Spring 2016 Selections

SPRING 2016 April 2016 Proof Highlights

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Select Sires’ Teat Dip Options Offer Solutions 13 Genetic Consultants Participate in Annual Conference

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YOUR SUCCESS YOU Our Passion.

Turn to page 10 to learn more about how Select Sires is the source for 7HO10524 ROBUST sons.

S ELECTIONS

NEW WELLNESS INDEXES AVAILABLE

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elect Sires has always been passionate about customer success and in that spirit now offers two innovative indexes in partnership with Zoetis. Wellness Trait Index™ (WT$™) and Dairy Wellness Profit Index™ (DWP$™) use wellness trait information from the CLARIFIDE® Plus genomic test to predict lifetime profitability. Turn to page 8 to learn more.

Elite gender SELECTed Semen: Another Tool in Your Toolbox

by David C. Thorbahn, president and C.E.O. Select Sires is focused on developing “Precision Dairy Management” tools to move your business forward. These concepts are especially critical in this difficult business environment.

One precision dairy management tool, which aids in your breeding strategy, is gender SELECTed™ semen with SexedULTRA™.

Farming techniques have improved over the last 25 years in amazing ways and the concept of precision farming is the new frontier. Crop farming is now using precision techniques like satellite imaging that can plan fertilizer, seed and pesticide applications by the acre and yard. It has increased harvests and profitability by strategically applying resources. Dairy and beef industries are

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moving to these types of approaches by providing tools and data to manage every cow individually. Sexed semen is a precision breeding strategy that has traditionally asked the question, “do you need more heifers?” The real advantage in gender SELECTed semen is calving heifers on time (earlier in many cases), safely and with ease of calving to assure maximum production

and reproduction in their first lactation.

Start building your herd now in preparation for market cycle changes and strategically select the dams you want replacements from.

In the sexed semen arena, Select Sires brings an unmatched combination of elite genetics and the largest sexed semen processing lab in North America.

Select Sires is clearly the dominant genetic stud with the widest offering of elite, high Net Merit, high total performance and balanced breeding sires in both daughter proven and unproven genomic sires. Select Sires, in cooperation with Sexing Technologies, has made major investments in expanding the production capacity of our labs to meet the increasing demand for sexed semen for years to come. In this tough marketing environment, top dairymen are using sexed semen

to get replacements out of their top genetic females in the herd and using beef sires on the lower genetic end to increase the value of that calf to sell later. This is strategic management of genetic resources at its finest.

Your cooperative continues to pioneer advancements in precision dairy management that will enhance your productivity and profitability through investments in research and technology. Our board of directors has been aggressively investing in new, revolutionary research to improve your herd. You can count on Select Sires for solutions to tough problems, and to provide you with the finest service to help implement those solutions.

At Select Sires, “Your Success is Our Passion.” Contact your local Select Sires representative today to learn more about gender SELECTed semen.

The Evolution of gender SELECTed semen From the very beginning Select Sires has been a part of the development of commercially available sex-sorted semen. That process, which began more than a decade ago, has changed how A.I. is used on dairy farms around the world.

Sex-sorted semen is based on a simple biological principle that the X, or female chromosome, is 4 percent larger than the Y, or male, chromosome allowing for a sophisticated combination of stains, lasers and a slight electrical charge to sort cells into the appropriate containers.

Continual improvements Initially sex-sorted semen had a significantly lower conception rate than conventional semen. Ongoing research and development projects have led to faster sorting machines, more efficient protocols and a higher fertility product.

Select Sires’ Program for Fertility Advancement™ (PFA™) has conducted numerous research projects in herds across the country. In 2013, results from nearly 7,000 inseminations in Holstein heifers across 41 PFA cooperator herds found that the SexedULTRA™ processing method led to a 4.5 percent rise in actual

conception rate. Currently, all semen available from Select Sires is processed using the SexedULTRA method.

Another collaborative field trial, using PFA cooperator herds with Sexing Technologies is underway to investigate further improvements to the sex-sorted semen process.

Select Sires is committed to not only providing the highest quality product, but ensuring it works before bringing it to the marketplace.

How sex-sorted semen is used on farms has also changed. As genomic testing becomes more widespread and the best females in the herd can be identified with greater accuracy, sex-sorted semen can be targeted on the top of the herd while the bottom of the herd can be bred using more economic alternatives.

never been a time when Select Sires, home to the largest sexsorting laboratory in the world, has had more sires with more genetic merit available in gender SELECTed semen. Seven of Select’s chart-topping nine GTPI sires are available gender SELECTed as well as Canada’s No. 1 GLPI sire, 250HO1009 Mapel Wood BREWMASTER (EX-95). The breed’s, and Select’s, top four Holstein young sires, seven sires over +1,000 for Dairy Wellness Profit™ (DWP$™) and four sires over +3.00 for Type including the No. 1 sires, 7HO10506 Maple-Downs-I G W ATWOOD-ET (EX-90) and 7HO11596 Scientific B DEFIANT-ET (VG-87) are also among Select’s gender SELECTed sires. Overall, there are more than 30 proven and 100 young sires across all major dairy breeds that are a part of the gender SELECTed lineup.

Between the evolution of sexsorted semen and the historic availability of gender SELECTed semen, there has never a been a more exciting time to use this technology. 

Our best are sexed Not only is gender SELECTed™ semen better than ever, there has

Select Sires offers nearly 140 gender SELECTed sires from every major dairy breed.

