The Classifier, from the linear scores, was able to give the following advise to Breeders with regard to which bull semen should be used to improve the characteristic which is required in the offspring.

Best of Ayrshire Bulls for:-

i.        Frames - 155, 151, 158, 149, 161, 163

ii.        Dairy Character - 158, 151, 159, 148 , 141, 142, 143, 172

iii.        Body Capacity - 142, 158, 151, 146, 152

iv.        Feet & Legs - 131, 163, 166, 172, 168, 146, 147, 155, 157, 164

v.        Udders - 153, 152, 137, 131, 132, 142

Best of Holstein / Friesian Bulls for:-

i.        Frames - 358, 367, 332, 350, 336, 362, 365, 368, 369

ii.        Dairy Character - 362, 373, 364, 365, 367, 369, 373

iii.        Body Capacity - 365, 364, 360

iv.        Feet & Legs - 376, 357, 359, 356, 360, 362, 371, 379

v.        Udders - 358, 364, 357, 356

Linear Evaluation - an assessment of bull's daughter's functional type characteristic expression through a unified score rating.

"        There are 17 descriptive type traits that are assessed in the evaluations

"        Information on this catalogue is based on evaluation score 1through 9 where 1 and 9 represents the 2 biological expression extremes for each trait.

"        Linear appraisal identifies a cow's strengths and weakness and provides a basis for selecting matching sires and mating cows - it can help improve production, increases the number of profitable lactations, reduce the number of herd replacements and generate more profit;  making it a valuable management tool for dairy producers.

FINAL SCORE

A cow's final score is based on the 5 major classification categories of Frame, Dairy Character, Body Capacity, Feet and Legs, and udder. The classifier numerically scores each category within a range of 1-100 points. These scores are based on the level of desirability exhibited by individual cows for each category compared to the true type model.

The final score is the sum of the 5 major category scores, weighted as follows:-

Cows                                                        Bulls

Frame                        15%                                Frame                 30%

Dairy Character         20%                                Dairy Character 25%

Body Capacity                10%                                Body Capacity         20%

Feet and legs                15%                                Feet and Legs           25%

Udder                        40 %                                

In assigning major categories scores the classifier considers such factors as age, number of  lactation's and stage of lactation.

The final score is expressed in numbers and corresponding brackets as shown in the following corresponding brackets:

Excellent [E]       90-97 points                                Good [G]  75-79 points

Very Good [VG]  85-89 points                                Fair [ F]    65-74 points

Good Plus [G+]  80-84 points                                Poor [P]    50 - 64 points