PG Beef Sires Update 2011

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SUCKLER/PEDIGREE BEEF SIRES UPDATE 2011


We are pleased to present our 2011 Beef Sire Update. This is a supplement to the main 2010/2011 Suckler/Pedigree Beef Sire Catalogue. In line with the aim of Progressive Genetics to meet your demand for high quality cattle, you will find an excellent selection of proven sires from the leading beef programmes from around the world, in addition to the latest additions to the NCBC programme. These top quality young test sires are the stars of the future. We welcome your cooperation in helping us to test them. I wish you a successful breeding season and thank you for your valued custom over the years. Denis Guilfoyle, CEO Progressive Genetics

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RWS ROSEMOUNT CASH ET ICR ICARE RANCARD PXT PISTIL MZT MOZART NPP NIPPUR AHZ ACHILE OZS OZEUS VKG VIKING apz CURAHEEN APOSTLE ET JGY JESANA GALAXY KYA CORNAMUCKA LORD HARDY K222 TFD COOLTOMIN FREDDIE 868 RGZ TUBRIDMORE GIZMO TFX THREEBURNFORD LEANDER S1104 EMPEROR OF WATERFORD dps DOREPOLL TRANSALTLANTIC VUL Vulain

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Rosemount Cash ET (RWS) DOB:08-SEP-2008

BELGIAN BLUE

HERDBOOK NO.: BBLIRLM371366290240

SEMEN AVAILABLE JULY ‘11

SIRE: JOKER DU PONT D’HERBAIS

G SIRE: TORRERO DU GRAND COURTY G DAM: HARMONIEUSE DU PONT D’HERBAIS

muscle

DAM: ROSEMOUNT TESS

G SIRE: TINTIN DE MY G DAM: ROSEMOUNT PETRA

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€uro Star Rating

% Rank

96% 95% 95% 13% 50%

Star Rating

(within breed)

Index and Traits

★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass ★ ★★★

77% ★★★★ 64% ★★★★ 43% ★★★

Data €uro-Value Reliability

€128 €108 €143 €-60 €32

Daughter Fertility Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 9.78% -.35 Day(s) Gestation Length (Days) Docility (1-5 score) 0.17

Star Rating

(accross breed)

36% 45% 42% 26% 25%

★★★★★

30% 29% 47%

% Rank

96% 99% ★★★★★ 99% ★ 3% ★★★★ 60% ★★★★★

11% ★★★★★ 98% ★★★★★ 95%

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SKELETAL

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BLUP APR ‘11 RELIABILITY

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MUS 107 54%

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SKE 106 53%

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FUN 117 27%

DOC 0.17 47%

• Exceptional quality bull with tremendous weight and shape • Heavily muscled both on the top and the hindquarter • Joker X Tintin from a very strong cow family

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ICARE (ICR) DOB: 10-JAN-1993

CHAROLAIS

HERDBOOK NO.: CHLFRAM007193116802

G SIRE: JICAR G DAM: REGENCE

SIRE: BLASON

G SIRE: TILL G DAM: BALADEUSE

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DAM: DOUCETTE Width at Withers

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€uro Star Rating 2

97% 99% 99% 53% 12%

Index and Traits

★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass ★★★ ★

15% ★ 32% ★★ 56% ★★★

Data €uro-Value Reliability

€133 €113 €154 €-11 €-86

Daughter Fertility Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 10.86% 2.47 Day(s) Gestation Length (Days) Docility (1-5 score) 0.04

Star Rating

(accross breed)

78% 88% 85% 20% 63%

★★★★★

91% 70% 84%

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EASY AVERAGE MILK MATERNAL MATURE COWS ONLY

97% CALVING GROWTH MUSCLE SKELETAL WEANING FRENCH BLUP 86 119 114 112 123 99 121 (99%) REPLACEMENT 99% • One of the top bulls ever proven in France for beef production ★★★★★ 99% CALVING EASE EASY ★★ 30% • Phenominal weight and shape AVERAGE • Huge satisfaction with first commercial calves born in Ireland MATURE ★ 4% WEANLING COWS ONLY SPECIALIST • Top 1% on weanling Export, Top 1% on Beef Carcass REPLACEMENT ★★★★★

