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Manitoba Mageo Pouteau Farms Ltd Chris & Carla Pouteau Mariapolis 66 100Hanmar Holsteins Hans & Mariann Bucheli Anola 60 104Carels Hills Michael Carels Bruxelles 65 106Krown Holsteins David King Arborg 13 112Fifi Holsteins Gabriel Fifi Bruxelles 31 125Grassriver Colony Mack Waldner Glenella 67 131Wildrose Jerseys F & S Schweigert Inwood 59 131Devloo Dairy Dan Devloo Cypress River 70 135Sturgeon Creek Colony Samuel Waldner Headingley 66 135Swiss Kine Clarence Doerksen Austin 40 137

Saskatchewan Rynview Holsteins Michael Wesselingh Saskatoon 66 112Daum Farms Doug Daum Dalmeny 48 121Fox Valley Farming Ltd Jake Entz Fox Valley 80 127Downie Lake Colony Josh Hofer Maple Creek 94 135Quill Lake Colony Robert Tschetter Quill Lake 125 151Delaine Holsteins Elaine Donald Saskatoon 140 161Artomda Farms Randy Stoker Hague 99 162Robella Holsteins Reg & Juliann Lindenbach Balgonie 97 162Riverview Colony Joel Tschetter Saskatoon 83 163

Alberta Brad Bredenhof - Calmar 65 67Roseglen Colony Rueben Entz Hilda 91 78Edward Hofer Leedale Colony Rimbey 53 86Poly-C Farms Cor & Cathy Haagsma Ponoka 252 92Castor Farming Co. Ltd Joe Wipf Castor 127 93Houweling Farms Ltd Pete Houweling Coaldale 246 94Sylvanside Dairy Ltd Sipke & Margreet Dijkstra Ponoka 149 98Buffalorock Dairy Jan & Joke & Berend Ridder Olds 141 99Wintering Hills Colony Dan Walter Hussar 102 101Lathom Colony Mike Hofer Bassano 127 102Wetoka Farms Ltd Michael & Marla Roth Millet 69 102Northend Farm Brodie & Brenda Cupples Thorsby 17 103Enterprise Lavoie Inc - St Isidore 501 105Prairiehome Colony Farming Ltd Jonathan Waldner Wrenthem 124 105Freedom Dairy Marinus Helmus Barrhead 77 105Gdl Farms Ltd Gerrit Deleeuw Picture Butte 88 106Myrin Glesman - Leduc 62 107Gerwen Dairy Ltd Gerard & Wendy Benckhuysen Leduc 40 109Beyer Dairy Ltd Jacob & Ton Beyer Picture Butte 123 110Heini Grubenmann - Breton 102 111

British Columbia Tom Degroot - Rosedale 86 50Viewfield Farms Ltd Dave Taylor Courtenay 139 51Kampvale Farms Harold Van De Kamp Chilliwack 64 67

Farm Producer City # of Records Avg SCC (x 1000)

DHI recognizes and congratulates the following producers for outstanding udder health management resulting in low SCC in 2011.

L O W S C C H E R D S

(Continued)

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N A T I O N A L S T A T I S T I C S ( A C T I V E A S O F Y E A R E N D )

PROVINCE RECORDED HERDS RECORDED COWS AVERAGE HERD SIZE % OF HERDS > 50 COWS

2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010

British Columbia 306 311 45,394 44,056 148 142 93 91 Alberta 456 455 61,991 58,733 136 129 93 92 Saskatchewan 108 116 17,587 17,845 163 154 94 95 Manitoba 205 209 27,925 26,150 136 125 83 82 Ontario 3,121 3,129 238,340 233,022 76 74 63 62 Quebec 5,060 5,156 292,198 290,462 58 56 50 47 New Brunswick 158 162 12,076 12,069 76 75 64 64 Nova Scotia 149 158 12,458 12,959 84 82 71 70 Prince Edward Island 123 128 9,045 9,337 74 73 65 65 CANADA 9,686 9,824 717,014 704,633 74 72 59 57

2011 2010

BC 185 182

AB 240 235

SK 285 293

MB 314 331

ON 259 266

QC 254 259

NB 234 247

NS 240 257

PE 237 248

2011 2010

BC 14.1 14.2

AB 14.0 14.1

SK 14.5 14.5

MB 14.7 14.8

ON 14.2 14.3

QC 14.1 14.1

NB 14.1 14.1

NS 14.3 14.5

PE 14.4 14.7

2011 2010

BC 72 76

AB 78 83

SK 84 92

MB 89 97

ON 74 77

QC 67 69

NB 69 71

NS 76 80

PE 85 88

SOMATIC CELL COUNT AVERAGE CALVING INTERVAL (MONTHS) AVERAGE DRY PERIOD (DAYS)

