Hilltop passes on 110 persistence and 112 maturity. His daughters are “diesels” – slow starters that work steadily, maintaining their body condition score (110) and showing a low risk of ketosis (112). This also contributes to good scores for fertility (106), udder health (108), and hoof health (104). Despite maintaining condition, they do not require extra feed, as he also scores 104 feed efficiency. His daughters inherit chest width (108) are efficient producers. Hilltop also contributes to longer teats, average rear teat placement, and a 109 robot milking index, along with BB kappa-casein and A2A2 beta-casein.
Daughters of Delta Hilltop cruise steadily to the top
The daughters of Delta Hilltop won’t peak extremely, and they might not perform at their highest as heifers. However, with breeding values of over 1,500 kg of milk, 109 kg of fat, and 109 kg of protein, and a lifespan value of 687 days, they can be expected to produce over 900 kg of fat and protein during their lifetime.
Cruising production:
Dam is a late-maturing powerhouse:
From the Peelsehoeve Bea family, related to bulls like Delta Boreso, Hilltop’s granddam Delta Belinda, produced over 50,000 kg milk in four lactations. Her dam, Delta Beverly, is a powerful late-maturing cow that quietly performs, starting with a lactation value of 100, and jumping to 111 in the next lactation with a predicted 13,777 kg milk in 305 days.
