Select Sires Dominates the
Top 100 TPI Listing And More
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Feb. 17, 2004 — Semen is now available from 28 proven
bulls at Select Sires that rank on the Holstein Association's Top 100
Type-Production Index (TPI™) listing - the most in the industry. This
includes the first proven son of 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET*TV,
7HO6682 B-Hiddenhills Mar MARMAX-ET*RC, TV. The announcement follows the
February 9 release of official dairy-sire evaluations by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Interbull and the breed association. Among the 91 sires in
Select's active lineup are 24 with Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs)
over +2.00 Type (T), 13 over +2,000 Milk (M), 15 over +500 Net Merit Dollars
(NM$), and 29 that are 7 percent or less for calving ease (CE).
"Whether breeders are looking to gain a merchandising edge or seeking
balance in their mating programs, they can trust Select Sires to meet their
objectives," says Blaine Crosser, vice president, dairy products and
services, Select Sires. "Our market share in the A.I. industry is indicative
of the reputation that Select Sires has for consistently delivering highly
reliable genetics. For example, last November Select Sires graduated three
Holsteins from the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) with TPI
indexes placing them on the Top-100 TPI list. With additional data in their
February 2004 summaries, their TPI values increased. On the other end of the
spectrum, BW MARSHALL and 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV,
collectively, added 4,466 second-crop daughters to their proofs in February,
yet remain atop the rankings. It's results like these that instill customer
trust in Select's programs."
Six of Top-12 Sires on the Top-100 TPI Listing
For the fourth consecutive summary, 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET*TV (O
MAN) holds the breed's No.1 spot for TPI and Net Merit Dollars. Now at +1918
TPI, this 5% calving-ease (CE) specialist is a SUPERIOR SETTLER™ and he
offers extreme components, balanced nicely with functional type. He has PTAs
of +1,573M +.18% +102F +.11% +74P at 93%Rel. Also, O MAN has values of
+1.07T and +2.13 Feet-and-Leg Composite (FLC) at 88% Rel.
One of today's most highly demanded sires, BW MARSHALL, is No. 4 on the TPI
list at +1764. Now 99% Rel. for both production and type, he offers the
ultimate in customer satisfaction at +2,587M and +2.67T with 5,375
daughters.
With over 220 sons sampled in A.I. studs across the U.S., BW MARSHALL's
impact on the Holstein breed is already expanding with the release of his
first proven son, MARMAX. He is the highest-ranking new sire - eleventh - on
the Top-100 TPI list at +1684TPI, 85% Rel. Like his sire, MARMAX is a PGA
graduate and was a SUPER SAMPLER™. He is a red-factor sire that balances
high production and solid type with PTA values of +2,719M +65F +72P
+533NM$ +515 Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$) +565 Fluid Merit Dollars (FM$)
+1.71T, 79% Rel., +0.92 Udder Composite (UDC) +1.43 (FLC). His dam is a
Very Good (87) Gold Medal Dam (GMD) by Mr Hurl-Three MOMENTUM-RED-ET and the
next two generations are GMD dams with over 50,000 pounds of milk.
No. 6 TPI is 7HO6025 De-Matt Rudolph TEAMSTER-ET*TV with +1733 TPI, 90%
Rel., and PTAs of +2,087M +59F +69P +1.65T, 87% Rel. Ranking seventh at
+1724 TPI-M, 93% Rel., is 7HO5710 Pagen-Ernwood DANE-ET*TV, who sires a
balance of milk, components and type with PTA-M values of +1,945M +.08%
+90F +.01% +61P and +1.19T at 86%Rel. Rounding out the top dozen is
7HO5484 Ricecrest BOONE-ET*TV, a 6% CE sire that now ranks No. 12 TPI with
the addition of almost 500 second-crop daughters. The resulting PTAs are
+2,097M +.03% +85F +.04% +73P +629NM$ +648CM$ +593FM$ +1.12T, 93%Rel.,
culminating a +1682 TPI, 99%Rel.
Other TPI Highlights
Another February PGA graduate, 9HO2760 NORRIElake Amel Dakota-ET*CV ranks
among the top 50 at +1615 TPI, 86% Rel. NORRIE is also a profit generator
for many of today's cheese markets (+515NM$ +539CM$) with high protein
(+.06% +55P), solid production (+1,396M) and sound, functional type (+1.65T,
79% Rel., +1.91UDC +0.92FLC).
