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NEWSLETTER There are so many bulls!
Never before have we seen so many bulls on the market. Daily, we see new genomic bulls being released and new players competing for an already congested marketplace. How do some farmers differentiate between all the bulls and catalogues they receive or discuss with industry people. The farmer will ask themselves many questions:
1. Do I use genomic/or proven bulls?
2. What ratio is best?
highest 3. What are my non-negotiable traits that a bull must have? 4. Which evaluation system (domestic or overseas) do I relate to best? umber 1 number 1. are now using different methodologies to maintain and potentially increase their market share. Genomics are the future and controlling the Companies
offspring of the elite male and female progeny is of paramount importance to the A.I companies. This can occur in a number of ways, including the distribution of female only semen (Sexed) of their elite genomic bulls or purchasing and/or developing elite females. But they can’t stop, they must importance continually change gears. The shelf life of a genomic bull maybe 12-18 months at best. These bulls are continually turned over. If they aren’t a competitor nce per sizewill of come over the top like a giant wave. But where do those well credentialed proven bulls now sit? They are considerably cheaper than the pre genomic era. hen Do A.Ithey is now represent better buying than previously?
oming even has been one of the toughest seasons on record for Australian Dairyfarmers. In a business which is demanding and entails long hours, Leading 2015/2016
Edge Genetics is extremely thankful for your continuous support. Hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel and the rewards are once again recognised for your hard work.
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Brad Aitken, Manager/Owner Leading Edge Genetics
MARK THIS IN YOUR DIAR“Man’s Y Best friend, Rover assisting dairyfarmer Ted Murray in this season’s bull selection.”
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Leading Edge Genetics announces it’s On-Farm judge for 2016. Just wait to you see who it is on page 5!
Australian Proof Results
Top 10 BPI Proven Holsteins April 2016 Name Rengaw Manoman Hummer Rengaw Manoman Wrangler Topspeed Goldyn Mainstream Manifold Emu Banks Christmas Cogent Twist Jet Star ManoMan Trickin Rengaw Jardin Janek Manna Farm Del Santo St Clair Sholtz
BPI Type 296 98 291 104 291 101 291 105 278 108 274 106 268 105 264 104 248 106 244 104
Sire Pathway Man o Man x Shottle Man o Man x Shottle Goldwyn x Donor O Man x BW Marshall Roumare x Goldbullion Shottle x Looking Major Man o Man x Roumare Jardin x Shottle Informer x Fabulon Shottle x Donor
Top 10 BPI Genomic Holsteins April 2016
Source GAC GAC GAC SEMEX GAC COGENT GAC ABS GAC ABS
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Name GBPI Type Sire Pathway Source Glomar Superlucky 298 105 Supersire x Goldwyn ABS Cookiecutter Harper 287 101 Balisto x Epic ABS Carenda Pertinent 286 106 Picola x Palermo GAC ABS Macintosh 277 105 JoSuper x Petrone ABS Brabantadale Drake 275 102 Commander x McCutchen ABS De Su 11949 Penalty 272 100 Predestine x Shottle ABS Leaninghouse Burch 271 100 Silver x Supersire ABS Gin Jingo 259 102 Balisto x Epic ABS Emu Banks Honda 267 101 Supersire x Roumare GAC Hindlee Picola RoyalRoumare1414 264 101 Picola x Roumare GAC
By choosing VikingGenetics you will always be making the most profitable choice; Healthy cows and high production. An everyday solution that works!
Whilst the number of new graduates across the board were down there was still some interesting newcomers added to the marketed list of companies. Reliabilities were generally lower on new release sires but one of the more balanced bulls to graduate was CHALLENGER (GAC). He is a Man O Man son from a Shottle dam from the well-known Judge cow family so finely developed by Australia’s #1 herd in Rengaw Holsteins from Tasmania. CHALLENGER (full brother to the #1 sire in Hummer (GEEMCEE) and the #2 sire in Wrangler) has a BPI of 211, good health traits and is a 107 on type and 108 on udders. One from Semex’s Millionaire dose stable and a longevity expert in Mainstream Mainfold (Oman/BWMarshall) came in at a respectable #4 with a BPI of 291 and 105 on overall type. Whilst down the list a little with a BPI of 200 a bull still worthy of consideration this season is the Super son from AltaGenetics in Coomboona Superstition Regal. Highly reliable with 163 daughters in his production proof Regal has outstanding workability traits and a type linear that is quite balanced. But the highlight of this bull’s proof is his remarkable ABV for cell count at 185! Interestingly Regal is also the highest ranked proven Australian bull in Canada. A bull worth investigating for your autumn bull team.
Viking Genetics provides Sires from Scandinavia who have included a long list of health traits to the usual proofs on type and production for over 30 years. We have only been operating as Viking Genetics Australia for the last six years and have enjoyed substantial continual growth in sales on a yearly basis. WHAT IS VIKING’S MISSION FOR AUSTRALIA? To provide sires to the Australian dairy industry that breed healthy, profitable cows with sound functional type to generate maximum profit for dairy farmers.
