Grassland Proof Information Spring 2018
EBI
is an across base single figure profit index, devised for the Irish grassland system, suited for milk contracts with high weights of Fat and Protein %. The EBI score is expressed in currency as to how much more the sire in question would improve margins compared to the average. It is broken down into a number of sub indexes. All sub indexes are calculated as a financial value and a higher, positive value is deemed more desirable.
IRISH EBI SUMMARY Below Average
-2
Milk Sub Index
Looks for heavy weighting of Protein and Fat compared to milk yield, aligning itself to component contracts.
Fertility Sub Index
Takes into account calving interval and survival.
Calving Sub Index
Takes into account calving ease, gestation length and calf mortality.
AUGUST 2016
-1
Above
0Average
+1 Rel. % +2
Euro
EBI
304
49
Milk
70
59
Fertility
205
47
Beef Sub Index
Calving
29
53
Looks at carcass size, weight and conformation.
Beef
-3
43
Health
Health
-8
43
Maintenance
10
30
Genus ABS abide by the AHDB Dairy and Holstein UK established Code of Advertising.
Looks at lameness, SCC and mastitis.
Maintenance
Takes into account the size of the cow.
IRISH EBI SUMMARY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
MILK
SHORT NAME
EBI
(SUB INDEX)
FERTILITY CALVING (SUB INDEX)
(SUB INDEX)
HEALTH (SUB INDEX)
IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY MAINTENANCE (SUB INDEX)
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
ICBF
CALVING SURVIVAL GEST INT (%) (DAYS) (DAYS)
BETA CASEIN
TR
HO5166
MEADHILL ANDY
ANDY
€295
€47
€185
€62
€8
€10
-114
8
0.21
3
0.13
-9.88
4.9
-5.02
A2/A2
HO2932
BALLYMADDOCK NFT BOB
BOB
€220
€37
€133
€47
€6
€-3
-23
10
0.18
3
0.06
-8
2.62
-3.58
A1/A2
NA
BALLYMADDOCK CATAPULT
CATAPULT
€244
€9
€176
€52
€11
€7
-279
0
0.2
-3
0.12
-9.77
4.27
-4.12
A2/A2
HO3458
CURRA ROYAL CONOR
CONOR
€239
€45
€150
€49
€1
€13
164
9
0.04
7
0.03
-9.77
2.14
-4.29
A2/A2
HO4031
BALLYMADDOCK DIAMOND
DIAMOND
€231
€72
€124
€27
€9
€-3
-82
7
0.18
8
0.2
-6.7
3.22
-1.55
A2/A2
NA
CURRA HIGH KING
HIGH KING
€262
€100
€89
€58
€8
€8
57
16
0.23
12
0.18
-4.91
2.18
-5.03
A1/A1
HO4662
CURRA LIGHTNING
LIGHTNING
€303
€76
€181
€48
€1
€12
21
16
0.26
8
0.12
-10.23
4.18
-3.97
A1/A1
HO4658
HAGGARD MARCO
MARCO
€196
€23
€121
€60
€6
€8
16
2
0.01
4
0.06
-7.2
2.46
-5.03
A1/A2
HO2862
CURRA PLUTO
PLUTO
€217
€83
€107
€27
€5
€17
164
10
0.06
13
0.12
-8.78
-0.28
-1.91
A2/A2
HO4244
CHERRYHILL SEACHT
SEACHT
€248
€68
€142
€42
€-5
€10
60
9
0.12
9
0.12
-7.64
3.66
-3.23
A1/A2
HO3455
CURRA ROYAL STEVIE
STEVIE
€233
€65
€123
€47
€9
€18
-97
8
0.2
7
0.18
-7.63
2.2
-4.37
A2/A2
HO2487
BALLYMADDOCK LHZ TOMMY
TOMMY
€196
€65
€86
€51
€4
€3
30
8
0.12
9
0.13
-4.22
2.68
-4.08
A1/A2
EBI - IRISH HOLSTEIN
Irish Holstein
EBI - HOLSTEIN
Holstein BULL CODE
BULL NAME
GLAMOUR HO4368 BOGHILL CARLITO K&L LZ HO5031 CONAN PP RED HO4930
RELOUGH DIRECTIVE
HO4640
ABS MAYDAY
MILK
SHORT NAME
EBI
(SUB INDEX)
CARLITO
€208
CONAN PP RED
EBI - FRIESIAN