★★★ ★★★★

7% 44% 70%

CALVING EASE CALVING EASE FINISHING SPECIALIST REPLACEMENT

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

EASY AVERAGE MATURE WEANLING COWS ONLY SPECIALIST


RANCARD DOB: 01/08/2000

CHAROLAIS

HERDBOOK NO.: CHLFRAM007121140633

G SIRE: VLADIMIR G DAM: VIGNETTE

SIRE: JOURNAL

G SIRE: INDEX G DAM: JUPE

DAM: NETTE

• New French proven bull • Excellent finishing ability • High muscle weanlings • Adds milk & maternal ability without compromise on beef

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

REPLACEMENT

CALVING EASE

WEANING WEANING OVERALL CARCASS CARCASS OVERALL CALVING WEANING GROWTH MUSCLE FRAME WEANING WEIGHT CONFORM. BEEF FRENCH BLUP

95

108

112

106

114

117

116

123

MILK

OVERALL MATERNAL

109

119

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY REPLACEMENT

WEANLING SPECIALIST

CALVING EASE CALVING EASE FINISHING SPECIALIST REPLACEMENT

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

EASY AVERAGE MATURE WEANLING COWS ONLY SPECIALIST

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Pistil (PXT) DOB: 20-JAN-1999

CHAROLAIS

HERDBOOK NO.: CHLFRAM000310219272

G SIRE: EXELLENT G DAM: EQUATION

SIRE: HERNANI

G SIRE: TREPIDENT G DAM: MARMOTTE

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€uro Star Rating 4

98% 97% 93% 65% 99%

Star Rating

(within breed)

Index and Traits

★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass

Data €uro-Value Reliability

€138 €107 €132 €-1 €-27

Daughter Fertility ★★★★★ Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) ★★ 25% 9.85% 1.44 Day(s) 98% ★★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) 90% ★★★★★ Docility (1-5 score) 0.13 ★★★★

functionality

% Rank

Star Rating

% Rank (accross breed)

50% 73% 53% 0% 40%

★★★★★

98% ★★★★★ 99% ★★★★★ 97% ★★ 39% ★★ 35%

81% 21% 61%

10% ★★★★ 70% ★★★★★ 91%

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0

BLUP APR REPLACEMENT ‘11 RELIABILITY

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MUS 123 57%

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SKE 119 57%

No. 1 in Sersia France for Weaning Index

Great reports on first cropWEANLING of calves in Ireland

Producing high muscle weanlings with good growth

70

Height Withers

Pistil Progeny

Wide 0

SPECIALIST

REPLACEMENT Mature cows only

CALVING EASE

70

80 90 100 EASY AVERAGE MATURE DOC FUN COWS ONLY

98 5%

0.13 61%

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY REPLACEMENT

CALVING EASE CALVING EASE FINISHING SPECIALIST

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

EASY AVERAGE MATURE WEANLING COWS ONLY SPECIALIST


MOZART (MZT)

CHAROLAIS

HERDBOOK NO.: CHLFRAM007196136793

muscle

DOB: 04-DEC-1996

SIRE: JASON

G SIRE: HERMES G DAM: FLOTTE

DAM: JAFFA

G SIRE: COLBERT G DAM: FEZ

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€uro Star Rating

25% 81% 69% 2% 60%

★★

Index and Traits

Suckler Beef Value (SBV)

★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★ ★ ★★★★

16% ★ 19% ★ 66% ★★★★

Data €uro-Value Reliability

€60 €90 €114 €-75 €-67

Beef Carcass Daughter Fertility Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 10.82% 2.68 Day(s) Gestation Length (Days) Docility (1-5 score) 0.06

