John Meyer – CEO & Executive Secretary of Holstein Association USA

Randy Gross – President, Holstein Association USA

Doug Maddox - Vice-President, Holstein Association USA

Barbara Casna – Treasurer, Holstein Association USA

James Cook – President, Virginia Holstein Association

Jimmy Kerr – Vice-President, Virginia Holstein Association

Margie Ann Dick – Secretary\Treasurer, Virginia Holstein Association

Frank Walker – first President, Virginia Holstein Association

Mike Hendrix – regional Holstein Association USA representative to Virginia

Ron Roudabush – Show Chairman, Virginia Holstein Association

Winthrop Chenery – credited with the first permanent establishment of Dutch cattle in the U.S.

Joe P. Eaves – started national Dairy Shrine in 1949

Thomas B. Wales – first Secretary of Holstein Association

Theron Yeomans – first President of Holstein Association

Jerry Kozak – CEO of National Milk Producers Federation\NMPF

Mike Johanns – former Governor of Nebraska who is Secretary of Agriculture

Gordon Doak – President of National Association of Animal Breeders \ NAAB

Karen Knutsen – Editor of HOLSTEIN WORLD

S. M. Babcock – invested the method to test butterfat percentage in milk

Dale Gardner – Secretary\Treasuer Virginia State Dairymen’s Association (VSDA)

Lois Skeen – Editor Southeastern Holstein News

Brattleboro, VT – where national Holstein Association headquarters are located

Richmond, Utah – where first state sponsored Holstein show was held

New York – state where Holstein Association was first organized

University of Wisconsin –  where S.M. Babcock invented method to test butterfat percentage in milk

Nashville, TN – where first national Holstein Quiz Bowl Contest was held

Columbus, OH – where first national Holstein Dairy Jeopardy Contest was held

Madison, WI – where national 4-H and collegiate dairy judging contest is held

Madison, WI – where World Dairy Expo and International Holstein Show is held

Harrisburg, PA – where Eastern Fall National Holstein Show is held

Washington – state that had the highest average for milk per cow in 2005 with 22,852 pound average

California – ranks number 1 for number of cow, total milk production, butter production, alfalfa production

Ft. Atkinson, WI – where the headquarters of National Dairy Shrine are located

Wisconsin State Fair – largest youth dairy show in the U.S.

Chicago, IL – where first 4-H Dairy Conference was held, now held at World Dairy Expo

Iowa City, Iowa – where first national Holstein headquarters were located

Wisconsin – state that ranks #1 in cheese production and corn silage production

Denmark – country that has the highest per capita consumption of cheese in the world

Tennessee – state that will host 2007 national Holstein convention

Iowa – state that won both junior and senior levels of national Holstein Quiz Bowl contests in 2006

USA – country that accounts for 59% of world’s biotech crop production

Rockingham – county in VA that ranks #1 for total cows, Franklin is second, Augusta is third

Louisville, KY – where first Grand National JR Holstein was held in 1993

Harrisonburg, VA – where headquarters of VSDA are located

Dates

1885 – year national Holstein Association was organized

1903 – year that Holstein headquarters moved to Vermont

January 1, 1904 – date when HOLSTEIN WORLD was first published

1905 – importation of Dutch cattle to U.S. stopped because of foot and mouth disease

1907 – Virginia State Dairymen’s Association organized

1916 – year Virginia Holstein Association was organized

1922 – Capper Volstead Act makes farmer cooperatives legal

1922 – Distinguished Junior Member contest established

1922 – First All American contest held

1929 – Holstein classification begins

1929 – sire recognition program begins

1937 – federal milk marketing orders established

1937 – first June Dairy Month celebrated

1939 – year that first calf born as result of artificial insemination, happens in New Jersey

1939 – first Progressive Breeders Registry awards given

1940 – PDCA established

1949 – Dairy Shrine established

1950 – Holstein requires that all bulls used in A. I. programs be blood typed

1951 – first Junior All American contest held

1955 – first National 4-H Dairy Conference held in Chicago, IL

1957 – first Gold Medal Dams awards given

1964 – first calf born as result of embryo transfer, Rockalli Son of Bova

1967 – first World Dairy Expo held

1967 – first year that 3 fall national Holstein shows held, Central, Eastern, Western

1969 – PDCA Code of Ethic started

1969 – Red and White Holsteins allowed to be registered in separate herdbook

1971 – red and white Holsteins allowed to be registered in same herdbook as black and white Holsteins