FERTILITY CALVING
€18
€-13
502
27
0.12
17
0.01
0.48
3.70
-3.32
A1/A2
€47
€19
€-3
479
16
-0.04
19
0.05
0.46
4.28
-4.40
A1/A2
€126
€53
€18
€-17
493
18
-0.03
17
0
-4.91
5.19
-4.20
A1/A2
€33
€53
€23
€-17
574
20
-0.04
22
0.04
0.45
3.09
-4.98
A1/A1
€215
€105
€47
DIRECTIVE
€274
€89
MAYDAY
€211
€119
(SUB INDEX)
ICBF BETA TR CASEIN
(SUB INDEX)
€38
MILK
CALVING SURVIVAL GEST INT (%) (DAYS) (DAYS)
FAT %
€40
EBI
PROTEIN PROTEIN % KG
FAT KG
€118
SHORT NAME
HEALTH
MILK KG
(SUB INDEX)
BULL NAME
IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY MAINTENANCE
(SUB INDEX)
Friesian BULL CODE
IRISH EBI SUMMARY (SUB INDEX)
ICBF
IRISH EBI SUMMARY FERTILITY CALVING (SUB INDEX)
(SUB INDEX)
HEALTH (SUB INDEX)
IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY MAINTENANCE (SUB INDEX)
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN PROTEIN % KG
CALVING SURVIVAL GEST INT (%) (DAYS) (DAYS)
BETA CASEIN
TR
BF1149
PEARTREE BRYSTER
BRYSTER
€101
€-26
€89
€27
€13
€12
-188
-5
0.04
-6
0.02
-4.89
2.21
-1.86
A1/A2
FH3181
CATLANE CALEB
CALEB
€140
€-42
€129
€37
€7
€25
-467
-5
0.24
-12
0.06
-8.41
1.88
-2.61
A1/A1
BF1108
CARRICKSHOCK GTW
GTW
€151
€-4
€97
€51
€10
€10
-233
-1
0.14
-4
0.08
-4.74
2.99
-4.02
A1/A1
BF1089
GURRANES GWEN MAN
GWEN MAN
€125
€8
€63
€38
€7
€13
-255
7
0.29
-5
0.07
-3.47
1.52
-3.04
A1/A2
FH3080
SKYHIGH PATROL
PATROL
€127
€-22
€101
€42
€8
€7
-76
-1
0.03
-4
-0.03
-5.87
2.17
-4.37
A1/A1
BF1118
FIRODA RANDY 9
RANDY 9
€172
€13
€117
€40
€4
€7
-123
3
0.14
-1
0.06
-6.97
2.35
-2.99
A1/A1
IRISH EBI SUMMARY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
NR9927 ENGER
NR9935 GOPOLLEN
NR9950 REITAN
NR9926 REITAN 2
MILK
IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY
ICBF
MAINTENANCE (SUB INDEX)
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
CALVING INT (DAYS)
SURVIVAL (%)
GEST (DAYS)
€8
€0
52
11
0.14
6
0.08
-3.91
2.11
-2.30
€40
€7
€-3
71
10
0.12
4
0.03
-5.86
2.20
-3.05
€100
€24
€8
€10
63
5
0.03
5
0.05
-5.4
2.56
-2.21
€92
€52
€9
€5
223
14
0.09
11
0.05
-4.13
3.25
-4.43
FERTILITY
CALVING
SHORT NAME
EBI
(SUB INDEX)
ENGER
€172
€55
€75
€30
GOPOLLEN
€193
€40
€101
REITAN
€174
€36
REITAN 2
€238
€74
(SUB INDEX)
(SUB INDEX)
HEALTH (SUB INDEX)
EBI - NORWEGIAN RED
Norwegian Red
SCI
In August 2014, a new economic breeding tool was introduced as part of the AHDB Breeding programme. The Spring Calving Index (£SCI) is an across-breed genetic ranking index developed in consultation with industry partners specifically for spring block calving herds and expressed as a financial value. All figures are on an all breeds base, so that you can make easy dairy breed selections, with no need to convert figures to help you make the best decisions for your grassland herd.
UK £SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY SCI £409
Direct Calving Ease (DCE) Shows the likelihood of the calf being born easily from the respective sire. Values above 0 indicate easier calving sires. Over +1.0 we would recommend for use on maiden heifers.
