BIG BOOK 2021
Producer Picks
Everyday is a Big Day
Eliminate the Barriers
ReproStar Awards
Year-end DHI Results
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CentralStar Big Book
CONTENTS January 2021
Features
9 A glimpse of what’s new
11 Producer picks
12-13 Everyday is a big day 14-15 Eliminate the barriers
20 Did you hear the news
21 Seeing is believing
30-31 You’re surrounded
Who’s Who
7 Pioneer Award
16-19 ReproStar Award Winners DHI year-end production reports 35-38 Top 250 Dollar Value (DV) Herds 39-41 Top Herds by Size & DV 42-43 Low SCC Herds 44-45 Top DV Protein Breed Herds
Resources
24-25 DHI Services
26-27 Genetic & Reproductive Solutions 28-29 Diagnostic & Lab Services 33-34 Key Performance Indicators 1p-18p Herd Management Product Catalog
The Fine Print Reports and Key Performance Indicators are based on the time period of 10/1/19 - 9/30/20. Minimums to appear include: • Number of processed tests = 9 or a DCR >90 • Herd size: 25 cows • DV Herds: Mixed and Red & White: $3,500; Protein Breed: $3,000. • Dollar Value Calculation is calculated based on standardized prices for milk, fat and protein yields. The prices for fat pounds, protein pounds, and producer price differential (factor for milk pounds) were computed as the averages of monthly price information from the Mideast Federal Marketing Order 33 for October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. The formula used was: (pounds of milk x .0075) + (pounds of fat x 2.5657) + (pounds of protein x 1.8353). • Herds with cows milked more than 2X per day are labeled as 3X herds.
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“Having a strong support staff around us is crucial; so, when problems arise you can diagnose them, remedy them. Also, when you set goals, it’s good to have a number of eyes looking at all the variables to try and reach those goals and assess things when they need to be looked at.” Rademacher-Meier Dairy Sun Prairie, Wis.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts To truly maximize outcomes, a holistic approach to managing your dairy requires that you work with organizations that understand their role within something larger. At CentralStar, we know the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, which is why we focus on offering services that provide an integrated approach to supporting your operation. We appreciate that it’s not just the pieces, it’s how they work together that makes the difference. More than 20 years ago, the CentralStar board of directors changed the course of the cooperative, from being singularly focused on genetics to what we are today. Former CentralStar board president, and this year’s Pioneer Award Winner, Ken Gasper, shared his thoughts on the importance of the cooperative doing what it can to help the farmer. With that philosophy in mind, the board prioritized expansion of services to include DHI, diagnostic testing and consulting. Those decisions paved the way for a fully integrated CentralStar team to deliver greater results for our customers. This Big Book highlights products, services and methods which make managing your farm easier or more effective. Inside you will find PROTIPs on calf care, and other areas; products most often used by producers; and tools CentralStar’s R&D team
are developing to drive the industry forward. We commend the reproductive efficiency of seven farms and recognize other successful operations for their year-end DHI production results. You will also find QR codes throughout, giving you quick and easy access to more information on topics that interest you most. We live in an information age and while it can be overwhelming at times, know that your CentralStar team can help filter through the noise. We value the trust we’ve earned and continue to build on the cornerstone of delivering on our mission to “enhance producer profitability through integrated services.” We are here because you are here. By providing what is “good for the farmer” we strive for the future. On behalf of the CentralStar team,
Kelly Bristle Director, Member Relations and Promotions
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SUBCLINICAL HYPOCALCEMIA BREWS BELOW THE SURFACE.
While clinical hypocalcemia, or “milk fever,” is the more obvious threat to freshening cows, it’s the silent subclinical hypocalcemia that can be more destructive. More common and harder to detect, it causes a drop in calcium levels that can creep up in the form of suppressed immune health and decreased productivity. Learn more at StartwithBovikalc.com.
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en Gasper was selected as the 2020 Pioneer Award recipient. Ken served on the NorthStar Cooperative board of directors from 1983-2013 and was president for 11 years. He also served on the Select Sires board from 1990-2013. Ken attended Michigan State University and upon graduation worked for Michigan Animal Breeders Cooperative as a sub-technician. He then returned to the home farm, Lew-Max Holsteins in Belding, Michigan to help his father. In 1972 he married Jane Majinska and they had four children, Nikki, Aaron, Maddie and Jamie. Today Aaron is the fifth-generation owner of LewMax, LLC. We recently caught up with Ken to ask about his experiences with the cooperative. Why did you get involved in the cooperative? I was always interested in genetics and looking at bull books and thought it would be a good organization to serve. My dad felt you had to give something back to your cooperative and community and this was my way of doing that. When I decided to run for the board of directors, a farmer from another county said, “if you are going to work for the farmer, I’ll take care of getting the votes in my county.” There were six people that ran for that position that year. While serving on the board, what decisions were made that brought value to customers and members? My theory was the board should do whatever we could to help the farmer. If we kept what the farmer needed at the front of our decisions it would help the cooperative. That is how we decided to bring in DHI and create AntelBio (diagnostics services). As a board we tried to think outside the box. With DHI it was something dairymen needed and if we could help, we should. With AntelBio we invested in the idea of diagnostics in milk samples, that was also something we thought would benefit the farmer. During this same time the cooperative started providing dairy records analysis, which was good for the farmer and was another way to promote the cooperative.
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My theory was the board should do whatever we could to help the farmer.
Why is it important to be involved in the cooperative? It’s important you stay involved with your industry. By serving on the board you have a say in the business of the cooperative, compared to other types of business that are only worried about how much money they can pay to their shareholders, that are most likely not involved in the industry. I think cooperatives are still relevant today if they are willing to stay up with the changing times. The CentralStar Pioneer Award was established in 1977 to recognize individuals who, through unselfish and dedicated service as leaders, have provided the Cooperative and its members greater prosperity today and a more secure tomorrow.
Any other thoughts you would like to share? I always kept the patronage check in the barn office, and I would show it to the competition when they would stop. I’d ask them, “how much patronage do you give the farmer?” After a while they just stopped coming by.
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A glimpse of what’s new
A1/A2 Assay
Bovine Leukosis Research
Late Embryonic Mortality
In response to market demand, a DNAbased test was developed to determine the A1/A2 genotype of dairy cattle across multiple sample types: blood, tissue and milk. Accuracy in each sample type is comparable to assays available at other genotyping laboratories, at a reduced cost of $10 per sample. Both blood and tissue samples achieve over 99% accuracy whereas DHI-collected milk samples achieve up to 94% accuracy due to carryover contamination. DHI milk can be used as a convenient screen when initiating a breeding program. Blood or tissue sample testing on replacements is best to select for A2-only milk production.
Over $800,000 in funding has been secured for field trials to determine optimal testing and management programs for BLV. Two collaborative field trials representing 10,000+ animals in nine herds in Michigan and Wisconsin are testing the utility of the CentralStar BLV SS1 qPCR Proviral test (BLV SS1), which identifies the most infectious animals in the herd. Utilizing the BLV SS1 test allows herds, even with high prevalence, to control the spread of disease without significant culling. A new five-year USDA funded BLV field trial is also underway to investigate how BLV is transmitted among young stock.
Pregnancy loss following an initial pregnancy diagnosis accounts for significant economic losses to dairy producers. Novel microRNAs were found in milk from cows undergoing late embryonic mortality (LEM), indicating the physiological process of abortion or embryo resorption. Of 500 microRNAs found among all experimental groups, 25 microRNA biomarkers were discovered that are unique to cows undergoing LEM. If validated, a test capable of detecting terminal pregnancies could allow producers to re-synchronize and breed back these cows to reduce days open.
CentralStar Research & Development is dedicated to innovation and discovery to equip producers with tools to drive the industry forward. CentralStar Cooperative
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PRODUCERPicks The inside scoop on why these products are chosen most often by producers.
Select DTX™
Milk Pregnancy Test
First Day Formula® CR
Mix in feed to improve nutrient digestion, immune function and minimize the effects of mold-produced mycotoxins.
Confirm pregnancy as early as 28 days, with accuracy equal to traditional methods. Test DHI samples or send direct to lab. Results in 24 hours.
Feed to newborn calves as colostrum replacement or supplement. Contains 150 grams of globulin proteins (IgG) per feeding. Mixes easily.
“I find herds feeding DTX have healthier, more fertile cows, needing less labor for repeat breedings and to treat sick cows. DTX is a broad-spectrum solution that works well on a variety of toxins. Vomitoxin has a big impact on production and reproduction and we find it a lot in the feed we test. DTX works really well against the effects of Vomitoxin, especially compared to a binder. Having a well-proven product in the ration is good insurance.”
“Labor is a big issue on farms and using the milk pregnancy test helps with time management and labor at the farm. Working with the Vet, we design testing protocols that fit the needs of the farm and their facilities. A big advantage of the milk pregnancy test is it keeps you from disrupting a cow’s day... they can rest, eat, drink and make milk like they are supposed to.”
“I look for ways to make things easier and help producers be more profitable, and First Day does that. It has been proven that when you feed First Day, calves get 99.8% passive transfer of the needed IgG’s which gets them off to a great start. Studies show when calves have successful passive transfer, they are healthier and more productive as cows. First Day mixes easier than other products. Once a farm tries First Day, they buy more.”
Rick Huth, DHI Specialist, Wis.
Brent Beeker, Area Sales Manager, Mich.
Harvey Stieve, Area Sales Manager, Wis.
Turn to the back to learn more about these products, as well as the complete product offering available through your CentralStar team. ™Select DTX is a trademark of Select Sires Inc., ®FIRST DAY FORMULA is a registered trademark of Select Sires, Inc.
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Ever y day is a
“BIG DAY” Doug Moyer
Technical Advisor, CentralStar Cooperative
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henever kids have a test or game the next day, we do what we can to ensure they get to bed early so they are well rested. “You’ve got a BIG day tomorrow,” we will say, which translated by an eight-yearold means it’s a good night to stay up late reading his Kindle and sneaking sugar cookies. Why don’t they take us seriously! Sleep and rest are our body’s natural restorative. Caffeine, as wonderful as it is, is a distant second and is never a good substitute – hence rest up for your “Big Day.” So where am I going with this? Cows like humans need rest to run at peak performance, but the difference is you want every day to be a “Big Day” for your cows. Yes, maximum production starts with good genetics but is captured because of good feed, good management, and comfortable cows. Rest is an important factor in cow comfort and one that is often overlooked. Did you know cows should rest about 12 hours a day, and activity on the dairy that
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impedes their ability to achieve this has been shown to have a negative impact on production? In fact, there’s research supporting this notion (to the right) you will find interesting. Disrupting a cow’s ability to rest does not always happen in obvious ways. Overcrowding, heat stress, and extended time in lock ups or the holding pen can by themselves have a significant impact. But disruptions are cumulative, meaning they add up throughout the day creating an environment that makes it difficult for cows to rest completely and subsequently perform at their peak.
Savvy producers are increasingly looking for ways to minimize human interaction and interference in their cow’s natural behavior. By doing so cows have the best chance of performing at an elite level. Robots allow cows to be milked when they choose, robotic feed pushers ensure cows have consistent access to feed, and activity monitors reduce the need for fresh pen lock ups and synchronization shots. While you are familiar with these technologies, another which can significantly decrease disruption to cows is using
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milk-based diagnostics, such as pregnancy testing. A growing motivation to move to milk pregnancy testing is the benefits to the cow, which influence her ability to achieve maximum production. Every time we remove a trip through the pen to find cows, we positively impact the entire pen. Not only are the needed cows not sorted, marked, or handled; but their pen mates are no longer collateral damage. It is difficult and probably impossible to calculate the exact cost any single disruption has on a cow’s production. But is it necessary to know? In the pursuit of operating your dairy at an elite level, why ignore the chance to contribute to a cow’s opportunity to perform a key function impacting production… rest. Today’s dairies run on schedules and routines with tasks needing to be accomplished systematically to ensure the entire operation runs efficiently. Opportunities that allow one of the biggest expenses (labor) and biggest sources of revenue (milk production) to benefit simultaneously are rare and too good to pass up.
Consider what steps you have taken to provide an environment for your cows that not only provides maximum comfort but also minimizes disturbances. Milkbased diagnostics are just one more way CentralStar can enhance your profitability, but don’t take my word for it - ask the 5 million cows pregnancy tested last year, no wait - they are resting, and didn’t even know it happened.
Avoid Open Dry Cows
Higher producing cows rest more Daily behavioral time budget for top 10% of cows by milk production and average milk production cows (h/d).1 Activity Eating at manger
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t is a costly day when open cows are discovered in the dry pen; over $400 per cow in feed alone. Finding these cows has never been easier or less invasive.
If you are using palpation or ultrasound, the disruption is not just yours, but hers as well. Rather than resting and producing more milk, cows are spending unnecessary time in headlocks, along with you and your veterinarian. Save your time and hers by choosing the Milk Pregnancy Test for pregnancy confirmation.
Research represented in the graph below, shows the impact reduced resting time has on production. One hour of lost resting time leads to approximately 3.5 lbs (1.7kg) less milk/day. Allowing cows opportunities to remain undisturbed can have significant returns.
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Confirming pregnancy before dry off is a common practice to save money thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wasted on feeding open cows in the dry pen. Choosing to use the milk pregnancy test on DHI test day instead of palpation or ultrasound eliminates the inconvenience associated with confirming pregnancies.
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Eliminate the barriers
and speed up your herd’s genetic performance
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f you have ever traveled Interstate 80/90 you know it’s riddled with toll booths that slow you down, prolonging arrival at your destination. That is unless you have an “I-Pass” which removes the barriers and lets you cruise quickly through. If you think the concept of an I-Pass is not relevant to your dairy, think again. Staying on course with your goals is the name of the game, and the genetics you use in your herd are a driving force. Even if you have been committed to using good genetics, a new program introduced by Select Sires can move you into the fast lane.
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cows. Time and again, dairy producers who believe in the value of genetics see the benefits in countless ways. “We’ve always used Select Sires genetics because they are the best,” shared Molly Pluger, Yonkman Dairy, in McBain, Mich.
It’s the genetics that have carried us through. When cows are well built, they live longer and are more profitable and that longevity transcends from generation to generation.
NxGEN is a membership-based program that allows dairy producers to use the industry’s most valuable genetics 6-12 months earlier than anyone else. By having this unprecedented early access, dairies can minimize the herd’s generation interval, while maximizing genetic gain. The directorder and direct-ship process for NxGEN delivers the highest caliber genetics at the farm within one week. “NxGEN was designed for producers that want to drive genetic performance. The lineup includes sires that meet the needs of every dairy producer, no matter the management environment or selection criteria,” said Jordan Siemers, Select Sires Holstein Sire Analyst. “This program is unlike anything previously offered by Select Sires. Not only do dairy producers have the opportunity to purchase the highest-caliber sires earlier, but the ordering and shipment process puts these genetics on doorsteps within one week.”
At Yonkman Dairy, cows bred with top-end genetics are significantly outperforming their pen mates in several areas. “Productive Life (PL) is one of the traits we focus on, it shows,” shared Jess. - Molly Pluger, Yonkman Dairy and “There is a 2.80 difference between the top 25% of the herd, and the bottom 25% for “It’s the genetics that have carried us this trait. What that really means is cows in through – good times and bad. When cows the top 25% of the herd stay in the herd 2.8 are well built, they live longer and are more profitable and that longevity transcends from generation to generation.” Always striving for more, Yonkman Dairy recently enrolled in the NxGEN program. “We want to use the very best bulls and this program gives us early access to the best in the industry – that’s why we signed up,” said Molly. Investing in the best genetics can provide massive returns, perhaps some of the biggest on a dairy. CentralStar Genetic Consultants work with thousands of dairies across the Midwest and have plenty of evidence that investing in genetics pays off.
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“We routinely see increased production, fertility, and longer lived, healthier cows, in herds that have prioritized genetic selection over the years,” said Jess Jakubik, CentralStar Genetic Consultant and Team Leader. “These gains are in part because they use the best sires available for the traits the farm is interested in. NxGEN is the next step for these herds.”
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months longer, extending their contribution to the bulk tank and the dairy’s bottom line.”
CAPTURE GENETIC TRENDS
Similarly, CentralStar Genetic Consultant, Cole Mark has seen firsthand the difference using top-end genetics can make in herds. Luckwaldt Agriculture Inc., owned by Dan and Mary Luckwaldt in Woodville, Wis. have prioritized buying top genetics for years, because they have proof it is a leading driver of profitability on their 1,300 cowherd. “Each year we evaluate numerous metrics to understand how genetics are expressed in the Luckwaldt herd,” shared Cole. “We see a staggering difference between the top and bottom quartiles for milk production, as well as other traits. For milk production, the top 25% put an additional 12 pounds of milk/cow/day in the bulk tank in their first lactation, and another nine pounds for second and greater lactations. All in all, that adds up to over 9,000 more pounds of milk in the lifetime of a cow. That’s a payoff worth investing in.” You might think buying the best genetics available will get you where you want to be, but it’s more than that. “It’s important that you have a plan for the genetics you use in your herd,” said Brian Kelroy, CentralStar Genetic Consultant and Team Leader. “Building a plan is something we do every day for dairies of all sizes. Through the process we align genetic selection to herd goals; rank animals on genetic merit and provide mating recommendations to create the correct number of genetically superior replacements from the best animals in the herd. Adding NxGEN to the plan accelerates the process and increases profitability in the herd for generations to come.”
Unprecedented early access to the industry’s most valuable genetics.
Balanced sires with industry-leading values for the most profitable traits.
Secure a sustainable future for your herd, your family, and your livelihood.
If genetic selection has not yet been a priority to help reach your herd’s goals quicker, it’s time to reconsider. If you have made genetics a priority for your herd, joining NxGEN will pave the way for accelerated results. So, turn on your blinker and ease on over to the left lane to take advantage of the NxGEN benefits to fast track your progress. If you don’t, you just might be stuck watching your neighbors pass on by.
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NxGEN makes it easy to get ahead of the genetic curve and ensure the future sustainability of your dairy. The NxGEN lineup includes sires that meet the needs of every dairy producer, no matter the management environment, selection criteria or herd size. Enroll today!
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ReproStar Award Winners
The CentralStar ReproStar Awards were created in 2019 to recognize dairy producers for their accomplishments with reproductive proficiency. Nominations were accepted from CentralStar team members for dairies throughout Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan. Herds were nominated for either heifer or cow performance and then categorized by herd size, and if the breeding is performed by CentralStar staff or managed in-house. A panel of three judges reviewed each dairy’s data, considering multiple factors that affect pregnancy rates. According to our judges, the herds recognized here excel in pregnancy rates, conception rates, submission rates and average days open. It is this kind of breeding efficiency that helps to keep their average days in milk low, milk production optimum and allow them to make use of the best genetics available. The award winners have different approaches to achieving high reproductive efficiency, but three themes stood out as consistent contributors. • Teamwork. Everyone on and off the dairy must do their part. • Compliance. Don’t deviate - follow protocols precisely. • Genetics. Select genetics that focus on fertility and health traits. While their numbers reflect success, it’s the process each farm takes to get there that proves most interesting. Read what the award winners and their CentralStar team members have to share about the journey.
Deluur Future
Marlette, Mich. To achieve a 47% pregnancy rate, owner Hendrick Eggink said, “It boils down to dedication, compliance, consistency and good facilities. Consistency is important in every area.” Ninety-eight percent of the breeding at Deluur Future is based on observation. In an effort to tighten up the breeding window and ensure heifers are calving at 22 months of age, prostaglandin shots were added to the program. Heifers receive Lutalyse® at 359 days of age, with a second shot given to any heifer that does not show heat within 14 days. Rick Gilbert, CentralStar A.I. Specialist, walks 400 heifers daily to identify heats and breed. Pregnancy checks are performed by palpation at 32-42 days, with verification between 60-80 days. Animals over 420 days that are not pregnant are marked do-not-breed (DNB). “These are some of the nicest heifers we see,” said Dr. Lauren Lauwers, Thumb Veterinary Services. “They are all well-grown and uniform in size.” Hendrick adds, “Rick is checking the heifers closely and not over-looking any of them. He just gets it done.” Good nutrition is a key component of the program. Along with a balanced ration, the nutritionist walks the pens weekly to check feed and body condition score. With an emphasis on longevity, Hendrick said, “About five years ago we changed our selection criteria to include Dairy Wellness Profit Dollars (DWP$) because it involves more health traits.” Holstein heifers are bred once with sexed semen, and conventional semen is used on all subsequent services. Sexed semen is used for first and second service on Jersey heifers, followed by beef semen. “This farm, managed by Jason Franklin, is a well-oiled machine with an impressive amount of dedication by everyone,” shared Dr. Lauwers. “Rick is very dedicated and involved in the entire process. The facilities are excellent, providing a low stress environment for the animals, which shows in how well-grown and uniform they are as a group and in the pregnancy results.”
Heifers
Pregnancy Rate
47%
Conception
59%
Submission Rates
78%
Photo: Emily Middleton, Jason Franklin, Dave Lindberg, Bill Kolakowski, Hendrik Eggink, John Parr, Rick Gilbert, Sophie Eggink, and Dr. Lauren Lauwers.
