Type Classification provides an independent assessment of cows in your herd reviewing the strengths and weaknesses to enhance longevity, health and welfare. It provides an overall classification score for your heifers and cows, which can substantially increase their value.

• See your cows through fresh eyes
• Classifiers score twenty-four individual ‘linear’ traits
• Insight enables better corrective breeding decisions to be made
• Identify the top percentage of the herd on type to breed your replacements from
• Helps breed in good functional conformation and reduces unnecessary rearing costs
• Classification information is used in our truly independent mating program 
  ‘WebMate’ which is a fully interactive tool to make breeding decisions easier
• Highly graded animals can have a considerably higher value than their non-classified counterparts

The NBDC Type Classification scheme currently evaluates over 130,000 dairy and beef animals every year. The NBDC classifiers operate an internationally recognised appraisal system which is used by the AI industry in the British Isles to provide reliable type proofs.

Breed your way to higher profit with Holstein UK presents the material in a way to help herd owners make better management decisions leading to improved profit. 

Mammary (40%)

1. Udder Depth
2. Udder Texture
3. Udder Support
4. Fore Udder Attachment
5. Front Teat Placement
6. Rear Udder Height
7. Rear Udder Width
8. Front Teat Length
9. Rear Teat Length
10. Rear Teat Placement
11. Teat Side Position
12. Udder tilt

Feet & Legs (30%)

1. Foot Angle
2. Rear Leg Side View
3. Rear Leg Rear View
4. Bone quality
5. Front Feet Orientation
6. Locomotion

Dairy Capacity (10%)

1. Stature
2. Body Depth
3. Chest Width
4. Height at Front End

Rump (10%)

1. Rump Angle
2. Rump Width
3. Loin Strength
4. Thurl Position