Below Average
-2
AUGUST 2016 SOURCE: DAIRYCO BREEDING+
-1
0
Above Average
+1 +1.3%
DCE Lifespan
+0.4
Maintenance
+20
Fertility Index
+10
SCC
-21%
+2
Fertility Index This indicates how fertile the daughters of a sire are expected to be compared to the average. A positive score suggests improved fertility performance. One point of Fertility Index is calculated to be worth a reduction in calving interval by half a day.
Lifespan
Indicates the increase or reduction in lactations a daughter would survive. +0.5 would indicate an extra half a lactation.
Maintenance Maintenance is a value in kgs as to how much more or less a daughter would weigh compared to the average. A negative score indicates a bull that would reduce the liveweight of his daughters compared to the average and is more likely to have improved efficiency.
SCC (Somatic Cell Counts) A percentage indication of how much cell count will rise or fall by using the sire. A -1% SCC sire would result in an expected reduction of cell counts by 1%, compared to the average.
UK £SCI PRODUCTION
Milk kg
+517
66% Rel.
Fat
+23.7
+0.05%
Protein
+19.3
+0.04%
Daughters
0
Herds
0
Production PTA’s Calculated on a UK base for Milk, Fat and Protein Yield, as well as Fat and Protein percentage. These are a prediction of the change in production performance of daughters compared to the average and help you to tailor your genetics to best suit your milk contracts and aspirations.
Genus ABS abide by the AHDB Dairy and Holstein UK established Code of Advertising.
UK £SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
UK £SCI PRODUCTION
SHORT NAME
SCI
DCE
LS
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
DTRS
HERDS
HO1912
CURRA GYK ANGEL 2
ANGEL 2
£264
1.4
0.1
10
9.2
-3
161
20.5
0.3
10.1
0.1
127
56
HO4031
BALLYMADDOCK DIAMOND
DIAMOND
£328
1.3
0.3
3
9.9
1
30
8.4
0.16
12.5
0.25
0
0
HO2863
BATTLESTOWN LHZ NOEL
NOEL
£324
1.1
0.2
10
13.2
1
-1
10.4
0.23
10.2
0.23
0
0
HO2862
CURRA PLUTO
PLUTO
£263
0.1
0.2
-1
13.9
-1
56
5.5
0.07
8.5
0.15
10
5
HO4244
CHERRYHILL SEACHT
SEACHT
£259
0.9
0.3
-4
9.9
11
0
2.6
0.06
9
0.2
0
0
HO3455
CURRA ROYAL STEVIE
STEVIE
£235
1
0.3
24
7
2
-11
14.1
0.32
9.2
0.22
0
0
HO2933
BALLYMADDOCK LHZ TOMMY
TOMMY
£275
1.7
0.2
14
11.7
-2
160
10.7
0.09
10.9
0.12
0
0
HO2487
CURRA TUNDER STRUCK
TUNDER STRUCK
£217
2
0
-1
10.7
-4
143
6.7
0.02
8.9
0.09
59
24
SCI - IRISH HOLSTEIN
Irish Holstein
SCI - HOLSTEIN
Holstein UK £SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
UK £SCI PRODUCTION
SHORT NAME
SCI
DCE
LS
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
AUGUSTUS
£444
0.7
0.4
20
1.2
-36
584
28
0.08
24.4
0.1
DARWIN
£441
0
0.5
22
1.6
-35
690
28.1
-0.01
25.7
0.05
HO4936
WILLEM'S HOEVE W-H J AUGUSTUS
HO4932
K&L BO DARWIN
HO4930
RELOUGH DIRECTIVE
DIRECTIVE
