Recessives *

Haplotypes

Beta Casein

A2A2

Kappa Casein

AB

Beta Lactoglobulin

AB

Net Merit $ -346

1886

Net Merit $ Percentile Ranking: 10%

DMS

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aAa

243651

CDCB August 2026; Base of Evaluation: WW
* Individual bull owners may test for more recessives

Indexes (80% R)

Cheese Merit $

-304

Fluid Merit $

-447

Grazing Merit $

-355

Production (94% R)

26229 daughters in 6674 herds (1% US)

Milk

-1568

Fat

-53

+0.05%

Protein

-16

+0.14%

Somatic Cell Score

+3.08

93% R

Health & Fertility

Productive Life

-0.4

92% R

Livability

+2.4

54% R

Daughter Pregnancy Rate

-0.6

91% R

1st Service to Conception

-2.3

92% R

Heifer Conception Rate

-1.1

83% R

Cow Conception Rate

+0.9

92% R

Sire Conception Rate

% R

Pedigree

Sire

LIGHTNING

MGS

SPEKTRUM PIGEONWOOD 2-RED

Calving

Sire Calving Ease

1.5

85% R

30789 Obs

Daughter Calving Ease

2.4

78% R

104 Obs., 52 Dtrs

Gestation Length

0.1

99% R

3271 Obs, 27374 Dtrs

Early First Calving

-0.8

70% R

49 Obs, 124 Dtrs

Conformation (84% R)

14035 daughters in 3211 herds | 08/2026

PTA Type

-2.94

Udder Composite

0.00

Stature

-1.46

Strength

-2.12

Body Depth

-2.22

Dairy Form

-3.02

Rump Angle

+0.27

Thurl Width

-0.77

R. Legs S. View

-1.37

R. Legs R. View

-1.23

Foot Angle

+0.77

F. Udder Att.

-3.88

R. Udder Ht.

-3.71

R. Udder Wid.

-3.71

Udder Cleft

-3.12

Udder Depth

-1.61

F. Teat Place

-2.66

R. Teat Place

-3.02

Teat Length

-0.32

0

-2

-1

1

2

Short

Weak

Shallow

Closed

Sloped

Narrow

Straight

Hocked-in

Steep

Weak

Low

Narrow

Weak

Deep

Wide

Wide

Short