The 2012 show proved to have quality class contenders and strong winners and champions. Official judge Gerald Coughlin, Peterborough, Ontario, speedily placed the classes which resulted in 80 animals shown.

Fresh off her Grand Champion win at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, held this past October, Canadian-bred Blondin Redman Seisme retained her title when she was named Grand Champion for the third year in a row at the National Red and White Holstein show.

An easy choice for Judge Coughlin, he praised Seisme for her tremendous dairy strength and incredible mammary system with exemplary veination.

Seisme, who is owned by Milk Source Genetics of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, edged out the Intermediate Champion and eventual Reserve Grand Champion, firstplace Junior Three-Year-Old Elmbridge Lookout Lady In Red owned by Lookout Holsteins, Canton de Hatley, Quebec; Peter Tuytel Jr., Chilliwack, British Columbia; and Frank and Diane Borba, Modesto, California.

Lady In Red is a daughter of the 2009 National Red and White Holstein Show Grand Champion, Elmbridge FM Loveable Red.

Lady In Red wasn’t the only member of the family that had a show-stopping day. First prize Senior Yearling and named Junior Champion of the Junior show was Lookout Elmbridge Lady Rouge, a Scientific Director-Red daughter also from Elmbridge FM Loveable Red.

Lady Rouge is owned by Lookout Holsteins; George Morasci, Modesto, California; Peter Tuytel Jr.; Pat Conroy, Angola, Indiana; and Frank and Diane Borba. She beat out first-place Senior Calf Mount Elm Destry Snakebite owned by Neil and Bryan Anderson, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, and High Point Farms, Port Perry, Ontario, for Reserve Junior Champion honours.

Deslacs Holstein of Victoriaville, Quebec, had a fantastic day being named Overall Premier breeder along with first prize Junior Breeder’s Herd.

Milksource Genetics was named Junior Premier Exhibitor and Overall Premier Exhibitor of the show for the third time in five years.

Ferme Larochelle S.E.N.C. of St. Lazare, Quebec, was named Premier Breeder of the Junior show for their first time.  PD

—From Holstein Canada news release