1974 – Zeldenrust Fond Membory becomes first EX – 97 bull

1976 – Sire Evaluation for Type (SET) program begins

1977 – Holstein Friesian Association of American becomes Holstein Association

1980 – first Holstein Quiz Bowl contest held in Nashville, TN

1982 – first sale of U.S. Holsteins held outside of U.S, Holiday ET Extravaganza, held on cruise ship

1984 – Granada Corp. of Texas develops embryonic cloning

1989 – Holstein Foundation established by Holstein Association

1991 – Central National Holstein Show becomes International Holstein Show

1992 – classifiers begins using hand held computers

1993 – first national Junior Holstein show held in Louisville, KY

1994 – official name of national Holstein association becomes Holstein Association USA, Inc.

1994 – first YDLI (Young Dairy Leaders Institute) held in Florida, sponsored by Holstein Foundation

1995 – first European embryos imported for sale in U.S.

2000 – first clone sold at public auction, World Dairy Expo, clone of C Lauduc Broker Mandy

2000 – first Holstein Dairy Jeopardy contest held in Columbus, OH

2000 – first Holstein Public Speaking contest held in Columbus, OH

2000 – first national junior Holstein scrapbook contest held in Columbus, OH

2004 – first year that Holstein Young Distinguished JR Member Award given (8)

2004 – first year that 125,000 pound  and milking senior yearling classes included in All American contest

2005 – last year that genetic evaluations were changed, based on animals born in 2000

1986, 2004 – years that Queen of the Breed contests were held

1943, 1966, 1984, 2004 – years that All Time All American contests were held

Linden Dictator Wimble Wimpy – first Holstein cow to be scored EX-97 in 1963

Pauline Beauty Johanna DeKol – first Holstein cow to be scored EX

Miss Ivanhoe Scranton – first Holstein cow to be scored EX – 6E

Dowager – first Holstein cow to have a complete milk record for one year 12,681.5 lbs milk

Zeldenrust Pontiac Korndyke – first Holstein cow to produce over 300,000 lbs milk lifetime

C Glenridge Citation Roxy – Queen of the Breed I and Queen of the Breed II

Rainyridge Tony Beauty – oldest cow ever to be named Supreme Champion at WDE, 1999

Nelson Estimate Liz 2 ETN – first Holstein ETN  to be nominated and named All American

Mowry Prince Corrine – first Holstein to produce over 50,000 pounds of milk in a single lactation

Beecher Arlinda Ellen – first Holstein to produce over 1500 pounds of fat in a single lactation

Breezewood Patsy Bar Pontiac – first Holstein to produce over 15,000 pounds of fat in a lifetime

Kortus Mark Pricilla – first Holstein to have two 50,000 pounds of milk records

Allendairy Glamorous Ivy – first Holstein to sell for over $1 million

Astrahoe LJ Rosa Rebel – first 13^th generation Excellent cow

C Glenridge Citation Roxy – first Holstein cow to have 10 Excellent daughters

Koepke K00117229-1660 – Holstein cow that holds the all time record for milk production in U.S.

Brookview Tony Charity – only Holstein to be named Supreme Champion at WDE four times

Windrift Countess Nora – first Holstein and first cow to be named Supreme Champion at WDE

Betty Glendell Aagie – Virgiinia Holstein cow that holds state lifetime production record

Zeldenrust Fond Memory – first Holstein bull to be scored EX-97

Ocean View Dixiecrat – first active Holstein A.I. bull to be scored EX-97

Hanoverhill Starbuck – Holstein bull that has sired the most All American winners

North Star Getschecola Champion – first Holstein bull to be Gold Medal Sire

Fatal – first bull offered to U.S. breeders that was less than 100% RHA, he was from France

ABC Reflection Sovereign – first Holstein bull to sire 3 AA daughters

Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation -        first Holstein bull to have 10,000 registered sons

                                                            First Holstein bulls to have 2,000 EX sons

                                                            First Holstein bull to have 50,000 registered daughters

                                                            First Holstein bull to have 600 sons in A. I.

Fisher Place Mandingo – first Holstein bull to produce over 1 million units of semen

Walkway Chief Mark \ To Mar Blackstar ET – two Holstein bulls that are leading sires of the most cows with records over 50,000 pounds of milk

Sandy-Valley Bolton ET - #1 Holstein TPI bull August 2007

Judging dairy cattle is a comparative evaluation of cattle in which animals are ranked based on their closeness to “ideal” dairy conformation.  Desirable dairy conformation involves functional traits associated with high milk production over a long , trouble free productive life. 