98% 99% 98% 86% 92% 99% 99% 99%

Star Rating

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functionality

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% Rank

44% 93% ★★★★★ 89% ★ 1% ★ 19%

★★★★

7% 38% 76%

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BLUP APR ‘11

★★★★★

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20

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10

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Wide 0

RELIABILITY

Very high muscled bull

Excellent weanling producer

Average calving

REPLACEMENT

WEANLING SPECIALIST

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MUS 116 99%

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SKE 97 99%

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

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FUN 100 88%

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DOC 0.06 99%

REPLACEMENT

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

WEANLING SPECIALIST

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NIPPUR (NPP) DOB: 27/12/1997

CHAROLAIS

HERDBOOK NO.: FR5797023562

SIRE: FICUS

G SIRE: RIVOIRE G DAM: UNIQUE

DAM: O2JACINTHE

G SIRE: CASOAR G DAM: HARPE

• Proven French bull • Excellent weight for age • Calves are small at birth and develop very quickly • Suitable for maiden heifers CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

REPLACEMENT

REPLACEMENT

Nippur Daughter

CALVING E

CALVING EASE

FRENCH BLUP

WEANLING CALVING GROWTH MUSCLE SKELETAL WEANING MILK MATERNAL RELIABILITY SPECIALIST

107

112

103

108

118

99

117

95% FINISHING SPECIALIST

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EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

REPLACEMENT

WEANLING SPECIALIST

CALVING E

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

EASY AVERAG MATURE COWS O

FINISHING SPECIALIST WEANLING SPECIALIST

EASY AVERAG MATURE COWS O


ACHILE (AHZ) DOB: 17-AUG-2005

LIMOUSIN

HERDBOOK NO.: LMSFRAM002306660153

G SIRE: MEXICAIN G DAM: MANON

SIRE: SAUVIGNON

G SIRE: ESPOIR G DAM: HARISSA

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DAM: LIQUEUR Width at Withers

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85% 91% 85% 51% 77%

Star Rating

(within breed)

Index and Traits

★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass ★★★ ★★★★

36% ★★ 13% ★ N/A N/A

Data €uro-Value Reliability

€94 €67 €92 €-5 €30

Daughter Fertility Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 5.80% 4.56 Day(s) Gestation Length (Days) Docility (1-5 score) N/A

Star Rating

(accross breed)

29% 43% 32% 6% 9%

★★★★★

35% 20% N/A

★★★

★★★★ ★★★★ ★★ ★★★

N/A

% Rank

81% 69% 72% 36% 59% 47% 4% N/A

functionality

RO YA LT Y

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FRENCH BLUP

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20

Small

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Achile Daughter: Charue Ben

Wide 0

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10

CALVING GROWTH MUSCLE REPLACEMENT 120

94

114

Good

CALVING EASE

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40 50 60 70 80 EASY AVERAGE SKELETAL MATURE WEANING COWS ONLY

93

116

Junior Champion bull at Sima Paris 2007 CALVING EASE EASY Proven French sire, qualified RRE AVERAGE Very easy calving on French index (120)MATURE WEANLING COWS ONLY SPECIALIST Very consistent producer of classy well muscled progeny with great CALVING EASE hindquarters EASY FINISHING AVERAGE SPECIALIST MATURE Suitable for maidens COWS ONLY Good temperament

90

100

RELIABILITY

88%

REPLACEMENT

WEANLING SPECIALIST

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OZEUS (OZS) DOB: 17-AUG-2005

LIMOUSIN

HERDBOOK NO.: LMSFRAM002306660153

G SIRE: GEANT G DAM: DIRECTRICE

SIRE: IDOLE

G SIRE: ULEX G DAM: HIRONDELLE

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% Rank

8

97% 91% 72% 79% 60%

Index and Traits

★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export

Data €uro-Value Reliability

€122 €66 €84 €15 €22

Beef Carcass Daughter Fertility ★★★★ Daughter Milk Other Key Traits 99% ★★★★★ Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 2.16% 1.95 Day(s) 99% ★★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) N/A Docility (1-5 score) N/A ★★★★ ★★★★

