Spring Block Calving Genetics January 2019
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
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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
(SUB INDEX)
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
CALVING DIFF
3
7
59
5
0.05%
11
0.15%
1.6
-11.69
4.74%
49
9
13
-46
18
0.35%
9
0.18%
2
-6.98
179
63
11
10
-72
7
0.18%
5
0.13%
1.6
113
91
46
9
0
88
16
0.21%
15
0.21%
(SUB INDEX)
DON
329
COLIN
HO5166 MEADHILL ANDY HO5658 CURRA SCOOBY
CHERRYHILL COLIN
(SUB INDEX)
(SUB INDEX)
68
206
52
311
94
148
ANDY
298
49
SCOOBY
255
(SUB INDEX)
ICBF Dec 18
CALVING SURVIVAL GEST INT (%) (DAYS) (DAYS)
MILK KG
EBI
HO5656
HEALTH
MAINTENANCE
SHORT NAME
HO5657 CHERRYHILL DON
FERTILITY CALVING
IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY
EBI - IRISH HOLSTEIN
Irish Holstein Friesians BETA CASEIN
TR
-3.81
A2/A2
4.86%
-3.64
A2/A2
NEW
-9.97
4.32%
-5.05
A2/A2
3.2
-4.54
2.69%
-4.23
A1/A1
HO4662
CURRA LIGHTNING
LIGHTNING
250
59
150
52
1
8
-4
13
0.22%
5
0.10%
1.7
-9.19
2.73%
-4.2
A1/A1
HO4244
CHERRYHILL SEACHT
SEACHT
248
75
135
42
-1
8
61
9
0.11%
10
0.15%
2.3
-7.36
3.24%
-3.17
A1/A2
HO4031
BALLYMADDOCK DIAMOND
DIAMOND
218
70
114
27
9
-5
-75
7
0.18%
8
0.19%
2.8
-6.56
2.56%
-1.53
A2/A2
HO5261
CURRA HIGH KING
KING
213
90
54
58
7
3
37
14
0.21%
11
0.17%
2.3
-3.12
1.17%
-5.03
A1/A1
HO3455
CURRA ROYAL STEVIE
STEVIE
208
58
108
50
6
20
-28
8
0.15%
7
0.13%
2.7
-6.26
2.37%
-4.32
A2/A2
HO2862 CURRA PLUTO
PLUTO
202
82
84
29
9
20
119
10
0.08%
12
0.13%
3.6
-7.11
-0.43%
-1.89
A2/A2
HO4249
HAGGARD HERCULES
HERCULES
182
80
55
48
-3
2
213
15
0.11%
11
0.07%
2
-3.32
1.04%
-3.61
A2/A2
HO4658
HAGGARD MARCO
MARCO
181
17
115
53
6
5
13
1
0.01%
3
0.04%
2.6
-6.56
2.62%
-4.9
A1/A2
NEW
NEW
EBI - HOLSTEIN
Holstein IRISH EBI SUMMARY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
HO4930
MILK
SHORT NAME
EBI
(SUB INDEX)
RELOUGH DIRECTIVE
DIRECTIVE
272
HO5417
DE-SU 14118 REGINALD
REGINALD
HO5485
DENOVO ATRIUM
HO5332 ABS OUTBACK HO5415
ABS JERONIMO P
HO4640 ABS MAYDAY HO4931
MIDWODLER MARQUIS
HO4932
K&L BO DARWIN
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FERTILITY CALVING
HEALTH
IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY PROTEIN PROTEIN % KG
CALVING SURVIVAL GEST INT (%) (DAYS) (DAYS)
BETA CASEIN
TR
-4.42
A1/A2
5.43
-3.37
A2/A2
-3.13
5.06
-3.45
A2/A2
0.03
-0.73
4.33
-4.7
A2/A2
21
0.03
0.13
3.16
-3.5
A2/A2
0
22
0.06
-0.21
2.77
-4.23
A1/A1
22
0.08
16
0.02
0.01
2.74
-3.12
A2/A2
16
0.09
14
0.09
0.65
1.95
-3.81
A2/A2
MAINTENANCE (SUB INDEX)
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
20
-20
543
19
-0.04
18
0
-5.03
4.59
40
30
-2
593
27
0.06
20
0
-1.56
102
44
16
-2
329
22
0.15
13
0.03
119
63
57
18
-10
528
24
0.05
20
231
135
38
45
21
-10
572
30
0.11
MAYDAY
204
124
37
43
24
-17
527
21
MARQUIS
174
100
34
42
11
-13
449
DARWIN
165
93
16
41
29
-2
261
(SUB INDEX)
(SUB INDEX)
99
120
54
271
119
87
ATRIUM
250
90
OUTBACK
239
JERONIMO P
- Indicates Sexcel availablity
(SUB INDEX)
ICBF Dec 18
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Friesian
IRISH EBI SUMMARY MILK
BULL NAME
SHORT NAME
EBI
(SUB INDEX)
BF1118
FIRODA RANDY 9
RANDY
178
FH3181
CATLANE CALEB
CALEB
BF1153
GOONHILLY SAMSON
