CARRICKSHOCK
GTW
IRISH BRED PURE FRIESIAN AI SIRE CONTINUES TO TOP UK PLI CHARTS
CARRICKSHOCK GTW BRED BY PAT & CLARE CLEARY REIGNS AGAIN AS THE NO.1 DAUGHTER-PROVEN PURE FRIESIAN SIRE (AUGUST 2021 EVALUATION) The breeding prowess and success of Irish Pure Friesian breeding continues apace with the continued number one ranking in the UK for PLI (Profitable Lifetime Index) of Irish born and bred sire, Carrickshock GTW. Bred by Pat Cleary, Carrickshock Pure Friesian herd, Hugginstown, Co. Kilkenny, he was purchased for AI by UK based genetics conglomerate Genus Breeding. He first topped the UK PLI daughter-proven rankings in August of last year as a debut sire.
originally, Barrowvale Sis 34 (94% Friesian) was purchased by Pat Cleary to join his Carrickshock herd as a ten-month old heifer calf. She is the third dam of Carrickshock GTW. Carrickshock GTW maternal line, bred from three generations of VG/EX dams Barrowvale Sis 34 VG86 (Third Dam) • 94% Friesian • Sire: Dovea Sem (SEX) Lifetime yield; 60,066kgs milk, 4,855kgs milk solids, 4.45% fat, 3.64% protein in seven lactations.
Twelve months later with numerous recorded daughters added to his proof including many second lactation daughter performances, Carrickshock GTW retains the Number 1 spot with a PLI rating of £410, (75% Rel) topping the list of all Friesian sires in AI. His Irish Pure Friesian credentials are preeminent. The Sis cow family from whom he is bred originates in Michael and Oliver Dempsey’s Barrowvale Pure Friesian herd. Michael Dempsey founded the Sis family 76
Carrickshock Sis VG87 (Grand Dam) • 97 % Friesian • Sire: Tittenser Hylke (TIH) Lifetime yield; 41,992kgs milk, 3,297kgs milk solids, 4.02% fat, 3.83% protein in five lactations Carrickshock Sis 2 VG87 (Dam) • 97 % Friesian • Sire: De Venen Egbert (DVT) • 3rd gen VG/EX dam Lifetime yield; 43,522kgs milk, 3, 518kgs milk
