Patty Prevails at the International Brown Swiss Show

Pit-Crew O Malley Patty brings home Intermediate and Grand Champion of the International Brown Swiss Show. Patty, the winning Senior Three-Year-Old Cow, is exhibited by Kirby Sparrow of Worthville, Ky., and received the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy and Vid Vye Memorial Trophy. Following her as the Reserve Grand Champion is the Senior Champion and winning Six-Year-Old & Over Cow, Colebrook Creek DT Alina, exhibited by Abigail Wilbur and Jenna Lenhart of Thurmont, Md.

Reserve Intermediate Champion went to the winning Yearling Heifer in Milk, Rosedale Diego Aliada-ETV, owned by Grace, Kenzie and Harper Koopman of Epworth, Iowa. The winning Four-Year-Old, Hilltop Acres H Damara, was named Reserve Senior Champion. She is owned by Peter Vail of Valatie, N.Y.

In the heifer show, Junior Champion honors went to the winning Fall Calf, Ar-Line Tmo Love Bites-ETV, leased by Kyla Johnson and owned by Ranae Herman of Tomah, Wis. The Reserve Junior Champion was the winning Summer Yearling, Banowetz F Freebird Twin, exhibited by Clark and Alisha Morgan and Graham Jenkins of Urbana, Ohio.

The Premier Breeder banner went home with Pit-Crew Genetics of Cambridge, Minn., while Fairdale Farm, LLC, is named Premier Exhibitor. The Premier Sire of the show is Hilltop Acres B Daredevil-ET. The Premier Breeder of the Heifer Show was Jenlar of Chilton, Wis., and the Premier Exhibitor of the Heifer Show was Pit-Crew Genetics of Cambridge, Minn. The Premier Sire of the Heifer Show was Jennings Gap Time out.

Official judge Richard “RT” Thompson of Darlington, Wis., along with his associate Hayden Hauschildt of Ellsworth, Wis., were charged with placing 339 head of Brown Swiss in the International Brown Swiss Show.

Complete class results can be found at www.worlddairyexpo.com.

The International Brown Swiss Show is made possible in part through the generous support of Platinum Sponsors, California Bioenergy, Merck, and Van Beek; and Bronze Sponsors, Armbruster Bros Farms, Inc., Brown Heaven, Blessing Farms, Round Hill Acres, Hilltop Acres Farm, Horseshoe Hill, Iroquois Acres, Jenlar Brown Swiss, Maryland Brown Swiss Association, Ohio Brown Swiss Association, Pinnacle Swiss, Topp-View PC, Twinkle-Hill Farm, and Voelker Swiss Farm LLC. Junior Champion receives special awards presented by Brown Swiss show sponsors, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Select Sires, Inc., and GenOvations. Intermediate Champion receives special awards presented by Brown Swiss show sponsors, Semex/Boviteq, and GenOvations. Senior Champion receives special awards presented by Brown Swiss show sponsors and GenOvations. Grand Champion receives special awards presented by World Dairy Expo, Select Sires, Inc., Genovations, the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association, and the Brown Swiss Association of Switzerland.

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