MILKING SHORTHORN CATALOGUE
APRIL 2024
1974-2024
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
Semex is pleased to collaborate with the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society to offer a high quality Milking Shorthorn sire lineup through the CMSS Syndicates program. Through this program, sires are selected with input from the CMSS and with advance purchase of shares in each bull, ensuring that these sires meet the needs of Milking Shorthorn breeders in Canada and around the world. For more on this program, please visit the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society website at www.milkingshorthorn.ca.
2 Index OCEANBRAE ROYAL BENTLEY ...................................................................................... 3 OCEANBRAE FOSTER ................................................................................................... 4 RICHFORD ICON ........................................................................................................... 5 TOP SHELF ROYAL LASER ............................................................................................. 6 KUSZMAR MERCURY STARGAZER ................................................................................ 7 LYNMARK ST CLARE .................................................................................................... 8 MAPLETON VLY J ZUMBA ............................................................................................. 9
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OCEANBRAE ROYAL BENTLEY
0200MS00126 MSCANM12106540
ROYALTY x B JURIST x NOTARY
• #3 LPI and #1 Active LPI Sire, with a very balanced proof
• Siring clean-boned, productive cows with well-attached udders and correct feet & legs
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SIRE:
DAM: OCEANBRAE
BETTY EX-92-7YR-CAN 4-4 305D 9697M 400F 4.1% 324P 3.3% kg Lifetime (7 Lact) 55,077M 2556F 4.6% 1882P 3.4% kg MGD: OCEANBRAE BETTY 7TH GP-84-2YR-CAN
ECUAFARM KAISER ROYALTY
JURIST
OCEANBRAE BENTLEY MISTY VG-85-3YR-CAN PURITY: 86.4% BREEDER: OCEANBRAE FARMS, MISCOUCHE, PE, CANADA BENTLEY 0200MS00126 ROYALTY x B JURIST x NOTARY ECUAFARM
ROYALTY OCEANBRAE
BETTY EX-92-7YR-CAN B
BETTY
GP-84-1YR-CAN HAUXWELL NOTARY
VG-85-2YR-CAN
KAISER
JURIST
JURIST OCEANBRAE
7TH
OCEANBRAE BETTY 6TH
LPI +1945
423651 DMS: 345,234 Born: 08/03/2016 Kappa Casein: AB Beta Casein: A1A1 PRODUCTION 15 Herds 38 Daughters 82% Rel EBV 24*APR Milk kg 430 Fat kg 28 Fat % +0.13 Protein kg 11 Protein % -0.02 Daughter Average (ME) Milk 8,958 kg Fat 357 kg Protein 302 kg HEALTH & REPRODUCTION Herd Life 107 Calving Ability 101 Somatic Cell Score 101 Daughter Calving Ability 101 Daughter Fertility 101 Milking Speed 106 Body Condition Score 96 Milking Temperament 104 Lactation Persistency 103 CONFORMATION 15 Herds 35 Daughters 66% Rel EBV 24*APR 86 GP or Better % -10-5 0+5+10 +15 Conformation 6 Mammary System 7 Feet & Legs 2 Dairy Strength 2 Rump 8 Udder Depth 3S Rear Attachment Width 6 Udder Texture 5 Fore Teat Placement 3C Median Suspensory -3 Rear Teat Placement 1C Fore Attachment 4 Teat Length 5S Rear Attachment Height 10 Udder Floor +2R Foot Angle -5 Rear Legs Side View 1S Heel Depth 4 Rear Legs Rear View -1 Locomotion -4 Front Leg View +3S Bone Quality -1 Dairy Capacity 2 Stature 2T Rump Angle 2H Chest Width 0 Pin Width 3 Body Depth 1 Loin Strength 0 Height at front end -2 Thurl Placement +3A
Reg. #: MSCANM12106540 aAa:
OCEANBRAE FOSTER
0200MS00127 MSCANM12765097
PINGERLY
PINGERLY x LOGIC x C.D. SIRE: TREETON PINGERLY
PURITY: 77.9%
BREEDER: OCEANBRAE FARMS, MISCOUCHE,
OCEANBRAE LOGIC FEATHER EX-92-3E-CAN
• #4 LPI (and #2 Active LPI) bull in Canada, and the only Treeton Pingerly son available in North America
• #2 EBV (and #1 Active) Conformation sire, siring breedleading dairy strength and well-attached udders
• Fat and protein improver with breed-leading somatic cell scores
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DAM:
4-4 305D 10,553M 432F 4.1% 353P
kg Lifetime (6 Lact) 50,537M 2207F 4.4% 1716P 3.4% kg MGD:
EX-94-4E-CAN 6-10 305D 10,789M 807F 7.5% 378P 3.5% kg Lifetime (6 Lact) 58,565M 4023F 6.9% 2097P 3.6% kg
3.4%
OCEANBRAE FAWN’S ACCENT-P
PE, CANADA CAMFLAT FOSTER MELANIE VG-87-3YR-CAN 0200MS00127 PINGERLY x LOGIC x C.D.
