August 2014 Crossbreeding Directory

249SR2488

PELL-PERS

aAa: 615243 202 daughters 172 herds 79% Rel. +1,856M .01% +74F +.02% +62P +8.3 PL 2.74 SCS +877 NM$

• Supe ri o r L o nge v i ty • Exc e l l e nt F e e t and L e g s • Good Udders with Lots of Milk

116 Daughter Fertility 110 Calving Index 119 Legs 107 Udders PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF PELL-PERS

263SR4881

YPRY

PELL-PERS

aAa: 516324 273 daughters 245 herds 79% Rel. +1,772M +.11% +90F +.06% +68P +5.1 PL 2.59 SCS +760 NM$

• Sires High Production • Will Improve Components • One of the Breed's Best for NM$

92 Daughter Fertility 109 Calving Index 93 Legs 105 Udders PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF YPRY

249SR2232

ST HALLEBO

YPRY

aAa: 342516

Kappa Casein AA Beta Casein A2A2

8,074 daughters 3,711 herds 84% Rel. +1,076M +.19% +78F +.13% +59P +1.5 PL 3.06 SCS +448 NM$

• Exc e l l e nt Daughte r F e r t ilit y • Expect High Fat Production • Great Udder Sire

97 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 92 Legs 108 Udders ST HALLEBO

PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF ST HALLEBO

236RD61

R FASTRUP

aAa: 561423

Kappa Casein AB Beta Casein A1A2

4,786 daughters 941 herds 85% Rel. +1,948M +.02% +80F +.07% +76P +6.2 PL 3.08 SCS +773 NM$

• A Great Fertility Sire • I mpro v e s Mi l k Pro duc t ion a n d Udders • Very Dairy

116 Daughter Fertility 100 Calving Index 125 Legs 106 Udders PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF R FASTRUP

236RD65

CIGAR

R FASTRUP

aAa: 135246 Kappa Casein AB 227 daughters 146 herds 79% Rel. +1,837M +.20% +110F +.05% +67P +4.8 PL 3.04 SCS +753 NM$ 96 Daughter Fertility 108 Calving Index 119 Legs 110 Udders

PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF CIGAR

CIGAR

• Excellent Udders with Pleasing Production • A Cheese Merit Specialist • A Great All-Around Linear

AUGUST 2014 PRICE LIST

Kappa VIKING RED SIRES PRICE Dtrs Herds %Rel Milk Fat %Fat Pro %Pro PL SCS NM$ UDC FLC DPR CE aAa Casein

236SR6825 BALFA 22 272 179 79 1542 93 .17 67 .09 3.7 2.98 638 111 102 91 98 324156 N/A 236RD65 CIGAR 22 227 146 79 1837 110 .20 67 .05 4.8 3.04 753 110 119 96 108 135246 AB 249SR2986 GAME 22 179 151 78 1276 74 .13 60 .10 3.4 2.67 612 103 94 104 104 N/A N/A 236RD63 GAZELLE 22 1066 375 83 1700 93 .14 74 .10 3.1 3.13 653 106 116 98 114 432516 N/A 249SR2979 GIBSON 18 697 552 80 1593 47 -.08 52 .01 5.9 2.95 635 99 110 111 107 312546 N/A 249SR2104 GUNNARSTORP 22 6163 2067 97 1160 54 .05 44 .04 5.2 2.74 639 118 119 115 113 561243 AA 249SR2385 LINNE 22 13768 5120 88 1180 51 .03 57 .10 3.3 3.35 496 132 107 110 102 213645 AB 249SR2488 PELL-PERS 22 202 172 79 1856 74 .01 62 .02 8.3 2.74 877 107 119 116 110 615243 AA 236RD33 R BANGKOK 22 8775 1830 92 1887 87 .07 66 .03 6.4 2.64 767 103 101 91 86 651423 BB 236RD61 R FASTRUP 22 4786 941 85 1948 80 .02 76 .07 6.2 3.08 773 106 125 116 100 561423 AB 249SR2182 S ADAM 20 10972 5045 86 1277 66 .08 50 .05 5.3 2.81 596 108 88 99 91 324165 AA 249SR2232 ST HALLEBO 22 8074 3711 84 1076 78 .19 59 .13 1.5 3.06 448 108 92 97 95 342516 AA 263SR3545 TOIVO 18 5328 3142 82 2289 80 -.04 73 .00 4.2 2.81 655 105 112 86 104 432561 AB 263SR4607 VOKKE 16 472 410 80 1177 90 .23 63 .13 4.0 2.67 659 105 101 101 102 423561 N/A 263SR4620 YLLYKE 22 596 488 80 1867 103 .15 78 .09 3.1 3.17 668 100 102 103 95 435216 N/A 263SR4881 YPRY 22 273 245 79 1772 90 .11 68 .06 5.1 2.59 760 105 93 92 109 516324 N/A