$ When milk price is low, it is important to cut costs, but in the right way.
The implications of a portion of the market moving from progeny test usage to a more random and non-committal genomic sampling was reflected in the April 2016 Australian Breeding Values (ABV) Holstein proof release.
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DO VIKING SIRES PERFORM UNDER AUSSIE CONDITIONS? Our Holsteins have only been here for six years and our first bull to have a proof is D Sol. He does not have an Australian type proof but farmers believe his type to be much higher than the predicted ABV(i) and report strong cows with great feet and legs. D Sol has 522 Australian daughters in his April proof and has a BPI of 166, scc 131, positive workabilities, survival 107, great calving ease 103 and dtr fertility 106. We are happy with our first Holstein Aussie proof. Our Jerseys are growing in sales each year and we are focusing on taller, stronger framed Jerseys with positive milk and components and great udders for our new 2016 Sires. Our Reds have been in Australia for over 25 years and we dominate the ABV listings with the great red sire, V Foske, holding No. 1 position now for 3 years backed up by a long list of Viking Sires in the top 10. With our red sires being so dominant now after a 25 year history in Australia and our first Holstein to achieve a proof, is in the top 10% of Sires in the ABV System. Yes, Viking Genetics do perform in Australia.
The world’s local genetics from TLG. Total Livestock Genetics prides itself on being at the forefront of animal reproduction and our newly formed TLG-Bull Team is no exception. The recent April proof run has been very successful for the TLG-Bull Team with several sires exceeding expectations. COOMBOONA SME LENO-ET is an example of the quality AI sires based in Australia. Standing at TLGs Camperdown facility, TLGLENO really stacks up on an international scale with an incredible combination of TYPE +2.67 PTAT, FERTILITY + 3.2 DPR and PRODUCTIVITY +842 MILK. TLG’s strong focus on elite sires and industry admired cow families are evident in COOMBOONA SATISFACTION MAVERICK. Tracing back to the legendary HANOVER HILL DESIGNER MISS Ex 12SBC, TLGMAVERICK has all the makings of a future signature show sire with 3.33 PTAT, 2.64 UDC, 2.93 F&L & backed by 10 generations of VG or EX dams.
Incredible combination of TPI, TYPE and HEALTH
TLGLENO Coomboona SME Leno ET
Conventional PLUS20 has been developed with an emphasis on delivering high fertility semen. TLG has been producing world leading semen for over 27 years, and in this time has developed one of the highest quality conventional products on the market. TLG’s commitment to providing a conventional product that is consistent in results and high in fertility, has resulted in Conventional PLUS20.
Main Event / Numero Uno / Snowman
• +2.67 TYPE +2.47 Mammary • High health traits +3.2 DPR +6.1 PL • A2/A2 2596 GTPI Dam: Snowbiz N Uno Lena VG86 2YRS
TLG’s full collection of sires are now available in Conventional PLUS20 and SexedULTRA. Australia’s best new Holstein Australia’s best new Holstein Australia’s Best Australia’s best new Holstein sensation Rengaw Rengaw Manoman sensation Manoman sensation Rengaw Manoman New Jersey Proven Bulls
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WRANGLER genes, a great fit for Australian farmers.
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The 2016 April ABV release was not only a great result for Genetics Australia but an even better result for Australian farmers, says Genetics Australia Man-O-Man x Shottle xxGoldbullion Man-O-Man Shottle x Goldbullion General Manager Anthony Shelly. Man-O-Man x Shottle x Goldbullion Broadlin Aussiegold In what could be an ABV first, full brothers WRANGLER and GEEMCEE Elton x Vanahlem hold the top two positions on the Balanced Performance Index [BPI] ✓ Breed Leading✓BPI 291 /69% Breed Leading BPI 291/69% $26.00 RRP +.32%P +.35%F+.32%P +.35%F ✓ Breed Leading BPI 291/69%✓ High Milk Solids ✓ High Milk Solids while a third full bother CHALLENGER, SCC Improver✓ SCC Improver 122 SEXED ✓ High Milk Solids +.32%P✓+.35%F 122 $50.00 also obtained a top all round first ABV. 105 ✓ SCC Improver 122 ✓ Improves Fertility ✓ Improves Fertility 105 RRP $30.00
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✓ Calving Easeand 102 ✓ Improves Fertility 105 • Reliable ✓Type Calving 102 1st production ABV 113Ease Dtrs 94% Rel a well-balanced ABV ✓ Solid Type production ✓ Calving Ease 102 •• Offers ✓ Solid Type 104 104 Daughters are powerful, capacious cows with ideal rump set and slope ✓ Semen Fertility +2.9/389 obs ✓ Solid Type 104 • A22 ✓ Semen Fertility +2.9/389 obs • Excellent Semen Fertility ✓obs A pedigree farmer ✓ Semen Fertility +2.9•/389 ✓ features A pedigree that favourites features farmer favourites Heterozygous Polled that • International demand Shottle and from the same cow Goldbullion, Goldbullion, Shottle and from the same cow ✓ A pedigree that features farmer favourites ever popularthe JUDGE! familythe that produced ever popular JUDGE! Goldbullion, Shottle and from the samefamily cow that produced April 2016 ABV family that produced the ever popular April 2016 ABV 7J1038JUDGE! All Lynnns Louie Valentino April 2016 ABV
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CHRISTMAS and GOLDCREST see Genetics Australia hold an impressive 4 of the top 5 BPI positions on the new 2016 Good Bulls Guide. In addition CHRISTMAS is now the Number 1 bull for Type Weighted Index [TWI] while GOLDCREST holds the Number 1 position for the Health Weighted Index [HWI]. Polled Jersey AUSSIEGOLD also obtained his first daughter proven ABV. AUSSIEGOLD’s reliability with 113 milking daughters further validates the use of genomics as his ABVg is now closely mirrored to his ABV.
