ARGYLE - Owego Stock Farm of Argyle was recently recognized by the American Hereford Association for producing three cows named to the Dams of Distinction list.
"These are the most efficient cows in the Hereford breed," said Craig Huffhines, AHA's executive secretary.
The cows have met the strictest requirements for early calving, reproductive efficiency, calving intervals of no greater than one year, and weaning weight ratios in the top end of the breeder's herd.
Some 1,941 cows were named to the list this year. A complete listing of the cows and the 639 breeders who produced them is available from the American Hereford Association or the AHA's Web site at www.hereford.org.
An article reviewing Dams of Distinction is published in the April 2010 issue of Hereford World Magazine, the breed's official publication.
"These are the most efficient cows in the Hereford breed," said Craig Huffhines, AHA's executive secretary.
The cows have met the strictest requirements for early calving, reproductive efficiency, calving intervals of no greater than one year, and weaning weight ratios in the top end of the breeder's herd.
Some 1,941 cows were named to the list this year. A complete listing of the cows and the 639 breeders who produced them is available from the American Hereford Association or the AHA's Web site at www.hereford.org.
An article reviewing Dams of Distinction is published in the April 2010 issue of Hereford World Magazine, the breed's official publication.
