Dam of Merit - Criteria
  • A cow must be identified in the Holstein Association's
    herdbook with at least 87% RHA-NA and be born in the US.
  • Automatic evaluation of all cows, twice a year.
  • A cow must have a CTPI meeting a specified cutoff and
    at least three offspring with a PTA for production and
    type (need not be the same offspring) to qualify.
  • Permanent recognition.

 Birth Year
 Dam's TPI Cutoff

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
+738
+800
+858
+888
+904
+940
+1006
+1026
+1079
+1123
+1170
+1216
+1262
+1308
+1355
+1406
+1457
+1509
+1560
+1611
+1662
+1714