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Rademacher-
Reid
Sun Prairie, Wis.
Jeddo, Mich.
When asked what the biggest contributing factors to a 38% pregnancy rate are, Stuart Meier, Rademacher-Meier Dairy coowner started with “genetics and a long history of A.I. breeding. Our technician is a large part of the reason for sure. His ability to read the cows, and the attention to detail he puts into his daily walk through is a big part of it.”
“It’s a coordinated effort in every area to reach this reproductive level,” said Jim Reid, owner of Reid Dairy Farm. “Our program is automatic to us, but relies on consistency, compliance and getting it done every day to be successful.”
Meier Dairy
Dairy Farm
Working with the herd for the past five years, CentralStar A.I. Specialist, Mohammed Touir heads up the reproduction program, which includes daily observation combined with OvSynch. The first pregnancy check is performed at 32 days, and open cows are re-enrolled in OvSynch. If a cow is still open at 145 days a CIDR® is implanted. As conception and pregnancy increased, the dairy experienced an abundance of heifers and called on the CentralStar team to review the metrics and re-evaluate the breeding strategy. To best manage heifer inventory levels, genetically superior animals are bred with sexed semen, while the bottom 20% are bred with beef semen. “We want to keep the ball rolling by using the best bulls in the herd we can,” said Stuart. “Starting the day the calf hits the ground, consistent care at every stage is equally important,” said Stuart. “Cows are creatures of habit. From feeding to milking times, we stay consistent with how and when we do it. Cow comfort is also a priority. Sometimes dry cows are overlooked but taking care of them is huge. We even run fans and sprinklers for the dry cows, and since we started doing that it has helped us push to a higher number (pregnancy rate).” “The nutritionist keeps an eye on the herd and looks for outlying issues,” said Stuart. “Our vet uses our dairy herd management records and does the same. Brian (Kelroy, CentralStar Team Leader) puts his eyeball on things as well. Having a strong staff around us is crucial. I don’t know how we would get it done without one.”
< 500 Cows Pregnancy Rate
38%
Days Open
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Voluntary Waiting Period
70
Conception - 1st Lactation
59%
Conception - 2nd Lactation
53%
Conception - 3rd+ Lactation
47%
Submission Rates
70%
Photo: Brian Kelroy, Dan Davis, Fran Rademacher, Heidi and Stuart Meier and their children Kellen and Kayla, Alan Rademacher, Dr. Kent Pohlman, and Mohammed Touir.
The reproduction program at Reid Dairy combines the insights of an electronic herd monitoring system, with OvSynch. At 60 days fresh, cows can be bred based on observation, with the bulk of breedings occurring through OvSynch. First lactation cows are marked DNB at 250 days in milk (DIM), or the fifth service, while the cut-off for second and greater lactation animals is 200 DIM or fourth service. Two pregnancy checks are performed by ultrasound at 30 days and again at dry off. “Laura (Small, Herdsperson) is the key person here who keeps track of it all,” said Jim. “She is a very detail minded person, and that is a key driver with the improvements we’ve seen.” “PCDART makes it easy to know who gets shots when,” said Laura. “It manages the whole timing of the program.” Jeff Reid added, “it’s a handy tool for managing a lot of aspects of the farm. It definitely makes our jobs easier.” Reid Dairy credits changes in the fresh cow program and moving from three-times-a-day milking to two-times-a-day for contributing to improved reproductive results. “Laura keeps a close eye on animals in these pens and makes sure they are clicking along before joining the herd,” said Jim. Improved conception resulted in too many heifers, so the herd recently began using sexed < 500 Cows semen and beef semen based on genetic rank of animals in the Pregnancy Rate herd. “We rely on Dave (Lindberg, Days Open CentralStar Area Sales Manager) Voluntary Waiting Period and Malissa (Reed, CentralStar Genetic Consultant) for bull Conception - 1st Lactation selection. Because the herd’s Conception - 2nd Lactation conception is so good, we’re now investing in better genetics,” said Conception - 3rd+ Lactation Submission Rates Jim.
35% 98 63 57% 55% 45% 62%
Photo: Jeff Reid, Steve Good, Pam Reid, Dave Lindberg, Jim Reid, Pam Thom, Laura Small and Malissa Reed.
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Latham
Lew-Max,
Boscobel, Wis.
Belding, Mich.
“It is not one component by itself – it’s teamwork,” said Herdsman, Mark Winters, regarding the reproductive levels Latham Dairy has achieved. “Everyone on the dairy has to do their part in the big puzzle for it all to work. The feeder, forage harvesting team, hoof trimmer, nutritionist and vet all play a big role. I can keep the best records and adhere to a synch program but, if someone else hasn’t done their part of taking care of the cows it will affect their fertility and ability to get pregnant.”
“Lots of little things go into repro being successful,” said Aaron Gasper, owner of Lew-Max, LLC. “Jorge (Delarosa, Herdsman) is the main driver here. He’s in the trenches making sure everything gets done. From shot compliance to cows coming through transition successfully, Jorge makes sure it all gets done.”
Dairy, LLC
LLC
A two shot PreSynch program and OvSynch 56, combined with a pedometer system and A.I. technician service is the base of the reproduction program. “OvSynch 56 is one of the earlier models developed where GnRH is given about 16 hours before insemination,” said Mark. “We’ve been using this protocol for 10 plus years and have been having good results.” The initial pregnancy check is performed between 32-39 days. The re-synch strategy is used on cows one week before herd check, in an effort to re-inseminate open cows sooner. Cows with unusual problems are enrolled in a CIDR-Synch program to get them into a normal estrus cycle. “Consistency and labor management are reasons why we rely on Dave (Holzinger, CentralStar A.I. Specialist),” stated Mark. “We could do it in-house, but on any given day there are too many factors to manage that would interfere with the results.” Sexed, conventional and beef semen are used in the herd, with a focus on fertility traits for the past ten years. “I believe in genomics and take all the information into consideration, including haplotypes. We really have tried to make sure cows are bred to have the best chance possible at reproduction,” said 501 - 1,500 Cows Mark. “Cows are what pay the bills and we make sure they get taken care of. Many factors go into having healthy, productive cows that get pregnant when they are supposed to. It takes teamwork,” said Mark.
Three pregnancy checks are performed at 30, 70 and 150-160 days. The blood pregnancy test is used most often, while the milk pregnancy test is used every other month. “We try to line up herd health and DHI test day every other month to give Jorge a break,” said Aaron. Cows that are not confirmed pregnant are enrolled in OvSynch. Lew-Max relies on CentralStar to provide genetic selection and mating recommendations for the herd. “We leave picking the bulls to Moss (McCauley, CentralStar Genetic Consultant). “We use top end bulls with good SCR (Sire Conception Rate) and positive DPR (Daughter Pregnancy Rate), and we use young sires more than proven bulls.” Monthly, Julie Ainsworth, CentralStar, Coordinator, Dairy Production Analysis (DPA), analyzes the herd’s DHI data and provides a graphic report of key indicators to the dairy. “It’s amazing the insights the report provides, without Julie physically being on the farm,” shared Aaron.
Pregnancy Rate
38%
Days Open
110
Voluntary Waiting Period
82
Conception - 1st Lactation
56%
Conception - 2nd Lactation
49%
Conception - 3rd+ Lactation
49%
Submission Rates
77%
Photo: Dave Holzinger, Mark Winters, Ashley Myers, and John Latham. Missing from photo: Ron Fossum, Heifer Manager.
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The Lew-Max herd uses a combination of synchronization and the Afimilk pedometer system to manage the reproduction program. Recently the pedometer system began providing real-time alerts, which has helped the dairy tighten the breeding window. First service breedings are performed following the G6G protocol, with subsequent breedings occurring as a result of alerts from the pedometer system.
For Aaron, the continued improvements in the reproduction program boil down to experience. “The preg rates keep getting better because we are better managers and know more about the cows today than we did 20 years ago,” said Aaron.
501 - 1,500 Cows Pregnancy Rate
36%
Days Open
102
Voluntary Waiting Period
71
Conception - 1st Lactation
60%
Conception - 2nd Lactation
50%
Conception - 3rd+ Lactation
48%
Submission Rates
67%
Photo: Juan Bello, Jorge Delarosa, Aaron Gasper, Travis Albert, Moss McCauley and Kelly Raterink.
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Blue Star
Woodville, Wis.
DeForest, Wis.
Consistency and a long-term focus on DPR are among key factors Luckwaldt Agriculture credits for their reproduction results. “This farm is really precise with their breeding protocols, cow comfort and everything they do,” shared Tom Mahoney, CentralStar A.I. Specialist. “Because of that attention to detail they’ve been at these levels for the past 4-5 years.”
“A lot of factors play into a good repro program, starting with a team that make sure compliance of the program is followed,” shared Dean Meinholz, Herdsman at Blue Star Dairy Farms. “We don’t skip doing anything – even when we are short staffed. We have some really good, experienced breeders that have really great techniques that lead to good conception rates and help them settle cows.”
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Dairy
The dairy relies on Double OvSynch with a double dose of prostaglandin at the last injection. Herdsman Patrick Kusilek and Assistant Herdsman Derek Fenner walk the pens and chalk cows each morning, identifying those that need to be bred. Pregnancy confirmation is performed at 32 and 66 days by ultrasound, with late lactation confirmation by palpation at 200 days. Open cows that have a CL are given Lutalyse. Cystic cows are administered GnRH and a CIDR. “We’re looking to get cows pregnant as fast as we can given the restriction of our voluntary waiting period (VWP),” said Patrick. The herd’s DNB protocol is highly dependent on milk production. “Two hundred days is usually when we’ll stop breeding a cow,” said Patrick. “However, if it’s a first lactation cow that is milking like gangbusters, we’ll give her more time because her persistency is good.” A high degree of attention is given to fresh cow protocols, ensuring cows come through the transition program successfully. Patrick and Derek monitor these groups daily, reviewing milk weights in the post-fresh group to ensure they are climbing in production as expected. “Each year we evaluate numerous metrics to understand how genetics are expressed in the Luckwaldt herd,” shared Cole 501 - 1,500 Cows Mark, CentralStar Genetic Honorable Mention Consultant. “We intentionally Pregnancy Rate 37% select for DPR and it has played a factor in their increasing Days Open 94 pregnancy rates.” Voluntary Waiting Period
68
Conception - 1st Lactation
68%
Conception - 2nd Lactation
54%
Conception - 3rd+ Lactation
48%
Submission Rates
73%
Photo: Derek Fenner, Patrick Kusilek, Tom Mahoney, and Dan Luckwaldt. Missing from photo: Mary Luckwaldt.
The program for the multiple site, 2,000 cow herd includes a combination of PreSynch, OvSynch and a pedometer system. All cows go through the first sequence of shots for the first breeding. After that, cows that are identified in heat with the pedometer system are allowed to be bred. Pregnancy verification begins at 31 days with ultrasound. One week prior to pregnancy check, cows receive GnRH in the event they are open and in the right stage, then they can be re-enrolled in OvSynch. Non-cycling cows are also implanted with a CIDR. Cows confirmed pregnant are verified again at 66 and 185 days. Cows are marked DNB at 250 days, or earlier depending on production to save on synchronization costs. The farm’s genetic program incorporates genomic tests with mating recommendations. More recently, genetic selection has emphasized Productive Life and other health traits through DWP$, which Dean feels is making a positive impact on the herd’s reproduction program. “CentralStar has been pretty integral as far as selecting bulls that work in our mating program and have good conception here,” said Dean. Genomic test results determine which animals to breed with sexed semen, and which ones to breed to beef. “Genomic testing helps us tie everything together,” said Dean. “It helps us make > 1,500 Cows sure we are breeding the highest Pregnancy Rate 34% genomic animals to sexed Days Open 102 semen, which helps us dial in to get the right pregnancies to get Voluntary Waiting Period 72 the right number of live heifer Conception - 1st Lactation 53% calves each month, which helps Conception - 2nd Lactation 53% with herd inventory.” Conception - 3rd+ Lactation
47%
Submission Rates
72%
Photo: Back row: Craig Meinholz, Brian Meinholz, Dean Meinholz. Front row: Javier L. Hidrogo, Susie Martin, Jeremy Konen and Jose Hidrogo.
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New PCR technology lowers testing costs
CentralStar developed low-cost quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to more effectively detect and manage bovine leukosis virus (BLV) and contagious mastitis; as well as genotyping beta-casein allele A1/A2.
Producers receive more than $335,000
Producers received $335,251 through the CentralStar COVID-19 semen rebate relief program. The program was launched to help ease the financial challenges customers and member-owners were experiencing due to disruptions the pandemic created with supply chain and consumer demands.
More producers installed the CowManager electronic herd and health monitoring system on farm than ever before. The state-of-theart ear-tag sensor provides 24/7 real-time monitoring for each cow in the herd. CowManager saves time and health costs, while improving herd health. and performance.
Select Sires mobile app
Select Sires released a full-service sire search mobile application designed with offline capabilities and a noticeably small download size. The easy-to-navigate app is available at no cost.
Improved diagnostic test for BLV
CowManager launches new nutrition module
CentralStar researchers developed a new test to identify cows with the highest probability of transmitting Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV), a virus that causes bovine leukosis and negatively impacts profitability in 89% of U.S. dairy herds.
CowManager launched a new Nutrition module that provides actionable insights regarding feed and transition management on dairy farms. Timely notifications regarding cows at risk during the transition period, heat stress, low feed intake, and herd health help to focus a producer’s attention where it is needed most.
Beef embryos provide diversified strategy and maximize ROI to dairy producers
Supply chains for beef-on-dairy cross calves
Working with the J. R. Simplot Company’s Animal Sciences division, Select Sires teamed up to bring a new strategic breeding concept to dairy farms. Dairy producers now have the opportunity to sell 100% beef calves born from pregnancies not needed for replacements, while advancing elite genetics within their dairy herd and appropriately managing heifer inventories.
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CowManager installations hit record high
Select Sires established partnerships with third-party supply chains to help dairy producers secure guaranteed markets for beef-on-dairy cross calves. The use of beef semen in dairy herds opens up new revenue streams and assists with heifer inventories. Using ProfitSOURCE Sires™ and working with ProfitSOURCE Partners™ helps secure pricing and adds traceability.
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In the five years since Pride View installed CowManager, their cow pregnancy rate increased from 22% with a 60% submission rate to 34% with a 75% submission rate. “The numbers tell a lot by themselves,” said Chad. “It has definitely improved our breeding, there’s no doubt about that.” The CowManager health module has proven beneficial on many dairies, and Pride View is no exception. “We definitely catch sick cows quicker,” said Heath. “When we move them out of the post-fresh pen into larger groups, you can watch their rumination to see how they’re doing. So, we’re a little faster at early identification.” By using CowManager to get cows pregnant at the appropriate time and monitoring their health in a more efficient fashion, Pride View Dairy has been able to freshen in 319 more cows per year without even increasing herd size. They’ve also seen significant decreases in cow death, ketosis, metritis, and retained placenta. In turn, all this has made it possible for Back Row: Luke Boelter, Eric Gudex, Brian Kelroy, Scott the farm to obtain Hecker, Heath Boelter; Front Row: Victor Lopez, Andrea income from selling Gruetzmacher, Chad Boelter. more cows. 22
A little over 12 months ago, Jan Van Vliet tried CowManager through the Seeing is Believing trial. Initially putting CowManager tags in 50 cows, Jan quickly saw the benefits and bought it right away. “CowManager lets us be more proactive and head off problems before cows get really sick,” said Jan. “When we receive an alert that a cow is not “acting” normally we drench her right away. Previously we would not have seen cows like this begin to struggle because there are no outward signs. With CowManager it’s identified early, and we are able to fight off illness and keep them producing. You can find sick cows without CowManager, but it’s not as easy, and it’s usually too late. Our recovery rate from sickness is higher, and our culling rate is down because of CowManager. CowManager makes us more efficient and saves us time. It has reduced our labor needs for monitoring fresh cows, which allows us to do other things on the farm. We believe CowManager has already paid for itself. We only wish we had installed it sooner.”
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Animal Health
Dairy Herd Improvement
Genetics and Reproduction
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DHI FOR
Data Driven Decisions CentralStar DHI records are processed through DRMS, the largest dairy records processing center in the United States! 929,342 Cows
DRMS 2,162,796 Cows
631,588 Cows
657,269 Cows
• Customized programs for any herd size and any set-up. • Over a dozen milk analysis options: • Butterfat • SNF • Pregnancy • BLV • NEFA
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Protein Lactose Johne’s BVD Neospora
• • • • •
SCC MUN Mastitis A1/A2 And more
• Seamless data transfer to breed associations. Official test types meet CDCB requirements.
• FREE SCC reports add convenience to managing milk quality.
• PCDART dairy management program and mobile app DHI cows by dairy records processing center (2017).
offer affordable per cow pricing, with local support and FREE program updates. Interfaces with major milking and electronic heat/health monitoring systems.
Countless management reports
to choose from, with flexibility to create any type you want! SCC Hot Sheet - FREE Provides SCC scores for all cows and ranks their contribution to the bulk tank. Emailed within 24 hours of sample processing.
7 Test Days with Herdmate Deviation (220) Tracks trends for milk and SCC. Lactation-to-date data includes deviation from herdmates, ranking cows within the herd.
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Udder Health Monitor (427)
Monitors SCC by lactation group. Identifies cows to cull for poor udder health. Overview benchmarks herd with top 20% of cohort herds. Cows to Treat or Watch - 1st Lactation
Heifer Genomics Guide (428)
Ranks heifers by parent average and by genotype results. Projects NM$ rank, showing milk production potential relative to genetics of current herd.
Heifer Genetics Monitor (429)
Monitors the genetic value of both current heifers and heifers expected to be born soon.
Transition Cow Report (403)
Provides analysis of seven management monitors for the transition period including: dry periods, first milk weigh, fat to protein ratio, udder health, reproduction, turnover and distressed cows. Overview graph includes goals for each monitor which are set at the success level achieved by the top 10% of herds similar in size to your herd.
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Genetics AND
Reproduction Breed-leading Dairy and Beef Genetics
NxGEN
• Select Sires • Accelerated Genetics • GenerVations • Jerseyland Sires • SelectCROSS® Crossbreeding
Proven Reproductive Program Management • A.I. Specialist manages herd’s daily reproductive needs, including heat detection, breeding, and synchronization program administration.
Reproductive and Production Consulting • Comprehensive analysis combining on-site evaluation and dairy herd management records. Compares herd performance to benchmarks, providing insights of strengths and opportunities for production, reproduction, genetics, herd inventory levels, transition and more.
• Membership program provides exclusive, early access to elite genetics proven to affect long-term profitability. Directorder and direct-ship process delivers the highest caliber genetics to the farm within one week.
Beef-on-Dairy • Enhance beef-on-dairy cross calves with ProfitSOURCE Sires and ProfitSOURCE Partners. Use of beef-on-dairy opens new revenue streams and assists with heifer inventories. This program helps secure pricing and adds traceability.
CowManager Electronic Heat/Health Monitoring • Revolutionary ear-tag sensor provides 24/7 information for fertility, health, nutrition and location. • Detects every cows’ fertility status.
Customized Genetic Plans • Genetic consulting plans save time, manage inbreeding, accelerate genetic progress, and develop cows to meet your goals.
• Alerts immediately when a cow has health issues.
• Select Mating Service (SMS®) is an individual animal evaluation program that incorporates genomic estimates. Individual mating recommendations for cows and heifers are provided. • StrataGEN® utilizes population genetics, to effectively mate groups of cows, while maintaining an acceptable level of or reducing the herd’s inbreeding levels. • Create a custom index to meet specific needs.
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Select Sires genetics consistently deliver more! Holstein Sire Conception Rate (SCR) Averages by Year
Select Sires superior fertility track-record means more pregnancies for you. A study completed by Dr. Chad Dechow shows that Select Sires fertility advantage compared to the rest of the industry is worth $7.42 per unit of semen!
Top 100 Holstein Dairy Wellness Profit Dollars (DWP$) Sires
Using DWP$ as a selection index allows you to capture more lifetime production from healthier, longer-lived cows. Fifty-four percent of DWP$ is comprised of production, fertility, longevity, health and wellness traits, compared to 40% in Net Merit Dollars (NM$).
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Diagnostic AND
Lab Services Conveniently test for production, disease and health related traits. A1/A2 (beta-casein)
• A2 milk is potentially more digestible than milk containing A1 betacasein, which is metabolized differently during digestion. • Identifies the genotype of the beta-casein protein. • Test individual whole blood, tissue or milk samples.
Bovine Leukosis (BLV)
• Viral disease transmitted by infected body fluids. Negatively impacts production, longevity, and cull value. • Test individual cows by milk or blood, or 40 select cows to efficiently determine herd prevalence. • Screen cows by ELISA then submit samples from BLV-positive cows for PCR testing. • PCR test can identify infected cows that have become “Super Shedders,” causing the most risk to uninfected herdmates and young stock.
Bovine Neospora
• Protozoan disease associated with dogs, widely implicated in abortion outbreaks. • Test individuals or groups of aborting and non-aborting cattle to associate Neospora with abortions.