Keys to gender SELECTed Success Use of sexed semen will require a breeding gun designed to accommodate the smaller diameter, ¼ cc straws. Straws are to be thawed and handled identical to their ½ cc counterparts.

However, the smaller diameter and compromised semen quality will make them more sensitive to coldshock and errors in semen handling.

To maximize potential for success: • Thaw straws in 95-degree F water bath for 45 seconds.

• Semen thawing and handling environments should be warm and draft free.

• Warm all semen handling equipment including guns, sheaths and paper towels prior to contacting straws.

• Only highly experienced technicians should use this product.

• Recommend use at first or second service in wellmanaged, virgin heifers that have achieved greater than 60 percent of their mature weight by 14 months.

• If used in cows, screen for fertility potential to optimize success: At first or second service vs. later services, firstcalf heifer vs. multiparous cows, 60 to 90 days after calving vs. shorter or greater intervals, healthy cows with no calving problems vs. unhealthy cows with dystocia, metritis, mastitis, low BCS, etc. and standing estrus vs. secondary signs or timed-A.I. • Use of estrus synchronization and breeding to observed estrus is encouraged, but use of timed-AI in the absence of observed estrus will likely increase semen cost per heifer born.

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As the mercury rises this summer, looking at all available fertility values of individual sires can help improve pregnancy rates.

And we know you demand more than just a pregnancy! Through evaluation of the Composite Fertility Index™ (CFI™) and Sire Conception Rate (SCR), along with intense semen quality evaluations the Superior Settler sires are determined. Turn to these elite Select sires for fertility without compromise when you need to produce quality pregnancies. Talk to your Select Sires representative or visit www.selectsires.com to see the complete list of 55 sires that carry the Superior Settler designation!

7HO12482 7HO12568 7HO11524 7HO13276 7HO11451 7HO11351 7HO11777

NAME GAYLORD-P* SARGEON* DANTE BOWEN* CD JIM SUPERSIRE SNOWMOBIL

SCR +5.1 +3.2 +3.1 +3.1 +3.0 +2.9 +2.7

04/16 CDCB/HA Genomic Evaluation. All bulls qualify for semen export to Canada. CD - Cholesterol Deficiency. Melosa photo by Erbsen. *Denotes genomic young sires.

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Rel.% 94 83 81 85 90 99 97

Genetic Progress Starts with a Pregnancy: Select Elite SCR Sires It is no secret, genetic progress starts with a pregnancy. Using an elite sire with low semen fertility can be risky and expensive unless using an elite genetic sire with excellent semen fertility. Select Sires has never compromised when it comes to semen fertility.

As a result of research in Program for Fertility Advancement™ (PFA™) cooperator herds, processing improvements have been made in our laboratories. Because of this, Select Sires is home to more breed-leading Sire Conception Rate (SCR) sires that also provide outstanding genetic improvement for production, type and fitness or whatevr criteria is important to you.

Breed-leading fertility is important, but so is reliability. There are 35 “7HO” sires that are more than +1.0 SCR with 95 percent Reliability or better.

Six proven Select sires are +2300 GTPI or higher with more than +2.0 SCR: No. 1 GTPI sire in the breed 7HO11351 Seagull-Bay SUPERSIRE-ET (VG-88-GM) (+2697 GTPI, +2.9 SCR), No. 4 sire in the breed 7HO11752 Roylane Bookem BOB 5170-ET (EX-91) (+2557 GTPI, +2.0 SCR), No. 5 sire in the breed 7HO11419 Seagull-Bay HEADLINER-ET (VG-87-GM) (+2552 GTPI, +2.4 SCR), 7HO11169 Welcome Super PETRONE-ET (GM) (+2405 GTPI, +2.4 SCR), 7HO11524 Mr OCD Robust DANTE-ET (GM) (+2405 GTPI, +3.1 SCR) and 7HO11724 Ladys-Manor Rob SHANDRO-ET (VG-88) (+2307 GTPI,

+2.7 SCR).

Not only does Select Sires have the most top total performance genomic young sires (read the highlights on page 6), there are four Super Samplers™ that exceed +2600 GTPI and +2.0 SCR: 7HO13093 S-S-I Sterling DAMARIS-ET (+2644 GTPI, +3.3 SCR), 7HO12266 Woodcrest Mogul YODER-ET (+2605 GTPI, +3.9 SCR), 7HO12616 Sandy-Valley ASCENDER-ET (+2601 GTPI, +2.6 SCR) and 7HO12449 Pen-Col MARTYET (VG-86) (+2601 GTPI, +2.1 SCR).

There are 18 additional +2.0 SCR sires that are more than +2500 GTPI and 41 total over +2400 GTPI. Nine Super Samplers are both greater or equal to +2.0 SCR and +750 Net Merit (NM$).

Select Sires’ Superior Settler™ lineup identifies sires that not only excel for SCR, but Composite Fertility Index (CFI) and in-house semen evaluations as well. There are 19 proven Holstein sires that earn the designation as well as 28 Super Samplers.

Fertility PRO™ sires.

This group has been selected based on rigid semen quality standards and their high-ranking SCR from progeny test semen usage. They combine outstanding genetic merit, a highly reliable sire stack and the best fertility together in one package to meet your breeding goals. Currently, 7JE1420 Wilsonview Pharoah SABRE {5}-ET and 7JE1409 Buttercrest SAVVY are now available as Fertility PRO sires.

