Genomic Evaluations and O MAN Sons Have Arrived
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, January 16, 2009 — The January 2009 genetic evaluations were released with monumental highlights. With the addition of genomic information to genetic evaluations, Select Sires experienced one of the greatest sire summaries in its history and graduates 13 new Holstein sires into active-A.I.
"The best just got better," said Blaine Crosser, vice president of dairy sire product line and sales management for Select Sires. "There is no doubt that the incorporation of genomic data is historic for the industry. The Holsteins that we chose to graduate into our active lineup represent the best of both worlds. All of our bulls have been genotyped in addition to having real daughter data from the industry-leading sire-sampling system, the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™). The PGA is the gold standard to which all genetic progress is measured."
O MAN Sons are Here
Select’s customer-owners have long awaited the debut of the industry’s first proven 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET sons and they have arrived in a big way. 7HO8559 Macomber O-Man BOGART carries on the health traits of his sire earning HealthMark™ sire and Herdlife Builder™ designations with extreme components (+.10%F and +.05%P). With back-to-back Excellent dams, BOGART’s cow family provides exceptional type traits. He offers +2.60 Type and +2.79 UDC. With the addition of the calving-ease designation, BOGART is a well-balanced bull and an excellent choice for heifers.
O MAN sons 7HO8534 Welcome O PENNY-ET and 7HO8530 Ladys-Manor O AUTUMN-ET carry on the tradition of their sire as Net Merit specialists with calving ease. PENNY stands third among Select’s lineup for Net Merit at +$605 and carries the HealthMark and Herdlife Builder designations. He also reduces calving difficulty at 5% CE. AUTUMN is a former Super Sampler™ that debuts with +$577 Net Merit, high reliability (88%) and 6% CE. Both of these new releases are well-suited for use in operations seeking moderate-statured cows that perform well on concrete.
The first O MAN grandson to enter active-A.I., 7HO8553 Charlesdale ASTROLGER-ET, is out of one of O MAN’s best first-crop daughters, Charlesdale Sweet Star (VG-85-DOM). ASTROLGER offers elite GTPI™ (+1882) and improves fitness traits as a HealthMark sire.
New Graduates with gender SELECTed™ Semen Available
7HO8444 Chan-Lee Marshal GRAYBIL-ET may be one of the last 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET sons to graduate at Select Sires and is one of the best yet at +3.4 Productive Life and +1904 GTPI. In fact, he ranks 16th on Holstein’s Official Top-100 TPI list. GRAYBIL sires balance with outstanding production (+1,455 Milk) and superior Type (+3.00). He offers calving ease (5%) and is a Superior Settler™ with gender SELECTed semen available.
7HO8477 Willow-Marsh-CC GABOR-ET was bred for milk and type and he delivers with +2,140 Milk and +2.98 Type. His dam produced a 2-year-old record of more than 36,000 pounds of milk and his Excellent (94-3E-EX-MS-GMD-DOM) grandam made a record over 47,000 pounds. This HealthMark sire and Superior Settler offers calving ease and gender SELECTed semen for use in your heifer pens.
The Type You Like
Three new graduates enter active-A.I. at +3.00 Type or higher. 7HO8411 Mr EVEREADY-ET tops the list at +3.39 Type and is one of the few elite bulls in the breed that is also higher than +3.00 for both Foot and Leg Composite and Udder Composite. Sired by 7HO6349 Hidden-View BEST, EVEREADY’s pedigree spells style; his dam scored Very Good (89-GMD-DOM) as a 2-year-old and his grandam is Excellent (92-2E-EX-MS-GMD-DOM).
At +3.15 Type, 7HO8294 Jeffana Finley FAME-ET is out of 7HO7020 To-Mar D-FORTUNE-ET’s Excellent full sister and a cow family proven to transmit high components and outstanding conformation. FAME improves strength (+2.31) and rump width (+3.96) and offers high reliability (90% Yield, 85% Type) as a former Super Sampler.
7HO8398 Far-O-La Fin MUFFIN-ET meets the demands of dairy producers seeking top-of-the-line components (+.05%P and +.04%F) and Type (+3.00). He sires long-lasting, healthy cattle as a HealthMark sire and Herdlife Builder. MUFFIN is extreme for all udder-improving traits, standing among Select’s top-10 sires for Udder Composite, udder cleft, udder depth, front teat placement and fore udder attachment.
More HealthMark New Graduates
7HO8492 Crockett-Acres ELIAS-ET is a HealthMark sire and Herdlife Builder with calving ease. His dam and grandam have both produced more than 38,000 pounds of milk from Excellent mammary systems. ELIAS delivers positive components (+.04%P and +.17%F) and sires long-lasting cows at +5.1 Productive Life.
A high-TPI (+1807), HealthMark sire 7HO8257 Emerald-Acr-Sa T-MONOPOLY is backed by a big-league production cow family. His dam and grandam have both made records nearing 40,000 pounds of milk and greater than 4.1 percent fat. T-MONOPOLY offers calving ease and transmits strength and steep foot angle.
Satisfying the Components Market
7HO8344 Ricecrest COOPer-ET is a total-performance improver at +1805 GTPI. His daughters produce component-rich milk at +59F +.04% and +51P +.04%. Put this calving-ease sire to work on your heifers today.
At +.11%F and +.03%P, 7HO8082 Hartline L&L Allen GARY offers extreme components in addition to +2.90 Type. GARY proves a bull can improve type with less stature (+.70 STA) while also improving strength (+1.50). One of the breed’s best foot and leg improvers (+3.14 FLC), GARY carries the Herdlife Builder designation due to his ability to produce cows that last.
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is North America’s largest A.I. organization and is comprised of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America’s best genetics at a reasonable price.
Source: 01/09 USDA Genomic Evaluation (G), USDA/HA Type Evaluation (G) and HA Type (U)
01/09 Rel: BOGART USDA 78%G, HA Type 72%U; AUTUMN NM$ 78%G, CE 86%; PENNY NM$ 76%G, 80% CE; GRAYBIL USDA 88%G, USDA/HA Type 86%G, PL 76%G; EVEREADY USDA 90%G, HA Type 80%U; FAME HA Type 85%U; MUFFIN USDA 85%G, USDA/HA Type 80%G; ELIAS USDA 88%G, PL 73%G; COOP USDA 88%G; GARY USDA 90%G; USDA/HA Type 88%G
TMTotal Performance Index and TPI are trademarks of Holstein Association USA; Program for Genetic Advancement, PGA, Herdlife Builder, HealthMark, Superior Settler, gender SELECTed and Super Sampler are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
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