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The “Margaret-ET” cow is one
of the 21 “Excellent” cows in the
Rothrock herd in addition to the 27
“Very Good” and 12 “Good Plus”
animals. The herd B.A.A. stands at
109.6, and includes 31 two and three
year olds. Twenty-five cows
produced in excess of 25,000 pounds
of milk including eight head
milking over 30,000 pounds. Fifteen
cows made over 1000 pounds of fat.
With over 25 years of breeding
championship Holsteins, Jack
Miller is no stranger to this calibre
of cows. He previously managed
the Kildee herd and developed over
20 “Excellent” cows including 12
homebred animals and the famous
“Bubbler” cow, All-American in
1981 and 1982. He also bred Kildee
Elevation Edie, All-American Five
Year Old in 1983.
Designed For
Future
“I was able to assist in the design
of this facility,” he states of the
Rothrock complex. “It was all
designed with the future in mind,”
he adds. Through his association
with Bruce L. Rothrock, the owner
of the complex, Miller had the
chance to put many of the ideas
and plans garnered from his ex
perience in the industry into effect.
“It was all designed to alleviate
stress not only on the animals but
on the people working here,”
Miller explains about the complex.
Careful attention to detail, ad
vanced technology, and a stress
free environment for top quality
animals were priorities.
The milking herd is housed in a
completely controlled en-
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evaporation cooling system to air
condition the bam with large fans
in the walls and ceiling to move air
with thermostatic controls. A
“Cow Power” system in the center
of the comfort stall area uses the
cow’s own body heat to heat the
adjacent offices and herdsmen
apartments. Box stalls utilize a
bedding pack off the concrete
which consists of shavings over a
gravel base and drainage system.
Self-locking headgates complete
the efficient handling plans and
are installed in the bams and
exercise yards throughout the
facilities.
Calves are housed in individual
pens and fed whole milk. Above the
pens is a sun roof with screening
below to keep out birds.
Three 25’ x 65’ silos are utilized
in the feeding program as haylage,
high moisture shelled corn,
brewers grain, soybean meal,
cottonseed and minerals are fed in
a total mixed ration to the 200 plus
Holsteins housed on the farm. A
feature in the feed room are the
magnets installed along the con
veyors and in the mixer wagon.
Milking animals receive only top
quality forages and an independent
nutritionist oversees the feeding
rations. The milking cows are fed
four times a day with producers
over 130 pounds being fed five
times a day.
Adjoining Offices
Dry cows are housed in a
separate barn and are fed on a
fence-line bunk and allowed on
pasture. Adjacent to the dry cow
barn is an older bank barn which
was completely remodeled into a
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modern maternity facility.
Pipeline and bulktank are included
in the box stall setup for efficient
handling of fresh animals. While
shavings are the preferred bedding
throughout the farm, straw is used
in the maternity pens to reduce
uterine infections.
Office and reception areas oc
cupy the front of the barns. Next to
these are special areas for embryo
transplanting, vet work, treat
ment, or fitting. Miller’s office was
also well planned in that it includes
a view of these adjacent facilities,
as well as the milking herd and calf
area. A pest control mist system
and a Slurrystore are also in
corporated into the complex.
Foundation Herd
As impressive as they may be,
the modern facilities do not out
shine the stars of the farm - the
carefully purchased foundation
herd of Rothrock Golden Holsteins.
The foundation began with the
purchase of “Dot” and “Dash”,
the highest production twins in the
Holstein breed. The 2E-92, “Dash”
currently has a son on the farm
being collected and sampled.
There is also Walkup Valiant Lou
Ella with a box stall all her own.
“Lou Ella” is the highest
producing two year old on the farm
with over 29,000 pounds of milk and
a 4.2% fat test for her first record.
She is currently contracted and
has sparked the interest of six A.I.
organizations and five foreign
countries.
The 1983 Eastern Pennsylvania
Champion, Down Home Pete
Sandy, occupies a box stall next to
the 1984 Champion, Angel PB
Abbie-ET. “Sandy” completed one
of the highest records on the
farm with 34,690 pounds of milk
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and 1,180 pounds of fat in 365 days
at three years and seven months.
She is currently pumping out 150
pounds per day. Not far behind her
is “ Abbie-ET” who recently tallied
in with 32,470 pounds of milk and
3.7% fat at three years and two
months of age. The bam which also
houses two own Ivanhoe
daughters, looks like a “who’s
who” in the Holsteion breed as
stall after stall houses a champion,
an “Excellent”, and, or an out
standing producer.
Type, index, and production, in
that order incorporates the
breeding philosophy at Rothrock.
“We basically tried to start out
here with a foundation of high
producing cows,” Miller says. But,
he adds, “we’re always looking for
another great cow family to be
represented in the Rothrock herd.”
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“All this wouldn’t be possible
without the hard work and
dedication of top-notch em
ployees,” Miller continues. Seven
full time employees care for the
royalty housed in the bam and
farm the 700 acres. Additional part
time help is hired as needed.
The Golden Opportunities Sale
was one of the long range goals of
Rothrock and Miller and they hope
to make it a bi-annual event of the
Holstein breed. “In time...,” Miller
states, “it will be an outlet for us to
be selling a lot of olur ET offspring
and perhaps some of our donor
cows.” “We tried to get out
standing families represented in
the sale.”
Backus Associates, Inc., N.Y.,
will be co-managing the sale.
There will be an open house on
Friday evening, Nov. 9, for
breeders to view the consignments
and the next day, 70 of the Holstein
breed’s finest progeny will be
offered to breeders across the
nation.
“We are committed to breeding
an exceptional herd of cattle and to
enhancing the entire breed,” state
Rothrock and Miller. “We look
forward to helping you design your
“golden opportunities”.
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