Genetics

Putnam County FFA Chapter 140 Sparta Highway Eatonton, GA 31024

PC-FFA Rubens Mandy
2004 Georgia Holstein Futurity Champion
A product of our breeding program

The Putnam County FFA Chapter implanted our first embryo in December 1993. Chapter members care for heifers resulting from our breeding program in our school livestock facility. Lactating cows are housed at local dairies. The embryo was a gift from H. R. Bennett, DVM, a member of the syndicate that owned the great show cow Pappys Hurricane. The embryo, sired by Townson Lindy, became our foundation female. "Baby Cane" as we affectionately called her went on to become a tremendous show heifer and an excellent cow. Flushed numerous times, Baby Cane always made a lot more bulls than heifers. We sold several choices and one outstanding heifer. We kept an Encore heifer that showed great promise, but unfortunately we lost her after calving in the second time. We have an Astre embryo left that is the only chance we have to continue this family. Perhaps in retrospect we should have saved another heifer.

S-Robins-Nest Hurricane ET

Current Genetics

Mandy (by Rubens) is a product of the Maggie family. Maggie was a KED Juror out of an excellent Rotate. Maggie came to us as an embryo from Danny Copelan and Bill Slade. Maggie never flushed well, but along with Mandy she had a couple of outstanding females. We've sold a couple of good ones (by Rudolph and Lee) from this family. In addition to Mandy, Encore from this family won the 2005 Georgia Holstein Futurity bringing back-to-back titles to members of the Putnam County FFA Chapter! We also have Misty, a really nice Durham heifer from this family. She is due in December 2006 to Talent.

Ray Ward of Water Oak Holsteins sent us an excellent Hanoverhill Victor that we flushed twice. We have Champion and Emory embryos out of this cow. We are expecting our first calves out of her in March 2007.

We are excited about the coming year. For the 2006-07 school year we've got calves coming by Durham, Talent, Champion, and Emory. We also want to thank Southern Manor Embryo Service for all of their help with our cows.

Edited 6-12-2006