#PolledPlace September/October 2016

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Volume 16 - September/October 2016

Your Source for Polled Dairy Cattle!

#PolledPlacings August Proofs #Polled Breeder Perspectives #PolledPassport Suntor Holsteins #PolledPastimes Polled Holsteins #PolledPlace 1

Polled Superstars Apoll

P-Red

aAa 243615 600HO6003

Combines Production & Type! +2225GTPI +454NM$ +1626M +42F +52P +1.57T +1.22UDC +1.03FLC Aikman x VG86 Lawn Boy P x VG87 Shottle back to C Continental Scarlet-Red EX95

Karat PP-Red aAa 324165 600HO6007

Homozygous Polled!

Kanu P x Laron P

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Polled Reflections from the "Pier"

Chapter 7 - The Struggle is Real!

Dehorning day is never fun, but it becomes a whole lot more of a "struggle" when you start having calves born without horns - so much more "equipment" needed! Instead of just getting the dehorner out and going to work, you now have to gather up the rods, two coolers (one for drinks & one for the fish), tackle box, sunscreen, lawn chairs and bait.

Then comes the long hard trip to the fishing hole! You finally get all the "equipment" set up on the pier and your lines in the water and as you sit there reflecting on your rough day of "dehorning," your attention goes to your portable radio where Brad Paisley is singing, "Oh, lookie there, I've got a bite!" Yep the struggle is real for the POLLED breeder on dehorning day!

Donald & Joan Yoder & Family

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

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8 #PolledPanel Polled Breeder Perspectives 9 #PolledPlacings August Proofs 12 #PolledPassport Suntor Holsteins 24 #PolledPastimes Polled Holstein History 25 #PolledPrices Polled Sale Consignments 25 #PolledPromoters 2016/2017 Directory 25 #PolledPlace Polled Marketplace 26 #PolledPlatform The Power of Polled

Cover

#PolledPhoto ”Polled looks awesome from any angle!”

Featured on the cover of this year's World Dairy Expo issue is the winner of the 2016 #PolledPlace Photo Contest - Liam Hinz of Hinz Farm, LLC in Pickett, Wisconsin and his calf Dial P sired by Chipper P. Photo by Farmgirl Photography. Also featured on the cover is Covington Oliver Maid-P VG-88-2Y. Maid-P, sired by Oliver-P available from Select Sires, is owned by Covington Jerseys in Leon, Iowa. Photo by John Erbsen. This issue includes the latest #PolledPlacings listings from August proofs, Polled Holstein history and much more! We hope you are able to join us for the #PolledPromoters Social at World Dairy Expo on Thursday, October 6th from 6pm8pm in the Wingra Room of the Exhibition Hall!

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Calendar

October 4-8 World Dairy Expo Madison, Wisconsin October 6 #PolledPromoters Social at WDE Madison, Wisconsin October 6 Planet Holstein Sale Madison, Wisconsin October 20 Nov/Dec #PolledPlace Deadline October 20 Troxel Dairy Dispersal Sale Hanna, Indiana October 22 Illini Golden Opportunity Sale Carlyle, Illinois October 29 UWP Pioneer Dairy Classic Sale Lancaster, Wisconsin December 6 USDA/CDCB Proof Evaluations December 15 Jan/Feb #PolledPlace Deadline February 15 March/April #PolledPlace Deadline March 4 Apple Mania II Sale

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin April 4 USDA/CDCB Proof Evaluations April 15 May/June #PolledPlace Deadline May 12&13 #PolledPlace Tag Sale &

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

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Promising Polled Power

Mit P

West Port Arron Doon -Red-ET VG-85-2Y VG-MS 1* (Sept Storm x Steven) 2-11 2x 365d 34,219 4.9% 1688 3.1% 1054 Dam of Mitey P & Magna P

Her Polled Powerball P Granddaughter Briar-Dream PB O'Magic P-ET Born: 3/17/16 Will be genomic tested!

Dam: Venture Bookem Magician P-ET-RC VG-85-3Y VG-MS

Briar Holsteins Brian & Sue Crull and family

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

Dreamstone Dairy Joel & Stephanie Hammerly

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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 MILKING SHORTHORNS Weissway Farms Casey Weiss Arcanum, Ohio Farm Background Our farm, Weissway Farms, is a registered Milking Shorthorn herd that began when Krista and I were married in 2001. I grew up on a dairy farm in Union City, Indiana and graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Animal Science and Krista grew up showing Simmental beef cattle and club lamb show sheep on their family farm in Versailles, Ohio. Krista graduated from Wright State University and is a 2nd grade teacher for Greenville City Schools. At the time of our marriage, we purchased my maternal grandparents farm in rural Arcanum, Ohio and from that small start we have grown to our current 60 head of cattle and 5 children. Our children, Alex, Maggie, Katie, Charlie and Henry take an active part in the daily operation of the farm along with being active in school, sports and church activities.

Selling breeding stock and semen is the primary goal of our operation. In any given year, roughly 50% of our females and 25% of our bulls are merchandised to other breeders.

We also collect and distribute semen on Milking Shorthorn bulls. We offer a wide selection of semen from purchased bulls and our homegrown bulls from our best cows. This would include both Polled and horned bulls.