2011 2010

BC 26.5 26.6

AB 26.6 26.8

SK 27.1 27.2

MB 27.8 28.1

ON 27.1 27.2

QC 27.2 27.3

NB 28.0 28.1

NS 27.7 28.1

PE 28.7 29.0

AGE AT FIRST CALVING (MONTHS)

British Columbia (Continued)Neveridle Farms Arthur Keulen Delta 151 79Wisselview Farms Wayne & Judy Wisselink Pitt Meadows 94 79Kish Farms Ltd Darren Kish Abbotsford 64 79Greendike Farms Chris Groenedijk Chemainus 169 80Alder View Dairy Walter, Kathy & Mark Enns Aldergrove 81 81Atson Farms Ltd Allen Atsma Abbotsford 206 82Martin & Erin Bell Dinn - Agassiz 109 83Van Jaarsveld Holdings Ltd Ron & Susan Van Jaarsveld Duncan 88 83Romyn Hill Farm Ltd Brad & Jodi Romyn Sorrento 47 83EP Farms Ltd J Edge Partington Creston 74 84Milky Way Dairy Frank & Debbie Les Chilliwack 70 86Martiann Holsteins Ltd Martin Hamming Delta 216 87Vance Creek Dairies Gary Hertgers Lumby 76 87Hidingacres Henry Gisler Langley 125 90John Tamis - Surrey 72 90Alpina Dairy Farm Ltd. R & T Russenberger Abbotsford 131 91Northey Lake Farm Ltd Northey Lake Farm Ltd Merville 120 91

Farm Producer City # of Records Avg SCC (x 1000)

L O W S C C H E R D S

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PROVINCE RECORDED HERDS RECORDED COWS AVERAGE HERD SIZE % OF HERDS > 50 COWS

R E G I O N A L S T A T I S T I C S ( G E N E R A T E D T H R O U G H O U T T H E Y E A R )

PRODUCTION

REGION HERDS 305 M 305 F 305 P COMP BCA BCA M BCA F BCA P 2010 BCA 2009 BCA

BRITISH COLUMBIA 316 10,009 375 320 223.9 225 223 224 222.3 218.4

AGASSIZ 18 10,047 370 316 218.1 219 218 217 219.7 211.4

CENTRAL B.C. 10 8,584 322 275 189.5 190 188 190 190.5 194.0

CHILLIWACK 61 10,314 386 329 230.2 231 229 230 228.1 224.2

COURTENAY-COMOX 9 9,215 349 296 208.1 207 209 209 210.6 215.1

COWICHAN 25 9,875 380 314 219.8 217 225 218 221.5 220.1

DELTA-RICHMOND 14 10,334 379 329 226.2 228 224 227 219.8 211.8

DEWDNEY-DEROCHE 27 10,187 383 328 233.9 236 230 235 227.3 221.5

KAMLOOPS-OKANAGAN 55 10,079 380 322 223.3 223 224 223 222.1 218.6

KOOTENAY 6 9,569 375 306 218.1 217 221 216 225.6 230.8

MATSQUI 21 9,839 359 311 216.6 219 214 217 220.3 213.1

PITT MEADOWS-MAPLE RIDGE 8 9,765 383 320 233.6 237 229 235 234.2 232.8

SUMAS 35 10,245 379 327 228.6 230 227 229 222.2 218.3

SURREY-LANGLEY 27 9,719 361 313 223.1 226 218 225 222.2 217.5

ALBERTA 466 9,676 362 308 214.8 215 215 214 215.0 210.4

CALGARY 55 9,628 361 307 213.6 214 213 214 214.8 207.1

EDMONTON 109 9,371 354 299 208.6 208 210 208 208.4 203.5

LETHBRIDGE / BROOKS 125 9,927 369 315 219.4 220 219 219 220.0 218.0

PEACE RIVER 4 9,527 354 310 211.3 209 210 215 202.2 200.2

RED DEER 160 9,767 366 309 216.3 216 217 215 216.2 211.8

VERMILION 13 8,957 339 285 208.3 210 207 207 211.2 201.4

SASKATCHEWAN 118 9,682 357 308 212.3 213 211 213 213.4 207.1

CANORA 6 9,167 316 295 189.9 194 180 196 183.4 172.9

PRINCE ALBERT/MELFORT 8 8,411 315 274 188.9 187 189 191 205.6 199.6

REGINA 15 10,219 361 321 218.6 223 213 220 221.6 220.8

SASKATOON 17 9,686 364 308 214.0 215 213 214 216.0 203.1

SASKATOON EAST 29 9,740 362 308 214.4 215 214 214 211.8 206.4

SASKATOON WEST 11 9,515 364 306 214.2 211 218 214 217.7 210.3

SWIFT CURRENT 21 9,675 355 309 213.1 214 211 214 214.1 212.9

WEYBURN 11 10,173 376 328 221.1 221 218 224 218.5 209.5

MANITOBA 216 9,162 338 291 200.7 202 199 201 204.9 203.6

CENTRAL 56 9,577 348 302 207.9 210 205 208 210.1 208.4

EASTERN 102 8,958 331 285 196.4 198 195 197 201.5 199.5

INTERLAKE 39 9,306 346 295 202.1 203 201 202 204.6 204.9

NORTH WEST 3 8,704 306 277 183.4 186 177 187 186.9 195.8

SOUTH WEST 16 8,736 329 283 202.7 205 198 204 213.0 210.8

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ENROLLMENT

BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA 2011 2010 2009 2008

PRODUCTION TRENDS (305 DAYS)

