DESIGNATION EXPLANATIONS

SELECT SIRES DESIGNATIONS

Throughout this directory, you will find icons designating traits and/ or industry sectors where a sire offers significant improvement. Listed below are the descriptions for these new icons. Use these icons to help find and utilize the sires that best fit your needs and goals.

COWMAKER

The Cowmaker logo designates sires expected to make the next generation of daughters to retain in your herd. This designation is a combination of maternal EPDs and reports from the field.

FERTILITY VERIFIED

Using conception data along with quality control evaluations, beef sires designated as Fertility Verified have been field tested and achieved Select Sires’ industry-leading quality standards.

PROOF POSITIVE

Sires that are .85 or higher accuracy for Birth Weight EPD.

SHOWCASE

Sires earn the ShowcaseTM designation through outstanding show results or from a show-winning pedigree. Turn to this designation to produce your next show winner or to improve the overall phenotype of your herd.

PERFORMANCE LEADERS

Expect Performance Leaders sires to deliver cattle that are leaders for adding growth. These sires will rank among the best in their respective breeds for WW, YW, and ADG.

PAP

These sires are designed to perform at high altitudes and rank high for PAP EPD or by having great individual PAP data.

CALVING EASE

These sires are your go-to for your heifers. The Calving Ease logo identifies sires that rank high for Calving Ease Direct and/or have been successfully used in the field on virgin heifers.

CARCASS

The Carcass logo designates sires that will add carcass value and quality. These sires rank high for marbling, ribeye area and $B.

CAB TARGETING THE BRAND

Identifies sires that will help you target CAB standards.

™Showcase, gender SELECTED, gender SELECTED 4M and Proof Positive are trademarks of Select Sires Inc., Ultraplus is a trademark of STGen LLC. and ®Certified Angus Beef and CAB are registered trademarks of Certified Angus Beef LLC. This icon identifies sires with sex-sorted female semen available. All gender SELECTED semen is processed using Ultraplus technology.

Look for the gender SELECTED 4M icon to identify sires with sex-sorted female semen available in 4 million sperm doses. All gender SELECTED semen is processed using Ultraplus technology.

This icon identifies sires with sex-sorted male semen available. All gender SELECTED semen is processed using Ultraplus technology.

44 BUY BACK PROGRAM

This represents a sire with progeny qualifying for the 44 Farms Prime Pursuits and Angus Strong buy back programs. Using these sires will make your calf crop eligible to participate in 44 supply chain opportunities.