VIKING RED YOUNG SIRES 236SR7187 VR BRICK 249SR7274 VR HAMBO 249SR7259 VR FLAME 263SR7098 VR FREAK 249SR7208 VR FRUITY 236SR7148 VR TORNADO

16 16 16 16 16 16

0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 616 111 117 111 93 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 523 108 100 110 101 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 560 104 109 115 105 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 412 114 113 104 103 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 590 99 117 110 109 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 481 123 105 117 98

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

MONTBELIARDE SIRES PRICE Dtrs Herds %Rel Milk Fat %Fat Pro %Pro PL SCS NM$* UDC FLC DPR CE aAa

Kappa Casein

253MO0293 ATALANS 22 76 75 90 1686 57 -.08 53 -.01 -0.4 -0.5 N/A 106 93 -0.4 90 465312 AB 253MO2446 BOUBA 20 62 61 88 452 48 .21 42 .18 -0.2 -0.5 N/A 110 116 -0.4 90 426531 BB 256MO3757 CORSICA 22 260 229 94 547 53 .17 51 .18 -0.3 0.5 N/A 114 118 0.7 91 423651 BB 253MO1524 OSMIUM 18 4371 2703 95 1548 48 -.09 18 -.21 0.9 1.7 404 96 106 -0.5 89 561432 AB 253MO1527 PATINAGE 18 1241 942 95 1208 7 -.22 44 .02 0.8 -0.4 531 104 131 1.3 90 561423 AA 256MO1218 PERNAN 20 28179 8203 95 1704 53 -.09 71 .07 -0.3 -0.4 111 87 96 -0.4 89 654213 AB 253MO8173 RAI 20 4399 2958 95 1343 0 -.32 46 .02 -0.1 -1.6 281 102 87 -0.3 89 513462 AB 256MO7573 RALBAN 22 18710 6596 95 2156 13 -.41 60 -.07 1.1 0.2 428 110 98 0.1 86 513624 AB 253MO1530 RAPALLO 22 12207 5218 95 467 57 .22 42 .15 1.2 1.5 512 105 109 0.5 88 453621 AB 256MO3047 TATTOR 16 88 86 90 428 20 .04 -18 -.18 1.2 1.9 103 105 100 0.5 90 462513 BB 253MO1959 THIMUS 16 486 439 95 -205 71 .48 4 .09 0.9 0.0 203 101 101 0.1 89 423651 AB 253MO3355 TIMOR 20 1428 1168 95 247 -4 -.09 -2 -.06 0.2 1.3 171 102 106 0.3 89 615423 AB 253MO3070 TOULADI 18/75 2049 1524 94 137 13 .04 13 .05 0.2 0.1 125 105 111 0.3 88 516342 AB 253MO3576 TRIOMPHE 35/75 9147 4299 95 2198 68 -.12 64 -.06 1.4 -0.6 370 119 126 0.0 89 462513 AA 253MO6024 UGOSTAR 24 4659 2947 95 2445 68 -.17 82 .00 1.1 1.1 761 108 116 0.4 86 132546 AB 253MO6796 ULEMO 35 1076 828 95 941 35 -.01 18 -.07 0.6 -0.3 286 119 122 0.4 90 243165 BB 253MO4890 ULLIAD 20 2456 1846 95 1261 82 .20 55 .08 -0.7 -1.9 520 99 88 -0.1 89 465231 AB 253MO5994 UNIMAC 24 1023 841 95 904 110 .44 31 .00 0.2 1.9 311 112 95 0.8 85 543162 AB 253MO6009 URBANISTE 45 10012 4468 95 390 60 .25 68 .32 1.3 0.0 237 123 115 1.1 88 465213 BB 253MO6780 URMONT 20 89 88 91 533 37 .09 18 .00 0.1 -0.8 -38 111 118 -0.6 89 316432 BB 253MO6761 USSAGE 22 186 177 93 670 71 .25 31 .03 0.2 0.4 426 107 107 -0.2 90 123465 BB