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

I have been breeding for Polled for the last 10 years. I was inspired to start by the late Lynn Augsperger and the Polled Dairy Cow forum on Yahoo groups. Lynn was very inspiring and he had a vision of Polled popularity in all dairy breeds and put his plan into action by securing Polled animals and tracking down Polled semen in each breed. Another driving force was the fact that we did not like dehorning calves. I really don't like smelling like burnt hair all day.

What is your breeding philosophy for Polled?

My current philosophy is to make a Polled mating whenever it makes sense. Most of my calves this next year could be Polled which is very exciting for me. We are also making a lot of Polled x Polled matings in an effort to create Homozygous Polled offspring.

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Who was your first Polled animal?

We have not focused on a single cow family as we are trying to introduce Polled into all of our cow families. In the near future we hope to have Polled offspring from the MiSan Acres Lola, Buckeye Knoll Pila, Hauxwell Bessie Jo 34th, Honey Creek Allie Mae and the Hard Core Roxy cow families.

What Polled bulls are represented in your herd?

We currently have Polled offspring of Rovin Mega All Abner-P, Rovin-Ecua Ala Pref Prince-P, Ecuafarm Stetson Shazam EXP P and Rovin Othello Ali Aladdan-P. Our current Polled herdbulls are sired by Abner-P and B-D-F Diamond Sparkler.

What Polled bulls are you currently using?

We currently have calves on the way from Oceanbrae Ironman-P, Aladdan-P, Meriville King Oscar-P, Weissway Abner Likewise-P and Mapleton Vly Spark Atlas-P. Atlas-P is our current herdsire and most recent AI sire. He is proving to be a popular outcross sire.

What are your thoughts on the availability of Polled bulls?

The availability is much better than it was 10 years ago, but we still have a long way to go. Most of the Polled Milking Shorthorn lines have descended from either Rovin Alise Clay Allie-P or Gold Mine Ebrose Stetson 868-P. Outcross lines of Polled are still in demand and needed!

What would you like to see available in the future?

In the future, I would like to see more Homozygous Polled bulls available that can work in the showring and parlor. Once some of the best show cows are Polled, then it will be easier for Polled to become mainstream in all facets of the industry.

Where do you see the future of Polled?

Milking Shorthorns have always had a higher percentage of Polled animals as compared to the other breeds so our breeders are open to using Polled bulls. Polled bulls in the past like P-Meadowbrook Chieftain 9th, P-Frekeba Figaro, P-Gold Mine 778 and his son Gold Mine Ebrose Stetson 868-P have been top proven bulls in their day. With this proof that Polled animals perform well, it will be easier to increase the percentage of Polled Milking Shorthorns. I also see Polled Milking Shorthorn bulls becoming more popular in crossbreeding. Polled is another convenience trait that Milking Shorthorn bulls can offer along with fertility, locomotion, hardiness and strength.

Breeding for Polled is very exciting and challenging at the same time. Nothing is more rewarding than a Polled heifer or as frustrating as a horned bull calf from a Polled x Polled mating. My opinion is that Polled is here to stay and at some point in the future it will be mandated. I am happy that I can play a small part in breeding better Polled cattle.

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POLLED HOLSTEINS, JERSEYS & BROWN SWISS HY-GRO Farms Cole Hoyer West Salem, Wisconsin Farm Background My name is Cole Hoyer, I am a part of HY-GRO Farms that is located in West Salem, Wisconsin operated by the Hoyer family; Ron and Jeanette Hoyer (founders), Michael Hoyer (Owner) and family (Cole, Tyler, Bradly Hoyer, and Ashlee Iverson) and Donna (Jamie) Olson and their kids Isaac and Ma Kenna. We currently milk 130 Registered Holsteins, Jerseys and Brown Swiss that are housed in a freestall barn and milked in a double 10 herringbone parlor. We raise all of our replacement heifers and run close to 450 acres of cropland.

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

We have been actively breeding for Polled cattle for the last two years. We got our start when we purchased

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Dix Daniel Express P-Red*PO as a Red Polled springer. I thought that the Polled industry was still a niche market and I wanted to try my luck with it. Also, the plus of not having to dehorn calves was also a bonus for me.

What is your breeding philosophy for Polled?

We have been using the aAa® Weeks® analysis program as a tool on our farm. We have been using that same program when choosing sires and mating cattle to Polled sires.

Who was your first Polled animal?

We purchased Dix Daniel Express P-Red*PO two years ago as our starting point. We have also been using Polled sires on our homebred families that go back to my father (Michael)’s founding cows that were purchased from Bert Brown of Neshonoc Farms. Another family that we have Polled offspring from goes back to Kranzdale Dusk Dusky who is related to Hauve Advent Dreamy-Red. What Polled bulls are represented in your herd?

Currently we have calves on the ground by Lets Deal P, Trillion P and Corporal P. What Polled bulls are you currently using?

We are currently using Jay P, Dancer P-Red, Advantage PP and Cloud Nine-P. What are your thoughts on the availability of Polled bulls?

I think it is getting easier to find Polled bulls and the quality is getting better. The more popular that they become the better selection we will have.

What would you like to see available in the future?

I would like more Polled bulls with higher type. I am into showing cattle and would like to see more bulls out of some of the top cattle in the country.

Where do you see the future of Polled?

I see Polled cattle throughout the dairy breeds increasing in the future. I can see consumers pushing for the Polled gene because it is more humane. I think that it is just at the beginning stage and there is a lot more to come in the future.

