By Ron Schaap
Golden-Oaks ST Alexander-ET the Ex-94 son of Comestar Stormatic from Patron Allie GMD DOM has been siring those black, silky heifers we have been seeing in the show ring, sales ring and heifer lots. He is a plus milk bull at +426 but excels in fat improvement +.20% is + .00 protein +2.42 type +1.68 UDC and a whopping +2.52 FLC. The following is what our panel of experts have observed on the milking Alexanders.
1. One of the best Feet & Legs bulls out there. Track straight, clean hocks, good feet. Smaller black silky cows with tight, snug udders. Use on powerful cows. They need width.
2. Milky, hard topped and great udders. Love the young cows so far but time will tell how they mature into older cows. Lack width throughout.
3. Nice little refined cows with nice udders and legs. Need to use on something tall.
4. A great foot and leg bull. They have correct set, track straight and are extremely deep in the heel. Udders have been well attached. They can lack strength and fore rib and need to be protected there.
5. One of my favorite new second crop bulls. Needs to be used on stronger cows. When the Alexanders are frail the fore udder is not too good. When the ribs are good the fore udders are good.
6. I was a skeptic on this bull because of his mother’s lack of stature and heel, pastern and spread toe. Alexander daughters are dairy with nice udders. But most do not carry enough strength to suit me. Do not cross with Goldwyn!
7. A lot of opposites to Sanchez. Flat boned and silky looking, generally a pretty good leg sire. Will work best on Shottle or Oman blood. Protect on strength and rear udder height.
8. Definitely makes the fancy kind. I see some that need more rear udder.
9. Silky, dairy with style and grace. Could use a little strength.
10. Ultra dairy, milk themselves down to nothing. Quality cows, lots of veins on their udders.
11. Black, silky dairy cows. Great feet & legs. Can be frail. Use on Shottle, Dundee or Outside blood.
12. Black, silky and stylish with correct feet & legs. Generally nice udders but some could use more height and width to the rear udder.
13. If Sanchez is the Reggie Jackson, Alexander is the Rod Carew {single hitter all day long] A model of consistency. Almost always black, flashy and silky with quality, snug udders. His dam had a beautiful udder but bad feet. But he does NOT carry that trait-very good feet and legs. There is just not enough to them. Lack strength and substance. There is not much width to their muzzle so I worry if the width and strength will ever come.
14. Alexander throws black silky dairy cattle with exceptional style and very correct feet and legs. Medium sized cows with a tremendous amount of dairy character and show a really clean flat bone through his legs. As young cows they looked like they were going to make really nice balanced mature cows. However, I have been disappointed with the 2 year olds that are late lactation. They do not develop nearly as much. Smaller, black silky cows that are very correct throughout.