sold as a calf at a Minnesota Red & White Sale to Jessica Crull and turned out to be an EX cow with several Polled daughters to date and she is still in the Briar Holsteins herd today.

Four Polled bulls from my herd have seen AI use: Cal-P-Red at Sierra Desert Breeders, Chad-P-RC at Glenmark Genetics and full brothers, Goldwyn P-Red and Mogul P-Red, at ABC Genetics. All of these bulls come from Casey P-Red's family.

Over the years when selecting for bulls, I tended to choose production with acceptable type. I wanted cows with a strong frame, good feet and legs and a good quality udder.

We had a cold freestall barn, so our cows needed to handle the weather and be able to fight for their feed at the bunk.

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D&D Holsteins, Dennis Gransee - Minnesota

A couple of semen salesmen had a standing bet as to which could sell me semen from a minus production bull; they never collected. I started using genomic information as it became available. I was always looking for bulls that were outcrosses to many popular bloodlines.

The Polled cow family I am still working with is the Casey P family. Since I sold most of my herd, I have put a few Polled heifers on a ET program. I am still hoping to create that outcross Red Polled calf that will have world wide impact; my way of playing the lottery. I currently have D&D Beacon Mogul Casey P-ET-RC GP-83 housed at Dr. Kim Olson’s. She is a Mogul daughter out of an Endroad Beacon daughter out of Ottawa Casey P-Red. She is the dam of Goldwyn P-Red and Mogul P-Red. She currently has three embryo pregnancies by Heinz. She has two RC Polled Redstar P daughters, Crystal PP (+2112 GTPI) bred to Tarzan and Cynthia P (+2024 GTPI). She is currently bred to Chad P. Chad is a son of Ottawa Casey P-Red which makes this calf linebred to Casey P and Mogul on both sides. I also have two Polled Save daughters, Cera P-Red (+2152 GTPI) and Cecile P (+2128 GTPI). They are daughters of Cal P from a Matrix daughter of Casey P-Red. Cecile P has pregnancies

by Piranha P and both Cecile P and Cera P have pregnancies

by Chad P. These resulting calves will be major outcrosses with most Polled cattle, so I will be eagerly awaiting their arrival and genomic tests.

Although I didn’t start out selecting for Polled, as more Polled genetics became available, I tended to use more Polled bulls. The genetic difference between Polled and horned has narrowed considerably as many top cow families now have Polled offspring. Also, animal right actions are making Polled a coming certainty. The other positive for Polled is doing away with dehorning which no one likes and have calves that don’t have that additional stress. My breeding program is unique because I am emphasizing the bloodlines of Ottawa P and Mogul in Red color with no horns. I am always looking for people interested in Polled cattle, as when these heifers freshen, I need to find them a home since I no longer have a milking herd. I am also looking for embryo recipient arrangements.

I think that the future will favor Polled cattle because of less stress, but also because of public demand. As one local vet said, “Since production is now so similar between horned and Polled, why not Polled?”

D&D Beacon Mogul Casey P-ET*PO GP-83-2Y VG-MS 2-06 2x 242d 17,581 4.6 813 3.0 536

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#PolledPlace Tag Sale

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 ALL-BREEDS POLLED TAG SALE! VIEW SALE ADS THROUGHOUT THIS ISSUE SALE CATALOG ALSO INCLUDED WITH THIS ISSUE!

 VG-88 RED POLLED MITEY P SELLS FRESH WITH HER 3RD CALF - POTENTIAL 13TH GEN EX - TRACES BACK TO GRAY-VIEW BD CRISSY

May 20&21 - Monroe, Wisconsin

 9/15 RED POLLED LADD P SELLS FROM A VG-87 ADVENT BACK TO LEADER MELANIE Consigned by Frank Behling

May 21 - American Falls, Idaho

 SEVERAL SELL FROM THE FAMILY OF AMMON-PEACHEY SHAUNA EX-91 EX-MS GMD DOM  DAUGHTERS SELL FROM BRYHILL SS SATEEN P VG-87-2Y EXMS

Kansas 100th Anniversary Sale May 27 - Salina, Kansas

 POLLED MAIN EVENT FALL CALF SELLS FROM VG-88 MITEY P BACK TO THE ROXYS Consigned by Rokeyroad

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River Valley Rendezvous with Triple T & Heath

Seagull Bay & Triple Crown Pedigree Power II Sale

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May 21 - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

 175GJPI +22.1GJUI POLLED LEMONHEAD SELLS X VG-85 CRITIC-P X 2 MORE VG DAMS Consigned by Pine-Tree Dairy

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May 28 - Harvard, Illinois

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May 21 - Tremont, Illinois

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June 2 - Chicago, Illinois

 +2519GTPI 1/16 POLLED RUBICON SELLS FROM THE RUDY MISSYS

International Intrigue Sale

July 30 - Madison, Wisconsin

 POLLED ANIMALS SELLING! WATCH FOR MORE IN THE NEXT ISSUE!