Herd Register or Generation Count 4-6 and BBR 100: Top 100 Polled Females by Genomic JPI™ September 2016

This list ranks by GJPI, the top 100 polled females recorded with Herd Register status or that are Generation Count 4 to 6 with a BBR of 100. To be included, they must have their own genotype; chip density is listed in the GT column. 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 September 6, 2016 and not have a GPTA based on lactation information.

Top 20 Polled Jerseys - August 2016

GJPI Name

Reg #

POLLED Cow/Heifer Rankings

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GT BBR JH1 CCN Rec Rel

Prot CM$ NM$ FM$ GM$ SCS

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859

0.22

84

0.05

42

672

642

568

548

2.88

5.3

-0.8

-1.4

0.9

0

1.9

25.0 7.7

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0

68

0.21

75

0.11

47

627

579

463

506

2.87

4.1

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-0.1

2.2

0

1.2

15.6 6.0

RANCHO TERESITA DAIRY

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212

FARIA BROTHERS MAGNUM LIVERPOOL {4}-P

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539

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206

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1,223

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61

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533

518

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067578196 13K 100

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53

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196

HILLVIEW MACKENZIE KEY-LIPSTICK-P-ET

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70

1,221 -0.01

58

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39

550

547

538

436

2.99

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1.4

18.2 8.2

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KASH-IN MACKENZIE 49094-P

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69

526

0.25

77

0.10

39

598

555

450

454

2.88

4.4

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1.2

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1.4

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HILLVIEW NIKON KEY-LADY-PP-ET

067333417 13K 100

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72

1,270

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59

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533

529

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408

2.91

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1.8

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

840003126417113 13K 100

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59

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551

525

463

454

2.90

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RANCHO TERESITA DAIRY

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191

KASH-IN SAXON 48748 {5}-P-ET

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70

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20.4 7.7

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189

SANDCREEKS HARRIS CHIMP {5}-P-ET

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71

1,006

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17.7 6.7

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KASH-IN EUSEBIO 50088 {5}-P-ET

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RANCHO TERESITA DAIRY

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KASH-IN HARRIS 46888 {5}-P-ET

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RIVER VALLEY GWEN SAXON 3941-P-ET

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#PolledPlace Top 20 Polled Holsteins - August 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 TUI PATON DENVER P-ET*PO RI-VAL-RE DELTA WING-P-ET*PO RI-VAL-RE JEDI PRO-P-ET*PO ZIMMERVIEW RUBICON LYSSA P-ET*PC BLUMENFELD 4540 SLV 5055 P-ET*PC RI-VAL-RE JEDI MODELO-P-ET*PO RI-VAL-RE DELTA JOSHA-P-ET*PO WEIGELINE JUDITH-P-8615-ET*PO SYNERGY POWERBALL FIESTA P-ET*PO TRIPLECROWN-MH PB TIGY P-ET*PC S-S-I BG 11064 15167-P-ET*PO FUSTEAD POWRBALL STASYA P-ET*PO TTM DELTA EMILY P-ET*PC MS DDS EFFY 30727 P-ET*PC TTM JOSUPER ECSTATIC P*PC BOMAZ SPRING BOMMI-P-ET*PO PEAK BURBERRY PBALL 1227 P-ET*PC MS DDS EFFY 30797 P-ET*PC WEIGELINE MONTROSS 2543 P*PC MS SASHA DOZER 32369 P-ET*PC

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

TPI 2681 2653 2641 2629 2626 2625 2621 2616 2591 2584 2577 2569 2567 2564 2561 2558 2556 2555 2554 2550

#PolledPlace Top 20 Polled RC Holsteins - August 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 PINE-TREE 5933 1STC 6802 P-ET-RC*PC ZIMMERVIEW DRACO ROSLYN P-ET-RC*PO BUTLERVIEW PIXIE SS57453 P-ET-RC*PO SCHOENE-KUH JAX MAGGIE P-RC*PO MS EARN 5825 DRACO MINT P-ET-RC*PC ZIMMERVIEW RUBICON RAMEA P-ET-RC*PO LFD DELTA MISSY 55 P-ET-RC*PC AHO SUPERSHOT GIAN P-ET-RC*PC ZIMMERVIEW RUBICN ROCKNE P-ET-RC*PO CHERRY-LOR KBOY LIMA P-ET-RC*PC TOM-ANNA RUBICON 3302 P-RC*PO MS PFRR POWERBALL AVA P-ET-RC*PC APRILDAY JAX MIMOSA P-ET-RC*PO REGANCREST SS RAZEL 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 FRITH-JOF R FINESSE P-ET-RC*PO ZIMMERVIEW PB RENNIE-P-ET-RC*PO

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

Owner Psuche L. & Curtis D. Hoffman, PA Progenesis LP, Canada John A. Anderson & Jason Bailey, ID Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Spring Prairie Colony, Inc., MN Jerry I. Jorgensen, MI Joshua A. Tolbert, MI GenoSource, LLC, IA Synergy Farm, LLC, WI Triple Crown Genetics & Mitchell Hockett, ID Larry & Jeff Meyer, WI Brian & Wendy Fust, WI Thomas T. Mercuro, MD Sexing Technologies, TX Thomas T. Mercuro, MD Aaron Jorgensen, MI GenoSource, LLC, IA James W. Vierhout, IA Dan Weigel, IA Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID

