Missy (cow)

Missy
Species	Bos primigenius
Breed	Holstein
Sex	Female
Nation from	Canada
Known for	Most expensive cow

Missy is a Holstein cow that recently became the current most expensive cow in the world, auctioned for $1.2 million dollars.

Missy is a three year old black and white Holstein cow from Canada that has recently sold for 1.2 million dollars at the Morsan Road to the Royal Sale in Uxbridge, Ontario on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. This purchase has made Missy the current most expensive cow in the world.^[1][2] She also attained the second highest price ever paid for a cow in the country of Canada. Her prior owner and breeder Bloyce Thompson of Eastside Holsteins stated that "She's the most valuable young cow in the world right now [and] is one of the top show cows in North America".^[3] She was also the Grand Champion of the 2009 Western Fall National Show.

Listed as Lot #1 she was sold to a Denmark buyer. Her genetic material will now be used to help improve the breeding of the Holstein breed.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The world’s most expensive cow sold in Canada for $ 1.2 million". The Voice of Russia. 2009-11-13. http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=54362&cid=219&p=13.11.2009&pn=4. Retrieved 2009-11-15. 
2. ^ "Gold Missy Brings 1.2 Million!". Holstein World. 2009-11-11. http://www.holsteinworld.com/story.php?id=673. Retrieved 2009-11-15. 
3. ^ "Prize cow sells for $1.2M". Yahoo! Canada news. 2009-11-12. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/091112/canada/canada_pei_pei_cow_sold584_3. Retrieved 2009-11-15. ^{[dead link]}