PRODUCTION TRENDS (COMPLETE LACTATION)

BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA

M (KG) F (KG) P (KG) M (KG) F (KG) P (KG) M (KG) F (KG) P (KG) M (KG) F (KG) P (KG)

R E G I O N A L S T A T I S T I C S ( G E N E R A T E D T H R O U G H O U T T H E Y E A R )

ALL WESTERN PROVINCES

DHI Herds 316 466 118 216 1,116 1,137 1,172 1,205

Percent Publishable 83% 58% 69% 74% 69% 70% 69% 69%

Percent Management 17% 42% 31% 26% 31% 30% 31% 31%

DHI Cows 45,391 61,520 18,299 28,313 153,523 147,249 150,085 151,185

Percent Publishable 78% 63% 74% 71% 70% 72% 71% 72%

Percent Management 22% 37% 26% 29% 30% 28% 29% 28%

Average Herd Size 144 132 155 131 138 130 128 125

2011 10,009 375 320 9,676 362 308 9,682 357 308 9,162 338 291

2010 10,017 371 320 9,844 359 312 9,905 357 314 9,413 348 298

2009 9,815 367 314 9,623 351 306 9,571 345 305 9,313 343 298

2008 9,892 367 316 9,574 346 304 9,480 341 304 9,094 336 292

BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTAYEAR MILK KG FAT KG PROTEIN KG AVG DIM YEAR MILK KG FAT KG PROTEIN KG AVG DIM

2011 All 10,375 387 334 319 2011 10,024 379 322 316 Publishable 10,492 393 337 319 10,425 394 335 317 Management 10,151 377 326 319 9,528 361 306 315 2010 All 10,109 375 326 311 2010 9,928 368 318 308 Publishable 10,370 387 334 314 10,325 382 330 309 Management 9,561 352 308 304 9,425 352 302 307

SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBAYEAR MILK KG FAT KG PROTEIN KG AVG DIM YEAR MILK KG FAT KG PROTEIN KG AVG DIM

2011 All 10,282 382 332 323 2011 9,578 358 308 326 Publishable 10,517 394 338 322 9,973 372 320 332 Management 9,941 366 323 323 8,881 334 286 316 2010 All 10,020 364 321 307 2010 9,657 361 309 322 Publishable 10,283 374 328 308 9,976 370 319 326 Management 9,654 349 311 306 8,984 341 288 313

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BRITISH COLUMBIA HERD MANAGEMENT SCORE

RANK & FARM NAME HERD OWNER CITY TOTAL SCORE HERD SIZE BREED REGION

1 Milky Way Dairy Frank & Debbie Les Chilliwack 946 70 HO Chilliwack

2 B & L Farms Ltd Matt Dykshoorn Abbotsford 936 47 HO Sumas

3 Van Jaarsveld Holdings Ltd Ron & Susan Van Jaarsveld Duncan 915 88 HO Cowichan

4 E-P Farms Ltd J Edge-Partington Creston 894 74 HO Kootenay

5 Alpina Dairy Farm Ltd R & T Russenberger Abbotsford 886 131 HO Sumas

6 Elmbridge Farms Peter Tuytel Chilliwack 885 134 HO Chilliwack

7 Hyljon Holsteins Ltd John & Susan Hylkema Chilliwack 881 149 HO Chilliwack

8 UBC Dairy Education & Research Nelson Dinn Agassiz 879 292 HO Agassiz

9 Pjv Farms Ltd Peter Vink Chilliwack 875 103 HO Chilliwack

10 Rypster Farm Francis Hylkema Chilliwack 872 62 HO Chilliwack

11 Country Charm Farms Ltd Huizing Brothers Matsqui 860 211 HO Matsqui

12 Fraser Edge Farms Sid Stoker Deroche 857 141 HO Dewdney-Deroche

13 Quo Vadis Dairy Farm Bruce Kraakman Deroche 855 157 HO Dewdney-Deroche

14 Abbyview Farms Ltd Theo Van Der Kooi Abbotsford 852 210 HO Sumas

15 Springbank Holsteins Ltd Chilliwack 851 87 HO Chilliwack

16 John Tamis Surrey 842 72 HO Surrey-Langley

17 Impact Holsteins Ltd Bouwe Elzinga Chilliwack 842 72 HO Chilliwack

18 Chilliwack Cattle Comp2 Jeff Kooyman Chilliwack 837 152 HO Chilliwack

19 Wisselview Farms Wayne & Judy Wisselink Pitt Meadows 834 94 HO Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge

20 Mike & Jo Van Boven Farm Mike & Jo Van Boven Duncan 831 57 HO Cowichan

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ALBER TA HERD MANAGEMENT SCORE

