60 Crossbred Cows to Go to New Holland Auction on April 30th at 10 AM

This will mainly be a picture roll.  For those of you that may be new to this blog, we are a seasonal grass-based dairy.  We are in the middle of calving season right now, but are on the downward slope.

My father-in-law's cows are crossbred and he has been crossbreeding for the past 20 years (my husband thinks).  He started out with a herd of purebred Ayrshires and then through buying some cows and crossing some cows and crossing some of the bought cows, he has added in Dutch Belts, Normande, Jersey, Holstein, Norwegian Reds, Finnish Ayrshires, New Zealand Ayrshires, New Zealand Holsteins, Linebacks, and Milking Shorthorns.  Some are AI sired cows and some are bull bred.  He is on test, but as he just started calving cows, he only has one test under his belt for this season.  The majority of the cows are fresh (starting at the end of February).

The herd is on a regular vaccination program and they are also on a monthly DHI testing schedule so we have records available.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at amazinggracedairy@gmail.com

THE COWS WILL BE GOING TO AUCTION IN NEW HOLLAND, PA  
AT THE NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES 
ON APRIL 30TH AT 10 AM
http://agmarketnews.com/livestock/new-holland-dairy-sale-wednesday/

The current breakdown for the herd is as follows:

5 - Springing Heifers
25 - 1st Lactation Cows
11 - 2nd Lactation Cows
23 - 3+ Lactation Cows

Below are pictures of some of them.  I will post some more on.  This will not be all of the cows, but will hopefully give you an idea of the herd of cows that he is selling.  I am not sure if I have time to take pictures of all of his cows as my husband and I are calving our cows as well currently.

Here we go!

 2 ~Just fresh (but pictured when dry)
Ayshire/Dutch Belt/Normande Cross

Sire:  NZ Ayrshire - Brody, Maternal Great Grandsire:  Normande - 180NM4.  Fresh:  4/15/2014

10
Ayrshire/Normande/Jersey Cross 

Sire:  NZ Ayrshire - Edberg.  Maternal Great Grandsire:  Normande - 180NM3.  Fresh:  3/19/2014

20
Ayrshire/Normande Cross 

Sire:  Herd Bull that was a Normande - Pompon (20NM11) Son.  Maternal Grandsire:  NZ Ayrshire - Edberg.  Fresh:  4/7/2014.  She may not look like it, but her first test on the 24th of April said she was milking 80 lbs of milk with 3.9% BF and 3.0% P at 19 days in milk.

22
Ayrshire/Normande/Dutch Belt Cross 

Sire:  Finnish Ayrshire - Octav.  Maternal Grandsire:  Normande - 213NM11.  Fresh:  3/6/2014.

27
Ayrshire/Normande Cross

Sire:  Finnish Ayrshire - Siirakki.  Dam:  Normande/Ayshire cross out of a herd bull.  Fresh:  3/9/2014

28
Ayrshire/Dutch Belt Cross

Sire:  Swedish Red - Sale.  MGS:  Dutch Belt - 138DL819.  Fresh:  3/15/2014

195 ~ Dry
Holstein/Milking Shorthorn Cross

Bought in - no genetic information - Milking Shorthorn/Holstein Cross.  She milks well and she milks out fast.  Up until last season, she bred back first service every year.  Last year she took two services.  Due:  5/5/2014

304 ~ Dry
Holstein/Jersey Cross

Bought in - no genetic information - Jersey/Holstein Cross. Due:  4/30/2014.  She has excellent milk production and a wonderful udder.  Not to mention low SCC.

714
Dutch Belt Cross

Sire: Dutch Belt Herd Bull.  MGS:  Dutch Belt - 138DL819.  Fresh 3/6/2014

731
Normande/Ayrshire Cross

Sire:  Normande Herd Bull.  Dam - Full blooded Ayrshire (whose records I do not have).  Fresh:  3/5/2014.  She is one of my father-in-law's top milkers.

776 ~ Just Fresh (but pictured when dry)
Normande/Ayrshire Cross

Sire:  Normande - 20NM8.  Dam:  Ayshire.  Fresh:  4/19/2014.