MONTBELIARDE YOUNG SIRES 253MO2456 FAUCITRE 253MO2542 GALAX 253MO2803 GARD 253MO2380 GOLEADOR 253MO2549 GYFIR

26 16/75 16/75 16/75 16/75

0 0 0 0 0

* PTA NM$ USDA 08/14, U.S. Holstein genetic base.

- indicates sexed semen availability and price

0 66 703 62 .10 66 .22 0.7 0.1 N/A 114 113 1.0 88 0 65 1684 53 .08 62 .00 0.8 0.4 N/A 113 111 0.2 90 0 65 1076 57 .09 31 -.04 0.3 -0.4 N/A 116 114 0.6 88 0 65 1032 35 -.04 35 .02 0.6 0.7 N/A 117 126 0.5 91 0 64 1301 48 -.05 68 .05 N/A 1.1 N/A 111 107 0.5 91

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Beta Casein Stature Dairyness Strength

Body Depth

Rump Width

Rump Angle

Legs Side View

Legs Rear View

Foot Angle

Fore UD Attach

Rear UD Rear UD Height Width

Udder Cleft

Udder Depth

Front Teat Place

Teat Length

N/A 112 113 103 126 118 79 109 N/A 109 103 104 107 118 88 88 N/A 101 95 99 83 99 99 106 N/A 104 116 73 80 100 93 99 N/A 87 103 81 83 91 106 107 N/A 91 96 98 85 106 100 102 N/A 114 112 90 77 112 92 93 N/A 84 101 94 79 85 101 93 A2A2 102 92 120 127 119 84 104 A1A2 106 116 90 101 94 82 87 A1A1 108 106 109 104 97 100 110 A2A2 105 87 118 99 115 108 108 N/A 96 104 97 100 94 105 104 N/A 97 87 105 92 95 102 108 N/A 95 97 107 105 114 97 112 N/A 85 95 108 96 99 101 112

108 101 110 117 118 114 99 101 104 113 99 109 103 89 103 118 91 103 107 110 116 109 93 108 106 107 114 121 107 104 91 93 109 101 104 117 108 95 100 105 91 109 96 113 113 84 105 114

109 119 114 108 113 92 118 120 125 106 122 80 90 98 104 106 109 91 114 110 98 115 92 85 104 95 105 114 104 79 113 115 122 110 113 102 113 107 106 130 126 105 111 109 104 104 121 92 97 115 113 103 110 87 111 114 91 105 97 100 102 85 87 110 102 108 87 89 108 104 100 101 106 97 108 104 102 103 88 94 97 109 88 106 108 111 94 100 94 93 98 102 89 100 97 106

N/A 104 96 110 90 102 97 97 N/A 102 103 84 89 106 99 108 N/A 102 106 94 93 97 110 103 A2A2 104 107 89 95 103 105 85 N/A 105 107 91 86 98 105 95 A1A2 106 96 116 92 95 95 105

123 101 107 103 87 100 105 98 102 105 98 111 107 95 98 103 102 118

102 99 110 118 102 97 103 102 102 112 107 103 104 110 101 106 112 94 110 113 100 116 106 94 102 101 95 105 94 91 106 111 107 107 104 130

