Eight Holsteins Graduate
into Select Sires Lineup
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2001 — Eight bulls have graduated
into Select Sires’ Holstein lineup after receiving official
evaluations in November from the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Interbull and Holstein Association USA. This graduating class is
sired by seven different bulls, with six of these sires debuting
within the top third of Select’s active-A.I. lineup.
"These eight graduates have added more depth to the Select Sires
lineup, giving producers even greater diversity of genetic choices,"
says Rick VerBeek, sire analyst, Select Sires. "Whether producers
are looking for calving ease, high production or type specialists,
they’ll find some interesting options within this graduating class."
Balanced Production and Type with High TPIs
Debuting with the fifth-highest Type-Production Index (+1626 TPI™)
at Select Sires, 7HO5891 Ricecrest DILLON-ET*TV is one of nine sires
with a Predicted Transmitting Ability for Milk (PTAM) higher than
+2,000 in Select’s lineup. This son of Pen-Col DUSTER-ET also will be
in the breed’s top 20 for TPI, backed by high protein PTAs (+.00%P +61P),
strong dollar values (+575 CM$ +571 FM$ +569 NM$), a long productive
life (+2.3 PL) and solid type (+1.32 PTAT). Bred by Dale E. and Fred E.
Rice, Chambersburg, Pa., DILLON is out of an Excellent Norrielake Cleitus
LUKE-TW daughter of Ricecrest Southwind Kaye-ET. This SUPERIOR SETTLER™
will transmit medium-sized, open-ribbed frames, firmly attached udders that
are well above the hocks, and improved feet and legs that track squarely
and have improved depth of heel.
One of two Hard-Le DARKSTAR-ET sons to graduate into Select’s lineup,
9HO2462 Rodenberg Darkstar NIXON-ET*TV offers producers a strong
balance of production and type. NIXON has PTAs of +1,607M -.06%F +42F
+.03%P +54P +$458 CM$ +1.51T +1504 TPI. Bred by Bradley E. Rodenberg,
Guttenberg, Iowa, this SUPERIOR SETTLER is from two generations of
Excellent Gold Medal Dams with up to 42,000 pounds of milk. NIXON is
siring tall, strong daughters with wide rumps, steep foot angle and
good mobility, as well as firmly attached udders with correct teat placement.
Improved Calving Ease and Components
Extremely high components and type combined with a calving-ease score
of 8 percent difficult births will make 9HO2448 Art-Acres Patron
SPOCK-ET*TV popular in cheese-marketing areas. Backed by high components
on both sides of his pedigree, this 9HO1729 Brabant Star PATRON-ET son
is out of three generations of high-testing Dams of Merit. SPOCK has
PTAs of +480M +.14%F +50F +.13%P +46P +417 CM$ +2.15T. This SUPERIOR
SETTLER was bred by Arthur G. Rhoderick, Hagerstown, Md., and is
transmitting strong, wide frames, udders with strong attachments and
deep center ligaments, and correct feet and legs.
7HO5799 Brookside-S SAHARA-ET*TV is a Shoremar MASON-ET son who has the
unusual distinction of siring offspring with tall, dairy frames, and
great strength and depth, while also earning a low calving-ease score
(7 percent DBH). Bred by Carl W. Sanford, Deckerville, Mich., SAHARA
is out of a high-producing Madawaska AEROSTAR daughter backed by a
Very Good (87) dam with 1,112 pounds of fat. He is a SUPERIOR SETTLER
with PTA values that reflect balance in production and type, with
+1,220M -.04%F +34F +.08%P +56P +1.55T. SAHARA’s daughters have high,
wide rear udders, and walk on legs that track correctly and have good mobility.
Designated a SUPERIOR SETTLER, 7HO5788 Mr Darkstar GENT-ET*TV is a
DARKSTAR son backed by AEROSTAR and 7HO1118 Arlinda ROTATE Dams of
Merit. He has a low calving-ease score of 8 percent DBH, along with
PTAs of +1,620M -.07%F +42F +.02%P +53P +1.38T. GENT was bred by G.
Sheypuk, S. Pheasant and R. Shipsky, Jermyn, Pa. Producers can use him
to transmit shapely, well-attached udders, to straighten rear legs with
a steep foot angle, and to improve stature.
Type Specialists
A maternal brother to 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV and 7HO6131
Regancrest Emory DERRY*TV, 9HO2458 Regancrest DAWSTON-ET*TV is an
Excellent (93) 9HO1833 Marcrest ENCORE son that continues the family
legacy of siring breed-leading type. This SUPERIOR SETTLER is transmitting
tall, strong, deep and wide frames, well-attached udders with superb teat
placement, and correct feet and legs. Bred by Regancrest Farm, Waukon,
Iowa, and out of Snow-N Denises Dellia, Excellent (95), he has PTAs of
+551M +13F +9P +2.28T and +1105 TPI.
7HO5801 Slave-Acres TRUE GRIT-ET*TV is a 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET son
that is siring outstanding udders (+1.95UDC) with extraordinary attachments,
an open, dairy rib and improved rump width. Bred by Hilltop Farms Inc.,
Xenia, Ohio, he is out of successive generations of Very Good dams, each
of which produced more than 35,000 pounds of milk. TRUE GRIT has PTA
values of +953M +.01%F +37F -.01%P +26P +2.10T +1374 TPI.
Rounding out the graduating class is 7HO5752 Sullys Bellwood SUPREME-ET*TV,
a Maizefield BELLWOOD-ET son from two generations of Excellent dams with
more than 25,000 pounds of milk and 1,000 pounds of fat. Within Select’s
top 10 for milk production (+1,936 PTAM), he has PTAs of +56F +50P +511 FM$
+1.13T +1465 TPI. SUPREME has been designated a SUPERIOR SETTLER, and was
bred by K. and E. Topp, J. Elsass and L. Maurer, Botkins, Ohio. Producers
can use this new graduate to improve rear-udder height and width, enhance
dairy form and strengthen the loin.
Up-to-Date Sire-Evaluation Statistics Readily Available
Producers can obtain additional details about these eight new active-A.I.
sires as well as up-to-date production and type data on all 89 Holsteins
in the Select Sires lineup from a single source - www.selectsires.com.
This information is available free to producers and others interested in
obtaining information about breed-leading Holstein sires. In addition,
people can contact the Select Sires representative nearest them for
more details.
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc. is a federation of 10 farmer-owned
and controlled cooperatives. It provides highly fertile semen as well as
excellence in 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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Copyright 1996-2001 Select Sires Inc. Last updated 13-Nov-2001.
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