AlB-Lancaater Farming, Saturday, December 28, 1996
Jersey Shore
Livestock
Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4 .•00 pan.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996
RETURN TO FARM CALF
50.00-88.00.
GOOD VEAL: 38.00-50.00.
COMMON VEAL: 10.00-29.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 65.00-69.00.
SELECT STEERS; 60.00-64.00.
COMMON STEERS: 50.00-59.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 34.00-41.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 24.00-33.00.
SHELLS; 16.00-23.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 63.00-65.00.
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REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
The American Jersey Cattle Asso
ciation has announced an innova
tive approach to breed improve
ment through the Genetic Diver
sity Program (GDP).
The GDP is a breeding plan that
optimizes genetic gain while
maintaining genetic diversity.
The first phase of the GDP of
fers the Jersey breed an opportuni
ty to sample young bulls that help
minimize inbreeding but also have
the genetic capability to transmit
outstanding production and fitness
traits.
Young bulls whose ancestors
are different from their potential
mates help minimize inbreeding.
High levels of inbreeding are
known to contribute to decreased
profit through increases in calf
mortality, reproductive problems
and lost milk production.
Beginning Jan. 1, young bulls
identified as measurably different
from the cow population will have
an opportunity to be nominated
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COMMON HEIFERS: 38.00-62.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 15.00-47.00.
BULLS: 32.00-37.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, December 23, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
HEIFERS: 40.00-64.50.
GOOD COWS: 30.00-38.00.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS
20.00-30.00.
BULLS: 30.00-39.25.
VEAL 90-190 LBS. 75.00-112.00,
70-90 LBS. 20.00-75.00.
HOGS: ONE AT 54.25.
SOWS: 44.00-46.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15.00-46.00 PER
HEAD.
for the Genetic Diversity Pro
gram.
Young bulls that are least re
lated to the Jersey cow population
and meet rigid production stan
dards are elibible for enrollment in
the GDP.
Progeny of bulls enrolled in the
GDP will receive discounted
registration rates and earn per
formance program credits.
To qualify under the Genetic
Diversity Program, each young
bull’s pedigree is compared to the
32 bulls with the most registered
daughters.
The average relationship is
called Kinship or K Value. A K
Value is assigned to each young
bull. Those below the group’s
average qualify for consideration.
Young bulls that meet the rela
tionship requirements must also
meet or exceed the 30th percendle
of the active AI bulls based on
Parent Average Protein and/or
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SOUTHAMPTON (Bucks Co.)
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative’s
board of directors elected officers
for the coming year and
announced the results of director
elections during the cooperative’s
1996 annual meeting.
Ivo V. Otto Jr. of Carlisle was
elected to his second term as presi
dent of the cooperative. Otto has
served on the board for 30 years.
He and his wife, Gladys, operate
Mayapple Farms in partnership
with their daughter Victoria Otto
and grandson David Masland ID.
They farm 300 acres and milk 130
Holsteins.
Re-elected as first vice presi
dent was Roy W. Hetrick of Bem
ville. Hetrick, who was elected to
Altantic’s board in 1974, farmers
with his wife. Betty, and their
sons. The Hetricks own 1,050
acres and farm an additional 450
acres. They milk 375 Holstein
cows under the name Hetrickdale
Farms.
For Breed Improvement
All young bulls, regardless of
ancestry, continue to be eligible
for enrollment in the AJCA
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Board Elects Officers
Re-elected as second vice presi
dent was Charles H. Schilling of
Petersburg, who has served on the
board since 1976. Schilling and
his wife, Sandy, are in partnership
with their son, Curtis. They farm
460 acres and milk 160 Holstein
cows.
Also re-elected as officers woe
Robert M. Dover of Philadelphia,
secretary and chief executive
officer, and James R. Barnett of
Strasburg, assistant secretary and
member relations manager.
In addition to the officers, the
following diretors were re-elected
to a three-year term during the fall
district meetings: Robert R. Geh
man, Coopersburg, District 1;
Nelson Habecker, Lancaster, Dis
trict 5; Roy W. Hetrick, Bemville,
District 9; Elvin M. Rohrer,
Cochranville, District 11; Curtis
E. Akers, Quarryville, District 12;
Donald C. Bergey, Millville, Dis
trict 19; William R. England, Wil
liamsburg, District 20; and Eli-
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or exceed the 70th percentile of
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consulting:
zabeth A. Smith, Montrose, Dis
trist 23.
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative rep
resents dairy farm families in
Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Vir
ginia and West Virginia.
In other business, Atlantic
Dairy Cooperative’s board of
directors has adopted a new qual
ity premium program that now
includes a third-tier payment
level.
The new program to go into
effect Jan. 1 expands on the
cooperative’s current quality pre
mium program by adding a
40-cent payment level to the cur
rent 10- and 20-cent levels.
“This program puts ADC at the
top of the list as far as quality pre
miums are concerned,” said Dot
M. Breiner, quality and field ser
vices manager. “It gives each
member an excellent opportunity
to put additional dollars in their
milk check.”
To qualify for the premiums,
Atlantic members must meet a
series of seven quality standards.
The requirements for all three
levels are: no antibiotics in the
milk; a cryoscope reading of
-0.530-c/-0.550c; a farm score of
90 points or higher, and no
rejected loads for any reason.
For the individual levels, the
following standards apply: •
10-cent premium: plate loop
count of 20,000 or less; pre
liminary incubation count of
50.000 or less; and somatic cell
count of 350,000 or less. • 20-cent
premium: plate loop count of
10.000 or less; preliminary incu
bation count of 30,000 or less; and
somatic cell count of 200,000 or
less. • 40-cent premium: plate
loop count of 5,000 or less; preli
minary incubation count of 20,000
or less; and somatic cell count of
150.000 or less.
For more information about
Atlantic’s quality premium pro
gram, contact Don M. Breiner at
1-800-645-6455.
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