HOLSTEIN — D B C A
It’s the quality udder of D that helps sort her to the top of the class. D has a smoother blending fore udder attachment, more height to the rear udder, and a more desirable teat placement than does B. In addition, D exhibits more overall dairy capacity and has a cleaner bone quality throughout. I admit that B has more width in the rear udder.
Moving to the close middle pair, B goes over C for her advantage in the udder. B is both higher and wider in the rear udder attachment and more balance in her rear quarters, noting the light right rear quarter of C. Furthermore, B has more width throughout, being especially wider throughout her rump structure. I grant C tracks a bit straighter on her legs when viewed from the rear.
In my final placing, C handily places over A for her obvious advantage in both depth and strength of the median suspensory ligament. In addition, C has more dairy quality, spring to her rib, and length from end to end than A. Though I admire the dairy strength found in A, she simply lacks the overall quality in her udder to merit a higher placing.
About the Judge . . . JOEL PHOENIX
