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JU Holsteins takes three excellents in just one beat
JU Lonia 232, Sodan Red x JU Lonia 183 VG-89
With three new excellent scores in just one day, the total number of excellent scored cows after this classification day at JU Holsteins reaches almost twenty!
After the successful classification at the beginning of this year, where an outstanding number of seven cows received a score of VG-89, it was almost certain that from this biannual classification a number of dairy cows could progress to excellent. A recent visit by the Dutch herdbook, in which three cows bred by Uenk received a new Excellent score, could confirm this.
In lead this day was JU Lonia 232, Sodan Red x JU Lonia 183 VG-89, which increased her score from EX-90 to EX-91 with an EX-91 Mammary. The fourth lactation Sodan Red daughter from the Lonia cow family has a son in Dutch AI, namely JU Meatloaf Red (by Rubels-Red). Lonia 232 EX-91 is projected at 11.497kg of milk with 4.44% fat and 3.64% protein.
JU Meatloaf Red (Rubels-Red x JU Lonia 232 EX-91)
Also from the Lonia family of Uenk, the seventh calver JU Louise Boris daughter Lonia 200 was also re-scored and moved to EX-90 with EX-91 F&L. Although she is 'only' 1.54m tall, the nine-year-old Massia offspring already has closed six lactations. One of her daughters is Uenk's figurehead JU Lonia 254 Red EX-92. In addition to the EX-92 Lord-Red P, Uenk owns six more daughters from this long-lasting brood cow. One of her daughters, the fancy JU Lonia 324 by Baarlinger Martijn, is about to calve for the first time.
Dochter JU Lonia 254 Red EX-92 (s. Lord P Red)
Third excellent cow of the day comes from the JU Dora cow family. It is JU Dora 590 with a current lifetime production of 39,922 kgs of milk with 4.83% fat and 3.65% protein over fourth lactations. With a great score of EX-93 for Dairy Strength and a total score of EX-90, Uenk once again proves with a 100% JU Holsteins mating, the strength of their breeding program and way to hit their goals. Dora 590 EX-90 is sired by one of Uenk's bulls of natural service namely JU de Pol Guus (Aikman Red x Lonia 144 VG-85).