“Diana… What More Could We Ask of You?”
Canadian (& World?) Saanen Champion Milk Producer
… 3688 kg in 305 days (12.1 kg/day) …
Lifetime Production to Date: 13197 kg milk in 4 lactations
… 7.9 kg/day of milking …
Just fresh again for the 5th time with Triplets: 12 kids to Date
Nucleus Genetic Partnership Opportunities
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Age at Kidding
(# years + # months)
Offspring
#Females
#Males
Grasshill Champ’s ‘DIANA’
Lactation
Days in
Days
Total
#
Milk (#)
Dry (#)
Milk (kg)
Diana’s Sire: ‘Champ’ EX
Born: May 23, 2006
Milk/day of
total lactation (kg)
305 Day
Milk (kg)
Milk/day of
305 day lactation (kg)
1yr 0m
0
2
1
578
37
2788
4.8
1481
4.9
2yr 8m
0
2
2
365
36
3028
8.3
2731
9.0
3yr 9m
2
1
3
345
27
3346
9.7
3058
10.0
4yr 9m
1
1
4
387
47
4030
10.4
3688
12.1
The production level achieved above, is among the highest in the WORLD for Saanens & all goat breeds (possibly a World Championship record?)
5yr 11m
2
1
5
just fresh
TOTALS May, 2012
5
7
1675
147
13197
7.9
N.B. Diana is now fresh again and starting her 5th lactation after giving birth to a lovely large set of triplets! (2 females, 1 male)
Total Offspring to Date (in 5 kiddings): 5 daughters, 7 sons … (different herdsires were used for each of these matings)
Diana’s Offspring at Grasshill (each of these displaying tremendous body capacity and production potential) :
- 2 daughters still milking in their first lactation: ‘Daisy Mae’, fresh March 2012. .Daisy’s official 305 day milk projection: 2040 kg.
‘Dolly’ : in 400 days, she has already produced 2750 kg milk. .Dolly’s 305 day production: 2280 kg (mature equivalent ‘ME’ = 3460 kg).
- 1 yearling daughter ‘Dynamo’ (not milking yet)
- 1 yearling son: .‘Dynamite’: #1 Index Purebred Saanen Buck in Canada for Milk Production (September, 2012).
- currently in use as a Grasshill herdsire (28 daughters, 26 sons to date). Semen to be collected.
- offspring & frozen semen to be available on a limited ‘first-come’ basis (reservation advised)
- Triplets born May 2012 : 2 females, 1 male, sired by ‘Titan’, his dam’s full brother ‘Toro’ is #2 Index Buck in Canada for Milk & Type Combined ..
Tremendous Genetic Potential Available in this World Class Calibre Family
from Diana’s Daughters: Dolly, Daisy Mae, Dynamo, Disco, Disco Diva; also from Sons & Grandsons: Dynamite, Doc, Duke
… please contact Grasshill for more information on acquiring genetics (domestic or export) …
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