IN THE BEGINNING...
CREEKSIDE SENATOR EDELWEISS - aka EDDIE
DNA tested (Igenity):
Chondro and PHA NEGATIVE
A1/A2 Kappa Casein AB Beta Casein AA Beta Lactamase BB
JH1 T (non carrier)
Hetero Polled
I had some VERY high hopes with regard to what he was to be bringing to my breeding program; however, Eddie has not met with my expectations. From the beginning, he was flighty and showed signs of being quite territorial and quite a bit of aggression. The aggression became more evident as he matured and the choice was made to cull him in the fall of 2019.
CREEKSIDE SENATOR EDELWEISS measured 24.5" at the hip at birth. "Eddie" had a pedigree heavily loaded with the famous Dexter Corner (DC) blood lines of Tim O'Donnell and also the famous Sure Shot Captain Morgan. Eddie's dam has a very high rear udder attachment with good length of teats for hand milking; however, she has yet to be milked (that I know of) so we are not sure what her production is at. His sire, paternal grand and great grand sire are colored and come from very strong milking lines.
DNA tested (Igenity):
Chondro and PHA NEGATIVE
A1/A2 Kappa Casein AB Beta Casein AA Beta Lactamase BB
JH1 T (non carrier)
Hetero Polled
I had some VERY high hopes with regard to what he was to be bringing to my breeding program; however, Eddie has not met with my expectations. From the beginning, he was flighty and showed signs of being quite territorial and quite a bit of aggression. The aggression became more evident as he matured and the choice was made to cull him in the fall of 2019.
CREEKSIDE SENATOR EDELWEISS measured 24.5" at the hip at birth. "Eddie" had a pedigree heavily loaded with the famous Dexter Corner (DC) blood lines of Tim O'Donnell and also the famous Sure Shot Captain Morgan. Eddie's dam has a very high rear udder attachment with good length of teats for hand milking; however, she has yet to be milked (that I know of) so we are not sure what her production is at. His sire, paternal grand and great grand sire are colored and come from very strong milking lines.
SURE SHOT NORTHERN TORO
DNA tested (Igenity):
Chondro and PHA NEGATIVE
A1/A2 Kappa Casein BB Beta Casein AB Beta Lac. BB
JH1T (non carrier for Early Embryonic Lethals Haplotype)
Hetero Polled
Tuberculosis –NEGATIVE
Leucosis -NEGATIVE
BVD -NEGATIVE
Johnes -NEGATIVE
Bluetongue -NEGATIVE
Height: October, 2018 at 44.5" tall at the hook; 5 years old
Semen collected and available in for Canadian sales.
Toro is polled and has that classic Baby Doll head. He has a very high and tight scrotum with an excellent back tilt which means that he will pass along to his daughters a propensity towards nice high and tight udders with great medial suspensory ligament. He is an absolute joy to be around; he is a lover of attention but with exquisite manners and he passes this temperament on to his offspring. He leads, loads, ties and rides like a true gentleman! He is VERY masculine; he IS boss bull and challenges any bulls (beef or dairy) who dare to cross his fence line!
He was assessed by Holstein Canada's Classifier on August 22, 2020 and although he could not receive an official Classification, he was determined to be "Very Good"
Toro's breeder offered this with regard to Toro's dam and maternal grand dam: "Charlotte was 45 inches. Her mother 6101 was also 45 inches. Charlotte was dehorned. She had the best disposition. She was very patient and loved every calf. Beautiful udder. I will have to see what I can find for udder pics. Teats were about 2 1/2 inches long. Correct placement." which I have copied verbatim from the message I received from Sara Haas at Sure Shot Cattle Company.
RETIRED FALL 2020
More photos of Toro may be found at: www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=shemooshines&set=a.2111211469128380
DNA tested (Igenity):
Chondro and PHA NEGATIVE
A1/A2 Kappa Casein BB Beta Casein AB Beta Lac. BB
JH1T (non carrier for Early Embryonic Lethals Haplotype)
Hetero Polled
Tuberculosis –NEGATIVE
Leucosis -NEGATIVE
BVD -NEGATIVE
Johnes -NEGATIVE
Bluetongue -NEGATIVE
Height: October, 2018 at 44.5" tall at the hook; 5 years old
Semen collected and available in for Canadian sales.
Toro is polled and has that classic Baby Doll head. He has a very high and tight scrotum with an excellent back tilt which means that he will pass along to his daughters a propensity towards nice high and tight udders with great medial suspensory ligament. He is an absolute joy to be around; he is a lover of attention but with exquisite manners and he passes this temperament on to his offspring. He leads, loads, ties and rides like a true gentleman! He is VERY masculine; he IS boss bull and challenges any bulls (beef or dairy) who dare to cross his fence line!