GMC REBEL LOGIC OCEANBRAE FAWN'S ACCENT-P EX-94-9YR-CAN AR-D
FAWN'S
ALI
EX-92-USA LPI +1858 Reg. #: MSCANM12765097 aAa: 465231 DMS: 246 Born: 07/26/2017 Kappa Casein: AB Beta Casein: A1A2 PRODUCTION 17 Herds 50 Daughters 82% Rel EBV 24*APR Milk kg -86 Fat kg 3 Fat % +0.11 Protein kg 3 Protein % +0.12 Daughter Average (ME) Milk 8,805 kg Fat 355 kg Protein 298 kg HEALTH & REPRODUCTION Herd Life 101 Calving Ability 98 Somatic Cell Score 110 Daughter Calving Ability 98 Daughter Fertility 98 Milking Speed 101 Body Condition Score 113 Milking Temperament 107 Lactation Persistency 95 CONFORMATION 17 Herds 35 Daughters 65% Rel EBV 24*APR 83 GP or Better % -10-5 0+5+10 +15 Conformation 9 Mammary System 8 Feet & Legs 8 Dairy Strength 13 Rump 0 Udder Depth 5S Rear Attachment Width 5 Udder Texture 9 Fore Teat Placement 1W Median Suspensory 3 Rear Teat Placement 5C Fore Attachment 9 Teat Length 2L Rear Attachment Height 2 Udder Floor +16R Foot Angle 10 Rear Legs Side View 11S Heel Depth 5 Rear Legs Rear View 7 Locomotion 0 Front Leg View +13S Bone Quality -5 Dairy Capacity 5 Stature 9T Rump Angle 9H Chest Width 11 Pin Width 7 Body Depth 14 Loin Strength 1 Height at front end 5 Thurl Placement -3B
TREETON
OCEANBRAE LOGIC FEATHER EX-92-7YR-CAN
KRAUSE'S
C.D. ROVIN DEREK
ACCENT-P
RICHFORD ICON
0200MS00128 MSCANM12912798
NORTH STARS FAMOUS PATRIOT EXP RICHMOND IRONMAN ICELAND EX-90-7YR-CAN
OCEANBRAE IRONMAN-P
HEADACHER PRINCE OF D IRELAND VG-85-3YR-CAN INNISFAIL PRINCE OF DIAMONDS SHADY BRAE ILA
PATRIOT x IRONMAN-P x POD SIRE: NORTH STARS FAMOUS PATRIOT EXP
RICHFORD IRONMAN ICELAND
HEADACHER PRINCE OF D IRELAND VG-85-3YR-CAN
• Features a well-balanced pedigree and parent averages
• Dam was two-time Canadian National Show Grand Champion with high fat & protein %
• One of the first sons of Patriot, who sires strong milk volumes, size and strength
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DAM:
3-2 305D 8705M 379F 4.3% 323P 3.7% kg Lifetime (4 Lact) 35,122M 1455F 4.1% 1290P 3.7% kg
5-8 283D 10,653M 388F 3.6% 323P 3.0% kg Lifetime (5 Lact) 45,094M 1541F 3.4% 1375P 3.0% kg
EX-90-3E-CAN
MGD:
PURITY: 75.3%
RICHFORD FARMS, ST. MARYS, ON, CANADA DAM: RICHFORD IRONMAN ICELAND EX-90-3E-CAN 0200MS00128 PATRIOT x IRONMAN-P x POD
BREEDER:
PA LPI +1472 Reg. #: MSCANM12912798 aAa: DMS: Born: 12/01/2018 Kappa Casein: AB Beta Casein: A1A1 PRODUCTION 0 Herds 0 Daughters 37% Rel PA 24*APR Milk kg 132 Fat kg 2 Fat % -0.06 Protein kg 2 Protein % -0.03 HEALTH & REPRODUCTION Herd Life 101 Calving Ability 101 Somatic Cell Score 97 Daughter Calving Ability 98 Daughter Fertility 99 Milking Speed 99 Body Condition Score 100 Milking Temperament 100 Lactation Persistency 101 