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.
Select Sires is a federation of 10 farmer-owned and controlled
cooperatives, serving the largest number of cooperative members
in the United States. It provides excellence in sires, service
and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying livestock
breeders with America's best genetics at a reasonable price.
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