29HO16008 Gehrke Johansson EP DION-ET*TV*TY
By: Paul Trapp
Pedigree: Planet x O Man x AltaAaron x Patron
29HO16008 DION Daughter
Frank Rocha Dairy Dion 2252
Owned by Frank Rocha, Escalon, CA
Pedigree Information
Sire: ENSENADA TABOO PLANET-ET
Dam: LANGS-TWIN-B DYNASTY-ET VG-87
03-09 2X 365d 27280M 3.4% 925F 3.1% 848P
MGD: FAR-O-LA AARON DARLENE-ET EX-90 GMD DOM
05-06 2X 365d 34860M 3.2% 1127F 3.1% 1066P
3rd Dam: REGANCREST DEBBIE-JO-ET EX-92 GMD DOM
05-04 2X 365d 45100M 4.2% 1887F 3.0% 1352P
4th Dam: REGANCREST LEADMAN DOLLY-ET EX-90 GMD DOM
03-02 2X 365d 29270M 4.1% 1199F 3.1% 915P
5th Dam: SNOW-N DENISES DELLIA EX-95 GMD DOM
07-06 2X 365d 35610M 4.0% 1431F 2.9% 1035P
6th Dam: SNOW-N DORYS DENISE EX-90 GMD DOM
05-09 2X 365d 33350M 3.8% 1256F 2.9% 975P
7th Dam: SNOW-N ELLAS DORY GP-81
03-11 2X 305d 21230M 804F 641P
8th Dam: SNOW-N COMMANDERS ELLA
Family Information
A name definition book defines Dellia as “brooding,” she certainly is one of,
or if not the best brood cow in the Holstein breed history. Holstein USA
lists 93 offspring scored from Dellia…3 Good, 10 GP, 47 VG and 33 EX!
Needless to say she lives up to her name. Dellia is in the pedigree of ABS
favorites DRAKE, DIE-HARD, MALIN, DRAGON, ISLEY, DUNDEE and
TABBER. Other bulls from the family include AltaIota, Durham and Derry
to name a few.
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Great protein component for
more profitable milk checks
Strong cows with width
throughout
A no-worry calving ease bull
Patron Debbie Jo was purchased by the partnership of Tom & Rick Simon
and their brother-in-law Rick Demmer of Peosta, IA. Debbie Jo had over 40
sons in AI with offspring around the world. According to the U.S. Holstein
Association files Debbie Jo has 4 EX, 24 VG and 6 GP daughters. She also
has VG offspring in Canada, Japan and Europe. The dam of DION calved
four times, scored VG-87 and had four VG daughters with 2 being full
sisters to DION. His next dam, Aaron Darlene, scored EX-90 and has 3 VG
and 6 GP daughters. I have seen this cow family developed for five
generations and the Dellia’s are balanced dairy cows that age gracefully.
Daughter Information
DION daughters are powerfully built with great overall capacity. They also
display youthful udders. Expect DION daughters to have welded on fore
udders with ample veination and high and wide rear udders with a prominent
cleft. The shorter than average teats are pulled in close on the udder floor.
When it comes to feet and legs, DION daughters are suited for easy
locomotion as they track straight from the rear and have a steep foot angle.
Mating Information
DION will run well in herds using the following GMS options: Intensive
Management and CM$.