CONFORMATION 0 Herds 0 Daughters 26% Rel PA 24*APR -10-5 0+5+10 +15 Conformation 7 Mammary System 5 Feet & Legs 6 Dairy Strength 6 Rump 6 Udder Depth 0 Rear Attachment Width 4 Udder Texture 4 Fore Teat Placement 6W Median Suspensory 6 Rear Teat Placement 3C Fore Attachment 5 Teat Length 3L Rear Attachment Height 2 Udder Floor -3T Foot Angle 2 Rear Legs Side View 1S Heel Depth 1 Rear Legs Rear View 6 Locomotion 4 Front Leg View -1K Bone Quality 1 Dairy Capacity 7 Stature 2T Rump Angle 0 Chest Width 2 Pin Width 0 Body Depth 3 Loin Strength 8 Height at front end 2 Thurl Placement -1B
2 GP-84-5YR-CAN
TOP SHELF ROYAL LASER
0200MS00130 MSUSAM68330433
ROYALTY x RR ZEUS x IDEAL
• Laser’s dam, Trilow Zeus Lala, demonstrates tremendous milk production with more than 14,150 kg (31,210 lbs) paired with above average fat and protein percentages
• Laser is sired by high-indexing Royalty, and combines breed-leading type and production while offering a unique sire stack making him an attractive outcross option
BREEDER: TRISTEN & WILLOW UPCHURCH AND SUSAN LEE, HEBRON, IL
SIRE: ECUAFARM KAISER ROYALTY
DAM: TRILOW ZEUS LALA ET EX-94-3E-USA
Grand Champion, WDE 2019
MI-SAN ACRES LOLA EX-92-3E-USA
5-Yr-Old 2006
TRILOW ZEUS LALA ET EX-94-3E-USA
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77.4%
PURITY:
DAM:
5-5 305D 14,154M 740 F 5.2% 428P 3.0% kg Lifetime (5 Lact) 53,300 M 2417F 4.5% 1758 P 3.3% kg Reserve
MGD:
5-10 305D 10,286M 420 F 4.1% 328P 3.2% kg All-American
0200MS00130 ROYALTY x RR ZEUS x IDEAL
ECUAFARM KAISER ROYALTY
EX-94-3E-USA
RR ZEUS EXP MI-SAN ACRES LOLA EX-92-3E-USA MI-SAN ACRES IDEAL MIL-SAN ACRES LUCY PA LPI +1604
#: MSUSAM68330433 aAa: 234615 DMS: Born: 10/16/2021 Kappa Casein: Beta Casein: PRODUCTION 0 Herds 0 Daughters 34% Rel PA 24*APR Milk kg 119 Fat kg 14 Fat % +0.13 Protein kg 5 Protein % +0.01 HEALTH & REPRODUCTION Herd Life 103 Calving Ability 99 Somatic Cell Score 98 Daughter Calving Ability 101 Daughter Fertility 99 Milking Speed 105 Body Condition Score 98 Milking Temperament 106 Lactation Persistency 102 CONFORMATION 0 Herds 0 Daughters 25% Rel PA 24*APR -10-5 0+5+10 +15 Conformation 8 Mammary System 3 Feet & Legs 3 Dairy Strength 1 Rump 2 Udder Depth 4S Rear Attachment Width 0 Udder Texture 4 Fore Teat Placement 4C Median Suspensory 3 Rear Teat Placement 1C Fore Attachment 5 Teat Length 7S Rear Attachment Height 8 Udder Floor +3R Foot Angle 3 Rear Legs Side View 5S Heel Depth 3 Rear Legs Rear View 0 Locomotion -4 Front Leg View -2K Bone Quality 2 Dairy Capacity 10 Stature 5T Rump Angle 1H Chest Width 1 Pin Width 5 Body Depth 5 Loin Strength -2 Height at front end -2 Thurl Placement -2B
TRILOW ZEUS LALA
PURPLE IDALEE
Reg.
