Matador Segis Walker

Matador Segis Walker

February 22, 1927

Alabama College

Matador Segis Walker was one of the many cows owned by the dairy farm at Alabama College. He was born December 18, 1926, a Pure Bread Holstein-Friesian. The registry traces the cow’s lineage back 3 generations. Its father, called a sire, was Reserve All American, and its mother is called a dam. On the registry, it is simple one can tell the difference between his male and female ancestors male relatives list the number of children they fathered, while the female relatives give numbers relating to their production of milk and butter. The cow’s family tree has many impressive cows. His grandfather on his sire’s side, also named Matador Segis Walker, sired ten 1000 pound daughters; the cow’s great uncle had seven 1000 pound daughters, a record among sires at the time. Their sister, the cow’s great aunt, Segis Pietertja Peospect, was one year and two year champion milk producer. On his mother’s side, his Grandfather Colantha Johanna Lad had more daughters over 600 pounds milk in seven days than any other sire.

English - US

University of Montevallo

Alabama College Dairy

Anna Crawford Milner Archives and Special Collections

James Englebert

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