AUTUMN 2022
NEWSLETTER
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‘Are conception rates with Sexed Semen drawing closer to that achieved from a conventional straw?’
The level of satisfaction amongst Australian dairy farmers using Sexed Semen (SS) is growing at a rapid rate. Recent data from the National Herd Improvement of Australia (NHIA) revealed that in 2021, 22% of all dairy semen sold was sexed. This was a lift of 7% from 2020. The reasons why farmers use SS are well documented. Historically, there has been a level of conservatism amongst many as to the potency of SS. But many farmers are now following market trends and heeding the advice of industry specialists by looking for a product that delivers more sperm per dose. Just as importantly however, is factoring in sires that are extremely high in semen fertility. Either way, the demand for SS is at an all time industry high, with many semen companies worldwide struggling to keep up with this demand. he highest
s number 1 Cow data er number 1. continues to be a large stumbling block in Australia. The inability of many sires to receive a publishable proof, even when ‘adequate’
doses have been distributed, highlights a significant flaw in the herd recording system. Unfortunately, the inability to access valuable data such as herd health and herd fertility information from some On-Farm Dairy Software programs, compound this issue considerably. One of the most he importance events in recent times occurred in America with the April proof summaries, where over one million additional lactations were added. ence exciting per ge sizeWhilst of this farmer generated data wasn’t as complete as official herd recorded lactations, it still had a significant impact by way of improving the whenreliability A.I is of many bulls. Whilst it has been talked about for many years, the inaction of our industry’s governing bodies to facilitate a similar coming even retrieval of ‘like’ data is frustrating to say the least. The Herd Improvement Industry in Australia is at a critical juncture in time. It would be disappointing to see that in five years time, there may not be “proven sires” in Australia due to lack of data.
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Australian Proof Results
Top 10 BPI Australian Proven Holsteins April 2022 Name ABS Jeronimo - P Sandy-Valley Fedora Westcoast Perseus Emu Banks Superpower Mr Super Contender Telstar SSI All TM Sandor Brabantdale Drake Cookiecutter Humblenkind Wilara All Terraine Rosylane-LLC Spock
BPI Type 535 99 476 104 469 97 454 105 435 105 425 99 415 104 414 97 392 98 387 106
Sire Pathway Superhero x Powerball-P Bandares x Kingboy Penmanship x Doorman Powerball x Supersire Supershot x Numero Uno Alltime x Montross Commander x Mccutchen Modesty x Epic Alltime x Supersire Silver x Supersire
Source ABS WWS/GAC SEMEX GAC STG WWS ABS WWS GAC ABS
Top 10 BPI Genomic Holsteins April 2022 Name Hindlee Tommy Dee 20 10 Prognesis Polaris Bomaz Watson Bomaz Wisteria Welcome-Tel To Hollywood VH Tirsvad Alberta Ascari Pine-Tree Denovo Aleo Kings-Ransom Dropbox Progenesis Polaroid Vala Andreas Bolti
Source: DataGene
GBPI Type 556 99 551 109 534 103 531 98 525 97 521 103 517 99 516 101 516 101 514 102
Sire Pathway Source Endgame x Alltime GAC Epoxy x Prosperous SEMEX Winterfell x Legacy ABS Winterfell x Legacy ABS Heir x Legacy STG VH Alberta x VH Pogba-P VIKING Aladdin x Legacy ABS Highjump x Cany SEMEX Gaurantee x Rubicon SEMEX Andreas x Bandares AGENE
Holstein Proofs from Australia - Highlights
There was very little news from the domestic Holstein April 22 proof summaries. Jeronimo from ABS continues to hold the #1 mantle for the top BPI sires at 535. He did increase slightly on his overall type to now be 99. A sire that is dead and with limited semen is Fedora (GAC). This Bandares son who sires so much strength moved to #2 (lift of 30 points) to now be 476 BPI. Superpower from GAC is the number 1 sire standing in Australia on a proven base landing at #4 with a BPI of 454 and a stable 105 on overall type. Do the calculations for the overall type assessment of individual sires need to be revised? Consistently we hear and see great daughter reports but when the data is released their overall values are often extremely disappointing. Do traits such as chest width and pin setting have too much weighting. A number of extremely well-known sires recently debuted in Australia with overall type linear less than 100. When in other countries around the world these sires feature in the top percentile for overall confirmation. Confusing to say the least!