TPI 2619 2571 2541 2529 2519 2504 2488 2481 2474 2462 2462 2452 2449 2438 2438 2431 2430 2422 2422 2422

Owner Will Naylor, Canada Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Ferme Blondin, Canada Staci A. Sexton, MN Michael R. & Melissa M. Brubaker, PA Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Caleb Lewis, AL Aho Bros. Inc., MN Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Hembury Farms, LLC & John R Marshman, PA Tom & Deanna Stamp, MI Jason & Sheri Danhof, IA Edward Peck, WI William, Francis, Charles & Ronald Regan, IA Staci A. Sexton, MN Philip Beachy, PA Troy D. Yoder, GA Jessica Mae Currie, NY Kenneth M. & Marilyn Umble, PA Aaron Jorgensen, MI

#PolledPlace Top 20 Polled Red Holsteins - August 2016

Rank Country Name 1 USA ZIMMERVIEW JAX LAINA P-RED-ET*PC 2 USA ZIMMERVIEW JAX ROWEN P-RED-ET*PC 3 USA FORWARD TRILLIUM P-RED-ET*PO 4 USA MS COMFORT MT CHEESE P-RED-ET*PO 5 USA MS COMFORT M CHEDDAR P-RED-ET*PO 6 USA TUI TOP & BOTTOM-P-RED-ET*PO 7 USA ZIMMERVIEW JAX RAYNE P-RED-ET*PC 8 USA ZIMMERVIEW LBRTH REA P-RED-ET*PO 9 USA ZIMMERVIEW SYMPTC REMMY P-RED*PC 10 USA LINCOLN-HILL MS DREAMER P-RED*PO 11 USA APRILDAY JAX MARTINI P-RED-ET*PO 12 USA AHO CASUAL P DRESS P-RED-ET*PC 13 USA APRILDAY CL MICKEY P-RED-ET*PC 14 USA DORSLAND TWINKLE P-RED-ET*PC 15 USA LJP ADDICT KENDRA-P-RED-ET*PC 16 USA RI-VAL-RE LIL NEMO-P-RED-ET*PO 17 USA AHO CASUAL P GR8VALU P-RED-ET*PO 18 USA ZIMMERVIEW ALTCL RYE P-RED-ET*PC 19 USA WIALTA CORP-P MIAH P-RED-ET*PO 20 USA RI-VAL-RE JAX SKYE-P-RED-ET

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TPI 2508 2485 2468 2464 2447 2433 2432 2423 2412 2361 2357 2337 2336 2326 2316 2315 2313 2312 2305 2305

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Owner Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Emma, Sara, Wyatt & Claire Dorshorst, WI Brandon E. Weaver, PA Brandon E. Weaver, PA Psuche L. & Curtis D. Hoffman, PA Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Ryan Musser, OH George De Ruyter, WA Edward Peck, WI Aho Bros. Inc., MN Edward Peck, WI Matt, Molly & Ben Dorshorst, WI Neil Donald Schweer, SD Jeffrey L. Paulen, MI Aho Bros. Inc., MN Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Sijbrandi Dairy, LLC, WI Craig A. Zeinstra, MI

Sire x MGS Denver x Dogma P Delta x Earnhardt P Jedi x Earnhardt P Rubicon x Mogul Silver x Earnhardt P Jedi x Jabir Delta x Earnhardt P Damaris x Earnhardt P Powerball P x Tango Powerball P x Mogul Miller P x Damaris Powerball P x AltaOak Delta x Earnhardt P Montross x Effect P Josuper x Earnhardt P AltaSpring x Numero Uno Powerball P x Numero Uno Montross x Effect P Montross x Earnhardt P Dozer x Supersire Sire x MGS Alta1stClass x Supersire Draco x Sympatico Supersire x Colt P Jax P x Jetset Draco x Earnhardt P Rubicon x Sympatico Delta x Earnhardt P Supershot x Predestine Rubicon x Sympatico Kingboy x Supersire Rubicon x Relief P Powerball P x Numero Uno Jax P x Cashcoin Supershot x Colt P AltaCasual P x Jetset Rubicon x Man-O-Shan Denver x Shanosber P Eraser P x Sympatico Rubicon x Earnhardt P Powerball P x Sympatico

Sire x MGS Jax P x Mogul Jax P x Sympatico Rubicon x Earnhardt P Monterey x Earnhardt P Monterey x Earnhardt P Halogen x Dogma P Jax P x Sympatico Labyrinth P x Sympatico Sympatico x Lawn Boy P All Day x Colt P Jax P x Cashcoin AltaCasual P x Jabir Clarence x Meridian Kingboy x Earnhardt P Addiction P x Numero Uno RedNick P x Morgan AltaCasual P x Predestine AltaCasual P x Sympatico Corporal P x Supersire Jax P x Aikman

