April proofs continue to build upon the excitement of the genomic era! Seven new additions to the top of Alta’s daughter-proven lineup are all sires we previously marketed and promoted with confidence as high genomic G-Stars or FutureStars!
* Three of the top ten TPI sires in the industry
* #5 TPI sire of the breed, 11H10928 Den-K AltaGREATEST | 2255 TPI
* #7 Holstein TPI sire – world-renowned 11H9647 Regancrest AltaIOTA | 2236 TPI
* #9 industry TPI sire, 11H10661 Sully AltaMETEOR | 2219 TPI
11H10928 Den-K AltaGREATEST | Planet x Bolton x BW Marshall | 2255 TPI
Leading the way to the daughter-proven lineup is AltaGREATEST. This extreme production specialist excels in pounds of milk, fat and protein! Even with those tremendous volumes of milk from his daughters, he comes out steady on type and udders at 2.00 UDC and over 2.00 for PTAT. His medium-stature daughters have wide, capacious, well-attached udders, and a great combination of dairyness and strength. While a true standout for production and type, AltaGREATEST must be protected for sire fertility.
11H10909 Sheeknoll AltaVITTEK | Planet x Manager x Goldwyn | 2168 TPI
At nearly 1500 PTAM, 2.38 PTAT, 6.4 PL and 5.7 SCE, AltaVITTEK is certainly a well-rounded addition to the daughter-proven lineup. He adds 55 production daughters to his proof, and while no official type daughters are included, our Advantage Consultants have seen over 30 daughters, and appreciate their extremely high, wide rear udders and strong udder clefts. Their solid udder attachments, medium stature, and great dairyness make them excellent additions to progressive herd environments around the world.
11H10908 Opsal AltaFAIRWAY | Planet x O Man x Morty | ConceptPlus | 2139 TPI
A high fertility ConceptPlus and low calving ease FutureStar standout, AltaFAIRWAY has been included in breeding programs for these desirable traits since his release. Daughters have exceeded expectations, and our Advantage Consultants praise the phenomenal udders of the more than 50 daughters they’ve seen. With exceptionally high, wide rear udders, smooth fore udders, and great dairy quality all the way through, these daughters look like they’ll produce lots of milk with great ease. The feet and legs of AltaFAIRWAY daughters are also more appealing than the proof from his first 11 daughters predicts.
11H10918 De-Su AltaROGERS | Planet x Buckeye x O Man | 2088 TPI
An Advantage Consultant favorite, AltaROGERS daughters will thrive in any environment! This production specialist breeds true with a very consistent pattern in his daughters all around the US. They are medium-stature cows with plenty of dairyness throughout, and width through both the chest and rump. The width in the rear end allows for an extremely wide, high rear udder attachment. These daughters produce loads of milk from very youthful, high-clearance udders. AltaROGERS’ daughters also have great mobility, along with excellent tracking and set to the leg.
11H10930 Dinomi AltaTYSON | Freddie x Shottle x Ramos | 2085 TPI
AltaTYSON brings a remarkably low Calving Ease of 3.9 and a high DPR of 2.4 to a very well-balanced proof. An early Freddie son, AltaTYSON’s excellent health traits complement his sound production and functional type traits. These medium-stature cows perform extremely well in progressive environments. They walk comfortably on a great set of feet and legs, and have excellent udder quality, sound attachments and a strong udder cleft.
11H10977 Rockymountain AltaRAINMAN | Planet x Ramos x O Man | ConceptPlus | 2074 TPI
AltaRAINMAN joins the lineup as a well-balanced sire, with sound production figures, high health traits, low calving ease and functional type. His daughters are refined, dairy cows with an open rib and fabulous udders – high rear udder attachments, great udder quality and texture, and strong fore udders. His high fertility ConceptPlus status is simply an added bonus to this well-balanced sire.
11H10883 Welcome AltaPORTER | Trump x Satire x AltaAARON | 2065 TPI
Coming from one of the best type families at the Welcome Stock Farm in NY, AltaPORTER certainly breeds true on his family’s type pattern. Our Advantage Consultants throughout the US and Canada notice a consistent pattern of well-balanced, great-uddered cows. AltaPORTER daughters are medium stature, with great dairy strength, extremely high, wide rear udders, fancy fore udders, and wide, level rumps. Their mobility is also excellent, they track straight ahead, and have a great foot angle.
These incredible additions to our daughter-proven sire lineup reaffirm our confidence in genomic proofs. Each of these new release sires has already been used heavily because of their high genomic numbers. Real daughter information continues to tell us these sires are delivering on their genomic promises. With that in mind, we know you can use these daughter-proven sires or any of the G-Star and FutureStar line-up with real confidence that you will truly get what you select for!
Source: Alta Genetics