WEBVTT 00:00:14.189 --> 00:00:20.969 Creeping over fields of green Remembering the 00:00:20.969 --> 00:00:27.269 faces The moments unseen The hands that built 00:00:27.269 --> 00:00:33.590 a dynasty The vision in their eyes Echoes in 00:00:33.590 --> 00:00:38.810 the auction bar Beneath an endless sky This is 00:00:38.810 --> 00:01:04.260 the bull buy Turn the bar Welcome to the Bullvine 00:01:04.260 --> 00:01:07.739 Podcast. I'm your host, and today I want to tell 00:01:07.739 --> 00:01:10.739 you one of the most incredible stories in Holstein 00:01:10.739 --> 00:01:14.299 history. It's a story about vision, persistence, 00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:17.439 and how sometimes the most extraordinary genetics 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:21.519 come in the most ordinary packages. Picture this. 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:27.120 It's April 26th, 1952. A quiet Saturday morning 00:01:27.120 --> 00:01:29.739 at Osbournedale Farms in Derby, Connecticut. 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:33.840 Nothing special happening. No fanfare, no celebration, 00:01:34.239 --> 00:01:37.739 just another bull calf being born. But folks, 00:01:37.939 --> 00:01:41.000 this wasn't just any calf. This was the beginning 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:43.299 of a genetic revolution that would reshape the 00:01:43.299 --> 00:01:46.420 entire Holstein breed. The earth didn't shake 00:01:46.420 --> 00:01:50.840 that day, but it would later. Now here's where 00:01:50.840 --> 00:01:53.799 our story gets interesting. Professor James Osborne 00:01:53.799 --> 00:01:56.140 had already reserved this calf before he was 00:01:56.140 --> 00:01:59.980 even born. He'd even picked out the name, Ivanhoe. 00:02:00.319 --> 00:02:03.159 But when Professor Osborne saw this thin, scraggy 00:02:03.159 --> 00:02:06.060 little thing standing there on wobbly legs, he 00:02:06.060 --> 00:02:10.219 walked away. Just like that, released his option 00:02:10.219 --> 00:02:14.259 to buy him. Can you imagine? The bull that would 00:02:14.259 --> 00:02:16.819 become the most influential Holstein sire in 00:02:16.819 --> 00:02:19.800 history was dismissed before he was even weaned. 00:02:20.240 --> 00:02:22.699 This teaches us something crucial about genetics, 00:02:22.919 --> 00:02:25.620 doesn't it? Visual assessment can be incredibly 00:02:25.620 --> 00:02:29.509 misleading, especially with young animals. But 00:02:29.509 --> 00:02:33.270 here's where our hero enters the story. Aldo 00:02:33.270 --> 00:02:36.689 Panciera. Remember that name. If there's one 00:02:36.689 --> 00:02:39.270 person responsible for Osbournedale Ivanhoe's 00:02:39.270 --> 00:02:41.550 success, it's this World War II veteran from 00:02:41.550 --> 00:02:44.909 Rhode Island. Panciera owned Tumulum Farm in 00:02:44.909 --> 00:02:47.110 Westerly, and he had just made a bold decision 00:02:47.110 --> 00:02:49.810 to switch from Guernseys to registered Holsteins. 00:02:51.169 --> 00:02:55.370 Six years earlier, in 1946, Panciera had attended 00:02:55.370 --> 00:02:58.219 his first Holstein sale. the Connecticut -bred 00:02:58.219 --> 00:03:01.659 heifer classic. He watched Quality Phobes' Abakirk 00:03:01.659 --> 00:03:05.879 Gay sell for $1 ,350, way beyond his budget. 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:09.919 But he never forgot that cow. Fast forward to 00:03:09.919 --> 00:03:13.759 1952. Pantera's back at Osburndale Farm with 00:03:13.759 --> 00:03:16.340 George Causey and Holstein Association fieldman 00:03:16.340 --> 00:03:18.919 Alan Crissy. They're looking at cattle for the 00:03:18.919 --> 00:03:21.560 New England fall sale. And there she is again, 00:03:21.860 --> 00:03:25.360 Quality Phobes' Abakirk Gay, along with her full 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:29.069 sister. The scale, the dairy character, the quality 00:03:29.069 --> 00:03:33.229 of these animals just blew them away. But it 00:03:33.229 --> 00:03:36.090 was Gay's bull calf by Osburndale Ty Vick that 00:03:36.090 --> 00:03:39.110 