7JE1184 Glynn Headline NEWS-ET, the No. 3 JPI™ sire, made significant improvements during the April proof run for production, components, fitness and total performance traits and is also +2.5 SCR. No. 6 JPI sire, 7JE1149 Sunset Canyon DIMENSION-ET is a Superior Settler with a +2.5 SCR. 7JE1173 Dutch Hollow PRESCOTT{6}ET (+4.55 SCR), 7JE1169 Heartland

Merchant TOPEKA-ET (+3.2 SCR), 7JE1190 BW FASTRACK-ET (+2.8 SCR), DIMENSION-ET and NEWS are in the breed's top-10 for SCR. Select's Super Sampler lineup also offers outstanding SCR sires including 7JE1405 MultiRose Megatron RANDI (+4.0 SCR), 7JE1354 Heartland Irwin TEXAS-ET (+3.9 SCR), 7JE5015 River Valley Spice SHOWDOWN (+3.9 SCR) and 7JE5014 BW&RV Nancy NAVIGATOR{6}-ET (+3.5 SCR) in the top 10.

Across the entire Select Sires Jersey lineup (proven and young sires) the SCR average is +1.6, leading all other A.I. industry lineups. Four Jersey Super Samplers are Superior Settlers while four proven sires also qualify.

Turn to Select Sires for the best combination of leading genetics with reliable fertility, because you deserve more than ju just st a ppregnancy. regn re gnan ancy cy.

Select Sires offers fertility and genetic specialists including PRESCOTT{6} who is the top SCR proven Jersey sire. His daughter Dp Prescott Gwen 1619, right, is scored Very Good (88%) and owned by River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill.

Jersey fertility standouts New with the April 2016 sire summary was the debut of Jersey

Select Sires Lineup SCR Data  +1.0 SCR Holstein Genomic Young Sires Holstein Proven Sires Jersey Genomic Young Sires Jersey Proven Sires

 +2.0 SCR

 +3.0 SCR

Average

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56

20

+2.0

124

80

24

+1.8

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15

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+1.8

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+1.4

04/16 CDCB Genomic Evaluation SCR Rel. %: SUPERSIRE 99, BOB 93, HEADLINER 99, PETRONE 99, DANTE 81, SHANDRO 94; DAMARIS 98; YODER 99; ASCENDER 77; MARTY 94; NEWS 84; DIMENSION 94; PRESCOTT{6} 96; TOPEKA 98; FASTRACK 96; RANDI 59; TEXAS 94; SHOWDOWN 51; NAVIGATOR{6} 75.

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April 2016 Sire Summary Highlights Every employee of Select Sires is committed to helping our customer-owners see the highest level of success and profitability with the products and services we offer. Following the April 2016 sire summary, it is evident that Select Sires offers the best genetic lineup in the industry.

With eight of the top nine and 13 of the top 20 sires on Holstein Association USA’s Official Top 100 TPI® List and the top four active young sires, Select Sires offers our customers top-notch genetics.

Additionally, Select Sires is home to the No. 1 Net Merit, Type and GLPI sires!

PROVEN TPI

Select Sires remains the industry leader with eight of the top nine GTPI proven sires. 7HO11351 Seagull-Bay SUPERSIRE-ET (VG-88-GM) has now held the No. 1 spot for more than one year (+2697 GTPI) and is followed by 7HO11585 Sandy-Valley STERLING-ET (+2584), 7HO11752 Roylane Bookem BOB 5170-ET (EX-91) (+2557), 7HO11419 Seagull-Bay HEADLINER-ET (VG-87-GM) (+2552), 7HO11314 Mountfield SSI Dcy MOGUL-ET (EX-91-GM) (+2523), 7HO11383 S-S-I Bookem MORGAN-ET (EX-91-GM) (+2516), 7HO11839 Sully Robust MONOCEROTIS-ET (VG-85) (+2515) and 7HO11621 S-S-I Snowman MAYFLOWER-ET (EX-91) (+2513). Select is home to 16 of the top 25 proven GTPI sires, 26 of the top 50 and 37 of the top 100. Select Sires leads the industry with the most sires (31) on the Holstein Association USA Top 100 Daughter Proven Plus (75 daughters in 50 herds) TPI list including the top sire, SUPERSIRE.

It is a great honor for us to share the challenge of improving the genetics, productivity and profitability of your dairy. It is a challenge that we do not take lightly and we look forward to working with you to secure your livelihood well into the future.

OUR TYPE SHOWS Select Sires is home to an industryleading four sires over +3.00 PTAT: No. 1 sires 7HO10506 Maple Downs-I G W ATWOOD-ET (EX-90) (+3.64) and 7HO11596 Scientific B DEFIANT-ET (VG-87) (+3.64), as well as 7HO11118 Mr Atwood BROKAW-ET (VG-86) (+3.33) and 7HO11477 DeSu Bkm MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET (EX93-GM) (+3.19). North of the border, 7HO9264 Lirr Drew DEMPSEY (VG-88) (+17), 7HO10920 Mr Chassity GOLD CHIP-ET (EX-94) (+16), 7HO10999 Regancrest-GV S BRADNICK-ET (EX95) (+16) and G W ATWOOD (+15) are top-10 Conformation sires. Select Sires is also home to the No. 1 Jersey proven Type sire, 7JE1038 All Lynns Louie VALENTINO-ET (+2.0), and the top Ayrshire proven Type sires: 7AY84 Palmyra Tri-Star BURDETTE-ET and his son 7AY90 Libby's LOCHINVAR (+1.8).

7HO11596 DEFIANT

7HO11351 SUPERSIRE Photo by Hopman, reversed.

