PLAIN CITY, Ohio, December 15, 2020 – Select Sires dominates the industry’s proven lineups for TPI®, Net Merit (NM$), Cheese Merit (CM$) and Dairy Wellness Profit Index® (DWP$®), offering more top 100 sires than any other genetic supplier. Select Sires’ top three leaders for TPI, NM$ and CM$ include 14HO7770 HELIX (+2884 GTPI, +727 NM$, +744 CM$), 14HO7796 GRIFF (+2865 GTPI, +724 NM$, +768 CM$) and 7HO13454 ROCKETFIRE (+2834 GTPI, +729 NM$, +731 CM$). In addition to index power, Select Sires’ proven Holstein lineup offers superstar sires for health and wellness traits, valuable mastitis resistance and milk production.
Profitable, Healthy Cows
DWP$, derived from Zoetis CLARIFIDE® Plus testing, identifies genetics that excel for health and wellness traits. Daughters of these sires will experience fewer health issues and in return, improve herd profitability. With five of the top six active proven sires for DWP$, Select Sires is
home base for the industry’s best lineup for the index. 14HO13666 DELROY (+881 DWP$), ROCKETFIRE (+865), 7HO12872 TRUMP (+848) 14HO7828 ODIN (+841) and 7HO12659 PASSAT (+810) offer balanced genetics to strengthen herd performance while maintaining healthy cows.
Powerful Mastitis Resistance
As directed by the cooperative’s farmer-owner sire committees, Select Sires is prioritizing mastitis resistant genetics in current and future sire development. Surveys from National DHI and the National Animal Health Monitoring Service cite mastitis as the third most common reason for voluntary culling in commercial herds. By reducing somatic cell counts and mastitis events, herds experience a boost in both milk quality and profit per cow.
Dairies have three valuable genetic tools to increase resistance to mastitis: Somatic Cell Score (SCS), CDCB Mastitis (MAST) and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance (Z MAST). 250HO13531 TOTEM (2.63 SCS, 106 Z MAST, +2.6 MAST), 7HO12942 RESOLVE (2.69 SCS, 103 Z MAST, +2.3 MAST), and new graduate, 7HO13753 DEVINE (2.59 SCS, 108 Z MAST, +2.4 MAST), each offer genetics with powerful mastitis resistance.
Production Leaders
ROCKETFIRE continues to show his strength as a high milk sire with +2,704 Milk and +140 Combined Fat and Protein (CFP). Other breed leaders for production include 250HO13267 DUKE (+2,355 Milk, +190 CFP) and 250HO13736 HARDROCK (+2,322 Milk, +128 CFP).
With six of the top nine and 13 of the top 25 proven Holstein sires, Select Sires is the undisputed source for elite TPI coupled with consistent, profitable genetics. Select Sires offers a diverse sire lineup to enhance genetic success, no matter the genetic goals. For more information about individual sires, please visit Select Sires’ new website at www.selectsires.com and use the Advanced Sire Search to locate a sire or compare the industry’s best genetics.
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is the largest global A.I. cooperative and is comprised of six farmer-owned and -controlled local organizations in the United States. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen, as well as excellence in service and programs to supply dairy and beef producers with the world’s best genetics.
Image: (l-r) 14HO7796 GRIFF, 7HO13454 ROCKETFIRE and 14HO7770 HELIX maintain leading positions on TPI, NM$ and CM$ indexes while their daughters earn the stamp of customer-satisfaction. Source: 12/20 CDCB Genomic Evaluation/HA/December Zoetis data. REL%: HELIX NM$ 97; GRIFF NM$ 96; ROCKETFIRE NM$ 94, Yield 97; TOTEM SCS 91, Z MAST 58, MAST 73; RESOLVE SCS 96, Z MAST 69, MAST 80; DEVINE SCS 91, Z MAST 55, MAST 72; DUKE Yield 99; HARDROCK Yield 97.
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