caught Panciera's eye, that scrawny calf that 00:03:39.110 --> 00:03:41.550 Professor Osborne had dismissed. Where others 00:03:41.550 --> 00:03:44.849 saw failure, Panciera saw potential written in 00:03:44.849 --> 00:03:48.169 bloodlines and breeding records. He convinced 00:03:48.169 --> 00:03:51.009 Causey to join him. Each bought a quarter interest 00:03:51.009 --> 00:03:57.360 for $1 ,250. That's serious money in 1952. Folks, 00:03:57.500 --> 00:04:00.939 money they could hardly afford to lose. But Panchera 00:04:00.939 --> 00:04:05.180 was betting on genetics, not appearance. What 00:04:05.180 --> 00:04:08.460 happened next would test anyone's resolve. When 00:04:08.460 --> 00:04:11.400 Ivanhoe arrived at Tumalum Farm, his yearlings 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:14.120 were, well, let's just say they weren't impressive. 00:04:14.740 --> 00:04:17.339 Shallow -bodied, rough over the rump, narrow 00:04:17.339 --> 00:04:20.100 at the heart. Night after night, Panciera walked 00:04:20.100 --> 00:04:23.279 past those gangly yearlings, each one a $1 ,250 00:04:23.279 --> 00:04:26.639 question mark. Neighbors would stop by the fence, 00:04:26.860 --> 00:04:29.600 their silence speaking louder than any criticism. 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:32.800 At the feed store, conversations would halt when 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:35.779 he entered. The weight of that investment, money 00:04:35.779 --> 00:04:38.600 he couldn't afford to lose, pressed heavier with 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:42.519 each passing month. The criticism was brutal. 00:04:42.800 --> 00:04:46.000 Other owners started using him sparingly. Charles 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:48.420 Stroh who'd acquired Mrs. Kellogg's interest 00:04:48.420 --> 00:04:51.699 after her death, focused on his $30 ,000 herd 00:04:51.699 --> 00:04:55.939 sire instead. Several AI studs openly boasted 00:04:55.939 --> 00:04:59.660 about turning Ivanhoe down. But Panciera? He 00:04:59.660 --> 00:05:04.040 persisted. Used Ivanhoe nearly 100 % in his herd 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:06.579 while the Holstein world watched and whispered 00:05:06.579 --> 00:05:10.600 about his foolishness. Then something magical 00:05:10.600 --> 00:05:14.100 happened. The first call came on a Tuesday morning 00:05:14.100 --> 00:05:18.910 in late 1957. Aldo, you need to see this. His 00:05:18.910 --> 00:05:21.170 herdsman's voice carried excitement Panchiera 00:05:21.170 --> 00:05:24.509 hadn't heard in years. In the milking parlor 00:05:24.509 --> 00:05:27.689 stood Ivanhoe's daughter, not the awkward yearling 00:05:27.689 --> 00:05:30.610 from months before, but a cow of breathtaking 00:05:30.610 --> 00:05:34.009 dairy character, her udder tight and high, her 00:05:34.009 --> 00:05:36.290 frame displaying the kind of scale that made 00:05:36.290 --> 00:05:41.089 veteran dairymen stop and stare. When Ivanhoe's 00:05:41.089 --> 00:05:43.829 daughters began to freshen, those awkward yearlings 00:05:43.829 --> 00:05:47.139 transformed completely. The shallow bodies filled 00:05:47.139 --> 00:05:50.339 out with deep capacity, the rough rumps smoothed 00:05:50.339 --> 00:05:53.620 into elegant dairy character. The narrow hearts 00:05:53.620 --> 00:05:56.240 expanded with the chest depth that revealed true 00:05:56.240 --> 00:06:00.079 genetic potential. The turning point came at 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:04.379 the 1957 Eastern States Exposition. Tumulam Ivanhoe 00:06:04.379 --> 00:06:07.259 Misty placed third in a class of 32 two -year 00:06:07.259 --> 00:06:10.579 -olds. Judge Harold Wilson paused mid -examination, 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:13.540 his experienced hands tracing Misty's top line 00:06:13.540 --> 00:06:17.060 twice. 27 years of evaluating Holsteins had taught 00:06:17.060 --> 00:06:19.579 him to trust what he felt, not what he expected 00:06:19.579 --> 00:06:22.639 to see. This wasn't just another Ivanhoe daughter. 