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#PolledPlace Top 20 Homozygous Polled Holsteins - August 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 S PAIGE PP-ET SEAGULL-BAY KIA PP-ET CHERRY-LOR OUTLINE LIME PP-ET SEAGULL-BAY KINDLE PP-ET SEAGULL-BAY KONA PP-ET SCHOENE-KUH C MOSAIC PP-ET PASSION-DF PWRBALL 16190 PP-ET PINE-TREE 5603 HOME 6720 PP-ET PRIDE REMARK TOMORROW 1366 PP FLINT-VILLE ERASER KOSMA PP #804003133640587 REGAN-DANHOF PB ORSANA PP-ET REGAN-DANHOF PB OBELLA PP-ET PINE-TREE AT HOME-PP-ET MS PRISITNE POWER 30599 PP-ET NEW-TRAD HOMERUN GIGGLE PP-ET HARTFORD ROC-P 621 DAISY PP-ET PINE-TREE 9733 HOME 6640 PP-ET MS ROLLEN-NS SAT LICK PP-ET

Age 15-Mar 15-Oct 15-May 15-May 15-Jun 15-May 16-Apr 15-Sep 15-May 15-May 15-Aug 15-Dec 16-Apr 16-Apr 15-Feb 15-Apr 15-Apr 15-Jun 15-Feb 16-Jan

TPI 2599 2505 2490 2449 2441 2374 2351 2336 2333 2332 2330 2328 2324 2318 2315 2310 2285 2270 2267 2256

Owner Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID John A Anderson & Jason Bailey, ID Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc., ID Staci A. Sexton, MN Lester C. Jones & Sons, Inc., MD Gordon & Jonathan Lamb & Jim Veazey, NY R Green Acres, Inc., WI Lynford & Kevin Burkholder, PA Rosendale Dairy, LLC, WI Regancrest Farm & Jason & Sheri Danhof, IA Regancrest Farm & Jason & Sheri Danhof, IA Regancrest Holsteins, LLC, IA SPL Midwest Dairy Genomics, Pristine & Widholm, IL Chris Weber, Tom Knegendorf & Jason Bates, WI Sexing Technologies, TX Matthew M. Hoff, MD Nathaniel Faus, Kenneth Riehl & Durrell Martin, NY

#PolledPlace Top 20 Homozygous Polled RC Holsteins - August 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 ZIMMERVIEW JAX P READY PP-ET-RC APRDAY-F RMRK REISLANDER PP-ET-RC SCHOENE-KUH BAZINGA PP-ET-RC REGANCREST ORIEL PP-ET-RC LJP POWERBALL-P KADE PP-ET-RC MS ROLLEN-NS SAT LIKE PP-ET-RC FLINT-VILLE ERASER SALLY PP-TW-RC COLDSPRINGS POWRBAL 6777 PP-ET-RC COLDSPRINGS POWRBAL 6768 PP-ET-RC BOLEN-VALE OCN KEY WEST PP-ET-RC MS ARETHA AMAZEMENT PP-ET-RC RAG-EM JAX AVERY PP-ET-RC MS ROLLEN-NS O BREEZE PP-ET-RC NAVS BW PRISTINE PP-RC REGANCREST ZP OPERINA-PP-RC PINE-TREE 5242 STYL 6186 PP-ET-RC MS ROLLEN-NS OHS LIVE PP-ET-RC TME ERASER HENRIETTA PP-ET-RC REGANCREST PB ROSE PP-RC ZIMMERVIEW BLUPRNT ROXIE PP-ET-RC

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

TPI 2493 2458 2424 2343 2335 2327 2286 2280 2277 2261 2213 2203 2202 2189 2189 2175 2174 2159 2150 2148

Owner Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Edward Peck & Fertile Ridge Dairy, LLC, WI Staci A. Sexton, MN Regancrest Farm & Jason & Sheri Danhof, IA Louis J., Louis J. III & W. Edward Palmatary, MD Nathaniel Faus, Kenneth Riehl & Durrell Martin, NY Lynford & Kevin Burkholder, PA Matthew M. Hoff, MD Matthew M. Hoff, MD Stewart Bartz, WI Frank & Diane Borba & Wayne & Beth Glaeser, CA Robert L. Emerson, II & Nicholas Raggi, MD Nathaniel Faus, Kenneth Riehl & Durrell Martin, NY Brian Boehning, TX William, Francis, Charles & Ronald Regan, IA Drees Dairy Farm, LLC, WI Nathaniel Faus, Kenneth Riehl & Durrell Martin, NY Trent Michael Erickson, WI William, Francis, Charles & Ronald Regan, IA Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH

#PolledPlace Top 20 Homozygous Polled Red Holsteins - August 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 GBR USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Name ZIMMERVIEW ATCL REA PP-RED-ET ZIMMERVIEW CNDL RAZZ PP-RED-ET SUNQUEST JAX BRAZIL PP-RED-ET ZIMMERVIEW APLL RISA PP-RED-ET MS ROLLEN-NS BAY PP-RED-ET FLINT-VILLE G KIM PP-RED-ET FLINT-VILLE KIMBERLY PP-RED-ET WARRENCREST MOUSE PP-RED-ET MS ROLLEN-NS LILY PP-RED-ET MS ROLLEN-NS DOWN PP-RED-ET WILTOR CHIPPER ROSIE PP-RED-ET LJP ADDICT KASNDRA PP-RED-ET MISTY-MOOR C CHAMADYA PP-RED SANDMAN PIXIE DUST-PP-RED K-MANOR SENSATIONAL PP-RED-ET OAKLEIGH GENE HANA PP-RED OAKLEIGH ADCTN PODGE PP-RED-TW GAR-JANS-BW ES PIPPA PP-RED-ET PINE-TREE RIVIERA PP-RED GAR-JANS-BW ES PIPPY PP-RED-ET

