Submitted by Royce Thornton, thornton.5@osu.edu
Congratulations to the Ohio State ATI Dairy. OSU-ATI Texas Buffy 2521 is the featured cow in the following Select Sires ad for her sire Heartland Irwin Texas. OSU-ATI Texas Buffy 2521's performance credentials are: evaluated Excellent 90% at 2 years and 10 months for conformation; produced 15,790 pounds of milk, 759 pounds of fat, and 588 pounds of protein in her first lactation starting at 1 year and 9 months of age; genetically evaluated in the 84th percentile of the Jersey breed with a USDA Net Merit index of 266$ and a Jersey Performance Index of 99; and compared to the other ATI Jersey cows has an estimated producing ability of a +1902 pounds of milk, +134 pounds of fat, and +102 pounds of protein.