New Releases Contribute to Breed-Leading
High-Components Lineups at Select Sires
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Aug. 22, 2007 — Select Sires released new Jersey and Guernsey sires following the August 13 genetic evaluations. In addition, Select’s high-components lineups continue to feature breed-leaders that perform in components, milk yield, type and more.
HANK-P: New Polled Jersey Release
7JE734 HANK of D&E-P-ET combines components (+.00% +38 Protein, +.06% +61 Fat), health traits (2.88 Somatic Cell Score, +2.2 Productive Life, +0.6 Daughter Pregnancy Rate) and the polled gene for customer satisfaction. He debuts among the top-20 Jersey sires for Jersey Performance Index™ (JPI™) at +175 and the breed’s highest JPI-ranking polled bull. HANK-P offers a low Expected Future Inbreeding (EFI) value of 4.9, giving him the ability to be used on a wide section of the Jersey population. His use on 7JE563 Sil-Mist RMBM Buttons BRAZO-ET and 9JE202 O.F. Barber ROCKET daughters will introduce the polled gene to a whole new population of quality genetics.
More Jersey Highlights
Sons of Tenn Haug E Maid (EX-93), 7JE714 Sunset Canyon MATINEE-ET and 7JE620 Sunset Canyon MAXIMUS-ET are elite for components. With gender SELECTed™ semen available, MATINEE tops the breed for pounds of fat (+95 Fat), excels for Percent Fat (+.33%) and carries the Superior Settler™ designation. Also a Superior Settler, MAXIMUS is second in the breed for both Percent Fat (+.53% 96% Rel.) and pounds of Fat (+93). An additional Maid son, 203JE607 Sunset Canyon MAXIMUM-ET is available from Select Sires in gender SELECTed semen only. He is the No. 4 Jersey sire for pounds of Fat (+86). MAXIMUM improves profitability at +$425 Net Merit Dollars and +447 Cheese Merit Dollars, ranking him among the top five in the breed.
7JE590 Forest Glen Avery ACTION-ET is a type specialist standing third in the breed for Type (+2.3) and fifth for Jersey Udder Index™ (JUI™) at +7.71. A total performance improver, 7JE667 Mason Lemvig JACINTO-ET ranks sixth for JPI at +221. JACINTO specializes in both pounds of Protein (+43) and Cheese Merit (+$445).
New Guernsey Graduates
7GU399 Flambeau Manor Option LUCAS-ET enters Select’s proven lineup as the breed’s highest Protein sire (+41P). He is third among Guernseys for both Percent Protein (+.04%) and PTI (+155). He fills the bulk tank (+1,037 Milk) and improves Fat yield, standing third for Fat (+50). With a unique sire stack, he can be used on Sherma Victory Ellas Enhancer and Trotacre Mercury Loretta (EX-91) bloodlines, as well as daughters of 7GU343 Rozelyn Patmar Jay GLACIER-ET and 7GU360 Trotacre Loral TILLER-ET.
The epitome of balanced genetics, 7GU394 Penny Lane Royal Oak TURLEY offers solid milk yield (+678 Milk), positive components (+.03% +27P, +.02% +34F) and outstanding type (+1.1). Already with All-American-nominated daughters, TURLEY can be used to make the fancy heifers and young cows that stand out on the tanbark.
Additional Guernsey Breed Leaders
7GU343 Rozelyn Patmar Jay GLACIER-ET stands first among Guernseys for both Percent Protein (+.09%) and Percent Fat (+.20%). GLACIER increases profitability, ranking second for Cheese Merit Dollars (+$272 89% Rel.) and fourth for Net Merit Dollars (+$240). A health-trait specialist, he is second for DPR (+0.4 71% Rel.) and third for PL (+2.7 80% Rel.).
Fat specialist 7GU395 Sniders Option AARON-ET is the No. 3 sire for pounds of fat (+53 Fat 77% Rel.) and is second for Percent Fat (+0.14%). AARON stands among the top five for PTI at +150 and ranks fourth for Type at +1.4 (77% Rel.).
Brown Swiss Highlights
7BS758 Triangle Acres POLLYDEN ET *TM, with gender SELECTed semen available, is third for Progressive Performance Ranking (PPR) at +165. A components specialist, he stands among the top three for both pounds of fat (+44 Fat) and pounds of protein (+41) and is elite for Milk (+1,188). Also on the gender SELECTed lineup, 7BS766 Blessing Banker AGENDA ET *TM impresses in many traits. AGENDA is No. 4 for both Percent Fat (+.12%) and pounds of Fat (+39F). He is third among Brown Swiss for Type at +1.0 (78% Rel.) and has an outstanding PPR-M of +138.
7BS750 Hilltop Acres En DYNASTY ET *TM stands third among Brown Swiss for Type (+1.0 88% Rel.) and transmits excellent milk production at +1,171 Milk while earning the “customer satisfaction” label based on his second-crop daughters.
Ayrshire Type Leaders
7AY77 Galney-EPC Galant RAMIUS and 7AY76 Kellcrest AVENGER-ET rank first and second in the breed for Type, respectively. At +1.5 Type, RAMIUS is also a fat specialist (+.04% +15F). AVENGER is a total performance improver at +162 PTI and scores +1.3 for Type. He tops the breed for Percent Fat at +.08%.
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.
™Jersey Performance Index, JPI, Jersey Udder Index and JUI are trademarks of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
™gender SELECTed and Superior Settler are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
Source: 08/07 U.S. Department of Agriculture and breed associations.
08/07 Rel: Hank-P USDA 83%, SCS 66%, PL 51%, DPR 48%; MATINEE USDA 78%, MAXIMUS USDA 96%, MAXIMUM USDA 86%; ACTION AJCA Type 82%, JACINTO USDA 89%; LUCAS USDA 66%; TURLEY USDA 69%, AGA Type 67%; GLACIER IB-M/USA 94%, DPR 71%, PL 80%; AARON USDA 77%, AGA Type 77%; POLLYDEN USDA 83%; AGENDA IB-M/USA 89%, IB-M/USA Type 78%; DYNASTY IB-M/USA Type 88%, IB-M/USA 96%; RAMIUS ABA Type 62%, USDA 73%; AVENGER IB-M/USA Type 76%, IB-M/USA 88%.
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