SUPERPOWER daughter owned by Emu Banks Holsteins
Proven sires stand strong in April proofs for the Genetics Australia lineup.
AUSTRALIAN MILKING DAUGHTERS IMPRESSING EMU BANKS
SUPERPOWER Powerball x Supersire
A22 | BPI +454 | HWI +428 | Type +105 | Mammary +105 | Dtr Fert +110 | Gest -4
The 2022 April ABVs have delivered some great results for Genetics Australia. International daughter proven sire FEDORA (476 BPI) has an exceptional well balanced proof with strengths for production, conformation, survival and mastitis resistance. SUPERPOWER (454 BPI) has received his first daughter proven breeding value, daughters are extremely profitable, robust cows with tremendous production and strength traits. SUPERDAVE (533 BPI) has now added his first milking daughters and is now the go to production specialist at 321 ASI. The number one ranked BPI Holstein Genomic sire is TOMMYDEE 556 BPIg. He offers exactly what the industry is seeking with top ABVs for Calving Ease 104, Survival 110, Mastitis Resistance 112 and Daughter Fertility 113.
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Other Holstein young genomic bulls joining the team include DECIPHER (Letsgo x Wrangler) 485 BPIg, JOVIAL (Silverline x Perseus) 452 BPIg, REDGATE 445 BPIg (Redcarpet x Superhero) and CASHOLIVER (Nacash x Fedora) at 472 BPIg. Now with 296 milking daughters DOUGGAN (David x Murmur) remains the number one Jersey bull for BPI at 413, DOBSON (David x Elton) now with 155 milking daughters joins DOUGGAN as the equal one Jersey sire. The good news for Jerseys continues with PICKLE (Pixstar x Lemonhead) leading the genomic ratings at 420 BPIg, with positive milk flow and exceptional health traits and is also a leading sire for daughter fertility (ABV 105) and survival (ABV 112). An exciting new addition to our Jersey line-up is Wallacedale GOLDBANDP 362 BPIg (Polledgold x Bandanna). He is clearly the highest ranked “Polled” Jersey sire following the April proof release.
Australian Proof Results
Top 10 BPI Australian Proven Jerseys April 2022 Name White Star Douglas White Star Doorman Brookbora Valentino Askn Wilsonview IF Matt Kaarmona Balenti Broadlin Hilux All Lynns Louie Valentino Dutch Hollow Oliver P VJ Quintana Steinhauers Samson Lemonhead
BPI 413 413 332 324 291 274 274 266 266 251
Type 101 105 109 106 104 106 111 107 96 98
Sire Pathway David x Murmur David x Elton Valentino x Tbone Irwin x Tbone Valentino x Maximum Navarian x x Manhatten Louie x Paramount Valentino x Mik-P VJ Rodme x DJ Zuma Samson x Renegade
Source GAC GAC GAC WWS CSC/ABS GAC WWS/GAC WWS/GAC VIKING WWS
Top 10 BPI Genomic Jerseys April 2022 Name Wallacedale Pickle Kaarmona Impeccable Gelbeado Park Woodside Cairnbrae Roulette Kings Ville Qantas Wallacedale Gold Band - P Murray Brook Jameo ABS 2206 Journey Ranleigh Skyward Forest Glen Craze Tripp
GBPI 420 404 394 387 366 362 362 356 354 350
Type 105 109 111 108 100 108 108 100 105 103
Sire Pathway Source Pixstar P x Lemonhead GAC Matt x Casual AGENE Matt x Tahblik ABS Casino x Valentino AGENE Quintana x David TLG Polled Gold x Bandanna GAC Oliver P x Jed ABS Trooper x Got Maid ABS Matt x Elton ABS Craze x Kwynn ABS
Jersey Proofs from Australia - Highlights
The #1 BPI Jersey herd in Australia, White Star (Glennan family) bred the equal new #1 BPI sires in Australia with Douggan and Dobson. Tied at 413 BPI these David Paternal brothers debuted with excellent daughter numbers and both achieving plus rated confirmation scores. In recent years a sire thathas received numerous accolades based on his early milking daughters has been Askn from GAC. He debuted at #3 with a BPI 332 coupled with a nice type and mammary combo of 109 respectively. The well credentialed Matt (WWS) moves back to #4, but he continues to receive glowing endorsements in the field with his farmer satisfaction maybe the best we have seen for many a year.