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10454 160th St. Glencoe, MN 55336 Cell: (952)297-2811 glenmarkgenetics@hotmail.com

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SchoeneStaciKuh Dairy Sexton 61588 County Road 2  PO Box 203 Millville, MN 55957 Phone: 651-564-0857 Email: schonekuhdairy@gmail.com

Polled Testing

There are 2 independent origins of polled, one found in Holstein-Friesian and Jersey breeds (Pf), the other in many European breeds of Celtic origin (Pc) such as Angus, Blonde d’Aquitaine, Dexter, Limousin, Charolais, and Hereford, among others. Polledness is dominant; a polled animal can have one or two copies of the gene. All offspring of a bull with 2 copies of polled (homozygous) will be polled. Genetic testing is a cost-effective means to determine if a polled animal has 1 or 2 copies of the gene.

The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory offers a test for the polled gene to assist breeders in selecting cattle that have 2 copies of Polled gene.

H/H HORNED. No copies of either Polled molecular marker are present.

Pf/H POLLED. One copy of the Polled-Friesian molecular marker is present.

At least 50% of the offspring will be polled.

Pf/Pf POLLED. Two copies of the Polled-Friesian molecular marker are present.

All offspring will be polled.

Pc/H POLLED. One copy of the Polled-Celtic molecular marker is present.

At least 50% of the offspring will be polled.

Pc/Pc POLLED. Two copies of the Polled-Celtic molecular marker are present.

All offspring will be polled.

Pc/Pf POLLED. One copy of Polled-Celtic and 1 copy of Polled-Friesian molecular markers are present. All offspring will be polled.

Phone: (530) 752-2211 www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/ Polled.php

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#PolledPlatform #PolledPlacings From the excitement on social media this past month, I think it is safe to say that I'm not the only one excited about new Polled proofs! Polled animals are climbing the charts with each and every proof run and the gap between Polled and horned continues to narrow. So, like the vet mentioned in Dennis Gransee's #PolledPastimes article, "Since production is now so similar between horned and Polled, why not Polled?"

Share your passion for Polled and share your Polled successes with others! Most that say "Polled isn't good enough!" have not looked at the newest #PolledPlacings or seen the success you have been having on your farms! #PolledPlace Tag Sale It's almost here! The 2nd #PolledPlace Tag Sale will take place on May 20th & 21st and will be hosted by Briar Holsteins at the Green County Fairgrounds in Monroe, Wisconsin. Again, this will be an All-Breeds Polled Tag Sale and embryos, choices and live lots will be offered. This year's sale offers Holsteins, Jerseys and a Milking Shorthorn. Be sure to check out the sale catalog that was included with this issue. Prices will be released at 1pm on Friday, May 20th and the sale will conclude at 3pm on Saturday, May 21st. You're invited to join us for evening hospitality at 7pm on Friday evening and for a complimentary lunch at 1pm on Saturday.

SAVE THE DATE! #PolledPromoters Social at World Dairy Expo With the success of the 1st #PolledPromoters Social at World Dairy Expo, we are going to be having the social again in 2016! SAVE THE DATE - Thursday, October 6th from 6pm-8pm in the Wingra Room of the Exhibition Hall. Stop by the Polled Dairy Cattle #PolledPlace booth AL131 for your drink ticket. Watch for details in the next issue on how to be included in the 2016 #PolledPromoters Directory that will be at World Dairy Expo!

Hope to see you at the sale!

Editor/Owner

Stephanie Stout

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• Rea PP, a 12th generation VG-EX Roxy, is now fresh 2nd lactation and she will be scored again in June!

• She combines Red, PP, A2/A2, pedigree, show type and genomics.

• She will be flushed in June to sexed Diamondback*RC! • Her daughters are being flushed +2166GTPI PP RC A2/A2 Powerball +2403GPTI Polled RC A2/A2 Supershot *Embryos may be available* Nate & Eileen Faus 607-426-4094 6190 Reading Road, Rock Stream, NY 14878 Email: rollenns@gmail.com We’re on Facebook at Rollen N’s Dairy

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