Select’s New Graduates Highlighted by High-Ranking TPI
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2008 — With the release of January 15 genetic evaluations, Select Sires graduates 11 diverse and
elite sires, including six new bulls that score +1700 or higher for Total Performance Index™ (TPI™). Additionally, the new graduating
class offers exceptional production, high type and in-demand fitness traits.
“This graduating class from Select Sires exemplifies the best the Holstein breed has to offer,” said Blaine Crosser, vice president
of dairy sire product line and sales management for Select Sires. “Type and production are in demand by every dairy producer and
these new sires offer those plus unique pedigrees, health traits and more.”
PLANET: The New TPI and Milk Leader at Select Sires
7HO8081 Ensenada Taboo PLANET-ET debuts with out-of-this-world numbers for TPI (+2053) and Milk (+2,828), topping Select’s lineup
for both traits. PLANET offers elite components yield at +74 Protein and +78 Fat and high Type (+2.70), including outstanding
udders (+2.05 UDC). Sired by Rose-Baum Taboo-ET, PLANET is a unique outcross sire that is already being used as a sire of sons at Select Sires.
More Total Performance Super Stars
A HealthMark™ sire, 7HO7853 Lutz-Brookview MICHAEL-ET earns this designation with +2.8 Daughter Pregnancy Rate and +3.8 Productive
Life. MICHAEL is calving ease (7% CE) and carries the Herdlife Builder™ designation. He boasts total performance (+1765 TPI) and
improves the bottom line at +$483 Net Merit.
The No. 6 TPI bull on Select’s lineup (+1777 TPI), 7HO8032 Kerndt Magna Mae PATZ-ET debuts with exceptional fitness traits and components.
PATZ carries the HealthMark designation with +1.1 Daughter Pregnancy Rate and +4.5 Productive Life. He is extreme for fat and protein
percents (+.06%P and +.17%F) with an excellent Cheese Merit value of +$594.
7HO8236 GG SPARTACUS is a Superior Settler™ with outstanding TPI (+1798). SPARTACUS also specializes in Fat (+79) and Net Merit
Dollars (+$504), ranking among the top-5 sires at Select for both traits. As a Herdlife Builder, look for SPARTACUS to transmit
the type traits that correlate to improved longevity. 7HO8163 Penn-England TEMPTATION-ET excels in TPI (+1716) while ranking as
the highest new graduate for Type (+2.82). Additionally, TEMPTATION is calving ease at 6%. A Superior Settler and HealthMark
sire, 7HO8039 Kerndt Mae APACHE-ET is also a Herdlife Builder. This truly special sire combines high-ranking TPI (+1700) and
elite Type (+2.58). With solid composites (+1.87 UDC and +1.98 FLC), APACHE is the first son of 7HO5841 Sikkema-Star-W HI METRO-ET
to debut on the Select Sires lineup.
Specializing in High Fertility and More
Superior Settlers 7HO7870 Bremer Brass ROTATER-ET and 7HO7657 Rickland DESMOND have what it takes to settle cows and produce
exceptional daughters. ROTATER is the first 7HO5653 Halo Emory BRASS-ET son to enter Select’s lineup and is out of an Excellent
(93-3E-EX-MS-GMD-DOM) dam with two records of more than 44,000 pounds of milk. DESMOND is well balanced for production, fitness
and conformation traits. His Type (+2.16), UDC (+1.22) and FLC (+1.70) make him easy to use.
Calving-Ease Authorities
7HO8004 BDG-Genetics ENVISION is a calving-ease specialist (7% CE) and a Herdlife Builder. A 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET son,
ENVISION’s daughers will work well in commercial environments with volumes of component-rich milk (+1,812 Milk, +44 Protein and
+47 Fat). At 7% Calving Ease, 7HO8687 Daal ANTIQUE OS Storm is an excellent choice for heifers. He transmits favorable fat
production (+.19%) and positive type traits, including +2.04 Type and +2.10 FLC. ANTIQUE has 179 daughters for production and
128 classified daughters in his proof, making him a highly reliable new graduate with a unique pedigree.
New gender SELECTed Graduate
Available with gender SELECTed™ semen only, 507HO7642 Prosite Marshall MITCH presents high reliability (90 percent for production
and 85 percent for type), calving ease (7% CE) and Herdlife Builder status – a desirable combination for a gender SELECTed sire.
Favorable Type (+2.39) and composites (+2.33 UDC and +2.07 FLC) make MITCH even more attractive for producing more heifers on any
dairy operation.
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.
Source: 1/08 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Interbull and Holstein Association USA.
01/08 Rel: PLANET USDA 81%, HA Type 73%; PATZ USDA 83%, HA Type 81%, DPR 53%, PL 55%; MICHAEL USDA 88%, HA Type 86%, DPR 60%,
PL 63%, CE 72%; NM$ 79%; SPARTACUS USDA 88%, HA Type 86%, NM$ 79%; TEMPTATION USDA 86%, HA Type 80%, CE 72%; APACHE USDA 87%,
HA Type 85%; DESMOND USDA 84%, HA Type 83%; ENVISION CE 76%, USDA 89%; ANTIQUE USDA 90%, HA Type 85%; MITCH USDA 90%,
HA Type 85%, CE 7%
TMTotal Performance Index and TPI are trademarks of Holstein Association USA; HealthMark, Herdlife Builder, Superior Settler and
gender SELECTed are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
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