Through the alliance with US genetics supplier World Wide Sires a number of high rated bulls are also available. Jersey breeders will be pleased to see the first ABV of US Jersey sire 7J1038 – All Lynns Louie Valentino. This bull offers a Bradley Cullen Aussiegold Rengaw Man-O-Man Rengaw WranglerMan-O-Man by Steven & Jodie Huth, Cooriemungle, BradleyPCullen Wrangler daughter bred Wrangler Wrangler daughter bred by Steven & Jodie Vic Huth, Cooriemungle, Vic great balance of production and type and at 271 BPI ranks 7th overall in April. Bradley Cullen Wrangler daughter bred by Steven & Jodie Huth, Cooriemungle, Vic “Our 2016 Sire Directory has just been mailed to all farmers and I encourage Proving the world’s best Proving thegenetics world’s for bestAustralian genetics for Australian Freecall: 1800 039 047 www.genaust.com.au Freecall: 1800 039 047 www.genaust.com.au all farmers to study the new ABV data that is available now on Genetics farmers and conditions andconditions standing in Australia! genetics for Australian farmers and and standing in Australia! Freecall: 1800 039 047 www.genaust.com.au and standing in Australia! Australia web site at www.genaust.com.au “ • • • • • •
Reliable 1st production ABV 186 Dtrs Offers high Milk flow 928 Litres No 1 TWI sire in the breed 350 TWI Excellent Type and Mammary ABV 114 OT 112 MS 85% Rel Excellent SCC ABV 154 88% Rel A22
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April 2016 Agri-Gene Proof Highlights. The release of the Australian April Dairy proofs saw some new faces appear on the proven BPI lists as well as some high profile Genomic bulls, now with daughter proofs. One of the highest new bulls to appear on the proven BPI list is USA Sire of Sons Co-Op Robust CABRIOLET who is an ideal bull for Australian conditions; medium Stature with good Production, he is excellent for Longevity and Calving Ease with good functional Type. The first shipment of Cabriolet semen is due in next month.
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Of the high profile Genomic bulls to now graduate with milking daughters some of the more impressive bulls were CRGALAXY, BOLTDUNHILL, JACEY and also high Fertility PregCheck+ bulls CRUNIQUE and SNOWMYTH. This is all the more pleasing given the fact that in recent months Agri-Gene tour groups have inspected daughters of these bulls in both the USA and Europe with fantastic reports. We are also receiving excellent reports on the first milking Australian daughters from GALAXY who also added over 2500 daughters in the USA and increased for both Type and Udders.
Galaxy Daughters
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Breed-leading proven “Freddie” son GALAXY has all the excellent Health and Fertility Traits of his famous sire with improved Type.
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Also new to the Agri-Gene sire lineup in 2016 are some outstanding new USA Genomic bulls such as maternal brothers Co-Op AVENGER & Co-Op Jabir ALTIVO who both have unprecedented Fertility and Longevity proofs with near faultless Type linears. Co-Op UPD Mogul TEBO is another new release bull who should suit our conditions with Calving Ease, Longevity, Type and Udders, over +1.70 and A2/A2 in a medium statured package. For the Type orientated USA Sire BRADY remains one of the most reliable proven Type and Udder bulls available with daughters winning at shows all over the world.
