Following the results of the December sire summaries, Select Sires’ Jerseys ranked very well in the industry. Of the top 15 active proven non-JX sires for Jersey Performance Index™ (JPI™), eight carry the 7JE stud code and four carry the 14JE stud code from the Accelerated Genetics product line.
Proven Jersey Sires
For sires without a JX prefix, 7JE5004 CHROME (+182) ranks third in the breed for JPI, while 7JE1331 VARICK (+519), and new graduate 7JE5011 MEGAPOWER (+519) join CHROME (+576) in the top 15 for Net Merit (NM$).
MEGAPOWER (+124) also ranks third for Combined Fat and Protein (CFP) among bulls without a JX prefix and transmits high Type (+1.6). From a cow family that delivers results, MEGAPOWER is a Megatron son from Excellent Hi-Kel Tbone Pfennig-ET (E-90%).
This excellent lineup of proven sires excels in health and fitness traits. 7JE1274 AXIS and CHROME rank among the top 10 for Somatic Cell Score (SCS) +2.76 and +2.77, respectively. When JX bulls are removed from the rankings, CHROME (+7.4), 7JE1038 VALENTINO (+6.6) and VARICK (+6.4) rank in the top 20 active sires for Productive Life (PL).
7JE1219 OLIVER-P (+2.4), 7JE1294 BARNABAS (+2.3), 7JE1354 TEXAS (+2.3) and CHROME (+2.2) hold top five spots for Type. TEXAS (+29.3) and CHROME (+28.9) also rank in the top ten for Jersey Udder Index™ (JUI™).
Select Sires continues to be the leader in high-fertility sires having the most active proven sires greater than or equal to +100 JPI with an SCR greater than or equal to +1.0. Leading this group are sires like TEXAS (+3.6), 7JE1242 NITRO (+3.2), BARNABAS (+2.3) and 7JE1332 RENO (+1.9).
Super Samplers™
For JPI leaders, look to 7JE1600 JX FOURNETTE {3} (+210), 507JE1569 AVON KLAY {3}-P (+205) and 507JE1604 JX MALDINI {4} (+204).
For CFP, Select Sires has high-ranking JX sires and non-JX sires. Highlights from this listing include 7JE1503 JX RONALDINHO {3} (+154), 7JE1607 JX HAWK {5} (+149), and JX MALDINI {4} (+142). Non-JX bull highlights include 7JE5069 CHEDDAR (+131) and 7JE1545 DREW (+128).
Sires like 7JE1528 DISCO and 7JE1547 DIEGO are standouts in health and fitness traits for non-JX sires. Both sires rank very well for PL at +9.9 and +8.1, respectively. DISCO also boasts elite Livability (LIV) at +2.6 and SCS at 2.79.
7JE5032 VICTORIOUS (+32.9), DISCO (+31.5) and 7JE1605 MR SWAGGER (+31.4) are among the breed’s best sires for JUI. VICTORIOUS and 7JE5020 STRIKER rank in the top 15 non-JX sires for Type, both with +2.0 PTAT.
Accelerated Genetics highlights
14JE673 JX AVON {2} (+226), 14JE652 JX MARLO {2} (+218) and 14JE648 JX LEONEL {3} (+218) lead the breed as the top three proven JPI sires. These three sires also lead in the NM$ rankings with JX MARLO {2} in the top spot at +773, JX AVON {2} in second at +728, followed by JX LEONEL {3} at +719.
Exciting young sires in the Accelerated Genetics product line, include high-JPI sires 14JE769 JX STONEY {3} (+210) and 14JE742 JX PRIAPUS {3} (+208). Among the top 20 sires for JUI are 14JE749 JX DENTINE {3} (+30.2), 14JE764 JX NAPOLEAN {3} (+29.0) and 14JE707 JX CAMPEONE {3} (+28.9).
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