A world record has been set by Bob Veitch and family of Ve-Tech Holsteins for owning the first 3rd Generation EX-96 cow. Forte CS Elegance, bred by the Nottage family of Forte Holsteins, was classified by Holstein UK on Tuesday 10thApril.
Forte CS Elegance was born on the Nottage’s farm in Norwich in 2004 with the Veitch’s being the third owners of this world class animal, having purchased her in 2014 from Mark Nutsford of Riverdane Holsteins. She is sired by Comestar Stormatic, her next dam is Budjon-JK Linjet Eileen EX-96 followed by Krull Broker Elegance EX-96.
Forte CS Elegance | EX-96 | |
Dam | Budjon-JK Linjet Eileen-ET | EX-96 |
2nd Dam | Krull Broker Elegance | EX-96 |
3rd Dam | Krull Starbuck Excellency | EX-90 |
4th Dam | Krull TT Excellency | EX-90 |
5th Dam | Krull Boot Mark Excellency | EX-92 |
6th Dam | Krull Kingstead Excellency | EX-92 |
Holstein UK would like to congratulate Ve-Tech Holsteins, Riverdane Holsteins and Forte Holsteins for contributing to the life of this exceptional animal.
Ve-Tech Atwood Elegance 2, the daughter of Forte CS Elegance, will sell as Lot 26 in the Perfection Collection on Saturday 21stApril at Shrewsbury Auction Centre, Shropshire. Having taken first place in the Autumn Calf Class at UK Dairy Expo 2018, she is definitely one to watch!
Photograph kindly provided by Bob Veitch. Pictured L-R: Bob Veitch, Ali Bell (Holstein UK Classifier), Tom Struthers, Jennifer Veitch, Ken Weir.