High-Components Graduates Contribute
to Breed-Leading Lineups at Select Sires
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2007 — With the release of Feb. 12 genetic evaluations, Select Sires introduced new graduates to its high-components lineups. Highlighted by breed-leaders that excel in production, type improvement, health traits and more, the enhanced lineups offer sires that will improve dairy producers’ herds in a variety of ways.
New Jersey Graduates
New release 7JE707 MVF Maximus JUAN-ET is the only proven 7JE620 Sunset Canyon MAXIMUS-ET son available in A.I. today. JUAN carries the new HealthMark™ designation, which denotes sires with increased profitability based on health traits. He fits the high cheese-merit market at +$460 Cheese Merit Dollars (67% Rel.), placing him among the top-15 in the breed. At +215 JPI™ (63% Rel.), JUAN is No. 12 in the breed. His dam, MVF Brass Major Juanita-ET (EX-93), made 24,700 pounds of milk and 1,214 pounds of fat in 305 days as a 5-year-old. At +1.3 Type and a low Expected Future Inbreeding of 6 percent, JUAN offers wide appeal.
7JE715 BW FINALIST, a Showcase Selections™ sire, is the newest 7JE329 Sooner CENTURION-ET son. At +2.0 Type (59% Rel.) and +1,026 Milk (58% Rel.), FINALIST fills the high-type and high-production void left by 7JE696 BW LEGION. His dam is a 7JE321 Duncan Chief daughter scored Excellent (93), followed by an Excellent (90) grandam. FINALIST’s daughters are extremely clean-boned with terrific rear udder height and width.
More Jersey Highlights
7JE670 C-Bar Hallmark GERONIMO once again tops the Jersey breed for Milk at +2,038 (91% Rel.). GERONIMO also performs well for JPI at +210 and is fourth in the breed for pounds of Protein (+51).
Two of Select’s Jersey sires are among the top-10 for JPI, including 7JE714 Sunset Canyon MATINEE-ET who ranks fifth in the breed at +246 JPI (78% Rel.). This son of Tenn Haug E Maid (EX-93) tops the breed for pounds of Fat (+113 F 78% Rel.) and is fourth for Net Merit Dollars (+$518 70% Rel.). 7JE667 Mason Lemvig JACINTO-ET is seventh in the breed for JPI at +230 (75% Rel.). JACINTO is a Herdlife Builder™ with gender SELECTed™ semen available. 7JE620 Sunset Canyon MAXIMUS-ET is third among Jerseys for pounds of Fat (+99 95% Rel.) and No. 2 for percent Fat (+.56%).
Introducing New Guernsey Sire
7GU395 Sniders Option AARON-ET is a fat specialist debuting as the No. 2 sire in the breed for both pounds of Fat (+54 70% Rel.) and percent Fat (+.14%). AARON improves Type at +1.1 (68% Rel.), transmits correct feet and legs at +2.4 FLC and stands No. 7 in the breed for PTI at +150. He is the first proven son of Cedar Fringed Altann, an Excellent (95-EX-95-MS-GSD), three-time national grand champion with more than 150,000 pounds of milk lifetime. With five Excellent and six Very Good maternal sisters, AARON hails from a highly respected cow family proven for production, type and tanbark success. He has already shown his ability to sire the fancy kind with a Very Good (87) daughter topping the junior 2-year-old class at the 2006 Minnesota State Fair.
More Guernsey Standouts
7GU381 Lang Haven Luxury NEON continues to be a breed-leader in many areas. NEON is among the top-5 in the breed for PTI at +160 (75% Rel.) and ranks No. 2 for both Milk at +1,413 (79% Rel.) and Net Merit Dollars (+$297 70% Rel.).
Topping the breed for both percent Protein and percent Fat is 7GU343 Rozelyn Patmar Jay GLACIER-ET (+0.08% P +0.16 F 93% Rel.). GLACIER also ranks among the top-10 for NM$ at +246 (88% Rel.). 7GU379 My Day Bliss BANGER-ET is an all-around improver at +143 PTI (88% Rel.), placing him among the top-10 for Guernseys. He also stands fourth for Type at +1.5, fifth for Milk at +1,230 (88% Rel.) and fifth for pounds of Protein (+33).
Brown Swiss Superstars
7BS766 Blessing Banker AGENDA ET*TM, with gender SELECTed semen available, continues to dominate the PTI list, ranking second among Brown Swiss at +237 PTI-M (78% Rel.). AGENDA leads the breed for pounds of Fat at +73 (85% Rel.) and is second for percent Fat at +.16%. He is No. 2 in the breed for both Net Merit Dollars (+$456 77% Rel.) and Cheese Merit Dollars (+$493) and ranks among the top-5 for Fluid Merit Dollars (+$394).
Also on the gender SELECTed lineup, 7BS758 Triangle Acres POLLYDEN ET*TM is fifth for PTI at +201 (76% Rel.). POLLYDEN ranks fourth for Milk (+1,399 80% Rel.) and third for pounds of Protein (+50). 7BS750 Hilltop Acres En DYNASTY ET*TM stands second among Brown Swiss for both Milk at +1,628 (90% Rel.) and Type (+1.1 81% Rel.), in addition to ranking among the top-10 for PTI-M at +167 (81% Rel.).
Ayrshire RAMIUS Graduates to Proven Lineup
7AY77 Galney-EPC Galant RAMIUS combines a unique pedigree, nice components (+.00% +10 P +.03% +18 F 64% Rel.) and show-winning Type (+1.1 59% Rel.). His dam, Galney-EPC L.H. Rosy (EX-90-ELITE) debuted in 2001 as the All-American milking yearling. She produced a 4-year-old record of 32,980 pounds of milk at 1,238 pounds of fat. The grandam, Covey-Farms Reno Rosy (EX-91) has three records exceeding 33,000 pounds of milk and 1,100 pounds of fat. RAMIUS’s daughters are extremely tall with great capacity and overall width.
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.
™JPI and Jersey Performance Index are trademarks of the American Jersey Cattle Association
™gender SELECTed, Herdlife Builder, HealthMark and Showcase Selections are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
Source: 2/07 U.S. Department of Agriculture and breed associations.
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