1 Deerfield Colony Andy Waldner Magrath 951 115 HO Lethbridge/Brooks

2 Silver Sage Colony Farming Ltd Mike Hofer Foremost 940 54 HO Lethbridge/Brooks

3 Brando Holsteins Inc Wim, Sylvia & Brad Schakel Lacombe 918 261 HO Red Deer

4 Sylvanside Dairy Ltd Sipke & Margreet Dijkstra Ponoka 911 149 HO Red Deer

5 Brad Bredenhof Calmar 911 65 HO Edmonton

6 Prairiehome Colony Farming Ltd Jonathan Waldner Wrenthem 905 124 HO Lethbridge/Brooks

7 K2 Dairy Lethbridge 901 90 HO Lethbridge/Brooks

8 Philipsen Farm Ltd Arie & Dineke Philipsen Lacombe 900 303 HO Red Deer

9 Richards Farms Ltd William Richards Red Deer 898 146 HO Red Deer

10 Wetoka Farms Ltd Michael & Marla Roth Millet 891 69 HO Red Deer

11 Earnewald Holsteins Bram & Ineke De Jong Lacombe 886 150 HO Red Deer

12 Buffalorock Dairy Jan & Joke & Berend Ridder Olds 881 141 HO Calgary

13 Mars Dairy Gert & Sonja Schrijver Stettler 880 300 HO Red Deer

14 Rien & Gery Meinen Red Deer 880 110 HO Red Deer

15 Wouters Dairy Maarten & Johanna Wouters Innisfall 879 106 HO Red Deer

16 New Mars Dairy Henk Schrijver Millet 872 303 HO Red Deer

17 Rudy & Wanda Frei Breton 872 52 HO Red Deer

18 Baas Dairy Ltd Wiebe & Akke Baas Barrhead 871 242 HO Edmonton

19 Ten Brummelhuis Dairy Alfons & Wilma Ten Brummelhuis Olds 870 103 HO Calgary

20 Aspenridge Farms Ltd Dick & Steve Tenhove Blackfalds 869 49 HO Red Deer

RANK & FARM NAME HERD OWNER CITY TOTAL SCORE HERD SIZE BREED REGION

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SASK ATCHE WAN HERD MANAGEMENT SCORE

1 Prairie Diamond Farm Harley Strudwick Balgonie 903 75 HO Regina

2 Delaine Holsteins Elaine Donald Saskatoon 881 140 HO Saskatoon East

3 Dept. Animal & Poultry Science Saskatoon 875 73 HO Saskatoon East

4 Fox Valley Farming Ltd Jake Entz Fox Valley 871 80 HO Swift Current

5 Foth Ventures Ltd Melvin Foth Hague 849 429 HO Saskatoon East

6 Cypress Colony Walter Entz Maple Creek 849 88 HO Swift Current

7 Rynview Holsteins Michael Wesselingh Saskatoon 837 66 HO Saskatoon East

8 Alley Holsteins Albert Leyenhorst Dalmeny 830 192 HO Saskatoon East

9 Elkrest Farms Brad, Jason, & Trevor Kornelius Osler 819 617 HO Saskatoon East

10 Pennant Colony Dan Wipf Pennant 813 99 HO Swift Current

11 Marfay Farms Ltd William Wiebe Osler 809 245 HO Saskatoon East

12 Southland Colony Southland Farming Herbert 800 100 HO Swift Current

13 Abbyview Farms Ben Vanderkooi Saskatoon 794 467 HO Saskatoon East

14 Morsan Milkstream Ltd Greg Thalen Rosthern 772 1070 HO Saskatoon

15 Broyhill Holsteins Brian Lindenbach Balgonie 767 106 HO Regina

16 Dinsmore Colony David Waldner Dinsmore 755 94 HO Saskatoon West

17 Rhein Holsteins Joe Guenther Osler 742 112 HO Saskatoon East

18 Hillcrest Colony Ben Wollman Dundurn 737 143 HO Saskatoon

19 Hillsvale Colony John Wurz Cutknife 735 202 HO Saskatoon West

20 Downie Lake Colony Josh Hofer Maple Creek 729 94 HO Swift Current

RANK & FARM NAME HERD OWNER CITY TOTAL SCORE HERD SIZE BREED REGION

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MANITOBA HERD MANAGEMENT SCORE