DOUGGAN
Source: DataGene
Popular Breeder Bulls of the current modern-day sires. The release of the April Holstein proofs once again saw daughter proven USA stalwarts such as DELTA-LAMBDA and CHIEF confirm their status as 2 of the most popular Breeder Bulls of the current modern-day sires. However, what was just as pleasing for Agri-Gene’s Holstein line-up was the release of several exciting new bulls for 2022. King-Ransom Dynasty is our highest TPI sire and one of the few in breed over 3000 TPI and over 400 BPI in Australia. Agri-Gene was able to secure a shipment of early release semen into Australia before he was released to any other country in the world. A parfect son from the famous ‘D’ family at Kings-Ransom; DYNASTY has the ideal combination of Type, Production and Health traits and has been used extensively as a sire of sons by Blondin Sires. Calori-D CRS tropic MAESTRO is an A2A2 Tropic son from generations of VG+EX cows who is our leading SCR sire with a HUGE +2.9 SCR, this should see him become popular in SEXED semen programs when combined with over 1000 lbs Milk, 120 lbs CFP and his ideal Type + Udder traits. He is a CE sire who will lengthen teats and slope rumps. BOLTI-P is a new Australian sire with a BPI that puts him in a rare air amongst all A2A2 polled sires. BOLTI-P is theultimate ‘box ticker’, A2, polled, positive components, calving ease, fertility, functional type. SJK HELIUM is the A2, calving ease, sexed4M that the industry has been searching for. Ideal for heifer programs he is a no-holes bull; over +2800 TPI and +450 BPI, moderate stature with strength, black, A2A2, easy calving, positive DPR, positive components, he improves cell counts and will extend productive life in your herd.
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AUSTRALIAN BPI Within Herd ID
Sire
7182 500 Progenesis Proceed Source: DataGene Top Young Genomic Female List. Includes females that are 30 months or younger.
Owner
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BPI
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Owner
Langdale Matt Naomi 2
391
Wilsonview Matt
D & A Mathews
5815
384
White Star Douglas
MR Hoffman
Huntingfield 5302
371
Wilsonview Matt
Loveday Family Trust
5813
370
White Star Douglas
MR Hoffman
Wallacedale Matt Madge-P
365
Wilsonview Matt
L & M Wallace
Kaarmona Aldrin Implish 3
364
Brookbora Aldrin
G & R Sprunt
6394
362
Wilsonview Matt
C Glennen & Co
Wallacedale Matts 3rd Madge
361
Wilsonview Matt
L & M Wallace
Kings Ville Matt Eran
360
Wilsonview Matt
R & K Anderson
Kings Ville Bella 66 359 Wilsonview Matt Source: DataGene Top Young Genomic Female List. Includes females that are 30 months or younger.
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JERSEY
AUSTRALIAN BPI Within Herd ID
TPI
Sire
Owner
Meringal Captivating Pursuit 9823
2944
Larcrest Captivating
Membrey Family
Rengaw Positive Hope
2937
Progenesis Positive
Rengaw Holsteins
Vala Perk Somersby
2923
FB 6860 Spectre Perk
Vala Holsteins
Emu Downs 63
2920
De-Su Tahiti 14104
Emu Downs
TLG Einstein Eva
2920
Silveridge Einstein
Total Livestock Genetics Victoria
Platts Salom 9620
2909
Genosource John
R & D Platts
Emu Banks Rapid Bombay 12045
2902
ST Gen R-Haze Rapid
B & J Dickson
Platts Captain 9654
2895
Genosource Captain
R & D Platts
Emu Banks Rapid Bombay 12051
2894
ST Gen R-Haze Rapid
B & J Dickson
Emu Downs 134
2890
ST Gen R-Haze Rapid
Emu Downs
HOLSTEIN
USA TPI Within Herd ID
Source: CDCB
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Popular options at ABS Australian dairy farmers are jumping at the chance to breed from the country’s best true polled – homozygous - Holstein sire, with semen selling out before he’s released. The popularity of this ABS young sire, 29HO20629 TTM ELLIS-PP, comes as the number one proven Holstein sire, 29HO18698 ABS JERONIMO-P, continues his run at the top of the recently announced Australian Breeding Values (ABV) rankings. This ABV release also revealed that JERONIMO-P, with a Balanced Performance Index (BPI) of 535, has sired 28 per cent of Australia’s top 100 dairy females. “JERONIMO-P is all about reliability, stability and profitability – breeding functional and profitable cows with strong health and production traits. He’s retained his top spot with 288 daughters milking in Australian herds and the addition of 33 daughters to his proof since last year,” ABS Australian Business Operations Manager Bruce Ronalds said. “No wonder he’s our biggest selling sire in the Australian market.” JERONIMO-P and longstanding top 10 proven Holstein 29HO18182 Rosylane-LLC SPOCK are industry favourite sires, but new young genomic bulls such as 29HO20714 Bomaz WATSON and 29HO20617 Bomaz WISTERIA also stack up well in Australian conditions. 29HO19629 Z-Happy WINTERFELL (a Holstein bull that entered the Australia market last year at just under 500 BPI) sons, WATSON is third on the ABV genomic list at 534 BPI and WISTERIA is fourth at 531 BPI.ABS also has the number seven ABV genomic bull 29HO20549 Pine-Tree Denovo ALEO at 517 BPI.