00:06:22.920 --> 00:06:26.019 This was proof that genetic potential could hide 00:06:26.019 --> 00:06:30.160 behind the most unpromising appearances. The 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:33.060 timing was perfect. The dominant Burke bloodline 00:06:33.060 --> 00:06:35.439 had created Holstein cattle that were becoming 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:38.079 increasingly close -coupled and short -legged. 00:06:38.439 --> 00:06:41.100 Dairymen across America were searching for new 00:06:41.100 --> 00:06:44.029 blood. cattle with stature and production capacity, 00:06:44.589 --> 00:06:49.750 Ivanhoe delivered exactly what they needed. By 00:06:49.750 --> 00:06:52.829 early 1958, word had reached the right people. 00:06:53.509 --> 00:06:56.930 Earl Groff, chairman of the SPABC sire committee, 00:06:57.110 --> 00:07:00.069 was traveling with Holstein classifier Jack Fairchild 00:07:00.069 --> 00:07:02.689 when Fairchild mentioned some impressive heifers 00:07:02.689 --> 00:07:07.689 by a bull named Ivanhoe up in Connecticut. By 00:07:07.689 --> 00:07:09.649 Monday morning, the committee was heading to 00:07:09.649 --> 00:07:12.939 New England. What they found exceeded their expectations. 00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:17.220 At Atlasta Farm, S .L., Bickford drove them to 00:07:17.220 --> 00:07:20.360 the back pasture in his 12th Cadillac. Yes, his 00:07:20.360 --> 00:07:23.560 12th. The man collected Cadillacs as a hobby 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:26.060 and had invented the mechanized luncheon system. 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:30.300 The Ivanhoe daughters were long, sharp, and uniform. 00:07:30.639 --> 00:07:34.259 At Tumalam Farm, their size, scale, and tight 00:07:34.259 --> 00:07:36.500 udders immediately caught the committee's trained 00:07:36.500 --> 00:07:39.910 eyes. A 12 -pair dam daughter comparison showed 00:07:39.910 --> 00:07:44.970 increases of 2 ,656 pounds of milk and 102 pounds 00:07:44.970 --> 00:07:48.990 of fat. When they met Ivanhoe himself, they encountered 00:07:48.990 --> 00:07:53.029 a genuine giant, 6 feet 1 inch at the withers, 00:07:53.069 --> 00:07:57.009 up to 3 ,200 pounds of pure genetic power, one 00:07:57.009 --> 00:08:01.430 of the longest bulls in breed history. Now managing 00:08:01.430 --> 00:08:04.540 a bull this size was no joke. The morning air 00:08:04.540 --> 00:08:07.160 at Atlantic Breeders carried the familiar sounds 00:08:07.160 --> 00:08:10.439 of a working dairy operation until Ivanhoe arrived. 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:14.480 The metallic creak of reinforced gates, the hollow 00:08:14.480 --> 00:08:16.800 thud of hooves on specially raised platforms, 00:08:17.120 --> 00:08:20.100 and the low rumble of his voice echoing off modified 00:08:20.100 --> 00:08:22.779 collection room walls announced the presence 00:08:22.779 --> 00:08:28.060 of something extraordinary. When Ivanhoe arrived 00:08:28.060 --> 00:08:30.579 at the AI facility, they discovered the fences 00:08:30.579 --> 00:08:33.600 weren't high enough to contain him. He actually 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:36.700 put a dent in the roof of the bull trailer, the 00:08:36.700 --> 00:08:40.980 only bull ever to accomplish that feat. Floyd 00:08:40.980 --> 00:08:43.879 Weidler, the production manager, had to completely 00:08:43.879 --> 00:08:47.419 remodel Ivanhoe's pen, raise the fence heights, 00:08:47.659 --> 00:08:50.340 built up his manger, created a special yoke so 00:08:50.340 --> 00:08:53.240 he could stand while eating. Even the collection 00:08:53.240 --> 00:08:56.840 room needed alterations. When his weight hit 00:08:56.840 --> 00:09:00.159 3 ,200 pounds, his semen production declined. 