Missy (cow)

Missy
Species Cow
Breed Holstein
Sex Female
Born Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy
03/30/06
Pleasant Valley, Prince Edward Island
Nation from Canada
Known for Most expensive cow
Title Supreme Grand Champion of All Breeds 2011
Owner Mark Butz, Van Ruinen Dairy, Morsam, and G. Andreasen
Awards

Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo 2011

Supreme Champion of Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 2011

Missy is a Holstein cow that in 2009 became the then-current most expensive cow in the world, auctioned for $1.2 million.

Missy is a three-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

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Daughters

Name Classflied Owner Birth Date
Valleyville Dolman Missy VG-89 Westcoast Holsteins April 9, 2008
Morsan Miss Behave EX-90 Goldenset Farms Dec 1 2010
Morsan Miss Universe VG-88 Westcoast Holsteins Oct 2 2010
Morsan Miss Saigon VG-88 Eastside Holsteins March 1, 2011

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References

  1. 1 2 "The world's most expensive cow sold in Canada for $ 1.2 million". The Voice of Russia. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Gold Missy Brings 1.2 Million!". Holstein World. 2009-11-11. 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 - Progeny". Holstein Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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