HEART OF AMERICA DHIA

2005 ANNUAL SUMMARY

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Table 1. Current and historical participation in various DHIA Testing programs

Cows/ Percent Participation, 2002-05

Type of Test Herds Cows Herd 2002 2003 2004 2005

DHI 18 2793 155 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.3

DHI-AP-T 93 9768 105 13.9 13.9 13.2 12.2

DHI-APCS 34 6808 200 4.4 5.1 4.0 4.4

DHIR 25 1786 71 1.9 1.9 2.4 3.2

DHIR-AP-T 51 4766 94 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.6

DHIA-APCS 11 2470 225 1.9 1.0 1.1 1.4

DHIR-AP 72 6129 85 7.6 6.5 7.6 9.3

DHI-AP 311 34249 110 41.7 43.2 42.6 41.1

DHI-MO 2 9677 4838 .1 .2

OS 22 1849 84 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.9

OS-AP 66 9228 140 13.5 10.6 9.8 8.6

OS-APCS 23 3547 154 2.3 2.5 2.2 3.0

OS-MO-AP 1 33 33 .06 .06 .1 .1

SS 2 1742 871 .2 .2 .2

SS-AP 39 7831 201 4.2 4.8 5.1

SS-APCS 2 559 279 .2 .4 .2

SS-MO-AP 1 138 138 .1

Table 2. HOA state averages, 2005

Calving

Cows/ RHA Avg. lbs. SCC Interval

State Herd Milk Fat Prot Actual (mo.)

Arkansas 104 17079 606 534 419 14.3

Kansas 133 19815 731 617 395 14.3

Nebraska 142 19897 738 617 365 14.1

Oklahoma 127 17749 617 551 385 14.7

N. Dakota 131 19098 727 598 276 14.2

S. Dakota 154 19563 750 606 348 14.3

Other 235 19181 701 598 368 13.9

Other. Colorado (1), Iowa (27), Missouri (16)

Table 3. Total herds and total cows by state 2002-05

Total Herds Total Cows ____

State 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005

Arkansas 56 50 37 27 6503 6655 4608 2821

Kansas 308 268 235 245 42119 37246 34695 32480

Nebraska 223 193 169 183 28499 26284 24214 25999

N. Dakota 64 54 47 48 6372 5937 6116 6275

Oklahoma 94 96 88 84 11967 13248 12244 10650

S. Dakota 168 151 127 136 21301 20989 21669 20932

Other 16 15 44 4584 4967 10338_

Totals 906 828 718 767 116384 114943 104513 109495

Other. Colorado (1), Iowa (27), Missouri (16)

Table 4. HOA breed averages, 2005

SCC Calving

Cows/ RHA, lbs Actual Interval

Breed Cows Herd Milk Fat Protein (1000) (mo.)

Ayrshire 360 45 15486 562 490 352 14.1

Brown Swiss 996 45 16187 658 553 395 15.1

Guernsey 193 48 14224 651 478 302 14.8

Holstein 98568 161 20399 742 625 368 14.4

Jersey 4193 84 15334 693 543 362 13.8

M. Shorthorn 484 69 12721 447 399 257 13.6

Crossbred 4802 75 15949 610 516 404 14.1

Table 5. Total herds by breed, 2001-05

Total Herds

Breed 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Ayrshire 8 10 5 5 8

Brown Swiss 29 29 18 14 22

Guernsey 8 9 7 5 4

Holstein 853 804 700 604 612

Jersey 44 45 34 31 50

Milking Shorthorn 6 9 6 6 7

Crossbred 58 59 64

Totals 948 906 829 724 767

Table 6. Statistical summary of HOA herds, 2002-05

Year

Item 2002 2003 2004 2005

Cows/herd 129 139 152 143

RHA milk, lbs 20086 18797 19018 19463

Avg. milk fat % 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

Avg. milk protein, % 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1

Avg. SCC, (1000) 380 395 378 370

Calving interval, months 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.4

Table 7. DRMS statistical summary of Holstein herds in AR, KS, NE, ND, OK and SD as of 01-01-2006

Herds, less than 300 cows (n=544) Herds, more than 300 cows (n=49)

Item Average Range Average Range

Number of cows 101 22-299 816 307-8038

Cows in milk on test day, % 87 62-100 88 67-94

Days in milk 195 69-583 197 158-249

Average age of 1^st lactation cows, months 26 22-37 25 22-31

Cows left herd, % 33 0-86 35 16-53

RHA milk, lbs 20042 10323-30299 22961 15100-29561

Summit milk 1^st lactation lbs 65 38-95 74 62-87

Summit milk 2^nd lactation, lbs 81 36-116 94 73-112

Summit milk 3^rd+ lactation 87 48-129 97 77-113

Standardized 150 day milk, lbs 70 36-103 81 62-101

Days open-projected min-all 178 95-342 167 130-271

Days 1^st Service-total herd 104 48-308 80 58-144

Percent of heats observed for year 34 1-78 50 6-73

Cows dry less than 40 days, % 16 1-100 16 1-88

Cows dry more than 70 days, % 27 1-78 17 3-48

Somatic cell count actual 325 83-1610 317 134-594

Percent cows with SCCS of 0-3 61 0-95 61 41-80

Fresh cows <41 DIM with SCCS >4, % 25 0-100 22 0-50

Percent of herd bred to proven AI bulls 66 1-100 66 5-99

Percent of herd bred to young bulls 12 0-100 18 0-94

Percent of herd bred to non-AI bulls 29 0-100 18 0-100

Table 8. DRMS statistical summary of Jersey herds in AR, KS, NE, ND, OK and SD as of 01-01-2006

Jersey Herds (n=33) All other breeds (n=90)

Item Average Range Average Range

Number of cows 88 22-288 108 26-587

Cows in milk on test day, % 87 64-97 84 51-100

Days in milk 182 106-242 189 57-249

Average age of 1^st lactation cows, months 25 20-32 27 22-35

Cows left herd, % 28 3-61 33 3-84

RHA milk, lbs 15481 8891-19598 16438 6976-24434

Summit milk 1^st lactation lbs 49 31-62 55 22-77

Summit milk 2^nd lactation, lbs 62 40-80 67 25-101

Summit milk 3^rd+ lactation 65 39-84 73 26-102

Standardized 150 day milk, lbs 52 33-69 58 33-81

Days open-projected min-all 139 95-182 173 84-314

Days 1^st Service-total herd 89 60-145 101 62-283

Percent of heats observed for year 40 15-66 33 2-67

Cows dry less than 40 days, % 13 2-50 15 1-100

Cows dry more than 70 days, % 21 2-53 34 3-83

Somatic cell count actual 359 99-11141 378 107-1217

Percent cows with SCCS of 0-3 55 17-83 58 18-83

Fresh cows <41 DIM with SCCS >4, % 27 0-73 27 0-75

Percent of herd bred to proven AI bulls 70 8-100 46 1-100

Percent of herd bred to young bulls 14 0-78 19 0-88

Percent of herd bred to non-AI bulls 20 0-100 40 0-100