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Large number and high scores at Big Holsteins
Picture: Ben Knoef
It was a victorious classifcation at Big Holsteins. A large number of 52 milking heifers and cows were rate by the classifier!
The Knoef family can be very proud of the results from this classification day. The average total score of the 52 animals went up to VG-85.6 with an average of VG-85.1 for 33 two-yr-olds! Extra special was the fact that 70% of them is offspring from home bred (daughter proven) sires, like Big Spell, Big Malki, Big Winner and Big Evergreen.
First calver Big Boukje 366 (by Malki) topped the classification day of with VG-88. Big Boukje 397 follows with VG-87/87 MS. Boukje 397 VG-87 is a Delta Danno daughter of the impressive brood cow Big Boukje 265 EX-92 (by Shottle). Two more daughters of Knoef's EX-92 Shottle are also classified: Big Boukje 378 (by Malki) VG-85 and Big Boukje 384 (by Superman) GP-84.
Big Boukje 265 EX-92 (Shottle) lifettime production: 128,766 kgM 5378 kgF and 4288 kgP,
dam of Boukje 397 VG-87, Boukje 378 VG-85 and Boukje 384 GP-84
Another Boukje family member, also sired by Malki, was classified with VG-88/91 TY & FL in her fourth lactation. This Big Boukje 333 VG-88 already produced a lifetime production of 60,888 kgM!
This day 13 Big Malki daughters at Big Holsteins have been classified, which resulted in an amazing average total score of VG-85.8! One of the highest classified Malkis is Big IJbeltje 481 VG-88, in second lactation:
Big IJbeltje 481 VG-88/88MS (s. Malki) 305-days: 11.097kg M 4.68%F 3.54%P (picture: Ben Knoef)
At Knoef's dairy farm are also a few members of the Willem's-Hoeve Rita family present. One of them is the 2-yr-old Big Rita 14 (s. Superman). Beside her great classification of VG-87 (with MAX VG-89 F&L) she also produces 4.56% fat and 3.68% protein! Rita 14 VG-87 her 4th dam is Willem's Hoeve Rita 434 VG-86 sired by Goldwyn - dam of the fabulous Willem's Hoeve Rita 670 EX-91.
Willem's Hoeve Rita 670 EX-91 (Cricket x Rita 434 VG-86), same family as Big Rita 14 VG-87
The results are amazing! A number of 42 animals are classified with VG-85 or more! You can find the highlights of the day below.
| Name | Sire | Dam | Col | Lac | FR | DS | MS | FL | TOT |
| Anna Jacoba 138 | Snowman | Anna Jacoba 115 EX-90 | Z | 4 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 86 | 89 |
| Rinie 155 | Shogun PS | Rinie 134 VG-87 | Z | 6 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 89 |
| Anna Jacoba 126 | Shogun PS | Anna Jacoba 115 EX-90 | Z | 5 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 86 | 88 |
| Boukje 333 | Malki | Boukje 267 VG-86 | Z | 4 | 86 | 91 | 86 | 91 | 88 |
| IJbeltje 481 | Malki | IJbeltje 441 VG-86 | Z | 2 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 |
| Boukje 366 | Malki | Boukje 326 GP-83 | Z | 1 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Coba 770 | Winner | Coba 764 VG-87 | Z | 5 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Etazon Ramada19 | G-Force | Etazon Ramada15 VG-85 | Z | 2 | 87 | 84 | 89 | 84 | 87 |
| Clara 167 | Spell | Clara 150 n.c. | Z | 1 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 87 |
| Wietske 102 | Malki | Wietske 98 GP-83 | Z | 1 | 86 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 87 |
| Rita 14 | Superman | Rita 11 n.c. | Z | 1 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 89 | 87 |
| Boukje 379 | Danno | Boukje 265 EX-92 | Z | 1 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 |