963 ~ Polled
Milking Shorthorn/Jersey Cross

Sire:  Milking Shorthorn - 54MS44.  Dam:  Jersey Cross.  Fresh:  3/11/2014.

977 - Mouse
Milking Shorthorn/Holstein Cross

No genetic information - bought in cow.  Dam:  Milking Shorthorn/Holstein Cross.  Fresh:  3/7/2014.

981 
Milking Shorthorn/Holstein Cross

Sire:  Milking Shorthorn Herd Bull.  Dam:  Holstein.  Fresh:  3/30/2014.

984
Holstein/Jersey Cross

No genetic infromation - bought cow.  Holstein/Jersey Cross.  Fresh:  3/5/2014.

1045 ~ Stardust ~ Dry
Lineback

No genetic information - bought cow.  Lineback.  Due:  5/5/2014.

1101 
Normande x Normande x Dutch Belt Cross

Sire:  Normande Herd Bull - son of 214NM17.  Maternal Grandsire: Normande - 214NM18.  Fresh:  3/22/2014. 

 1103
Ayrshire/Normande Cross

Sire:  Finnish Ayrshire - Siirakki.  Dam:  Normande/Ayrshire Cross.  Fresh:  2/27/2014.

1104 
Ayrshire/Dutch Belt Cross

Sire:  Finnish Ayshire - Siirakki.  Maternal Grandsire:  Dutch Belt - 138DL396.  Fresh:  3/9/2014.

1105
Ayrshire/Dutch Belt Cross

Sire:  NZ Ayrshire - Brody.  Maternal Grandsire:  Dutch Belt - 138DL819.  Fresh:  3/16/2014.

1115 
Swedish Red/Ayrshire

Sire:  Swedish Red - Sale.  MGS:  Ayrshire - 70AY45.  Granddam - Registered Ayrshire.  Fresh:  3/13/2014.

1118 
Normande/Ayshire Cross

Sire:  Normande Herd Bull - (Son of 214nm17).  MGS:  Finnish Ayrshire - Passeli.  Dam - Purebred Ayrshire.  Fresh:  3/1/2014.

1120 ~ Just fresh (but pictured when dry)
Normande/Ayrshire/Holstein Cross

Sire:  Normande Herd Bull.  MGS:  Finnish Ayrshire - Passeli.  Fresh:  4/17/2014.

1142
Normande/Ayrshire Cross

Sire:  Normande - Tetrapack.  Dam:  Normande/Ayrshire Cross.  Fresh:  11/16/2013.  She has been fresh for a while, but not bred, because my father-in-law thought he was going to milk again this year so he was saving her until the seasonal breeding season started in May.  Since he has decided to sell the herd, she will be bred if she comes in heat before the auction.

1147 ~ Polled
Jersey x Milking Shorthorn x Jersey Cross 

Her dam was purchased as a pregnant heifer.  Sire:  Jersey Herd Bull.  MGS:  54MS4.  Dam:  963 (pictured above).  Fresh:  3/7/2014.

1151
Ayrshire x Ayrshire x Normande 

Sire:  NZ Ayrshire - Brody.  MGS:  NZ Ayrshire - Challenge.  Dam:  Ayrshire/Normande Cross.  Fresh:  3/6/2014.

1162
Ayrshire 

Sire:  NZ Ayrshire - Brody.  MGS:  NZ Ayrshire - Challenge.  Fresh:  3/19/2014.

1208 ~ Taco ~ Just Fresh (but pictured when springing)
Ayrshire x NZ Holstein x Jersey Cross

Sire:  Herd Bull.  MGS:  NZ Holstein - Meridian.  Granddam:  Jersey.  Fresh:  4/28/2014.

 

1216 ~ Elixer
Swedish Red x Jersey x Holstein 

Sire:  Herd Bull.  MGS:  Swedish Red Herd Bull.  Fresh:  3/16/2014.

1223
Ayrshire x Lineback/Jersey 

Sire:  NZ Ayrshire - Nigel.  Dam:  bought cow - Lineback/Jersey Cross.  Fresh:  3/17/2014.