KUSZMAR MERCURY STARGAZER
KUSZMAR
• A2A2 sire from the world-renowned Kuszmar herd in the USA • Dam was HM All-American Aged Cow in 2016 and has produced more than 70,000 kgs in six lactations
• Opportunity for Canadian and international breeders to use Mudslinger and Megadeth genetics, two former Premier Sires at World Dairy Expo
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MS840M3147202490
SIRE:
DAM: KUSZMAR MERCURY EX-93-4E-USA 9-2 305D 10,200M 385F 3.8% 316P 3.1% kg Lifetime: 6 Lact. 72,850M 2650F 3.6% 2368P 3.3% kg MGD: KUSZMAR NEPTUNE VG-87-2YR-USA 2-3 305D 6905M 268F 3.9% 229P 3.3% kg
0200MS00129
REMINGTON x MUDSLINGER x MEGADETH
MORNING DEW OMY REMINGTON EXP
PURITY: 73.3% BREEDER: KUSZLYK CATTLE CO., BATAVIA, N.Y., USA DAM: KUSZMAR MERCURY EX-93-4E-USA STARGAZER 0200MS00129 REMINGTON x MUDSLINGER x MEGADETH MORNING DEW OMY REMINGTON EXP KUSZMAR MERCURY EX-93-4E-USA
MUDSLINGER
KUSZMAR
VG-87-2YR-USA
KUSZMAR NEPTUNE
MEGADETH
APHRODITE PA LPI +1193 Reg. #: MS840M3147202490 aAa: 246315 DMS: Born: 12/18/2020 Kappa Casein: AB Beta Casein: A2A2 PRODUCTION 0 Herds 0 Daughters 15% Rel PA 24*APR Milk kg -164 Fat kg -12 Fat % -0.07 Protein kg -2 Protein % +0.06 HEALTH & REPRODUCTION Herd Life 97 Calving Ability 99 Somatic Cell Score 104 Daughter Calving Ability 101 Daughter Fertility 101 Milking Speed 101 Body Condition Score 102 Milking Temperament 97 Lactation Persistency 100 CONFORMATION 0 Herds 0 Daughters 10% Rel PA 24*APR -10-5 0+5+10 +15 Conformation 7 Mammary System -2 Feet & Legs -1 Dairy Strength -1 Rump 1 Udder Depth 8S Rear Attachment Width -1 Udder Texture -1 Fore Teat Placement 6C Median Suspensory 3 Rear Teat Placement 0 Fore Attachment 11 Teat Length 8S Rear Attachment Height 7 Udder Floor +2R Foot Angle 3 Rear Legs Side View 4S Heel Depth -1 Rear Legs Rear View -1 Locomotion 0 Front Leg View -1K Bone Quality -2 Dairy Capacity 8 Stature 7T Rump Angle 2H Chest Width 2 Pin Width 6 Body Depth 3 Loin Strength 0 Height at front end -2 Thurl Placement -2B
KUSZMAR
A2A2
LYNMARK ST CLARE
0200MS00124 MSCANM11751400 MOCHA x RULER x NORTH STAR
LYNMARK NS CLARICA EX-92-12YR-CAN
GLENBROOK STORM RULER
HAUXWELL CLARA 20TH EX-90-6YR-CAN
HAUXWELL NORTH STAR
HAUXWELL CLARA 15TH VG-85-2YR-CAN
• #4 Active LPI sire and #2 Active EBV Conformation Sire, producing daughters with correct udders and dairy strength
• High purity roan sire, with a largely outcrossed pedigree to most North American bloodlines
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SIRE: CLAREFIELD MOCHA DAM: LYNMARK NS CLARICA EX-92-6E-CAN 11-7 305D 9513M 351F 3.7% 291P 3.1% kg Lifetime (8 Lact) 78,325M 2947F 3.8% 2567P 3.3% kg MGD: HAUXWELL CLARA 20TH EX-90-6YR-CAN 5-5 305D 8362M 308F 3.7% 256P 3.1% kg Lifetime (10 Lact) 80,860M 2875F 3.6% 2575P 3.2% kg
PINE-VALLEY ST CLARE FANTASY VG-88-USA PURITY: 90.7% BREEDER: LYNMARK FARMS, NORWOOD, ON, CANADA 0200MS00124 MOCHA x RULER x STAR CLAREFIELD
MOCHA
LPI