04/16 CDCB Genomic Evaluation and CDN Rel. %: G W ATWOOD Type 99; DEFIANT Type 94; BROKAW Type 95; MCCUTCHEN Type 99; DEMPSEY Conformation 99; GOLD CHIP Conformation 98; BRADNICK Conformation 97; VALENTINO Type 99, Pro$ 93; BURDETTE Type 98; LOCHINVAR Type 84; BREWMASTER GLPI 91, Pro$ 91; MOGUL GLPI 92, Pro$ 92; MCCUTCHEN GLPI 92; AIKMAN GLPI 84; SUPERSIRE Pro$ 90; TOPEKA GLPI 84, Pro$ 84; IRWIN GLPI 76, Pro$ 76; MODESTY NM$ 72; FLAGSHIP NM$ 73; JEDI NM$ 73; BANDARES NM$ 73.

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Berryridge Defian Merlo-Red (VG-86) Elizabeth, Nicole and Zachary Endres, Waunakee, Wis.

HIGH COMPONENTS

Our high-components breeds sires also excel at total performance. 7JE1184 Glynn Headline NEWS-ET is now the No. 3 GJPI™ sire at +214 while 7JE1149 Sunset Canyon DIMENSION-ET (+195) ranks sixth. BURDETTE (+486) and LOCHINVAR (+477) are top-five GPTI sires, 7BS852 Jobo Wonder BOSEPHUS ET*TM is the No. 3 GPPR (+154) and 7GU447 Dairyman Mint PHONZE (+86) and 7GU398 Sniders Ronalds ALSTAR (+85) are in the top five for PTI. 7JE1184 NEWS

7GU447 PHONZE

7BS852 BOSEPHUS

7AY90 LOCHINVAR

Left to right: Rials News 2804 {2} (VG-86%), second lactation, Rials Farm, Kokomo, Miss.; Dairyman Phonze 2053 (VG-86-VG-86-MS), Hoards Dairyman Farm, Fort Atkinson, Wis.; Hilltop Acres Bose Dixipie ET "VG87 E90MS", Dennis Mashek, Calmar, Iowa and Hardy Farm Lochinvar Varnish (EX-91), Ashlie Nicole Hardy, Farmington, Maine.

CANADIAN LEADERS

7JE1169 TOPEKA

250HO1043 AIKMAN 7JE1163 IRWIN

250HO1009 BREWMASTER

250HO1009 Mapel Wood BREWMASTER (EX-95) has now held the top GLPI spot for the last three sire summaries in Canada at +3147. MOGUL (+3039), MCCUTCHEN (+2975) and 250HO1043 Gen-I-Beq AIKMAN (VG-86) (+2961) are top-15 GLPI sires while BREWMASTER (+2333), SUPERSIRE (+2162) and MOGUL (+2090) rank in the top 15 for Pro$. 7JE1169 Heartland Merchant TOPEKA-ET (+1891) is the No. 2 LPI sire while 7JE1163 All Lynns Valentino IRWIN-ET (+1695) ranks ninth. For Pro$, TOPEKA (+1314), IRWIN (+1309) and VALENTINO (+1297) are top-10 sires.

Left to right: Suntor Brewmaster Eliza (VG-86-VG-MS), second lactation, Suntor Holsteins, Ormstown, Quebec; Micheret Bellicima Aikman Red (VG-86-VG-MS), Ferme Micheret Inc, St. Zephirin, Ontario; Bri-Lin Irwin Moxie (VG-86), Brian and Linda Raymer, Bright, Ontario and Wallacedale Topeka Melanie (VG-87%), Scott Lockeridge, Australia.

GENOMIC YOUNG SIRES

Select Sires’ Super Sampler™ lineup is home to the top four available young sires for GTPI: 507HO12600 Bacon-Hill Pety MODESTY-ET (+2850), 507HO13373 S-S-I 1stclass FLAGSHIP-ET (+2796), 507HO12671 Wa-Del Yoder BANDARES-ET (+2791) and 507HO13250 S-S-I Montross JEDI-ET (+2781).

There are 26 Select young sires among the top 100 active genomic young sires which leads the industry. MODESTY also leads the way for Net Merit at +997 while FLAG FLAGSHIP AGSH SHIP IP (+907), JEDI (+898) 8) and BANDARE BANDARES R S (+893) are in the top 10.

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507HO13373 FLAGSHIP P 507HO12671 BANDARES S

507HO13250 JEDI

MODESTY and FLAGSHIP photos by Robinson, BANDARES and JEDI photos by Erbsen.

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CLARIFIDE® Plus Offers Innovative Genetic Predictions for Dairy Wellness Traits Prevention and treatment of events that adversely impact animal health require dairy producers to invest significant time, energy and finances, not to mention the cost of lost production and the risk of mortality.

IMPACT OF HEALTH EVENTS Incidence/Lactation Range

Cost ($) per Case

Culling Risk1

Mastitis

12 – 40% 1,2,3,4,8,13

$155 – 2244,8,9

32.7

Lameness

10 – 48% 2,4,6,13

$177 – 469 4,7

162

Metritis

2 – 37% 1,3,10,11,13

$300 – 358 10,11

17.1

Retained Placenta

5 – 15% 1,2,3,4,11,12

$206 – 3154,12

31.7

Displaced Abomasum

3 – 5% 1,2,3,4,13

$4944

26.9

Ketosis

5 – 14% 1,3,4,13

$117 – 2894,5

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WT$ Relative Value (%) Lameness 27% Mastitis 41% Ketosis 1% DA 6%

In conjunction with the April sire summaries, “The new tools developed by Zoetis with Zoetis introduced CLARIFIDE Plus, a first-of-its CLARIFIDE Plus provide us with more detailed information about health and wellness. kind genomic test that delivers information on This will allow Select Sires to more directly six wellness traits previously unavailable to dairy producers in one comprehensive offering. Zoetis develop genetics that improve the overall fitness of dairy cows,” said Chuck Sattler, vice president developed the Wellness Trait Index™ (WT$™) and genetic programs for Select Sires Inc. Dairy Wellness Profit Index™ (DWP$™) to provide the appropriate weighting and economic relevance to these trait predictions while helping dairy Based on a Large, Independent U.S. producers utilize the new wellness traits in effective Commercial Herd Database genomic herd strategies (and protocols).