1224
Ayrshire x Milking Shorthorn/Holstein Cross

Sire:  NZ Ayrshire - Brody.  Dam:  Milking Shorthorn/Holstein Cross (#981 - pictured above)  Fresh:  3/4/2014.

1225
Ayrshire/Normande Cross 

Sire:  Herd Bull.  MGS:  Normande Herd Bull (son of Pompon).  Dam:  Ayrshire/Normande Cross (pictured above - # 20).  Fresh:  3/22/2014.

1226 ~ Pippy
Lineback x Jersey/Holstein Cross 

Sire:  Herd Bull.  Dam:  Lineback x Jersey/Holstein Cross.  Fresh:  3/17/2014.

1228
Normande/Ayrshire/Dutch Belt Cross 

Sire:  Herd Bull.  MGS:  Normande - 183NM61.  Fresh:  3/18/2014.

1230

Sire:  Herd Bull - Finnish Ayrshire/Dutch Belt Cross - Safir Son.  MGS:  NZ Ayrshire - Brody.  Dam:  Ayrshire/Normande Cross.  Fresh:  3/11/2014.

1232
Norwegian Red/Ayrshire Cross 

Sire:  Norwegian Red - Velsvik.  MGS:  NZ Ayrshire - Challenge.  Fresh:  3/2/2014.  She lives up to the Velsvik genetics--she is one of the top milking heifers.

1249
Normande/Ayrshire Cross 

Sire:  Herd Bull.  MGS:  Normande Herd Bull (son of 213NM4).  Fresh:  3/19/2014.

1255
Ayrshire/Dutch Belt Cross

Sire:  Herd Bull.  Dam:  Dutch Belt/Ayrshire Cross (pictured above - # 714).  Fresh:  3/13/2014.

1256
Normande x Normande x Ayrshire x Dutch Belt 

Sire:  Normande Herd Bull (son of 214NM17).  Dam:  Normande x Ayrshire/Dutch Belt.  Fresh:  3/5/2014.

1259 ~ Jumper
Just Fresh (but pictured when springing)
Normande/Ayrshire/Holstein Cross

Sire:  Normande Herd Bull (son of 214NM17).  Dam:  Ayrshire/Holstein Cross.  Fresh:  4/26/2014.

1264
Ayrshire Cross

Sire:  Herd Bull.  MGS:  Finnish Ayrshire - Passeli.  Dam:  Ayrshire.  Fresh:  3/6/2014.

1267 ~ Latin ~ Polled
Lineback x Milking Shorthorn x Jersey Cross

Sire:  Lineback Herd Bull.  MGS:  Milking Shorthorn - 138MS3635.  Dam:  Milking Shorthorn/Jersey Cross.  Fresh:  3/9/2014.

1272 
Milking Shorthorn x Milking Shorthorn x Holstein

Sire:  Milking Shorthorn - Sheffey - 459046.  MGS:  Milking Shorthorn Herd Bull.  Dam:  Milking Shorthorn/Holstein Cross.  Fresh:  3/13/2014.

1273 ~ Tigger
Jersey Cross

No genetic information.  Bought in cow - very friendly.  Fresh:  3/26/2014.

1274  ~ Izzy
Jersey

Bought in cow - No genetic information.  Fresh:  3/15/2014.

1276 ~ Heidi ~ three quartered cow 
Jersey

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  3/4/2014.

1280 ~ Sweet Pea
Jersey

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  3/12/2014.

1282 ~ Sugar
Jersey

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  3/6/2014.

1283 ~ Wayne ~ three quartered cow
Jersey

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  3/4/2014.

1284  ~ Kit
Jersey

Bought in cow - No genetic information.  Fresh:  3/14/2014.

1285 ~ Bailey
Jersey

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  3/24/2014.

1286 ~ Scarlet
Jersey Cross

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  3/13/2014.

1288 ~ Pinto
Jersey Cross?

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  3/16/2014.

4204
Jersey/Holstein Cross

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  4/1/2014.

4206 
Lineback/Jersey Cross

Bought in cow - no genetic information.  Fresh:  3/9/2014.