19% 48% 27% 3% 18%

Star Rating

(accross breed)

★★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★ ★★★

% Rank

functionality

M AT ER NA L Star Rating

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Poor

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EASY AVERAGE MUSCLE SKELETAL MATURE 110COWS ONLY 102

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WEANING MILK 95% FRENCH BLUP CALVING GROWTH 101 103 111 107 REPLACEMENT 68% • All-round bull 64% EASE • Maternally tested sire CALVING EASY 53% AVERAGE • Will produce good suckler replacements without MATURE 54% WEANLING COWS ONLY

SPECIALIST compromising on beefing ability • Daughters are milky, CALVING EASE 7% ★★★★★ 94% fertile with good EASY FINISHING AVERAGE 5% ★★★★ 62% calvingSPECIALIST ability MATURE COWS ONLY N/A N/A • Suitable for maidens

90

100

MATERNAL

117 (85%)

CALVING

EASY AVER MATU COWS

REPLACEMENT

CALVING

WEANLING SPECIALIST

REPLACEMENT

EASY AVER MATU COWS


VIKING (VKG) DOB: 15-JAN-2004

LIMOUSIN

HERDBOOK NO.: LMSFRAM002304904377

SIRE: HAVANA DAM: KEEPERS

G SIRE: DESIGN G DAM: TRILLIUM G SIRE: WHIPSTICH G DAM: SOULES Q

PO LLE D

CALVING EASE

REPLACEMENT

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

CALVING EASE

• • • •

Homozygous polled bull, all his progeny will be polled. Extremely easy calving 112 on French index Can be used on maidens calving at two years of age, and heavily muscled maidens Calves are very lively at birth

WEANLING SPECIALIST

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

CALVING EASE FINISHING SPECIALIST

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

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CURAHEEN APOSTLE ET (APZ) DOB: 02-SEP-2009

SIMMENTAL

HERDBOOK NO.: SIMIRLM171059850234

SIRE: SOUTH SEVEN RAZZMATAZZ 7R

G SIRE: DOUBLE BAR D BUSTER 801L G DAM: SOUTH SEVEN FLECK 16F

DAM: JERICO’S DOROTHY JANE 1D

G SIRE: MFL UNIVERSE 28U G DAM: MS DD&E STAR GAZER 21B

muscle

TE RO ST YA S LT Y S IR IR E E

SEMEN AVAILABLE JULY ‘11

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€uro Star Rating

% Rank

10

Index and Traits

Data €uro-Value Reliability

N/A Suckler Beef Value (SBV) 87% ★★★★★ Weanling Export 60% ★★★★ Beef Carcass N/A Daughter Fertility 56% ★★★ Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) N/A N/A Gestation Length (Days) 57% ★★★ Docility (1-5 score)

Star Rating

(accross breed)

% Rank

N/A €69 €62 N/A €112

N/A 19% 18% N/A 0%

N/A ★★★★ 71% ★★★ 42% N/A ★★★★★ 86%

N/A

N/A N/A 32%

N/A N/A 66%

N/A

0.03

★★★★

functionality

Star Rating

(within breed)

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Poor

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BLUP APR ‘11 RELIABILITY

• • •

20

Length of Back

10

Height Withers

Sire: South Seven Razzmatazz 7r

Wide 0

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MUS 116 42%

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SKE 113 42%

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FUN 106 7%

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DOC 0.03 32%

Apostle is a long correct bull with a tremendous width of the back and thickness of the loin. New bloodline for Ireland Easy calving pedigree from an exceptional cow family The complete package – BEEF and MATERNAL


