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| DHI 305 MILK TESTING The Geiser Ranch is proud to announce completion of 305 DHI milk testing for 2008. We did not start the program soon enough to include all our milkers. We were able to have our three girls returned back to us and also take the plunge into the world of DHI. Our three girls were entered into the program late in their life…they just turned 7. I would like to take this time to thank JD and Felicia Neilson from Utah for allowing Norm and I first chance to bring the girls back into our herd. They started them in the ADGA 305 Milk program and we promised to finish them. If you have ever thought of going on DHI testing, please don’t wait. There is no time like the present. Don’t let the paperwork overwhelm you when you first start out …it isn’t that difficult. I wish I had started doing this years and years ago. Why didn’t I? Because I thought the paperwork would be too confusing, I didn’t think my Does would do good, and I thought you had to pull the kids at birth and bottle feed them to go on test! Wrong. My Does nurse and raise their kids and I still can do the 305 testing. My suggestion is this….contact Lisa Shepherd with ADGA, Gail Putcher with AGS, and Kay Hollaway with NDGA. They are the milk coordinators and they are easy to talk to about any questions you may have. I also use Langston University as my milk sample lab/processing center. They deal only with goats…no cows. Contact Eva Vasquez at 405- 466-6207 for more information. Special thanks to Sharon Warren (DesertNanny) for answering many of my questions and encouraging me to keep on milking. We both know what it is like to have the sweat run down our face during the summer and cold hands during the winter! Don’t think just because a Doe doesn’t make the requirements at a one day milk test, that you have to give up on her. Chances are she has high butterfat! Put your Does on 305 testing to get an overview of how productive they are long term. We breed for productive and long term milkers in our herd. We like seeing a tight well attached udder that will stand the test of time…..years and years of production. Lola Phalange is due to kid in April 2009. We will be breeding Paula Maria and Dolores hopefully for 2009 Fall kids. Now I just have to sit down and complete the list of Does who will be going on 305 milk test in 2009. We will be testing with AGS and NDGA this year, as not all of our Does are ADGA registered. We are also going to enroll the Mini Mancha milkers with TMGR. |
Lola received her AR (Advanced Registry) milking star from ADGA, AGS,
and NDGA in both milk and butterfat.
AGE DAYS IN LBS OF LBS OF % OF LBS OF % OF
MILK MILK FAT FAT PROTEIN PROTEIN
6.01 305 731 53 7.1 29 4.0
On test days in the 8th and 9th month she had 9.4% butterfat and on test day
in the 10th month she had 10.4%. Her son Desertwinds SN Led Zeplin and
grandson Desertwinds LZ Black Dog have daughters on the ground and should
be good producers also!
and NDGA in both milk and butterfat.
AGE DAYS IN LBS OF LBS OF % OF LBS OF % OF
MILK MILK FAT FAT PROTEIN PROTEIN
6.01 305 731 53 7.1 29 4.0
On test days in the 8th and 9th month she had 9.4% butterfat and on test day
in the 10th month she had 10.4%. Her son Desertwinds SN Led Zeplin and
grandson Desertwinds LZ Black Dog have daughters on the ground and should
be good producers also!
ARMCH Desertwinds Lola Phalange *D
(dob 3-20-02) 19.5" PEDIGREE
(dob 3-20-02) 19.5" PEDIGREE
Paula is Lola's litter sister. She received her AR (Advanced Registry)
milking star from ADGA, AGS, and NDGA. Although she didn't make it in
both milk and butterfat, she earned her star in the amount of butterfat. Her
butterfat produces a very high yield for cheese for us! Butterfat was 10.7%
in her 7th, 8th, and 9th month of testing.
AGE DAYS IN LBS OF LBS OF % OF LBS OF % OF
MILK MILK FAT FAT PROTEIN PROTEIN
6.01 305 498 40 7.6 23 4.6
We hope she gives us doelings in 2009, as JD and Felicia have them all!
milking star from ADGA, AGS, and NDGA. Although she didn't make it in
both milk and butterfat, she earned her star in the amount of butterfat. Her
butterfat produces a very high yield for cheese for us! Butterfat was 10.7%
in her 7th, 8th, and 9th month of testing.
AGE DAYS IN LBS OF LBS OF % OF LBS OF % OF
MILK MILK FAT FAT PROTEIN PROTEIN
6.01 305 498 40 7.6 23 4.6
We hope she gives us doelings in 2009, as JD and Felicia have them all!
Desertwinds Paula Maria *D
(dob 3-20-02) 17 3/4" PEDIGREE
(dob 3-20-02) 17 3/4" PEDIGREE
Desertwinds Dolores is NOT a show goat, but she certainly gives the milk
for her size! She received her AR (Advanced Registry) milking star in
ADGA, AGS, and NDGA in both milk and butterfat.
AGE DAYS IN LBS OF LBS OF % OF LBS OF % OF
MILK MILK FAT FAT PROTEIN PROTEIN
6.02 305 711 48 6.6 34 4.8
We certainly hope to have doelings out of her, as JD and Felicia have some.
She loves coming to the milk stand and we have a difficult time drying her!
for her size! She received her AR (Advanced Registry) milking star in
ADGA, AGS, and NDGA in both milk and butterfat.
AGE DAYS IN LBS OF LBS OF % OF LBS OF % OF
MILK MILK FAT FAT PROTEIN PROTEIN
6.02 305 711 48 6.6 34 4.8
We certainly hope to have doelings out of her, as JD and Felicia have some.
She loves coming to the milk stand and we have a difficult time drying her!
Desertwinds Dolores *D
(dob 3-15-02) 19" PEDIGREE
(dob 3-15-02) 19" PEDIGREE
