AI Total International Sire Portfolio Augustus 2024
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ABSOLVE RC ADAGIO
ADASOL RED
ADRION RED
ALVIN RC
AMOR RED
ANTHEUM RED
ANTON PP
ARISTOCRAT
ARMIN RC
ARROW
ASTRONAUT
BARI
BARON RED
BEETHOVEN
BLACKBURN
BLACKJACK P
BLOOPER
BLUES-RED
BOOGIE RC P
BORAZ RC
BREEZER
BRIDGEMAN
CADRE NOIR
CAJUN
CARLO
CASH
CASTILLO P
CATCHY
CHASSY
CHAVI
CHEKO
CHEMP
CHUCK
CLASSIC
COCKTAIL PP
CONFETTI
CONFIDENT
CORNELL PP
COWBOY
STEVE MOWER
General Manager AI Total US
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English spoken
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Accountmanager NL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CUM LAUDE
LUMBERJACK
ARJAN VAN DER VLIS
International Account Manager
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EMMA SCHOLTEN
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STIRRUP
SUHNSTAR SUNNYBOY
TRADEMARKS AND LINEAR GUIDE
The symbols below describe trademarks and features of all the bulls in this catalogue. Each bull gets a total of six trademarks appointed, which are
the bull. The trademarks are divided in two colors: Red and Grey. The red trademarks symbolize the trademarks which the bull inherits, and therefor improve your herd. The
symbols show the
STATURE
Gröbe
Hoogtemaat
Taille
Estatura
STRENGTH
Starke
Voorhand
Puissance
Fortaleza
BODY DEPTH
Körpertiefe
Inhoud
Profondeur de corps
Profundidad corporal
DAIRY FORM
Milchcharakter
Openheid
état corprel
Estructura le chera
RUMP ANGLE
Beckenneigung
Kruisligging
Inclinaison de bassin
Angulo de grupa
THURL WIDTH
Beckenbreite
Kruisbreedte
Largeur de basin
Anchura de grupa
REAR LEGS SIDE VIEW
hinterbeinwinkelung
beenstand zij
Membres vue còté
Vista lateral patas
REAR LEGS REAR VIEW hinterbeinstellung
beenstand achter
Membres vue arrière
Vista Posterior patas
indicator and other information which is characteristic for a specific
FOOT ANGLE
Klauenwinkel
Klauwhoek
Talon
Angulo podal
FORE UDDER ATTaCHMENT
Vordereuteraufhangung
Vooruieraanhechting
Attache avant
Inserión anterior de ubre
REAR UDDER HEIGHT
Hintereuterhohe
Achteruierhoogte
Hauteur attache arrière
Inserclión posterior de ubre
UDDER CLEFT
Zentralband
Ophangband
Ligament
Ligamento Suspensor
UDDER DEPTH
Eutertiefe
Uierdiepte
Profondeur de mamelle
Profundidad de ubre
FRONT TEAT PLACEMENT
Strichplatzierung vorne
Voorspeenplaatsing
Placement trayon avant
Colocación Pezoned Anteriores
REAR TEAT PLACEMENT
Strichplatzierung hinten
Achterspeenplaatsing
Placement trayon arrière
Colocacón Pezones Posteriores
TEAT LENGTH
Strichlange
Speenlengte
Trayons
Longitud pezoned
TOP 10 RANKING DECEMBER 2018 TOP 10 RANKING AUGUSTUS 2024
TRAIT NAME
PTAM PTA Milk
PTAF PTA Fat
PTAF % PTA Fat %
PTAP PTA Protein
LIV Cow Livability
SCS Somatic Cell Score
DPR Daughter Pregnancy Rate
HCR Heifer Conception Rate
CCR Cow conception rate
BCS Body Condition Score
FE Feed Efficiency
HOW TO READ PROOFS?
SCE Sire Calving Ease
DCE Daughter Calving Ease
SSB Sire Stillbirth
PTAT Predicted Transmitting Ability for Type
UDC Udder Composite Index
DWP$ Dairy Wellness Profit Index
EXPLENATION
PTA for Milk production in pounds, reflecting the expected milk production of future mature daughters
PTA for butterfat in pounds, reflecting the expected butterfat production of future mature daughters.
Indicates the genetic variance of a bull’s PTA for transmitting Fat as being positive or negative.