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)
• Viral disease transmitted by aerosols. Reduces reproductive performance by decreasing conception and inducing abortion. • Persistently Infected (PI) calves developed in-utero lead to frequent death, poor performance, ongoing reinfection. • Test ear notch or serum from calves to identify PI. Test individual or pooled milk from cows to efficiently clear adult herd of PI suspicion. • Utilize ELISA (antigen) or PCR analyses and strategic pooling to reduce testing costs.
Johne’s
• Bacterial disease transmitted by infected manure. Causes decreased milk production, chronic diarrhea, and death. • Test cattle, goats and sheep by milk, blood or fecal samples at dry off or in early lactation. • Select ELISA (antibody) or PCR (organism) detection. Individual cow or pooled analysis. • Johne’s management report available for herds enrolled in DHI.
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Mastitis
• Reduces milk yield and quality. • PCR detection effective on DHI or hand-stripped milk samples from treated, fresh or late lactation cows. • Convenient testing options include: • High SCC samples to focus testing on cows most likely infected. • Fresh cows to determine effectiveness of dry cow therapy. • Hospital pen to monitor infection status and verify clearance before reintroduction. • Bulk tank or groups to provide ongoing surveillance. • PCR Test Options: • Complete 16 PCR detects 90% of mastitis infections. Detects: Staph aureus, Strep ag., Prototheca, Staph species, Strep dysgalactiae, Strep uberis, Klebsiella pneumoniae & oxytoca, E coli, M bovis, Corynebacterium bovis, Enterococcus faecalis & faecium, Serratia marcescens, Arcanobacterium pyogenes & Peptostreptococcus indolicus, Staph beta-lactamase gene, Mycoplasma species, and Yeast. • Contagious 4 detects M bovis, Strep ag., Staph aureus, Strep uberis. • Single Organism detects M bovis or Staph aureus.
NEFA
• Non-Esterified Fatty Acid levels in blood indicate energy imbalances during transition. • Test 15 cows 0-14 days pre- and/or post-calving to effectively evaluate transition management program. • Chill blood samples and expedite shipping to optimize detection.
Pregnancy
• Detect or confirm pregnancy through pregnancy specific proteins (PAG). • Test milk or serum from cattle or goats by ELISA as early as 28 days postbreeding. • Test DHI samples to decrease average DIM by routine identification of open cows. • Download test results direct to PCDART.
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Results
• Diagnostic testing results are available online, email and via text messaging.
Diagnostic Test
Sample Type
Turnaround
PCR
Milk, Whole Blood, Tissue
10 days
$10.00
PCR
Whole Blood
10 days
$10.00
ELISA
Serum, Milk
5 days
$6.50
ELISA
Milk, Serum, Tissue
5 days
$6.50
PCR
Milk, Tissue, Whole Blood
10 days
$40.00
Pooled PCR
Tissue, Whole Blood
10 days
Pooled PCR
Milk
10 days
$2.50
ELISA
Milk, Serum
5 days
$6.50
PCR
Fecal
10 days
$40.00
Pooled PCR
Fecal
10 days
$12.00
PCR
Milk
10 days
$50.00
Complete 16
Milk
2 days
$40.00
Pooled Complete 16
Milk
2 days
$10.00
Contagious 4
Milk
2 days
$30.00
Pooled Contagious 4
Milk
2 days
$8.00
Single Mastitis
Milk
2 days
$10.00
Pooled Single Mastitis
Milk
2 days
$4.00
ELISA
Serum
3 days
$15.00
ELISA
Serum, Milk
5 days
$6.50
ELISA
Serum
1 day
$4.00
ELISA
Milk
1 day
$4.75
MUN
Milk
1 day
$1.50
SCC/Components
Milk
1 day
$1.50
MUN/SCC/Components
Milk
1 day
$3.00
A1/A2
• Component, SCC and MUN results are reported by email or mail. • Johne’s Analysis DHI report 420 organizes test results, production, SCC and reproduction data for quick analysis to take management actions. Results can be downloaded to PCDART.
BLV
• Pregnancy test results can be downloaded into PCDART. BVD
Convenient Sample Submission
• For convenience purchase shippers and sampling supplies online at www.mycentralstar.com. • Submit samples direct to CentralStar laboratories, or submit milk samples through routine DHI testing. CentralStar Michigan Lab 1163 Comet Lane, Suite 100 Grand Ledge, MI 48837
Price
Sample Submission form
(Min 10/Max 20)
(Min 20/Max 250)
Johne’s
CentralStar Wisconsin Lab Complex 200 East Kelso Road Kaukauna, WI 54130
(Min 3/Max 5)
PROTIP
$3.70
Mastitis PCR
Download pregnancy results direct to PCDART to eliminate data entry. 1. Log onto www.drms.org with your herd code and remote access code (RAC). Click on your herd code to go to your profile page.
(Min 3/Max 5)
(Min 3/Max 5)
(Staph aureus OR M. bovis) (Min 3/Max 5)
2. Click on Subscriptions. 3. Click on the Subscribe button beside Lab Preg Results. 4. Enter your email address.
NEFA
Neospora
5. Click on Save. Once steps are completed, results will be automatically downloaded into PCDART after your next DHI test day showing Pregnant, Open or Re-check. If a cow was already marked as Pregnant and the result is also Pregnant, the cow will be marked Verified. Learn more.
Pregnancy
Component Tests
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Julie Ainsworth
Steve Reed
Andrea Gruetzmacher
Brian Kelroy
Alex Zechiel
Carla Stetzer
Dean Dolph Hilary Triick
Kelly Raterink
Jared Krull
Cole Mark
Jessica Jakubik
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Bob Sabo
Scott Hecker
Malissa Reed
Matt Staner
Trevor Yager
Scott Schugel
Perry Phend
Moss McCauley
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David Sarbacker
CentralStar has you surrounded with more field
support than any other similar organization in your neighborhood. We pride ourselves on helping your dairy optimize the natural synergies that exist when we coordinate genetic selection, reproductive programs, herd health and dairy production. Even when the individual pieces on your dairy are operating at top performance, opportunities for optimizing total outcomes exist. CentralStar consultants work across key areas, facilitating integration to enhance your profitability. Our team of consultants have the knowledge, experience, and functional expertise to help you benefit from the synergies that exist. Backed by a network of professionals across the United States, CentralStar consultants focus on your herd’s challenges, opportunities and goals.
“We get a report after every (DHI) test day. Julie (Ainsworth) keeps track of startup milk, persistence and other areas, providing a snapshot of what’s going on in the herd. It’s amazing what she picks up from the data, without even being on the farm. Sometimes the report points to a trend we aren’t aware of yet, and other times it’s an area we are already focusing on. The real value of the information is that it’s another set of eyes on the operation, along with our vet and nutritionist.” Aaron Gasper Lew-Max, LLC, Belding, Mich.
WHAT WE DO FOR YOU
Reproduction monitoring Track trends and troubleshoot areas impacting fertility. Provide guidance for synchronization protocols, insemination techniques, and aspects surrounding reproduction. Genetic planning & inventory management Based on your milk market and future plans, develop mating recommendations to meet inventory needs and to achieve genetic goals. Strategic use of sexed, conventional and beef semen creates the right amount of pregnancies to fulfill your needs, while potentially creating new revenue streams. Production analysis Routine and comprehensive review of milk quality and production factors. Metrics for peak milk and persistency, SCC, conception, pregnancy rates and others are among the key performance indicators assessed and tracked against goals. Herd health surveillance Challenges with milk quality, production and reproduction often require next step surveillance through diagnostic testing programs. Along with individual animal testing, the implementation of surveillance programs for mastitis, BLV, BVD, Johne’s and other diseases can easily be implemented on farm.
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“When we really started to get good conception numbers and preg rates, we had an overabundance of heifers. We asked Brian (Kelroy) to help us look at the metrics to re-evaluate our breeding program for using beef semen on the bottom-end and sexed semen on our best cows to produce replacement heifers. Brian helps us evaluate and monitor our inventory numbers and also the quality of sires used.”
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Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are a great way to assess how your herd is performing compared to other CentralStar DHI herds. The values shown here encompass the entire breadth of herds that meet the criteria described in “The Fine Print” on page 3. The KPI’s here represent a snapshot of where the entire CentralStar DHI herd is and should be used as such.
Key Performance
While interesting to see what is achievable and what it takes to rank in the top 10%, a more valuable approach is to generate KPI comparisons for your dairy using important factors, such as geography, herd size and breed, before any conclusions are made.
Indicators
CentralStar has professionals available to help make sense of the numbers and identify a path to achieving your goals. If you are interested in more information, ask a CentralStar team member for help.
SCC Top 10 %
Low SCC captures quality bonuses and indicates healthy cows. Use the SCC View Report for a comprehensive snapshot of your herd’s SCC infection rate.
Average
54,000
90,000
634,000
178,565
Average
1,839
3,981
Average
2.1
4.6
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4,852
6,021
Top 10 %
Combined Fat & Protein (lbs) A key indicator of the most profitable dairies, CFP combines milk production with component output.
Top 10 %
Dollar Value ($)
5.7
7.0
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Average production per cow increases annually. While still important, a balanced approach to milk and components is a more certain path to profitability.
Average
9,208
24,104
Average
448
942
1,149
Average
2.3
3.9
Average
335
754
3.1
1,116
Top 10 %
Average
Herd Size (Cows)
5.5
4.3
922
Protein (%)
1.9
1,519
Top 10 %
Protein (lbs)
34,139
Top 10 %
Fat (%)
Harder to influence, protein is the third pillar of CFP and should not be ignored in its contribution to a profitable dairy.
29,590
Top 10 %
Fat (lbs)
High fat tests are not just for protein breeds anymore. Achieving high milk production without an above average fat test, makes it harder to achieve maximum CFP per cow.
Top 10 %
Milk (lbs)
3.3
3.9
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Herd Nor-Bert Farms, Bremen, IN Dan & Tim Liner, Van Dyne, WI Nor-Bert Farms, Bremen, IN Nathan & Tajia Retzlaff, Shawano, WI Darrell & Bonita Richard, Goshen, IN Wilson Family Farm, Carson City, MI Bruce & Bret Long, New London, WI Brian Brown, Belleville, WI Brantmeier Hilrose Dairy, Hilbert, WI Scott & Dawn Seward, Pine River, WI Tim & Mark Keller, Mount Horeb, WI Lew-Max LLC, Belding, MI Shiloh Dairy, Greenleaf, WI Sugar Creek Dairy, Elkhorn, WI Larry E. Haywood, Hastings, MI Crandall Farms LLC, Battle Creek, MI Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC, Watertown, WI Fred & Pat Beer, Milford, IN Blaser Farms Inc., Gillett, WI Devon & Doreen Zimmerman, Claypool, IN Perkins Twin Creek Farm Inc., Wolcottville, IN Larry E. Haywood, Hastings, MI Moo-Ville Farm & Creamery, Nashville, MI Fischer & Clark Dairy, Hatley, WI Curry Farms No.3, Tawas City, MI Country Aire Farms, Greenleaf, WI Pasch MBM, Weidman, MI Nathan & Tajia Retzlaff, Shawano, WI Pine Breeze Dairy LLC, Pine River, WI Verhoef Dairy, Colby, WI Benthem Brothers, McBain, MI River Crest Dairy LLC, Greenwood, WI Abel Dairy Farms, Fond Du Lac, WI Nichols Hill Dairy, Krakow, WI Whitetail Valley Dairy LLC, Waupaca, WI Grass Ridge Farm LLC, Pittsville, WI Swisslane, Alto, MI Larry & Jennifer Meyer, Chilton, WI Heimans Holsteins LLC, Auburndale, WI Ledgerock Dairy LLC, Larsen, WI Jeff Mcnally, Milton, WI Wayside Dairy, Greenleaf, WI Ron & Nicole Wussow, Cecil, WI Egan Bros & Trevor Crain, New London, WI Jeff Brenner, Hopkins, MI Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI Parker Bivens, Bellevue, MI Quantum Dairy LLC, Weyauwega, WI Golden Corners Dairy, Oconto Falls, WI Zoromski Family Farms LLC, Custer, WI Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI New-Day Dairy, Athens, WI Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI Buning Dairy LLC, Falmouth, MI First Farms, Ionia, MI Brickstead Dairy LLC, Greenleaf, WI W-R-L Daniels Farm, Whittemore, MI Dale Brinks, McBain, MI Country Dairy, New Era, MI MSU Dairy Dept, Lansing, MI Gross Farm Inc., Weidman, MI David Dezeeuw, Falmouth, MI Tubergen Dairy Farm LLC, Ionia, MI Cary Dairy Farm, Battle Creek, MI JMax LLC, Fremont, MI United Pride Dairy LLC, Phillips, WI Harold Dodde, Falmouth, MI
Breed B H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H H X H H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Size 35 263 97 178 108 1,007 58 563 109 450 351 703 2,578 634 26 341 1,107 983 621 278 472 887 237 1,011 208 3,645 345 38 2,965 482 3,025 254 1,812 376 312 571 558 114 535 423 104 2,255 58 949 698 2,305 43 150 3,107 288 505 322 124 276 630 406 933 658 214 58 224 135 176 1,480 1,163 1,574 2,228 234
Milk 29,456 34,139 28,970 35,037 31,980 31,617 32,814 32,962 32,382 33,144 31,370 32,139 32,210 31,878 32,204 32,061 30,511 31,729 31,719 30,730 30,258 32,585 32,304 30,815 31,899 30,815 32,629 30,393 31,065 30,842 31,297 29,537 31,802 31,002 30,940 30,989 31,254 30,273 30,465 30,637 30,099 29,802 31,461 29,229 30,969 30,578 29,182 31,579 31,411 29,765 29,349 30,438 30,615 30,312 31,887 30,909 31,101 32,762 30,104 30,830 29,440 31,300 30,388 30,584 31,004 31,267 29,152 28,678
Fat 1,688 1,344 1,482 1,346 1,364 1,322 1,295 1,308 1,338 1,319 1,311 1,379 1,280 1,278 1,239 1,274 1,331 1,286 1,261 1,282 1,396 1,213 1,235 1,259 1,262 1,329 1,188 1,253 1,254 1,204 1,260 1,264 1,216 1,227 1,180 1,137 1,176 1,231 1,201 1,252 1,197 1,258 1,165 1,243 1,239 1,149 1,191 1,188 1,168 1,182 1,229 1,146 1,136 1,147 1,126 1,205 1,167 1,065 1,166 1,044 1,158 1,195 1,176 1,123 1,183 1,128 1,151 1,172
F% 5.7 3.9 5.1 3.8 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.6 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.3 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.3 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.9 4.1
CentralStar Cooperative
Prot. 1,104 1,116 1,050 1,052 1,047 1,054 1,060 1,049 1,007 1,012 1,005 962 1,014 1,016 1,023 996 971 984 991 982 923 1,007 990 984 972 941 996 971 964 989 948 953 965 962 979 1,001 976 948 961 930 962 927 966 936 928 976 961 949 960 961 937 966 970 964 966 929 948 993 951 1,012 949 911 926 951 916 943 942 931
P% 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2
CFP 7.6 6.7 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8
Value $7,648 $7,133 $7,060 $6,930 $6,886 $6,824 $6,818 $6,807 $6,704 $6,701 $6,626 $6,619 $6,616 $6,613 $6,570 $6,538 $6,528 $6,512 $6,490 $6,478 $6,477 $6,472 $6,449 $6,443 $6,428 $6,425 $6,387 $6,378 $6,369 $6,358 $6,328 $6,319 $6,315 $6,309 $6,279 $6,276 $6,267 $6,253 $6,246 $6,237 $6,235 $6,221 $6,215 $6,213 $6,212 $6,203 $6,202 $6,201 $6,199 $6,196 $6,193 $6,159 $6,158 $6,152 $6,150 $6,150 $6,149 $6,147 $6,138 $6,136 $6,102 $6,076 $6,074 $6,066 $6,065 $6,061 $6,059 $6,051
Top 250 Dollar Value Herds
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DWP$ Dairy Wellness Profit Index consists of: production, fertility, type, longevity, and dairy wellness traits. Includes direct predictions for economically important diseases, in turn expressing more economic variation than other indexes.
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Herd Rusk-Rose Holsteins, Ladysmith, WI Seidls Mountain View Dairy, Luxemburg, WI James & Joseph Rieden, Mount Calvary, WI Five Star Dairy, Elk Mound, WI Granitehill Dairy, Mosinee, WI Mark Anderson, Waupaca, WI Dairy Dreams, Casco, WI Breezy Hill Farms LLC, Weyauwega, WI Lake Breeze Dairy, Malone, WI H & H Dairy, Bannister, MI Brightside Dairy LLC, Greenleaf, WI Cody Kluth, Clintonville, WI Mike Zagata, Sebewaing, MI Sam Yonkman, McBain, MI Ryan Litwiller, Middleton, MI Jerangle Dairy, Wakarusa, IN Galen Schalk, Hillman, MI Heller Farm Inc., Alma Center, WI Ed Walter Farm Inc., Oshkosh, WI Steve Landis, Goshen, IN Andy Kortman, McBain, MI Valley Gem Farms Inc., Cumberland, WI Green Meadow Farms Inc., Elsie, MI Newell Farms, Trufant, MI Glenn & Joann Brewer, Albany, WI Jay & Amy Krahn, Brillion, WI Pebble Knolls Dairy, Brandon, WI Harry & Gary Sanborn, Hubbardston, MI Foxland Farms LLC, Greenleaf, WI Cross Farms, Oshkosh, WI Norris Dairy Farm Inc., Hesperia, MI Charles & Christopher Weber, Elmwood, WI Charles Maurer, Chilton, WI Dave & Jacki Meinert, Saint Cloud, WI Weishaar Family Farm, Westfield, WI Darren Rusch, Pound, WI Floyd & Calvin Brandt, Bryant, WI Curt Kohls, Gillett, WI David & Susan Granskog, Stephenson, MI Bill & Bob Gruppen, Zeeland, MI United Pride Dairy LLC, Phillips, WI Mark & Becky Iciek, Gladwin, MI Tony Rosbrugh, West Branch, MI Burke Larsen, Scottville, MI Jack & Tom Jeppesen, Stanton, MI River Ridge Dairy, Coopersville, MI Carson Acres LLC., Hesperia, MI Jeff-Kate Hendrickson, Belleville, WI John & Dee Winkelman, Watertown, WI Ken Meekhof, Cadillac, MI Riemer-Sawall, Clintonville, WI Bob Van Daalwyk, Hilbert, WI Randy & Chris Holewinski, Seymour, WI House Farms, Mt. Pleasant, MI Larry & Jennifer Meyer, Chilton, WI Preston Farms, Quincy, MI Dennis Blazek, Oconto Falls, WI Stephen Burkholder, Orleans, MI Bill Deruiter, Marion, MI Sugar Creek LLC, New London, WI Joe Ensz, Middleton, MI Dick Van Rijn, Deford, MI Jonas Zimmerman, Wakarusa, IN Dave & Rick Tacoma, Falmouth, MI Jeremy Seiler, Carson City, MI Ron Brinks, McBain, MI Gold Star Farms LLC, New Holstein, WI Herrema Dairy, Fair Oaks, IN
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Size 393 1,131 760 1,078 410 204 3,407 488 3,336 681 787 312 662 1,641 273 201 241 1,437 327 35 269 46 3,815 426 69 190 772 688 121 1,625 638 172 112 74 376 369 86 337 218 182 231 785 656 632 269 1,869 165 126 49 193 199 191 77 361 28 991 190 109 381 1,473 482 711 138 391 390 190 530 4,841
Enhancing producer profitability through integrated services.