5 major parts of the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card and percentage of final score each part represents

Frame                           15%

            Includes Rump, Stature, Front End, Back, Breed Characteristics

Dairy Character 20%

            Includes Ribs, Thighs, Withers, Neck and Skin

Body Capacity               10%

            Includes barrel and chest

Feet and Legs               15%

            Includes feet, Rear Legs:Rear View, Rear Legs:Side View; Hocks,Pasterns

Mammary\Udder 40%

            Includes Udder Depth, Teat Placement, Rear Udder, Udder Cleft, Fore Udder Teats, Udder Balance and Texture. 

The classification of Holstein males and females is a program using linear classification traits or functional traits.  Each female that is scored or classified receives a final score that is the sum of the five major breakdown scores weighted as follows:

Cows                                                                            Bulls

Front End/Capacity        20%                                          Front End/Capacity        40%

Dairy Strength                20%                                          Dairy Strength               20%

Rump                            5%                                          Rump                            10%

Feet and Legs               15%                                          Feet and Legs               25%

Final score is expressed numerically.  Those numbers correspond with the following brackets:

Excellent [E]                  90-100 points                             Good [G]           75-79 points

Very Good [VG]             85-89 points                              Fair [ F ]            65 – 74 points

Good Plus [GP]             80 – 84 points                            Poor [ P ]          50 -64 points

Cows are evaluated on 15 primary traits; seven of these traits are related to the udder.  Each primary trait is scored from 1 to 50 points.  The number assigned represents that trait’s relation to biological extremes and intermediate conditions.

The lowest an animal may be scored is 50 points and the highest is 100 points.  No Holstein has ever been scored 100 points.  97 is the highest score that a Holstein has ever received.

Holstein females must have freshened normally for the second time to be scored Excellent, 90 points or above.

BAA or Breed Age Average is a method to help Holstein breeders to effectively compare the animals they have had classified or score.  The final score of the animal is adjusted for age and stage of lactation.  The BAA of the average Holstein female is 100.  The lowest scoring 10% of the herd is not used in scoring a herd’s BAA. 

750,000 per ml. – maximum SCC permitted in Grade A milk

58 inches – average height at shoulders of a mature Holstein

27 – number of letters, numbers including suffix allowed in registered Holstein’s name

$ 25.00 -  cost of annual adult Holstein dues

$ 15.00 – one time cost of national junior Holstein membership

21 – maximum age for national junior Holstein membership

8.6 – number of pounds in one gallon of milk

99% - maximum percent reliability in genetic information

30 – number of pairs of chromosomes in a bovine

32 – number of teeth in the mouth of a mature Holstein

8 – number of teeth on the lower jaw of a mature dairy cow

100 – number of pounds of milk in a hundredweight

13% - percent of milk that is not water

87% - percent of milk that is water

60 seconds or less – number of seconds required in a properly designed free stall tunnel ventilation system for complete air exchange

87% RHA – minimum percent RHA required for a Holstein to be shown at a national Holstein show

6.25 – percent of protein that is nitrogen

4 – number of classes of milk based on use

100 – BAA of a cow that equals the breed average based on the age and stage of lactation

$ 100.00 – annual herd fee for Holstein Complete

5 feet – average flight zone of a dairy cow

98% - percent of all U.S. dairy farms that produce Grade A milk

8 – number of people that serve on Holstein Junior Advisory Committee, 4 youth, 4 adults

6 – number of junior Holstein members recognized as Distinguished Junior Member finalists

12 – number of junior Holstein members recognized as DJM semi-finalists

24 – number of ways a class of 4 animals can be placed

21 – number of days on the average between heat periods

4 – number of times a year that USDA-AIPL sire summaries are produced (Feb, May, Aug., Nov)

30 seconds – minimum number of seconds that a pre-dip should be left on the teats before wiping off

12 – number of times per year that HOLSTEIN WORLD is published

20 - # of times per year that Hoard’s Dairyman is published, 4 months (June, July, Nov, Dec) only published once a month

1500 pounds – average weight of a mature Holstein cow

25% - percent of genetic makeup that comes from grandparent

50% - percent of genetic makeup that comes from parent