Graduating in November, 7HO6500 Emerald-Acr-Vr CADENCE-ET*CV at +1670 TPI,
84% Rel., 7HO6498 Sher-Est Winch STEADY-ET*CV at +1610 TPI, 90% Rel., and
7HO6474 Regancrest DEARBORN-ET*TV at +1568 TPI, 82% Rel., all climbed higher
for TPI.
Released in August 2003, 7HO8430 Zee-Cal PERSIA-RED-ET*TV, remains the
breed's No. 1 red bull (+1644 TPI, 84% Rel.), transmits a ton of milk and is
+2.43 PTAT, 81% Rel. He joins MARMAX, a red-factor sire, and 6HO0817 Ja-Bob
JORDAN-RED-ET*TV (+1535 TPI-M, 94% Rel., +2.02T-M, 87% Rel., +2.02UDC) in
giving red-and-white breeders three valuable options for their breeding
programs.
Type Coupled with Production for Higher Net Return
Leading the breed for type, Select currently has 24 bulls that are +2.00
PTAT or higher - more than any other A.I. organization. But the advantages
don't stop there... They also average more than +1,300 PTAM. Of these bulls,
four are higher than +2,000 PTAM, including BW MARSHALL (+2,587M +2.67T),
7HO5708 Fustead Emory BLITZ-ET*TV (+2,436M, 91% Rel., +2.27T, 85% Rel.),
PERSIA-RED (+2,088M +2.43T) and 7HO5581 Eastview Emory EQUITY-ET*TV
(+2,144M, 96% Rel., +2.29T, 85% Rel.), whose proof improved with the
addition of 260 second-crop daughters. Also adding 287 second-crop daughters
is 7HO5592 Wil-Hart E LOUIE-ET*TV (+1,414M, 97% Rel.-M, +2.33T-M, 88%
Rel.).
A new addition to Select's high-type lineup at +2.68 PTAT, 71% Rel., and
+1624 TPI, 80% Rel., is 7HO8431 Macland STORMIN Bill *B/R, BL, TV. He writes
a pedigree that is truly indicative of show-caliber type, being a Maughlin
STORM-ET son from an Excellent (91) 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET daughter
with more than 38,000 pounds of milk. His elite type score ranks him sixth
in the breed and is compiled from type composite scores of +2.25UDC
+1.08FLC +1.89 Body (BC) +2.45 Dairy (DC). This SUPERIOR SETTLER also has
PTAs for production that include +1,362M +.06% +65F +.01% + 44P +430NM$
+436CM$ +419FM$.
As two of only three bulls in the breed higher than +3.00 PTAT, 7H05841
Sikkema-Star-W HI METRO-ET*CV at +3.25T, 89% Rel., and DURHAM at +3.04T-M,
99% Rel., rank No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. DURHAM, HI METRO and also BW
MARSHALL are greater than +2.00 for all four type composites.
Looking at performance from the perspective of total net return on
investment, Select offers 15 active-A.I. sires that are higher than +500 Net
Merit Dollars. Combine this dollar value with +1.50T and Select Sires has
nine of 26 bulls on the active-A.I. list. That's twice the number of any
other A.I. source. And of these nine, four exceed +2.00T, including BW
MARSHALL (+545NM$ +2.67T), CADENCE (+527NM$ +2.00T), 7HO6302 Bo-Irish RJ
Lead READY-ET*TV (+508NM$, 86% Rel., +2.13T, 84% Rel.), and 7HO5851
Sikkema-Star Air MAGNA-ET*TV (+501NM$, 87% Rel., +2.12T, 82% Rel.).
Up-To-Date Sire-Evaluations Readily Available
Producers can obtain additional details about all 91 Holsteins in the Select
Sires lineup from a single source - www.selectsires.com. This information is
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 to learn more about how to best
incorporate Select Sires' broad portfolio of genetic choices into their
herds.
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.
™TPI is a trademark of Holstein Association USA Inc.
™Program for Genetic Advancement, PGA, SUPERIOR SETTLER and SUPER SAMPLER
are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
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