August 2000 More Power From America's Best After the dust settled from the August 2000 USDA sire summary, it was clear that nothing had changed. The best sires for milk, components, type, and TPI still rank at the top, regardless of the base change. And Select Sires still offers the industry's best genetics and services at competitive prices. The federation is even more powerful with the consolidation of the Select Sires and Sire Power lineups. "This merger brings unmatched genetic superiority and selection to our customers," says Blaine Crosser, Vice President, Dairy Sire Product Line and Customer Service. "We are now, without a doubt, the largest A.I. organization in the U.S., serving the genetic needs of our customers through our 10 member co-ops." Still Pouring It On Select Sires remains the leader for improving milk production. Select offers 19 sires with more than +1600M, a feat no other stud can match. Leading the pack is 7HO5255 Caleb at +2327M. He is joined by four other bulls that are more than a ton of milk: 7HO4351 Barlo, 7HO5376 Outlaw, 7HO5375 Marshall and 7HO4637 Winchester. 7HO4252 Jessy and 9HO1817 Sultan both increased their milk proofs by more than 200 pounds this summary. With additional second crop daughters, 7HO4525 Rubytom's milk proof went up, too. At 99% Rel, 7HO4324 Bendix is sporting his highest milk proof ever, +1705M. In the solids arena, Select exhibits more genetic power with the addition of 9HO2293 Hale, a breed leader for pounds protein (+75). Other elite protein sires include Outlaw, (+72), Caleb (+68), and 9HO2266 Farmer (+67). 9HO2315 Jasper is Select's best for pounds fat at +91. His stall mate, Hale is also one of the breed's best for this trait at +77F. Rounding out the co-op's top five fat bulls are 7HO5192 Wahoo (+74), 7HO5491 Mozer (+74) and 7 HO6250 Emerson (+73). Select The Best Type 7HO6352 Eland is the breed's very best type sire at +3.59. He is just one of 20 bulls Select has in its lineup that are more than +2.00 for type, even with the -0.54T for the genetic base change. For targeting udder improvement, the federation offers dairy producers a baker's dozen that are more than +2.00 for udder composite. Plus there are 14 sires in Select's proven ranks that are more than +2.00 for feet and legs. Six of these Select sires are +2.00 for both udder and feet and leg composite scores. This cream of the crop includes Eland, 7HO8419 Approval, 7HO5211 Blackbart, 7HO5386 Chil, 7HO5157 Durham and 7HO6247 Elation. Select's best, and certainly one of the breed's highest, for TPI is Marshall. His TPI went up more than 100 points to +1707TPI this summary. It's no wonder with his impressive numbers of +2.3PL, +2129M, +55F, +54P and +2.50T. Joining Marshall at the top of the TPI list are Emerson (+1680), Elation (+1653), Jasper (+1634) and Eland (+1611). High Protein Breeds Select Sires continues to be the powerhouse in Jersey genetics with six of the breed's top 10 type sires. No other stud offers more! In fact, there are eight bulls in Select's Jersey lineup that are more than +2.0 for type: 7JE356 Sambo (+2.7), 7JE442 Paramount (+2.5), 7JE329 Centurion (+2.5), 7JE254 Berretta (+2.4), 7JE395 Choice P (+2.4), 9JE153 Flyer (+2.3), 7JE404 Bert (+2.1) and 9JE159 Gurton (+2.1). Not to be outdone, 7JE386 Declo is among the breed's best for protein at +53, while 7JE424 Freedom ranks at the top for fat at +61 and milk at +1488. No matter what the selection criteria, Select has a highly reliable lineup that can meet any Jersey breeder's needs. Guernsey breeders benefit greatly from the consolidation of the Select Sires and Sire Power lineups. One look at the breed's top 10 PTI list tells the story. Five of the top 10 bulls on this prestigious list are now available from Select. They are 9GU141 Amen (+250), 7GU342 Raptor (+220), 9GU131 Lord (+215), 9GU136 Faro (+201) and 7GU339 Luxury (+200). Guernsey breeders can now buy semen from the breed's best type bull, 9GU134 Valiant (+2.4), from their Select Sires representative, too. New to the proven ranks is 7GU343 Glacier, a components specialist at +.11%F and +.09%P. High fat and protein traits were expected from this mating of Prince Jay to 7GU302 Goliath's maternal sister. The Glacier daughters are above average in stature, have correct feet and legs, and outstanding rear udders. Newcomer 7BS741 Jetvin represents Select's efforts to locate the best Brown Swiss genetics in the world, regardless of the address. The hottest new bull in Europe, Jetvin is sired by the American type specialist, Jetway, and his dam, Fuschi, is well known throughout Europe as a tremendous transmitter. "I recently saw 20 milking Jetvin daughters and came away very impressed," says Sire Analyst Jeff Ziegler. "Consistently his daughters were the tallest young cows in the herd with tremendous flat, dairy bone structure. Their feet and legs were extremely correct and the udders looked like milk. Jetvin's use on Blend, Starbuck, Emory and Prelude daughters, as well as any cow needing additional dairyness, would be complimentary matings." Jetvin sons will be sampled through the PGA in the very near future. Select Sires has America's strongest Ayrshire lineup. The breed's top three Ayrshire bulls for PTI are now available from the cooperative. 7AY62 Wandringeye stands atop this list at +332. Ranking second is 9AY69 L Heligo (+272) while 7AY60 Recruiter takes the third spot at +227. For the type enthusiast, 9AY55 Jason is of great interest, being best in the breed at +1.1T. Regardless of the breed, Select Sires has the industry's most powerful lineup of diversified sires that can meet any dairy producer's genetic criteria. 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