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LEADING EDGE GENETICS 2022 ON-FARM COMPETITION The 13th Leading Edge Genetics On-Farm Competition judging will occur the week of the 21st to 24th November 2022. The presentation of the results will be held on Friday 2nd December. More details to follow closer to the date. We are pleased to announce our Judge for the 2022 Leading Edge Genetics On-Farm Competition is Mr. Dan Carroll (pictured) who resides in College Station, Texas as the Dairy Programs Manager for Sexing Technologies. Dan is a graduate of the University of Minnesota in Animal and Plant Systems. Upon graduation Dan has worked in multiple roles in the AI industry from Mating cows, Breeding cows as a Technician to Picture and Tour coordination and Sire Analyst work. Dan has judged in many countries around the world over his career including in Australia on several occasions. The shows in Australian he has officiated include International Dairy Week and the Sydney Royal Show. Travelling many times during his career to Australia Dan is pleased to be returning later this year and looks forward to seeing the many great cows in the 2022 Leading Edge Genetics On-Farm Competition.
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Viking Genetics has sold semen for fertile, healthy, productive and long-lasting Holstein cattle for over a decade. On that front, nothing has changed. Those that use the Nordic evaluation system (NTM) already have these cows in their herds and know the benefits. Of recent years we have worked hard to supply the information DataGene require to show our bulls with a more accurate ranking for these important traits, and the overall BPI & HWI. The Australian and Nordic evaluations are both sources of high-quality information on which breeders can base their decisions. In 2022, DataGene is giving more Australian breeders the opportunity to understand the strengths of Viking Holstein.
VH Ascari • #6 Genomic BPI sire @ 521 • #4 active HWI sire @ 570 • A22, BB, Calving Ease VH Baford • BPI 471, HWI 572, Dtr Fert. 118. • Un-matched feed efficiency. VH Klim
VH Ascari is the #6 Genomic BPI sire at 521 while also the #4 active HWI sire at 570. No other sire has this amazing dual ranking! Management and conformation are excellent, his production is high for milk volume and solids (% and kg’s). Combined with calving ease for heifers and daughter fertility at 118…..it’s hard to ignore him. A22 and BB. Available sexed and conventional.
• BPI 469, ASI 252, A22, BB • OT 109, Mammary 102. F+P 55kg
VH Nader • BPI 457, HWI 476, Dtr. Fert. 111 • OT 102, Mammary 104, Strength and production. VH Skovly P
VH Baford is the #3 HWI bull in the Good Bulls Guide and pairs this with a BPI of 471. Moderate stature with added strength, his good uddered daughters will benefit from a daughter fertility ABV of 118. But beyond these benefits, he has an extraordinary Feed Saved ABV of 158. There is no other bull available that compares to VH Baford for BPI, HWI, production with real feed efficiency. Use VH Baford to breed the cows the industry needs for the future. A22 and calving ease, sexed and conventional. Viking Genetics …. NOW available in a language everyone can appreciate!
