Select Lineup Reveals Genetic Leadership in High-Components Breeds
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, May 18, 2004 — The May 2004 Select Sires high-component breeds lineup includes the No.1 Brown Swiss sire for Predicted Transmitting Ability for Milk (PTAM), the highest-three Guernseys for Performance Type Index (PTI), one third of the top sires for Jersey Performance Index™ (JPI™), and four of the best 10 PTI sires in the Ayrshire breed. These findings follow the quarterly publishing of the dairy-sire evaluations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Interbull and the breed associations. The Select Sires federation of 10 member cooperatives currently markets semen from 37 sires in all four high-component breeds, including May graduates in both the Jersey and Ayrshire lineups.
"Select Sires is committed to providing superior genetics to breeders in all these breeds," says Jeff Ziegler, Manager of Protein/Specialty Sire Programs, Select Sires. "We start by procuring the best possible genetics so our field staff continually can market a large quantity of quality sires with highly-reliable proofs. The Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) remains the backbone of our success. Sampling more than 50 bulls from these four breeds each year, producers can trust that Select Sires will
continue to offer proven sires that rank among the best in their respective
breeds."
A Dynasty in the Brown Swiss Breed
Considered one of the world's most widely demanded sires for sons and embryos, 7BS750 Hilltop Acres En DYNASTY ET is the highest of four sires in active-A.I. that exceed +2,000M and the only sire over +600FM$. Climbing to new PTA levels each summary since his initial release in November 2003, he ranks among the best 10 Brown Swiss sires in all major performance traits at +2,237M +71F +63P +588 Net Merit Dollars (NM$) +580 Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$) +601 Fluid Merit Dollars (FM$) 78% Rel. He also is Select's leading source for PTA Type (+1.1T, 73% Rel.), culminating in an extremely balanced +304 PTI and third-place ranking in the breed. Also established as one of the premier udder specialists with a +1.09 Udder Composite, this R Hart Simon ENSIGN ET son has raised the genetic bar when it comes to overall udder improvement in the "big brown cow."
Brown Swiss sires at Select are a significant source for high-production genetics, with DYNASTY at a ton of milk and 7BS736 Forest Lawn PHT JAMARR ET at +1,960M (80% Rel.) and 7BS733 Misa Jetway MASCOT ET at +1,840M (93% Rel.-M).
Top Three Guernseys to Impact Breed
A review of the May active-A.I. list shows that the names of the top three Guernseys for PTI and the best two for PTA Type are preceded by the 7GU stud code. 7GU366 Trotacre Enhancer LEWIS-ET dominates almost every performance ranking, being No.1 for PTI (+268), NM$ (+438), FM$ (+470) and PTAF (+65) at 81% Rel. With a PTAM of +2,021, he also is the only Guernsey sire in active A.I. that is over a ton of milk and plus for type. His high +2.1T (79% Rel.) places this sire of sons second in the breed for type, right behind 7GU360 Trotacre Loral TILLER-ET (+2.2T, 79% Rel.), who is third in the breed for PTI (+252, 80% Rel.).
Second in the breed at +260PTI (75% Rel.), 7GU379 My Day Bliss BANGER-ET is sandwiched between these two type leaders. Doubling the number of daughters in his proof since his November release, this Trotacre Mercury LORRY-ET son out of Laeschland Perfect Bliss-ET (EX-92) again is the top protein yield improver (+54P) and among the top four for PTAM (+1,892), NM$ (+396), CM$ (+391) and FM$ (+405) and Fat (+62F) (75% Rel.). Add to this consistent performance a third consecutive +1.7 score for PTAT (70% Rel.) and BANGER has solidified his position as one of the impact sires in the breed.
Adding to Select's genetic leadership on the type list (five of the breed's top seven) are 9GU148 Trotacre Enhancer TYLER-ET (+1.9, 68% Rel.) and 7GU357 Marodore Enhancer ROY-ET (+1.8, 73% Rel.).
Select Dominates Jersey PTI and PTAT Rankings
One third of the Jersey breed's top sires for JPI, or six of the top 18, are at Select Sires. 7JE535 Windy Willow Montana JACE is Select's best and the No. 4 bull in the breed for JPI (+293 JPI, 92% Rel.), +526NM$ and +488FM$. One of three Rock Maple Brook MONTANA-ET sons in Select Sires' marketing program, he is also third in the breed for CM$ at +546 and second best bull for fat yield. He balances solid production, top components and high type (+1,310M +.07% +73F +.02% +50P +2.0 PTAT (84% Rel.).
