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Maryland DHIA
The October 1993 Dairy Herd Improvement informa
tion for Maryland dairy herds is listed by herd name,
county association, number of cows in the herd and the
average production per cow in the herd. To be included,
the herd must have 10 cows averaging 65 pounds or more
of 3.5 percent fat corrected milk per cow, per day. All
herds reported are on official DHI or DHIR test.
Also listed are the top 10 herds in Maryland for the
Brown Swiss, Guernseys, and Jerseys, and the top eight
herds for Ayrshires.
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Dairy Cattle Group
To Keep Competitive Edge
COLUMBUS. Ohio In a
move designed to maintain com
petitive superiority of U.S. dairy
cattle breeding, the Council on
Dairy Cattle Breeding recently
agreed to strengthen collaborative
relationships within its
organization.
“We face an increasingly com
petitive world for dairy genetics,”
said Du Wayne Kutz, Board Chair
man, National Association of Ani
mal Breeders. Kutz is also chief
executive officer of Sire Power,
Inc.
“If we don’t intensify the
efforts of those involved in gene
tic progress, the superiority we
now enjoy will erode,” Kutz said.
The Council com
prises six American
dairy breed associa
tions, the National
Dairy Herd Improve
ment Association and
the National Associa
tion of Animal
Breeders.
Founded in 1986, the
Council has provided a
forum for discussion of
common issues.
At its October meet
ing, the Council agreed
to move beyond its for
mer role into a more
strategic function based
on its cooperative activ
ities. The goal: to find
the best and least costly
tools for dairy cattle
breeding.
Wisconsin dairyman
John Selz called the
action a significant
change for the Council.
Selz, president, Hols
tein Association of
America, said, “The
organizations of the
Council are the back
bone of efforts to
improve profitability of
dairy cattle through bet
ter breeding.
“Farmers need to
work more closely
together to ensure there
is no duplication of
effort and that their con
siderable resources are
focussed toward that
end,” Selz said.
To give the Council a
structure which will
support the strategic
purpose, plans were
made to “formalize” the
group with current par
ticipants becoming
“members” and by
choosing a chairman
annually.
(Turn to Page A 42)
Idaho dairyman Mike Quesnell
was chosen 1994 chairman. Ques
nell also serves as president.
National Dairy Herd Improve
ment Association.
Quesnell said, “I look forward
to the opportunities that this colla
borative approach will bring to
dairy cattle breeding. Dairy far
mers need the synergies and effi
ciencies that this can produce.”
In the months ahead, the Coun
cil will meet to develop strategic
approaches to issues involving
dairy cattle breeding.
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HIGH BROWN SWISS HERDS (3.5% FCM)
County
Ass’n.
Herd Name
Fir-Thome-B
Tom and Joy Crothers
Dwayne & Miriam Bell
Bells Delight Farm
Dublin Hills Swiss
K. Scott Hood
Garstlyn B.S.
Fleming & Frey
John Hostetter
Ryan Bell
HIGH GUERNSEY HERDS (3.5% PCM)
County
Ass’n.
Herd Name
O. Clayton Smith Frederick
Keith Dixon Kent
Cletus & Janice Frey Washington
William B. Messix Queen Anne’s
John & Wm. Schnebly Washington
England Farms Inc. Cecil
Level Square Farm Queen Anne’s
Sterling Frey Washington
Mt. Ararat Farms Cecil
Dogwood Lane Farm Kent
HfGH JERSEY HERDS (3.5% FCM)
County
Ass’n.
Herd Ni
Paul & Naomi Petersheim
P. Thomas Mason
Queen Acres
Mayer’s Stoney Point
Eli Swartzentruber
Michael Forsythe
Windy Knoll Farm
Doris & David Zimmerman
Ned & Sarah Davis
Joseph Stanton
Frederick
Cecil
Carroll
Carroll
Frederick
Frederick
Carroll
Washington
Washington
Carroll
Garrett
Kent
Carroll
Carroll
Garrett
Washington
Montgomery
Carroll
Cecil
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