Holstein World:  As a large dairy producer and active member of Holstein USA, what services does Holstein USA provide that add value to your operation? 

Russ Wirt:  Holstein’’s easy tag identification is a very good program in our free stall system.  We have used it for quite some time. It is easy to register the calves. Certainly from a management point of view being able to view date of birth, sire, and dam on the tag makes decision making more reliable.

We appreciate breeders that classify because they provide the information that allows Holstein to develop genetic information.  We have found it difficult to justify the cost of scoring many cows with out selling genetics to cover that cost.

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