Select Sires Adds New Sires
to its Holstein Lineup
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Aug. 10, 2005 — In conjunction with the USDA quarterly release of genetic evaluations on August 8, Select Sires has introduced an updated lineup of 86 proven Holstein sires to the dairy industry. This list includes a new sire that is higher than +1700 Type-Production Index (TPI™) and four graduates of the Program for Genetic AdvancementTM (PGATM) sampling system that each exceed +400 Net Merit Dollars (NM$).
"These new sires offer a variety of genetic options, with strengths ranging from milk components to calving ease to sound-type traits," says Blaine Crosser, vice president, dairy sire product line & customer service, Select Sires. "They also represent a diverse blend of pedigrees with each having the inherent ability to generate a profitable return on today’s dairies."
From High TPI Indexes to Low Somatic Cell Scores
The highest-ranking new total performer at Select Sires this summary is 7HO7254 Raggi Mtoto MAN-ET*TV at +1708 TPI. This genetically-balanced Carol Prelude MTOTO son combines a Predicted Transmitting Ability (PTA) for Milk of +1,377 and PTA for Type of +1.35 with solid components (+.00%F +50F -.01%P +39P 82% Rel.) and one of the breed’s lowest Somatic Cell Scores (2.45 SCS). The result is a sire that fits all milk markets with high economic indexes of +467 NM$, +463 Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$), and +474 Fluid Merit Dollars (FM$).
With over 90 daughters in his initial summary, 7HO6965 Shady-Bend Emerson EAGLE*TV offers the same balance for production and type (+1,366M +1.54T 86% Rel.) coupled with a 2.86 SCS. This SUPERIOR SETTLER™ and HerdLife Builder™ will work well on heifers as he enters active A.I. with a service-sire, calving-ease value of only 7 percent difficult births in heifers (DBH). An Excellent (90) 7HO6250 Ricecrest EMERSON-ET*BL*TV son, EAGLE sires well-attached udders that are high in the rear with an extremely-tight ligament, which results in a breed-leading Udder Composite score of +2.17UD.
PGA graduate 7HO6967 Golden-Oaks CARSON-ET*TV (EX-92) is one of the highest-ranking new bulls on Holstein’s Top-100 Bulls list with a +1698 TPI. He is a SUPERIOR SETTLER that sires a high protein yield (+.09%P +55P 84% Rel.) and profit potential that the marketplace demands (+432NM$ +476CM$ +349FM$). A maternal brother to 9HO2575 BRET*CV, the highly popular sire father, CARSON transmits the same combination of sound udders (+1.43UD) and correct legs and feet (+1.27 Feet-and-Legs Composite) that his sire, Dixie-Lee AARON, is known for. His dam is an Excellent (90) daughter of 250 ESQUIMAU with 43,610 pounds of milk, 1,666 pounds of fat, and 1,396 pounds of protein.
7HO7066 Probstland Aaron ELMORE-ET*TV surfaces this summary as the best sire in the breed for feet and legs with an extreme +3.20 FL composite score and Standard Transmitting Ability (STA) indexes of 5.20 for legs rear view, 3.29 foot angle and 2.81 feet & legs score. Like CARSON, this AARON son also is a Top-50 TPI sire (+1655) and a SUPERIOR SETTLER with good protein yield (+.07%P +52P) and high dollar values (+412NM$ +449CM$ +344FM$) based on 93 daughters (87% Rel.). An added bonus…he also is a calving-ease sire with a low 7%DBH.
One of the top-50 sires in the breed at +1654 TPI-M, 7HO6823 J-R-BUTTON Max-ET is a Carol Prelude MTOTO-ET son with positive milk solids of +.03%F +45F +.04%P +41P and profitability measures of +430NM$ +448CM$ +394FM$ at 85% Rel. Another new release with over 90 daughters in his proof, BUTTON transmits a low 2.61SCS. He also is among the 20 best sires at Select for feet and leg improvement at +1.85FL.
Another Top-100 TPI sire, 7HO6929 Tidy-Brook Lantz RON-ET*TV enters active-A.I. service at +1604 TPI with a +1,302 PTAM +.05%P +53P +1.12T (84% Rel.) He is a Ricecrest LANTZ son out of two generations of Excellent dams with production records exceeding 40,000 pounds of milk, 1,500 pounds of fat, and 1,100 pounds of protein. He also is a SUPERIOR SETTLER and HerdLife Builder.
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.
™TPI is a trademark of Holstein Association USA
™Program for Genetic Advancement, PGA, SUPERIOR SETTLER and Herdlife Builder are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
Source: 8/05 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Holstein Association USA Inc. and National Association of Animal Breeders
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