Elko
is currently the #1 Saanen on the USDA Sire Summary AND he is positive for
MILK, BUTTERFAT, AND PROTEIN. There
are very few bucks that are positive in all three categories.
If you look at his pedigree this is no surprise as he is from
a tremendous doe line that produces show winners and Top Ten milk
producers. His dam des
Ruhigestelle Elowah 7*M was twice the #1 highest milking Saanen in the
United States
.
Elko's
dam, Elowah milked:
3-00
305 5450 216 4.0% 159 2.9% ext 334 5895 232 173
2001
Top Ten #1 Milk, #2 Butterfat, & #1 Protein
4-02
293 4839 207 4.3% 140 2.9%
2002
Top Ten #1 Milk , #1 Butterfat, & #1 Protein
Elowah’s
Appraisal Score was 5-6 FS 90 (VEVE)
Elko’s
Sire +*B Briarwinds Pharoh Talut was an ADGA National Premier Sire and has
produced many Top Ten and GCH daughters.
See four of Elko's Paternal sisters pictured below.
Basically,
Elko’s pedigree is stacked on both the top and the bottom and the USDA
has ranked him #1 based on his daughter’s performance in the milk
parlor. If you are looking for
PROVEN Saanen genetics for Milk, Butterfat, Protein and Show wins, Elko is
the buck to use. We used Elko
quite a bit this year and hope to have some nice Elko daughters in our
milking herd soon.