PTA for Protein production in pounds, comparing the expected production of future mature
Measure of a cow’s ability to remain alive while in the milking herd.
The PTA for SCS is used to improve mastitis resistance.
DPR is defined as the percentage of cows that become pregnant during each 21-day period.
A virgin heifer’s ability to conceive – defined as the percentage of inseminated heifers that become pregnant at each service.
A lactating cow’s ability to conceive – defined as the percentage of inseminated cows that become pregnant at each service.
BCS reflects the animal’s energy balance status in which research has clearly shown an association with improved female fertility, longevity and disease resistance.
Feed Efficiency is the net profit a farmer receives from an increase in production.
The percentage of calving difficulties in first lactation animals.
Like SCE, DCE is a measurement of the tendency of calves from a particular animal to be born more or less easy (average 2.3%).
The percentage of a bull’s offspring that are born dead to first lactation animals.
PTAT is an estimate of the genetic superiority for conformation that a bull will transmit to its offspring.
UDC is an index based on ability for udder improvement.
DWP$ is a multi-trait selection index which includes production, fertility, type, longevity and the wellness traits, including Polled test results.
DEFINITION
MSP Milking Speed
The value for Milking Speed predicts if a bulls daughter produces faster or slower than average.
Bulls with low PTA for SCS (less than 3.00) are expected to have daughters with lower mastitis than bulls with high PTA for SCS (greater than 3.50).
A DPR of ‘1.0’ implies that daughters from this bull are 1% more likely to become pregnant during that estrus cycle than a bull with an evaluation of zero. Each increase of 1% in PTA DPR equals a decrease of 4 days in PTA days open
An HCR of 1.0 implies that daughters of this bull are 1% more likely to become pregnant as a heifer than daughters of a bull with an evaluation of 0.0.
A bull’s CCR of 1.0 implies that daughters of this bull are 1% more likely to become pregnant during that lactation than daughters of a bull with an evaluation of 0.0.
FE = ($0.0008 x PTA Milk) + ($1.55 x PTA Fat) + ($1.73 x PTA Protein) + ($0.11 x Feed Saved)
The average percentage difficult births is approximately 2.2%. In general, bulls with an SCE of 2.2% or less are considered “calving ease” bulls that are fine to use on heifers and smaller cows.
Daughters of bulls with high DCE numbers would be expected to have a more difficult time giving birth than daughters of bulls with lower DCE numbers. DCE is evaluated on the same scale as SCE.
This is directly correlated with the final score of the bull’s daughters, not the linear traits.
Udder composite includes six linear traits, and the weighting for each trait’s contribution to higher udder scores.
With publishing the value the following deviation is used:
What is AiDol and AI Total-ERS? Explained
Early access to the very best genetics of the Holstein breed, that’s the idea behind the AiDol and AI Total-ERS programs. These programs include the breed’s finest and most exclusive sires. Normally, these bulls would first be used exclusively as mating sires within the breeding program and become available for commercial use much later. AI Total however, has her top bulls accessible for breeders as early as possible. A great opportunity for breeders striving for maximum genetic progress. To join in these programs, simply sign the contract and order your semen.
In short, these agreements include the following:
For all bull calves born from semen of AI-Total-ERS bulls, you grant AI-Total the first right of purchase. These bull calves must – all of them – be offered to AITotal for a genomic test immediately after birth. AI-Total will cover the costs of this test. Bull calves that are rejected by AI-Total must be sold for fattening or slaughter. Heifer calves from AI-Total-ERS bulls may only be sold to third parties after written consent by AI-Total. This agreement gives AI-Total also first right of purchase on part of the bull calves produced by those heifer calves.
For bull calves born from semen of AiDol bulls, you grant AI-Total the first right of purchase. If the bull calf has a parent average that exceeds one of the values in the table below, the calf should be submitted to AI-Total for a genomic test immediately after birth. AI-Total decides whether to carry out the test and in that case pays the costs for this test. Bull calves that are not tested for genomics, or rejected by AI-Total, must be sold for fattening or slaughter. There are no restrictions for heifer calves from an AiDol sire.
In case for at least one of the indices gTPI, gNM$, PTAT and gRZG, the bull calfs parent average exceeds the value mentioned in the table below, this calf has to be submitted to AI-Total for a genomic test. For the latest information, visit: www.ai-total.com/aidol
