HoustonCounty 4-HEntry Form -2017 DueAugust 1stto Extension Office

DAIRY PRODUCTION AND GENETIC INFORMATION FOR COWS

LastName FirstName

/ /

Registration NameorBarn

Name/Number:

Registration NumberorCow

PermanentID:

Breed Animal’sBirthdate

Alldairyexhibitorsofcowsarestronglyencouragedtoprovide geneticand/orproductioninformation. Cows’ GeneticValuesfor NetMerit DollarValue(NM$) willbeusedtorank cowsintheTotalMeritplacings.Cowsthathave beengenomicallytestedwill usethegenomicallysupplementedNM$torank cowsforTotalMerit placings.TheUSDApublishesPTAsforNM$for DHIAcows withsireID’s. IfacowdoesnothaveaPTAforNM$,tobeeligiblefortheTotalMeritclass,animalsmustbesiredbyabull witha publishedPTANM$or by ayoungA.I. bull witha pedigreeindex.ThedammusthaveaPTANM$orthedam’ssiremust haveapublishedPTANM$.

Wheretofindthegeneticinformation:

A. TheCouncilonDairyCattleBreedingwebsiteoffersthemostup-to-dategeneticinformation. Thesitecanbeaccessedat

B. Acow PTANM$maybeobtainedby clickingon “Getcow evaluation”.Enter1-letterbreed code (eg.Hfor Holstein)andID number(registrationnumber(eg.H15862265)); CompleteRFIDcodewith2-letterbreedcodeand15-digitRFID(eg.HO840003008328790);orbreedandDHIAeartagnumber (eg.H41WUC6326). Sireordaminformationcanbefoundina similarmanner.

C. AnothersourceofinformationisthePredictedTransmitting Abilityreport(DHI-250)ortheCowPage(senttoDHIAclients aftereachgenetic evaluation). Ifthesearenotavailable,sirevaluesmaybefoundontheDHIReproductiveReport, USDA siresummarylistsorfromA.I.studinformation.

NM$ GeneticValue

x2 / =
Cow PTANM$ / Cow NM$ Genetic Value

If the cowPTA NM$is unavailablethefollowingformula is used:

+ / =
SirePTANM$ / Dam PTANM$ / Cow NM$ Genetic Value

If the cowPTA NM$and the Dam PTA NM$areunavailablethefollowingformula is used:

+ ½x / =
SirePTANM$ Dam’s SirePTANM$ / Cow NM$ Genetic Value

Completeasmuchinformationaspossible.Itmayhelpwiththeverificationofthegeneticvalues.

Sire’s RegistrationName:
Sire’s RegistrationNumber:
Sire’s NAAB Code:
Sire’s PTA NM$:

Dam’s Registration or Barn

Name/Number:

Registration or PermanentID:

Dam’s Sire’s Name:

Dam’s Sire’s Name Registration

Number:

PTA NM$: Dam’s Sire’s Name NAAB Code:

Dam’s Sire’s Name PTA NM$:

41627001 1-11-08 6

St. PaulDairy

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1CalvingDateofMostRecentRecord: / / (Completeoratleast305days) Month Day Year

2 Lactation#

3 305-2X-ME 4 5

MilkLbs. FatLbs. ProteinLbs.

6 ProcessDateofCowPage: / / 7 or

MonthDay Year sirename sirecode

Tobeeligibleforthedairyproductionclass,acowmust haveeithera)305daysinmilkorb)a completedrecord.Ifa lactatingcowhasnotmilkedatleast305daysinhercurrentlactation,hermostrecent305-dorcompletedprevious lactationshouldbe used.Firstlactationanimalswithlessthan305daysinmilkarenoteligiblefortheproductionclass butexhibitorsshouldstillprovidethegeneticsinformation.AverageMEproductionbybreedscanbe foundatthe followinginternetaddress

Productioninformationwillbe usedtoranktheanimalsforribbonplacingsinthedairyproductionclass.

RankingwillbebasedoncombinedvalueofMEmilk,fat,andprotein.Theformulafor$Valueis

[(.0317xMEmilklb)+(1.95xMEfatlb)+(2.48xMEproteinlb)].

ThepreferredsourceoftheproductioninformationistheDHICowPage.Ifa cowpageis notavailable,305-2X-MilkME canbeobtainedfromDairyComp305orScout(underPrevLactstab),PCDart(underF5-Lacttab),ortheDHIALactation Report(DHI-312).Incaseswhereonlythestandardized305MEmilkisavailable,the$Valueiscalculatedbymultiplying standardizedMEmilkx $0.1743.

Please includeaphotocopyoftheCowPageorcomputerprintoutfromyoursoftwareprogramforverification.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contacttheExtensionOfficeat507-725-5807,.