BF1108
FERTILITY CALVING
HEALTH
PROTEIN PROTEIN % KG
ICBF Dec 18
CALVING SURVIVAL GEST INT (%) (DAYS) (DAYS)
BETA ICBF TR CASEIN
MAINTENANCE (SUB INDEX)
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
3
10
-67
5
0.13
1
0.06
-6.06
2.02
-3.56
A1/A1
34
6
28
-455
-3
0.26
-10
0.09
-8.51
2.13
-2.54
A1/A1
129
32
15
8
-134
-2
0.06
-3
0.03
-7.36
2.96
-2
A1/A1
1
97
51
13
13
-211
-1
0.13
-3
0.08
-4.77
3
-4.11
A1/A1
134
-2
98
33
3
13
29
1
-0.01
0
-0.02
-5.34
2.46
-2.65
N/A
114
-20
88
31
10
17
-222
-5
0.06
-5
0.05
-3.75
3.26
-2.06
A1/A2
(SUB INDEX)
(SUB INDEX)
23
101
45
164
-27
134
SAMSON
163
-10
CARRICKSHOCK GTW
GTW
160
BF1180
CARRICKSHOCK SKYROL
SKYROL
BF1149
PEARTREE BRYSTER
BRYSTER
(SUB INDEX)
EBI - FRIESIAN
BULL CODE
IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY
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Norwegian Red IRISH EBI SUMMARY
BULL CODE
IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY
ICBF Dec 18
(SUB INDEX)
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
CALVING INT (DAYS)
SURVIVAL (%)
GEST (DAYS)
CALVING DIFF
13
4
52
6
0.08
4
0.05
-7.25
4.24
-3.29
2.21
51
2
8
102
7
0.05
8
0.08
-5.35
3.48
-4.51
2.78
97
55
11
8
21
7
0.11
3
0.05
-5.23
2.52
-4.61
1.61
37
98
59
6
-2
68
9
0.12
4
0.04
-5.58
2.2
-5.15
1.97
195
74
78
38
7
-2
209
10
0.02
12
0.08
-4.88
1.3
-3.49
4.30
181
51
72
49
7
1
44
9
0.15
6
0.09
-3.66
2.11
-3.99
2.42
FERTILITY
CALVING
EBI
(SUB INDEX)
NR9908
SMAAGARDA
238
35
144
42
NR9889
VIK
218
49
111
NR9918
HORN
205
30
NR9935
GOPOLLEN
202
NR9956
EGGTROEN
NR9927
ENGER
(SUB INDEX)
(SUB INDEX)
HEALTH (SUB INDEX)
SEXED
SEXED
EBI - NORWEGIAN RED
MAINTENANCE
MILK
BULL NAME
SCI
The Spring Calving Index (£SCI) and the new Autumn Calving Index (£ACI) are both across-breed genetic indexes developed in consultation with industry partners specifically for spring and autumn block calving herds and
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expressed as a financial value. All figures are on an all breeds base, so that you can make easy dairy breed
ACI
selections, with no need to convert figures to help you make the best decisions for your grassland herd. -2
-1
0
+1
+2
-2
The percentage weightings of traits within the £SCI
-1
0
+1
Production 27.4%
Production 30.4%
Survival 11.6%
Survival 18.0%
Fertility 24.8% Udder Health 11.6% Leg Health 4.0%
The percentage weightings of traits within the £ACI
Fertility 21.4% Udder Health 10.9% Leg Health 3.3%
Calving Ability 2.2%
Calving Ability 1.9%
Efficiency 18.4%
Efficiency 14.1%
The £SCI
The newly developed ACI:
• • • • • • •
• Promotes milk quality with more weight on volume than £SCI • Places strong emphasis on fertility • Selects for reduced maintenance cost • Improves udder and leg health • Places strong emphasis on longevity • Promotes easier calving • Improves functional type – feet & legs and udders
Promotes milk quality rather than volume Places strong emphasis on fertility Selects for reduced maintenance cost Improves udder and leg health Places strong emphasis on longevity Promotes easier calving Protects functional type – feet & legs and udders
Genus ABS abide by the AHDB Dairy and Holstein UK established Code of Advertising.
