Holstein Association Awards

Star of the Breed

The Star of the Breed award will recognize one cow annually that has excelled in the show ring and the milking barn.

To be eligible for the Star of the Breed award, a cow must place in the top five in her class at a National Holstein Show, be in a herd enrolled in the TriStar program and have an official classification score.

Once the eligible cows are determined, the following calculation
is used to decide the recipient:

Combined ME Fat and Protein
+
Age Adjusted Classification Score
x
(Breed Average ME CFP/Breed Average Age Adjusted Score)

2012 Star of the Breed

Siemers Alisha Gold Ava-ETS
2E-95
5-03 2X 365d 56,330M 4.1%F 2,301F 3.3%P 1,865P

Sire: Braedale Goldwyn

Bred & Owned by: Crystal Siemers-Peterman,
Newton, Wis.

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Previous Award Winners

2011 Star of the Breed

Hazel-Bush Flap Flower
EX-92 (EEEEE)
4-05 2X 305d 49,810M 4.1%F 2,042F 2.9%P 1,436P

Sire: My-John Free Flap-ET

Owned by: Beth Nelson, Blair, Wis.

Bred by: Hazel Bush Farms, Inc., Rice Lake, Wis.

2010 Star of the Breed

Scarlet-Summer RB Gwendelyn
Excellent-94 2E (EEEEE)
5-00 2X 365d 58,270M 5.2%F 3,004F 2.9%P 1,677P

Sire: STBVQ Rubens-ET

Owned by: Scarlet Summer Holsteins, Muncy, Pa.

Bred by: Scarlet Summer Holsteins, Muncy, Pa.

Previous Award Winners

2009 Star of the Breed

Eskdale Dundee Marcia Mona
Excellent-92 (VEEEE)
3-00 2X 365d 46,490M 3.8%F 1760F 3.3%P 1519

Sire: Regancrest Dundee-ET

Owned by: Siemers Holstein Farms, Inc., WI

Bred by: Eskdale Dairy, UT


2008 Star of the Breed Stuewes FB Giddy-ET Excellent-94 (EEEEE) 3-03 2x 365d 42,270M 5.6%F 2369F 3.3%P 1407P Sire: Boulet Charles-ET Owned by: Andrew D. Stuewe, MN Bred by: David Stuewe, MN

2007 Star of the Breed MS Crockettacres Monique-ET Very Good-88 (VEEVV) 2-05 2x 305d 32,900M 4.5%F 1491F 3.6%P 1169P Sire: Braedale Freelance-ET Owned by: Allison Stammen, OH Bred by: Ferme Lesperron & Crockett Farms Holsteins, Inc., Quebec, Can.

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Gold Medal Dam list.

Gold Medal DamSM

In order to be recognized as a Gold Medal Dam (GMD), a cow must qualify under the
following criteria:

		A cow and at least three of her daughters must have been classified.
		The cow herself must be milking in a herd participating in TriStarSM service option. TriStar published records are used in the evaluation.
		Equal emphasis is placed on production and type. In addition, there is equal emphasis on progeny and dam performance. Dam's age adjusted final score Dam's average 2X 305 day ME production records Average of daughters' age adjusted scores Average of daughters' ME production records.
		Separate cutoffs are determined by birth year of the dam. ME production will only be calculated on actual records of 270 days in length or greater for the cow and her progeny.
		If the cow, herself, does not qualify on a mature equivalent basis, she may qualify on either one of the following lifetime credits: 200,000 pounds of milk, or 7,200 pounds of fat, or 6,400 pounds of protein
		Automatic evaluation is done twice a year for all cows 87% RHA or higher that were born in the past 25 years. The GMD award is permanent recognition.
Read more about the Gold Medal Dam in this article from the Holstein Pulse.

GOLD MEDAL DAM CRITERIA
Year of Birth	Dam Milk Cutoff	Dam Fat Cutoff	Dam Protein Cutoff	Dam AASC Cutoff	Daughter Milk Cutoff	Daughter Fat Cutoff	Daughter Protein Cutoff	Daughter AASC Cutoff
1980	21658	756	628	83	22158	776	643	83
1981	22202	775	643	83	22702	795	658	83
1982	22729	793	659	83	23229	813	674	83
1983	23166	808	671	83	23666	828	686	83
1984	23312	813	676	83	23812	833	691	83
1985	23705	827	687	83	24205	847	702	83
1986	24095	841	698	83	24595	861	713	83
1987	24400	852	707	83	24900	872	722	83
1988	24890	869	721	83	25390	889	736	83
1989	25200	880	730	83	25700	900	745	83
1990	25500	890	739	83	26000	910	754	83
1991	25800	901	748	83	26300	921	763	83
1992	26000	908	754	83	26500	928	769	83
1993	26300	918	762	83	26800	938	777	83
1994	26966	941	782	83	27466	961	797	83
1995	27243	951	790	83	27743	971	805	83
1996	27520	961	798	83	28020	981	813	83
1997	27798	970	806	83	28298	990	821	83
1998	28075	980	814	83	28575	1000	829	83
1999	28352	990	822	83	28852	1010	837	83
2000	28641	1000	830	83	29141	1020	845	83
2001	28931	1010	838	83	29431	1030	853	83
2002	29220	1020	847	83	29720	1040	862	83
2003	29509	1030	855	83	30009	1050	870	83
2004	29798	1040	864	83	30298	1060	879	83
2005	30088	1051	872	83	30588	1071	887	83
2006	30377	1061	880	83	30877	1081	895	83

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Dam of Merit list.

Dam of MeritSM

In order to be recognized as a Dam of Merit (DOM), a cow must have a GTPI® or CTPISM exceeding year of birth cutoff and at least three offspring with a PTA for production and type; the GTPI or CTPI must be calculated using a required classification score.

Automatic evaluation is done twice a year for all cows 87% RHA or higher that were born in the last 25 years and milking in a herd enrolled in one of the TriStarSM service options. The DOM award is permanent recognition.

DAM OF MERIT CRITERIA
Birth Year	Dam's TPI Cutoff	Birth Year	Dam's TPI Cutoff
1985	+1125	1997	+1505
1986	+1164	1998	+1553
1987	+1193	1999	+1602
1988	+1230	2000	+1658
1989	+1275	2001	+1713
1990	+1320	2002	+1769
1991	+1335	2003	+1824
1992	+1356	2004	+1880
1993	+1376	2005	+1935
1994	+1359	2006	+1991
1995	+1408	2007	+2046
1996	+1456	2008	+2102

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Gold Medal Sire list.

Gold Medal SireSM

In order to be recognized as a Gold Medal Sire (GM), a bull must qualify under the following criteria:

Must meet the minimum TPI® level, which is updated semi-annually to recognize approximately 25
new bulls each year.

Minimum reliability of 90% for PTA Fat and PTA Type.

Must be free of undesirable recessive and enzyme deficiencies.

Automatic evaluation is done twice a year for all sires 87% RHA or higher. The Gold Medal Sire award is permanent recognition.