Highly-Reliable DURHAM Sons
Result of PGA Sampling
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, March 1, 2005 — With the addition of 7HO7075
Savage-Leigh LELAND-ET*TV (Excellent-93) to its February 2005 Holstein
lineup, Select Sires now is marketing semen from five proven sons of
7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV. All five were sampled through the
Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™). Because of this national
sampling program, these sires graduated with high production
reliabilities, ranging from 88 to 96 and averaging 93 percent
reliability.
"With over 60 sons sampled and more to come, Select Sires can be
very selective in releasing only the best, most highly reliable DURHAM
sons that will fit various niches in the market," says Charlie Will,
Select Sires Holstein Sire Program Manager. "Our first proven DURHAM
sons are all out of high-producing 'Excellent' dams and the five have
Predicted Transmitting Abilities for Type (PTAT) that range from +1.61
to +2.34, placing all of them in the top 15 percent of the breed for
PTAT. Add the success that DURHAM daughters experienced on the tanbark
last fall, resulting in 13 nominations and six All-American and Reserve
All-Americans, more than any other sire, it's no wonder why these DURHAM
sons already are in high demand."
Most-Widely Sampled DURHAM Sons in the Industry
With only his third USDA sire summary, 7HO6782 Ocean-View
ZENITH-TW-ET*TV is at an extremely high 96 percent reliability with 533
daughters in 330 herds. ZENITH was a widely used PGA SUPER SAMPLER™
because his dam is the much-admired Excellent (95) Ocean-View Mandel
Zandra. ZENITH is among the top 15 at Select Sires with a PTAT of +1.74
(94% Rel.) and a Holstein Association (HA) Udder Composite Score of
+2.17 UDC. ZENITH typically sires tall daughters that are dairy with
long bodies, wide rumps and good mobility. He adds udders that are
shallow with a great cleft and close teat placement. Also a SUPERIOR
SETTLER™, he balances this type with solid milk components of +.09% Fat
and +.05% Protein plus significant management traits at 2.63 Somatic
Cell Score (SCS) and +1.7 Productive Life (PL).
Released last August, 7HO6761 Creek Durham SHANE-ET*CV is No. 6
at Select Sires with +1.95T (92% Rel.). Now with 374 daughters evaluated
in 235 herds, SHANE generates a strong linear type appraisal with
extremely positive Standard Transmitting Ability (STA) values of +2.13
Stature, +1.97 Dairy Form, +1.41 Body Depth, and +2.10 Fore Attachment,
placing him among Select's top 20 for each of these traits. SHANE comes
from two generations of Excellent (90-2E-GMD-DOM) dams with milk
production records of 49,000 and 42,000 pounds, respectively.
A popular release in November, 7HO6758 Regancrest-MR Drham
SAM-ET*TV now has 297 daughters in 177 herds (94% Rel.) He is Select's
third-highest type sire at +2.34T (91% Rel.) with HA type scores of
+1.53 UDC and +2.18 Feet-and-Legs Composite (FLC). This is supported by
a solid linear type appraisal graph with all bars to the right,
featuring an extreme STA index of +4.21 Legs Rear View (No. 3 in breed)
in addition to a +2.08 Feet and Legs Score and values at +1.99 for fore
udder attachment and +2.41 for rear udder height. With PTA yield values
of +641M +.05%F +37F +.02%P +24P, this former SUPER SAMPLER* ranks on
Holstein's Top 100 list with a Type-Production Index (TPI™) at +1578. An
added bonus, MR SAM is out of a 7HO3948 MJR Blackstar EMORY-ET daughter
and completes six generations of Excellent dams from the "Saturday"
family.
A physically impressive four-year-old DURHAM son, 7HO7075
Savage-Leigh LELAND-ET*TV is scored Excellent (93). A popular SUPER
SAMPLER out of Savage-Leigh Bellwood Linda (EX-92-2E-GMD-DOM), LELAND
graduated this past month with 155 daughters in 103 herds (90% Rel.). He
balances positive components (+.08%F +35F +.01%P +16P) and a low 2.66
SCS with a +1.82T, ranking him among Select's best 10 for type. He has
been designated as a Herdlife Builder™ because his daughters are tall,
open-ribbed cows with dairy strength, very wide rumps plus an ideal leg
set and snug fore udders that are indicative of long life.
No. 1 DURHAM Son for PTA Milk
7HO6762 Creek Durham Sorry-ET*CV is the A.I. industry's best
DURHAM son for milk (+1,238M 88% Rel.) Also a type improver (+1.61T
86% Rel.), he is a production specialist that has the rather unique
ability to sire shallow, strongly attached udders (+1.74UDC) plus great
feet and legs (+1.28 FLC). Favorable management trait values of 2.76 SCS
and +1.2 DPR are added incentives for producers to use this balanced
Top-100 TPI (+1574) sire and full brother to SHANE.
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is North America's largest
A.I. organization and is comprised of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled
cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen
as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic
objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America's
best genetics at a reasonable price.
™Program for Genetic Advancement, PGA, SUPER SAMPLER, SUPERIOR
SETTLER, and Herdlife Builder are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
™TPI is a trademark of Holstein Association USA
Source: 2/05 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Interbull and the Holstein
Association USA Inc.
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