Zoetis developed the genomic predictions for Wellness Trait Index (WT$) focuses exclusively wellness traits based on an independent database on the wellness traits (mastitis, lameness, metritis, of pedigrees, genotypes, and production and retained health records placenta, assembled from The new tools developed by Zoetis with CLARIFIDE Plus displaced provide us with more detailed information about health and records of nearly abomasum, 20 million health wellness. This will allow Select Sires to more directly develop events from ketosis and genetics that improve the overall fitness of dairy cows.

Polled) and U.S. commercial estimates -Chuck Sattler, vice president genetic programs, Select Sires Inc. dairies and expected internal assets. differences in lifetime profitability related to them.

Wellness traits are expressed as Standard Dairy Wellness Profit Index (DWP$) is a multiTransmitting Ability (STA), where 100 represents trait selection index which includes production, average expected disease risk. Higher values are fertility, type, longevity and the wellness traits, desirable for all traits. including Polled test results.

Always passionate about customer success, Inside WT$ and DWP$ Select Sires is collaborating with Zoetis to test all WT$ is made up of the six new wellness traits Holstein bulls in our program to provide information and the economic impact of each trait on expected on the wellness traits as well as these two profitability outcomes. The chart above depicts innovative indexes to our customer-owners. the traits included in WT$ and the associated weighting.

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RP 6% Metritis 19% *WT$ also includes the economic value for polled.

When selecting for mating sires, the WT$ index can be added to your regular selection criteria (for example, TPI, Udder Composite, Feet and Leg Composite) when you wish to include wellness criteria. The top WT$ sires at Select Sires are designated WellnessPRO™ to identify the sires with the greatest opportunity to make a positive impact on wellness by reducing genetic risk for common dairy cow diseases.

Like WT$, DWP$ includes wellness traits, but also covers important productivity traits impacting performance and additional profitability outcomes such as fertility, longevity and calving ability. The use of DWP$ offers selection emphasis comparable to other well-known selection indexes such as Net Merit (NM$) and Total Performance Index® (TPI®). This similarity makes DWP$ a practical consideration for producers who have historically used either index, but would like to apply additional selection emphasis on wellness traits. DWP$ can be used as a primary index by producers preferring to begin their sire search using a single value.

An extensive review of peer-reviewed publications informed the development of both indexes, the weights and economic inputs. In addition, a team of dairy industry experts reviewed the DWP$ outcomes and foundational components.

The final product reflects their invaluable input and knowledge regarding animal breeding and producer application of genetic technology. The following chart depicts the general categories included in DWP$ and the weights included within the index.

IMPROVE HERD HEALTH BY CHOICE, NOT CHANCE.

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WellnessPRO sires are identified using the Wellness Trait Index (WT$) through CLARIFIDE Plus genomic testing.

WT$ focuses on the wellness traits (mastitis, lameness, metritis, retained placenta, displaced abomasum, ketosis and Polled) and estimates expected differences in lifetime profitability related to them. WellnessPRO identifies Select sires with the greatest opportunity to make a positive impact on wellness by reducing genetic risk for common dairy cow diseases.

DWP$ Relative Value (%) Wellness 30% Production 34%

SELECT SIRES PROVEN LINEUP SIRES CODE NO.

CODE NAME

7HO11567 MIDLAND 7HO11123 WRIGHT

Type 10%

7HO11777 SNOWMOBIL 7HO11741 MOCHA Fertility 7%

SIRES

Health & Calving 19%

*DWP$ also includes the economic value for polled.

7HO10920 GOLD CHIP 7HO10233 MIZZOU 7HO11833 RENNIE 7HO11519 RACKET

DWP$ describes variation in expected profitability of dairy animals attributed to differences in genetic potential for production, fertility, longevity and risk of disease. The index differs from other economic indexes by including direct predictions for health events that have significant economic implications.

By including more characteristics affecting profitability, DWP$ describes more genetic variation in profitability than other indexes. The more variation present within the population for an index or trait of interest, the greater the impact on selection decisions.

Selection for DWP$ can result in a difference in lifetime profitability of more than $1,200 between the top 10th percentile and the bottom 10th percentile of ranked animals.1 To learn more about CLARIFIDE Plus and to see individual health trait STAs for Select sires visit www.selectsires.com. 

7HO11169 PETRONE 7HO11283 MAYFIELD 7HO10723 SPUR 7HO11195 KENNARD 7HO11621 MAYFLOWER 7HO10700 MAUSER 7HO11488 BRANSON

DWP$

+909 +830 +747 +836 +273 +577 +1,049 +937 +792 +613 +501 +509 +958 +572 +641

SELECT SIRES SUPER SAMPLERS WT$

+272 +248 +238 +218 +203 +192 +191 +188 +178 +169 +164 +152 +149 +136 +130

GENERVATIONS PROVEN LINEUP SIRES CODE NO.

