August 2023 World Wide Sires South Africa Grazing Catalogue

WWS SOUTH AFRICA SALES TEAM

AREA GENETIC ADVISOR

CELLPHONE EMAIL

Eastern Cape Francois Van Niewenhuizen 0840381071 francois@wwsires.co.za

FS, Northwest & WMS Gavin Jankielsohn 0832652684 gavin@wwsires.co.za

Gauteng & Mpumalanga Trevor Colby 0824496841 colby@iafrica.com

Kwazulu-Natal Paul Meade 0825661924 gppaul@iafrica.com

Kwazulu-Natal-Four Lakes Mathew Graham 0711706942 mathew@fourlakes.co.za

Northern Natal Julius Beukes 0832682486 julius@wwsires.co.za

Southern Cape - Overberg Derick Coetzee 0823736068 djcoetzee@telkomsa.net

Southern Cape & WMS Mirtelize Kreuter 0846270109 mirtelize@wwsires.co.za

Southern Cape Depot Rossouw Du Toit 0636974006 rossouw@fourlakes.co.za

Western Cape & WMS Theuns Bruwer 0825759707 theuns@wwsires.co.za

CowManager Gerrie Ebersohn 0824566510 gerrite@iafrica.com

Distribution/Office Debbie Bruwer 0215570606 debbie@wwsires.co.za

Four Lakes Manager AC Kotze 0833058799 ac@fourlakes.co.za

General Manager Wade Pringle 0824496878 wade@wwsires.co.za

Sales Manager Rennie Pringle 0761246941 rennie@wwsires.co.za

INDEX OF SIRES

Cover photo: Terrific daughters, Rockfontein Farm, Eastwolds, KZN

Photo on page 3: Shawlands Farm, Nottingham Road, KZN

DESIGNATIONS DEFINED

GForce™ GForce indicates sires with elite genetic evaluations based on a combination of traditional pedigree data and genomic data, but does not contain actual daughter data. This combination of data increases the reliability of a young sire’s genetic prediction prior to the availability of actual daughter data.

GForce+™ The GForce+ lineup includes genomic young sires selected based on rigid semen quality standards and their high-ranking Sire Conception Rate (SCR) from progeny test semen usage. GForce+ sires must have outstanding genetic merit, a highly reliable sire stack and actual calving ease observations.

ComponentMAXX Sires are selected to maximise total milk solids and concentration of butterfat and protein percentages. Emphasis is also placed on Udder Composite, Productive Life, Daughter Pregancy Rate, Daughter Calving Ease, Lameness and Mastitis Resistance.

Calving Ease Sires that can be used with confidence for easier calvings, the lower the calving ease score the easier the expected calvings.

FeedPRO® FeedPRO optimizes the selection for increased production and moderate body size while maintaining body condition score and daughter fertility. This revolutionary index designates sires with the genetics to improve income over feed costs and maintain health and reproductive traits.

GrazingPRO® World Wide Sires’ GrazingPRO sires are selected to improve the profitability of grass-based production systems by transmitting greater longevity, better mobility, moderate stature, improved component yields, and superior production - all while not compromising fitness traits such as Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR) and Somatic Cell Score (SCS).

RobotPRO® World Wide Sires has identified sires that transmit the desired traits for robotic milking systems. These sires were selected by focusing on component and milk yield, milk quality, udder health as well as functional udder traits. Use these sires to create the next generation of profitable cows for your specific milking system.

Showcase™ Sires earn the Showcase designation through outstanding breed-leading Type or show-winning pedigrees. Turn to this designation to produce your next show winner or improve the overall type in your herd.

FertilityPRO® The FertilityPRO designation identifies sires with semen that will likely improve pregnancy rates. This designation is assigned by examining industry service sire conception rate values, along with intensive in-house semen quality evaluations.

gender SELECTED™ Look for the gender SELECTED icon to identify sires with sex-sorted semen available. More heifers is not out of reach with our research-backed gender SELECTED sires. All gender SELECTED semen is processed using Ultraplus technology.