Top 10 TPI Proven Holsteins April 2016 Name TPI Type Sire Pathway Source Seagull-Bay Supersire 2697 1.42 Robust x Planet GAC/WWS Sandy-Valley Saloon 2618 2.70 AltaIota x Planet Semex Sandy-Valley Sterling 2584 2.22 Robust x Planet WWS Roylane Bookem Bob 5170 2557 2.22 Bookem x Oman WWS Seagull-Bay Headliner 2552 2.39 Robust x Planet GAC/WWS Mountfield SSI Dcy Mogul 2523 2.51 Dorcy x BW Marshall GAC/WWS S-S-I Bookem Morgan 2516 1.58 Bookem x Shottle WWS Sully Robust Monocerotis 2515 1.17 Robust x Planet WWS S-S-I Snowman Mayflower 2513 1.20 Snowman x Socrates WWS Mr Welcome Hill Tango 2507 1.79 Hill x Colby AgriGene
Top 10 GTPI Genomic Holsteins April 2016 (Over 12 months of age at proofs) Name GTPI Type Sire Pathway Source Bacon-Hill Pety Modesty 2850 2.40 Pety x Supersire WWS SSI 1stClass Flagship 2796 2.56 1stClass x Supersire WWS Wa-Del Yoder Bandares 2791 2.47 Yoder x Massey WWS DG Charley 2786 2.50 Supershot x Mogul COGENT SSI Montross Jedi 2781 2.21 Montross x Supersire WWS Mr Mega Duke 54608 2771 2.10 Megasire x Robust AGRIGENE Endco Superhero 2748 2.24 Supershot x Numero Uno GAC/JET De-Su AltaSuperstar 2739 2.59 Halogen x Supersire ALTA Oakfield Rubicon Lopez 2738 1.59 Rubicon x Supersire WWS Peak AltaFlywheel 2732 0.87 Monterey x Supersire ALTA
American Proof Results USA Proof Highlights... It would be now close to 10 years since Planet first debuted with his first official proof in America. Back then options were limited and many used him due to his significant production traits but somewhat wary of his type linear. This proof run really exemplified the massive impact he has had. He features in no less than 7 of the top 10 TPI pedigrees. He is one of those rare individuals who can impact both sides of the pedigree. Supersire (WWS/GA) continues to hold the mantle as the #1 TPI sire. The maternal brothers in Saloon (Iota son from Semex) and Sterling (Robust son from WWS) both hold the number #2 and #3 position, respectively. Perhaps the best balanced bull to debut was the Bookem son in Roylane Bookem Bob from WWS who came in at #4. He will sire strong wide chested cows with outstanding udders. Semen will be available in Australia late May. A popular choice in Leading Edge Genetics bull team for 2015 was the Domain son in Sully Hart Meridian (Semex). This highly reliable sire continues to strengthen and with now over 1800 daughters in his proof comes in #14 position and is the # 2 overall type sire in the top 100 listing at 3.15. A number of genomic bulls promoted by Leading Edge Genetics now feature in the Top 25 proven listing including: Supersire, Mogul ,Jacey, AltaOak and AltaEmbassy.
Introducing our judge for the 2016 Leading Edge Genetics ON FARM Challenge.
We are delighted to announce that Brian Carscadden from the Semex Alliance will be judging the Leading Edge Genetics On-Farm Competition for 2016. Brian’s judging assignments have taken him to over 25 different countries around the world. Among Brian’s many judging accomplishments include International Dairy Week (Australia), Royal Winter Fair (Canada) and World Dairy Expo (America).
Brian Carscadden of Guelph, Ontario, Canada was born and raised on a registered Holstein farm in eastern Ontario, and graduated from the University of Guelph with a bachelor of science in agriculture degree in May of 1994. Upon graduation from University, Carscadden was hired as a sire analyst for United Breeders of Guelph, Ontario. In 1998, the Semex Alliance was formed and Brian was hired on to the newly formed Semex Alliance Sire Analyst Team, where he continues today purchasing bulls across Ontario, Ohio, Kentucky, Wisconsin ,Michigan ,and Indiana as well as in the UK and Ireland. Prior to his A.I. career, Brian enjoyed many successes as a professional dairy cattle fitter around the world. A promoter of youth in agriculture, Brian remains active with various youth programs, speaking engagements and by promoting youth involvement in the annual Semex Alliance Walk of Fame at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and World Dairy Expo, which he helps to coordinate. Brian and his wife Linda live in Guelph with their 3 children Craig, Lauren and Colin. Judging will take place from Wednesday 23rd and Friday 25th November 2016. The presentation luncheon at the Warragul Golf Club will occur on Friday 2nd December 2016.
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MERIDIAN CONFIRMS HIS SUPERIORITY IN THE APRIL 2016 PROOF RELEASES. In the October 2015 Holstein International a journalist writing his story stated that “those breeders who trusted his genomic figures will be pleased with the outcome of Meridian’s subsequent proof.” Today with over 3,000 daughters in his combined USA and Canada production data and 1,800 Type Classified daughters he is regarded worldwide as one of the Elite sires of the Holstein breed. In addition to his reliable Type and Production data MERIDIAN carries 4 value adding Semex Brandings, first as a high conception rare REPROMAX sire, a CALVING EASE rated sire in both the USA and Canada, he also carries the A2/A2 B-casein protein gene, and for those who still like to show a stylish calf or young cow, he has the ability to leave the real show stoppers as well. His pedigree has enough diversity to it and his breeding pattern the correct values to make him an suitable sire to work with many of the GOLDWYN sons, and his high milk flow will also suit to breed to the many daughters of NUMERO UNO that are starting to appear in our herds. Further confidence in MERIDIAN comes when we look at the number of other sires carrying the SULLY prefix and coming from the same cow family, the matriarch to which is SULLY SHOTTLE MAY. As one article best described him “if you want functional, hard wearing cattle with good udders that milk for fun – MERIDIAN is an easy choice.”
