For anyone really interested, here is some information about Denmark, the sire of our Beefalo meat animals:
HF Denmark E26 ID: H12E
ABWR reg. #048123
Sire: Wrangler 1 - BAR 000863
Dam: HF Dame Desdemona v5 - 039608
DOB: 4/20/95
Birth Weight: 69 lbs. Polled
Weight 10/13/95: 465 lbs.
Adjusted 205 weight: 530 lbs.
ADG: 2.25 lbs.
Weight: 5/22/96: 860 lbs.
Weight 10/26/96: 1000 lbs.
Weight 5/14/97: 1275 lbs.
Health:
Cattlemaster IV L5; 1/6/97
Stormont Laboratory Blood Type Record: BE 950200
Weighing done by Vermont Extension Service- Weighing and Grading Program
Contact: Benton Gladze- White River Junction, VT, University of Vermont Extension Service
Some of Denmark’s Early Offspring
Date Calf Cow’s Name Birth Weight Polled Unassisted Weight @ 205 days
Born-1997 Birth
6/4 Rwanda 81 lb heifer yes yes 507 lbs.
6/8 Swarthmore 67 lb. heifer yes yes 370 lbs.
5/23 Elmira 70 lb. heifer yes yes 457 lbs.
5/19 Musetta 77 lb. heifer yes yes 402 lbs.
6/24 Switzerland 56 lb. heifer yes yes 209 lbs. *
6/17 Roquefort 77 lb. bull yes yes 497 lbs.
6/10 Mezz 84 lb. bull yes yes 524 lbs.
5/23 Eureka 78 lb. bull yes yes ----
6/3 Loire 72 lb. heifer yes yes 384 lbs.
6/21 Rhone 58 lb. heifer yes yes 431 lbs.
8/2 Rosina 62 lb. bull yes yes 500 lbs.
- all calvings were either UNA (unassisted) or a LP(Light pull) except in 1989 as a heifer when breeder assisted with a normal but (HP) hard pull. (Breeder David Hume- Chester, Vermont)
Denmark’s Offspring
Date Calf Cow’s Name Birth Weight Polled Unassisted Weight @ 205 days
Born-1997 Birth
6/4 Rwanda 81 lb heifer yes yes 507 lbs
6/8 Swarthmore 67 lb heifer yes yes 370 lbs.
5/23 Elmira 70 lb heifer yes yes 457 lbs
5/19 Musetta 77 lb heifer yes yes 402 lbs
6/24 Switzerland 56 lb heifer yes yes 209 lbs. *
6/17 Roquefort 77 lb bull yes yes 497 lbs.
6/10 Mezz 84 lb bull yes yes 524 lbs
5/23 Eureka 78 lb bull yes yes ----
6/3 Loire 72 lb heifer yes yes 384 lbs
6/21 Rhone 58 lb heifer yes yes 431 lbs
8/2 Rosina 62 lb bull yes yes 500 lbs.
HF Dame Desdemona V5 ABWR # 039608
(Dam of Denmark) DOB 7/10/87 Birthweight 65 lbs.
CALVING RECORD
Weaning Ease Year Sire Calf Name
weight lbs
400 HP 1989 Pawnee Chief 66 lb bull Dandelion
540* LP 1990 Laramie 64 lb heifer Dill
450 LP 1991 Pawnee Chief 84 lb bull Danube
360 UNA 1992 Red Hawk 58 lb bull Dalles
345 UNA Twins 53 lb bull Danver
425 UNA 1993 Wrangler 57 lb bull Dartmouth
545 LP 1994 Red Rider 93 lb heifer Dorabella
465 UNA 1995 Wrangler 69 lb bull Denmark
500 UNA 1996 Wrangler 60 lb bull Disney
365 UNA 1997 Wrangler 58 lb heifer Derby
1998 bred to Wrangler
- all calvings were either UNA (unassisted) or a LP(Light pull) except in 1989 as a heifer when breeder assisted with a normal but (HP) hard pull. (Breeder David Hume- Chester, Vermont)
Merle Chappell
Greenvale- Hunter river
Prince Edward Island
COA INO CANADA
902-964-3247
Purchased a bull from David Hume:
Spring 1994
HF Emory C11 ABWR 046908
DOB 4/18/93
weaning weight 525 lbs.
205 adjusted weight 588 lbs.
Weight: 5/8/94
990 lbs actual
956 lbs adjusted yearly
also bought a couple of cows earlier