Missy (cow)

Missy is a Holstein cow who was auctioned for $1.2 million in 2009, making her the most expensive cow in the world at that time.

Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy
SpeciesCow
BreedHolstein
SexFemale
BornEastside Lewisdale Gold Missy
03/30/06
Pleasant Valley, Prince Edward Island
Nation fromCanada
Known forMost expensive cow
OwnerMark Butz, Van Ruinen Dairy, Morsam, and G. Andreasen
AwardsSupreme Champion of World Dairy Expo 2011
Supreme Champion of Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 2011

Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy is a twelve-year-old black and white Holstein cow from Canada that sold for 1.2 million dollars at the Morsan Road to the Royal Sale in Uxbridge, Ontario on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. This purchase has made Missy the current most expensive cow in the world.[1][2] She was the fifth cow in the world and the second in Canada to have been sold for over 1 million dollars.[3] Her prior owner and breeder Bloyce Thompson of Eastside Holsteins stated that "She's the most valuable young cow in the world right now [and] is one of the top show cows in North America".[4] She was also the Grand Champion of the 2009 Western Fall National Show.

In 2011, Missy was named Supreme Grand Champion Of All Breeds at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. Missy was named Supreme Grand Champion of All Breeds at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario in 2011.[5] In 2012, Missy was named Holstein Canada cow of the year.

Listed as Lot #1 she was sold to a Denmark buyer. Her genetic material will now be used to help improve the breeding of the Holstein breed.[1]

Show placing
Year Show Class Placing
2008 Westerner Championship Show Junior 2 Year Old 1st & Reserve Intermediate Champion
2008 World Dairy Expo Junior 2 Year Old 1st
2008 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Junior 2 Year Old 1st
2009 World Dairy Expo Junior 3 Year Old 1st & Reserve Intermediate Champion
2011 World Dairy Expo Five Year Old 1st & Grand Champion & Supreme Champion
2011 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Five Year Old 1st & Grand Champion & Supreme Champion
2013 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Longtime Production 1st

[6]

Owner history
Owner(s) Ownership date
Frizzells Valleyville Farm March 30 2006
Morsan Farms April 1 2008
Georges Uebelhardt, Gerit Andreasen, Mark Butz, Van Ruinen Dairy, and Morsan Farms Nov 11 2009
Gerit Andreasen, Mark Butz, Van Ruinen Dairy, and Morsan Farms May 7 2012
Morsan Farms April 1 2014

[7]

Daughters
Name Classflied Owner Birth Date
Morsan Miss Tique EX-93 Earincliffe Holsteins Oct 11 2012
Morsan Miss Behave EX-90 Goldenset Farms Dec 1 2010
Morsan Miss Sidney EX-90 Ferme Intense, LCGFacco-Gen July 30 2011
Morsan Miss Redemption EX-90 Parbro Farms Oct 12 2012
Morsan Miss Elite EX-90 Morinville Hutterite Colony Feb 7 2013
Morsan Miss Bounty EX-90 Schaikin Farm Feb 11 2013
Valleyville Dolman Missy VG-89 Westcoast Holsteins April 9 2008
Morsan Miss Congeniality VG-88 Lindenright Holsteins, Shotgun Holsteins June 2 2010
Morsan Miss Represented VG-88 Stanhope Dairy Farm, Wedgewood Holsteins Oct 2 2010
Morsan Miss Universe VG-88 Westcoast Holsteins Oct 2 2010
Morsan Miss Interpret VG-88 Frizzells Valleyville Farm, Straitside Holsteins Feb 1 2011
Morsan Miss Saigon VG-88 Eastside Holsteins March 1 2011
Morsan Miss Attraction VG-88 Goldenset Farms March 27 2011
Morsan Miss Snow Angel VG-88 Frizzells Valleyville Farm, Lewisdale Holsteins, Eastside Holsteins June 18 2011
Morsan Miss Conformation VG-88 Snowdame Farms April 27 2012
Morsan Pball Missy 3004 VG-88 Westcoast Holsteins April 15 2015
Morsan Doorman Missy 3362 VG-88 Quebequa, Westcoast Holsteins Sept 1 2015

[8]

References
  1. "The world's most expensive cow sold in Canada for $ 1.2 million". The Voice of Russia. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  2. "Gold Missy Brings 1.2 Million!". Holstein World. 2009-11-11. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2009/11/16/11772391.html
  4. "Prize cow sells for $1.2M". Yahoo! Canada news. 2009-11-12. Archived from the original on November 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  5. "Dairy Cow Daily - Supreme Champions Royal Winter Fair". www.dairycowdaily.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  6. "Eastside Holsteins • Cow families". www.eastsideholsteins.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  7. "HOCANF7808378 - Owner History". Holstein Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  8. "HOCANF7808378 - Progeny". Holstein Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.