Great expectations come to fruition. A global icon since his initial genomic release, 11HO11202 Pine-Tree AltaOAK added nearly 1,000 production daughters to his proof and claimed Alta’s new #1 TPI spot on the daughter-proven list at 2457 TPI. The following are a couple of Australian Farmer favorites that have delivered upon their great genomic expectations to join the daughter-proven lineup.
Pine Tree AltaOAK (Niagra x Leif)
Apina AltaEMBASSY (Freddie x Planet) EMBASSY has been a high use sire in Australia since he first became available and will have many Australian daughters calving this year. Embassy offers the extreme commercial sire Australian farmers have been waiting for. With huge production yields, a nice Type profile offering strength, great feet and legs and wide sloped rumps. Embassy is a unique sire that offers extreme production and high health, including 6.5 PL and a DPR of 2.5. Combine this with genuine CE and a lower still birth rating, EMBASSY has a place in every breeding program.
p Milk with strength p Outcross sire p High ranking proven sire p PTAT +1.77
Coomboona Superstition REGAL (Super x Shottle) REGAL has also debuted at 200 BPI with daughters milking in three countries. This Australian standing bull has milking daughters in Australia, Canada and the US and has improved on his genomic expectations to be a very well rounded commercial bull. Boasting over 500 ltrs milk, extreme SCS, high fertility, CE, great Workability ratings and Type and Mammary that are 1 standard deviation above the mean or better. (106 T 105 M – 1.93 PTAT - +11 Conf)
(04/16)
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MARCIN continues to be a chart topper in the US. Transmitting unbelievable production. MARCIN also offers exceptional Type at +2.0 with a no holes udder liner. MARCIN has been joined by his son MACHO on the marketed team. MACHO offers a great balance of Health, production and Type.
Top 10 LPI Proven Holstein Sires April 2016 Name LPI Type Sire Pathway Source Mapel Wood Brewmaster 3147 9 Garrett x Shottle WWS Val-Bisson Doorman 3106 19 Bookem x Shottle SEMEX Chartroise Smurf 3075 13 Snowman x Planet SEMEX Minnigan-Hills Day 3074 11 Superstition x Bolton AGRIGENE OCD Stargazer 3056 11 Super x Elegant SEMEX Dymentholm S Sympatico 3049 10 Snowman x Planet SEMEX Rosylane-LLC AltaLeo 3049 7 AltaMeteor x Nifty ALTA Mountfield SSI Dcy Mogul 3039 12 Dorcy x Massey GAC/WWS Amighetti Numero Uno 3029 14 Man o Man x Shottle SEMEX AJDC AltaAgency 3020 8 Dorcy x Shottle ALTA
Top 10 GLPI Genomic Holstein Sires (>11 months of age) Name LPI Type Sire Pathway Source OCD Commander Lincoln 3412 16 Commander x NumeroUno WWS Endco Superhero 3368 12 Supershot x Numero Uno GAC/JET Westcoast Pledge 3365 13 Pulsar x Man o Shan SEMEX Ronelee Midnight Detour 3350 10 Midnight x Mogul AGRIGENE Boldi Eagle 3350 13 Ascend x Meridian SEMEX Silverridge V Eugeno 3337 13 Supershot x McCutchen SEMEX Silverridge V Euclid 3332 12 Supershot x McCutchen SEMEX IHG Montana 3332 12 Montross x Numero Uno GAC/JET Claynook Felix 3329 12 Supershot x McCutchen SEMEX DG Kingboy Sniper 3326 14 Kingboy x Sympatico COGENT
Canadian Proof Results Holstein Proofs from Canada - Highlights After much fanfare Semex’s flagship type sire Val-Bisson Doorman graduated in #2 LPI position. This Bookem son comes in at a remarkable +19 on overall confirmation with 297 daughters classified. Holding onto the #1 LPI position is Mapel Wood Brewmaster (WWS). A sire that did have a significant lift in his proof was Sympatico (Semex) who moved from #25 position to #6. This Snowman son from a Planet dam traces back to the Flower cow family from Glen Drummond. Other noteworthy newcomers to the top 10 listing is perhaps one of Dorcy’s best sons in AJDH AltaAgency. This sire converts very well here in Australia. A highlight of the top 10 listed LPI sires this proof run is the diversity of sire lines. There is no less than 8 sires featuring on the top side of these pedigrees.
