PLAIN CITY, Ohio, May 29, 2007 — Select Sires released new Jersey and Milking Shorthorn sires following the May 14 genetic evaluations. In addition, Select’s high-components lineups continue to be highlighted with breed-leaders that meet the needs of today’s dairy producers.
LOTT, son of BARKLY, Debuts on Select’s Active Lineup
7JE731 Peelers Barkly Dr LOTT-ET is the son of 7JE488 Long Distance Barber BARKLY, one of Select’s greatest customer-satisfaction sires. At +1,287 Milk (80% Rel.), LOTT ranks among the top 20 in the breed. LOTT’s dam, Peelers Brass Major Lissa (EX-90), is still alive and being flushed at 12-years-old after many records of more than 20,000 pounds of milk. A full sister to LOTT is Excellent (91) with more than 23,500 pounds of milk. The third and fourth dams are also scored Excellent, completing a clean sweep of maternal excellence. LOTT produces clean and flat-boned daughters at 1.70 dairy form and excels in rear udder height (1.30) and rear udder width (1.60).
More Jersey Highlights
7JE670 C-Bar Hallmark GERONIMO once again tops the Jersey breed for Milk at +1,774 (92% Rel.). GERONIMO also performs well for Jersey Performance Index™ (JPI™) at +165 and ranks among the top 10 for Jerseys for pounds of Protein (+40). 7JE667 Mason Lemvig JACINTO-ET is seventh in the breed for JPI at +205 (83% Rel.). JACINTO also stands sixth in the breed for pounds of protein (+41 Protein 88% Rel.) and has gender SELECTed™ semen available.
Sons of Tenn Haug E Maid (EX-93), 7JE620 Sunset Canyon MAXIMUS-ET and 7JE714 Sunset Canyon MATINEE-ET are elite for components. With gender SELECTed semen available, MATINEE tops the breed for pound of fat (+97 Fat 78% Rel.) and is No. 10 for Percent Fat (+.34%). MAXIMUS is third in the breed for Percent Fat (+.55% 95% Rel.) and second for pounds of fat (+90). Also a Maid son, 203JE607 Sunset Canyon MAXIMUM-ET is available from Select Sires in gender SELECTed semen only. He is tied with his full brother, MAXIMUS, as the No. 2 sire among Jerseys for pounds of fat (+90 85% Rel.). MAXIMUM is third in the breed for both Net Merit Dollars (+$430 78% Rel.) and Cheese Merit Dollars (+$481) and ranks among the top 10 for JPI at +192.
Brown Swiss Breed Leaders
7BS758 Triangle Acres POLLYDEN ET*TM, with gender SELECTed semen available, is third for Progressive Performance Ranking at +159 and second among Brown Swiss for pounds of fat (+43 Fat 83% Rel.). He is also No. 3 for both pounds of protein (+41) and Milk (+1,186). Also on the gender SELECTed lineup, 7BS766 Blessing Banker AGENDA ET*TM impresses in many traits. AGENDA is No. 3 for Percent Fat (+.14% Fat 89% Rel.) and No. 4 for pounds of fat (+40 Fat). He is fourth among Brown Swiss for Type at +0.9 (78% Rel.), ninth for PPR-M at +135 and sixth for Percent Protein at +.06%.
7BS750 Hilltop Acres En DYNASTY ET*TM stands second among Brown Swiss for Type (+1.1 83% Rel.) and sixth for milk at +1,109 Milk (94% Rel.). In addition, DYNASTY is No. 8 for pounds of protein at +27 Protein.
Select’s Guernseys Dominate
7GU343 Rozelyn Patmar Jay GLACIER-ET stands first among Guernseys for both Percent Protein (+.09% 94% Rel.) and Percent Fat (+.20%). GLACIER is also second for Cheese Merit Dollars (+$264), third for Net Merit Dollars (+$231) and third for Productive Life (+2.5 80% Rel.).
Fat specialist 7GU395 Sniders Option AARON-ET tops the breed for pounds of fat (+55 Fat 74% Rel.) and is second for Percent Fat (+0.16%). AARON is No. 3 for PTI at +147 and sixth for Type at +1.3 (74% Rel.). Type specialist 7GU379 My Day Bliss BANGER-ET is second for Type at +1.5 (89% Rel.). BANGER is No. 6 for pounds of protein (+23 Protein 90% Rel.) and No. 8 for Milk (+924).
Milking Shorthorn KOURT Graduates to Proven Lineup
7MS343 Gold Mine Frost KOURT debuts first among Milking Shorthorns for Type at +0.8 (45% Rel.) and second for PTI at +133. KOURT is a Vinra Glen Frost son from an Excellent (90) dam. He transmits high components (+29 Fat +.07% +19 Protein +.02% 64% Rel.), as the No. 2 sire in the breed for pounds of protein and No. 3 sire for pounds of fat. He is the breed’s leader for Percent Protein and ranks second for Percent Fat. KOURT daughter Daysland Acres Rosie Posie was the 2005 reserve junior All-American winter heifer calf and his dam was reserve All-American junior 3-year-old and honorable mention junior 2-year-old.
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.