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:04.639 They had to reduce him to 2 ,800 pounds, a weight 00:09:04.639 --> 00:09:07.639 where you could count every rib. He developed 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:11.759 arthritis and needed daily aspirin. His initial 00:09:11.759 --> 00:09:14.639 response to semen collection was poor, but gradually 00:09:14.639 --> 00:09:18.519 improved. Despite all these challenges, Weidler 00:09:18.519 --> 00:09:22.120 remembered him fondly. Quote, he was a nice bull 00:09:22.120 --> 00:09:26.379 to work with for his size. The vindication Pantera 00:09:26.379 --> 00:09:28.740 had dreamed of began arriving one production 00:09:28.740 --> 00:09:33.480 report at a time. By 1964, the evidence was undeniable, 00:09:33.659 --> 00:09:36.360 not in show ring ribbons or magazine articles, 00:09:36.620 --> 00:09:39.080 but in the monthly data that dairy farmers across 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:42.620 America received in their mailboxes. Across 5 00:09:42.620 --> 00:09:46.600 ,599 dairy barns from Vermont to California, 00:09:47.080 --> 00:09:49.379 Ivanhoe's daughters stood for classification. 00:09:49.940 --> 00:09:55.379 As scorecards accumulated, 82, 83, 84 points, 00:09:55.519 --> 00:09:58.539 a pattern emerged that no statistician could 00:09:58.539 --> 00:10:01.769 ignore. This scrawny calf was systematically 00:10:01.769 --> 00:10:06.210 upgrading American Holstein herds. When researchers 00:10:06.210 --> 00:10:09.529 compiled records from over 10 ,000 tested daughters 00:10:09.529 --> 00:10:13.529 across 2 ,200 herds, the numbers revealed plus 00:10:13.529 --> 00:10:17.370 630 pounds of milk and plus 23 pounds of fat. 00:10:18.610 --> 00:10:22.570 For eight consecutive years, from 1964 through 00:10:22.570 --> 00:10:27.309 1971, Ivanhoe led the U .S. honor list. No bull 00:10:27.309 --> 00:10:29.720 has ever matched that achievement. Until the 00:10:29.720 --> 00:10:32.820 mid -1970s, he remained the leading sire of daughters 00:10:32.820 --> 00:10:36.240 producing over 200 ,000 pounds of lifetime milk. 00:10:37.419 --> 00:10:40.480 His semen production was equally impressive. 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:48.299 100 ,187 first services, peaking at 24 ,500 in 00:10:48.299 --> 00:10:52.940 1960. But Ivanhoe's true legacy wasn't written 00:10:52.940 --> 00:10:55.980 in record books. It was walking through America's 00:10:55.980 --> 00:10:59.320 dairy barns, carrying his genetic gifts, to the 00:10:59.320 --> 00:11:03.779 next generation. The World Dairy Expo arena fell 00:11:03.779 --> 00:11:06.659 silent as Miss Ivanhoe Scranton entered the ring. 00:11:07.080 --> 00:11:09.600 Her measured gait, the distinctive height that 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:12.279 marked her breeding, the perfectly attached udder 00:11:12.279 --> 00:11:14.639 that spoke of genetic excellence, everything 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:17.720 Pansiera had envisioned seven years earlier was 00:11:17.720 --> 00:11:20.240 now on display under the bright lights of Madison. 00:11:21.960 --> 00:11:24.860 Allendairy Glamorous Ivy made history as the 00:11:24.860 --> 00:11:28.419 first dairy cow ever to sell for $1 million at 00:11:28.419 --> 00:11:33.200 the 1983 Piermont Farm Dispersal, an EX96 daughter 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:38.039 from an EX96 dam. Miss Ivanhoe Scranton claimed 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:41.580 Grand Champion honors at the 1969 World Dairy 00:11:41.580 --> 00:11:44.759 Expo. Her victory validated everything Panchera 00:11:44.759 --> 00:11:49.220 had believed about genetic potential. Fulton 00:11:49.220 --> 00:11:51.779 Way Ivanhoe Ray became the first cow to complete 00:11:51.779 --> 00:11:54.720 eight consecutive records above 1 ,000 pounds 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:59.129 of fat. Her peak record of 1 ,615 pounds at seven 00:11:59.129 --> 00:12:02.210 years made her Ivanhoe's highest -producing daughter. 