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Solid Success at Cogent... HIGH TYPE
Wiltor
HIGH DPR
The April 2016 proof run at Cogent has been a solid success– with some new ExcelGen and proven bulls added to the Cogent portfolio. Highlights include new release sires that will be available in the coming months in Australia.
DREAMER
Supersire x Explode VG89 x Man o Man VG86
DG BRODY a globally hot red carrier son at 2634 GTPI and +2.78 Mammary along with other highlighted sire Mr Super CONTENDER who is our first son of Cogent Supershot to be released and sits at 2726 GTPI backed with solid type and health traits. Wiltor DREAMER continues to impress with his dam classifying a maximum score of VG89 as a 3 year old. She is arguably one of the best young cows in the UK at this time backed by generations of VG and EX dams. DREAMER sits at over 2500 GTPI, +2.07 PTAT, Over 1000lbs milk and impressive health traits of +1.4DPR and +5.5Productive Life. This sire offers the Australian dairymen a solid package. A popular high type sire from the team is O’Connor’s Vogue MAIN TIME, a Main Event son from the well admired Snowbiz Uno Lena VG85. MAIN TIME sits in the top available lists for both Type and TPI. After April proofs he now sits at +2.70 PTAT and 2584 GTPI.
Dam of DREAMER: Wiltor Dreamgirl VG89 3yrs
Dreamer the rock solid package... Type and production combined PTAT +2.07 Mammary +2.17 +1.5 DPR +5.5 PL +2.3 CCR
Cogent Australia Email: info@cogentaustralia.com Tel: 02 60 404 373 PO BOX 3116, ALBURY, NSW, 2640
GTPI
2536
D G Charley – Soon to be released world wide this Supershot son has GTPI 2782 and a Net Merit of 961 – semen will be priced at $375.00 and sold with exclusive contracted option on all bulls born back to AI Total – a son in the top 10 GTPI meeting the contract criteria could be valued at $125,000.00 to the breeder , with a reducing matrix range – full details on this early release semen available from LEG.
Leading Edge Genetics
Summer/Autumn Genomic
Holstein Pack for 2016 Average of the pack is an incredible GTPI 2630 TYPE +2.55 MAMMARY +2.25 # DPR +2.83 Name Bayonet Cayle Missle Montana Upright Valerius
Sire Line Source Donatello/Shamrock WWS Monterey/Uno ABS Montross/Uno WWS Montross/Uno GAC/Jetstream Kingboy/Uno Semex Halogen/Supersire Semex
December 2015 Proof figures in table above
GTPI 2613 2606 2617 2680 2628 2637
Type +1.88 +2.92 +2.99 +2.49 +2.49 +2.54
Per Dose
10 Dose Package
(60 doses total)
GDam of Cayle: Larcrest Crimson EX93
DPR +2.6 +2.0 +1.9 +3.1 +2.7 +4.7
RRP $90.00 $40.00 $50.00 $75.00 $75.00 $60.00
# DPR - Daughter Pregnancy Rate
Extreme Value - $29.90+GST
UDC +1.68 +2.75 +2.35 +2.07 +2.13 +2.49
(RRP $65.00 +GST)
25 dose Package
Dam of Montana: Sullhrtford Nuno Ana 383-ET VG-86
Offer ends July 31st 2016 Stocks are extremely limited
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Brad Aitken 0438 031 361 or email brad@leadingedgegenetics.com.au Mal Sayers 0428 443 549 Tosh Robertson 0408 515 017 Mick Nottage 0499 444 955 Cameron Bawden 0400 090 481
(150 doses total)
Grand dam of Valerius: Vision Gen Sh Sho A12037
Top 10 BPI Proven Jersey April 2016 Name Cairnbrae Jaces Elton Cairnbrae Tbone Edison Aberdeen Valerian Sandown Riverside Ambition Colnarco Navarian Araluen Park Strzelecki All Lynns Louie Valentino Cairnbrae Tbone Ensign Nowell Viper Wallacedale Marvarie
BPI 312 296 286 286 284 273 271 263 263 235
Type 108 103 106 102 106 101 114 113 104 110
Sire Pathway Jace x Alf Tbone x Alf Valerian x FlowerPower Navara x Berretta Valerian x Navara Larfalot x Valerian Louie x Paramount Tbone x Alf Valerian x Flower Power Navara x Parade
Top 10 BPI Genomic Jerseys April 2016 Name Beulah Brax Drogo Araluen Park Bandanna Beulah Brax KP 4411 Araluen Park Seahorse Cairnbrae Bontino Nowell Shaq Broadlin Levi Kaaramona Griffin Beulah Tahbilk Broadlin Doubleup
GBPI 280 279 275 274 271 269 258 267 266 263
Type 106 107 108 108 109 105 105 108 108 100
Source ABS ABS GAC ABS GAC GAC GAC ALTA AGRIGENE CRV/LIC
(>12 months of age)
Sire Pathway CRVBrax x Valerian Tbone x Valerian CRVBrax x Bowie Navarian x Tbone Valentino x Tbone Elton x Tbone Vanahlem x Valerian Navarian x Vanahlem Vanahlem x Navara Aberian x Valerian
Source GAC ABS GAC GAC AGRIGENE TBA GAC GAC GAC GAC
