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Grasshill Purebred
Holsteins  &  Saanens


Lloyd & Barbara Wicks 
... Shawna, Holly, Emily & Matthew ...

3X Master Breeder
 CHAH accred.

102 Kenstone Beach Rd.
 Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada 
K0M 1A0
 Phone: (705) 738-2787 
 fax: (705) 738-4580 
grasshil@peterboro.net 

Available  to Sample from 'Shade' & 'Shadow'
-- GRASSHILL STONEHAM SABRE VG  --

Update:  We have many
strong, promising
 daughters
at Grasshill
 - Most of  these are
large enough to breed early although quite young

...Visitors welcome...


* Semen Available  --> Contact Info.

Birthdate: November 18, 2000
 

May 2002     LPI:  +1532
 
Genetic Indexes-->   +957 M  +56 F  +50 P    +9 Type  

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Why Sabre?

bulletSon from Best Health Trait Family in Herd
bulletLower vet costs:  4 generations of this cow family have never received a vet call except for
one routine postpartum check this past December when Lloyd was out of the country
bulletLow SCC:  Sabre’s ‘Progress’ sister completes the fourth generation of this cow family to
have consistently low SCC counts. 
bulletLower foot-trimming costs
bulletVery Good Type - exceptionally good feet and legs.  Dams pictured below.
bulletHighest fertility combined with production:  this is by far our cow family with the
highest fertility combined with high production
bulletHigh Production - see dams' records below

Sire:  RICHESSE STONEHAM

Dam:  GRASSHILL LINDY SHADE, VG-87, to date 3 lactations:112430 lbs Milk

01-10, 365d (kgs) (2x): 11474 M,  453 F (3.9%), 394 P(3.4%) 
          
BCA:  272-281-284
 03-03, 365d (kgs) (2x): 16263 M,  631 F(3.9%), 535 P(3.3%) 
          
SCC 28
           BCA:  324-332-318
 
04-07, 365d (kgs) (2x): 20437 M, 810 F (4.0%),  637 P (3.1%)
          
SCC 24
           BCA:  348-361-334
Fresh at 5-09 and off to a great start!  102.9 kgs on her first test; projected at 23058 kgs after 40 days. 
~ GP-83 ‘Progress’ daughter projected at 11677 kgs 4.4% F, 3.4% P as a milking yearling 
          
~ Currently being flushed to ‘Good Luck’
Sire:  TOWNSON LINDY

2nd Dam:  GRASSHILL JACKPOT SHADOW, VG-87
 New Canadian Championship record ~  All time high fat 8 yr old ~   BCA: 413-525-367
08-03, 305 d (2x) (kgs): 21094 Milk, 977 Fat (4.6%), 584 Protein (2.8%)     
                                            Lifetime on her 9th birthday (lbs): 251968

 02-00, 365d (kgs) (2x): 10874 M,  416 F (3.8%),  343 P (3.2%)
            BCA:  236-240-231
03-03, 365d (kgs) (2x): 15913 M, 594 F (3.7%),  512 P (3.2%)
            BCA:  312-309-309
04-05, 365d (kgs) (2x): 17358 M, 642 F (3.7%),  532 P (3.1%)
            BCA:  314-310-299
05-09, 357d (kgs) (2x): 20147 M, 713 F (3.5%),  581 P (2.9%)
            BCA:  329-307-301
06-09, 365d (kgs) (2x): 22891 M, 905 F (4.0%), 708 P (3.1%)
          
  BCA:  355-380-348  ,    SCC 21

Sire:  PEARTOME JACKPOT    
                        Daughers at Grasshill sired by ‘Derry’, ‘Rudolph’, ‘Lindy’, and ‘Aero Wade’

3rd Dam:  “MARK SUNNY”, VG-87 ‘CHIEF MARK’
            05-10, 305 days (kgs) (2x): 13044 Milk, 576 Fat (4.4%), 427 Protein (3.3%)  

4th  Dam:  “ASTRO SUNNY”, VG-86 ‘ASTRONAUT’
            05-08, 373 days (kgs) (2x): 11336 Milk, 407 Fat (3.6%), 350 Protein (3.1%)  

5th Dam:  VT-POND-VIEW ROUND-OAK SUE, 3E-USA
            06-11, 365 days (kgs) (2x): 14119 Milk, 588 Fat (4.2%) 
           
Sire:  ROUND-OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION 

6th Dam:  NOMAD GOLDEN R SUE, 2E-USA
            06-10, 365 days (kgs) (2x): 11213 Milk, 486 Fat (4.3%) 
           
Sire:  RAYMAU GOLDEN REWARD 

7th Dam:  TOWNSHEND IVANHOE SHARON, VG-88-USA
            10-03, 365 days, (kgs) (2x): 12608 Milk, 500 Fat (4.0%)
            Sire:  OSBORNDALE IVANHOE 

8th Dam:  SUE TOWNSHEND SUZETTE, VG-USA
           
05-10, 305 days, (kgs) (2x): 11509 Milk, 411 Fat (3.6%)

 



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