February 15, 2010
for more information see Ever-Green-View Holsteins website

The Holstein breed has a new national U.S. milk production record holder! Ever-Green-View My 1326-ET, bred and owned by Thomas J. Kestell of Waldo, Wis., calving at 4-05, 1326 yielded in 365 days a record 72,170 pounds of milk, with 2,787 pounds of fat and 2,142 pounds of protein. 

Sired by Stouder Morty-ET, 1326-ET hails from Ever-Green-View's prolific "Elsie" family. She is scored EX-92, and also holds the national Junior Four-Year-Old records for milk and fat production in both the 305 and 365-day categories. She produced almost 37,000 pounds of milk as a 2-year-old and over 46,000 pounds as a 3-year-old. 

This record breaks the previous 365-day record of 67,914 pounds of milk, set by Muranda Oscar Lucinda-ET VG-86. As a frame of reference, the 2008 actual production average for all U.S. Holstein herds enrolled in production-testing programs was 23,022 pounds of milk, 840 pounds of butterfat and 709 pounds of protein.

Ever-Green-View Holsteins is owned by Tom and Gin Kestell, with son Chris involved in the operation on a day-to-day basis as well. They have 130 cows with a BAA of 109.7 percent, and a RHA of 35,151 pounds of milk, 1,351 pounds of fat, and 1,083 pounds of protein. Check out their website here.

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