FORMULATED TO SUPPORT YOUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.

Genetic progress equates to greater environmental sustainability.

Select Sires’ Herd Health Profit Dollars™ (HHP$™) is the premier index to enhance your dairy’s sustainability. It is designed to create healthier, longer-living cows that reduce your herd turnover while lowering your carbon footprint. Let’s break down the HHP$ index to better understand each component and showcase its ability to improve cow health and improve sustainability without sacrificing genetic merit.

45% Combined Fat and Protein

Boost Components

More pounds of Combined Fat and Protein (CFP) is key to improving sustainability and also equates to more lifetime profit per cow.

16% Cow Health and Calving Ability

LIVE LONGER, LESS HEALTH EVENTS, EASY CALVING

Reduce culling, raise fewer replacements and spend less time and money treating sick cows.

9% Fertility

Breed Back Quickly

Improving pregnancy rate from 19% to 25% reduces total herd methane by 10% and increases profit by $49 per cow per year.

-4% Size, Relative Feed Efficiency

Feed Efficient

Moderate body size and improved feed efficiency means less feed and less water per pound of milk.

15% Mastitis Resistance, Somatic Cell Score

Resist Mastitis And Improve Milk Quality

Cows with clinical mastitis have 6% higher carbon footprint per unit of milk.

11% Conformation

Conformation For Longevity

Create balanced and robust cows that are easy to milk, easy to manage and built to last.

Did you know Herd Health Profit Dollars is also customized for the Jersey breed? Scan the to learn more!

Herd Health Profit Dollars Leaders

A better cow for a better future. Emphasis on components, mastitis resistance, udder depth, teat size and placement are a few traits included in HHP$ to help boost your herd’s profitability.