00:12:03.549 --> 00:12:08.350 But the crown jewel? Round oak Ivanhoe Eve. Not 00:12:08.350 --> 00:12:11.009 for her individual achievements, but as dam of 00:12:11.009 --> 00:12:14.169 round oak rag apple elevation, a bull many consider 00:12:14.169 --> 00:12:17.509 the best we've ever had. While Ivanhoe's sons 00:12:17.509 --> 00:12:20.169 couldn't match his daughter's excellence, several 00:12:20.169 --> 00:12:22.710 proved instrumental in extending his genetic 00:12:22.710 --> 00:12:27.299 reach. Hilltop Apollo Ivanhoe emerged as his 00:12:27.299 --> 00:12:30.340 most influential son. He sired Whittier Farms 00:12:30.340 --> 00:12:32.960 Apollo Rocket, who became the breed's high bull 00:12:32.960 --> 00:12:35.220 for predicted difference for milk in the mid 00:12:35.220 --> 00:12:42.940 -1970s, plus 2 ,210 milk, plus 40 fat. Penn State 00:12:42.940 --> 00:12:45.620 Ivanhoe star achieved lasting influence through 00:12:45.620 --> 00:12:48.600 his son Carlin M. Ivanhoe Bell, who became the 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:51.879 second most influential bull of the mid -1980s 00:12:51.879 --> 00:12:56.320 in the United States. Maury Ivanhoe Prince earned 00:12:56.320 --> 00:12:59.879 gold medal status in 1968 and sired the first 00:12:59.879 --> 00:13:02.620 cow in the world to produce 50 ,000 pounds of 00:13:02.620 --> 00:13:07.039 milk. Three seconds. To understand why Ivanhoe 00:13:07.039 --> 00:13:09.519 was so successful, we need to look at his genetic 00:13:09.519 --> 00:13:13.200 blueprint. Genetic analysis later revealed what 00:13:13.200 --> 00:13:17.120 Ponciera had sensed instinctively. The Winterthur 00:13:17.120 --> 00:13:19.139 influence running through Ivanhoe's maternal 00:13:19.139 --> 00:13:22.279 line was the key to his transformative power. 00:13:23.789 --> 00:13:26.450 He magically transmitted the height, length, 00:13:26.669 --> 00:13:29.850 dairy quality, and productive talents of Springbrook 00:13:29.850 --> 00:13:33.730 Bess Burke II, a huge lady weighing over 2 ,200 00:13:33.730 --> 00:13:39.049 pounds. From his sire came Mount Victoria bloodlines 00:13:39.049 --> 00:13:42.129 that contributed rag apple influence, genetic 00:13:42.129 --> 00:13:44.269 material that helped tighten udders and improve 00:13:44.269 --> 00:13:48.409 butterfat tests. As one analysis concluded, Ivanhoe 00:13:48.409 --> 00:13:51.539 was essentially Springbrook Bess Burke II. with 00:13:51.539 --> 00:13:54.559 the Mount Victoria bloodlines added, a synthesis 00:13:54.559 --> 00:13:56.960 that allowed him to reproduce all the good Ormsby 00:13:56.960 --> 00:14:00.440 traits, enormous size, stretch, height, and particularly 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:06.360 the will to milk. The emotional weight of those 00:14:06.360 --> 00:14:09.379 early years never left Panciera. In February 00:14:09.379 --> 00:14:13.159 1965, two years after Ivanhoe's death, he placed 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:15.419 one of the most emotional advertisements ever 00:14:15.419 --> 00:14:19.470 published in a breed journal. The full -page 00:14:19.470 --> 00:14:22.590 spread in Holstein Friesian World featured Tumalum 00:14:22.590 --> 00:14:26.590 Ivanhoe Misty alongside Ivanhoe himself. The 00:14:26.590 --> 00:14:29.389 headline read, He walked a lonely road only to 00:14:29.389 --> 00:14:34.070 gain an army of friends. Panchera wrote, Ivanhoe's 00:14:34.070 --> 00:14:38.169 career began at Tumalum in 1953. During the years, 00:14:38.250 --> 00:14:40.809 his mammoth scale and awkwardness made him the 00:14:40.809 --> 00:14:44.049 subject of much criticism and controversy. Several 00:14:44.049 --> 00:14:46.250 studs boasted of having turned the bull down. 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:49.840 The progeny left behind at Tumalum brought more 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:52.279 achievements than we had hoped to gain in a lifetime. 00:14:53.159 --> 00:14:55.919 Ivanhoe's influence will guide our future through 00:14:55.919 --> 00:14:59.320 his daughters, sons, granddaughters, and grandsons. 00:15:00.740 --> 00:15:04.039 When Osbournedale Ivanhoe died on November 25, 00:15:04.500 --> 00:15:08.879 1963, at 11 and a half years old, he left behind 00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:11.879 a genetic legacy that continues influencing Holstein 00:15:11.879 --> 00:15:15.580 breeding decisions today. Even in death, His 00:15:15.580 --> 00:15:18.740 frozen semen commanded premium prices, sometimes 00:15:18.740 --> 00:15:23.299 several thousand dollars for one ampule. Earl 00:15:23.299 --> 00:15:26.659 Groff captured Ivanhoe's impact perfectly. He 00:15:26.659 --> 00:15:29.159 got us on the right road to breeding better cattle. 