+2
UK £SCI & £ACI HEALTH & FERTILITY
UK £SCI & ACI PRODUCTION
BULL NAME
SHORT NAME
SCI
ACI
DCE
LS
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
DTRS
HERDS
HO5656
CHERRYHILL COLIN
COLIN
410
495
1.5
0.3
NA
10.8
-6
-15
15.3
0.32
9.6
0.20
0
0
HO4031
BALLYMADDOCK DIAMOND
DIAMOND
390
472
1.4
0.3
2
10.6
1
59
8.5
0.12
13.9
0.24
0
0
HO3455
CURRA ROYAL STEVIE
STEVIE
387
455
0.8
0.2
-9
11.3
-4
-2
8.2
0.17
9.6
0.20
0
0
HO2862
CURRA PLUTO
PLUTO
363
415
0.1
0.1
2
13.2
-7
72
7
0.08
9.7
0.15
70
23
HO4658
HAGGARD MARCO
MARCO
320
378
1.7
0.3
-4
12
-4
129
5.4
0
8.3
0.08
0
0
HO5166
MEADHILL ANDY
ANDY
315
373
0.9
0.2
17
13.2
-3
13
14.5
0.28
6.8
0.13
0
0
HO5657
CHERRYHILL DON
DON
309
364
1.2
0.2
NA
13.5
7
51
0.7
-0.03
10.8
0.18
0
0
HO4244
CHERRYHILL SEACHT
SEACHT
303
373
1.3
0.4
-5
9.2
11
89
3
-0.01
10.9
0.16
0
0
HO5658
CURRA SCOOBY
SCOOBY
281
337
0.3
0.2
NA
7.8
1
75
8.1
0.10
9.4
0.14
0
0
HO5261
CURRA HIGH KING
KING
266
306
1.2
0.2
1
5.1
-4
-135
8.3
0.29
4.8
0.19
0
0
HO4249
HAGGARD HERCULES
HERCULES
216
263
0.8
0
8
6.8
13
113
11
0.13
10
0.12
0
0
HO4662
CURRA LIGHTNING
LIGHTNING
214
264
1.4
0.2
-5
7
8
132
10.3
0.10
5.7
0.03
0
0
BULL CODE
SCI & ACI - IRISH HOLSTEIN
Irish Holstein Friesians NEW
NEW
NEW
SCI & ACI - HOLSTEIN
Holstein UK £SCI & £ACI HEALTH & FERTILITY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
UK £SCI & £ACI PRODUCTION
SHORT NAME
SCI
ACI
DCE
LS
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
DTRS
HERDS
HO3669
LARCREST COMMEND
COMMEND
466
653
0
0.2
18
7.4
-15
789
39.1
0.11
29.1
0.05
139
0
HO4357
TEEMAR SHAMROCK ALPHABET
ALPHABET
461
643
2.2
0.6
-1
15.9
-2
830
22.9
-0.2
23.6
-0.07
3,155
325
HO5459
CARNHILL CU CHULAINN
CHULAINN
453
654
0
0.5
17
8.9
-25
858
38.3
0.05
25.7
-0.05
0
0
HO5699
DENOVO 14465 SANGRIA-ET
SANGRIA
445
642
0.6
0.6
10
8.1
-22
827
34.2
0
24.7
-0.05
0
0
HO5505
ABS BOULDER
BOULDER
441
617
-0.9
0.7
0
10.4
-15
674
31
0.06
18.8
-0.06
0
48
HO4722
ABS ACHIEVER
ACHIEVER
434
637
-0.2
0.4
14
3.4
-16
834
45.8
0.2
27.7
0
0
0
HO5415
ABS JERONIMO P
JERONIMO P
417
623
-0.4
0.4
19
5.8
-22
816
37.9
0.07
27.1
0
0
0
HO5029
K&L RAMBLER
RAMBLER
416
604
0.6
0.7
14
6.6
-29
817
23.2
-0.18
26.6
-0.01
0
0
HO3647
TOPCROFT PESKY TRIX
TRIX
390
557
0.2
0.4
16
7.1
-16
671
27.9
0
25.6
0.06
0
0
HO4930
RELOUGH DIRECTIVE
DIRECTIVE
360
519
1.2
0.6
22
7.8
-16
565
24.6
0.02
20.7
0.03
0
0
®
- Indicates Sexcel availablity
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UK £SCI & £ACI HEALTH & FERTILITY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
UK £SCI & £ACI PRODUCTION
SHORT NAME
SCI
ACI
DCE
LS
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
DTRS
HERDS
SAMSON
481
546
1.6
0.6
-8
14.7
-14
-43
