Best cow of 2022

Truus 68 (Kian x Black Price) owned by the Martens family in Luyksgestel has been awarded the title of Best Cow of 2022. The title of Best ‘Young’ Cow was awarded to Sandra 2 (Malki x Minos) owned by the van de Riet family in Markelo. The public prize was claimed by Venus 36 (Norwin x Gibor). These results were recently announced by the Melkvee trade journal after the 11th edition of the Best Cow contest.

Sandra 2

Truus 68 (Kian x Black Price) owned by the Martens family in Luyksgestel has been awarded the title of Best Cow of 2022. The title of Best ‘Young’ Cow was awarded to Sandra 2 (Malki x Minos) owned by the van de Riet family in Markelo. The public prize was claimed by Venus 36 (Norwin x Gibor). These results were recently announced by the Melkvee trade journal after the 11th edition of the Best Cow contest.

The Best Cow title is awarded for many years of problem-free milk production. The winning cow should have functional conformation, good (udder) health, needs very few inseminations and has above average milk production including higher than average component percentages. The cow with the best score in each element can take home the title.

Excellent Malki daughter

VDR Sandra 2, the dam of breeding bull VDR Slash, is the first Big Malki daughter to be ranked EX 92 points. This cow shows great balance and is still youthful. She also has a super, firmly attached high udder placement. Her strongest point however is her legs, which scored an unprecedented EX 94. And, also worth mentioning, VDR Sandra 2 is an amazing producer of plenty of milk with extremely high component percentages. Jury member Maurice Kaul describes Sandra 2 as follows: “Sandra 2 is a cow who appears to typify eternal youth. She has strong, solid legs and, similar to the second placed cow in this category, Venus 36, has excellent conformation”.

Public prize for Norwin daughter

With the vast majority of votes to her name (30.7%) Venus 36 (Norwin x Gibor) owned by the de Man family in Herwijnen claimed the public prize.

Congratulations for the Best Cow

K.I. SAMEN would like to congratulate all the winners. We are immensely proud of these dairy cows who have proven themselves in practice!