Carrickshock GTW - Still on Top

CARRICKSHOCK GTWIRISH 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.

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 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.

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

Carrickshock GTW Photographed at six years old

solids, 4.24% fat, 3.84% protein in six lactations.

His sire is Ballynagrana Centurion 2 (GTW) bred by Jim and Elaine Hickey, Ballynagrana Pure Friesian herd, Emly, Co. Tipperary - a popular and widely used top Friesian sire with 3,189 milk recorded daughters in 1,029 herds in Ireland.

Based on the latest UK evaluation, Carrickshock GTW tops the PLI sire rankings by 56 points ahead of the next highest daughter-proven sire on the list.

Trait Milk kgs Fat kgs Fat % Protein kgs Protein % Value Reliability %

+ 593 90 + 25.1 90 + 0.01 90 + 24.2 90 + 0.07 90

SCC

5 71 Carrickshock GTW Production Proof (UK Friesian Base, August ’21 evaluation). Production trait PTAs with 42 daughters in 9 herds.

Conformation Composites Feet & Legs Reliability %

0.19 68 Udders 0.24 45 Overall Conformation 0.11 59

Trait Mastitis (%) Value Reliability %

-1 68

TB Advantage

0.8 45

Lifespan (days) Fertility Index

6 59 0.1 64 Lameness Index -1 48 Digital Dermatitis Index 0.1 48 Calf Survival -0.8 63 Healthy Cow -4 61 Gestation Length -2 99 Direct Calving Ease 0.9 77 Maternal Calving Ease -0.2 52 Enviro Cow 2.2 78

He is one of the top selling bulls in the UK for owners Genus plc. Bill Foster, Dairy Breeding Specialist with Genus has inspected and photographed some of the second lactation daughters of Carrickshock GTW and has commented on how pleased herd owners are with performance and quality to date. Carrickshock GTW is now available through AI in Ireland. His AI code is FR6667.

Carrickshock GTW 2nd lactation daughter - Mickleborough GTW Judy 440 Carrickshock GTW 2nd lactation daughter - Lismulligan Tina 12 BFV86