1 Optimist Holsteins Hans Gorter & Nelleke Vandervliet Otterburne 832 167 HO Eastern

2 Robert Waldner Blumengart Colony Plum Coulee 824 52 HO Central

3 Mageo Pouteau Farms Ltd Chris & Carla Pouteau Mariapolis 819 66 HO Central

4 Vandel Holsteins L Vandenbossche Bruxelles 808 59 HO Central

5 Rocky Ridge Dairy Hotze & Pietje Woudstra Grunthal 795 147 HO Eastern

6 Donfield Farms Ltd Garry Donohoe Brandon 780 91 HO South West

7 Friecrest Holsteins Ed & Kathy Friesen Kleefeld 777 94 HO Eastern

8 James Valley Colony Tim Wurtz Elie 776 92 HO Central

9 Boonstra Farms Ltd Brian & Rob Boonstra Marquette 771 529 HO Interlake

10 C & D Farms Cornie Penner Altona 771 70 HO Central

11 Streamline Dairy Martin & Jennifer Hamming Roseisle 758 102 HO Eastern

12 Columbine Holsteins Jacob & Annita Benthem Elm Creek 757 93 HO Central

13 Swiss Kine Clarence Doerksen Austin 752 40 BS Central

14 Friesen Dairy John Friesen Morden 738 49 HO Central

15 Vos Dairies Wim & Jasper Vos Kleefeld 731 202 HO Eastern

16 Hanmar Holsteins Hans & Mariann Bucheli Anola 727 60 HO Eastern

17 Malarky Holsteins Mark Donohoe Minnedosa 726 55 HO South West

18 Delichte Farms Ltd Henry & Maurice Delichte St Alphonse 723 47 HO Central

19 Van Dorp Dairy Bill & Tanja Van Dorp Petersfield 716 134 HO Interlake

20 Readore Farms Rheal Simon Notre Dame 706 128 HO Central

RANK & FARM NAME HERD OWNER CITY TOTAL SCORE HERD SIZE BREED REGION

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In order for a herd to be included in the listing, 50% or more of the total records contributing to the herd’s average must be Publishable. *Greater than 2X tests (All or Part)

P U B L I S H A B L E H E R D L I S T I N G S - B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A

FARM HERD OWNER CITY AVG BCA BCA M BCA F BCA P RECORDS M KG F KG P KG BREED

MALABAR FARM NORMAN VANDER WYK DEWDNEY 305.3 319 289 308 103 14,292 * 483 441 H

WISSELVIEW FARMS WAYNE & JUDY WISSELINK PITT MEADOWS 302.7 305 297 306 70 14,305 * 518 456 H

TRIWEST FARMS VIC & TERRY TRIEMSTRA CHILLIWACK 296.0 302 295 291 99 13,063 * 473 401 H

JOHN TAMIS - SURREY 295.3 300 294 292 51 12,481 484 396 H,G,B

CHILLIWACK CATTLE COMP2- MEADOWGOLD JEFF KOOYMAN CHILLIWACK 293.7 295 296 290 121 13,358 * 498 418 H

EP FARMS LTD J EDGE-PARTINGTON CRESTON 284.3 280 302 271 56 12,419 497 382 H

VEDDERVISTA DAIRY LTD HANK WINKELAAR ABBOTSFORD 273.0 280 263 276 78 11,989 * 421 377 H

GARIBALDI JERSEYS DENNIS HAMPTON MAPLE RIDGE 272.7 292 248 278 57 8,750 405 316 J

VAN JAARSVELD HOLDINGS LTD RON & SUSAN VAN JAARSVELD DUNCAN 269.3 261 296 251 67 11,969 504 365 H

VALLEVUE HOLSTEINS LTD - CHILLIWACK 268.3 268 272 265 99 11,816 452 374 H,J

HESDON HOLSTEINS JIM & MARYANN HESSELS DELTA 268.0 267 260 277 81 12,162 440 402 H

COUNTRY CHARM FARMS LTD HUIZING BROS MATSQUI 267.3 270 265 267 182 12,242 * 445 384 H

BROOKNOOK FARMS JOHN RICKA & SONS CHILLIWACK 267.0 269 259 273 101 12,174 436 394 H

HAMMINGVIEW FARMS LTD YVONNE MURDOCH PITT MEADOWS 266.0 265 264 269 67 12,131 449 391 H

MARLENA FARMS LTD FRED VERMEER DEWDNEY 264.7 277 240 277 159 11,805 379 376 H

SWAANSITE HOLSTEINS NEIL SWAAN SALMON ARM 264.7 273 259 262 21 12,215 428 373 H

BRINKLAND DAIRY LTD GARY BRINK CHILLIWACK 264.0 269 260 263 119 12,381 * 443 385 H

PICKMICK DAIRY FARM LTD PETER THIBAUDIER DELTA 263.3 267 256 267 178 11,756 417 374 H

TRINITY HOLSTEINS PAUL SCHMIDT MISSION 262.7 266 250 272 11 11,873 414 388 H

ANTONSEN & CO HARVEY ANTONSEN ALDERGROVE 262.3 266 258 263 54 11,739 422 370 H

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In order for a herd to be included in the listing, 50% or more of the total records contributing to the herd’s average must be Publishable. *Greater than 2X tests (All or Part)

