Select Sires Graduates New Jersey, Guernsey and Milking Shorthorn Sires
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, September 3, 2008 — With the release of Aug. 19 genetic evaluations, Select Sires graduates five new and exciting sires into the high-components breeds lineup, strengthening Select’s offering in every breed.
“Summary after summary, Select Sires continues to meet the needs of today’s dairy producers with high-ranking, diverse genetics,” said Blaine Crosser, vice president of dairy sire product line and sales management for Select Sires. “Our updated high-components breeds lineup features leaders in every breed.”
FANTOM and ROLF Enter Select’s Active Jersey Lineup
Two of the most influential cow families in the Jersey breed are tied to the success of new graduate 7JE762 Altamont MH FANTOM as the Flower and Maid families appear on the top and bottom sides of FANTOM’s pedigree. His dam, Hallmark 654 Of Altamont-ET (E-91%) is a tall, dairy and perfectly uddered cow. Her dam, Molly Brook Pitino Fiesty-ET (E-93%), showed her genetic prowess with four Excellent-scored daughters. All-in-all, FANTOM is backed by six generations of Excellent dams with 20,000 pounds or more of milk. His daughters excel in stature, foot angle and udder depth. The added benefit of health traits makes FANTOM today’s modern sire of choice.
7JE794 Sunbow ROLF-ET hails from Master Breeder herd, Sunbow Jerseys, Cottage Grove, Tenn. Backed by generations of high-scoring, high-production cows, ROLF offers significant Milk improvement (+1,162 Milk) while maintaining solid components. A Herdlife Builder™, this JACE son excels with great udder attachments. He will make the fancy, productive kind that will please owners regardless of herd environment.
More Jersey Highlights
7JE1000 Richies Jace TBONE A364 tops the breed for JPI (+280) and is fifth for Protein (+57). Elite components and yield allow him to rank No. 2 in the breed for Cheese Merit (+$551) and No. 3 for Net Merit (+$505). TBONE has gender SELECTed™ semen available.
7JE620 Sunset Canyon MAXIMUS-ET remains the components authority, topping the breed for Fat at +103. He is second for Percent Fat (+.55%) and third for Percent Protein (+.17%). Additionally, MAXIMUS is a Superior Settler™ and adds value as the No. 4 sire for Cheese Merit (+$521).
Type specialist 7JE590 Forest Glen Avery ACTION-ET leads the breed for Type at +2.8 and is third for Jersey Udder Index™ (JUI™) at +8.63. This HealthMark™ sire and Superior Settler is the No. 1 sire for Productive Life at +5.2.
New Guernsey Graduates
7GU402 Edgewater Meadows YOGIBEAR-ET graduates as the Guernsey breed’s No. 1 PTI sire at +188. He delivers just what is expected from his pedigree – high fat test and exceptional type. YOGIBEAR sires outstanding frames, sensational feet and legs (+2.4 FLC) and snugly attached, shallow udders (+1.6 UDC). A 7GU360 Troatacre Loral TILLER-ET son, YOGIBEAR will be a sire of sons and a popular choice for the most discriminating breeders.
The breed’s first Marodore Enhancer Regis-ET son, 7GU406 Jens Gold Regis Z SPECIAL-ET brings impressive production at +1,076 Milk. His +1.8 Type is no accident based on his sire stack and contribution of his Excellent (92-EX-91-MS) Gold Star Dam, Jens Gold Royal Oak Z Spruce. She was the All-American total performance cow and Honorable Mention All-American aged cow in 2004. SPECIAL will sire high, wide rear udders with a great combination of width and dairy strength.
Guernsey Breed Leaders
7GU395 Sniders Option AARON-ET is second among Guernseys for both Fat (+55) and PTI (+177). Out of the acclaimed Cedar Fringed Altann (EX-95-EX-95-MS-GSD), AARON ranks among the top-10 in the breed for both Type (+1.5) and Percent Fat (+.11%). His maternal brother, 7GU398 Sniders Ronalds ALSTAR, is the No. 1 sire for both Net Merit (+$361) and Cheese Merit (+$347). In addition, ALSTAR tops the breed for fitness traits as the No. 1 sire for DPR (+1.8) and No. 2 sire for PL (+3.8).
Brown Swiss Highlights
Topping the breed for Type is 7BS779 Brothers Three PARKER-ET *TM at +1.3. PARKER also ranks among the top-10 for both Udder Composite (+1.23) and Feet-and-Legs Composite (+1.25).
7BS766 Blessing Banker AGENDA ET *TM, a calving-ease sire with gender SELECTed semen available, is a component specialist. He is the No. 4 sire in the breed for both Fat (+42) and Percent Fat (+0.13%). He also offers exceptional Percent Protein (+0.04%), standing among the breed’s top 10.
Sophia’s Son, SAM, Enters Milking Shorthorn Lineup
7MS344 Blissful Diamond SAM is an exciting new graduate that stems from the breed’s No. 1 index cow, Blissful Pepper Sophia (EX-91-EX-MS-CERT). In her fourth lactation, Sophia produced an amazing record of 27,222 pounds of milk, 1,265 pounds of fat and 907 pounds of protein. Breeders throughout the country have been pleased with SAM daughters and have been requesting semen for several months. His use on the numerous 7MS340 Kuszmar Alfairs OTHELLO daughters could make the Madison kind.
Select Ayrshires Lead for Milk and Type
Select’s Ayrshire sires continue to dominate as 7AY79 Palmyra Jerry’s CANNON is first among Ayrshires for Milk at +936 and 7AY77 Galney-EPC Galant RAMIUS is the No. 1 sire for Type at +1.7.
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: 08/08 U.S. Department of Agriculture and breed associations
08/08 Rel: ROLF USDA 78%; TBONE USDA 86%, NM 76%; MAXIMUS USDA 98%; ACTION AJCA Type 99%; YOGIBEAR AGA Type 74%; SPECIAL USDA 74%, AGA Type 70%; AARON USDA 88%, NM 78%, DPR 50%, PL 58%; PARKER BSCBA Type 75%; AGENDA IB-M 90%; CANNON USDA 77%; RAMIUS ABA Type 68%
TMSuperior Settler, gender SELECTed, Herdlife Builder and HealthMark are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.; Jersey Performance Index, JPI, Jersey Udder Index and JUI are trademarks of American Jersey Cattle Association.
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