Milk 31,555 30,550 30,177 28,983 28,519 30,164 28,913 29,101 30,982 29,072 31,473 28,927 30,063 29,687 31,644 29,594 30,257 30,021 28,115 27,952 29,216 26,896 29,270 30,806 28,345 29,391 28,630 29,583 30,441 29,646 29,024 26,882 29,052 28,135 28,803 28,795 29,319 29,273 29,189 28,707 25,139 30,416 29,336 28,694 28,607 27,813 28,998 28,383 27,645 28,347 26,763 28,825 29,673 28,625 26,043 28,607 27,592 28,354 29,777 28,633 29,366 27,627 26,874 29,810 28,895 27,429 28,371 29,541
Fat 1,125 1,157 1,149 1,212 1,209 1,147 1,151 1,168 1,106 1,239 1,091 1,135 1,158 1,179 1,078 1,133 1,087 1,047 1,171 1,191 1,112 1,173 1,113 1,093 1,135 1,184 1,113 1,141 1,102 1,086 1,107 1,168 1,110 1,130 1,155 1,117 1,149 1,148 1,107 1,102 1,166 1,016 1,097 1,142 1,061 1,188 1,076 1,074 1,076 1,123 1,141 1,082 1,078 1,100 1,150 1,097 1,076 1,105 1,110 1,133 1,086 1,123 1,239 1,016 1,092 1,097 1,098 1,068
F% 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.6 4.3 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.5 4.2 4.3 3.8 4.4 3.8 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.6 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.4 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.6 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.6
Prot. 940 928 930 900 903 925 928 917 939 878 944 934 911 900 943 923 944 965 902 892 924 903 915 913 903 870 912 891 906 918 910 889 906 900 880 898 876 876 896 901 886 936 897 876 920 856 909 911 913 880 879 899 896 890 876 890 906 884 873 867 888 877 818 920 884 887 881 890
P% 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0
CFP 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4
Value $6,050 $6,049 $6,033 $6,023 $6,019 $6,012 $6,005 $6,002 $6,000 $5,999 $5,999 $5,996 $5,981 $5,975 $5,974 $5,967 $5,967 $5,960 $5,936 $5,935 $5,923 $5,919 $5,895 $5,880 $5,876 $5,873 $5,871 $5,869 $5,865 $5,862 $5,861 $5,860 $5,853 $5,852 $5,842 $5,833 $5,827 $5,824 $5,815 $5,814 $5,811 $5,808 $5,803 $5,801 $5,801 $5,800 $5,798 $5,789 $5,786 $5,772 $5,772 $5,771 $5,770 $5,770 $5,764 $5,764 $5,760 $5,753 $5,752 $5,751 $5,751 $5,748 $5,745 $5,740 $5,739 $5,730 $5,729 $5,727
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Herd Stuart Farms, Lowell, MI Silvershea Holsteins LLC, Omro, WI Vande Hei Dairy Farms, De Pere, WI Many Blessings Dairy Inc., McBain, MI Jeff Knuver, Fremont, MI Bosside Holsteins, Colby, WI United Vision Dairy LLC, Mishicot, WI Jim Oudman, McBain, MI Pickart Dairy LLC, Malone, WI Allen Vande Hei, Seymour, WI Trappers Turn Dairy, Scandinavia, WI Da-Ran Dairy LLC, Luxemburg, WI Jeff & Alisha Bigler, Lakeview, MI Lyle & Carla Weaver, Goshen, IN Spartan Farm, Sparta, MI Todd Martin, Claypool, IN Vil-Edge Farms, Fond Du Lac, WI Schmidtknecht Farms LLP, Mondovi, WI Dan Dallmann, Brillion, WI Stutzman Family Farms LLC, Conrath, WI Dutch Meadows LLC, Zeeland, MI Allen Martin, Goshen, IN Swisslane, Alto, MI Brand Dairy Farm, Waterloo, IN Charles & Jeff Wadell, Elsie, MI DMS Dairy LLC, Wakarusa, IN Cole Riverview Farms, Bancroft, MI Kohn Dairy LLC, Cecil, WI James & Brad Ritter, Byron, MI Hopeless Dairy Inc., Sheldon, WI Diedrick Family Farm, Chilton, WI Rem-Jem Dairy LLC, Unity, WI Landstad Dairy LLC, Bonduel, WI Keith Wood, Kingston, MI Bob & Nancy Johnson, Baldwin, WI Norm & Derrick Hammond, Dowling, MI Lavern Martin, Conrath, WI Greenleaf Ledge Dairy, Greenleaf, WI Ambrosius Dairy Farm, Seymour, WI Sparks Quaker Acres, Fremont, MI Kris Wardin, St Johns, MI Bob, Mike & Matt Cnossen, Falmouth, MI Todd Mark, Elmwood, WI David & Jane Pescinski, Colby, WI Dan & Bill Easterday, Camden, MI Ronald & Nancy Felten, St. Cloud, WI River-Bridge LLC, Brillion, WI Floyd & Calvin Brandt, Bryant, WI Michael Heckaman, Argos, IN Leo, Karen & Adam Hurtgen, Elkhorn, WI Twinkle-Hill Brown Swiss, Watertown, WI Schuh View Dairy LLC, Kaukauna, WI Kinnard Farms Inc., Casco, WI Sperry Dairy Farm LLC, Coldwater, MI Petro Farms, Gobles, MI Ken Zuiderveen, Falmouth, MI Rick & Connie Schuessler, Antigo, WI Emerald-Acres, De Pere, WI Robert & Tammy Riemer, Brodhead, WI Bruce Martin, Whittemore, MI James Reid, Jeddo, MI Warren M. Johnson, Osceola, WI Hillebrand Farms, Cornell, WI Auburnvale Swiss, Fremont, WI Steve Denning, Jonesville, MI Henry & Mark Ziel, Port Austin, MI Robert Getzloff, Wilson, MI Jake & Colleen Thostenson, Brodhead, WI
Breed
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H B H H H H H H H H X H H H X H H H H
Size 400 178 387 1,876 163 47 1,121 494 746 1,200 351 1,932 118 132 247 430 85 784 2,848 374 198 443 1,746 379 695 293 434 262 224 403 57 539 416 122 326 492 166 579 128 505 570 586 135 59 301 434 277 33 630 151 103 1,354 8,446 166 961 337 466 555 226 150 247 410 82 191 399 104 434 179
Milk 28,256 28,043 28,363 29,305 29,373 26,417 29,532 28,516 29,308 29,810 28,867 28,725 28,853 27,323 28,381 29,282 28,493 28,174 28,635 29,555 27,949 28,847 27,404 28,437 25,557 26,929 28,095 28,129 28,162 27,893 27,559 29,318 28,348 26,906 26,933 29,323 27,396 28,642 28,820 27,812 29,428 26,623 28,106 27,569 28,462 27,567 27,664 26,661 28,439 27,801 24,788 26,427 28,763 27,139 28,943 28,544 27,145 26,020 27,020 27,247 26,388 26,925 26,391 26,672 28,565 26,228 27,785 26,665
Fat 1,115 1,122 1,137 1,050 1,105 1,161 1,102 1,075 1,094 1,105 1,064 1,041 1,078 1,111 1,096 1,053 1,089 1,109 1,065 1,062 1,075 1,078 1,119 1,056 1,244 1,079 1,137 1,085 1,082 1,108 1,068 1,055 1,042 1,092 1,089 1,036 1,063 1,038 1,072 1,075 1,029 1,103 1,019 1,064 1,002 1,072 1,037 1,122 1,026 1,051 1,054 1,194 1,005 1,072 1,007 1,020 1,064 1,099 1,052 1,040 1,069 1,042 1,053 1,069 1,003 1,081 1,097 1,027
F% 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.8 4.4 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.7 4.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.9 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.5 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.9
CentralStar Cooperative
Prot. 870 867 857 898 868 853 867 886 869 860 886 899 878 868 870 888 873 863 884 880 881 874 859 884 797 877 837 864 865 852 875 872 884 865 864 879 875 881 861 862 876 850 886 864 891 857 874 833 874 864 879 793 877 850 874 869 853 838 855 859 848 855 852 840 864 833 814 857
P% 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.2
CFP 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2
Value $5,720 $5,719 $5,718 $5,717 $5,717 $5,711 $5,711 $5,706 $5,698 $5,697 $5,692 $5,692 $5,690 $5,687 $5,687 $5,687 $5,686 $5,683 $5,683 $5,681 $5,677 $5,676 $5,672 $5,662 $5,654 $5,651 $5,643 $5,640 $5,639 $5,637 $5,635 $5,635 $5,633 $5,633 $5,624 $5,624 $5,623 $5,621 $5,619 $5,608 $5,602 $5,595 $5,592 $5,589 $5,585 $5,580 $5,575 $5,572 $5,570 $5,569 $5,568 $5,563 $5,547 $5,547 $5,544 $5,543 $5,542 $5,534 $5,524 $5,520 $5,519 $5,503 $5,503 $5,497 $5,494 $5,486 $5,480 $5,477
DPR Daughter Pregnancy Rate takes into account how quickly a cow comes back into heat post-calving and conception rate when bred. Each increase of 1% PTA DPR equals a decrease of four days open.
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Mastitis resistance is a measure of how resistant a bull’s daughters are to developing mastitis. Expressed as a percent compared to breed average, a higher value is better.
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Herd Matthew & Susan Smith, Hudson, MI Larry & Luella Zimmerman, Elkhart, IN Neighborhood Dairy, Kaukauna, WI Earl & Jeff Horning, Manchester, MI Jacobs Hillview Dairy Inc., Hilbert, WI Ron Folkema, Fremont, MI Eric Schoenfuss, Edgar, WI Brad & Laura Friesen, Barron, WI Eric Frahm, Frankenmuth, MI Jim & Greg Rickert, Eldorado, WI Eric Frahm, Frankenmuth, MI Marvin Martin, Carson City, MI Steve Jankowski, Withee, WI Scott Ferry, Litchfield, MI Kenealy Dairy Farms, Cadott, WI Stencil Farms, Denmark, WI Mike Lyon, Eaton Rapids, MI Beattie Dairy Farm, Holton, MI Roth Farms, Lowell, MI Claytop Holsteins, Howard City, MI Mike Bosscher, McBain, MI Johnson Farm LLC, Daggett, MI Duane & Joan Lisowe, Chilton, WI Hockerman Brothers, Westfield, WI Grass Ridge Farm LLC, Pittsville, WI Frank & Mitch Thompson, Ellsworth, WI Marlen Martin, Goshen, IN Hardscrabble Farms, Jim Falls, WI Brown-Star Farm LLC, Gillett, WI Mike Bosscher, McBain, MI Mark & Mary Ryan, Fond Du Lac, WI Chris & Daniell Osentoski, Cass City, MI Joshua Willson, Deerbrook, WI Voight Acres, Shiocton, WI Eric Clemens, West Branch, MI Bollinger Farms LLC, Vestaburg, MI Homestead Dairy, Plymouth, IN Jeff & Jill Pinter, Curtiss, WI Dustin & Jason Martin, Conrath, WI Dave Klamer, Conklin, MI Phillip Martin, Akron, IN Larry E. Haywood, Hastings, MI Lloyd Zimmerman, Argos, IN Gilde Farms LLC, Lake City, MI Neal Burken, Galesville, WI Robert Lee, Marion, MI
Breed
H H H H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H J H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H J H H H H
Size 158 233 1,096 452 468 1,013 36 219 31 1,100 121 68 82 550 663 1,574 126 337 47 268 55 2,047 99 776 75 66 349 155 519 215 100 355 204 271 182 207 5,741 89 60 59 298 463 78 266 458 125
Milk 26,527 27,688 27,478 27,467 26,771 27,442 26,848 26,960 26,025 27,485 27,518 26,782 26,620 28,116 26,562 27,664 27,342 25,098 27,295 26,313 27,028 26,167 25,703 27,422 21,879 25,394 26,697 26,856 27,202 27,068 26,540 27,251 26,923 27,501 27,472 27,385 26,330 27,146 27,318 27,117 27,206 22,296 26,803 28,363 27,479 24,591
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Fat 1,051 1,017 1,058 1,012 1,059 995 1,029 1,025 1,045 1,035 1,004 1,051 1,024 1,029 1,062 1,031 1,008 1,164 1,007 1,084 1,046 1,069 1,055 1,033 1,104 1,038 1,005 994 1,057 1,034 1,000 1,001 974 995 1,011 1,049 1,021 1,031 1,031 975 991 1,087 1,081 1,083 1,020 1,109
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F% 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.6 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.8 5.0 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.5
Prot. 844 855 834 858 836 865 850 851 845 842 857 834 849 837 828 837 850 778 850 813 829 820 830 832 825 839 848 853 817 830 851 846 861 846 837 817 838 828 827 857 847 823 799 789 827 795
P% 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.2
CFP 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2
Value $5,474 $5,471 $5,471 $5,468 $5,466 $5,460 $5,460 $5,458 $5,456 $5,456 $5,450 $5,444 $5,442 $5,439 $5,439 $5,434 $5,430 $5,427 $5,427 $5,423 $5,422 $5,417 $5,416 $5,416 $5,415 $5,409 $5,404 $5,404 $5,404 $5,403 $5,402 $5,401 $5,396 $5,395 $5,393 $5,392 $5,392 $5,392 $5,392 $5,388 $5,385 $5,384 $5,378 $5,378 $5,375 $5,373
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Size
Milk
Fat
F%
Prot.
P%
CFP
Value
25 - 74 Cows 1 * Nor-Bert Farms, Bremen, IN 2 Bruce & Bret Long, New London, WI 3 * Larry E. Haywood, Hastings, MI 4 * Nathan & Tajia Retzlaff, Shawano, WI 5 * Ron & Nicole Wussow, Cecil, WI 6 * Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI 7 * Country Dairy, New Era, MI 8 Steve Landis, Goshen, IN 9 Valley Gem Farms Inc., Cumberland, WI 10 Glenn & Joann Brewer, Albany, WI 11 Dave & Jacki Meinert, Saint Cloud, WI 12 John & Dee Winkelman, Watertown, WI 13 * Larry & Jennifer Meyer, Chilton, WI 14 Bosside Holsteins, Colby, WI 15 Diedrick Family Farm, Chilton, WI 16 David & Jane Pescinski, Colby, WI 17 * Floyd & Calvin Brandt, Bryant, WI 18 Eric Schoenfuss, Edgar, WI 19 Eric Frahm, Frankenmuth, MI 20 Marvin Martin, Carson City, MI 21 Roth Farms, Lowell, MI 22 Mike Bosscher, McBain, MI 23 Frank & Mitch Thompson, Ellsworth, WI 24 * Dustin & Jason Martin, Conrath, WI 25 Dave Klamer, Conklin, MI
B H X X H X H H H H H H B H H H X H H H H H H H H
35 58 26 38 58 43 58 35 46 69 74 49 28 47 57 59 33 36 31 68 47 55 66 60 59
29,456 32,814 32,204 30,393 31,461 29,182 30,830 27,952 26,896 28,345 28,135 27,645 26,043 26,417 27,559 27,569 26,661 26,848 26,025 26,782 27,295 27,028 25,394 27,318 27,117
1,688 1,295 1,239 1,253 1,165 1,191 1,044 1,191 1,173 1,135 1,130 1,076 1,150 1,161 1,068 1,064 1,122 1,029 1,045 1,051 1,007 1,046 1,038 1,031 975
5.7 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.4 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.6
1,104 1,060 1,023 971 966 961 1,012 892 903 903 900 913 876 853 875 864 833 850 845 834 850 829 839 827 857
3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.2
7.6 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0
$7,648 $6,818 $6,570 $6,378 $6,215 $6,202 $6,136 $5,935 $5,919 $5,876 $5,852 $5,786 $5,764 $5,711 $5,635 $5,589 $5,572 $5,460 $5,456 $5,444 $5,427 $5,422 $5,409 $5,392 $5,388
75 - 149 Cows 1 * Nor-Bert Farms, Bremen, IN 2 * Darrell & Bonita Richard, Goshen, IN 3 Brantmeier Hilrose Dairy, Hilbert, WI 4 * Larry & Jennifer Meyer, Chilton, WI 5 * Jeff Mcnally, Milton, WI 6 New-Day Dairy , Athens, WI 7 * Gross Farm Inc., Weidman, MI 8 * Foxland Farms LLC, Greenleaf, WI 9 Charles Maurer, Chilton, WI 10 * Floyd & Calvin Brandt, Bryant, WI 11 Jeff-Kate Hendrickson, Belleville, WI 12 Randy & Chris Holewinski, Seymour, WI 13 Stephen Burkholder, Orleans, MI 14 Jonas Zimmerman, Wakarusa, IN 15 Jeff & Alisha Bigler, Lakeview, MI 16 Lyle & Carla Weaver, Goshen, IN 17 Vil-Edge Farms, Fond Du Lac, WI 18 * Keith Wood, Kingston, MI 19 Ambrosius Dairy Farm, Seymour, WI 20 * Todd Mark, Elmwood, WI 21 Twinkle-Hill Brown Swiss, Watertown, WI 22 Hillebrand Farms, Cornell, WI 23 Henry & Mark Ziel, Port Austin, MI 24 Eric Frahm, Frankenmuth, MI 25 Steve Jankowski, Withee, WI
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H B H H H H
97 108 109 114 104 124 135 121 112 86 126 77 109 138 118 132 85 122 128 135 103 82 104 121 82
28,970 31,980 32,382 30,273 30,099 30,615 31,300 30,441 29,052 29,319 28,383 29,673 28,354 26,874 28,853 27,323 28,493 26,906 28,820 28,106 24,788 26,391 26,228 27,518 26,620
1,482 1,364 1,338 1,231 1,197 1,136 1,195 1,102 1,110 1,149 1,074 1,078 1,105 1,239 1,078 1,111 1,089 1,092 1,072 1,019 1,054 1,053 1,081 1,004 1,024
5.1 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.9 4.6 3.7 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.6 3.8
1,050 1,047 1,007 948 962 970 911 906 906 876 911 896 884 818 878 868 873 865 861 886 879 852 833 857 849
3.6 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2
6.9 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1
$7,060 $6,886 $6,704 $6,253 $6,235 $6,158 $6,076 $5,865 $5,853 $5,827 $5,789 $5,770 $5,753 $5,745 $5,690 $5,687 $5,686 $5,633 $5,619 $5,592 $5,568 $5,503 $5,486 $5,450 $5,442
150 - 299 Cows 1 Dan & Tim Liner, Van Dyne, WI 2 * Nathan & Tajia Retzlaff, Shawano, WI 3 Devon & Doreen Zimmerman, Claypool, IN 4 * Moo-Ville Farm & Creamery, Nashville, MI 5 * Curry Farms No.3, Tawas City, MI 6 River Crest Dairy LLC, Greenwood, WI 7 * Parker Bivens, Bellevue, MI 8 Golden Corners Dairy, Oconto Falls, WI 9 * Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI 10 Dale Brinks, McBain, MI 11 MSU Dairy Dept, Lansing, MI 12 David Dezeeuw, Falmouth, MI 13 Harold Dodde, Falmouth, MI 14 Mark Anderson, Waupaca, WI 15 * Ryan Litwiller, Middleton, MI
H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H
263 178 278 237 208 254 150 288 276 214 224 176 234 204 273
34,139 35,037 30,730 32,304 31,899 29,537 31,579 29,765 30,312 30,104 29,440 30,388 28,678 30,164 31,644
1,344 1,346 1,282 1,235 1,262 1,264 1,188 1,182 1,147 1,166 1,158 1,176 1,172 1,147 1,078
3.9 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.3 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.4
1,116 1,052 982 990 972 953 949 961 964 951 949 926 931 925 943
3.3 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0
6.7 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5
$7,133 $6,930 $6,478 $6,449 $6,428 $6,319 $6,201 $6,196 $6,152 $6,138 $6,102 $6,074 $6,051 $6,012 $5,974
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3X Herd 16 Jerangle Dairy, Wakarusa, IN T * Galen Schalk, Hillman, MI 18 Andy Kortman, McBain, MI 19 * Jay & Amy Krahn, Brillion, WI 20 Charles & Christopher Weber, Elmwood, WI 21 * David & Susan Granskog, Stephenson, MI 22 Bill & Bob Gruppen, Zeeland, MI 23 * United Pride Dairy LLC, Phillips, WI 24 Jack & Tom Jeppesen, Stanton, MI 25 * Carson Acres LLC., Hesperia, MI 300 - 499 Cows 1 * Scott & Dawn Seward, Pine River, WI 2 * Tim & Mark Keller, Mount Horeb, WI 3 * Crandall Farms LLC, Battle Creek, MI 4 * Perkins Twin Creek Farm Inc., Wolcottville, IN 5 * Pasch MBM, Weidman, MI 6 * Verhoef Dairy, Colby, WI 7 * Nichols Hill Dairy, Krakow, WI 8 * Whitetail Valley Dairy LLC, Waupaca, WI 9 * Ledgerock Dairy LLC, Larsen, WI 10 * Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI 11 * First Farms, Ionia, MI 12 * Rusk-Rose Holsteins, Ladysmith, WI 13 * Granitehill Dairy, Mosinee, WI 14 * Breezy Hill Farms LLC, Weyauwega, WI 15 Cody Kluth, Clintonville, WI 16 * Ed Walter Farm Inc., Oshkosh, WI 17 * Newell Farms, Trufant, MI 18 * Weishaar Family Farm, Westfield, WI 19 Darren Rusch, Pound, WI 20 * Curt Kohls, Gillett, WI 21 * House Farms, Mt. Pleasant, MI 22 * Bill Deruiter, Marion, MI 23 * Joe Ensz, Middleton, MI 24 Dave & Rick Tacoma, Falmouth, MI 25 * Jeremy Seiler, Carson City, MI
Breed H H H H H H H X H H
Size 201 241 269 190 172 218 182 231 269 165
Milk 29,594 30,257 29,216 29,391 26,882 29,189 28,707 25,139 28,607 28,998
Fat 1,133 1,087 1,112 1,184 1,168 1,107 1,102 1,166 1,061 1,076
F% 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.3 3.8 3.8 4.6 3.7 3.7
Prot. 923 944 924 870 889 896 901 886 920 909
P% 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.1
CFP 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4
Value $5,967 $5,967 $5,923 $5,873 $5,860 $5,815 $5,814 $5,811 $5,801 $5,798