Moving from 12th in February 2004 to fifth in May 2004, 7JE563 Sil-Mist RMBM Buttons BRAZO-ET now is at +283JPI (79% Rel.). Debuting in November 2003, this MONTANA son is at his highest production level ever on each of these PTAs: +1,636M +52F +56P +458NM$ +472CM$ +434FM$. He is also one of 11 Select sires that are at or above two points for type with a +2.1T (67% Rel.), siring tall, dairy cows with exceptional udders.
The third MONTANA son, 7JE587 Sunny Day Montana PUTMAN-ET, graduates this summary from the PGA with a +253JPI (82% Rel.), already placing him 18th on this elite list. A top-10 protein sire (+54P, +52F), this premium, cheese-yield specialist (+458CM$) will draw attention from profit-minded Jersey producers. Bred by Herby D. Lutz, Chester, S.C., his dam is Headspring Berretta Push, an Excellent (92) 7JE254 Mason Boomer Sooner BERRETTA daughter, with 3-9 305d 31,110M 4.5% 1,403F 3.7% 1,153P.
A proven sire that made positive changes on the JPI list this summary is 9JE172 Eastglen Alf KLASSIC-ET. With the addition of 42 second-crop daughters, he jumped all the way to 11th with +262JPI. He also moved up to +1,601M +61F +48P and a +484 for Net, Cheese, and Fluid Merit dollar values (90% Rel.). His +1.5T (81%) is indicative of the dairy frames and terrific rear udders this Comfort Royal ALF-ET son puts on moderate-sized cattle.
Select Sires also continues to offer the largest percentage of type improvers in the Jersey breed...five of the top 10 and 11 of the top 23, or 48 percent, that are at or higher than +2.0 PTAT. The top Select sire, 7JE510 GOLDEN Boy of Ferreira, is No. 2 in the breed at +2.9T (93% Rel.); 7JE696 BW LEGION is tied for third at +2.8T (73% Rel.); and 7JE356 Lester SAMBO is No. 5 at +2.7T (99% Rel.). 7JE442 Rock Ella PARAMOUNT-ET (98% Rel.) and 7JE559 Molly Brook McKen FORMAL-ET (73% Rel.) tie at +2.4T to rank No. 8. Released in February 2004, 7JE570 AU Teacups TOPFLIGHT-ET, one of the few sons of Bancrest Lester AVERY, increased to +2.2T (73% Rel.) and is a SUPERIOR SETTLER™.
New Ayrshire Among Four Select Sires in Top 10
All of Select's active-A.I. Ayrshire sires are listed among the top-10 Ayrshires in the industry for PTI. 9AY75 Palmyra TRI-STAR is Select's highest ranking at +226PTI (78% Rel.). He also is among the breed's top four for Protein (+34), NM$ (+312), CM$ (+325) and FM$ (+288). At +0.9 PTAT (73% Rel.), he sires daughters that exhibit the type of frames, angularity and udders that stand out in the parlor and on the tanbark.
Also on the top-10 list are 7AY70 Palmyra Reward SATELLITE-ET (+178PTI, 75% Rel.), 9AY73 Covey-Farms Ramses RUNAWAY-ET (+169PTI-M, 83% Rel.), and the new PGA graduate, 7AY71 Lagace BLACKOUT (+168PTI, 71% Rel.). At +1.1 PTAT, this Ardrossan Ev Kates TRIDENT son is one of only a few in the Ayrshire breed to surpass one point for PTA type. His linear graph shows all type traits to the right of zero, suggesting a trouble-free type pattern in his daughters. Originating from Canada and out of an Excellent (90) Bonnie Brae HELIGO dam with records up to 28,000M 1,200F and 950P, BLACKOUT was bred by Lagace and Sons Farm, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Up-To-Date Sire Evaluations Readily Available
Producers can obtain additional details about all 37 bulls in the Select Sires high-components lineup from a single source - www.selectsires.com. This information is free to producers and others interested in obtaining information about these breed-leading 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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