£380
1.1
0.5
23
6.6
-16
588
25.9
0.03
21.1
0.03
HO4931
MIDWOLDER MARQUIS
MARQUIS
£383
-0.3
0.3
16
4.2
-18
622
27.7
0.03
22.5
0.03
HO4640
ABS MAYDAY
MAYDAY
£440
-0.7
0.5
27
1.2
-28
742
33.1
0.05
27.7
0.06
HO3647
TOPCROFT PESKY TRIX
TRIX
£416
0.3
0.4
17
7.7
-17
594
25.6
0.02
22.6
0.06
UK £SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
UK £SCI PRODUCTION
SHORT NAME
SCI
DCE
LS
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
DTRS
HERDS
BRYSTER
£337
1.5
0.4
0
11.7
-10
60
4.6
0.05
5.9
0.09
0
0
CALEB
£452
1.7
0.5
-30
15.5
-1
-252
4.7
0.36
-0.9
0.17
343
85
BF1149
PEARTREE BRYSTER
FH3181
CATLANE CALEB
BF1160
DUNGORMLEY CHAD JACOB
CHAD JACOB
£350
1.3
0.5
-8
13.1
-14
-49
3.6
0.13
1.5
0.07
0
0
BF1148
BEAUFORT KABANA
KABANA
£324
1.4
0.4
-1
10.9
-11
-110
5.2
0.22
0.9
0.1
0
0
BF1104
KIRKBY MALVERN
MALVERN
£255
1.2
0.4
-10
10.5
-8
-50
-0.9
0.03
-0.9
0.02
0
0
BF1153
GOONHILLY SAMSON
SAMSON
£375
1.6
0.5
-5
14.2
-18
-45
2.2
0.09
2.5
0.09
0
0
FH3080
SKYHIGH PATROL
PATROL
£290
0.5
0.5
-8
13.2
-7
6
1.3
0.02
-0.5
-0.02
190
57
BF1053
KIRKBY PAX
PAX
£214
-0.2
0.1
-2
7.1
-3
85
4.6
0.02
4.9
0.05
50
20
BF1109
AINTREE PERCY
PERCY
£263
1.1
0.3
-3
10.8
-8
-29
1.5
0.06
1.4
0.05
0
0
BF1152
GOONHILLY PERRAN
PERRAN
£286
0.7
0.3
-2
11.2
-3
-9
5.3
0.13
3.6
0.09
0
0
SCI - FRIESIAN
Friesian
UK £SCI PRODUCTION HRDS
UK £SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
DTRS
SCI - JERSEY
Jersey J2231
AHLEM CHILLI CHARMER
CHAMER
£383
0.3
-49
2.3
0
-5
20.2
0.45
8.6
0.19
0
0
J2517
SUNSET CANYON DAZZLER ET JH1F
DAZZLER
£447
0.7
-57
8.7
-9
-221
8.8
0.42
0.7
0.19
708
152
J2443
VJ LINK DJHB A2A2 AB JH1F JH2F
LINK
£488
0.6
-64
15.7
-12
-288
9.3
0.5
1.5
0.19
1170
n/a
J2366
RIBBLESDALE OLYMPUS
OLYMPUS
£335
0.3
-54
4.2
5
-155
14
0.47
2.8
0.18
20
15
J2306
VJ ZUMMIT DJHB
ZUMMIT
£476
0.7
-69
7
-4
-175
15.6
0.53
3.8
0.22
170
n/a
J3469
VJ ZOLT
ZOLT
£473
0.6
-61
15.4
-5
-335
7.1
0.5
-1.8
0.22
278
n/a
BULL CODE
BULL NAME
SHORT NAME
SCI
LS
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
UK £SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
UK £SCI PRODUCTION
SHORT NAME
SCI
LS
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
DTRS
ENGER
216
0
10.5
0
-5
20.2
0.45
8.6
0.19
207
GOPOLLEN
£243
0.1
15.1
-3
112
6.4
0.04
4
0.01
215
HOOEN
£96
0.2
6.8
-1
-35
-4
-0.06
-0.1
0.02
6869
NYMOEN
£160
0.1
12
-9
-60
-0.5
0.04
-0.3
0.04
550
PRESTANGEN
£174
0
10.9
-13
66
-1.6
-0.09
3.7
0.03
5222
REITAN
£147
0.1
13.1
-6
58
-2.8
-0.11
2
0
939
NR9927
ENGER
NR9935
GOPOLLEN
NR9947
HOOEN
NR9963
NYMOEN
NR9944
PRESTANGEN
NR9950
REITAN
NR9926
REITAN 2
REITAN 2
£231
0.3
3.9
-3
316
12
-0.02
11.7
0.02
1007
NR9939
SKJELVAN
SKJELVAN
£161
0.1
0.3
-1
412
12.1
-0.1
12.9
-0.02
2491
SCI - NORWEGIAN RED
Norwegian Red
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