Five High-Components Breeds Sires
Added to Select Sires Lineup
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2002 — Select Sires has added the Brown Swiss
breed’s top new sire for Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$), two Guernsey sires with
Predicted Transmitting Abilities for Type (PTAT) higher than +2.0, a
high-reliability Jersey sire out of the breed’s world recordholder for fat
production and an Ayrshire sire from a well-regarded family to its
comprehensive lineup of high-components breeds. This follows the quarterly
publishing of the dairy sire evaluations by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, InterBull and breed associations. With the graduation of these
five sires from the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) and American
Jersey Cattle Association progeny-testing program, the Select Sires
federation of 10 member cooperatives now markets semen from 36 active-A.I.
sires in the Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey and Jersey breeds.
"Producers who work with these breeds benefit from a wide selection of
breed-leading genetics due to Select Sires’ long-term focus on developing
bulls that meet producers’ evolving needs," says Jeff Ziegler, dairy sire
analyst, Select Sires. "We rely on strong cow families as the foundation for
the next generation through the Program for Genetic Advancement. By helping
sample more than 50 bulls from these four breeds each year, producers can
trust that Select Sires will continue to graduate proven sires that rank
among the best in their breed."
New Brown Swiss is No. 1 for CM$
Debuting with the top CM$ (+632) on the Brown Swiss active-A.I. list,
7BS740 R Hart Protein EXCITE ET meets the ongoing need for high-solids
production with PTAs of +1,490M +.07%F +75F +.06%P +61P. He ranks second in
the breed for Production-Type Index (PTI) with +351, and already is being
looked at as a future sire of sons. Bred by R-Hart Farm, Wapakoneta, Ohio,
this PGA graduate is one of the early sons of 9BS71 R Bay Emorys EARNEST T
out of R Hart CD Connie ET, a world-renowned Excellent (92) daughter of
Gentle Breeze Mat Christine*TW (EX-90-3E). Connie and her maternal sister, R
Hart CB Christian (EX-91-2E) - both with more than 40,000 pounds of milk -
have combined to produce the breed’s top three proven sires for Net Merit.
Since his active-A.I. release in November, 7BS736 Forest Lawn PHT JAMARR ET
has been filling the void left by his high-production sire, 7BS693 Top Acres
Dotson PROPHET ET. Select’s top milk sire, JAMARR (PTI +253) currently ranks
second in the breed for PTAM (+1,978), third for FM$ (+520), fifth for
protein (+52P), sixth for NM$ (+467), and eighth for both fat (+70F) and CM$
(+460).
A genetically consistent source of top production and components with a
yield reliability of 90 percent, 7BS733 Misa Jetway MASCOT ET ranks third in
the breed for both PTI (+322) and Protein (+59P), based on his February
InterBull proof. He is also second for PTAF (+82) and fifth for milk with
+1,701 PTAM.
Top Three In The Guernsey Breed
Select Sires continues to dominate the Guernsey PTA Type rankings, with
three sires at or higher than +2.0 PTAT and a total of six in the breed’s
top 10. 9GU134 Tamaracks Perfectos VALIANT-ET continues to lead with +2.2
PTAT, followed by two new active-A.I. sires, 7GU358 Lantz Farm Enhancer
VILTER-ET (+2.1T) and 7GU360 Trotacre Loral TILLER-ET (+2.0).
Already the sire of an Honorable Mention All-American, VILTER has linear
values for type that include six udder traits that all are higher than
+1.0 - a pattern the Guernsey breed has not seen in a long time. Bred by
Jason Danhof, Brent Clements and Jon Lantz, Marshfield, Wis., this graduate
is the result of crossing Sherma Victory Ellas ENHANCER with Wampanoag
Fayette SMOKEY’s highest-scored daughter, Glen Brook Smokey Vivian
(EX-93-GSD). He has PTA values of +1,077M +43F +26P +316 FM$ +180 PTI.
VILTER daughters are tall and dairy with extraordinary udders, straighter
legs and some slope to the rump.
Another new PGA graduate, TILLER (+2.0 PTAT) has sired All-American
nominees in 2000 and 2001. Bred by James R. Trotter, Enon Valley, Pa., this
7GU322 Trotacre Mercury LORAL-ET son is out of an Excellent (90) Nells Glow
Admiral MAGIC daughter with more than 31,000 pounds of milk at 2 years, 1
month of age. TILLER has PTAs of +1,328M +40F +30P +344 FM$ +181 PTI. He is
transmitting scale, strength, width and dairyness, along with high, wide
rear udders and steep foot angle.