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

TPI 2409 2373 2340 2322 2320 2299 2129 2126 2118 2069 2025 2010 1993 1980 1962 1945 1944 1921 1916 1916

Owner Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Tim J. & Tammy K. Van Haitsma, MI Dean E. & Brent E. Zimmer, OH Nathaniel Faus, Kenneth Riehl & Durrell Martin, NY Lynford & Kevin Burkholder, PA Lynford & Kevin Burkholder, PA Warren Faus, PA Nathaniel Faus, Kenneth Riehl & Durrell Martin, NY Sexing Technologies, TX D. W. Jones, United Kingdom Louis J., Louis J. III & W. Edward Palmatary, MD Brandon E. Weaver, PA John&Julie Schmitz&Joel&Stephanie Hammerly, MN Adam Robert Huibregtse, WI Matthew R. Brake, PA Matthew R. Brake, PA Gary Janssen & Brian Wesemann, IL Gordon & Jonathan Lamb & Jim Veazey, NY Andrew & Sarah Lenkaitis, IL

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 Supersire Powerball P x Numero Uno Outline P x Supersire Powerball P x Numero Uno Powerball P x Numero Uno AltaCasual P x Earnhardt P Powerball P x Effect P Homerun P x Maurice Remark P x Numero Uno Eraser P x McCutchen Powerball P x Jabir Powerball P x Ohio Style P Powerball P x Ohio Style P Homerun P x Earnhardt P Powerball P x Cameron Homerun P x Ladd P Rocco P x Earnhardt P Homerun P x Earnhardt P Satellite P x Ohio Style P Sire x MGS Jax P x Sympatico Remark P x Sympatico AltaCasual P x Bombero Apoll P x Ohio Style P Powerball P x Numero Uno Satellite P x Ohio Style P Eraser P x Colt P Powerball P x Ohio Style P Powerball P x Ohio Style P Ocean PP x McCutchen Earnhardt P x Destry Jax P x Effect P Ocean PP x Effect P Eraser P x Numero Uno Zumba P x Effect P Ohio Style P x Colt P Ohio Style P x Destry Eraser P x Proxy PP Powerball P x Ohare P Blueprint PP x Sympatico

Sire x MGS AltaCasual P x Sympatico Candle P x Sympatico Jax P x Numero Uno Apoll P x Sympatico Jax P x Effect P Genally P x McCutchen Addiction P x McCutchen Apoll P x Lou P Apoll P x Ohio Style P Champ P x Colt P Chipper P x Mitey P Addiction P x Numero Uno Chipper P x Magna P Addiction P x Ladd P Ladd P x Magna P Gene P x Parker P Addiction P x Lawn Boy P Exploding Star P x Destry Cal P x Earnhardt P Exploding Star P x Destry

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A Focus on International Polled

Suntor Holsteins - Kevin & Amanda Sundborg - Canada

The bulls I use reflect more for the type of cow we will be wanting to milk - trouble free, high production and good fertility. I use bulls with good balanced genomic proofs, but also use extreme bulls when I can. This year I flushed, or will flush, Polled daughters of Powerball, Harpoon, Silver, Ocean and Milford.

Kevin, Amanda & Saydie Sundborg Suntor Holsteins is located in Ormstown, Quebec, Canada and was started in 1973 by my father. I have been farming full time since graduating college in 2000. The farm is now owned by myself and my wife Amanda and we have a 9 month old daughter, Saydie. We currently milk in a tiestall barn, but are in the process of building a new freestall barn with robotic milkers. To date, our herd consists of 120 head and 40% of the herd is Polled.

We breed for cows that are from good strong maternal families, emphasizing on production, sound type and trouble free cows. We have been using genomic information since it has been available. We aim to breed modern, profitable cows. I don't mind using a bull who is different, or off the radar. If the mating does turn out, you can usually credit the maternal line. I started adding Polled bulls to the breeding program 5 years ago. I decided to incorporate Polled genetics to make Polled females from my best cow families. I see the future of Polled genetics being more widely accepted and demanded. Just the quality and quantity of Polled genetics that are out there is increasing all the time.

Suntor Powerball Barbie PP +2365GTPI 150RZG from the Barbies

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Suntor Ohare Evie P VG-86-2Y Projected at 2-00 305d 29,300 lbs.

We have several families we work with including Suntor Aeroline Joy, OConnors Goldwyn Jasmine, Calbrett Super Elsie, Regancrest Durham Barbie and the Roxy family. We currently have, or are adding Polled to these cow families.

Looking to the future, our goals are to continue to breed the modern type of cow which will produce large volumes of milk efficiently.

Despite only having five years of Polled breeding under our belts, it is very safe to say that we look ahead with enthusiasm to the future of our herd as we look to improve on the cattle we already have.

Suntor Overtime Jamayla P VG-86-2Y Projected at 1-09 305d 28,600 lbs.