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
450 351 341 472 345 482 376 312 423 322 406 393 410 488 312 327 426 376 369 337 361 381 482 391 390
33,144 31,370 32,061 30,258 32,629 30,842 31,002 30,940 30,637 30,438 30,909 31,555 28,519 29,101 28,927 28,115 30,806 28,803 28,795 29,273 28,625 29,777 29,366 29,810 28,895
1,319 1,311 1,274 1,396 1,188 1,204 1,227 1,180 1,252 1,146 1,205 1,125 1,209 1,168 1,135 1,171 1,093 1,155 1,117 1,148 1,100 1,110 1,086 1,016 1,092
4.0 4.2 4.0 4.6 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.6 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.2 3.5 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.8
1,012 1,005 996 923 996 989 962 979 930 966 929 940 903 917 934 902 913 880 898 876 890 873 888 920 884
3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1
6.4 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4
$6,701 $6,626 $6,538 $6,477 $6,387 $6,358 $6,309 $6,279 $6,237 $6,159 $6,150 $6,050 $6,019 $6,002 $5,996 $5,936 $5,880 $5,842 $5,833 $5,824 $5,770 $5,752 $5,751 $5,740 $5,739
500 - 999 Cows 1 * Brian Brown, Belleville, WI 2 * Lew-Max LLC, Belding, MI 3 Sugar Creek Dairy, Elkhorn, WI 4 * Fred & Pat Beer, Milford, IN 5 * Blaser Farms Inc., Gillett, WI 6 * Larry E. Haywood, Hastings, MI 7 * Grass Ridge Farm LLC, Pittsville, WI 8 * Swisslane, Alto, MI 9 * Heimans Holsteins LLC, Auburndale, WI 10 * Egan Bros & Trevor Crain, New London, WI 11 * Jeff Brenner, Hopkins, MI 12 * Zoromski Family Farms LLC, Custer, WI 13 * Buning Dairy LLC, Falmouth, MI 14 * Brickstead Dairy LLC, Greenleaf, WI 15 * W-R-L Daniels Farm, Whittemore, MI 16 * James & Joseph Rieden, Mount Calvary, WI 17 * H & H Dairy, Bannister, MI T * Brightside Dairy LLC, Greenleaf, WI 19 * Mike Zagata, Sebewaing, MI 20 * Pebble Knolls Dairy, Brandon, WI 21 Harry & Gary Sanborn, Hubbardston, MI 22 Norris Dairy Farm Inc., Hesperia, MI 23 * Mark & Becky Iciek, Gladwin, MI 24 * Tony Rosbrugh, West Branch, MI 25 Burke Larsen, Scottville, MI
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H X H
563 703 634 983 621 887 571 558 535 949 698 505 630 933 658 760 681 787 662 772 688 638 785 656 632
32,962 32,139 31,878 31,729 31,719 32,585 30,989 31,254 30,465 29,229 30,969 29,349 31,887 31,101 32,762 30,177 29,072 31,473 30,063 28,630 29,583 29,024 30,416 29,336 28,694
1,308 1,379 1,278 1,286 1,261 1,213 1,137 1,176 1,201 1,243 1,239 1,229 1,126 1,167 1,065 1,149 1,239 1,091 1,158 1,113 1,141 1,107 1,016 1,097 1,142
4.0 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.8 4.3 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.7 4.0
1,049 962 1,016 984 991 1,007 1,001 976 961 936 928 937 966 948 993 930 878 944 911 912 891 910 936 897 876
3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.5
$6,807 $6,619 $6,613 $6,512 $6,490 $6,472 $6,276 $6,267 $6,246 $6,213 $6,212 $6,193 $6,150 $6,149 $6,147 $6,033 $5,999 $5,999 $5,981 $5,871 $5,869 $5,861 $5,808 $5,803 $5,801
1,000+ Cows 1 * Wilson Family Farm, Carson City, MI 2 * Shiloh Dairy, Greenleaf, WI 3 * Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC, Watertown, WI 4 * Fischer & Clark Dairy, Hatley, WI 5 * Country Aire Farms, Greenleaf, WI
H H H X H
1,007 2,578 1,107 1,011 3,645
31,617 32,210 30,511 30,815 30,815
1,322 1,280 1,331 1,259 1,329
4.2 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.3
1,054 1,014 971 984 941
3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1
6.5 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2
$6,824 $6,616 $6,528 $6,443 $6,425
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Herd Pine Breeze Dairy LLC, Pine River, WI Benthem Brothers, McBain, MI Abel Dairy Farms, Fond Du Lac, WI Wayside Dairy, Greenleaf, WI Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI Quantum Dairy LLC, Weyauwega, WI Tubergen Dairy Farm LLC, Ionia, MI Cary Dairy Farm, Battle Creek, MI JMax LLC, Fremont, MI United Pride Dairy LLC, Phillips, WI Seidls Mountain View Dairy, Luxemburg, WI Five Star Dairy, Elk Mound, WI Dairy Dreams, Casco, WI Lake Breeze Dairy, Malone, WI Sam Yonkman, McBain, MI Heller Farm Inc., Alma Center, WI Green Meadow Farms Inc., Elsie, MI Cross Farms, Oshkosh, WI River Ridge Dairy, Coopersville, MI Sugar Creek LLC, New London, WI
Breed H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Size 2,965 3,025 1,812 2,255 2,305 3,107 1,480 1,163 1,574 2,228 1,131 1,078 3,407 3,336 1,641 1,437 3,815 1,625 1,869 1,473
Milk 31,065 31,297 31,802 29,802 30,578 31,411 30,584 31,004 31,267 29,152 30,550 28,983 28,913 30,982 29,687 30,021 29,270 29,646 27,813 28,633
Fat 1,254 1,260 1,216 1,258 1,149 1,168 1,123 1,183 1,128 1,151 1,157 1,212 1,151 1,106 1,179 1,047 1,113 1,086 1,188 1,133
F% 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.0 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.3 4.0
Prot. 964 948 965 927 976 960 951 916 943 942 928 900 928 939 900 965 915 918 856 867
P% 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0
CFP 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5
Value $6,369 $6,328 $6,315 $6,221 $6,203 $6,199 $6,066 $6,065 $6,061 $6,059 $6,049 $6,023 $6,005 $6,000 $5,975 $5,960 $5,895 $5,862 $5,800 $5,751
Solutions for mycotoxins need to provide security, economy, and convenience. Chemical strategies (binders) have limits based on their chemical properties. The unique L-form properties of Select DTX™ are formulated to control mold-derived feed challenges and provide immune support to cattle. It is not a binder. Rather, it initiates and optimizes an absorptive cell regulatory mechanism in the host animal’s intestinal epithelium. On farm dairy trials support the efficacy of using DTX in the face of multiple mycotoxin exposures. Four herds that all had unresolved problems associated with chronic exposure to several mycotoxins were recently evaluated for pregnancy rates, abortion rates and heat detection. In the farms evaluated, various approaches with binders had been tried with only partial success when used at 2-3 times suggested feeding rates. By contrast, in each case DTX was used at standard dosing rates. The data points to the effectiveness of DTX as a feed challenge control additive.
Pregnancy Rates Each of the Figure 1. Pregnancy Rate Improvements with Select DTX™ herds was at Various Farms showing significant 68 reproductive Dairy #1 failures. 17.6 Dairy #2 Changes in pregnancy rates 31.3 Dairy #3 are shown; 13.3 Dairy #4 however, other metrics, such 0 20 40 60 80 as first service PREGNANCY RATE (% increase) conception and improved estrus expression follow similar patterns.
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DTX was chosen to mitigate these challenges. Figure 1 shows the improvements in pregnancy rates within 60-90 days of dosing, even for the herd with citrinin, attesting to the broad spectrum protection afforded by this biological approach to mycotoxin control.
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Herd Eric Schoenfuss, Edgar, WI Larry Mier, West Branch, MI Loren Hanson, Elk Mound, WI Nichols Hill Dairy, Krakow, WI Gross Farm Inc., Weidman, MI Pinecreek Farms, Medford, WI Kris Wardin, St Johns, MI Nathan & Arlene Nolt, Boyd Wi Ken & Andrea Moeller, Seymour, WI Jesse & Rachel Thoma, Manawa, WI Eric Clemens, West Branch, MI Wilson Family Farm, Carson City, MI Raymond Dairy Inc., New Richmond, WI Dale Brinks, McBain, MI Crandall Farms LLC, Battle Creek, MI Dave & Rick Tacoma, Falmouth, MI W-R-L Daniels Farm, Whittemore, MI Houska Dairy Farm, Elsie, MI Merle Olson, Shiocton, WI Grass Ridge Farm LLC, Pittsville, WI Lyle Borkholder, Nappanee, IN Jeff Knuver, Fremont, MI Anschuetz Dairy, Tawas City, MI Zoromski Family Farms LLC, Custer, WI Pete & Brenda Bricco, Marion, WI Ryan Litwiller, Middleton, MI Rusk-Rose Holsteins, Ladysmith, WI Parker Bivens, Bellevue, MI Mike Bosscher, McBain, MI Paul Hoesly, New Glarus, WI Len-Don Farms, Bloomer, WI Ephraim & Esther Martin, Sheridan, MI Keith & Cindy Binder, Monticello, WI Silvershea Holsteins LLC, Omro, WI Gilde Farms LLC, Lake City, MI Wolf Farms LLC, Bonduel, WI Scott & Dawn Seward, Pine River, WI Brickstead Dairy LLC, Greenleaf, WI Tim Baker, Byron Center, MI Ramer & Sons Dairy, New Paris, IN Beattie Dairy Farm, Holton, MI Roth Farms, Lowell, MI William Fabry, Oconto Falls, WI Leo, Karen & Adam Hurtgen, Elkhorn, WI Neil Christianson, Shiocton, WI Stutzman Family Farms LLC, Conrath, WI Benthem Brothers, McBain, MI Raterink Dairy Farm, Zeeland, MI Troy Haynes, Middleton, MI Wallace & Carol Franta, Spring Valley, WI Marvin Martin, Carson City, MI Foxland Farms LLC, Greenleaf, WI Brightside Dairy LLC, Greenleaf, WI Wirth Farms, Evart, MI James Blessing, Wakarusa, IN Dale & Becky Voelz, Leopolis, WI Sperry Dairy Farm LLC, Coldwater, MI Curt Kohls, Gillett, WI Dick Van Rijn, Deford, MI Jonathan Burkholder, Sheridan, MI Robert Knynenburg, Custer, MI Ken Meekhof, Cadillac, MI Fritz Dairy Farm Inc., West Branch, MI Darren Rusch, Pound, WI Blaser Farms Inc., Gillett, WI Starward Farms, Sebewaing, MI Ledgerock Dairy LLC, Larsen, WI Yankee Springs, Middleville, MI
Breed
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H J H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H X H H H H H H H
Size 36 84 325 376 135 350 570 81 39 92 182 1,007 102 214 341 391 658 175 268 646 94 163 182 505 54 273 393 150 270 44 78 119 116 178 266 277 450 933 107 155 337 387 129 151 186 374 3,025 101 255 314 68 121 787 1,370 49 56 166 337 711 64 166 193 326 426 621 96 423 1,055
Milk 26,848 23,136 25,565 31,002 31,300 25,117 29,428 23,316 22,247 24,515 27,472 31,617 25,923 30,104 32,061 29,810 32,762 22,872 27,373 29,950 17,566 29,373 22,559 29,349 26,767 31,644 31,555 31,579 27,059 20,343 27,246 25,500 25,034 28,043 28,363 24,345 33,144 31,101 25,534 24,545 25,098 26,448 26,172 27,801 25,569 29,555 31,297 26,359 25,768 26,080 26,782 30,441 31,473 27,250 21,074 23,518 27,139 29,273 27,627 25,700 21,650 28,347 27,315 27,772 31,719 25,822 30,637 25,811
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Fat 1,029 894 995 1,227 1,195 883 1,029 932 889 941 1,011 1,322 980 1,166 1,274 1,016 1,065 956 943 1,133 888 1,105 813 1,229 1,049 1,078 1,125 1,188 1,036 771 951 958 997 1,122 1,083 961 1,319 1,167 1,025 901 1,164 1,000 964 1,051 1,036 1,062 1,260 1,007 890 1,018 1,051 1,102 1,091 989 830 962 1,072 1,148 1,123 979 883 1,123 967 1,112 1,261 1,014 1,252 893
F% 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.3 4.2 3.4 3.8 5.1 3.8 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.7 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.5
Prot. 850 746 773 962 911 778 876 758 680 811 837 1,054 812 951 996 920 993 689 800 981 618 868 692 937 814 943 940 949 830 642 828 794 815 867 789 718 1,012 948 804 737 778 822 796 864 803 880 948 815 793 820 834 906 944 819 635 767 850 876 877 808 722 880 851 880 991 801 930 773
P% 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0
CFP 5.1 4.5 4.8 6.0 5.8 4.6 5.2 4.6 4.3 4.8 5.1 6.5 4.9 5.8 6.2 5.3 5.6 4.5 4.8 5.8 4.1 5.4 4.1 5.9 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.1 3.9 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.4 5.1 4.6 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.5 5.5 4.9 4.4 5.5 5.0 5.5 6.2 5.0 6.0 4.6
Value $5,460 $4,766 $5,100 $6,309 $6,076 $4,897 $5,602 $4,884 $4,507 $5,110 $5,393 $6,824 $5,216 $6,138 $6,538 $5,740 $6,147 $4,678 $5,132 $6,178 $4,195 $5,717 $4,412 $6,193 $5,370 $5,974 $6,050 $6,201 $5,407 $4,113 $5,243 $5,102 $5,241 $5,719 $5,378 $4,818 $6,701 $6,149 $5,265 $4,776 $5,427 $5,299 $5,134 $5,569 $5,283 $5,681 $6,328 $5,286 $4,976 $5,319 $5,444 $5,865 $5,999 $5,283 $4,215 $4,976 $5,547 $5,824 $5,748 $5,195 $4,632 $5,772 $5,355 $5,740 $6,490 $5,239 $6,237 $4,912
SCC 54,000 54,000 54,000 56,000 57,000 60,000 61,000 62,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 64,000 67,000 67,000 67,000 68,000 68,000 69,000 69,000 72,000 73,000 73,000 73,000 73,000 74,000 75,000 75,000 76,000 76,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 81,000 81,000 81,000 81,000 82,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 84,000 84,000 84,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 86,000 86,000 86,000 86,000 86,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 88,000 88,000 88,000
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Herd Mark Anderson, Waupaca, WI Randy & Cindy Dragt, Howard City, MI Eric Steenstra, Coopersville, MI Bob & John Bennett, Prescott, MI Buning Dairy LLC, Falmouth, MI Leroy Zimmerman, Carson City, MI Chris & Daniell Osentoski, Cass City, MI First Farms, Ionia, MI Bo-Te Farms Inc., West Branch, MI Norm & Derrick Hammond, Dowling, MI Mike Zagata, Sebewaing, MI Fischer & Clark Dairy, Hatley, WI Bruce Riffle, Custer, MI MSU Dairy Dept, Lansing, MI Milk Source Genetics LLC, Kaukauna, WI Kim Hartwig, Monroe, WI Hillebrand Farms, Cornell, WI Baker Lads Farm, Clayton, MI Todd & Jessica Ertl, Unity, WI Moo-Ville Farm & Creamery, Nashville, MI Voight Acres, Shiocton, WI Wayne Brubaker, Stanley, WI Conrad Martin, Millersburg, IN C & J Farms Inc., Bear Creek, WI Weishaar Family Farm, Westfield, WI Leon Henneman, Ellsworth, WI Frank & Mitch Thompson, Ellsworth, WI Twinkle-Hill Brown Swiss, Watertown, WI Doug Warner, Charlevoix, MI Ken Tebos, Falmouth, MI Hilger Farms Inc., Bloomer, WI Pat Mcconnell, Clare, MI Jeremy Seiler, Carson City, MI Stuart Farms, Lowell, MI Ronald & Nancy Felten, St. Cloud, WI
Breed
X H H H H H H H X H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H B H H H H H H H
Size 204 168 185 211 630 90 355 406 443 492 662 1,011 156 224 54 59 82 551 119 237 271 57 220 295 376 52 66 103 142 147 436 198 390 400 434
Milk 30,164 24,948 24,258 24,914 31,887 22,465 27,251 30,909 21,107 29,323 30,063 30,815 24,972 29,440 23,355 21,740 26,391 27,594 24,169 32,304 27,501 25,194 23,915 25,538 28,803 26,137 25,394 24,788 25,411 25,904 26,715 25,794 28,895 28,256 27,567
Fat 1,147 952 928 993 1,126 845 1,001 1,205 770 1,036 1,158 1,259 1,104 1,158 1,014 811 1,053 986 920 1,235 995 1,045 883 980 1,155 982 1,038 1,054 1,015 976 1,008 956 1,092 1,115 1,072
F% 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.1 4.4 3.9 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9
Prot. 925 765 756 790 966 673 846 929 660 879 911 984 745 949 757 652 852 827 732 990 846 820 756 767 880 844 839 879 789 824 814 791 884 870 857
P% 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
CFP 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.7 4.2 5.1 5.8 3.9 5.2 5.7 6.1 5.1 5.8 4.9 4.0 5.2 5.0 4.5 6.1 5.0 5.1 4.5 4.8 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.3
Value $6,012 $4,978 $4,888 $5,143 $6,150 $4,404 $5,401 $6,150 $4,190 $5,624 $5,981 $6,443 $5,196 $6,102 $5,036 $4,252 $5,503 $5,313 $4,787 $6,449 $5,395 $5,352 $4,796 $5,050 $5,842 $5,336 $5,409 $5,568 $5,191 $5,250 $5,291 $5,094 $5,739 $5,720 $5,580
SCC 89,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 94,000 94,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 96,000 96,000 96,000 98,000 98,000 98,000 98,000 99,000 99,000 99,000 99,000 99,000 99,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
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3X Ayrshire 1
Herd
Size
Tim Busch, Cecil, WI
Brown Swiss 1 * Nor-Bert Farms, Bremen, IN 2 * Larry & Jennifer Meyer, Chilton, WI 3 Twinkle-Hill Brown Swiss, Watertown, WI 4 HBJ Voegeli, Monticello, WI 5 * Lewis Century Stock Farms Inc., Lagrange, IN 6 John & Wendy Korth, Freeport, IL 7 Jake & Colleen Thostenson, Brodhead, WI 8 James Hauschildt, Ellsworth, WI 9 Troy & Lindsey Nevil, Juda, WI 10 Brad Dietsche & Family, Colfax, WI 11 Aaron Dietsche, Bloomer, WI 12 Jason Weihrouch, Melrose, WI
Top Dollar Value Protein Breed Herds
Guernsey 1 2 3 4
Valley Gem Farms Inc., Cumberland, WI Verl A. Weaver, Goshen, IN Dean Kronk, Elkhart, IN Dennis Dorn, New Glarus, WI
Jersey 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 5 6 * 7 * 8 9 10 11 * 12 13 T 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 * 23 24 25 T 27 * 28 29 30
Grass Ridge Farm LLC, Pittsville, WI Larry E. Haywood, Hastings, MI United Pride Dairy LLC, Phillips, WI Darren Rusch, Pound, WI Valley Gem Farms Inc., Cumberland, WI Ron & Nicole Wussow, Cecil, WI Michael Heckaman, Argos, IN Gary Sulzer, Marathon, WI Steinhauers Jerseys, Mattoon, WI Melissa Traiser, Somerset, WI Jenks Jersey Farm, Marathon City, WI Jake & Colleen Thostenson, Brodhead, WI Spring Creek Farms Inc., Hixton, WI Petro Farms, Gobles, MI Bill Seyller, Fond Du Lac, WI Lyle Borkholder, Nappanee, IN Andy Dums, Rib Lake, WI Dan Johnson, Evansville, WI Michelle Popp, Unity, WI Marshland Dairy LLC, Spencer, WI Nick Clark, Prescott, MI Andrew Rupprecht, Vassar, MI Bruce Eldred, Blanchard, MI John L. Schwartz, Bremen, IN Wendy Bok, Defiance, OH Lee Parsons, Antigo, WI Gordon Dick, McBain, MI Richard Buechel, Chilton, WI Brad, Tina & Duane Midtling, Wilson, WI Alan & Stephanie Hughes, Pittsville, WI
Mixed Breeds 1 * Larry E. Haywood, Hastings, MI 2 * Fischer & Clark Dairy, Hatley, WI 3 * Nathan & Tajia Retzlaff, Shawano, WI 4 * Badger Holsteins, Unity, WI 5 * James & Joseph Rieden, Mount Calvary, WI 6 Mark Anderson, Waupaca, WI 7 * United Pride Dairy LLC, Phillips, WI 8 * Tony Rosbrugh, West Branch, MI 9 * Dick Van Rijn, Deford, MI 10 * Floyd & Calvin Brandt, Bryant, WI 11 Bruce Martin, Whittemore, MI 12 Auburnvale Swiss, Fremont, WI 13 Ron Folkema, Fremont, MI 14 Duane, Jeanne & Dave Meier, Monticello, WI 15 * Walnutdale Farms, Wayland, MI
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Milk
Fat
%
Prot.
