Select Sires Graduates Industry's
First BW MARSHALL Son
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2004 — Semen is now available from five
Holstein bulls that have graduated into active-A.I. service at Select
Sires, including the breed’s first proven son of 7HO5375 Mara-Thon
BW MARSHALL-ET*TV. This follows the February 9 release of official
dairy-sire evaluations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Interbull
and Holstein Association USA. Sired by five different sires, as well as
five different maternal grandsires, these bulls offer diverse pedigrees
as they join North America’s leading active-A.I. lineup of 91 Holsteins.
"With more than 220 MARSHALL sons sampled in the U.S., it’s exciting
to release 7HO6682 B-Hiddenhills Mar MARMAX-ET*RC,TV," says Blaine Crosser,
vice president, dairy products and services, Select Sires. "MARMAX is a
prime example of the foresight that goes into sampling young sires
through the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™). Recognizing
MARSHALL’s genetic strengths early in his A.I. career, our staff
acquired and sampled the first son as a SUPER SAMPLER™. It could
be more than a year before any other A.I.-proven MARSHALL sons will
be released. It’s bulls like MARMAX that continue to give Select
Sires the genetic edge in the A.I. industry and our customers a
head start with some of America’s best genetics."
Three New Graduates Over +1600 TPI
Debuting as the No. 11 Type-Production Index (TPI™) sire with a
value of +1684 (85% Rel.), MARMAX is a red-factor sire that was
destined to become Select Sires’ No.1 milk sire. His credentials
include an impressive string of Predicted Transmitting Abilities
(PTAs): +2,719M +65F +72P +533 Net Merit Dollars (NM$) +515 Cheese
Merit Dollars (CM$) +565 Fluid Merit Dollars (FM$) +1.71T (79% Rel.)
+.92 Udder Composite (UDC) +1.43 Feet-and-Leg Composite (FLC). His
Very Good (87) Gold-Medal dam, with 3-0 355d 31,030M 4.3% 1,342F
3.1% 976P, is backed by two more generations of Gold Medal Dams,
both with more than 50,000 pounds of milk. Bred by Hidden Hills Dairy,
McBain, Mich., this sire can be used to significantly increase milk
production while siring tall, wide-framed cows that track straight
ahead with a substantial depth of heel and firmly-attached udders
with excellent height and width.
Coming into active A.I. at +1624 TPI (80% Rel.) and ranking among
the best 35 in the breed, 7HO8431 MacLand STORMIN Bill*B/R,BL,TV
writes a pedigree that is indicative of show-caliber type. This
Excellent (90) Maughlin STORM-ET son is out of an Excellent (91)
daughter of 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET that has consistently
produced records in excess of 32,000 pounds of milk. STORMIN’s
elite +2.68 PTAT (71% Rel.) (third highest at Select) and type
composite scores of +2.25 UDC +1.08 FLC +1.89 Body (BC) +2.45 Dairy
(DC) are compiled from an outstanding linear trait appraisal. STORMIN
daughters are tall, stylish cows with plenty of width and tremendous
udders that are as impressive from the rear as they are from the side.
This SUPERIOR SETTLER™ also has PTAs for production that include
+1,362M +.06%F +65F +.01%P + 44P +430NM$ +436CM$ +419FM$. Bred by
S. Culbertson and W. & J. McFarland, Elgin, Minn., STORMIN was acquired
from Desirebull Genetics, Turlock, Calif. Breeders who want to place
at the top in the show ring, yet desire a modern-milk bull with high
components, should consider STORMIN.
The third new graduate to rank in the top half of Holstein’s Top-100
TPI list is 9HO2760 NORRIElake Amel Dakota-ET*CV at +1615 TPI (86% Rel.).
He is a profit-generating sire for many of today’s milk markets
(+515 NM$ +539 CM$) with high protein (+.06% P +55P) and solid
production (+1,396M). Bred by Norrie Lake Dairy Farms Inc., Birnamwood,
Wis., NORRIE is the second son of 7HO4985 Out-Jock Choice AMEL-ET to
graduate into active service at Select Sires. His dam is a 7HO3847
Ameldin II Pontiac HUNTER daughter that produced a 4-year-old record
of 56,190M 1,430F 1,674P. NORRIE sires shallow udders (+1.91 UDC)
with a strong fore udder attachment and ligament, in addition to feet
and legs (+0.92 FLC) that track straight with good mobility.
Balanced Genetics from Strong Cow Families
With a +1,616 PTA for Milk (82% Rel.) and a +1.73 PTA for Type (78% Rel.),
7HO6426 Ked Mattie JEB*TV presents the genetic balance that many producers
are looking for. He is an Eastview Influence MATTIE G son out of a
high-producing cow family owned by Keith E. Decker, Knox, Pa. His pedigree
includes numerous records well over 30,000 pounds of milk, including an
Excellent (91-2E) Gold Medal Dam with almost 36,000 pounds of milk as a
3-year-old and the next two dams each at 40,000 pounds of milk. His
daughters are very balanced young cows that are tall and deep-bodied
with plenty of width and strength with firmly attached udders.
Backed by a pedigree deep in Select Sires tradition that is loaded with
milk and type, 7HO6496 Jerland DILIGENT-ET*TV is an extremely reliable
new choice for balance with PTA values of +1,433M +.00%F +51F -.02%P
+38P (92% Rel.) and +1.78T (89% Rel.). Proven through the SUPER SAMPLER
program, this 7HO4637 Ladys-Manor WINCHESTER-ET son traces to one of
the Holstein breed’s matriarchs, Brigeen Hanover Debra (EX-91-3E-GMD-DOM).
The dam of DILIGENT is an Excellent (94-2E-GMD-DOM) BLACKSTAR and the
next dam is an Excellent (92-GMD-DOM) MARK. All three dams have production
records in excess of 40,000 pounds of milk and 1,800 pounds of fat.
Bred by Lawrence F. Jerome of Barron, Wis., this SUPERIOR SETTLER
is bred to transmit stature, angularity, width of rump, legs that
track correctly, and exceptional height and width in the rear udder.
Up-to-Date Sire-Evaluation Statistics Readily Available
Producers can obtain additional details about these five new active-A.I.
sires as well as up-to-date production and type data on all 91 Holsteins
in the Select Sires dairy lineup from a single source - www.selectsires.com.
This information is available free to producers and others interested in
obtaining information about breed-leading genetics. 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.
™SUPER SAMPLER, SUPERIOR SETTLER, Program for Genetic Advancement and PGA
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