Select Sires graduated 11 Holstein and five Jersey sires to the daughter-proven lineups following the April sire summary. “The April sire summary was accompanied by a base change, new genetic evaluation methods and several index formula updates,” said Jeff Ziegler, vice president of dairy cattle breeding, Select Sires Inc. “Even amid these changes, Select Sires’ lineups continued to deliver sires that create profitable genetic improvement. By working with the industry’s most esteemed breeders, we are able to develop sires that transmit elite components, health, daughter fertility and the conformation traits that create long-lasting, hardy cows.”
Holstein Highlights
* Leading the graduating class with elite Herd Health Profit Dollars® (HHP$®) values is 14HO15932 CUMULUS (+909), 7HO15807 GEORGE MILLER (+810), 7HO15754 ZAPPA (+767) and 7HO15913 KAHN (+758). These sires transmit longevity and fitness traits without sacrificing components or daughter fertility.
* Fertility forward sires include ZAPPA (+2.2 CCR, +1.5 FI), 7HO15753 ZYTHOS (+1.7 CCR, +1.0 FI) and 14HO15971 MOONWALKER (+2.6 HCR, +1.3 FI).
* Seven of the 11 Holstein graduates earn the Mastitis ResistantPRO® designation. This designation combines Somatic Cell Score, CDCB Mastitis Resistance and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance to identify sires that will boost mastitis resistance in the next generation. 250HO16074 FIGARO is a standout sire for mastitis resistance with 106 Z MAST, +2.9 CDCB MAST and 2.87 SCS.
* CUMULUS (+167 CFP), KAHN (+130), 7HO15597 RICHE (+115) and ZAPPA (+115) will add valuable components to the bulk tank.
* 250HO16110 LETCHWORTH is a complete package of components (+107 CFP), health and fertility (+0.9 DPR, +2.2 CCR).
* FIGARO combines components (+0.13% Fat) with functional conformation traits (+1.43 UDC, +0.82 Strength) to improve udders while creating hardy, robust cows.
* GEORGE MILLER creates healthy cows that will thrive for many lactations and breed back quickly, more important than ever with low heifer inventories (+810 HHP$, +3.8 CCR). Since his release as a young sire, proceeds from GEORGE MILLER semen sales have gone into a youth scholarship fund managed by the Holstein Foundation in honor of the late George Miller, former vice president of marketing at Select Sires Inc.
* Herds with automated milking systems can depend on Select Sires’ genetics to create robot-friendly daughters. CUMULUS, KAHN, RICHE, ZAPPA, LETCHWORTH and ZYTHOS each qualify for the RobotPRO® designation.
Red & White enthusiasts will appreciate new graduates 7HO15825 REBEL-RED and 7HO15636 RESONATE-RED.
* REBEL-RED debuts in the proven lineup as the No. 1 Red sire at +2923 GTPI®. He offers a unique maternal sire stack yet still hails from a different branch of the “Apple” family tree. He’s A2A2 and BB with a balanced linear profile and +1.80 PTAT and +1.46 UDC.
* RESONATE-RED is a new top-10 proven Red sire (+2839 GTPI) that creates modern-framed cows that are well suited for any environment. He also earns the FertilityPRO® designation with exceptional sire fertility of +2.2 SCR.
Jersey Highlights
* 7HO2022 OVERALLS is A2A2, BB and will improve total solids (+0.02% Protein, +0.10% Fat) without sacrificing daughter fertility (+4.5 HCR, +2.1 CCR).
* 7JE2027 JX CORBIN {5} is sired by the Danish bull Vj Gislev and is designed to transmit strong fore udders (+1.80 FUA) and shallow udder depth (+3.00 UD). He will also help meet daughter fertility goals with positive HCR, CCR and DPR values.
* 7JE2033 CHARLTON boasts a JX-free pedigree with a unique sire stack, top-5 JPI™ rank (+171), A2A2 and BB caseins.
* 7JE5078 MIDWAY creates healthy, robust heifers (+31 CW$™, 106 Calf Scours) to boost completion rates. He also delivers strong mastitis resistance (105 Z MAST, 2.78 SCS) to lactating daughters.
* 250JE1947 JX CORSAIR {5} has more than 1,000 daughters from 59 herds in his proof to showcase his consistency and validate customer satisfaction. He transmits A2A2, BB, tremendous sire fertility (+2.4 SCR) with positive HCR (+1.0) and CCR (+0.2).
* All of the new Jersey graduates are available with gender SELECTED™ semen to maintain your herd’s strategic heifer inventory.
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