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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4,1978
Holstein Association reports
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -
“Holstein Association
programs and services
experienced a year of
tremendous growth and
increased participation,”
reports Charles Larson,
executive secretary of the
Holstein-Friesian Associat
ion of America. “More than
ever before” is the phrase
that best describes 1977
Holstein activity in the
number of animals per
manently identified and
evaluated for functional
type, and in the number of
pedigrees and herd con
sultations requested.
Larson said, “This record
breaking activity indicates
that 1977 has been a
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States’ Holstems and the
Holstein industry around the
world.”
Dairymen across the
country stressed the im
portance of identification as
a vital link in the genetic
development of the breed. In
1977, more than 330,000
registration certificates for
offspring of registered
Holstein sires and dams
were issued. This brokfe all
previous records by more
than 21,000 certificates.
Dairymen identified 42,000
offspring from registered
Holstein sires and non
registered dams in the
Holstein Identification
Program during 1977.
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Carlisle, PA
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Ono, PA
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Cochranvilie, PA
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“The number of animals
permanently identified in
1977 is an important
milestone in HFA history,”
said Larson. As the number
of cows and number of
dairymen decline, the
number of HFA identified
animals keeps increasing.
“The more animals iden
tified, the more genetic
information available and
the faster the rate of genetic
improvement of the breed,”
said Larson.
HFA produced a record
number of pedigrees (the
official document recording
an animal’s ancestry and
performance.) A total of
82,000 pedigrees were
produced for breeders;
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1976.
1977 participation in Dairy
Herd Improvement Registry
(DHIR), HFA’s official
production testing program,
was the highest it’s been in
the last decade. And
Holsteins enrolled in DHIR
reached the highest
production average in the
history of the program -
16,861 pounds of milk and 617
pounds of fat.
In 1977, more than 290,000
registered animals and
11,200 non-registered
animals were evaluated in
HFA’s herd classification
program. This is another all
time high. Descriptive
evaluation of an animal’s
record year
physcial make-up gives the
Holstein breeder a tool for
improved breeding and
selection.
1977 marked the first year
that a complete package of
field services was offered in
every part of the country.
Holstein program directors,
strategically located
thoughout the country, of
fered Holstein dairymen on
the-farm assistance and
consultation. The
association’s program
directors provided
professional management
and breeding assistance to a
record number of diarymen.
Program directors helped
more than 200 dairymen
develop corrective breeding
programs from their
classification worksheets. In
addition, they performed
genetic evaluation,
management analysis and
established corrective
breeding programs in 217
herds.
Holstein-Fnesian Ser
vices, Inc. (HFA’s sub
sidiary) exported more than
6,000 Holsteins in 1977, 2,000
more than a year ago.
Animals were exported to 17
countries. Hungary was
HFS’s largest customer.
HFS, Inc. also had a 67%
increase in semen shipped to
foreign countries, in
cooperation with major A.I.
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