November 2000 New Jersey and Brown Swiss Sires Strengthen A.I. Industry's Leading High-Protein Lineup PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Nov. 15, 2000 - The Jersey breed's new No. 1 sire for Production-Type Index (PTI), 9JE173 Barbs MBSM COSMO-ET, is one of three individuals Select Sires has added to its comprehensive lineup for high-protein breeds. This follows the fall quarterly publishing of dairy sire evaluations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, InterBull and the breed associations. With these additions, Select's 10 member cooperatives are now marketing semen from a total of 38 sires in the Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey and Jersey breeds. "Select Sires has remained committed to providing superior genetics to breeders who work with these high-protein breeds," says Blaine Crosser, vice president, dairy sire product line, Select Sires. "This commitment is demonstrated through the quantity and quality of the bulls with highly reliable proofs in our lineup today. It also is shown in Select's ongoing young-sire development program, which samples the industry's largest total of 50 bulls from high-protein breeds annually." New No. 1 Sire in the Jersey Breed 9JE173 Cosmo has graduated into Select's active-A.I. Jersey lineup with credentials that make him the breed's No. 1 sire for PTI at +309, Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$) at +506 and Net Merit Dollars (NM$) at +490. The result of mating Barbs Brass Top Cynthia (Excellent-91), a member of one of the breed's great cow families, to 7JE254 Mason Boomer Sooner Berretta, 9JE173 Cosmo is expected to receive his first type proof in February. Also new to the active-A.I. list is 9JE172 Eastglen Alf KLASSIC-ET, one of the highest Comfort Royal ALF-ET sons for production. Not only are his daughters outproducing his Parent Average, but they also have what the breed is looking for in frame traits. The Select Jersey lineup continues to provide producers with a wide array of sires that transmit outstanding type. 7JE356 Lester SAMBO, 7JE329 Sooner CENTURION-ET and 7JE442 Rock Ella PARAMOUNT-ET have Predicted Transmitting Abilities for Type (PTATs) of +2.70, +2.60 and +2.60, respectively, with seven others earning PTAT's of +2.00 or more. These and others in the Select lineup provide a high level of reliability and pedigree diversity that meet the needs of discriminating Jersey breeders. New Brown Swiss Graduate The latest graduate into the Brown Swiss lineup is 7BS729 R Hart Chillers CUBE, who is siring daughters with high milk components and attractive udders. From the highly regarded and time-proven "Christine" family, he was sired by Top Acres PEERLESS-ET. 7BS741 JETVIN-ET continues to be the most in-demand sire for breeders flushing top cows throughout the world. His daughters are known for being tall, dairy and flat-boned with good feet and legs. Sons of 7BS741 Jetvin will be sampled through Select's Program for Genetic Advancement (PGA) in the near future. Another popular Brown Swiss sire is 7BS722 Victory Acres Prophet SAM, who is in the breed's top 10 for PTI and is consistently solid in all production categories. Guernseys With High Type, Components and PTI Values When searching for both type and production, Guernsey breeders need look no further than the Select lineup to find four of the breed's top five sires for PTI. 9GU141 Blackwater Lord AMEN has the No. 2 PTI of +262, and is one of only two top-10 sires for PTI that are also plus for PTA Protein Percent and PTA Fat Percent. The other is 7GU343 Rozelyn Patmar Jay GLACIER-ET, with a PTI of +186. Rounding out the highest rankings for PTI are 9GU131 Trotacre Mercury LORD-ET with +211, 7GU342 Marodore Jimco RAPTOR-ET with +208 and 9GU136 Twin L Farms Magic FARO-ET with +197. The highest active-A.I. Guernsey sire for PTA Type continues to be 9GU134 Tamaracks Perfectos VALIANT-ET, with a value of +2.30. Still No. 1 in the Ayrshire Breed 7AY62 Ardrossan Marathon WANDRINGEYE remains No. 1 in the Ayrshire breed for PTI (+315) and CM$ (+510) after the November analysis was complete. Also in the top five for PTI are 9AY69 Palmyra Lover's HELIGO's-ET (+259) and 7AY60 Covey-Farms Ramses RECRUITER (+221). The highest active-A.I. Ayrshire sire for PTAT is again 9AY65 Daltondale's JASON-ET, with +1.20. Getting Up-to-Date November Sire Evaluation Statistics Producers can quickly obtain all of these rankings as well as up-to-date production and type data on all sires in the Select Sires lineup from one single source - www.selectsires.com. This information is available free to producers and others interested in obtaining data about breed-leading sires. In addition, people can contact the Select Sires representative nearest them for more information. 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