P U B L I S H A B L E H E R D L I S T I N G S - A L B E R T A

FARM HERD OWNER CITY AVG BCA BCA M BCA F BCA P RECORDS M KG F KG P KG BREED

NORTHEND FARM BRODIE & BRENDA CUPPLES THORSBY 293.3 299 278 303 13 8,520 331 285 M,G

ASPENRIDGE FARMS LTD DICK & STEVE TENHOVE BLACKFALDS 284.7 290 282 282 36 12,742 458 395 H

ROSELANE HOLSTEINS - ROLLYVIEW 283.0 285 283 281 47 13,033 484 412 H,B,J

LUCKY HILL DAIRY - LACOMBE 278.0 280 281 273 134 12,862 * 480 398 H

SYLVANSIDE DAIRY LTD SIPKE & MARGREET DIJKSTRA PONOKA 273.3 274 280 266 131 12,210 466 378 H

RINSMA HOLSTEINS GEERT RINSMA OLDS 273.0 273 278 268 62 12,907 * 489 403 H

ROYAL HILL FARM - LACOMBE 272.7 271 282 265 172 12,195 * 472 381 H

SCOVA FARMS LTD SCOTT INGWERSEN PONOKA 268.3 263 278 264 245 11,186 * 441 358 H

JAN & AGNES HEIDA - BARRHEAD 268.3 273 269 263 38 12,403 454 379 H

JANNA DAIRY LTD JOHN HULSMAN PONOKA 267.7 268 269 266 99 12,265 * 456 387 H

DEERFIELD COLONY ANDY WALDNER MAGRATH 267.7 261 289 253 99 11,885 489 367 H

VANDEN POL DAIRY GYS & SILIA VANDEN POL COALDALE 265.7 267 272 258 67 11,953 453 367 H

KAMPS DAIRY LTD ALBERT KAMPS LACOMBE 264.0 262 272 258 120 11,910 * 458 373 H

BAAS DAIRY LTD WIEBE & AKKE BAAS BARRHEAD 261.3 266 251 267 194 12,037 * 423 384 H

PHILIPSEN FARM LTD ARIE & DINEKE PHILIPSEN LACOMBE 261.0 253 272 258 230 11,298 * 453 368 H

EARNEWALD HOLSTEINS BRAM & INEKE DE JONG LACOMBE 259.7 257 274 248 120 11,011 435 339 H

INNISLAKE DAIRY FARM LTD ERIC & JOHN IVERSEN OLDS 259.0 259 263 255 65 12,004 454 376 H

REUSKEN DAIRY LTD JAN & GEERTRUID MOLENDIJK STETTLER 258.3 262 256 257 96 11,315 411 354 H

MORSAN DAIRY MORRIS THALEN PONOKA 257.0 252 263 256 315 11,470 * 445 371 H,B

PRAIRIEHOME COLONY FARMING LTD JONATHAN WALDNER WRENTHEM 256.7 261 253 256 103 11,432 410 356 H

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P U B L I S H A B L E H E R D L I S T I N G S - S A S K A T C H E W A N

