525HO146 Garden-State
Feature-P-ET
*PO *RC | aAa: 423615 | BC: A2/A2 | KC: BB
100% Reg: 3141434916 | DOB: 09/30/2021
Pedigree Analysis
We are very happy to release Feature, a bull who’s been a long time in the making! About three years ago, we visited Garden-State Holsteins in New Jersey, and found a beautiful Addiction daughter from the Penn-Gate Skychief Finesse family that caught our eye. She brought many great qualities together in one package, including a solid transmitting maternal line, extreme protein yields and polled! She is still in the herd today, in fact her picture, across the page was just taken in 2022. With 5 calves already under her belt, Fusion-Red is proving to be a cow that causes little trouble and churns out profits with her high-testing milk.
The mutual mating of Atlanta P was agreed upon and now this fancy black bull is the result! Feature is a bull who should cross well on the daughters of many of our 5-6-1 aAa combination bulls, including Black Onyx, Lynch, Pep-Red, and Done Right-Red.
Feature’s Dam:
Garden-State Fusion-Red (VG-88 6yr)
6-05 321d 30,280 4.2 1272 3.5 1070
LFTD: 118,133 4.3 5108 3.6 4280
Full-Sisters are EX-90 & EX-92
Feature’s 2nd Dam:
SRP Absolute Fantasy-Red (EX-94 3E)
6-00 365d 38,870 4.3 1680 3.4 1334
LIFE: 2855d 213,220 4.5 9579 3.5 7558
Dam of 9 VG and 4 EX daughters to date
Feature’s 3rd Dam:
Oakfield-Bro Fontain-Red-ET (EX-90 2E)
5-03 365d 25,500 4.9 1245 3.3 842
Feature’s 5th Dam:
Penn-Gate Skychief Finesse (EX-95 3E)
Life: 168,230 4.5 7591 3.3 5576
| Sire: | Luck-E Ladd Atlanta 529 (EX-92) |
|---|---|
| Dam: | Garden-State Fusion-Red-ET (VG-88) |
| 2nd Dam: | SRP Absolute Fantasy-Red-ET (EX-94 3E) |
| 3rd Dam: | Oakfield-Bro Fontain-Red-ET (EX-90 2E) |
| 4th Dam: | Penn-Gate Rmarker Ferggy-Red-ET (EX-93 3E) |
| 5th Dam: | Penn-Gate Skychief Finesse (EX-95 3E) |
| 6th Dam: | Penn-Gate Starbuck Finesse (EX-94 2E) |
| 7th Dam: | Penn-Gate Elevation Flashie (EX-94 5E) |
| MILK | FAT% | FAT LBS. | PRO% | PRO LBS. | M. SPEED | NMS | TPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1,587 | 0.13% | -34 | 0.11% | -25 | 6.7 | -435 | — |
| MILK | FAT% | FAT LBS. | PRO% |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1,587 | 0.13% | -34 | 0.11% |
| PRO LBS. | M. SPEED | NMS | TPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| -25 | 6.7 | -435 | — |
| SCS | DPR | CCR | HCR | PL | LV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.18 | -1.8 | -3.0 | -1.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| — | 44%R | 44%R | 41%R | 44%R | 40%R |
| SCS | DPR | CCR |
|---|---|---|
| 3.18 | -1.8 | -3.0 |
| — | 44%R | 44%R |
| HCR | PL | LV |
|---|---|---|
| -1.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 41%R | 44%R | 40%R |
| PTAT | HCC | UDC | FLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — |
| SIRE CALV. EASE | DAU. CALV. EASE |
|---|---|
| 1.6 | 2.4 |
| 83%R | 60%R |
305-AA is the standardized milk, fat, and protein yield estimate used by CDCB to compare cows of different ages, parities, breeds, and regions on equal footing. According to CDCB and USDA AGIL, it represents “a 305-day lactation record at 36 months of age” — hence “Average Age,” or AA.
It replaced 305-ME (Mature Equivalent) in June 2024 for published records and was implemented in the calculation of CDCB genetic evaluations effective August 13, 2024. ME had been the standard since 1935.
How it is calculated
The new factors are applied as a series of separate multipliers for age-parity, season, previous days open, and milking frequency. Lactation records are adjusted upward or downward to what the cow would have been expected to produce as a 36-month-old, milked twice daily for 305 days.
Key adjustments include:
- Age-parity: Standardized to 36 months rather than ME’s mature range of 61–86 months depending on breed.
- Season/climate: Seasonal effects are now estimated within five regions defined by the average climate zone scores for each state, replacing the old three east-to-west geographic regions.
- Milking frequency: Still standardized to 2x milking, unchanged from ME.
- Previous days open: The methodology for this adjustment is also unchanged from ME.
Sources: CDCB/USDA AGIL, “August 2024 Evaluations: What’s New?” (July 11, 2024); CDCB, “Introducing 305-AA: The New Standardized Yield Measurement” (June 21, 2024).