Stature is 53% heritable. Feet and legs? Just 21%. That single gap explains Holstein's entire new stature penalty — and why working breeders are backing it.

Holstein USA made 60 inches the ideal in its May 2026 classification run. Go over it, you lose Final Score points. The show crowd cried foul — but on The Bullvine Podcast, we dig into the genetics math the association never spelled out. It's the reason the penalty targets height instead of the feet everyone complains about, and it changes how you should read your next sire list.

What You'll Learn

• Why a 53%-heritable trait moves your herd faster than a 21% one ever will
• How both Holstein composites carry a −0.20 stature weight — and why that protects good tall cows
• Whether the real durability killer is height, or the weak feet nobody's culling
• Why ...