Barbies in RED & POLLED Bo PP-Red & BJ P-Red

#1 GTPI RED HOMOZYGOUS POLLED BULL AVAILABLE FROM THE REGANCREST PR BARBIE EX-92 GMD DOM FAMILY

59HO85 Mr Crockett-Acres Bo PP-Red-ET +2151GTPI +2.46T +2.41UDC His FULL Brother - 59HO86 Mr Crockett-Acres BJ-P-Red-ET +1931GTPI +2.88T Sired by: Mr Ansly Addiction P-Red-ET Dam: Ms Crockett-Acres Bambi-ET GP-83 2-07 305d 27,780 3.6% 988 3.3% 932 1-866-810-BULL(4855)  www.allstargenetics.com 2nd Dam: Ms Crockett-Acres Bell-ET VG-88 VG-MS (pictured) John Billing  303-437-5776  geneticsjon@aim.com 4-01 365d 44,310 3.0% 1308 2.9% 1291

Looking for a POLLED Red Apple?

POLLED heifer & bull calves coming soon by: Apoll P-Red, Goldwyn P-Red & Mogul P-Red Some out of the Apples & some potential PP They could be for sale...

Ball of Wax PP x Just Right Atomic EX-90 93-MS (left) Atomic is starting off her 5th lactation after making 40,000M last year. She will see the classifier this Fall! Next dam nearly 200,000M life in 7 lactations. A solid cow family here and calves due 2016/2017 from this maternal line

by Cassius-P, New Deal-P, Rush-P and Piranha-P.

John & Tineke Boschma

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

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Pedigree:

525HO117 Rex-PP-Red

Sire: Hahncrest Appl Jax P-Red-ET Dam: Golden-Oaks Dura Rae-P-Red (VG-88 4yr) 2-04 365d 27,350 3.9 1053 3.4 923 Grand-dam: Golden-Oaks vce Rae1-Red-ET (VG-87 4yr) LIFE: 1644d 158,100 3.5 5576 3.2 5027 3rd Dam: Golden-Oaks Perk Rae-Red-ET (EX-90 5yr) 1-11 365d 31,030 3.7 1161 3.2 983 4th Dam: Scientific Beauty Rae-ET (EX-90 4yr) 4-03 365d 33,710 4.7 1595 3.5 1179

• A homozygous polled bull from the Roxy’s!

• Complete package of profitability!

• Rare aAa code: 5-4-6 • Beta Casein: A2/A2

5th Dam: Scientific Jubilant Rae-ET (EX-90 6yr) LIFE: 1394d 117,590 4.0 4707 3.4 4018 6th Dam: C Hanoverhill Tony Rae (EX-96 3E) LIFE: 2247d 166,396 4.1 6904 3.2 5297 7th Dam: C Hanoverhill TT Roxette-ET (EX-94 2E) LIFE: 2104d 164,789 4.1 6760 2.9 3365 8th Dam: Mil-R-Mor Roxette (EX-90 7yr) LIFE: 2150d 121,417 4.7 5725 9th Dam: C Glenridge Citation Roxy (EX-97 4E) LIFE: 3620d 209,784 4.5 9471

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POLLED Sire Rankings

Included on this page and on pages 18,20,22 & 23 are the listings of available Polled sires. Do you have available Polled sires to include? Send them to polledplace@polleddairycattle.com by December 15th for the January/February issue.

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POLLED Excitement!

August has been an exciting month!

We classified the beginning of the month and we received our August proofs. Polled classification highlight: Lemajru-N Manuel Pia P scored 82 at 2y 2m and less than 30 days fresh!

She was an optional cow on our list, but when the classifier saw her, he figured she should be scored. We have two more Manuel P daughters that we're excited about too!

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POLLED Holstein History by Dr. Larry Specht

“I’ve always been interested in dairy cattle history and in my travels as an ExPOLLED BREEDERS MENTIONED tension Dairy Specialist at Penn State, I came across several herds that had one George E. Stevenson, PA or more Polled Holsteins. One especially nice one was an EX-92 Whilrlhill KingMiller Brothers, PA pin daughter. I began to trace pedigrees and try and determine the origin of the J.J. Jermyn, PA trait and this led to numerous trips to the Penn State library where I found arA.W. Downton, PA ticles as far back as the late 1800s. Several original herd books were donated or A. Conrad Slifer, PA made available to me and they contained information on the Red factor as well.

Joe & Margaret Carpenter, PA Red was a hot topic in the early days of my career at Penn State (late 1950s and G.G. Sumner, PA the 1960s). After retiring, I began to write about what I had learned and I continNancy L. Tinklepaugh, PA ue to have a serious interest in both traits. I think the Polled trait will become Dr. Jesse L. & William Lenker, PA more important to the Holstein breed and when the “high profile” herds become Elmer Dolin, PA involved, there will be a major surge in interest.”

- Dr. Larry Specht Humphreyholm Farm, NY H.W. Cook, MD POLLED HOLSTEIN HISTORY EXCERPT Shepherd’s Herd, VA Polled (naturally hornless) cattle chusetts. His sire was Jelqui’s King, and Ralph G. Roop, MD make up only a small portion of the his dam was Lophelia. This information Walter Schultz, MN millions of dairy cows in the United was found in an ad printed in The HolC.E. Crossman, MN States. The Polled condition transmits stein-Fresien Register shortly after the Edwin Wegenast, MN as a dominant trait, much as black coat birth of the animal. Little additional Merle Kolander, MN color in Holsteins is dominant to red. parentage could be found when the Melvin G. Kullhem, MN Both parents must transmit the reces- pedigree was traced. The ancestry for Raymond Compart & Sons, MN sive gene for horns to an offspring in many of the first animals imported Hamilton Nelson, MN order for their calf to be horned. Why from Holland was often incomplete as Kenneth & Le Roy Donnay, MN then, do nearly all of our dairy cat- there were no conventional herd books Ernst Duesterhoeft, MN tle have horns? The primary reason in Holland before the 1870s. The only Walter & Walton R. Miller, MN is that few breeders ever selected for records of parentage were those kept Russell Thompson, MN the Polled trait and/or did not select by the owner of the herd for his own Nottleman’s, MN against the horned condition. Oddly use.