• High dtr. fert. 113, BPI 454 and polled. • High Production litres & %, F+P 55kg. VH Heat PP • Homozygous poll, A22, BB • BPI 427, HWI 452, Dtr Fert. 115 For further information, please contact VikingGenetics Australia Office on 02 6024 5972 or info@vikinggenetics.com.au
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SEMEX PROOF HIGHLIGHTS Offering a complete profile, 0200HO12340 Cookiecutter Larson (Highjump x Helix x Delta) will meet the strictest of proof criteria set by modern breeders. At +2932 GTPI, +1188 Milk lbs, +93 Fat lbs, +0.16 Fat %, +0.1 DPR and 1.9% Sire Calving Ease. Larson’s no holes linear, +2.46 PTAT, +2.43 UDC featuring +0.36 Rump Angle (low), +0.54 Teat Length (long), +3.70 Rear Udder Height, +3.83 Rear Udder Width and +2.17 Udder Cleft will gain the attention of all breeders. Larson is an A2A2 sire and will be available in Semex™ sexed semen. 0200HO12208 Claynook Float (Tropic x Topnotch x Duke) continues to be a popular A2A2, Genomax sire combining an attractive linear and an impressive +2852 GTPI, +2.67 PTAT, +2.67 UDC including +0.42 Rump Angle (low), +0.3 DPR and 2.1% Sire Calving Ease. In Australia, Float transfers to +425 BPI(g), +212 ASI, +0.53 Fat %, +47 Fat kg, +103 Overall Type and +106 Mammary System. Float will be available in Semexx™ sexed semen this Autumn. At +2964 GTPI, +1.90 PTAT, +2.12 UDC, +1.8 DPR and eye catching linear 0200HO12374 Siemers Claro (Parfect x Clarity x Delta) will be a popular choice for breeders looking for index, type and fertility. An A2A2, BB sire with +1259 Milk lbs, +120 combined Fat + Protein lbs, positive component deviations Claro is predicted to sire highly productive daughters. His balanced linear is highlighted by the desirable Stature +1.48 to Strength +1.30 ratio, +1.13 Rump Angle (low), +1.89 Foot Angle, +2.62 Rear Udder Height, +2.99 Rear Udder Width and +1.67 Udder Cleft. Top 10 LPI Proven Holstein Sires April 2022 Name Westcoast Alcove Farnear Delta-Lambda Peak Altahothand No-Fla Capital 45499 Boldi V Gymnast OCD Bandares Cabernet Stantons Alligator Murrayholm Glenhaven Cop Progenesis Seducer S-S-I Silver Sonic
LPI Type 3829 9 3606 14 3605 11 3604 11 3542 7 3517 8 3508 14 3476 6 3464 7 3447 4
Sire Pathway Duke x MVP Delta x Numero Uno Hotline x Montross Ferdinand x Stoic Doorsopen x Jabir Bandares x Rubicon Kingboy x McCutchen Emerald x Supersire Supershot x Defender Silver x Multiply
Top 10 GLPI Genomic Holstein Sires April 2022 Name Sandy-Valley C Lonestar OCD Conway Chronicle Peak Jarvis Claynook Zoar 3Star Oh Ranger Red Aurora Letchworth Winstar Conway Cumulus Cookiecutter Lucrative Sandy-Valley Hank Claynook Cracker
LPI Type 3970 9 3925 8 3914 8 3891 9 3885 9 3869 6 3868 3 3854 8 3853 6 3843 6
Sire Pathway Conway x Legacy Conway x Foxcatcher Altahailed x Pursuit Conway x Pursuit Rubels Red x Salvatore RC Conway x Rapid Conway x Lionel Conway x Helix Conway x Legacy Mezzoforte x Renegade
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Source SEMEX STG/AGENE ALTA WWS SEMEX WWS SEMEX STGEN SEMEX WWS (>11 months of age)
Source WWS WWS TBA WWS SEMEX WWS WWS WWS WWS SEMEX
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Canadian Proof Results Holstein LPI Highlights The sire who will leave daughters wider than they are high, maintains the #1position on LPI. That bull is Westcoast Alcove from the Semex stable. Sired by the constructor sire in Duke from an impressive MVP daughter, Alcove has created lots of interest in Australia for the discerning breeder keen to add power into his cows.