In addition, 9GU141 Blackwater Lord AMEN-ET remained No. 1 in the breed for
PTI (+254), PTAF (+70) and PTAP (+58). He is second for NM$ at +$369 and
seventh for milk at +1,498M. Released in November, 7GU357 Marodore Enhancer
ROY-ET is third in the breed for PTI (+233) and has these high PTAs: +1,679M
+56F +46P +357 FM$ +1.7T. Components specialist, 7GU343 Rozelyn Patmar Jay
GLACIER-ET, is the highest-ranking sire for fat (+.15 PTA%F) and protein
(+.08 PTA%P).
Top Ayrshires For Seven Traits
Select Sires’ Ayrshire lineup maintains the top two spots on the
active-A.I. list for PTI, NM$ and CM$; the top three positions for PTAP; and
the top four positions for PTAM and PTAF.
7AY62Ardrossan Marathon WANDRINGEYE still is No. 1 in the breed with these
PTAs: +295 PTI +53F +45P +443 CM$, and No. 2 for milk (+1,369 PTAM) and NM$
(+433-M). Ranking No.1 for NM$ (+443), FM$ (+476) and PTAF (+53), 9AY69
Palmyra Lover’s HELIGO’s-ET is second for PTI (+270) and CM$ (+439).
7AY64 Ski-Pal Good-Vue TRI MAGIC, bred by David, Michael and Linda Hanson,
Goodridge, Minn., is a new graduate that offers a balance of production and
type. He has PTAs of +1,076M +32F +28P +223 FM$ +.6T +133 PTI. Sired by the
breed’s No.1 type sire, Ardrossan Ev Kates TRIDENT, TRI MAGIC transmits
extreme stature and overall width, along with udders that have high, wide
rear attachments and close teat placement.
Released into active-A.I. service last August, 9AY73 Covey-Farms Ramses
RUNAWAY is now the No.1 Ayrshire for PTA Milk at +1,453. He also ranks among
the breed’s top 5 for NM$ (+355), CM$ (+353), FM$ (+381), PTAF (+48), PTAP
(+40) and PTI (+225).
Jersey Sires Offer High Reliability
Producers continue to look to Select’s Jersey lineup as a credible source
of proven genetics, with half of the lineup having yield reliabilities
higher than 90 percent. This reputation extends from one of the all-time
greats, 7JE254 Mason Boomer Sooner BERRETTA, with 99 percent reliability,
to Select’s newest release, 7JE510 GOLDEN Boy of Ferreira, a son of Golden
MBSB Of Twin Haven-ET with 86 percent reliability.
GOLDEN meets the need for higher solids milk from cows that will last
longer with PTA values of +470M +.14%F +45F +.06%P +26P +351 CM$ +2.3 PTAT.
This 7JE290 WF/L&M Duncan BARBER-ET son was bred by A K Enterprises,
Winchester, Va., and acquired from Larry Ferreira, Beaver, Ore. He is out of
Golden MBSB of Twin Haven-ET, Excellent (94), the world record holder for
fat production with 2,421 pounds. Producers can use GOLDEN to transmit
dairyness along with high, wide rear udders, firm fore-udder attachments and
close teat placement.
An August 2001 graduate, 7JE488 Long Distance BARKLY has Select’s highest
PTI (+299). With no 7JE159 Soldierboy Boomer SOONER of CJF in his pedigree,
this BARBER son is among the breed’s top 10 for PTI, NM$ (+468), CM$ (+458),
PTAM (+1,867) and PTAF (+57).
Nine sires in Select’s Jersey lineup have PTATs of +2.0 or more, with four
ranking among the breed’s best 10 for type. Tied for second in the breed at
+2.9T is 7JE442 Rock Ella PARAMOUNT-ET, a SUPERIOR SETTLER™ with 95percent
reliability that’s among the breed’s Top 20 for PTI at +272 (IB-M/USA). Also
in the breed’s top 10 for PTAT are 7JE356 Lester SAMBO (+2.7-M, 98% Rel.),
7JE472 BW PARADE-ET (+2.6, 82% Rel.) and 7JE329 Sooner CENTURION-ET, (+2.6
PTAT, 98% Rel.).
Up-To-Date Sire Evaluations Readily Available
Producers can obtain additional background about all 36 sires in the Select
Sires high-components lineup from a single source - www.selectsires.com.
This information is available free to producers and others interested in
obtaining information about breed-leading high-components 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 1996-2002 Select Sires Inc. Last updated 20-Feb-2002.
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