CODE NAME

250HO1002 EPIC

DWP$

WT$

+639

+131

DWP$

WT$

+837 +912

+169 +160

GENERVATIONS YOUNG SIRES CODE NO.

CODE NAME

250HO12563

ANCHORMAN SALT

250HO1131

FERTILITY PRO™ SIRES CODE NO.

CODE NAME

7HO12189 DJANGO 7HO12197 UPTOWN 7HO12432 RAYNOR

DWP$

WT$

+804 +847 +793

+191 +188 +151

CODE NO.

CODE NAME

7HO12782 BONJOUR

DWP$

+1,124 +1,067 7HO13277 BOWIE +983 7HO12569 HEISENBERG +955 7HO12472 ALCO +1,006 7HO12482 GAYLORD-P +706 7HO12111 DRAGONHEART +880 7HO12571 HEINZ +976 7HO12574 MIDGARD +1,009 7HO12667 BORIS-RED +818 7HO12773 KENOSHA +638 7HO12550 FARRIS +980 7HO12602 HANG-TIME +1,045 7HO12601 FRANCHISE +1,030 7HO13195 PROFIT +1,037 7HO12721 EXACTLY +984 7HO13238 TOM +856 7HO12814 TRUE PP +865 7HO12198 KINGBOY +809 7HO12582 FERGAL +876 7HO13140 SYNERGY +830 7HO13322 CHANNING +1,056 7HO12615 SCENARIO +971 7HO13159 FOXSONG +807 7HO13216 MESSAGE +790 7HO12740 SUN DADDY +892 7HO12556 PAGEONE

WT$

+270 +249 +249 +242 +225 +216 +208 +199 +199 +195 +193 +190 +189 +188 +188 +178 +170 +162 +158 +158 +156 +154 +153 +151 +151 +150

For a complete listing of wellness traits, visit www.selectsires.com.

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Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2010;97(1):1-8. 8. Cha E, Bar D, Hertl J, Tauer L, Bennett G, González R, Schukken Y, Welcome F, Gröhn YT. The cost and management of different types of clinical mastitis in dairy cows estimated by dynamic programming. Journal Dairy Sci 2011;94(9):4476-4487. 9. The Value of Uterine Health: the Diseases, the Causes, and the Financial Implications. Article. Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council. 10. Overton M, Fetrow J. Economics of postpartum uterine health, in Proceedings.

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Convention 2008;39-44. 11. Guard C. Retained Placenta: Causes and Treatments. Advances in Dairy Technology 1999;11:81. 12. Jones WP, Hansen LB, Chester-Jones H. Response of health care to selection for milk yield of dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science 1994;77:31373152. 13. Zwald NR, Weigel KA, Chang YM, Welper RD, Clay JS. Genetic Selection of Heath Traits using Producer-Recorded Data. I. Incidence Rates, Heritability Estimates, and Sire Breeding Values. J of Dairy Sci 2004;87:4287-4294.

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The ROBUST Generation Over the past year, sons of 7HO10524 Roylane Socra ROBUST-ET (VG-88-GM) have received daughter proofs and landed at the top of the industry for total performance. Although ROBUST had his A.I. career cut short, his sons are carrying on his legacy.

GTPI sires, four are ROBUST sons: SUPERSIRE, 7HO11585 SandyValley STERLING-ET, 7HO11419 Seagull-Bay HEADLINER-ET (VG-87GM) and MONOCEROTIS. No other sire has more sons in the top-10.

ROBUST, a 7HO7712 Velvet-ViewET and 250HO11526 OCD Robust A powerful cross KJ SOCRATES-ET (EX-94-GM) son SKIPPY-ET (EX-90). Of the top-10 Of the 16 ROBUST sons at Select, from Seagull-Bay Oman Mirror-ET (VG-86-DOM), ROBUST Sons at Select Sires earned his first daughter Name Milk CFP %Rel. PL %Rel. proof in August 2013.

7HO11351 SUPERSIRE +2,464 +191 99 +6.6 89 A former popular Super ROBUST x Ammon-Peachey Shauna-ET Sampler™, he went (EX-91-EX-MS-GMD-DOM) on to spend several sire summaries as the 7HO11373 BIGGIO +914 +121 94 +5.6 84 leading Net Merit (NM$) ROBUST x Olmar Planet Baby Bb-ET (GP-81-DOM) sire and in April 2014 7HO11419 HEADLINER +2,024 +151 99 +4.5 87 was the top GTPI® sire in ROBUST x Ammon-Peachey Shauna-ET the Holstein breed.

(EX-91-EX-MS-GMD-DOM) “ROBUST is certainly 7HO11519 RACKET +781 +105 94 +7.5 84 one of the most ROBUST x Kings-Ransom Mango Rango (VG-87-DOM) successful sires of 7HO11523 SMOKIN JO +826 +117 95 +6.9 83 proven sires since ROBUST x Ammon-Peachey Shana-ET (VG-86-DOM) PLANET and O MAN,” 7HO11524 DANTE +1,587 +126 94 +7.5 84 says Charlie Will, manager of Holstein sire ROBUST x OCD Planet Danica-ET (EX-93-EX-MS-DOM) program. “He is this 7HO11525 DONATELLO +1,133 +121 97 +6.6 86 generation’s O MAN, but ROBUST x OCD Planet Danica-ET (EX-93-EX-MS-DOM) better.”

