Three Well-Known Holstein Sires
Reviewed By Classification Committee
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2004 — Prominent bulls in the Select
Sires Holstein lineup, 7HO3707 Paradise-R Cleitus MATHIE*CV (EX-96-GM),
7HO6326 Regancrest DIFFERENCE-ET*TV (EX-95), and 7HO6511 O-Bee
Winchester JASON*TV (EX-95), are now three of the breed’s
highest-classified animals recognized by Holstein Association
USA, Brattleboro, Vt. This announcement follows the February
type evaluation by a committee of classifiers from the association
who visited the Plain City facility. In January all three sires were
pegged as candidates for new type appraisal scores of 95 points or
higher during a routine classification.
With these scores, the threesome joins four other bulls in the stud
that are Excellent (95) or higher — 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET*TV
(EX-96-GM), 7HO4637 Ladys-Manor WINCHESTER-ET*TV (EX-95-GM), 7HO5841
Sikkema-Star-W HI METRO-ET*CV (EX-96), and 7HO6250 Ricecrest
EMERSON-ET*TV,BL (EX-96).
Committee Raises Final Score on All Three
Raised another point to Excellent (96), MATHIE, the oldest living
bull at Select Sires, was commended by the classifiers for his
amazing physical conformation at 15 years and seven months of age.
He still is producing high-quality semen, nearly 1.5 million units
produced and sold, which ranks him among the highest producers of
frozen semen in the world. A customer-satisfaction sire, MATHIE
also remains one of the top-selling sires in the federation’s
marketing program.
DIFFERENCE, who was raised to Excellent (95), is a maternal brother
to 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV (EX-90-GM). As one would
expect from a member of the Dellia family, DIFFERENCE sires extremely
tall, large-framed cows with great feet and legs. His outstanding
linear on 119 daughters in 76 herds resulted in a February 2004 Predicted
Transmitting Ability (PTA) for Type of +2.06, 90% Rel., with an extreme
composite score for body size (BD) of +3.30.
Also deemed worthy of two additional points, JASON was raised to
Excellent (95). He is the fifth-highest PTA milk sire (+2,305M, 90% Rel.)
in the Select lineup. JASON’s maternal brother, 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred
Justice-ET*TV (EX-92), better known as O MAN, is the breed’s highest-ranking
TPI™ and Net-Merit Dollars sire on the February 2004 sire summary at
+1918TPI, 93% Rel., and +857NM$.
46 Excellent Sires in Holstein Lineup
More than half of the proven sires in Select’s Holstein lineup are now
classified Excellent (90) or higher. The breakdown of scores includes
four scored at 96 points, three at 95 points, seven at 94 points, seven
at 93 points, five at 92 points, 11 at 91 points, and nine at 90 points.
Three 7HO3948 MJR Blackstar EMORY-ET*TV (EX-97-GM) sons were awarded high
scores. Two with more than a ton of milk, 7HO5708 Fustead Emory BLITZ-ET*TV
(+2,436M, 91% Rel.) and 7HO5581 Eastview Emory EQUITY-ET*TV (+2,144M, 96% Rel.),
were each raised to Excellent (94). Moving up two points to Excellent (93)
was 9HO2344 Whittail-Valley COOPER-ET*TV, a calving-ease specialist (7 %DBH)
and a SUPERIOR SETTLER™.
7HO6177 MIG PARNELL-ET*TV, a strength and high-fat bull, and 7HO6155 Mohrfield
Form TRADEMARK-ET*TV, +2.15PTAT, 82% Rel., both climbed to Excellent (92).
A couple of 2003 graduates from the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™)
are now among the 11 scored Excellent (91). 7HO6349 Hidden-View BEST*TV,
+2.27PTAT, 86% Rel., moved up one point in score to 91. 7HO6498 Sher-Est Winch
STEADY-ET*CV, +2.80 udder composite, received an Excellent (91) rating on his first classification.
The registration papers of an additional 21 sires-in-waiting were stamped
Excellent and 11 of those were first scores. In addition, 13 other
sires-in-waiting were scored Very Good.
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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