Elite Sexed Fertility™ The Elite Sexed Fertility icon designates sires that can help you achieve the highest sexsorted semen conception rates, enhancing the return on your investment! This designation identifies gender SELECTED sires with above average conception performance for sex-sorted semen in both 2M and 4M products.

Mastitis ResistantPRO® Sires which excel in multiple indicators of mastitis resistance are more likely to deliver genetic improvement. MastitisResistantPRO uses a combination of CDCB Mastitis Resistance, CDCB Somatic Cell Score (SCS) and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance.

NxGEN The goal of Select Sires’ NxGEN program is to provide genetic advantages to dairy producers who are looking for next-level genetic gains. By joining and accepting the terms and conditions of the NxGEN program, members will have earlier access to our most elite genetics, which are widely respected in today’s genomic world, and the ability to capture breed-leading genetic trends like never before.

A2/A2 Sires test A2/A2 for Beta Casein.

™GForce, ™GForce+, ™Showcase, ™gender SELECTED and ™Elite Sexed Fertility are trademarks of Select Sires Inc. ®FeedPRO, ®RobotPRO, ®FertilityPRO, ®Mastitis ResistantPRO and ®GrazingPRO are registered trademarks of Select Sires Inc. Ultraplus™ is a trademark of STGen LLC. All gender SELECTED semen is processed using Ultraplus™ technology. TPI® is a registered trademark of Holstein Association USA. JPI™ and JUI™ are trademarks of the American Jersey Cattle Association. DWP® is a registered trademark of Zoetis Inc., its affiliates and/or its licensors.

DOES YOUR MOST PROFITABLE COW REALLY LOOK LIKE YOU THINK SHE DOES?

LINEAR AVERAGES FOR BOTTOM 10% PL SIRES

THESE ARE THE KIND OF COWS YOU’LL GET WHEN YOU SELECT THE TOP 10% FOR PRODUCTIVE LIFE!

MODERATE SIZE COWS

INDUSTRY LEADING PRODUCTION

LONG LASTING COWS

VERY FERTILE, LOWER MASTITIS

THIS AVERAGE LINEAR PROFILE BELONGS TO SIRES IN THE BOTTOM 10% FOR PRODUCTIVE LIFE. THESE ARE THE KIND OF COWS YOU’LL GET:

STRENGTH & CAPACITY

LOW MILK PRODUCTION

POOR LONGEVITY

LOWER FERTILITY, HIGHER CELL COUNT

IF YOU SELECT SIRES FOR TOP 10% PTAT, THIS IS THE KIND OF COWS YOU’LL GET:

HIGH PTAT AND UDC

TALLER COWS

MORE LIKELY TO DIE ON FARM

LOWER FERTILITY, HIGHER CELL COUNT

ARE YOU SELECTING THE RIGHT SIRES TO CREATE LONG LASTING TROUBLE FREE COWS?

DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE LINEAR!

CONTACT US TO HELP YOU FIND OUT WHAT YOUR MOST PROFITABLE COW REALLY LOOKS LIKE.

DEFINING THE TARGET AND LEVERAGING GENOMICS IS CRUCIAL IN OUR PROCESS.

TOTAL U.S. DAIRY COW POPULATION 9.4 MILLION

THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE STRATEGY

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FOCUS ON GENOMIC VALUES

TOP 1% PRIORITIZED TO CREATE THE BEST GRAZING GENETICS POSSIBLE

OUR EXTENSIVE USE OF GENOMICS AND AN INTENTIONAL APPROACH TO CREATING GRAZINGSPECIFIC BULLS MEANS

MORE ACCURATE SELECTION AND EXPEDITED GENETIC PROGRESS

FASTER GROWTH TO ACCELERATE YOUR HERD’S PROGRESS.