7HO11585 STERLING +2,194 +128 99 +6.4 86 After the April 2016 ROBUST x Sandy-Valley Plane Sapphire (VG-87-GMD) sire summary there are 7HO11597 ZEUS +1,464 +100 94 +9.2 83 16 proven ROBUST sons ROBUST x De-Su 9388-ET (VG-86-GMD-DOM) in the Select Sires and 7HO11599 SKYLINE +824 +82 94 +8.1 83 GenerVations lineups ROBUST x Ladys-Manor Pl Shakira-ET (VG-87-DOM) from breed leader 7HO11724 SHANDRO +620 +107 94 +7.8 84 7HO11351 Seagull-Bay ROBUST x Ladys-Manor Pl Shandra-ET SUPERSIRE-ET (VG-88(VG-88-EX-MS-DOM) GM) to new graduates +1,293 +117 94 +6.9 84 7HO11839 Sully Robust 7HO11749 COURAGEOUS ROBUST x Larcrest Case-ETS (VG-86-DOM) MONOCEROTIS-ET (VG-85), 7HO11833 7HO11757 SUTTON +1,829 +102 94 +6.0 84 De-Su RENNIE 11023ROBUST x Sandy-Valley Plane Sapphire (VG-87-GMD) ET (VG-86), 7HO11519 7HO11833 RENNIE +1,294 +122 94 +9.9 84 Kings-Ransom R ROBUST x De-Su 9388-ET (VG-86-GMD-DOM) RACKET-ET, 7HO11597 7HO11839 MONOCEROTIS +1,765 +112 94 +8.4 83 De-Su Robust ZEUS ROBUST x Sully Planet Manitoba-ET (GP-83-DOM) 11009-ET, 7HO11599 +1,296 +78 90 +5.5 82 De-Su Rb SKYLINE 1390- 250HO11526 SKIPPY ROBUST x Ammon-Peachey Shana-ET (VG-86-DOM)

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15 are from 7HO8081 Ensenada Taboo PLANET-ET (EX-90-GM) dams.

“When ROBUST was at the top of the young sire list, PLANET had the most daughters on the elite female list,” says Charlie. “ROBUST was the perfect cross on PLANET daughters. He added dairy strength while PLANET daughters had

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high rear udders and more shape and symmetry to the udder. They complemented each other and we doubled down on production and fitness traits” The ROBUST on PLANET cross did just that; creating sons that produce the profitable, freestallfriendly kind of cow that produces high volumes of milk with solid fitness traits and moderate stature.

All in the family Besides the ROBUST sons in the Select Sires lineup, there are several members of his family that have the same package of production, fitness and moderate stature.

ROBUST's maternal sister

by Shottle, Roylane Shot Mindy 2079-ET (VG-86-DOM) and her granddaughter, S-S-I Suprsire Miri 8679-ET (VG-88-EX-MS-DOM), have played an important role in the Aggressive Reproductive Technologies™ (ART™) program.

ROBUST's brother by 7HO10721 De-Su 521 BOOKEM-ET (VG-88GM), 7HO11752 Roylane Bookem BOB 5170-ET (EX-91) graduated into the proven lineup in April.

7HO11207 Roylane Boxer PUNCH 4311-ET (EX-92-GM) is a maternal brother to ROBUST and part of the Select Sires lineup.

ROBUST sons by the numbers “ROBUST sons consistently transmit outstanding CFP and moderate stature along with ideal dairy strength,” explains Will.

“Their daughters have nice udders, exceptional feet and legs, great fitness traits and Calving Ease.”

Of the ROBUST sons at Select: • 11 are more than +1,100 Milk • 11 are positive for percent Fat and Protein • 14 are more than +100 Combined Fat and Protein (CFP) • 11 are less than 3.00 Somatic Cell Score (SCS) • All are more than +4.5 Productive Life (PL)

Although ROBUST had a short A.I. career his legacy carries on in his 16 sons at Select Sires.

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10 are more than +700 Net Merit (NM$) • Four are more than +900 Dairy Wellness Profit™ (DWP$™) • All are on Holstein Association USA’s Official Top 100 TPI List (more than +2307 GTPI) • 11 are Calving Ease sires (less than 7.0%DBH) • Nine are more than +1.5 Sire Conception Rate (SCR) • 15 are FeedPRO® sires • All are 1.45 Stature or less Select only has a few ROBUST sons-in-waiting remaining, including what could be one of the best: 7HO11836 Melarry Robust MILES-ET (VG-87).

“He could be our headliner graduate in August,” says Will.

“Reports from breeders across the country on his early daughters are extremely positive.”

The success of ROBUST’s sons have established him as one of the greatest sires of sons in recent years and with 16 elite options, Select Sires is the source for the best of ROBUST.

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Select Sires’ Teat Dip Options Offer Solutions For more than 30 years, Ecolab’s 4XLA® and UDDERgold® 5-Star product lines have set the standard for teat dip performance around the world. The first acidified sodium chlorite (ASC) products introduced to the market, they have set the bar for germicidal efficacy, teat condition, barrier protection - and farmers have recognized the time-tested value of these products.

There are a variety of reasons for the products’ on-going success and in fact, 4XLA and Aztec Gold™ are being used at an all-time high.

• Powerful germicidal activity, driven by proprietary ASC technology • Unique combination of skin conditioning ingredients and lactic acid reduces hyperkeratosis • Effective against today’s mastitis pathogens, like Mycoplasma bovis and Prototheca • Efficient 15-second kill As the dairy industry trends toward more recycled bedding materials that create mastitis challenges, 4XLA, Aztec Gold and UDDERgold 5-Star provide superior germicidal performance driven by their proprietary ASC formulations.