Beta Casein Stature Dairyness Strength

Body Depth

Rump Width

Rump Angle

Legs Side View

Legs Rear View

Foot Angle

Fore UD Attach

Rear UD Rear UD Height Width

Udder Cleft

Udder Depth

Front Teat Place

Teat Length

A1A2 94 N/A 107 101 111 96 93 A2A2 100 N/A 84 92 95 88 116 A2A2 101 N/A 101 103 92 101 118 N/A 87 N/A 117 96 113 110 106 A1A1 86 N/A 72 68 59 108 131 A1A2 115 N/A 99 107 112 93 96 A1A2 103 N/A 125 118 121 99 87 A1A2 112 N/A 112 116 118 96 98 A1A2 94 N/A 85 90 117 66 109 A1A2 94 N/A 88 87 105 115 100 N/A 108 N/A 93 115 100 98 101 A1A1 97 N/A 97 94 111 78 106 A1A1 84 N/A 111 106 85 91 111 A1A1 111 N/A 124 109 132 63 126 A1A2 102 N/A 72 108 98 85 116 A2A2 115 N/A 93 107 106 85 122 A2A2 102 N/A 102 105 116 104 88 A1A1 109 N/A 80 116 88 115 95 A2A2 108 N/A 95 101 98 104 115 A2A2 112 N/A 81 109 89 106 118 A2A2 94 N/A 90 82 99 91 107

107 79 106 108 109 104 116 116 108 100 128 92 94 121 91 94 108 92 91 94 96 85 94 105 95 107 102 95 102 95 97 103 96 102 97 113 91 102 125 103 99 125 92 117 109 117 107 115 113 94 94 88 113 104 93 119 128 116 127 106 103 126 106

115 106 105 92 93 100 107 108 111 110 106 99 123 114 104 97 117 102 91 115 84 104 93 106 113 107 95 102 119 96 89 107 100 92 99 102 99 118 85 94 97 91 77 111 93 112 106 97 97 104 115 99 106 113 114 95 114 103 91 115 88 118 96 103 105 116 101 106 93 107 107 85 103 110 88 83 114 101 116 117 114 99 105 80 120 94 119 97 93 88 118 110 126 105 111 91 118 112 107 96 100 98 99 119 130 98 113 90 101 124 113 106 116 97 118 120 93 98 109 88 99 126 97 102 119 10

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

101 121 117 108 91

102 107 112 102 110

N/A 97 102 105 110 109 N/A 100 104 103 101 90 N/A 105 108 110 87 94 N/A 94 113 102 85 87 N/A 104 106 95 86 105

106 110 102 108 108

123 110 106 112 109

116 106 105 107 113 104 116 121 110 114 114 106 97 103 105

116 106 95 95 102 99 108 102 116 109

253MO0293

ATALANS

aAa: 465312

Kappa Casein AB Beta Casein A1A2

76 daughters 75 herds 90% Rel. +1,686M -.08% +57F -.01% +53P -0.4 PL -0.5 SCS

• Superior Milk and Fat Production • High, Wide Rear Udders with Strong Center Support • A Calving Ease Specialist

-0.4 Daughter Fertility 90 Calving Index 93 Legs 106 Udders PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF ATALANS

253MO6796

ULEMO

aAa: 243165

Kappa Casein BB Beta Casein A2A2

1,076 daughters 828 herds 95% Rel. +941M -.01% +35F -.07% +18P +0.6 PL -0.3 SCS

• High Production Sire • Very Good Health Traits • Excellent Feet and Legs

0.4 Daughter Fertility 90 Calving Index 122 Legs 119 Udders PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF ULEMO

256MO3757

CORSICA

aAa: 423651

Kappa Casein BB Beta Casein A2A2

260 daughters 229 herds 94% Rel. +547M +.17% +53F +.18% +51P -0.3 PL 0.5 SCS

• Sires Excellent Components • Excels in Feet and Legs • Will Calve Easily

0.7 Daughter Fertility 91 Calving Index 118 Legs 114 Udders PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF CORSICA

253MO3576

TRIOMPHE

aAa: 462513 Kappa Casein AA 9,147 daughters 4,299 herds 95% Rel. +2,198M -.12% +68F -.06% +64P +1.4 PL -0.6 SCS

• Excellent Udders and Lots of Milk • Sires Great Feet and Legs • Great Type Sire

0.0 Daughter Fertility 89 Calving Index 126 Legs 119 Udders PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF TRIOMPHE

253MO6024

UGOSTAR

aAa: 132546

Kappa Casein AB Beta Casein A1A2

4,659 daughters 2,947 herds 95% Rel. +2,445M -.17% +68F +.00% +82P +1.1 PL 1.1 SCS 0.4 Daughter Fertility 86 Calving Index 116 Legs 108 Udders PUREBRED DAUGHTER OF UGOSTAR

• A High-Milk Sire • Very Good Udders • Excellent Feet and Legs

PROVEN PROFITABLE PROGRESSIVE PROCROSS is the proven crossbreeding program used by progressive dairy farmers in the U.S., Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal and around the world. The combination of Swedish Red, Montbeliarde and Holstein has proven to be the most profitable crossbreeding program because you get the maximum hybrid vigor on top of the high performance of these three breeds.

