Twelve Holsteins, four Jerseys, three Brown Swiss and one Ayrshire graduated to the daughter-proven lineup following the December Sire Summaries. “The class added great depth to the lineups, with diverse pedigrees and a variety of genetic specialties,” said Kevin Jorgensen, Holstein sire analyst. “We continue to create sires for every market and deliver daughter-proven results for complete, trouble-free cows to enhance farmer-owner success.”
Select Sires Highlights
• 7HO14320 ALPHABET makes his debut on the daughter-proven list among the breed’s top-5 TPI® sires. He’s also a leader for production traits (+2,194 Milk, +101 Fat and +63 Protein) and boasts a positive Sire Conception Rate (+0.6 SCR).
• 7HO14364 EISAKU hails from one of the all-time greats: Sandy-Valley Eternity (EX-92-EX-MS-DOM). He’s a sire that offers great production and positive components with a balanced linear and daughters that are well suited for modern environments.
• 7HO14438 GODDARD possesses traits to create healthy and fertile cattle. He ranks well for Herd Health Profit Dollars™ (+898 HHP$™) and Dairy Wellness Profit Index® (+905 DWP$®) with positive sire and daughter fertility. GODDARD also qualifies for Select Sires’ FeedPRO®, RobotPRO®, GrazingPRO®, Mastitis ResistantPRO™ and FertilityPRO™ designations.
• 7HO14401 CASCADE is a perfect complement to 14HO7770 HELIX and 7HO12788 FRAZZLED bloodlines. He’s a 7HO12787 KING ROYAL son that transmits a rare combination of elite TPI (+2725), Type traits (+2.20 PTAT, +2.34 UDC) and positive Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR).
• Select Sires is excited for 7HO14324 BACKFLIP to join the daughter-proven Showcase™ lineup. His dam is the former Canadian Cow of the Year, Jacobs Goldwyn Britany (EX-96-2E-EX-MS).
• 7HO14264 SPEEDY is a great production sire (1,939 Milk, +139 Combined Fat and Protein) backed by multiple generations of Very Good dams. At +981 HHP$ he ranks No. 4 in the breed.
• 7HO14314 ROCHESTER and 7HO14451 BIG AL can offer farmers high-ranking TPI values, A2A2 Beta-Casein and powerful mastitis resistance. At +974 HHP$ BIG AL ranks No. 5 in the breed.
• Three Jersey sires graduate to the proven lineup: 7JE1699 JX PINE {6}, 7JE1705 MAGICIAN and 7JE1719 JX ADAMA {6}. Both JX PINE {6} and JX ADAMA {6} excel in their production and component offerings. MAGICIAN is a Showcase favorite, destined to sire winners on the colored shavings and with breed-leading +3.7 DPR to boost fertility.
• 7AY121 MAGELLAN traces back to Shawards Calimero Megan (EX-94-2E). He’s a Revolution son with an outstanding balance of production (+964 Milk) and Type (+0.4).
• 7BS891 FORTUNE, 7BS897 BEACON and 7BS903 TY earn their place in the daughter-proven lineup. FORTUNE and TY offer a complete package of production, fertility and fitness, while BEACON shows himself to be a Type specialist. BEACON daughters are tall, strong and deep bodied with amazing frames.
Accelerated Genetics Highlights
• 14HO14138 HUSKY will sire healthy cows that return profit to the dairy. He is a breed leader for DPR (+4.0), Productive Life (+6.6 PL) and many of Zoetis’ cow wellness traits, including the Wellness Trait index (WT$) at +214. HUSKY performs very well on the HHP$ index with +927 and is stamped with the Mastitis ResistantPRO designation.
• 14HO14315 MILFORD graduates as a high component sire for Fat and Protein percent (+0.13 Fat, +0.06 Protein) and makes for a great mating on FRAZZLED daughters and granddaughters.
• 14HO14442 DELPRO improves wellness and production simultaneously with A2A2 Beta-Casein and BB Kappa-Casein. He’s also the perfect complement to 7HO11314 MOGUL and FRAZZLED bloodlines.
• 14JE1675 IROQUOIS-P is Polled with a super low Somatic Cell Score (2.77) and carries the Mastitis ResistantPRO designation. He’s known for siring strong cows with more moderate stature and high, wide rear udders.
GenerVations Highlights
• 250HO14310 COFFEE is an extreme Fat improver (+0.24% Fat) with positive sire and daughter fertility and powerful mastitis resistance. He carries both FertilityPRO and Mastitis ResistantPRO designations, as well as FeedPRO® and GrazingPRO®.
Source: 12/21 CDCB Genomic Evaluation, AJCA/HA/ABA/BSCBA Type Evaluation %Rel: ALPHABET Yield 94, SCR 99; SPEEDY Yield 98; MAGICIA DPR 71; MAGELLAN Yield 68, PTAT 52; HUSKY DPR 86, PL 87; MILFORD Yield 96; IROQUOIS-P SCS 83; COFFEE Yield 97. All Jerseys sires are JH1F, JNSF and BBR 100. ™Showcase, gender SELECTED, Mastitis ResistantPRO, Herd Health Profit Dollars and HHP$ are trademarks of Select Sires Inc. Jersey Performance Index (JPI) and Jersey Udder Index (JUI) are trademarks of the American Jersey Cattle Association. Calf Wellness Index and CW$ are trademarks of Zoetis Inc., its affiliates and/or its licensors. ®FeedPRO, RobotPRO, GrazingPRO, FertilityPRO and Your Success Our Passion. are registered trademarks of Select Sires Inc. TPI is a registered trademark of Holstein Association USA. Dairy Wellness Profit Index, DWP$, Wellness Trait Index and WT$ are registered trademarks of Zoetis Inc., its affiliates and/or its licensors. 7=Select Sires; 14=Accelerated Genetics; 250=GenerVations Limitations and Conditions of Sale: gender SELECTED semen shall be used only for the single insemination of one female bovine during natural ovulation with the intent to produce a single offspring unless specifically approved on an individual customer basis by Sexing Technologies in writing. AS A CONDITION OF PURCHASING gender SELECTED, THE PURCHASER AGREES THAT gender SELECTED SEMEN WILL NOT BE REVERSE SORTED OR RE-SORTED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED, IN ADVANCE, ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY SELECT SIRES IN WRITING. Select Sires intends to monitor the use of the gender SELECTED semen and vigorously enforce these restrictions on use. Please see http://www.selectsires.com