Recessives *

Haplotypes

Beta Casein

A2A2

Kappa Casein

AB

Beta Lactoglobulin

AB

Net Merit $ -311

1973

Net Merit $ Percentile Ranking: 12%

DMS

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aAa

243651

CDCB December 2025; Base of Evaluation: WW
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Indexes (80% R)

Cheese Merit $

-269

Fluid Merit $

-413

Grazing Merit $

-234

Production (95% R)

26178 daughters in 6651 herds (1% US)

Milk

-1581

Fat

-53

+0.05%

Protein

-16

+0.14%

Somatic Cell Score

+3.09

93% R

Health & Fertility

Productive Life

-0.5

91% R

Livability

+2.4

54% R

Daughter Pregnancy Rate

+3.8

89% R

Heifer Conception Rate

-0.8

83% R

Cow Conception Rate

+4.5

89% R

Sire Conception Rate

% R

Pedigree

Sire

LIGHTNING

MGS

SPEKTRUM PIGEONWOOD 2-RED

Calving

Sire Calving Ease

1.5

85% R

30829 Obs

Daughter Calving Ease

2.3

78% R

104 Obs., 52 Dtrs

Gestation Length

0.2

99% R

3271 Obs, 27373 Dtrs

Early First Calving

-1.6

54% R

51 Obs, 127 Dtrs

Conformation (84% R)

13993 daughters in 3208 herds | 12/2025

PTA Type

-2.94

Udder Composite

0.00

Stature

-1.46

Strength

-2.17

Body Depth

-2.30

Dairy Form

-2.87

Rump Angle

+0.30

Thurl Width

-0.79

R. Legs S. View

-1.41

R. Legs R. View

-1.19

Foot Angle

+0.86

F. Udder Att.

-3.91

R. Udder Ht.

-3.68

R. Udder Wid.

-3.70

Udder Cleft

-3.19

Udder Depth

-1.59

F. Teat Place

-2.66

R. Teat Place

-3.02

Teat Length

-0.31

0

-2

-1

1

2

Short

Weak

Shallow

Closed

Sloped

Narrow

Straight

Hocked-in

Steep

Weak

Low

Narrow

Weak

Deep

Wide

Wide

Short