Formulation matters While there are now a number of competitive products on the market, these offerings struggle to match the performance of Ecolab’s products. The reason, says Ecolab Senior Chemist Dr. Joe Morelli, is that formulation matters.

“You cannot look for a specific active ingredient or active ingredient level and expect the germicidal performance to be the same,” explains Morelli. “We’ve verified this time and again.”

The lesson is that even if active ingredients look similar on the label, there is complicated interaction between actives and other

ingredients that simply make some products more effective than others.

Industry market forces are turning dairy producers on to 4XLA, UDDERgold 5-Star and Aztec Gold.

Over the last two years, the use of nonyl-phenol ethoxylates (NPE) in teat dips has become scrutinized.

NPE is a common component in some teat dip formulations used to keep other ingredients in suspension and stable throughout a product’s shelf life. Particularly common in iodine-based products, some milk buyers and dairy product

manufacturers have worked to eliminate NPE from their incoming milk supply, due to concerns about the environmental and health implications of NPE use.

Fortunately, 4XLA, UDDERgold 5-Star and Aztec Gold do not (and never have had) NPE as part of their formulation. As many teat dip manufacturers work to reformulate iodine-based products or introduce other NPE-free options, users of Select Sires’ ASC lineup can rest assured that they are using products that have always been NPE-free.

“The NPE residue concern is real,” says Morelli. “Traditional iodine teat dips require significant levels to enable shelf stable formulations which puts them in an inherent residue risk disadvantage.”

Another market development of note is the vote in April of 2015 by the National Organic Standards Board to recommend ASC for

approval as a teat dip germicide.

While addition of ASC to the national list of products approved for use on organic farms is pending, many organic producers have turned to 4XLA and Aztec Gold to help them manage mastitis and milk quality.

However, UDDERgold 5-Star is unlikely to receive organic approval, as it contains an unapproved synthetic ingredient.

Mastitis control remains one of the great challenges of modern dairy farming. It is particularly important for farmers to keep cows out of the hospital pen now, as the industry experiences a downturn in milk prices. The tools offered by Select Sires to help keep mastitis in check, UDDERgold 5-Star, 4XLA, Aztec Gold and EfferCept™, are considered best-in-class technology, free of NPE, and pending organic acceptance. Use them with confidence!

Teat dips available from Select Sires are formulated to control mastitis and are NPE-free.

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Select Sires Staff Takes Part in 41st Select Mating Service (SMS) Genetic Consultant Conference More than 100 Select Mating Service™ (SMS™) genetic consultants from Select Sires’ member organizations, international distributors and guests as well as other Select Sires staff met at the 41st annual SMS Genetic Consultant Conference, hosted by East Central/Select Sires April 24 through 27 in Wisconsin.

While at the conference, genetic consultants participated in a day of continuing education. The group discussed the new Dairy Wellness Profit Index™ (DWP$™) and Wellness Trait Index™ (WT$™), talked over on-farm observations, received updates on the Aggressive Reproductive Technologies™ (ART™) program and on the strengths of the Select Sires lineup. They heard reports

about exciting sires waiting for their first daughter proofs and future Super Samplers™ and learned about enhancements to the SMS program, innovative technologies and recent trends.

SMS added more animals (nearly 3 million) in 2015 to the program than any year in its 43-year history. SMS consultants continue to help dairy producers control genetic recessives,

haplotypes, inbreeding levels and provide a means to create custom selection indexes based on customer goals. The conference allows genetic consultants to view hundreds of Select-sired offspring and see the pattern each sire transmits to his daughters.

“The three days of farm tours organized by the team at East Central illustrated the impact of valueadded genetics,” says Lon Peters, Select Sires vice president-dairy sire product services. “We visited extremely high-producing herds with a consistent type pattern that correlates to long-lived, high-producing cows.

We had the opportunity to view numerous daughters of our sires which confirms the genomic prediction and

provides our genetic consultants with information to assist their customers.”

Select Sires thanks the following herds for their hospitality: Summit Farms and Webb-Vue Holsteins, Plymouth Wis.; Abel Dairy Farms LLC, Eden, Wis.; Redtail Ridge LLC, Malone, Wis.; Rosendale Dairy, Pickett, Wis.; Rickland Dairy, Eldorado, Wis.; Kampy Holsteins, Brandon, Wis.; Weiland Dairy LLC, Columbus, Wis.; Pride View Dairy LLC, Randolph, Wis.; Tag Lane Dairy, Ixonia, Wis.; Kutz Dairy, Jefferson, Wis.; Sugar Creek Dairy, Elkhorn, Wis.; Larson Acres, Evansville, Wis.; Jeffrey-Way Holsteins, Belleville, Wis.; Mystic Valley Dairy LLC, Sauk City, Wis. and Endres Berryridge Farms, LLC, Waunakee, Wis.

Far left: An Excellent 7HO10849 SHAMROCK daughter at Summit Farms.

Left: A first lactation 7JE1221 PHAROAH daughter at Kutz Dairy LLC. She is milking 56 pounds per day and is appraised Very Good (82%).

Below: A Very Good (86) 7HO11169 PETRONE daughter at Rickland Holsteins.

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Top to bottom: More than 100 SMS genetic consultants from Select Sires’ member organizations, international distributors and guests as well as other Select Sires staff attended this year's conference; Attendees walk through an impressive lineup at Kampy Holsteins and Michelle Cornman of Select Sire Power was named the 2016 Genetic Consultant of the Year.

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