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| Wisconsin cow named Holstein Association USA's Star of the Breed |
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Eskdale Dundee Marcia Mona has been named Holstein Association USA’s 2009 Star of the Breed. In its third year, this award recognizes the total package – a Holstein cow that excels in both the showring and milking barn. Mona is owned by Siemers Holstein Farms, Inc. of Newton, Wisconsin. Siemers Holstein Farms is a family operation, consisting of Sherry Siemers-Peterman and daughter Crystal, Dan and Janina Siemers with their children Jordan and Connor, and Paul and Jenny Siemers, with children Josh, Jacob and Lauren. They make up the fifth and sixth generations to operate the family farm. Sired by Regancrest Dundee-ET, Mona was born on June 21, 2005, and classified Excellent-92 at 3 years and 8 months of age. She has an exceptional show record, having been the first place Junior 2-Year-Old at the 2007 International Holstein Show and the fifth place 4-Year-Old at the Midwest Spring National Holstein Show in 2009. Mona has a best record at 365 days, calving in at three years of age, of 46,490 pounds of milk, with 3.8 percent fat (1,760 pounds) and 3.3 percent protein (1,519 pounds). Acquired at the 2008 Global Glamour sale (consigned by Arethusa Farm, LLC), Mona was bred by Eskdale Dairy of Eskdale, Utah. She completes nine generations of Very Good or Excellent cows. Her dam is a VG-87 daughter of Stouder Morty-ET who has a 3-year-old record over 30,000 pounds of milk. “She’s an incredible eater, has a great will to milk and an excellent disposition,” said Sherry. Mona is currently bred, with plans to calve her in this winter. She has flushed very well in the past with pregnancies by Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood and Braedale Goldwyn and calves by bulls such as KHW Kite Advent-Red-ET, Mr Atlees Sht Aftershock-ET, Erbacres Damion, Den-K Marshall LL Laurin and Gen-Mark Stmatic Sanchez. With an in vitro fertilization (IVF) lab on the dairy, Siemers’ hope to use this technology on Mona in the future to obtain more heifer calves from her. To be eligible for the Star of the Breed award, a cow must place in the top five in her class at a National Holstein Show, be in a herd enrolled in the TriStar program and have an official classification score. Once the eligible cows are determined, the following calculation is used to decide the award recipient: Combined ME Fat and Protein + Age Adjusted Classification Score x (Breed Average ME CFP/Breed Average Age Adjusted Score). At the dairy, the Siemers family is currently milking 2,300 cows, averaging over 30,000 pounds of milk. Recently a smaller barn was remodeled, which allows them to take special care of their show cattle and other select individuals. The family has been perennial contenders in the showring with numerous Junior All-American and All-American nominations, including exhibiting the 2009 All-American Junior Best Three Females and Junior All-American Spring Calf and Summer Yearling. Learn more about the Siemers family and their cattle at www.holsteinworld.com/siemers —From Holstein USA news release
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