%
CFP
Value
54
18,833
751
4.0
601
3.2
3.7
$3,902
35 28 103 247 181 87 65 37 56 44 129 44
29,456 26,043 24,788 22,755 23,878 22,770 21,706 20,944 20,017 18,229 17,046 16,921
1,688 1,150 1,054 1,008 931 935 907 858 765 754 721 695
5.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.1
1,104 876 879 796 810 795 757 682 658 635 590 562
3.7 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3
7.6 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4
$7,648 $5,764 $5,568 $5,150 $5,075 $5,008 $4,801 $4,430 $4,152 $4,015 $3,771 $3,621
91 32 38 70
20,892 21,106 18,634 15,471
1,018 1,077 846 719
4.9 5.1 4.5 4.6
730 671 624 509
3.5 3.2 3.3 3.3
4.8 4.8 4.0 3.4
$4,900 $4,808 $4,158 $3,452
75 463 126 57 53 84 195 51 178 45 834 152 91 36 38 94 46 47 31 122 47 43 106 124 374 43 76 74 49 38
21,879 22,296 20,714 20,662 18,885 19,611 18,353 18,136 18,978 17,605 17,609 16,820 18,211 18,797 17,585 17,566 17,118 17,184 16,051 15,355 15,974 14,918 15,431 15,196 15,180 16,442 15,836 14,012 13,150 12,236
1,104 1,087 1,081 1,082 1,020 959 966 971 946 961 912 903 871 848 871 888 809 802 791 767 780 783 745 749 763 733 677 668 681 616
5.0 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.2 5.4 4.8 4.5 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.8 5.2 5.0
825 823 787 752 715 706 692 687 680 645 666 651 652 661 630 618 613 610 596 595 572 564 575 557 547 556 550 501 480 463
3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0
$5,415 $5,384 $5,215 $5,093 $4,811 $4,679 $4,618 $4,605 $4,550 $4,429 $4,410 $4,325 $4,295 $4,295 $4,205 $4,195 $4,019 $3,997 $3,905 $3,842 $3,798 $3,755 $3,732 $3,671 $3,662 $3,662 $3,524 $3,298 $3,232 $3,032
26 1,011 38 43 760 204 231 656 711 33 150 191 1,013 125 958
32,204 30,815 30,393 29,182 30,177 30,164 25,139 29,336 27,627 26,661 27,247 26,672 27,442 24,656 25,853
1,239 1,259 1,253 1,191 1,149 1,147 1,166 1,097 1,123 1,122 1,040 1,069 995 1,009 1,004
3.8 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.6 3.7 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.6 4.1 3.9
1,023 984 971 961 930 925 886 897 877 833 859 840 865 836 823
3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.2
6.2 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0
$6,570 $6,443 $6,378 $6,202 $6,033 $6,012 $5,811 $5,803 $5,748 $5,572 $5,520 $5,497 $5,460 $5,330 $5,298
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Herd Fisk Farms, Sand Lake, MI Stanley Ferris, Cement City, MI Bryan Schulte, Ruth, MI Daane Dairy LLC, Brandon, WI Tracy & Theresa Sohn, North Branch, MI Dan Mauer, Scottville, MI Ramer Brothers LLC, Nappanee, IN E-D Farms, Conklin, MI Ted & Jonathan Keenan, Osseo, MI Auburnvale Swiss, Fremont, WI Petro Farms, Gobles, MI Jeremy Mayer, Monroe, WI Wes Weaver, Sheldon, WI Twin River Dairy Inc., Freeport, MI Robert Knynenburg, Custer, MI Gary Nielsen, Coral, MI Hallet Dairy Farm LLC, Casco, WI Charles, Anna & Ruth Nolt, Boyd, WI Richlo Dairy Farms, Engadine, MI Tom Zenz, Grass Lake, MI Peter Kimball, Baldwin, WI Thuemmel Dairy, Port Austin, MI Tom Mahoney, Glenwood City, WI John S. Calder, Carleton, MI Robert Roden, West Bend, WI Dave & Laurie Kyle, Elkhorn, WI John N Kuperus, Dorr, MI K & S Farms, Hudson, IN Saxon Homestead Farms, Cleveland, WI Cal & Barb Marshall, Lupton, MI Pete L. & Doug Poling, Addison, MI Jordan Wolf, Spencer, WI Bo-Te Farms Inc., West Branch, MI Mike Oesch, Middlebury, IN Twin Oak Farms, Dorchester, WI Paul Hoesly, New Glarus, WI Redetzkes' No Joke Dairy, Stratford, WI Albern Olson, Stanton, MI Craig Miller & Family, Orangeville, IL Troy Pauli, New Glarus, WI Roger Mason, Stanley, WI Folkersma Farms LLC, Rudyard, MI Todd Bores, Auburndale, WI Wayne & Julie Peterson, Amherst, WI Arnold Raymond, Ceresco, MI Larry Hughes, Gladstone, MI Evan Ensign, Dorchester, WI Ramer View Holsteins, Goshen, IN
Size 263 156 1,006 777 84 45 48 586 97 72 45 44 189 436 166 51 87 60 348 255 113 28 25 147 718 134 259 166 612 555 25 133 443 95 25 44 198 102 59 90 45 110 46 232 37 123 57 163
Milk 26,360 26,743 24,493 24,260 25,826 25,044 24,252 25,091 25,647 22,513 23,771 21,247 23,029 20,280 21,650 22,655 19,360 21,872 21,480 21,838 18,215 22,008 20,545 21,383 20,663 18,624 20,282 21,499 19,369 21,573 20,120 19,702 21,107 20,034 20,182 20,343 16,585 18,311 19,329 18,804 19,550 17,912 18,963 16,871 17,438 17,001 16,118 17,541
Fat 1,026 989 996 1,003 949 932 963 942 882 931 878 907 868 954 883 841 971 866 863 837 863 811 857 844 859 892 823 828 845 753 833 811 770 819 801 771 843 790 799 770 735 749 722 774 727 766 737 717
% 3.9 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.4 4.1 3.7 4.3 3.8 4.7 4.1 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.7 3.7 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.8 4.1 3.9 4.4 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.8 5.1 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.1
Prot. 805 817 794 784 797 798 767 768 778 748 750 731 729 697 722 711 652 687 689 696 690 693 664 665 656 646 673 663 660 685 649 646 660 629 632 642 606 617 605 618 598 584 578 548 550 527 544 535
% 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.0
CFP 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4
Value $5,286 $5,266 $5,154 $5,128 $5,102 $5,058 $4,992 $4,973 $4,906 $4,831 $4,763 $4,701 $4,655 $4,651 $4,632 $4,534 $4,507 $4,481 $4,475 $4,457 $4,414 $4,401 $4,357 $4,353 $4,335 $4,322 $4,319 $4,318 $4,297 $4,255 $4,251 $4,190 $4,190 $4,152 $4,132 $4,113 $4,049 $4,021 $4,016 $3,997 $3,875 $3,820 $3,769 $3,720 $3,650 $3,634 $3,621 $3,580
SCS
Somatic Cell Score is the direct measure of somatic cells in milk samples. Lower values are preferred.
PROTIP Breeding replacement heifers with genetic potential for high production, high pregnancy rates and high disease resistance is key to herd profitability.
• An economic analysis of records from five large herds in Idaho, South Dakota and Wisconsin demonstrated that every extra one-point increase in DWP$ in replacement heifers returned $1.84 of lifetime profit during their milking careers. • Heifers that ranked in the top quartile for DWP$ generated $811 more lifetime profit than heifers in the lowest quartile. • Using AI sires with high DWP$, like those available through Select Sires NxGEN program, is vital for breeding high DWP$ replacement heifers. Learn more. www.mycentralstar.com/dwp
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COW
Animal Assistance ...................................................10p Dip Cups ....................................................................10p Direct-Fed Microbials ..................................................8p Fresh Cow ...................................................................9p Inoculant .....................................................................9p Sanitizer ....................................................................11p Udder Health ...............................................................11p
DIAGNOSTIC SUPPLIES
Testing Supplies ........................................................16p Test Kits & Shippers....................................................16p
REPRODUCTION
Breeding Supplies .............................................12p-13p Heat Detection .........................................................12p Nitrogen Tanks ............................................................13p Reproduction Tools .................................................12p
PEST CONTROL
Dewormer ................................................................14p Fly & Insect Control...........................................14p-15p
EAR TAGS
RFID Tags .................................................................17p RFID Stick Readers ..................................................18p Sheep & Goat Tags ..................................................18p Swine Tags ...............................................................18p Taggers and Accessories ........................................18p Visual Tags ........................................................17p-18p
CERTIFIED ORGANIC
UTREsept ....................................................................9p Evergreen® Pyrethrum Concentrate ......................15p
Products listed below can potentially be used in organic production. Verify with your certifier prior to use.
Prices are subject to change without notice. To confirm current prices and promotions call 800.631.3510.Shipping charges may apply. Products listed are merely distributed by CentralStar Cooperative and manufactured or processed by the company indicated. We make no warranties of any kind whatsoever, expressed or implied, which extend beyond all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In the unlikely event that any of the products or services shall be proven to be defective, damages from their use shall exclude consequential damages and be limited to their purchase price. Complete product and trademark information available at https://mycentralstar.com/product-information.
4XLA® .........................................................................10p Accel RS ......................................................................5p AZTEC GOLD™ ..........................................................10p BioFresh® Bolus .........................................................9p BioFresh® Plus Soluble ..............................................9p Bovine Accellyte II ......................................................9p Calf Accellyte................................................................5p Select BioCycle Plus™ .................................................8p Select BioCycle™ .........................................................8p Select DTX™ ................................................................8p Tri-Mic WD ...................................................................4p Tri-Purify – Blue Bolus ...............................................4p Tri-Start Bolus .............................................................9p Tri-Start Jr. – Maroon Bolus .....................................4p Uddermint® ................................................................11p
CURRENT SPECIALS AND PROMOTIONS
Calf Care Calf Direct-Fed Microbials
Select BioCycle Showcase Formula™
CONVERT™
Contains a special blend of naturally occurring direct-fed microorganisms, L-form Lactobacillus, microbial sugars, enzymes, and specialized proteins. No antibiotics. Use when calves are lethargic, not eating and doing poorly. AC9057 - Day One Calf Gel Single Dose 15cc AC9006 - Day One Calf Gel Multi Dose 60cc AC9049 - Ranch Pack 200 dose AC9008 - Ranch Pack 1,000 dose AC9041 - Day One Calf Bolus 40ct AC11007 - Day One Calf Bolus 10ct AC11009 - Calving Season Bolus 10ct
$7.50 $18.00 $103.00 $463.00 $172.00 $48.50 $29.50
Use during periods of stress to optimize calf health and immunity. Feed to calves in addition to milk replacer. Includes functional proteins, chelated minerals, essential oils, vitamins and other key nutraceuticals, which support overall calf health and performance. A0081 - First Life Formula 5lb A0082 - First Life Formula 25lb $20.00 $170.00
Tri-Purify - Blue Bolus
Dietary feed supplement that provides pure, natural essential oils that have a strong antibacterial effect to improve the natural immune system. Combines live, naturally-occurring microorganisms to enhance the environment of the digestive tract. Tri-Purify also contains nutraceuticals, intestinal bacteria and live cell yeast; all of which can attribute to a reduction in the severity and occurrence of scours. A0051 - Tri-Purify 36ct $81.00
Tri-Start Jr. - Maroon Bolus
A direct-fed microbial bolus that benefits both the rumen and intestinal tract of calves. Each capsule has a guaranteed viable (live) count of 20 billion colony forming units of naturally occurring microorganisms. Helps to stimulate feed intake during periods of change. Contains beneficial microbes to jump-start a calf’s stalled digestive system. A0052 - Tri-Start Jr. 36ct $43.00
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Supplements First Life Formula
Tri-Mic WD
A probiotic source to improve digestive microflora. Promotes the early establishment of beneficial digestive bacteria necessary for proper digestion of milk and grain diets. Aids in rumen development when transitioning to a dry feed diet. Reduces the occurrence and severity of scours and helps re-establish digestive bacteria following antibiotic treatment, illness or environmental stress. A0048 - Tri-Mic WD 500gram A0049 - Tri-Mic WD 5kg
Concentrated form of BioCycle supplemented with increased enzyme levels and Bacillus, which is shown to improve calf growth. Contains two separate L-form bacteria that enhance the function and population of the microflora in the lower gut. Contains both yeast culture and live cell yeast that produce a range of metabolites including B-vitamins, broadbased enzyme package, specialized proteins, microbial sugars and potassium iodide. AC9300 - Showcase 12.5lb $155.00 - 4+ Pails $151.00
$45.50 $211.00
First 21™
Unique combination of bioactive feed ingredients to bridge the immunity gap during the first three weeks of life. Available as a complete milk replacer or nutritional supplement. Incorporates three natural sources of antibodies (plasma, egg yolk, and colostrum) to promote gut health and immune support. A0080 - Complete Milk Replacer 50lb $80.00 A0084 - Supplement 8lb $80.00 A0083 - Supplement 20lb $180.00
Accel Whole Milk Protein Pivot
A pasteurized whole milk (PWM) balancer to be added to PWM and fed to pre-weaned calves. Protein Pivot allows for optimizing PWM by increasing the solids percent to achieve dry matter intake target goals, shifts the protein:fat ratio in favor of optimal performance to meet heifer development goals, and extends supply to meet daily calf feeding needs. Contains 28% protein; 8% fat. A0064 - Protein Pivot 50lb
CentralStar Cooperative
$61.00
Calf Starter
Elim-A-Fly™
A daily add-pack, used with whole milk or milk replacer. Diflubenzuron, the active ingredient, is an insect growth regulator that stops the development of fly larvae in manure from treated calves, preventing the formation of the fly larvaes’ exoskeletons. A0453 - Pail 8lb A0454 - Bag 22.05lb
Ideal feed for rapid and early rumen development, highly palatable and easily digestible. Premium 19% protein contains Bovatec® and Apex® to improve feed efficiency and starter intake. Available only in Wisconsin. A0033 - Calf Starter 19% 50lb $13.50
$30.00 $68.00
Electrolytes Calf Accellyte
Accel Energy
An energy supplement containing 60% fat and 7% protein with added vitamins and minerals. Add to milk replacer or whole milk during cold weather stress. Provides readily utilizable energy via spray-dried animal fat to increase the calorie content in a calf’s diet. A0035 - Accel Energy 25lb
A complete electrolyte treatment for calves experiencing scours or dehydration. Contains potassium and sodium to replenish electrolytes and restore proper fluid balance. Blended with glycine and citrate to improve electrolyte and water absorption. Added dextrose provides nutritional energy and buffers to help minimize metabolic acidosis. Easily mixes with water. A0053 - Calf Accellyte 3.6lb $26.00 A0054 - Calf Accellyte 10lb $61.00 A0055 - Calf Accellyte 25lb $149.00 A0056 - Calf Accellyte Single Dose 90.7gram $2.75
$44.00
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First Day Formula®
A colostrum replacer or supplement for newborn calves. Fortified with essential vitamins and chelated trace minerals. High quality whey protein concentrate from select Grade A dairies, free of organisms causing colostrum-transmissible diseases, like Johne’s disease. First Day Formula Deluxe features the great benefits of First Day Formula CR with the addition of First Defense Technology™. A0043 - CR (replacer) 500gram $36.75 A0044 - CR (replacer) 20lb $605.00 A0045 - CR Deluxe 500gram $43.25 A0046 - CR Deluxe 20lb $720.00 A0047 - CS (supplement) 200gram $15.25
Accel RS
A recovery solution aiding in hydration and digestive health for calves. Contains Tri-Mic WD as a source of live, viable, naturally occurring microorganisms. Accel RS works to restore, re-energize, recolonize, and rehydrate calves. A0596 - Accel RS Single Dose 4oz A0599 - Accel RS 6lb A0597 - Accel RS 25lb
$2.75 $55.00 $125.00
Milk Replacers Stocked Milk Replacer
Unique manufacturing technology results in a 100% instantized product. Powder combines consistently with minimal mixing. Mos* is included in each formulation at research levels to promote gut and intestinal health. Chelated (organic) trace minerals are used to support growth and immune function. Tri-Mic WD in all formulas, optimizes feed intakes and utilization, digestive health, and immune system response. Bovatec® is available for control of coccidiosis. Available only in Wisconsin. Call for pricing. *Mos increases appetite, normalizes gut microflora, ans reinforces the digestive tract.
Code
Description
Protein Source
% % Fat Protein
Guaranteed Analysis
Chelated
IU/lb Vit A
IU/lb Vit D3
IU/lb Vit E
Mineral/Selenium
Medication
A0061
APL Calf Accelerator*
APL
26
20
30,000
5,000
200
YES
Bovatec®-43 grams/ton
A0069
Performance Plus
All-Milk
20
20
30,000
10,000
150
YES
NO
A0070
Performance Plus
All-Milk
20
20
30,000
10,000
150
YES
Bovatec®-90 grams/ton
A0071
Performance Plus*
All-Milk
20
20
30,000
10,000
150
YES
Bovatec®-90 grams/ton
A0074
Hi-Performance Plus
All-Milk
22
20
30,000
10,000
200
YES
NO
A0075
Hi-Performance Plus
All-Milk
22
20
30,000
10,000
200
YES
Bovatec®-90 grams/ton
A0076
Hi-Performance Plus*
All-Milk
22
20
30,000
10,000
200
YES
Bovatec®-90 grams/ton
A0078
Calf Accelerator
APL
26
20
30,000
5,000
200
YES
Bovatec®-43 grams/ton
A0079
28-26 Jersey*
All-Milk
28
26
20,000
2,500
100
YES
Bovatec®-72 grams/ton
*Formulated with Clarifly® and available seasonally.
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Calf Housing Calf-Tel® Group Housing
Calf-Tel® “O” Series (Outdoor)
Hutches designed specifically for outdoor use. No matter the size or scope of your operation, Calf-Tel products can help improve labor efficiency, calf health, and overall profitability. A0366 - Compact $229.00 Small size, big performance. Ideal for smaller calves and short-term housing. A0367 - Eco 20|64 $269.00 Eighteen percent smaller than Pro/Deluxe hutches, allowing farmers to reduce footprint and scale. A0370 - Pro II w/Offset Front 24|74 $289.00 A0371 - Pro II w/Open Front 24|74 $289.00 Sixteen percent more space than competitive models and one-of-a-kind rear ventilation and bedding door. A0368 - Deluxe II Left Opening 24|74 $289.00 A0369 - Deluxe II Right Opening 24|74 $289.00 Same features as the Pro II, but with an inside feed station protecting feed from the elements. A0372 - XXL Left Opening 35|85 $329.00 A0373 - XXL Right Opening 35|85 $329.00 A0374 - XXL Pro 35|85 $329.00 Ideal for long-term housing and harsh conditions. XXL is 26% larger than competitive models.
Weaned calves placed in large groups can face growth and health setbacks. Placing 4-5 similarly sized weaned calves in group housing is the best way to ease the transition. A0375 - MultiMax 54|84 $750.00
Calf-Tel® “I” Series (Indoor)
Easy to configure indoor calf pens to make the most of your space and time. Ultra-durable with a wide range of available accessories, effective and economical solution for raising calves indoors. A0376 - Calf Pen Back Airmax $80.00 A0377 - Calf Pen Back Vented $75.00 A0380 - Calf Pen Front Generation 3 $170.00 A0382 - Calf Pen Side 4.5’ & 2 rods $90.00 A0383 - Calf Pen Side 6’ & 2 rods $120.00 A0384 - Calf Pen Side 7’ & 2 rods $125.00
A0367
A0376
A0370
A0366
A0377
A0368 A0372
Complete Pen System
Calf-Tel® Accessories
Broad range of accessories designed for ease-of-use, operational efficiency and years of reliable performance. Access Door Rod A0392
Calf Nipple Super A0407
$3.00
Calf Pail - Fence Mounted A0598 - Black $10.00 A0600 - Grey $10.00
Bottle Holder - Hutch Mounted A0393 - 2qt $12.50 A0394 - Wide 3qt $22.00 A0395 - 3 & 4qt $13.75
Calf Pail A0409 - Black A0410 - White
$4.50 $4.50
Feed Opening Restrictors A0614 $7.00
Bottle Holder - Pen Mounted A0398 - 2qt $8.50 A0399 - 3 & 4qt $9.00
Hay Feeder - Fence Mounted A042 $22.00
Bottle/Nipple Set A0400 - 2qt A0401 - 3qt A0402 - 4qt
$3.50
$7.00 $9.00 $11.00
Bottle Chute - Fence Mounted A0590 - 2qt $15.00 Learn more. To order call 800.631.3510.