He was assessed by Holstein Canada's Classifier on August 22, 2020 and although he could not receive an official Classification, he was determined to be "Very Good"
Toro's breeder offered this with regard to Toro's dam and maternal grand dam: "Charlotte was 45 inches. Her mother 6101 was also 45 inches. Charlotte was dehorned. She had the best disposition. She was very patient and loved every calf. Beautiful udder. I will have to see what I can find for udder pics. Teats were about 2 1/2 inches long. Correct placement." which I have copied verbatim from the message I received from Sara Haas at Sure Shot Cattle Company.
RETIRED FALL 2020
More photos of Toro may be found at: www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=shemooshines&set=a.2111211469128380
MOOSHINE NORTHERN HUEY used for the 2021 breeding season to clean up on a few cows and because of his positive Chondro status, was freezered in early 2022. Huey was a son of Dorie and sired by Toro. Huey is pictured to the left in the cover photo (with his mouth open).
Huey is sire to Karli and Kanga
MOOSHINE NORTHERN JALAPENO
(SURE SHOT NORTHERN TORO x MOOSHINE IMPRESSION FIONA)
is a son of Toro out of my best uddered little cow, Fiona. Jalapeno has a very feminine, polled head and docile attitude. I have very high hopes for his offspring hitting the ground in 2023 as I believe he will prove to be an udder improver. Jalapeno is pictured standing behind his paternal half brother, Huey in the cover photo
Jalapeno is sire to Luminosity, Lorie and Lovey and has been exposed to Glitzy and Joy for a repeat breeding as well as Gigi for 2024 calving
Photo below is THE most recent photo of Jalapeno; June 2023
Huey is sire to Karli and Kanga
MOOSHINE NORTHERN JALAPENO
(SURE SHOT NORTHERN TORO x MOOSHINE IMPRESSION FIONA)
is a son of Toro out of my best uddered little cow, Fiona. Jalapeno has a very feminine, polled head and docile attitude. I have very high hopes for his offspring hitting the ground in 2023 as I believe he will prove to be an udder improver. Jalapeno is pictured standing behind his paternal half brother, Huey in the cover photo
Jalapeno is sire to Luminosity, Lorie and Lovey and has been exposed to Glitzy and Joy for a repeat breeding as well as Gigi for 2024 calving
Photo below is THE most recent photo of Jalapeno; June 2023
UP AND COMING BULLS
NOAH'S ARK KRY BEAR
(ROCKING ROBIN'S ROWAN x NOAH'S ARK BREEZE)
Bear is a Rowan son out of a Toro granddaughter! He is JUST turned a year old, and having just arrived, he is a little lanky yet! Once he is settled in and comfortable around us, I will have his height taken and will be pulling a tissue sample for DNA testing
Bear is spending his summer with Dorie, Karli and Kanga (all the chondro girls) as he is not a chondro carrier.
(ROCKING ROBIN'S ROWAN x NOAH'S ARK BREEZE)
Bear is a Rowan son out of a Toro granddaughter! He is JUST turned a year old, and having just arrived, he is a little lanky yet! Once he is settled in and comfortable around us, I will have his height taken and will be pulling a tissue sample for DNA testing
Bear is spending his summer with Dorie, Karli and Kanga (all the chondro girls) as he is not a chondro carrier.
CORDWOOD BOSTON CADBURY
(DC BOSTON OF CLEAR BROOK x NJL APRIL SPIRIT)
I stumbled upon this little bull calf, born on Easter Sunday, as I was scrolling through Facebook recently. Once Cadbury is weaned, his ride to Saskatchewan has already been arranged for September. He brings to the herd genetics not seen throughout much of the Canadian Miniature Jersey population! I am so excited to see what he can do within my herd and **IF** he proves to be even remotely what I am expecting, it will be arranged for him to be collected!
(DC BOSTON OF CLEAR BROOK x NJL APRIL SPIRIT)
I stumbled upon this little bull calf, born on Easter Sunday, as I was scrolling through Facebook recently. Once Cadbury is weaned, his ride to Saskatchewan has already been arranged for September. He brings to the herd genetics not seen throughout much of the Canadian Miniature Jersey population! I am so excited to see what he can do within my herd and **IF** he proves to be even remotely what I am expecting, it will be arranged for him to be collected!
RESTLESS ACRES TRACTION L BARTOK
This little guy was literally GIFTED to me!! I am super excited to see what the older, smaller statured genetics of TRACTION, coupled with the 2Ex scoring on BARCELONA 266 will bring to the table in terms of udder improvement, stature preservation, and width of chest and ribs! I love older genetics and both sire and dam of BARTOK really do "bring it"!!
This little guy was literally GIFTED to me!! I am super excited to see what the older, smaller statured genetics of TRACTION, coupled with the 2Ex scoring on BARCELONA 266 will bring to the table in terms of udder improvement, stature preservation, and width of chest and ribs! I love older genetics and both sire and dam of BARTOK really do "bring it"!!