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- Brookview Tony Charity (Aug 6, 1978- Aug 10, 1988) was a notable show cow who at the height of her career was "considered by many to be the best cow ever to walk the face of the earth.". Today she is still cited as the greatest North American show cow of all time. Brookview Tony Charity was born in Fremont, Ohio on the farm of John D. and Karl E. Havens in early August 1978. She was a daughter of Kanza Matt Tony. She was purchased by Hanover Hill Holsteins of Port Perry, Ontario (owned by R. Peter Heffering and Ken Trevena) on November 13, 1981 and came to Canada afterwards. It was then that she began competing as a show cow. From 1982 to 1987 she won the top titles at both the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and World Dairy Expo an unprecedented four times. The accolades included six superior production awards, nine times All-American and All-Canadian, never defeated in class. One expert described her as having the most correct overall conformation of any cow he'd ever seen. On July 15, 1985 a 50% share of the Holstein was purchased by Stephen B. Roman's Romandale Farms for a record $1.4 million. Hanover Hill Holsteins retained the balance of ownership. She was also a prodigious producer of milk, perhaps one of the most productive in the world in the 1980s. At age 5 she produced 39,015 pounds (17,697 kg) of milk in a year. According to Andrew Hunt, founder of a major dairy magazine, The Bullvine, "She was incredible perfection!" This publication's list of the eight greatest North American show cows of all times ranks Charity at the top, with the comment, "Charity was never defeated in her class and 8 times was Grand at Madison or the Royal [Winter Fair]." Despite these achievements, her genetic history was unremarkable, and while she produced many offspring, none have reached the same heights of achievement in show cow competitions. She died of cancer in 1988. (en)
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- Port Perry, Ontario, Canada (en)
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- John D. and Karl E. Havens 1978–1981, John D. and Karl E. Havens 1981–1988, Romandale Farms 1985–1988 (en)
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- Brookview Tony Charity (Aug 6, 1978- Aug 10, 1988) was a notable show cow who at the height of her career was "considered by many to be the best cow ever to walk the face of the earth.". Today she is still cited as the greatest North American show cow of all time. Despite these achievements, her genetic history was unremarkable, and while she produced many offspring, none have reached the same heights of achievement in show cow competitions. She died of cancer in 1988. (en)
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