0.7
0.05
3.1
0.09
0
0
CALEB
471
542
2.1
0.5
-31
16.7
1
-264
4.5
0.33
-0.7
0.17
363
91
BRYSTER
462
542
1.6
0.5
-1
13.1
-6
83
5.8
0.05
7.4
0.09
0
0
BF1153
GOONHILLY SAMSON
FH3181
CATLANE CALEB
BF1149
PEARTREE BRYSTER
BF1160
DUNGORMLEY CHAD JACOB
JACOB
447
506
1.1
0.5
-9
13.3
-10
-32
3.7
0.1
1.7
0.06
0
0
BF1179
GOONHILLY ELIJAH
ELIJAH
439
473
1.2
0.5
-6
19.3
-8
-97
-1.5
0.05
-2.9
0.01
0
0
BF1148
BEAUFORT KABANA
KABANA
407
462
1.1
0.5
-2
11.1
-9
-102
6.1
0.21
1.5
0.1
0
0
BF1176
PEARTREE BROXTON
BROXTON
403
435
0.6
0.6
-8
15.9
-13
-103
-5.3
-0.02
0.1
0.07
0
0
BF1139
CATLANE CAPITOL
CAPITOL
403
444
0.9
0.5
-13
12.7
-11
-78
0.8
0.08
-0.7
0.04
0
0
BF1152
GOONHILLY PERRAN
PERRAN
367
420
0.7
0.3
-1
10.5
0
30
6
0.1
5.5
0.09
0
0
BF1104
KIRKBY MALVERN
MALVERN
348
376
0.1
0.4
-14
10.3
-9
-37
-0.3
0.03
-0.9
0.01
0
0
SCI & ACI - FRIESIAN
Friesian
UK £SCI & £ACI PRODUCTION
HRDS
UK £SCI & £ACI HEALTH & FERTILITY
DTRS
SCI & ACI - JERSEY
Jersey J2366
DANISH VJ LINK
LINK
465
563
0.7
-69
11.2
-16
-227
15
0.52
0.7
0.18
5,024
724
J2577
DANISH VJ ZOLT
ZOLT
437
490
0.6
-61
16.4
-4
-376
7.2
0.5
-2.3
0.22
448
209
J2469
DANISH VJ ZUMMIT
ZUMMIT
429
515
0.6
-69
8.4
-6
-230
15.5
0.53
2.8
0.22
296
165
J2377
RIBBLESDALE BIG MAC
BIG MAC
319
381
0.3
-56
1.9
-5
-143
18
0.5
5
0.2
18
13
J2390
AHLEM VIABULL-P
VIABULL
309
396
0.5
-65
2.8
-4
39
19.6
0.36
6.1
0.1
215
62
J2564
SUNSET CANYON VIRGINIAN
VIRGINIAN
309
384
0.6
-48
5.1
2
-159
16.6
0.48
4.5
0.2
81
39
J2494
AHLEM CHILI CHARMER
CHARMER
302
390
0.4
-51
2.9
0
-8
20.8
0.43
8.9
0.19
0
0
BULL CODE
BULL NAME
SHORT NAME
SCI
ACI
LS
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
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UK £SCI & £ACI HEALTH & FERTILITY BULL CODE
BULL NAME
SCI & ACI - NORWEGIAN RED
Norwegian Red UK £SCI & £ACI PRODUCTION
SCI
ACI
MAINTENANCE
FERTILITY
SCC
MILK KG
FAT KG
FAT %
PROTEIN KG
PROTEIN %
DTRS
11919
OFSTAD
295
345
-15
17.7
-13
233
7.3
-0.07
9.1
0.04
0
11864
SMAAGARDA
283
314
-14
20.4
-8
96
5.9
0.04
4.8
0.05
0
11060
NYMOEN
280
306
-33
12.6
-9
-14
2.2
0.06
0.8
0.03
3830
10579
EGGTRÏEN
276
344
-5
13.3
-14
269
5.5
-0.11
10.7
0.03
7240
11873
STEINE
267
305
-9
12.5
-13
-4
7.8
0.2
5.9
0.17
0
11904
GRAN
266
302
-14
14.5
0
46
6.4
0.1
7.3
0.16
0
11833
KNAPPHOLEN
250
295
-20
11.6
-5
220
7.3
-0.06
9.1
0.05
0
11759
KVALBEIN
238
271
-3
12.7
-5
-16
7.8
0.21
5.5
0.17
0
11471
VIK
234
293
-9
11.1
-16
159
4.1
-0.05
5.5
0
179
11785
BRAKSTAD
222
280
-19
8.1
-9
308
10.9
-0.06
10.6
0.02
0
11147
ENGER
218
260
-2
9.5
-12
127
8.2
0.06
7.9
0.07
901
SEXED
11855
SKARPHOL
211
259
2
9.3
-11
109
9.5
0.12
8.4
0.13
0
SEXED
SEXED
SEXED
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