Farnear-Delta Lambda now has nearly 1500 daughters milking in Canada and holds the #2 position on LPI. Popular all around the world, Lambda is +14 on overall type and maintains strong ratings across his working traits. A sire that has received some usage in Australia and represents and outcross is No-Fla Capital 45499. He sits at the #4 position and his Ferdinand/Stoic pedigree offers up something different. His +11 on overall mammary make Capital the equal #2 mammary sire in the Top 100 LPI sires. Walnutlawn Sidekick (Semex) continues his #1 position as the highest confirmation sire in Canada at +16. He leads a group of four sires (Lambda, Alligator, Bomba and Tatoo) who are equal 2nd at +14 on type.
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Top 10 TPI Proven Holsteins April 2022 Name Mr T-Spruce Frazz Lionel S-S-I PR Renegade De-Su Frazz Tahiti 14104 OCD-Helix Alphabet Pine-Tree Acura Pine-Tree-I Pursuit Bomaz Montreal ST Gen R-Haze Rapid Aardema Mapquest BGP Yolo
TPI 3172 3020 2994 2944 2942 2935 2923 2887 2885 2884
Type 0.56 1.77 1.03 1.51 0.44 1.30 0.50 2.20 0.50 1.62
Sire Pathway Frazzled x Montross Jaltaoak x Millington Frazzled x Delta Helix x Yoder Achiever x Profit Imax x Profit Montreal x AltaTopshot Rubi-Haze x Rubicon Matters x Yoder Bandares x Meridian
Top 10 GTPI Genomic Holsteins April 2022 Name STGen Cowen Thorson Winstar Maxwell Wilra Gameday Kahn Peak Powerstar Welcome-Tel To Hollywood Bomaz Perfect-P Bomaz Pristine-P Peak Momento STGen Out Oxy OCD Parfect Figaro Source: Holstein USA
GTPI 3206 3159 3153 3150 3119 3118 3107 3104 3102 3097
Type 1.04 1.38 1.19 1.38 0.55 0.62 0.51 1.14 1.48 2.30
Source WWS WWS WWS WWS ABS SEMEX ABS STG/AGENE AGENE GAC
(Semen Status is Genomic)
Sire Pathway Cowen x Charl Mendel-P x Entity Gameday x Lionel Altawheelhouse x Big Al Heir x Legacy Mendel-P x Legacy Mendel-P x Legacy Moline x Pursuit Outcome x Medley Pari x Coffee
Source STG ABS WWS SEMEX STG ABS ABS AGENE STG WWS
USA Proof Results Holstein TPI Highlights The April run saw a significant addition of non herd tested data. In fact over one million lactation’s were added to the database. There was some internal re-rankings occur with Lionel (WWS) lifting to 279 TPI points to take the #1 mantle. His outstanding production traits, particularly 152 lbs of Fat contributed to his increased TPI score.
Renegade (WWS) and Pursuit (Semex) continue to perform strongly, holding down the #2 and #6 positions respectively. Pine-Tree-I Pursuit daughters are now calving across Australia. This bull is the modern day sire; maintaining body condition, average in stature and has plenty of strength. Early daughters inspected by LEG reflect his sound linear. A sire that did lift significantly and has moved to the #8 TPI sire is ST Gen R-Haze Rapid (ST/Agri-Gene). This Rubicon grandson from a Rubicon dam has outstanding udders. An early daughter group, recently evaluated in Gippsland were real standouts. These great shaped heifers had phenomenal udders, with amazing height and width and quality to their udders.
Top 10 Proven JPI Jerseys Sires April 2022 Name JX River Valley Chief (6) ISDK VJ Kjoelb Gislev Gutz JX Cal-Mart Westport (5) Primus Comanche Kestrel-P JX Kash-In Got Jiggy ISDK VJ Hoemluno Gislev Giant ISDK VJ Ostergaard Hjern Hove ISDK VJ Adelgaard Hove Samson JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid (5) ISDK VJ Raastrup HIHL Gislev
JPI 187 157 151 144 140 137 137 136 132 127
Type 2.5 -0.3 1.5 0.0 1.0 -0.6 -1.1 -0.6 0.4 -0.6
Sire Pathway Checkmate x Chrome Gislev x Lutz World Cup x Fastrack Comanche x Machete Got Maid x Dazzler Gislev x Lappe Hjern x VJLure Vj Hove x Irwin Harris x Dazzler Vj Hihl x Lure
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Top 10 GJPI Genomic Jerseys Sires April 2022 Name JX Vierra Theboss (6) River Valley Mac Margin JX Vierra ZZTop Forest Glen Westport Becks (6) Ahlem Colonel Progenesis Mayor Vierra Pretenders Cal-Mart Jammer Cal-Mart Wingman JX Progenesis Monarch (5)
JPI 182 180 169 168 167 165 161 159 158 158
Type 1.2 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.9 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.8
Sire Pathway Got Maid x Jx Chief Jx Chief x Listowel-P Jx Clapton x Messi Westport x Got Maid Jx Chief x Bancroft Tenpenny x Jx Chief Jx Chief x Viceroy Woodstock x Westport Steve x Fastrack Jx Sinatra x Jx Chief
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Popular NEW high type sire Emu Banks
CARTEL Redcarpet / Balisto / Numero Uno
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445 BPI 483 HWI 112 Overall Type 105 Mammary System 113 Daughter Fertility A2/A2 sire that is 75% black Available now in fresh and frozen sex sorted semen
EPIC start for TLG sires.