FARM HERD OWNER CITY AVG BCA BCA M BCA F BCA P RECORDS M KG F KG P KG BREED

KAWARTHA HOLSTEINS DAVE & MELISSA MCMORROW OSLER 290.3 279 311 281 27 13,058 538 418 H

RYNVIEW HOLSTEINS MICHAEL WESSELINGH SASKATOON 289.3 295 288 285 50 12,800 463 394 H

PRAIRIE DIAMOND FARM HARLEY STRUDWICK BALGONIE 285.3 291 271 294 60 13,555 466 434 H

ABBYVIEW FARMS BEN VANDERKOOI SASKATOON 268.7 273 270 263 337 11,835 * 437 366 H,J

FOTH VENTURES LTD MELVIN FOTH HAGUE 262.0 263 265 258 352 12,132 * 452 378 H

DELAINE HOLSTEINS ELAINE DONALD SASKATOON 262.0 257 276 253 118 11,964 475 372 H

DEPT ANIMAL & POULTRY SCI - SASKATOON 257.3 258 255 259 59 11,391 * 419 365 H

BAUMANN HOLSTEINS EMANUEL & SIMON BAUMANN KIPLING 256.3 251 256 262 57 11,712 441 387 H

BROYHILL HOLSTEINS BRIAN LINDENBACH BALGONIE 256.0 259 254 255 87 12,198 443 379 H

MORSAN MILKSTREAM LTD GREG THALEN ROSTHERN 254.0 253 252 257 656 10,897 * 404 353 H,B

GLENRIDGE HOLSTEINS BRUCE LOVERIDGE GRENFELL 250.3 238 270 243 16 11,806 493 379 H

BENBIE HOLSTEINS NEIL CROSBIE CARON 250.0 244 256 250 86 11,264 437 366 H,J

ELKREST FARMS BRAD JASON TREVOR KORNELIUS OSLER 246.3 253 241 245 480 11,232 * 397 345 H

COSSETTE FARMS LTD RANDY COSSETTE ESTEVAN 244.7 243 247 244 41 11,028 416 353 H

ROBELLA HOLSTEINS REG & JULIANN LINDENBACH BALGONIE 243.3 244 247 239 78 11,383 428 354 H,J

PENNANT COLONY DAN WIPF PENNANT 240.3 242 241 238 89 11,028 406 343 H

MARFAY FARMS LTD WILLIAM P WIEBE OSLER 237.7 237 241 235 198 10,830 * 409 342 H

KENBERT ACRES HERB, JAKE, & KEN FRIESEN DRAKE 234.7 232 240 232 91 10,671 408 338 H

DINSMORE COLONY DAVID WALDNER DINSMORE 234.0 242 226 234 80 10,866 380 335 H

RICHARD & ASHLEY VANDERKOOI - WARMAN 233.3 240 224 236 151 10,224 373 329 H,J,B

In order for a herd to be included in the listing, 50% or more of the total records contributing to the herd’s average must be Publishable. *Greater than 2X tests (All or Part)

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P U B L I S H A B L E H E R D L I S T I N G S - M A N I T O B A

FARM HERD OWNER CITY AVG BCA BCA M BCA F BCA P RECORDS M KG F KG P KG BREED

AGGIES HOLSTEINS HERMANN & AUDREY HUEGING WOODLANDS 295.0 299 291 295 108 13,498 486 423 H

CURRENT HOLSTEINS CURTIS & DARREN HUEGING WOODLANDS 293.0 299 285 295 50 14,135 498 442 H

FRIECREST HOLSTEINS ED & KATHY FRIESEN KLEEFELD 271.0 272 280 261 83 12,155 465 373 H

VANDEL HOLSTEINS L VANDENBOSSCHE BRUXELLES 269.3 268 266 274 44 12,104 444 392 H

DONFIELD FARMS LTD GARRY DONOHOE BRANDON 265.0 260 273 262 73 12,322 479 393 H

ROBERT WALDNER BLUMENGART COLONY PLUM COULEE 263.0 267 266 256 31 12,152 * 450 371 H

JAMES VALLEY COLONY TIM WURTZ ELIE 261.3 260 264 260 61 12,428 * 467 393 H

LIFEWIND HOLSTEINS CHRISTOPHE ROULIN STONEWALL 257.3 260 259 253 63 12,335 * 454 380 H

PENNVIEW HOLSTEINS LARRY PENNER BLUMENORT 257.0 257 256 258 34 11,678 432 372 H

MALARKY HOLSTEINS MARK DONOHOE MINNEDOSA 251.3 256 248 250 38 12,155 435 375 H

AIRPORT COLONY LEVI HOFER PORTAGE 249.0 258 241 248 51 11,725 406 359 H

DELICHTE FARMS LTD HENRY & MAURICE DELICHTE ST ALPHONSE 248.7 252 239 255 35 10,182 384 337 H,J

SPRINGMEADOW FARM LAURENT & CORINNE FAILLETAZ LIBAU 243.3 260 217 253 18 12,044 374 371 H

PLEMARK HOLSTEINS MATT & TANYA PLETT LANDMARK 239.7 246 234 239 53 11,452 403 352 H

CLANMAN JERSEYS STEVEN & MARIE SMITH CLANWILLIAM 238.0 242 220 252 29 7,361 354 288 J,H

DENIS HOULE HOULE FARMS LTD LETELLIER 237.0 224 254 233 39 10,323 434 340 H

OPTIMIST HOLSTEINS HANS GORTER & NELLEKE VANDERVLIET OTTERBURNE 235.7 229 253 225 133 10,201 420 320 H,J

BEAUROC DAIRY LTD DENIS & DOMINIQUE CHARTIER ST MALO 235.7 223 258 226 120 10,206 * 440 329 H,B

COTTONWOOD HOLSTEINS EDWOOD, GWEN & BRENT OSWALD STEINBACH 234.3 235 231 237 90 10,731 391 343 H

POUTEAU HOLSTEINS LTD DARCY, RANDY & ED POUTEAU SWAN LAKE 233.7 233 237 231 100 10,343 389 327 H

In order for a herd to be included in the listing, 50% or more of the total records contributing to the herd’s average must be Publishable. *Greater than 2X tests (All or Part)