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Calf Coats
PROTIP
Woolover®
High performance blankets to help keep animals warm and dry, allowing nutrients to be used for growth. Made of 70% wool and 30% polyester. Small will fit calves 7799lbs. Medium will fit calves 99-121lbs. Large will fit calves 121lbs and up. Ultra Woolover has a waterproof Emphatex™ outer-shell with original Woolover material underneath. Buy 4, get 1 FREE! Offer ends 4/1/2021. UM3602 - w/o Buckle Small $42.00 UM3605 - w/o Buckle Medium $42.00 UM3603 - w/o Buckle Large $42.00 UM3683 - w/ Buckle Medium $44.00 UM3684 - w/ Buckle Large $44.00 UM3667 - Ultra w/o Buckle Small $45.00 UM3668 - Ultra w/o Buckle Medium $45.00 UM3686 - Ultra Lite w/ Buckle Medium $48.00
Lamb & Goat Woolover®
High performance blankets to help keep animals warm and dry, allowing nutrients to be used for growth. Made of 70% wool and 30% polyester. Smaller size designed specifically for lambs and goats. Buy 4, get 1 FREE! Offer ends 4/1/2021. UM3691 - Woolover Goat $7.00 UM3607 - Woolover Lamb $7.00
Adequate transfer of maternal immunoglobulins is associated with health advantages by reducing pre- and postweaning mortality due to infectious disease and increasing daily gain, feed efficiency, fertility, and milk production in first and second lactation. Achieving adequate transfer of maternal immunoglobulins (IgG) occurs with successful passive transfer, which is when enough antibodies from quality maternal colostrum or colostrum replacer are absorbed into the calf’s bloodstream. Quality, timing and quantity are three key factors when feeding colostrum. •
Calves should receive 150 to 200 grams IgG in the first meal.
•
Larger breed calves should receive four quarts colostrum, and smaller breeds three quarts, within 1-2 hours of birth.
•
The calf’s ability to transfer immunoglobulins from the digestive tract to the bloodstream reduces drastically in mere hours.
•
Colostrum with mastitis, blood, bedding, manure, or from Johne’s-positive cows should not be fed. All milk contains some bacteria, but dangerous levels can grow rapidly in colostrum from dirty udders or unsanitary equipment.
•
If the antibody level in the colostrum has been tested with a Brix refractometer and is found to be inadequate, adding a colostrum supplement/replacer can improve antibody supply.
•
When high quality colostrum is not available, use a commercial colostrum replacer. Use of a colostrum replacer guarantees the same amount of IgG is fed to each calf every time, proving an effective and convenient method of providing passive immunity to calves.
UdderTech Calf Blanket
Constructed from 3M™ Thinsulate™ Insulation. Performance remains virtually unchanged after repeated cleanings. Designed to stay on the calf, easy to put on and remove; machine washable and dryable. Offering quickrelease buckles and a durable water-resistant nylon. Embroidered with the Select Sires Logo. Small fits Jersey calves and regular fits Holstein calves. UM3709 - Calf Blanket Small $40.00 UM3710 - Calf Blanket Regular $40.00
AccelCoat
Provides additional protection to calves during cold weather. Made with our exclusive insulation which wicks moisture away from the calf and provides superior thermal capabilities. The outer shell is made of high-strength polyester with a urethane back, making it water resistant. Machine washable and durable against the harshest conditions. A smooth, quilted liner provides warmth and comfort for the calf. Small fits Jersey calves and large fits Holstein calves. Embroidered with the Select Sires Logo. A0605 - Single Insulated Small $36.00 A0606 - Single Insulated Large $36.00
A healthy calf will produce milk sooner due to increased average daily gain and an earlier age at first calving. Research shows heifers that receive four quarts of quality colostrum produce 11% more milk in the first lactation than those fed two quarts. The most expensive part of raising cattle is from weaning to parturition, so the faster they are bred and enter the milking herd, the faster you can start to see a profit from her.
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Cow CARE Cow Direct-Fed Microbials Select DTX™
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Proven effective in neutralizing damaging effects of mold related challenges. Feed when ingredients are moldy, or mycotoxins are suspect; when symptoms of mycotoxicosis are present and when feed assays show the presence of multiple toxins or when one toxin in particular is high. Contains specific L-form Lactobacillus. More shelf-life stable than other products. Proprietary technology allows activation once consumed. Use when symptoms are present and feed assays show problems. AC9004 - Select DTX 50lb $258.00 - 4 to 9 boxes $254.00 - 10+ boxes $250.00 AC9009 - DTX concentrate 50lb $338.00 - 10 to 39 bags $330.00 - 40+ bags Call for pricing
Select BioCycle Plus Ultimate™
Select BioCycle Plus™
The most often chosen product, offering the benefits of both DTX and BioCycle in one convenient, less costly package. Producers feeding BioCycle Plus report reduced SCC, improved reproductive performance, increased digestive capacity and improved general health. More shelf-life stable than other products. Proprietary technology allows activation once consumed. Use when metabolic diseases and toxin challenges are present. AC9005 - BioCycle Plus 50lb $342.00 - 4 to 9 boxes $338.00 - 10+ boxes $334.00 AC9027 - BioCycle Plus Concentrate 50lb $439.00 - 10 to 39 bags $431.00 - 40+ bags Call for pricing AC9199 - Concentrate Non-GMO 50lb $466.00 - 10 to 39 bags $457.00 - 40+ bags Call for pricing
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Designed for herds feeding a high energy, highprotein ration. Ultimate improves rumen efficiency by targeting rumen microbes to convert available proteins to production. Producers using Ultimate have experienced improved milk production, herd health and reproduction. AC9094 - BioCycle Plus Ultimate 50lb $447.00 - 4 to 9 boxes $443.00 - 10+ boxes $439.00 AC9299 - Ultimate Concentrate 50lb $575.00 - 10 to 39 bags $567.00 - 40+ bags Call for pricing
Minerals Mineral Premixes
Premixes are formulated to meet all the mineral and vitamin needs of your herd. Can be conveniently added to any ration or added along with supplemental protein-grain mix. A0016 - ES-Green 1:1 Mineral 50lb A0017 - ES-Yellow 2:1 Mineral 50lb A0015 - Beef Gestation 50lb
Accel MXL 600
Combats feed quality challenges and enhances liver function. MXL 600 is a combination of beneficial micronutrients designed to assist animal performance during periods of feed quality challenges. Use when toxins are present. A0008 - Accel MXL 600 50lb
Aids in boosting immune function, digestion, and fights environmental challenges. Producers report increased estrus expression and improved feed intake. Contains two types of L-form Lactobacillus, two sources of yeast, four digestive enzymes, microbial sugars and specialized proteins. Recommended when performance improvements are needed in reproduction, and overall herd health. Not appropriate when mold-related challenges are the major problem. AC9003 - BioCycle 50lb $208.00 - 4 to 9 boxes $204.00 - 10+ boxes $200.00 AC9091 - BioCycle Concentrate 50lb $407.00 - 10 to 39 bags $399.00 - 40+ bags Call for pricing
$66.00 CentralStar Cooperative
$44.00 $34.00 $29.00
Accel Fortifier 1:50
Accel Fortifier 1:50 is a concentrated source of chelated and inorganic trace minerals and vitamins intended to be mixed into premixes, minerals, supplements and total mixed rations (TMR). Accel Fortifier 1:50 can be added to diets for beef and dairy cattle during periods when added nutrients are required, such as; calving, high production, breeding or during environmental challenges. A0019 - Accel Fortifier 25lb $55.00
Inoculant Accel Ensile+ forage inoculants contain an enzyme package of three to aid in fiber break down, increase nutrient absorption. Ensile+ bacteria have been field, university and laboratory researched. The expected benefits are reduced dry matter losses, improved digestibility, improved forage quality and an expedited pH decline to stabilize feed. Available in either wet or dry application. A0611 - 100W - Wet Applied 100gram $74.00 A0612 - 500W - Wet Applied 500gram $345.00 A0613 - 100D - Dry Applied 50lb $88.00
$330.00 $174.00 $20.00
Gets fresh cows on feed faster reducing potential metabolic disorders and DAs. Proven effective in reducing SCC by boosting immune function of cows affected with environmental challenges. Contains 8x’s dose of BioCycle with added vitamins and minerals. Ideal for fresh cows, supplies critical vitamins and minerals. AC11011 - BioFresh Bolus 50ct $111.00 AC11012 - BioFresh Bolus 400ct $774.00
Bovikalc®
Fresh Cow Care Tri-Start Bolus
An encapsulated, highly concentrated source of rumen-specific microbes in bolus form. Each capsule has a guaranteed viable count of 100 billion colony forming units (CFU). Tri-Start enhances the rumen environment to improve digestive performance and repopulate rumen microflora after periods of stress. Contains lactic acid bacteria, live cell yeast and fungal extracts. A0003 - Tri-Start Bolus 25ct $43.50 A0004 - Tri-Start Bolus 100ct $160.00
Tri-Mic 1:50
Freshen Up
Ideal for use at freshening and when there are metabolic problems. Same base ingredients as BioFresh Bolus and fortified with 54 grams of calcium propionate and 12 grams of niacin. Water dispersible powder. For use with cattle at freshening. AC9050 - BioFresh Plus Soluble 100 dose AC9052 - BioFresh Plus Soluble 50 dose ACDBEDX - Easy Doser
BioFresh® Bolus
Accel Ensile+
Improve feed intake and feed utilization for maximum production and reproductive performance. Uses patented methods of stabilization and packaging to ensure live, viable and fast-acting microbes for maximum performance. A0000 - Tri-Mic 1:50 4lb $28.00 A0001 - Tri-Mic 1:50 20lb
BioFresh® Plus Soluble
$134.00
Fresh cow protocol to be administered immediately after calving to reduce the incidence of milk fever, retained placenta and ketosis. Contains a proactive combination of multiple sources of calcium, electrolytes and energy. Unlike other products, Freshen Up contains palatable ingredients so it can be used as a drench or offered free choice. Contains four different sources of calcium to give fresh cows the boost they need right away, as well as a timed-release of calcium. A0012 - Freshen Up 10lb $53.00 A0013 - Freshen Up 35lb $175.00
Calcium supplement provides fast, extended support for blood calcium levels in freshening dairy cows. Bolus disintegrates quickly in the rumen. Calcium chloride is available immediately and calcium sulfate provides sustained release. BV005 - Bovikalc 48ct $329.00
Bovine Accellyte II
A specialized electrolyte for periods of stress, rehydration and prehydration. Contains electrolytes to replace those lost during stress, energy to provide an added boost when needed most, minerals needed to compensate for deficiencies from reduced feed intakes and vitamins necessary for life. Can be used as a drench, added directly into stock tanks or individual water feedings. It can also be dry-mixed into feeds for group or herd application. A0009 - Accellyte II 10lb A0010 - Accellyte II 25lb
$44.50 $73.00
UTREsept
Intra Uterine Flush - use in a prophylactic program. Has a prolonged residual effect, requires no rinsing. Will not irritate the uterine lining, no milk withdrawal, nontoxic, food safe, hypoallergenic, and noncorrosive. All-natural of organic origin. IN9092 - UTREsept 500mL $80.00
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Animal Assistance
Teat Dip Cups
Vink Cowlift
Helps save cows that can’t stand. With proper use it will not cause bruising around the hipbone and is easily adjusted. S255 - Complete Cowlift S278 - Handle replacement S279 - Screw replacement
$186.00 $24.64 $62.53
$11.43 $4.76 $11.25 $10.50 $10.00 $10.88 $4.72
Teat Dips 4XLA®
Vink Double Action Calf Puller
Makes difficult deliveries easy. Double action puller with unique rump frame encircles the rear of the cow making it impossible for the frame to slip away. Constructed of stainless steel to ensure long, trouble-free service. S028 - Complete Calf Puller S026 - Rope replacement S029 - Mechanism replacement S030 - Bar replacement S031 - Yolk replacement
UM3629 - RJB Dip Cup Blue UM3633 - RJB Bottle Replacement UM3630 - Teat Dip Cup Upright Green UM3681 - Teat Dip Cup Upright Blue UM3634 - Side Dip Cup Blue UM3635 - Side Dip Cup Yellow UM3642 - Dip Cup Bottle Replacement
$345.00 $15.04 $190.73 $150.00 $100.00
Designed as a pre and post dip with excellent teatconditioning power. 4XLA is the ideal dip if you want the killing power of UDDERgold 5-Star (15-20 seconds) but don’t need the barrier. Proven effective against environmental and contagious organisms, including Staph aureus. Replenishes the cow’s natural defenses for fighting mastitis. Very effective against hyperkeratosis. UM3617/UM3618 - Base & Activator Set 5gal $134.00 UM3619/UM3620 - Base & Activator Set 15gal $340.00 UM3621/UM3622 - Base & Activator Set 55gal $1,100.00
Cow Cuff Links
Fastens to a cows ankle with a positive lock buckle system - no velcro. Constructed of 6,000 pounds of tensile strength nylon webbing with stainless steel components. Therapeutic benefits, as well as anti-kicking protection. AC9026 - Cow Cuff Links Non-Adjustable $24.50 AC9047 - Cow Cuff Links Adjustable $28.00
UDDERgold® 5-Star
Barrier film, improves environmental mastitis protection. Controls a broad spectrum of bacteria including Mycoplasma species. Glycerin and emollient polymers help improve skin health. UM3661/UM3662 - Base & Activator Set 5gal $180.00 UM3663/UM3664 - Base & Activator Set 15gal $520.00 UM3665/UM3666 - Base & Activator Set 55gal $1,637.60
Flagger Leg Band
Easy to apply and remove. Can be reused. Available in red, yellow, and orange. AC2804 - Flagger Leg Band 10pk $14.90
Dip Cups
AZTEC GOLD™
Increased mastitis protection. Offers long-lasting color marking, up to five hours. Thicker viscosity dip clings to teats longer, exposing them to the extended killing power. UM3674/UM3675 - Base & Activator Set 5gal UM3678/UM3679 - Base & Activator Set 55gal
$140.00 $1,070.00
Thrifty Dipper
Patented wiper system ensures complete teat coverage and a guaranteed 50-70% reduction in dip usage. One-year warranty. ACTD1001 - Thrifty Dipper 30-40 cows $105.00 ACTD1007 - Pre-Dip Cup 150 cows $100.00 ACTD1008 - Post-Dip Cup 150 cows $100.00 ACTD1002 - Wiper replacement $30.00 ACTD1003 - Snap Ring replacement $4.00 ACTD1004 - Upright Bottle replacement $5.00 ACTD1005 - Handle replacement $9.00 ACTD1006 - Cleaning Tool Thrifty Dipper $3.50
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EfferCept SG®
An alternative to Iodine that is cost effective at any milk price. This tablet contains all the great properties of EfferCept and SoftGuard in one tablet. Proven effective as a pre/post dip or spray. Kills 99.99% of E. Coli, Staph aureus and other mastitis-causing organisms on contact. Conditions, soothes and protects udder and teats. NPE free. Mix two tablets to one gallon of water. S291 - Makes 10 Gallons 20ct S289 - Makes 55 Gallons 110ct S288 - Makes 275 Gallons 550ct
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$52.80 $200.00 $785.00
EfferCept®
Economical pre/post dip. Maximizes killing power while eliminating corrosive effects found in iodine-based products. Pill form mixes with water to be a spray or pre-dip wash. Mix four tablets to one gallon of water. S240 - Makes 12.5 Gallons 50ct $65.00 S242 - Makes 55 Gallons 220ct $220.00 S280 - Makes 385 Gallons 20lb $1,025.00 S290 - Makes 667 Gallons 1,000ct $1,192.10
EfferCept® Foam Additive
Creates a foaming solution when added to Effercept SG Pre/Post teat dip. Mix ½ ounce to 1 gallon of Effercept. Can adjust mixing rate of foam for a consistency that is suitable for your farm. Can be used in a teat dip cup or automatic foamer. S293 - Foam Additive 1gal $28.00 S294 - Foam Additive 55gal $975.00
Udder Health
Protects dry cows against mastitis at dry-off and pre-calving. Antiseptic formula sanitizes, and seals teat ends with a single dip. Proven barrier against mastitis causing organisms. Bright blue color makes it easy to see. HEXXB132 - T-Hexx 1qt
$72.71
Lockout™
A non-antibiotic intramammary teat sealant for use through the dry period to aid in the prevention of infections. Visible blue, smooth paste composed of 60% bismuth subnitrate forms a malleable barrier in the teat canal. Creates a sterile barrier against harmful bacteria between the udder and environment. Singledose syringes with short tip designed for hygienic insertion. UM3694 - Lockout 144ct pail
$337.63
VetOne® BoviBlock™
Milk Check Teat Wipes
One-step udder preparation wipes are durable, yet gentle. Contain lanolin and glycerin to keep skin soft, preventing teat chapping. Contains germicide to effectively kill bacteria and reduce cross-contamination. UM3708 - Teat Wipes refill bag
$25.00
Approved Organic. Improves overall udder health by reducing udder edema. All-natural, antibiotic free, peppermint oil based liniment. Dairy producers report improvements in udder quality and pliability within 12 to 24 hours. For use after freshening, or apply to quarters on cows that show signs of mastitis. UM3608 - White 500mL UM3673 - Green 500mL *while supplies last UM3670 - White 2.5L UM3680 - Green 2.5L UM3671 - Dispenser 2.5L
Non-antibiotic teat sealant aids in preventing new intramammary infections. Off-white, smooth paste composed of 65% bismuth subnitrate to create a malleable barrier in the teat canal. Creates sterile blockade against harmful bacteria. Unique two-stage tip, allowing full or partial insertion into the teat orifice. UM3702 - BoviBlock 144ct pail $325.00
Sanitizer
Uddermint®
EfferSan™ Sanitizer $29.00 $29.00 $130.00 $130.00 $30.54
Tomorrow®
Broad-spectrum control against harmful organisms that cause mastitis. Effective in treatment of mastitis in dry cows, when caused by Strep. agalactiae and Staph. aureus including penicillin-resistant strains. Unique Opti-Sert® tip helps prevent pushing harmful surface bacteria into the teat canal. UM3699 - Tomorrow 12ct UM3700 - Tomorrow 144ct
T-Hexx® Dry™
An EPA registered, concentrated multi-purpose disinfectant and sanitizer that offers 100 times more killing power and effectiveness, while being safer than traditional bleach. Contains hydrochlorous acid, which penetrates cell walls and deactivates organisms primary energy-producing function. Dissolves in water. Non-irritating. Use to wash down parlor and milking equipment, or as a bio-security feature for washing in and out of the farm. COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2. EfferSan kills similar viruses and therefore can be used against SARS-CoV-2 when used in accordance with the directions for use against Norovirus (Feline Calicivirus as surrogate) (ATCC VR-782) on hard, non-porous surfaces. Refer to the CDC or OIE website for additional information. S270 - EfferSan 24ct $24.58 S271 - EfferSan 100ct $77.00 S272 - EfferSan spray bottle $6.67 S273 - Sprayer 2gal $20.30
$34.44 $397.10
UDDERgold® Dry
Teat sealant provides a physical barrier that aids in prevention of mastitis in dry cows. Sanitizes with ethyl alcohol and the antimicrobial Triclosan. Dries in two minutes into a persistent coating that remains on the teat surface for 3-7 days. Proven barrier against mastitis causing organisms, Coliform and Mycoplasma. UM3711 - UDDERgold Dry 1qt $78.00 800.631.3510 • www.mycentralstar.com
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RepRoduction tools Heat Detection
Detect-Her™ Tailpaint
Estrotect™
No more messy glue. Scratches off exposing brilliant color when cows are mounted. The precision-designed Breeding Bullseye™ takes the guess work out of your breeding program. When the Bullseye, or equivalent amount, is rubbed off it’s time to breed! Available in orange, lime green, fuchsia, blue, and yellow. ID3229 - Estrotect 50ct $63.00 ID3232 - Estrotect rubber brush $5.00
Rubs off with several mounts. Has BITTERGUARD® to deter licking. Water soluble for easy clean-up, will not stain hands. Available in wipe-on or aerosol in blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, and red (wipe on only). DT202 - Wipe-on 6ct box DT208 - Aerosol 12ct box
$49.50 $96.00
Reproduction Tools Barn Desk
Kamar® HeatMount™ Detectors
Advanced heat detection aid that helps identify standing heat occurring between visual observations. Apply with adhesive over sacrum of cow. Detector turns red when activated by mounting. ID3220 - Kamar 25ct w/adhesive $33.00 ID3230 - Kamar 100ct w/adhesive $132.00 ID3223 - Kamar adhesive $5.00
Eazi-Breed™ CIDR®
Produces tighter estrous synchronization, which means more animals in heat in an insemination window. The insert is easily administered into the vagina, continuously releasing progesterone, allowing breeding programs to start at any stage of the estrous cycle. AC21274 - CIDR 10ct $146.30 AC21285 - CIDR Applicator individual $16.00