The Swedish Red calve easily, are highly fertile and are medium sized,

high-producing cows with excellent udder health.

The Montbeliarde breed is a 100 percent dairy breed producing high-quality protein.

Montbeliardes are known for outstanding feet and legs, healthy udders and have

adapted body condition that ensures high fertility.

Holsteins are world-renowned for milk production and udder conformation.

GETTING STARTED Start by breeding your Holsteins to Swedish Red sires. In a pure Holstein herd, the extreme calving ease of the Swedish Red bulls will give heifers an extra guarantee to calve safely. Montbeliarde semen should be used on all Swedish Red/Holstein heifers and cows. A color tagging system is a great way to keep track of the breeding rotation.

It is important to strictly follow the same order for each breed in the rotation, enhancing hybrid vigor. Assigning a different color tag for each breed makes it easy to know what breed to use when inseminating the animal.

HETEROSIS The effects of heterosis are the opposite of inbreeding depression. Research indicates that heterosis is great for traits like vitality, fertility, health and survival, allowing higher production than parent average. The additive breed effects are important in crossbreeding as well as in all breeding. The heterosis is an extra benefit on top of the parent average. So, one critical point to remember is that you should always use the best bulls in the breeds. A crossbreeding program needs to be well-planned and organized to produce benefits. PROCROSS is the combination of three unrelated, competitive breeds, all with efficient breed improvement programs.

• Result in more pregnant cows Swedish Red and Montbeliarde crosses are known for their higher fertility.

WHY THREE BREEDS? Capturing and sustaining heterosis is the key to an efficient crossbreeding program.

Once you have gotten used to the extra bonus of heterosis, you do not want it to drop below 75 percent. For two-breed crisscrossing, the extent of heterosis drops 50 percent in the second generation - leveling off at 67 percent. A system of four breeds results in a high heterosis on average, but contribution of each individual breed is too diluted.

A three-breed rotation is the optimum and results in average heterosis of 86 percent.

UTILIZING THE PROCROSS WILL: • Maintain or increase your herd’s solids production

• Provide easier calving Swedish Red and Montbeliarde crosses have outstanding maternal calving ability due to strong selection for decades.

Swedish Red is an ideal option for heifers - averaging only 5.5% difficult births.

• Cut your total costs Research has shown a slight decrease in milk volume from the PROCROSS animals, while maintaining components and increasing milk quality.

Easier calvings in all cases require less vet costs.

The crosses offer clear superiority in terms of fertility, survival and ability to calve a second time.

• Increase your profits “Crossbreeding cows makes more profit” (+25%).

Reported by the California Cost of Production Annual 2007

EXPLANATION OF TRAITS The production traits genetic evaluations for the Swedish Red and Red Dane are August 2014 Interbull MACE proofs based on the U.S. Ayrshire genetic base.

The Montbeliarde genetic evaluations are June 2014 French evaluations processed by INRA (French Agronomic Research Institute). All type trait information is on an in-country basis, with summarization equal to their production dates.

DAUGHTER FERTILITY Viking Red – Fertility data on sires’ daughters expressed around a mean of 100 and a +/- 10 standard deviation. Higher values are favorable.

Montbeliarde – Fertility data on sires’ daughters expressed around a mean of 0 with a +/- 1 standard deviation. Higher values are favorable.

CALVING EASE (INDEX) Viking Red – Expression of the vitality of the calf at birth expressed around a mean of 100 and a +/- 10 standard deviation. Calving Index = Calving Ease + Calf Viability. Higher values are favorable.

Montbeliarde – Percentage of easy calvings on first parity cows. Greater than (>) 89 percent means easy calving sire and less than (<) 86 percent means not recommended for use on heifers.

UDDER, FEET & LEG INDEX, LINEAR TYPE TRAITS Viking Red – Compilation of the linear type traits expressed around a mean of 100 and a +/- 10 standard deviation.

Montbeliarde – Compilation of the linear type traits expressed around a mean of 100 and a +/- 12 standard deviation.

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