Tremendous stats
Ashlyn hit all the marks of success you could expect from an elite
Holstein female. She scored EX-96 2E and attained Gold Medal Dam
and Dam of Merit status. Her top record of 4-09 365d 43,090lbM
4.8%F 2079F 3.3%P 1422P shows exceptional production ability. Obviously, with 400 offspring, she was a prolific reproductive cow. And,
of course, she dominated the show ring in her prime. Ashlyn was the
All-American and All-Canadian Four-Year-Old in 2001 and was Supreme Champion at the International Holstein Show, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the Eastern National Show that year.
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Storm embryos, one of which resulted in the popular type sire EKOseeana Storm Alert at Masterrind.
The matings
Ernie thought the Storm cross to Ashlyn was a good one and decided
to flush her to the Storm son, Comestar Stormatic, for more embryos.
In those pre-genomic days, Ernie used the bull fairly early. Stormatic
had just received his initial proof in February, 2002 and shortly after,
he was used as a flush sire to Ashlyn. I wanted to give her more dairy
character, open up the rib a little and protect the teat size a bit, reflects
Ernie. Surprisingly, these embryos didnt sell as well as he anticipated.
Siemers Holsteins bought a few, but in the end, Ernie ended up implanting them for calves himself.
Of course, as we now know, that Stormatic cross to Ashlyn was one of
the most successful in breed history. From that early flush came:
EK-OSEEANA AMBROSIA EX-95 3E
- Reserve All-American 4-Year-Old 2007
- Reserve All-American Junior 2-Year-Old 2005
EK-OSEEANA APHRODITE EX-95 2E
- Nominated All-American 125,000 Lb Cow 2010
- Member All-American Best Three Females 2007 & 2009
EO SIEMERS ASHLYNS ANGEL EX-96 3E
- Reserve All-American Aged Cow 2010
- Reserve All-Canadian Mature Cow 2010
- Nominated All-American 4-Year-Old 2008
- Reserve All-American Senior 2-Year-Old 2006
- All-American Winter Yearling 2005
A later result of Stormatic x Ashlyn yielded Kingsmill Ashlyns Audrey
EX-94, who was nominated All-American Junior Two-Year-Old in
2010. From the embryos nobody wanted came four full sisters all
scored EX-94 or higher and all attaining All-American nominations
or awards! Certainly, its a rare, rare achievement in the Holstein
breed.
Of course, with her extreme type and exemplary show ring record,
other embryos were exported to Europe. Smiddiehill Durm Ashlyn
EX-90-UK, the result of an Ashlyn x Durham embryo that landed in
the UK, was the Intermediate Champion of the National Holstein
Show in 2010, taking the family show ring success global. This Ashlyn
has also proven herself to be quite a brood cow. Her Goldwyn daughter owned by Sterndale and Peak Holsteins, Sterndale Gold Ashlyn
EX-91-UK was the All-Britain Champion Junior Heifer in Milk in
2010. Her full sister, Riverdane Gold Ashlyn, is scored VG-89-UK for
her owners, Willsbro Holsteins. Durm Ashlyns most famous daughter, Riverdane Talented Ashlyn EX-93 EX-94-MS, is one of Talents
finest daughters in Europe. She has collected numerous championships for her Riverdane Holsteins operation including being named
the All-Britain Intermediate Heifer in Milk Champion in 2012. She is
bred back to calve early next year to hopefully compete at the European Championship Show in France. Owner Mark Nutsford thinks
highly of his Ashlyns as a group.
High-end homes
In the fall of 2003, Kingsmill Farm II of North Carolina, the eventual
breeder of Audrey, purchased Ashlyn from Oseeana Holsteins and
Ernie Kueffner. There she entered an intensive IVF program and over
the next seven years made over 150 offspring with the Kingsmill prefix totaling 21 Excellents and 49 Very Goods to date. In addition to
Audrey, Kingsmill Ashlyns Aisha (sired by Wilcoxview Jasper) and
Kingsmill Ashlyns Ashore (sired by Goldwyn) are also scored EX-94,
the highest scored cows to date from the Kingsmill group.
When it became clear in 2010 that Kingsmill would be dispersing
their registered herd, Tim Abbott of St. Jacobs/ABC bought Ashlyn
for their female program which emphasizes making offspring out of
high-profile, high-type cows. Ashlyn certainly fit the bill and she
made over 30 Very Good and Excellent daughters sired primarily by
St. Jacobs bulls including Aftershock, Resolute, Fremont, Destry and
Perseus. In July of 2011, Ashlyn changed hands for the last time and
found her final home in Wisconsin at Siemers Holsteins.
Siemers had previously purchased embryos out of Ashlyn including,
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as noted in her name, EO Siemers Ashlyns Angel EX-96 3E, who was
born and raised at the farm. Another daughter, EO Siemers Ashlyn
Alisha (sired by Gibson), was the Reserve All-Wisconsin Spring Yearling in 2004 and flushed to Goldwyn as a heifer. While Alisha was lost
at calving, her Goldwyn daughter, Siemers Alisha Gold Ava, eventually scored EX-95 and continued the family tradition of show ring
glory. Nominated All-American as a Spring Calf, Spring Yearling, Junior Two-Year-Old, Five-Year-Old, 125,000 Lb. Cow, Ava was also
named the Holstein USA Star of the Breed in 2012. She was, incidentally, Braedale Goldwyns very first All-American nominated daughter
and went on to make an incredible record of 56,330M 4.1%F 2301F
3.3%P 1865P at 5-03.
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to give Ashlyn a great home.
She was a special personality and always loved attention, says Sherry
Siemers-Peterman. The Siemers flushed her primarily to high-type
genomic sires. Those first daughters are calving this year and they still
have many yearlings and calves on the farm sired by Defiant, Atwood,
Brokaw, Wood and Armani among others.
Sherry Siemers-Peterman
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THE ASHLYNS
Sterndale Gold Ashlyn EX-91
(s. Braedale Goldwyn)
Five-Mills Amarula
(s. Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood)
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