Twist-Stik
Slow-dry formula marks skin, hide, and pelts. Convenient plastic dispenser with cover prevents waste and mess. Faderesistant, weather-resistant, and nontoxic. ID61029 - Regular 12ct box ID61030 - Fluorescent 12ct box
$21.00 $24.00
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$111.86
D-Y Herd Monitor
Use for keeping accurate records of your herd’s breeding and freshening. Available in red, pink, green, blue, and yellow. AC2802 - Herd Monitor $211.00 AC2803 - Monitor Labels 30/sheet $0.47
A.I. Training
SS100 - A.I. Training Manual SS145 - Supplemental A.I. Training Manual Spanish SS170 - Basic A.I. Training DVD English SS171 - Basic A.I. Training DVD Spanish SS180 - Basic A.I. Training Video English SS183 - Basic A.I. Training Video Spanish SS184 - Heat Detection & Timed A.I. Video English SS185 - Heat Detection & Timed A.I. Video Spanish
$25.00 $3.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $15.00 $15.00
Breeding Supplies Lubogel
A non-spermicidal multi-purpose lubricant for cattle. Available in pint and gallon. IN3027 - Lubogel pint $3.60 IN3029 - Lubogel gallon $15.00
Paintstik™
Highly-visible, nontoxic identification. Applies easily wet or dry and resists fading. Available in orange, green, fluorescent orange, fluorescent green, and pink. ID61024 - Regular 12ct box ID61012 - Fluorescent 12ct box
Sturdy wall desk equipped with two pocket shelves to hold records. A sturdy chain holds desk in the writing position. ID3224 - Barn Desk
$12.00 $13.08 CentralStar Cooperative
A.I. Gun Warmer
Breeding Gloves
IN3033 - Continental Clear 100 box IN3034 - Maxi Brown 100 box IN3035 - Continental Purple 100 box IN3039 - Blue Super Sensitive 100 box IN3040 - Buff Poly Sleeve 100 box IN3049 - Red Breeder Sleeve 100 box IN3055 - Poly Sleeve Small Hand Blue 100 box
Heated, temperature controlled carrying case keeps guns at correct temperature. Includes: 12V rechargeable battery, belt/shoulder strap, 100V AC wall adapter, 12V DC auto adapter, spare liner. Oneyear warranty. IN8011 - Gun Warmer Kit $375.00 IN8012 - 14.4V Rechargeable Battery $70.00 IN8013 - 100V AC Wall Adapter $15.00
$14.41 $19.39 $12.30 $12.31 $15.62 $12.56 $22.39
Cito Thaw Cup
Breeding Sheaths
IN3003 - Straw Sheaths-Split 50pk IN3004 - Individual Sheath-Split 50pk IN3012 - Univ N/S Sheath-Blue(spiral/univ gun) 50pk IN3016 - Univ Split Indv Sheath - Green 50pk IN3017 - Univ N/S Indv Sheath - Blue 50pk IN3024 - San Sheath Covers 100 roll IN3025 - Univ N/S Sheath-Green(o-ring gun)50pk IN3028 - HD Plastic Sheath Covers 25pk IN3054 - Metallic Tip Sheath-ET 5pk IN3056 - Alpha Sheath 50pk IN3013 - Infuzee w/Connectors 25pk IN3031 - Infuzee Pipettes 25pk
Insemination Guns
IN3005 - French Straw Gun IN3006 - Spare Lock Ring IN3011 - Spiral Straw Gun 1/2cc IN3053 - ET Breeding Gun IN8010 - Deep Horn Breeding Gun
A proven thaw unit for properly thawing semen. A sensitive and accurate thermostatic control ensures a constant temperature range of 95°- 98° F. Indicator light shows when the unit is ready to use, and when it is maintaining the water bath at the proper temperature. Includes AC adapter and DC adapter. IN3058 - Dual Purpose Thaw Cup $140.00
$3.25 $8.87 $3.50 $10.00 $12.10 $13.00 $3.00 $7.20 $13.35 $9.75 $6.60 $6.40
Breeding Kit
Plastic breeding box to hold all your breeding supplies. Comes with thermos bottle (blue box comes with Cito dual purpose thaw cup), Kombicolor gun, universal sheaths, gloves, small bottle of Lubogel, tweezers, scissors, and thaw monitor. IN3015 - Breeding Kit Plastic IN3023 - Plastic Box Only IN3051 - Breeding Kit Blue IN3050 - Blue Box Only
$30.00 $1.05 $30.00 $116.27 $48.00
Breeding Extras
IN3021 - Thermos Bottle IN3026 - Thaw Monitor IN3032 - Tank Measure Stick IN3041 - Digital Thermometer IN3007 - Scissors IN3009 - Forceps stainless steel IN3008 - Fiberglass Tweezer 1/2cc IN3043 - Fiberglass Tweezer 1/4cc IN3037 - CITO Straw Cutter
Kombicolor Insemination Guns Use with 1/4 and 1/2cc sheaths. IN3044 - Kombicolor Gun white IN3045 - Kombicolor Gun yellow IN3046 - Kombicolor Gun green IN3047 - Kombicolor Gun blue IN3048 - Kombicolor Gun red IN3057 - KombiGun Plunger
$40.00 $40.00 $40.00 $40.00 $40.00 $15.00
$114.46 $19.98 $313.00 $79.25
$16.25 $4.00 $5.25 $21.14 $10.33 $10.33 $3.10 $4.40 $6.20
Nitrogen Tanks No. of Canisters
Capacity 1/2cc Straws
Hold Time (weeks)
2 Year Warranty
Neck Opening (inches)
Weight Filled (pounds)
Price
Millennium XC20
6
720
16
Yes
2 1/ 4
60
$560.00
MVE ET-23 JLM
6
1,260
20
Yes
3
2 /4
68
$987.00
MVE XC34/18 Tank
6
2,100
16
Yes
3 1/2
96
$876.00
Millennium II
6
720
20
Yes
1
2 /4
70
$787.00
Artic 22RX
6
1,000
16
Yes
2 /4
64
$658.00
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Pest control Dewormer
Martins® Fly-Ban & Intersect Gold Pour On™
Ivomec® Eprinex®
A higher level parasite control that kills 39 species and stages of internal and external parasites, more than any other product. Controls adult worms and fourth stage larvae, lice, mange mites, grubs and horn flies. No milk withholding or meat withdrawal (when used according to label). MR30252 - Eprinex 2.5L $219.84 MR30253 - Eprinex 5L $314.76 MR30254 - Eprinex 10L $615.05 MR19499 - Eprinex 20L $1,148.98
$122.00 $164.86 $240.33
CYDECTIN® Pour On
Pour-on formula approved for beef and dairy cattle, including lactating cows. Use for the treatment of infections and infestation of internal and external parasites. Proven to provide persistence against specific species including brown stomach worms, lungworms, barber pole worms and nodular worms. Zero milk withhold and zero slaughter withdrawal. Contains weather-proof formula with purple dye to easily identify which animals have been treated. AC2822 - CYDECTIN 5L $333.50 AC2823 - CYDECTIN 10L $680.00
Fly & Insect Control
Ready-to-use pour-on insecticide for the control of horn flies, face flies, biting and sucking lice on beef and dairy cattle. Use anytime of the year. No mixing and no withdrawal requirements. AC2825 - CyLence 6pt $102.00 AC2824 - CyLence 1pt $18.00
Grenade® ER
Premise insecticide for use in, on and around livestock buildings. Kills crickets, fleas, ticks, spiders, mosquitoes, ants, bees, flies, beetles and more. AC2815 - Grenade ER 8oz $113.53
Tempo® SC Ultra
Premise spray provides broad-spectrum control of more than 60 pests including flies, ants, spiders, darkling beetles, mosquitoes, fleas, ticks and more. Can be used as a general surface, spot, mist, or crack and crevice spray for use in and around animal facilities. AC2820 - Tempo SC Ultra 240mL $50.00 AC2821 - Tempo SC Ultra 420gm $65.00
ULTRABoss®
Controls lice, flies, mosquitoes and ticks on cattle. Effective horn fly control up to eight weeks. No pre-slaughter withdrawal or milk withhold. 3 mL per 100 lbs. body weight. AC2814 - ULTRABoss 1qt $40.11 AC2813 - ULTRABoss 1gal $141.00
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$100.00 $215.00 $215.00 $100.00
CyLence® Pour On
Ivomec®
Highly effective against roundworms, lungworms, grubs, lice and mange mites in cattle. MR41310A - Ivomec 1L MR41311A - Ivomec 2.5L MR41350A - Ivomec 5L
Synergized pour-on controls lice and flies on lactating and non-lactating dairy and beef cattle and calves. Controls keds on sheep and lambs when applied as a pour-on. Controls flies on horses when applied as a wipeon, pour-on or a ready-to-use spray. Apply as a pour-on, mist spray or in back rubbers. AC2827 - Martins Fly-Ban 1gal AC2828 - Martins Fly-Ban 2.5gal AC2839 - Intersect Gold 2.5gal AC2840 - Intersect Gold 1gal
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Annihlator™ Polyzone®
Dairy Fly Bomb 55Z
Evergreen® Pyrethrum Concentrate
Sticky Roll®
Insecticide premise spray for broad spectrum control including stable flies, house flies, gnats, mosquitoes and much more. Use indoor and outdoor around cattle facilities, horse stables and other areas. Provides outdoor residual control for up to 90 days. AC2818 - Annihlator Polyzone 1pt $48.50
Water based, broad-spectrum insecticide that can be used in OMRI-certified organic facilities. Contains pyrethrum - a botanical insecticide. Use indoors in food and non-food areas, and in and around livestock facilities. Rapidly degrades in sunlight with no residual activity. Offers fast, effective control of insects including ants, cockroaches and stored product pests. AC2819 - Evergreen Organic 1gal $362.50 AC2838 - Evergreen 60-6 Fly Spray 1gal $285.00
Kills and repels stable flies, horse flies, face flies, deer and house flies, mosquitoes and gnats. Use on beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, hogs, chickens and other livestock; in animal barns and storage facilities. Quick killing pyrethrin. AC2829 - Dairy Fly Bomb 25oz $15.50
Use in dairy barns, horse stables and animal premises of all kinds. USDA testing shows it captures 92% of available flies. No baits, toxins or pheromones are necessary. AC2832 - Sticky Roll hardware AC2833 - Sticky Roll 1,000ft
PROTIP
UDL BP-100 ®
A versatile fly control that is safe for humans and livestock. Kills flies with extremely low risk of resistance. Application will leave a residue to control flies for up to seven days. UM3703 - UDL BP-100 1gal $68.50 UM3706 - UDL BP-100 55gal $2,000.00
Research shows that cows under 90 days in milk lose 6.4 pounds per day following induced infection. Left untreated, parasites can negatively impact the immune system, suppress appetite and feed intake, decrease milk production and lower conception rates.
Neporex®
Controls stable flies and mosquitoes. Granular formulation larvicide, suitable for scattering, or dissolving for pouring and spraying. Can be used as a spot treatment where larvae are found developing. NOT allowed for application directly to livestock, feed or water for consumption, as residues may occur. Apply to calf hutches, slatted floors, cattle pens and spillage areas. AC2837 - Neporex 11lb
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A University of Wisconsin study found that cows less than 90 days in milk lost 6.4 pounds per day following induced infection.
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The higher the production potential is for an animal and the closer it is to achieving it, the greater the damage parasites inflict. Thus it takes fewer parasites to induce losses in high producing cows than it does in lower producing cows.
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A study of first lactation heifers treated with IVOMEC EPRINEX® showed calving to conception took 12.9 fewer days, than those not treated. Also, 19.9% more first-calf heifers were pregnant after first service.
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For effective parasite control, use a combination approach including whole-herd (cows and heifers) deworming (cows and young stock); and spring/early summer worming for cows and heifers entering the milking herd (just prior to or at time of freshening).
$52.00
QuickBayt® Spot Spray
Fly spray that can be applied on any surface in and around farms and rural environments where house flies congregate. Apply to walls, posts, beams and ceilings. Contains muscalure and flavoring agent that attracts flies, as well as Bitrex®, a bittering agent to prevent ingestion by animals and children. AC2831 - Spot Spray 16oz $46.00
QuickBayt® Fly Bait
Controls nuisance flies in as little as 60 seconds. Ready to use indoors or around livestock production facilities, poultry houses and horse stables as scatter bait or in bait stations. Contains Bitrex®, a bitter substance to help prevent accidental ingestion by children and animals. AC2835 - Fly Bait 5lb AC2836 - Fly Bait 35lb *limited supply
$50.50 $30.00
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Diagnostic testing supplies Testing Supplies
Test Kits & Shippers
Blood Sampling Supplies
Complete 5 Sample Kit
Supplies can be stored for use at a later date. Includes blood tubes and needles. Red-top tubes required for serum tests: Pregnancy, Johneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease, Leukosis, BVD, NEFA, and Neospora. Purple-top tubes required for whole blood tests: A1/A2, and BLV SS1 PCR. ABK7 - Blood Supplies $5 minimum order $1.25
Includes sample submission form, collection supplies, and prepaid shipping box addressed to laboratory. ABK5 - Complete 5 Sample Kit milk kit ABK13 - Complete 5 Sample Kit blood kit Expedited Shipping available for milk and blood kit
Milk Collection Supplies
Sample Shipper
Preservative does not expire and can be stored for use at a later date. Includes vial with milk preservative. ABK6 - Milk Supplies $5 minimum order
$1.00
Fecal Collection Supplies
Supplies can be stored for use at a later date. Includes vial and glove. ABK8 - Fecal Supplies $5 minimum order
Includes sample submission form and postage paid shipping box addressed to laboratory. Collection supplies sold separately. ABK10 - Small Shipper holds up to 10 milk samples $25.00 ABK11 - Medium Shipper holds up to 30 milk samples $40.00 ABK12 - Large Shipper holds up to 60 milk samples $60.00 Call 800.631.3510 for larger milk sample submissions or any quantity of blood and tissue samples.
$1.00
Tissue Collection Supplies
Supplies can be stored for use at a later date. Includes vials. ABK9 - Tissue Supplies $5 minimum order
$1.00
Test for A1/A2, BLV, BVD, Johneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease, mastitis, NEFA, Neospora and pregnancy. See page 28-29 for details. 16p
$20.00 $20.00 $30.00
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ear tags &
accessories RFID Tags
Visual Tags
Allflex Official USDA ‘840’ Ultra EID Tag
Allflex
The USDA Premise ID number is required to purchase. The tag is ISO Compliant. Extended small male allows a deeper placement in the ear. Allflex ‘840’ Ultra EID tag 20pk -500+
$2.63 $2.50
Destron Fearing Official USDA ‘840’ HD Tag
Official NAIS 840 series electronic tag is ISO compliant. The USDA Premise ID number is required to purchase. Requires Destron Fearing Pro-Grip Universal Applicator. Tags are USDA, CCIA and ICAR approved. Destron Fearing 840 HD tag 25pk -500+
$2.63 $2.50
Destron Fearing USDA ‘840’ e.Tag Set - Full Duplex Official NAIS 840 series electronic ear tag is ISO compliant. The USDA Premise ID number is required to purchase. Requires the Destron Fearing Pro-Grip Universal applicator. Tags are USDA, CCIA and ICAR approved. Destron Fearing 840 e.tag set 25pk -500+
Allflex USDA ‘840’ Visual Tags
$2.63 $2.50
Tags are laser-ink printed and available with custom letters and numbers. The USDA Premise ID number is required. EID button only available in white. Visual tags are available in: yellow, white, blue, green, orange, red, and pink. Also available with tissue sample units. Double matched 2 pair maxi female w/ large male $5.91 Double matched combo set $4.07 840 only double matched 2 pair maxi female w/ large male $4.15 Maxi matched pair visual set numbered $4.95 Maxi matched pair visual set blank $4.85 Large matched pair visual set numbered $4.48 Large matched pair visual set blank $4.38
Patented laser-ink marking with matching laseretched number into tag surface guarantees permanent identification for the life of the animal. Special order with custom options available. Available in blue, green, orange, pink, purple, red, white, and yellow. Medium 1.75” x 1.5” numbered/blank $0.95/$0.85 Large 3” x 2.25” numbered/blank $1.53/$1.46 Maxi 4” x 3” numbered/blank $1.75/$1.65 Super Maxi 4.625” x 3” numbered/blank $1.98/$1.88
DuFlex by Destron Fearing
DuFlex ear tags are molded from a patented flexible polyurethane for rugged lightweight tags in bright, faderesistant colors. Self-piercing studs specifically angled to create clean, small incisions. Special order with custom options available. Available in yellow, purple, black, pink, blue, red, green, orange and white. Medium 1.875” x 1.75” numbered/blank Large 2.75” x 2.25” numbered/blank Extra Large 4” x 3” numbered/blank
$1.36/$1.26 $1.44/$1.34 $1.58/$1.48
Z-Tags
With their unique flip-out applicator and no-snag design, Z-tags are a premium ear tag for your livestock. Available in one and two piece tags. Available in yellow, purple, black, pink, blue, red, green, orange and white. One Piece Calf 2.5” x 3.25” numbered/blank One Piece Cow 3” x 4.5” numbered/blank Two Piece Calf 2.5” x 3.25” numbered/blank Two Piece Cow 3” x 4.5” numbered/blank
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$1.05/$0.82 $1.36/$1.12 $1.05/$0.82 $1.36/$1.12
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A-Tags
One-piece tag, self-piercing, pinhole tip for faster healing and reduced animal stress. Highly versatile designed for long-term identification and cost effective. Patented laser ink permanent marking, custom marking and numbering available by special order. Available in blue, green, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow. A-Tag Calf 3.87” x 2.5” numbered/blank $1.12/$0.98 A-Tag Cow 4.5” x 3” numbered/blank $1.35/$1.25
Y-Tex
Two-piece tags are made of an advanced polyurethane formulation and are engineered to prevent cracking, remain flexible and provide excellent longevity. The All-American ear tag design features a Snap-Lok® collar for superior retention, a long neck for greater visibility and ultraviolet inhibitors to resist fading. Available in orange, blue, green, pink, purple, yellow, red, black, white, and grey Small 2-Star 2” x 1.25” numbered/blank $1.20/$1.10 Medium 3-Star 2.25” x 4.875” numbered/blank $1.30/$1.20 Large 4-Star 3.5” x 4.75” numbered/blank $1.40/$1.30
CowManager® Dummy RFID Tag
The dummy RFID tags are a perfect way to put in CowManager® ear tags, or use with regular RFID tags. Female tags are reusable. CowManager Dummy RFID tag female CowManager Dummy RFID tag male
$1.95 $0.53
$125.00
Sheep & Goat Tags Combi E23 RFID Tag for Sheep/ Goats
Official 840 tag for goats and sheep. The USDA Premise ID number (issued by the Department of Agriculture in your state) is required to purchase. Lightweight full duplex design. Customize with management number or choose the last four digits of the EID button shown. Requires Allflex Combi Applicator for tag application. Available in orange, pink, white, and yellow. Combi E23 RFID Tag 1.5” x 1.25” numbered/blank $3.00/$2.91
FDX Lightweight Goat and Sheep Ultra 840 EID
Official 840 Swine Tag
Required for all show gilts and barrows. USDA official 840 number. 840 tags are not used for production swine (see Swine Premise tags). Premise number required to order (available through your local Department of Agriculture). Tags offer a tamper-proof button and visual panel stud. Available blank, with management number or with premise number or text. Available in blue, magenta, orange, pink, red, white, and yellow. 840 Swine Tag $1.25
Official Swine Premises (PIN) Tag
These tags are required as a condition of sale for all culled breeding stock. PIN tags are only to be used for culling breeding stock: gilts, sows and boars. Premise number is required to order (available through your local Department of Agriculture). The tags come printed with your premise number. Tags offer a tamper-proof button and a visual panel stud. Available in blue, magenta, orange, pink, red, white, and yellow. Swine PIN Tag $1.25
Tagging Accessories Taggers and Accessories
ProfitSOURCE™
ProfitSOURCE is a complete program offering the expertise of CentralStar’s reproductive and genetic specialists. ProfitSOURCE can significantly impact your herd’s bottom line by increasing the revenue from your lower genetic value females. *Calves MUST meet all Select Sires requirements to qualify for the ProfitSOURCE™ program. Call for specifications. A0610 - ProfitMAX Tag 100ct
Swine Tags
Allflex Ultra Retract-O-Matic for EID Tags Allflex Retract-O-Matic for visual/global Allflex Combi Tag Applicator Z-Tag Applicator for one-piece Tags Destron Fearing Universal Tag Applicator Allflex A-Tag Applicator Allflex Total Tagger Applicator Allflex Total tag Applicator Pin Destron Fearing Pin for ProGrip Universal Applicator Allflex Blue Safety Tag Remover Knife Z-Marking Pen Allflex 2-in-1 Marking Pen Y-Tex Tagger Plus/Combination
EID Stick Readers
Tru-Test XRS2 EID Stick Reader Allflex RS420HD Pro Kit Series Stick Reader Tru-Test SRS2 EID Stick Reader Allflex RS420 Reader HD Series Stick Reader I.D. Ology LCD Lightning Rod Reader w/ Bluetooth I.D. Ology Lightning Rod Reader w/ Bluetooth Allflex Rechargeable Battery Pack Replacement
Packaged with small global males, FDX technology utilizes the lightweight EID tag. The USDA Premise ID number (issued by the Department of Agriculture in your state) is required to purchase. Apply with the Allflex universal total tagger or Allflex ultra retract-o-matic for EID tags. Withstands production and processing environments. Packaged in sets of 20 buttons per package. FDX Ultra 840 EID goat and sheep $2.47
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