Australian Proof Results Jersey Proofs from Australia - Highlights The debut Australian proof of All Lynns Louie Valentino (GA/WWS) was outstanding. Positioned at #8 with a BPI of 271 with 184 daughters and overall type of 114 his proof truly reflects what a complete sire he is. Valentino daughters have great frames, tremendous length of mid section with perfect udders. His impact is being felt through his many now proven sons and even grand-sons like Macho from Alta Genetics. His temperament and overall likeability at 107 is hard to believe. Daughter fertility has always been his slight flaw and must be considered when compiling your bull team. CRVMarvarie from the well-known Wallacedale Jerseys came in at #10 on the BPI list. He is one of the stronger Navara sons on the market at 102 for chest width. His udders are the real standout feature of his daughters with tremendous texture, strong ligament and ideal teat placement. The 107 score for temperament and 104 for daughter fertility are some of the stronger points of this working traits. Valentino daughter: Cairnbrae Valentino Estelle 2
Summer/Autumn Genomic
Jersey Pack for 2016 Want fertile productive Jersey’s - this is the pack! Average of the pack is an impressive JUI +20.75 TYPE +1.60 #DPR +0.9 #PL +4.5 Heartland Pharoah (Pharoah / Abe) WWS Aust RRP $28 Dam: Heartland Abe Avalanche
• +1.4 TYPE • +22.9 JUI • +1.4 DPR
Live Oak Marcin (Marcin / Maximum) Alta RRP $26 Marcin Daughter
Agri Gene Dam : GR Faria Brothers Target Ronaldo VG88
RRP $30
December 2015 Proof figures above # DPR - Daughter Pregnancy Rate # PL - Productive Life
MACHO
• +1.9 TYPE • +19.8 JUI • +1.1 DPR
Faria Brothers (Hilario / Target)
APOLLO
PROP JOE
• +1.5 TYPE • +19.5 JUI • +0.2 DPR
25 doses each
Extreme Value $22.90+GST Per Dose (RRP $27.66 +GST)
25 dose Package (75 doses total)
Top 10 Proven JPI Jerseys Sires April 2016 Name Glynn Valentino Marcin All Lynns Legal Volcano Glynn Headline News Sunset Canyon Daybreak Sunset Canyon Machete Sunset Canyon Dimension Wilsonview Jevon Magnum All Lynns Legal Visionary Sunset Canyon Determinate Cal-Mart Valentino Brier
JPI 236 223 214 202 202 195 190 183 182 180
Type 2.0 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.5 1.3
Sire Pathway Valentino x Jevon Legal x Paramount Headline x Jevon Vibrant x Impuls Vibrant x Impuls Renegade x Impuls Jevon x Impuls Legal x Paramount Valentino x Impuls Valentino x Impuls
Source ALTA ABS WWS ABS CRV/LIC WWS AGRI GENE ABS SEMEX ALTA
Top 10 GJPI Genomic Jerseys Sires Name Faria Brothers Avon Faria Brothers Vandrell Faria Brothers Marlo Faria Brothers Uncle Luke Faria Brothers TI Faria Brothers Tyron Co-op AD World Cup Faria Brothers Nate Dogg Faria Brothers Ronaldo Faria Brothers Eusebio
JPI 257 255 246 245 234 230 228 224 223 221
Type 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.3 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.6
Sire Pathway Visionary x Action Visonary x Action Hilario x Action Magnum x Action Plus x Action Hulk x Action Chilli x Marvel Bowman x Action Harris x Target Harris x Marvel
Fertility, Type and Production.. . 29HO18101
Larcrest
CALUMET-ET
• Unique combination of high BPI (263) & TPI (2603) • Positive fat & protein % while adding milk • Outstanding rear udders • 5-star TransitionRight sire 5TR = $100 in preventive or reactive cost per lactation
MONTEREY x Numero Uno x Ramos
MGD: Larcrest Crimson-ET EX-93. (photo Beth Herges) *TPI & gTPI are servicemarks of Holstein Association USA, Inc
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Source WWS AGRIGENE WWS AGRIGENE AGRIGENE AGRIGENE AGRIGENE AGRIGENE AGRIGENE AGRIGENE
American Proof Results Jersey proof highlights from USA Maintaining his position as the #1 JPI sire is Glynn Valentino Marcin. He lifted 24 points and now is highly reliable with 457 daughters in his production proof. In #2 position and with a very good Australian proof as well is the ABS sire All Lynns Marcin daughter Legal Volcano. A couple of interesting newcomers include the Valentino son in Sunset Canyon Determinate (#9 JPI) from Semex with 1.5 on type and 20.1 on JUI. The other sire to follow is a bull that was lightly sampled here in Australia as a genomic sire in Oliver -P (Valentino son from GA/WWS). His JPI is 147 with 113 daughters but his overall udder traits are world class with a JUI of 23.40. The impact that both Impuls and Valentino are having on the American Jersey population cannot be understated. Valentino is the sire of 3 of the top 10 JPI sires with many more to come in the future. Whilst Impuls is the maternal grand sire on no less than 6 of the top 10 sires!