The April 2022 proof run has seen TLG’S latest Australian standing genomic sires introduced to the dairy world. This seasons line-up promises to have an option for all Australian dairy farmers no matter what farming system they are operating. TLGEPIC-P (2020/Luster-P/Duke) Demand for EPIC is already strong for fresh sexed programs for this Australian standing sire. He is an A22, single polled carrier with a strong positive linear. His BPI of 450 and GTPI +2875 coupled with excellent type at +2.14 PTAT and Mammary scores of +2.17 UDC you can be confident he will create stylish, functional daughters. A score of 103 for calving ease also makes him ideally suited to Maiden heifer programs. Early orders for this bull will be a must. TLGCARTEL (Redcarpet/Balisto/Numero Uno) With a BPI of 445 and a very balanced linear proof that is hard to come by, this A22 sire is already proving to be popular. With Overall Type 112 and Mammary score of 105 combined with 104 for calving ease and 113 for daughter fertility you will be hard pressed to find a better all-round option. TLGLEITH-P (Nacash/Polar/Duke) LEITH is another A22 sire with a very balanced linear profile. Delivering positive milk flow, wide sloped rumps, extreme daughter fertility and lengthening teats provides plenty of reasons to use this sire in your autumn joining period.
Dam: Emu Banks Balisto Donatello
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TLGLENN-P (CFP/Delta/Zipit) With a BPI of 480, an ASI of 222 and overall type and mammary scores of 105 and 107, LENN offers a fantastic combination of production and type. He is A22 and carries a single polled gene to round out an exceptional proof. All these exciting young sires are currently in production and are available in conventional and sex sorted semen, both frozen and fresh.
April proof highlights from WWS... World Wide Sire are extremely proud of the results from the April proofs, with 4 of the top 5 Proven TPI sires calling WWS home. RENEGADE solidified his status as one of the most influential sires of his era! Renegade’s ability to sire long lasting, fertile cows with great components see him moving into the #2 spot on the Proven TPI list. His influence will also be felt in Australia by his sons, PARFECT, CONWAY, CAPONE, LOGISTICS and DMAC. LUSTER-P added more daughters to his already impressive proof. He still is the only top 50 proven TPI Polled bull available. Luster’s first daughters have started calving here in Australia and should have a full Australian daughter proof in the Spring. ROADSTER contines to impress commercial dairyman with big numbers in key profit driving areas. Fertile, long-lasting cows with huge fat test, low somatic cells from strong cows. ROADSTER (1.4 SCR) can be used with confidence on heifers (CE 1.8% with 94% Rel). ROADSTER will be available in 4M sexed semen. STURGIS still is one the most complete “all-rounder” bulls in the WWS Jersey line up. Sturgis will add Fat and Protein. Low SCS and high fertility rating adds to his high productive life rating. STURGIS will sire strength and width, while udders are shallow with longer teats, while udders are shallow with longer teats.
Renegade daughter group
Roadster 4th Dam S-S-I Supersire Miri 8679
5.6 PL | +1.5 DPR | 1.8 SCE LONG LASTING COWS 5.6 PL FERTILE COWS +1.5 DPR 4TH DAM: S-S-I SUPRSIRE MIRI 8679-ET EX-90
EASY CALVING 1.8 SCE QUALITY MILK 2.76 SCS AND +0.17% PTAF FERTILE SEMEN 1.4 SCR
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