Jesana Galaxy (JGY) DOB: 25-FEB-2010

ABERDEEN ANGUS

HERDBOOK NO.: AANIRLM272056450118

SEMEN AVAILABLE JULY ‘11

SIRE: SHANKILL MAX DAM: BLUEBELL PEARL

G SIRE: SUNSET ACRES BANG G DAM: SHANKILL MONA G SIRE: MAHAUL OF LISS G DAM: GLEANN LORAINE

• Good quality easy fleshed traditional type sire

TE ST SIR E

• Selected for calving ease on dairy heifers

€uro Star Rating

% Rank

11% 10% 14% 47% 7%

Star Rating

(within breed)

Index and Traits

Data €uro-Value Reliability

Suckler Beef Value (SBV) €2 Weanling Export €-13 ★ Beef Carcass €-27 ★★★ Daughter Fertility €57 ★ Daughter Milk €71 Other Key Traits 91% ★★★★★ Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 1.37% .16 Day(s) 40% ★★★ Gestation Length (Days) 21% ★★ Docility (1-5 score) -0.06 ★ ★

Star Rating

(accross breed)

33% 33% 34% 20% 24%

39% 34% 29%

★★★★★

★ ★ ★★★★ ★★★★

★★★★★ ★★

• Six generations of easy calving sires in pedigree, SKM X MLI X PBO X LTM X JBN X HCL • Test sire, predicted calving 1.37%

% Rank

3% 1% 3% 79% 68% 99% 91% 33%

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Cornamuckla Lord Hardy K222 (KYA) DOB: 19-FEB-2010

HERDBOOK NO.: IE121213180222

SEMEN AVAILABLE JULY ‘11

ABERDEEN ANGUS

SIRE: CARTRONROE ERNIE

G SIRE: TIVANAGH BARON G DAM: CATRON-ROE PAULINE

DAM: DRUMCROW LADY HILDA

G SIRE: SUNSET ACRES BANG G DAM: LADY OF HADDO OF LAWSONSFORD

• Excellent quality easy fleshed traditional type sire • Exceptional thickness, strong top, good hindquarter

TE ST SIR E

• Selected for calving ease on dairy heifers

€uro Star Rating

% Rank

12

16% 51% 27% 76% 1%

Star Rating

(within breed)

Index and Traits

Data €uro-Value Reliability

Suckler Beef Value (SBV) €8 Weanling Export €-1 ★★ Beef Carcass €-19 ★★★★ Daughter Fertility €72 ★ Daughter Milk €33 Other Key Traits 91% ★★★★★ Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 1.40% -.9 Day(s) 98% ★★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) 29% ★★ Docility (1-5 score) -0.04 ★

★★★

Star Rating

(accross breed)

32% 30% 35% 17% 25%

37% 30% 29%

★★★★★

% Rank

5% 6% ★ 6% ★★★★★ 86% ★★★★ 61% ★

★★★★★ ★★★

99% 99% 40%

• Six generations of easy calving sires in pedigree • Test sire; predicted calving 1.4%, predicted gestation length -0.9 (top 2% of breed)


Cooltomin Freddie 868 (TFD) DOB: 09-DEC-2009

ABERDEEN ANGUS

HERDBOOK NO.: IE241592650868

SEMEN AVAILABLE JULY ‘11

SIRE: EDMUNDO OF BALLINULTY DAM: COOLTOMIN AGGIE

G SIRE: KILKELLY DEFENDER G DAM: ESTHER OF BALLINULTY G SIRE: LAHEENS RICHARD G DAM: COOLTOMIN ULTRA

• Selected for calving ease on dairy heifers • EOB X LRH

TE ST SIR E

• Test Sire

€uro Star Rating

% Rank

4% 6% 7% 9% 49%

Star Rating

(within breed)