BPI confirms 15 new outstanding ABS genomic sires. ABS Australia has catapulted into the current BPI rankings with 15 new high scoring, genomic Holstein sires, including the number one bull Glomar SUPERLUCKY (298 gBPI) and the outstanding sire Cookiecutter HARPER (287 gBPI). SUPERLUCKY descends from four generations of Lucky cows that are still milking at Glomar; confirming the reputation of this outstanding cow family that gets in calf and milks for generations. The new genomic sires join ABS’ four high ranking proven Holstein bulls in the Good Bulls Guide. Together the ABS line up provides choices to suit a wide variety of breeding goals. These sires cover desirable traits including high fertility, pasture based production, BPI and TPI. “We want to be the very best at maximising customer profitability through genetic progress,” said ABS national sales manager, Paul Quinlan. ABS is the only company to provide TransitionRight™ sires, which offer a genetic solution to preventing costly transition diseases.“Dairy farmers who use our five star TransitionRight™ sires can expect to save $100 per cow per lactation,” Paul said. Among Jersey breeders “Elton is the king” and the number 1 available Australian proven Jersey (BPI 312) with over 4400 daughters.“Elton continues to impress breeders with his outstanding temperament and farmer likeability,” Paul said “His strong, deep bodied daughters are built for Australian conditions with their balance of production and good health.” Araluen Park BANDANNA leads the new Jersey genomic group (279 gBPI) with excellent type and good daughter fertility.
Choose the Cream of the Crop at World Wide Sires. WWS Australia keeps the producer’s needs in mind and delivers a portfolio of elite genomic young sires with unique pedigrees and extremely good fertility. From the famous Shot Mindy cow family that brought you elite gTPI sire JEDI (+2781 GTPI), WWS Australia is excited to offer BAYONET and MISSLE. JEDI has now been pushed to #4 GTPI sire behind maternal brother FLAGSHIP at #2 (+2796 GTPI) and #1 GTPI sire MODESTY (+2850 GTPI) & BARNDARES #3 +2791. All 4 exciting sires are available from WWS in sexed semen. BAYONET is a DONATELLO son out of a VG-85 SHAMROCK daughter. He transmits large milk volume (+1417 PTAM) with outstanding components, offering breeders over 115 pounds combined Fat and Protein. He creates pregnancies with an impressive +1.9 SCR and his daughters breed back quickly (+2.3 DPR) and excel in daughter fertility (+2.6 FI). MISSLE this MONTROSS son out of a VG-86 Numero Uno daughter offers an elite Type profile (+2.92 PTAT, +2.28 UDC, +2.37 FLC). His daughters will be slightly taller cows who display strength and openness of rib with extreme emphasis on high, wide rear udders and strong attachments. MISSLE daughters promise easy calvings (+6.5% DCE) and get in calf quickly (+1.6 DPR), excelling in overall daughter fertility with +2.0 FI. CHOPS takes after his sire, he has an emphasis on extremely high, wide rear udders (+2.76 UDC) and a great set of feet and legs (+2.19 FLC), tracking out with a steep foot angle and standing wider at the hock. CHOPS is also a fertility improver, with daughters that have the potential to calve easily (+5.3 DCE) and breed back efficiently. CRABTREE is a health specialist from a great cow family. This EPIC son out of the Sully Shottle May-TW cow family. He is a calving ease specialist (+5.9% SCE) who promises long-lasting, (+6.7 PL) trouble-free cows (2.70 SCS). His daughters will calve easily (+6.0% DCE) and
breed back efficiently with a positive DPR.
For the Jersey enthusiasts, we are pleased to offer you APOLLO, a PHAROAH son out of the EX-91 Heartland Abe Avalanche. APOLLO improves components with +0.06% P & +0.15% F. His daughters are large framed cows with dairy strength and well attached, shallow udders (+23.50 JUI). With a DPR of +1.1, his daughters excel in fertility and maintain pregnancy. Dam of JEDI SSI Supersire Miri 8679
PO Box 7538 • Shepparton • 3632 Victoria Phone (03) 5831 5559 • Fax (03) 5822 0005 info@wwsaustralia.com • www.wwsires.com
Missile’s MGD: S-S-I Shamrock Mesa 7388-ET, VG 87
Apollo’s dam: Heartland Abe Avalanche, EX 91
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