5 of the original cows' families make up most of the herd today - Lily, Blanche, Kingfisher, Shade, and Dot. All new calves carry their mother’s name + number e.g. Lilly 1000 is the 1,000th calf born from the Lilly line
Holstein Friesian herd pedigrees can be traced back to 1909, Mark has been doing research on pedigree herds through the Holstein Society and has traced the Lily family pedigree back to1912
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