To calculate your BAA%:
1. Calculate an age and stage of lactation adjusted score.
a. Determine how old (months) the cow was and what lactation she was in when she was classified. Look up age adjustment factor on the table below.
b. Determine how many months in milk and what lactation she was in when she was classified. Look up stage adjustment factor in the table below.
Note: No adjustment factors are used if the cow is permanently scored (i.e., over 60 months of age).
2. Breed Age Adjusted score is calculated by comparing the cow's adjusted score to breed average and multiplying by 100. The average adjusted score for the Holstein breed is 80.2 points.
| (Final score + Age adjustment factor + Stage adjustment factor ) = | ( | Cow's adjusted score 80.2 |
X 100 )= BAA | ||
| AGE | ||||||||||
| Lactation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Months of Age | 1-25 | 26-27 | 28-29 | 30-31 | 32-33 | 34-35 | 36-38 | 39-41 | 42-59 | |
| Adjustment Factor | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| Lactation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | >3 | 3 | 3 |
| Months of Age | 1-38 | 39-41 | 42-44 | 45-47 | 48-50 | 51-54 | 55-59 | 1-52 | 53-56 | 57-59 |
| Adjustment Factor | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| STAGE | |||||||||||
| Lactation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Months in Milk | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6-7 | 8-10 | >10 | Dry | Springing | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-6 |
| Adjustment Factor | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| STAGE | |||||||||||
| Lactation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | >3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Months in Milk | 7-10 | >10 | Dry | Springing | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 7-10 | >10 | 98 | 99 |
| Adjustment Factor | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
The lowest ten percent of the individual cow BAAs are excluded from the official herd BAA. In cases where ten percent of the entire herd inventory does not equal a whole number, the number of cows to be excluded will be rounded down to the closest whole number. Example; if the entire herd inventory includes 56 cows with BAAs, the five cows with the lowest individual BAAs will be excluded from the official herd BAA.
Cows cancelled the day of classification will be considered part of the entire herd inventory. They will be excluded from the official herd BAA only if their individual BAAs rank in the lowest ten percent of the herd. Cows with a previous score(s) that are marked "NIC" or "60 Day Rule" will be considered part of the entire herd inventory. They will be assigned the BAA reflective of their score and age at their most recent classification. Cows with no previous score that are marked "NIC" will not be considered part of the entire herd inventory.
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS | |||
|
Lact#: |
Number of calvings or current lactation number. | ||
|
C: |
Stage Code: D-Dry; S-Springing | ||
|
Date Calv: |
Date of last calving | ||
| ORDERS | |||
|
M: |
HolsteinMate | 1-9 Number of mating groups. | |
|
P: |
Pedigrees: | 3-3 Generation Pedigree | |
| 4-4 Generation Pedigree | |||
| 5-5 Generation Pedigree | |||
LINEAR DESCRIPTIVE TRAITS
|
FORM
|
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| Stature (ST) | Strength (SR) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | -Extremely Tall | 45 | -Extremely Strong and Wide |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Tall | 35 | -Strong |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Intermediate | 25 | -Intermediate |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Short | 15 | -Narrow |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -Extremely Short | 5 | -Extremely Narrow |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| Body Depth (BD) | Dairy Form (DF) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | -Extremely Deep | 45 | -Extremely Open |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Deep Body | 35 | -Open |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Intermediate | 25 | -Intermediate |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Shallow | 15 | -Tight |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -Extremely Shallow | 5 | -Extremely Tight |
| 1 | 1 | ||
|
RUMP
|
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| Rump Angle (RA) | Rump Width (RW) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | -Extremely Sloped | 45 | -Extremely Wide |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Moderate Slope | 35 | -Wide |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Slight Slope | 25 | -Intermediate |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Level Rump | 15 | -Slightly Narrow |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -High Pins | 5 | -Extremely Narrow |
| 1 | 1 | ||
|
LEGS
and FEET
|
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| Rear Legs, Side View (LS) | Foot Angle (FA) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | -Extremely Sickled | 45 | -Extremely Steep |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Slightly Sickled | 35 | -Steep |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Intermediate | 25 | -Intermediate |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Slightly Posty | 15 | -Slightly Low |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -Extremely Posty | 5 | -Extremely Low |
| 1 | 1 | ||
|
UDDER
|
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| Fore Udder Attachment (FU) | Rear Udder Height (UH) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | -Extremely Strong | 45 | -Extremely High |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Strong | 35 | -High |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Intermediate | 25 | -Intermediate |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Loose | 15 | -Low |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -Extremely Loose | 5 | -Extremely Low |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| Rear Udder Width (UW) | Udder Cleft (UC) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | -Extremely Wide | 45 | -Extremely Strong |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Wide | 35 | -Strong |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Intermediate | 25 | -Intermediate |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Narrow | 15 | -Weak |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -Extremely Narrow | 5 | -Extremely Weak |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| Udder Depth (UD) | |
| 50 | |
| 45 | -Extremely Shallow |
| 40 | |
| 35 | -Well Above Hock |
| 30 | |
| 25 | -Intermediate |
| 20 | |
| 15 | -Udder Floor at Hock |
| 10 | |
| 5 | -Extremely Deep |
| 1 | |
|
TEATS
|
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| Front Teat Placement (TP) | Teat Length (TL) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | -Extremely Close | 45 | -Extremely Long |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Close | 35 | -Long |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Centrally Placed | 25 | -Intermediate |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Wide | 15 | -Short |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -Extremely Wide | 5 | -Extremely Short |
| 1 | 1 | ||
|
RESEARCH
TRAITS
|
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| Rear Legs, Rear View (RL) | Udder Tilt (UT) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | Tracks Extremely Straight | 45 | -Extreme Forward Tilt |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Nearly Straight | 35 | -Slight Forward Tilt |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Slight Hock-In | 25 | -Nearly Level |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Definite Hock-In | 15 | -Rearward Tilt |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -Extreme Hock-In | 5 | -Extreme Rearward Tilt |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| Rear Teat Placement (RT) | Thurl Position (TH) | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 45 | -Extremely Close | 45 | - Extremely Low |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 35 | -Close | 35 | - Low |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 25 | -Centrally Placed | 25 | - Intermediate |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 15 | -Wide | 15 | - High |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 5 | -Extremely WIde | 5 | - Extremely High |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| PREV CLASS DATE/SCORES: | Date of last Classification, Major Breakdown Scores and Final Score from last Classification | ||
| PERM: | P designates that the final score from the last Classification was a Permanent Score. | ||
| (New Scores) | FEMALES | MALES | |
| FC: | Front End/Capacity | 20% | 40% |
| DS: | Dairy Strength | 20% | 25% |
| RP: | Rump | 5% | 10% |
| FL: | Feet and legs | 15% | 25% |
| UD: | Udder | 40% | |
| FS: | Final Score | ||
| PRED BAA: | Expected BAA for this Classification. | ||
| MAJOR BREAKDOWN AND FINAL SCORE BRACKETS | ||||
| Major Breakdown | Final Score | |||
| Excellent | (E) | 90-100 Points | Excellent | 90-97 Points |
| Very Good | (V) | 85-89 | Very Good | 85-89 |
| Good Plus | (+) | 80-84 | Good Plus | 80-84 |
| Good | (G) | 75-79 | Good | 75-79 |
| Fair | (F) | 65-74 | Fair | 65-74 |
| Poor | (P) | 1-64 | Poor | 50-64 |
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