Reg. #: MSCANM11751400 aAa: 435126 DMS: 456,246 Born: 06/15/2013 Kappa Casein: AE Beta Casein: A1A2 PRODUCTION 17 Herds 66 Daughters 88% Rel EBV 24*APR Milk kg 119 Fat kg -6 Fat % -0.18 Protein kg 2 Protein % -0.02 Daughter Average (ME) Milk 7,884 kg Fat 310 kg Protein 264 kg HEALTH & REPRODUCTION Herd Life 101 Calving Ability 107 Somatic Cell Score 106 Daughter Calving Ability 98 Daughter Fertility 98 Milking Speed 102 Body Condition Score 109 Milking Temperament 105 Lactation Persistency 105 CONFORMATION 17 Herds 53 Daughters 75% Rel EBV 24*APR 92 GP or Better % -10-5 0+5+10 +15 Conformation 9 Mammary System 10 Feet & Legs 2 Dairy Strength 8 Rump -1 Udder Depth 3S Rear Attachment Width 12 Udder Texture -1 Fore Teat Placement 1C Median Suspensory 0 Rear Teat Placement 0 Fore Attachment 11 Teat Length 2L Rear Attachment Height 5 Udder Floor +5R Foot Angle 1 Rear Legs Side View 12S Heel Depth 1 Rear Legs Rear View 2 Locomotion -6 Front Leg View +7S Bone Quality -4 Dairy Capacity 1 Stature 0 Rump Angle 8H Chest Width 10 Pin Width 14 Body Depth 12 Loin Strength -2 Height at front end 5 Thurl Placement -8B SPRUCE BRIAR ST CLARE ELSIE EX-90-5YR-CAN
+1606
MAPLETON VLY J ZUMBA
0200MS00403 MSUSAM68303833
JULIUS x KOYOTE x REBEL 9TH
MAPLETON VLY REBEL JULIUS
MAPLETON VLY K ZSA ZSA EX-91-2E-USA
GOLD MINE EBROSE KAO KOYOTE
MAPLETON VLY REBEL ZOOEY EX-92-3E-USA
PINEHURST REBEL 9TH
MAPLETON VLY DUKES FELICIA VG-86-USA
LPI +1120
Reg. #: MSUSAM68303833 aAa: 432516 DMS: 234
Born: 06/27/2009
THOMAS AGNEW, HARTLAND, WI, USA
• Purebred, A2A2 sire with reliable proof and daughters in many countries.
• Siring durable udders and fertile, easy calving daughters
• Crosses well over low-purity or crossbred Milking Shorthorn pedigrees
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MAPLETON
DAM: MAPLETON
K ZSA ZSA EX-91-2E-USA 4-6 305D 10,374M 391F 3.8% 324P 3.1% kg Lifetime (3 Lact) 29,928M 1208F 4.0% 955P 3.2% kg MGD: MAPLETON VLY REBEL ZOOEY EX-92-3E-USA 7-6 346D 10,437M 429F 4.1% 302P 2.9% kg Lifetime (6 Lact) 57,696M 2307F 4.0% 1730P 3.0% kg
VLY ZUMBA NEVE EX-91-3E-USA SIRE: MAPLETON VLY REBEL JULIUS
VLY
PURITY: 100%
0200MS00403 JULIUS x KOYOTE x REBEL 9TH
Kappa Casein: BB Beta Casein: A2A2 PRODUCTION 31 Herds 112 Daughters 93% Rel EBV 24*APR Milk kg -83 Fat kg -11 Fat % -0.12 Protein kg -8 Protein % -0.12 Daughter Average (ME) Milk 7,834 kg Fat 305 kg Protein 256 kg HEALTH & REPRODUCTION Herd Life 97 Calving Ability 101 Somatic Cell Score 98 Daughter Calving Ability 109 Daughter Fertility 110 Milking Speed 103 Body Condition Score 104 Milking Temperament 96 Lactation Persistency 97 CONFORMATION 31 Herds 104 Daughters 83% Rel EBV 24*APR 74 GP or Better % -10-5 0+5+10 +15 Conformation 2 Mammary System 3 Feet & Legs 1 Dairy Strength -3 Rump -2 Udder Depth 1D Rear Attachment Width 3 Udder Texture 1 Fore Teat Placement 2C Median Suspensory 3 Rear Teat Placement 1W Fore Attachment 3 Teat Length 7S Rear Attachment Height 1 Udder Floor -9T Foot Angle -1 Rear Legs Side View 1C Heel Depth -2 Rear Legs Rear View 2 Locomotion 2 Front Leg View -4K Bone Quality 3 Dairy Capacity -4 Stature 0 Rump Angle 1H Chest Width 0 Pin Width -4 Body Depth -2 Loin Strength -10 Height at front end 0 Thurl Placement -1B A2A2
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