Recessives *

Haplotypes

Beta Casein

A2A2

Kappa Casein

AB

Beta Lactoglobulin

AB

Net Merit $ -312

2008

Net Merit $ Percentile Ranking: 11%

DMS

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aAa

243651

CDCB April 2026; Base of Evaluation: WW
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Indexes (80% R)

Cheese Merit $

-270

Fluid Merit $

-414

Grazing Merit $

-229

Production (94% R)

26178 daughters in 6653 herds (1% US)

Milk

-1582

Fat

-54

+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

+4.3

87% R

Heifer Conception Rate

-0.8

83% R

Cow Conception Rate

+4.6

89% R

Sire Conception Rate

% R

Pedigree

Sire

LIGHTNING

MGS

SPEKTRUM PIGEONWOOD 2-RED

Calving

Sire Calving Ease

1.5

85% R

30712 Obs

Daughter Calving Ease

2.3

78% R

104 Obs., 52 Dtrs

Gestation Length

0.1

99% R

3271 Obs, 27374 Dtrs

Early First Calving

-1.7

54% R

51 Obs, 127 Dtrs

Conformation (84% R)

13993 daughters in 3207 herds | 04/2026

PTA Type

-2.93

Udder Composite

0.00

Stature

-1.47

Strength

-2.13

Body Depth

-2.30

Dairy Form

-2.93

Rump Angle

+0.29

Thurl Width

-0.77

R. Legs S. View

-1.40

R. Legs R. View

-1.22

Foot Angle

+0.83

F. Udder Att.

-3.88

R. Udder Ht.

-3.72

R. Udder Wid.

-3.72

Udder Cleft

-3.15

Udder Depth

-1.59

F. Teat Place

-2.61

R. Teat Place

-3.01

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