The Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society is excited to share that Lynmark Farms has been named as a Master Breeder herd for 2025. Lynmark Farms, owned and operated by Tim Shearer and Irene Vietinghoff of Norwood, Ontario, is the third Milking Shorthorn herd to be recognized as Master Breeder since this honour was created in 2008.…
Dear CMSS members, On March 18th, the CMSS office was informed that the Milking Shorthorn sire Oceanbrae Generator ET (MSCANM40011851), marketed by Semex under the CMSS Syndicates program, was not in fact sired by Ovensdale Jenny’s Tribute after receiving results of microsatellite DNA testing. The true sire of Generator is the Australian sire Treeton Pingerly.…
Koopycrest P Per Ali Ariel VG-85 has set a new breed record for lifetime milk production upon completing her eighth lactation. Ariel has now produced 101,936 kgs of milk, along with 4177 kgs of fat (4.1%) and 3257 kgs of protein (3.2%) with average BCAs of 411-418-398. Ariel is bred and owned by Shawn Koopmans…
As you may have seen in the CMSS newsletter that I sent out this weekend, Oceanbrae Farms in Belmont, PEI is planning to host the CMSS Field Day this year on Saturday, July 19th. As PEI is a very busy tourist destination, we wanted to give lots of notice for breeders that are interested in…
In recent months, some Canadian Milking Shorthorn cows have completed lactations which have catapulted them to the top of the list for all-time production in their respective age categories. Here are those new production champions: Oceanbrae Granite Leeann-P VG-85 has set new 305 day records for milk and protein production by a Three Year Old.…