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HERD SIZE HOUSING FREQUENCY 0-49 50-99 100-199 200+ TIE-STALL FREE STALL 2X 3X

B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A

% of Herds 8.9 35.4 36.7 19.0 4.7 94.3 90.5 9.5

% of Cows 2.1 18.6 34.4 44.9 1.7 97.2 85.2 14.8

Avg Herd Size 34.0 75.3 134.8 339.6 51.4 148.1 135.3 223.4

Avg Milk Prod 9,286 9,757 10,214 10,419 9,012 10,062 9,886 11,179

Avg Fat Prod 352 370 382 380 345 376 372 400

Avg Protein Prod 299 312 327 330 293 321 316 353

BCA Milk 210 220 229 232 211 225 222 250

BCA Fat 208 219 228 228 203 224 221 239

BCA Protein 210 219 229 231 209 225 222 247

A L B E R T A

% of Herds 7.1 33.5 44.4 15.0 11.4 87.1 93.1 6.9

% of Cows 2.1 19.7 45.2 33.0 6.5 92.4 87.7 12.3

Avg Herd Size 39.2 77.7 134.3 290.1 75.8 140.0 124.4 235.7

Avg Milk Prod 8,804 9,602 9,811 9,856 9,336 9,738 9,599 10,721

Avg Fat Prod 334 354 370 372 349 365 359 400

Avg Protein Prod 286 305 311 313 298 309 305 336

BCA Milk 205 211 217 220 206 217 213 238

BCA Fat 201 209 220 222 205 217 214 239

BCA Protein 206 211 216 219 205 216 213 234

BCA Protein 215 212 217 222 212 217 215 237

H E R D D E M O G R A P H I C S

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HERD SIZE HOUSING FREQUENCY 0-49 50-99 100-199 200+ TIE-STALL FREE STALL 2X 3X

S A S K A T C H E W A N

% of Herds 5.9 34.7 35.6 23.7 16.9 81.4 87.3 12.7

% of Cows 1.5 18.2 31.2 49.1 8.3 90.4 74.2 25.8

Avg Herd Size 38.6 81.2 136.1 320.8 76.0 172.3 131.8 315.0

Avg Milk Prod 8,023 9,815 9,726 9,834 9,557 9,701 9,551 10,576

Avg Fat Prod 300 356 362 364 357 356 352 392

Avg Protein Prod 254 313 310 313 305 309 305 332

BCA Milk 169 217 213 218 210 214 210 235

BCA Fat 171 210 213 217 207 211 207 234

BCA Protein 169 217 214 218 210 214 211 232

M A N I T O B A

% of Herds 16.7 41.7 29.2 12.5 42.1 57.4 93.1 6.9

% of Cows 4.8 23.0 30.2 42.0 23.5 76.2 82.8 17.2

Avg Herd Size 38.0 72.3 135.8 440.3 73.2 174.0 116.6 324.7

Avg Milk Prod 8,882 9,229 9,145 9,350 9,306 9,088 9,091 10,109

Avg Fat Prod 330 338 341 339 343 335 335 370

Avg Protein Prod 282 293 290 296 295 288 289 314

BCA Milk 197 205 199 207 206 200 201 221

BCA Fat 195 198 200 201 202 197 197 218

BCA Protein 196 203 199 205 204 199 200 216

H E R D D E M O G R A P H I C S

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D I S P O S A L R E A S O N S

REASON BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA

Reproductive 2,828 28% 4,211 29% 972 29% 1,760 28%

Mastitis and/or high SCC 1,974 19% 2,248 16% 665 20% 1,254 20%

Low milk production 1,274 13% 2,177 15% 329 10% 797 13%

Feet and leg problems 1,401 14% 1,425 10% 410 12% 558 9%

Sickness 818 8% 1,418 10% 334 10% 605 10%

Udder breakdown 688 7% 1,416 10% 309 9% 595 9%

Injury and/or Accident 687 7% 619 4% 206 6% 374 6%

Old age 313 3% 496 3% 112 3% 196 3%

Exported 92 1% 148 1% 17 1% 87 1%

Bad temperament 99 1% 149 1% 33 1% 62 1%

COWS HERDS COWS HERDS COWS HERDS

HERD DISTRIBUTION ALL PROVINCES

0-9 ....................................................4

10-19 .................................................5

20-29 .............................................. 12

30-39 .............................................. 27

40-49 .............................................. 56

50-59 .............................................. 66

60-69 .............................................. 73

70-79 .............................................. 89

80-89 .............................................. 77

90-99 .............................................. 94

100-109 .......................................... 82

110-119 .......................................... 59

120-129 .......................................... 82

130-139 .......................................... 42

140-149 .......................................... 43

150-159 .......................................... 39

160-169 .......................................... 28

170-179 .......................................... 21

180-189 .......................................... 17

190-199 .......................................... 15

200+ .............................................. 185