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:32.899 Today, that road continues through three primary 00:15:32.899 --> 00:15:36.139 channels. Through Round Oak, Ivanhoe Eve, and 00:15:36.139 --> 00:15:38.860 her son Elevation. Through Penn State, Ivanhoe 00:15:38.860 --> 00:15:42.120 Star, and his son Carlin M. Ivanhoe Bell. Through 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:44.889 Provin Matten, Ivanhoe Jewel. and his son Puget 00:15:44.889 --> 00:15:48.789 Sound Sheik. So what can today's dairy producers 00:15:48.789 --> 00:15:52.330 learn from Ivanhoe's story? Today's genomic evaluations 00:15:52.330 --> 00:15:54.990 provide the genetic insight Panciera could only 00:15:54.990 --> 00:15:57.870 guess at. Yet his fundamental lesson remains 00:15:57.870 --> 00:16:00.870 unchanged. Transformative genetics often arrive 00:16:00.870 --> 00:16:04.529 in unexpected packages. Modern producers using 00:16:04.529 --> 00:16:08.169 genomic data alongside pedigree analysis achieve 00:16:08.169 --> 00:16:11.870 23 % higher conception rates, but they still 00:16:11.870 --> 00:16:14.330 need Panciera's patience and genetic vision. 00:16:15.669 --> 00:16:18.610 The pressure to improve components while maintaining 00:16:18.610 --> 00:16:21.710 functional type remains unchanged. The need to 00:16:21.710 --> 00:16:24.370 balance production with longevity continues challenging 00:16:24.370 --> 00:16:27.570 breeders. The challenge of identifying truly 00:16:27.570 --> 00:16:30.490 transformative genetics persists in every breeding 00:16:30.490 --> 00:16:35.350 decision. Most importantly, Ivanhoe's legacy 00:16:35.350 --> 00:16:38.009 reminds us that revolutionary genetic improvements 00:16:38.009 --> 00:16:41.029 require the same qualities Ponciera demonstrated. 00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:43.980 Patience to allow genetic potential to fully 00:16:43.980 --> 00:16:46.820 express. Courage to persist through criticism. 00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:49.919 Wisdom to understand that transformative animals 00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:54.299 often appear in unexpected packages. From a thin, 00:16:54.340 --> 00:16:57.100 scraggy calf dismissed by his first potential 00:16:57.100 --> 00:17:00.259 owner to a bull whose influence spans seven decades 00:17:00.259 --> 00:17:03.600 and continues growing, Osburndale -Ivanhoe proves 00:17:03.600 --> 00:17:06.480 that in dairy breeding, it's not how you start. 00:17:06.599 --> 00:17:10.609 It's the genetic legacy you leave behind. The 00:17:10.609 --> 00:17:13.230 earth -shaking that began on that quiet Saturday 00:17:13.230 --> 00:17:16.690 in 1952 continues resonating through Holstein 00:17:16.690 --> 00:17:20.329 herds worldwide, a reminder that sometimes the 00:17:20.329 --> 00:17:22.750 most profound changes begin with the smallest 00:17:22.750 --> 00:17:26.029 whispers of possibility and the courage to listen. 00:17:27.690 --> 00:17:32.650 That's our story for today. For 2025, dairy operations 00:17:32.650 --> 00:17:35.630 facing volatile milk prices and rising input 00:17:35.630 --> 00:17:39.069 costs, Ivanhoe's story offers crucial guidance. 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:42.339 Invest in genetic potential over visual perfection. 00:17:42.660 --> 00:17:45.579 Use comprehensive data rather than appearance 00:17:45.579 --> 00:17:48.660 -based decisions. And remember that today's disappointing 00:17:48.660 --> 00:17:52.019 genomic test might hide tomorrow's breed -changing 00:17:52.019 --> 00:17:55.940 sire. Thanks for listening to the Bullvine Podcast. 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:59.019 Until next time, keep breeding better cattle. 00:18:16.089 --> 00:18:19.630 We'll be right back.