★ ★ ★ ★ ★★★

5% ★ 17% ★ 45% ★★★

Index and Traits

Data €uro-Value Reliability

Suckler Beef Value (SBV) -€18 Weanling Export -€22 Beef Carcass -€38 Daughter Fertility €31 Daughter Milk €93 Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 3.60% Gestation Length (Days) Docility (1-5 score)

Star Rating

(accross breed)

% Rank

35% 32% 32% 23% 24% 41% 52% 7%

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TUBRIDMORE GIZMO (RGZ) DOB: 12-JAN-2010

ABERDEEN ANGUS

HERDBOOK NO.: AANIRLM191252470410

SIRE: SAV NET WORTH 4200

SEMEN AVAILABLE JULY ‘11

DAM: YOUNG DALE ELBA 23N[ET](IMP)

G SIRE: SAV 8180 TRAVELER 004G DAM: SAV MAY 2410 G SIRE: TC FREEDOM 104 [SS] (IMP) G DAM: YONUG DALE ELBA 18L

• Excellent quality, prize winning young bull • New bloodline for Ireland, from a strong cow family

TE ST SIR E

• Very low weight at birth

€uro Star Rating

% Rank

14

66% 92% 68% 4% 70%

Star Rating

(within breed)

★★★★

Index and Traits

Suckler Beef Value (SBV)

★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★ ★ ★★★★

65% ★★★★ 61% ★★★★ 18% ★

Data €uro-Value Reliability

€42 €18 €-1 €26 €104

Beef Carcass Daughter Fertility Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 1.97% -.04 Day(s) Gestation Length (Days) Docility (1-5 score) -0.07

Star Rating

(accross breed)

3% 5% 4% 0% 0%

★★

5% 3% 6%

★★★★★

25% 20% ★ 16% ★★★★ 61% ★★★★★ 80%

★★

96% 94% 30%

BLUP APR ‘11 RELIABILITY

% Rank

★★

★★★★★

• 3/4 brother to Intermediate Champion bull at Canadian National show 2009

Fullam Elba D147 All-Ireland Champion. Half sister to dam of Gizmo.

MUS 102 7%

SKE 101 6%

FUN 99 2%

DOC -0.07 6%


THREEBURNFORD LEANDER (TFX)

ABERDEEN ANGUS

DOB: 24-MAR-2006

HERDBOOK NO.: AANGBRM560213100286

EMPEROR OF WATERFORD (S1104)

ABERDEEN ANGUS

DOB: 19-APR-1998

HERDBOOK NO.: GRWX423

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

REPLACEMENT

CALVING EASE

WEANLING

SIRE: RAWBURN TRANSFORMER DAM: TOFTS LUCY B391

€uro Star Rating

% Rank

99% 98% 98% 22% 95%

G SIRE: H OFF GREAT WESTERN S C 456 G DAM: WILLABAR TILDA 7B G SIRE: M IDWESTERN X21 OF TULLYFERGUS G DAM: TOFTS LUCY Y788

Star Rating

(within breed)

SPECIALIST • Used extensively in the UK on maiden dairy heifers FINISHING • GoodSPECIALIST quality calves which are born easily and grow quickly

Index and Traits

★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass

Data €uro-Value Reliability

€104 €29 €29 €44 €143

Daughter Fertility ★★★★★ Daughter Milk Other Key Traits 86% ★★★★★ Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 1.52% .02 Day(s) 55% ★★★ Gestation Length (Days) Docility (1-5 score) ★★

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

Star Rating

(accross breed) % Rank

18% 18% 20% 8% 13%

★★★★★

88% ★★ 26% ★★ 26% ★★★★ 72% ★★★★★ 98%

22% 16%

★★★★★

99% ★★★★★ 93%

SIRE: EMPEROR OF NEWARK

G SIRE: REUNION OF SOUTH CRAIG G DAM: ERONA OF NEWARK

DAM: WEDDERLIE ESTER

G SIRE: WHAREKOWKA 558 IMP G DAM: WEDDERLIE ETHEL

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

• Used extensively in the UK on maiden dairy heifers • Very lively calves at birth