Herbert Struss, MN enough, the history books tell us that Pioneer Polled breeder, George E. John Scott, MN the ancestors of our modern-day cattle Stevenson received a letter, dated May Robert Zoubek, MN did not have horns and that mutations 1, 1914 from the secretary of the NethGerald Wise, MN must have occurred that gave rise to erland Herd Book indicating that hornStrobel Brothers, MN horns. Horned cattle proliferated, and less Black and White cattle were exhibJames D. Poll, MN it is thought that the occurrence of ited at the Amsterdam show in 1886.

Ralph Bindl, WI Polled animals in modern times is the There were “only a few of them,” and O.E. Pritchard, IL result of another mutation from horns they were required to be exhibited as Oscar E. Koenig, IL back to the hornless condition. Before a separate breed. The letter mentioned Anton J. Pottebaum, IA cattle were domesticated, horns were that a Polled bull had been in service in Elmer Becker, IA important to the survival of the species. the district of Wognum in 1884.

Harold J. Miller, ND Now, with dairy herds largely confined Over the past 25 years, the author Lorry Madsen, ND to barns or fenced-in enclosures such visited many of the herds that had a Delmar & John Schade, ND as pastures or corrals, horns are of little history of breeding for the Polled trait.

Marvin Morlock, SD value and can be a detriment to good When it was possible to verify what Tilney Farms, MN herd management. Nearly all dairy- events took place in the breeding of De Jong Brothers, IA men in this country remove horns at Polled animals, the writer has reported Hargrove & Arnold, IA an early age using electric dehorners or the history of what occurred. A small Gray View Farms, WI some other method. However, the job number of people have promoted the Robert W. Gardner, IL of removing horns from cattle of any breeding of Polled cattle in the HolEldon DeWall, IL age is a distasteful one and would not stein breed. The following paragraphs Larry Moore, WI be missed if there were an easier solu- describe some of these people and Carnation Farms, WA tion. This report traces the migration of how they became involved in breeding Intermountain Institute, ID the Polled condition in registered Hol- Polled Holsteins.

Lillywhite Ranch, NM steins in the United States back to the There is a growing awareness of the Burket-Falls, PA time of the earliest reporting of the trait. Polled trait in North America, but we T. Edwin Johnson, PA Until recently, the Holstein breed are not nearly as advanced as our EuFred Fouse, PA did not identify Polled animals in their ropean counterparts in realizing its Clair & Alan Koontz, PA herd book. The earliest American-re- usefulness.

Thomas-Crest, PA corded Polled Holstein that was locatPortions of this history have appeared Conrad & Rebecca Carlsen, PA ed was the bull, Lophelias Prince, born in early issues of The Polled Holstein Robert Feldwisch, OH on April 22, 1889. He was bred and Newsletter produced by Frank Bouic Brank Bouic, OH owned by T. P. Root of Barre, Massa- of Ostrander, Ohio, in the late 1990s.

Dr. Specht’s full article and breeder descriptions can be found at www.polleddairycattle.com.

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The term #PolledPromoter refers to individuals that share the value of breeding for Polled. Several of you have been #PolledPromoters for many years and others have just become #PolledPromoters. No matter how long you've been breeding for Polled, the most important part is that you are sharing the importance and value of Polled with others!

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Looking for type? Looking for production? Looking for Homozygous Polled? Included in this issue are the #PolledPlacings listings of available Polled bulls in several different breeds. I strongly encourage you to reach out to your AI companies and ask what they have for Polled bulls available, then, compare their proofs to those of the horned bulls you are using. Stop by their booths at World Dairy Expo and get the latest linears and price lists!

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Don't miss out on the #PolledPromoters Social at World Dairy Expo on Thursday, October 6th from 6pm-8pm in the Wingra Room of the ExThere are 2 independent origins of polled, one hibition Hall! Print subscribers, you will find two complimentary tickets found in Holstein-Friesian and Jersey breeds (Pf), the other in many European breeds of Celt- included with this issue. Tickets also available at the #PolledPlace booth! ic origin (Pc) such as Angus, Blonde d’AquitSAVE THE DATE! aine, Dexter, Limousin, Charolais, and HereThe 3rd #PolledPlace Tag Sale will be held with the Bouquet of Breeds ford, among others. Polledness is dominant; a polled animal can have one or two copies of II Tag Sale on May 12 & 13, 2017 at Manannah Valley in Eden Valley, the gene. All offspring of a bull with 2 copies of Minnesota. Thank you to the Schmitz families for hosting next year's sale! polled (homozygous) will be polled. Genetic RSVP to the event at: www.facebook.com/PolledDairyCattle testing is a cost-effective means to determine if a polled animal has 1 or 2 copies of the gene.

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

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

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