REPLACEMENT

CALVING EASE

WEANLING SPECIALIST

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

CALVING EASE FINISHING SPECIALIST

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

15


DOREPOLL TRANSATLANTIC (DPS) DOB: 03-JAN-2009

RO PO YA LL LT E YS D IR E

SIRE: REMITALL NATION WIDE ET 93N

TE ST SIR E

DAM: REMITALL SALLY 131K

SEMEN AVAILABLE JULY ‘11

SELECTION INDEX VALUES

2011 Winter Hereford BREEDPLAN EBVs Calv. Ease (%)

Calv. Ease Dters (%)

EBV

-3.7

Acc

27%

Direct

Birth Wght (kg)

200 Day Wght (kg)

400 Day Wght (kg)

600 Day Wght (kg)

Milk (kg)

0.0

+5.3

+44

+78

+97

+9

21%

55%

54%

52%

49%

51%

Market Target

Index Value

Breed Average

Hereford Terminal Index (GBP)

+40 +48

+21 +25

Hereford Self Replacing Index

Breed Avg. EBVs for 2009 Born Calves EBV 16

+0.1

HEREFORD

HERDBOOK NO.: HFDGBRM904121505535

-1.4

+1.8

+23

+42

+53

+3

Remittal Sally 131K

G SIRE: REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X G DAM: REMITALL CATALINA 24H G SIRE: REMITALL GOVERNOR 236G G DAM: REMITALL SALLY’S LASS 120X ET

• A high performing, well balanced correct bull with great thickness throughout • Top 1% of breed for 200d, 400d, 600d weight, top 5% on milk on EBV’s • Transatlantic brings together the most powerful and consistent Poll Hereford genetics to be found anywhere. • Dam, Remitall Sally 131K was Canadian National champion female 2002. Considered by many to be one of the greatest Poll Hereford cows in North America. • Sire, Nationwide 93N brings growth, maternal and carcass qualities in abundance, trait leader for growth and maternal production. • Full brother to Dorepoll 1 93N Nationwide


VULAIN (VUL) DOB: 17/09/2004

Parthenaise

HERDBOOK NO.: FR7968170863

SIRE: SOCRATE

G SIRE: POTIRON DAM: IDEALE

DAM: RAPACE

G SIRE: NAIF G DAM: JACASSE

• A well balanced bull • Heavily muscled progeny with excellent weight gain • Excellent width of hindquarter and back with good thickness of the loin • Average calving

FRENCH BLUP

CALVING GROWTH MUSCLE SKELETAL WEANING

98

109

106

101

111

REPLACEMENT

REL

98% REPLACEMENT

CALVING EASE

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

CALVING EASE

REPLACEMENT

WEANLING SPECIALIST

CALVING EASE

WEANLING SPECIALIST

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONL

CALVING EASE FINISHING SPECIALIST WEANLING SPECIALIST

EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONL

17


Progressive Genetics Useful Numbers Call Centre Head Office

1850 20 20 50 01 4502142

Field Service Managers Seamus Hughes 087 2331235 Arthur Bredin 087 2057555 Breeding Advisors Kevin Loughlin 086 2538116 Meath, Louth, North Dublin Trevor Hanly 087 9148922 Wicklow, Kildare, Carlow, Nth Wexford Deirdre Toal 087 2599314 Monaghan, Cavan, Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon Sean Hayes 087 2757835 Tipperary, Sth Offaly Eugene Kehoe Sth Wexford

087 6842846

Violet Nevin 087 6253395 Westmeath, Nth Offaly

Ger McCool Donegal

087 2057588

Denis Dalton Kilkenny

087 6785875

Martin Regan 086 8216253 Mayo, Roscommon

Rosalish Goulding MVB MRCVS MBA Beef Program Manager rgoulding@ncbc.ie 086 8396802 Website: www.progressivegenetics.ie


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