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WORLD WIDE SIRES AND SELECT SIRES ARE YOUR SOURCE FOR PREMIER AND PROGRESSIVE GRAZING GENETICS.

GROUNDED IN SCIENCE BACKED BY PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

MEET OUR TEAM OF GRAZING EXPERTS:

PAUL MEADE SOUTH AFRICA ”Our goal is to breed ‘Warrior Cows’: low intervention profitable producers. Local grazing herds require the shorter, wider kind of cow that holds condition. She must have a quality mammary system with superior udder health and excellent mobility to get to and from the pasture. The grazing cow has to be fertile but also a good producer and efficient converter of grass to high-solids milk and do this year after year after year. It is in longevity (based on fertility) that dairy profitability depends. GrazingPRO® helps to achieve that goal.” GENETIC ADVISOR, WORLD WIDE SIRES SOUTH AFRICA. 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE

HERBY LUTZ USA ”I have had the opportunity to have my boots on the ground with grazing herds in many countries around the world for the past 25 years like New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Colombia, and Costa Rica and in the US. These herds, no matter of location, are looking for high components, fertility, smaller stature and healthy cows; all of which are incorporated into the GrazingPRO® formula. As we bring Jersey bulls into the GrazingPRO® program we are looking for bulls that have plus component percents and volume, with high DPR, CCR, and HCR. We want bulls that are below average stature but have strength and have less dairy form. We also feel that udder depth and cleft, along with both CDCB Mastitis and Z_Mastitis, are very important to create trouble free cows. We utilize the calf traits Z_Calf Livability, Z_Calf Respiratory Disease, and Z_Calf Scours. This allows for the creation of animals that perform well in production and health and make calves that are easier to develop into the next profitable generation.” JERSEY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, SELECT SIRES, INC. 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE

JEFF ZIEGLER USA ”GrazingPRO® does a nice job of representing the entire grazing segment. Yet, we all know there are, and likely always will be, variations of interest within the GrazingPRO® designees. Utilizing the Zoetis health traits, along with the CDCB traits, is the most ideal way to provide an answer to breeding for grazing systems. Mastitis resistance at 5% of the GrazingPRO® index may seem minor, yet so many other health and repro traits need to be incorporated, and most all have a positive correlation to mastitis, you will actually receive an indirect positive response to mastitis, even without directly selecting for it. Production is where some major differences in the use of the GrazingPRO® index will occur. Percent components as well as yield has varying acceptability levels, so there is no “one size fits all” answer. GrazingPRO® today does a nice job of finding the sweet spot of these various ideals. Any time we can show the genetic response by grouping bulls based on the index that makes them succeed, is the proof that the index is delivering as promised.”

VICE PRESIDENT DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING, SELECT SIRES, INC. 38 YEARS EXPERIENCE

BRAWN

CHEESECRISP

4th dam: Pine-Tree Monica Planeta-ET

FOXCATCHER

GRIFF

LEGACY

MADDOX

5th dam: Coyne-Farms Fbook Jaela-ET

Plain-Knoll Resolve 1893ET

MIRROR

MUFASA

ORGANIC

Sire: T-Spruce Renegade Regal-ET

MGGD: Sandy-Valley Morgan

PRUSIK

ROSSTUBE-P

4th dam: OCD Robust Shimmer-ET EX-90

TUBES

5th dam: Melarry Mogul Freck-ET EX-90

U.S. GENETIC EVALUATIONS

KNOW THE TRAITS THAT PAY!

Higher fertility, longevity, easier calving, more live calves and better milk quality each have an economic value.

PRODUCTIVE LIFE (PL) – Predicts the number of months above or below breed average that a bull’s daughters will be in production in the herd. Credits for months of productive life are based upon standard lactation curves, with highest credits at the peak of lactation and diminishing credits across the lactation. Credit is now given for days beyond 305 days in a lactation. The standard is set such that a second lactation cow with 305 days in milk gets 10 months credit. First lactation gets less credit than later lactations. The heritability of PL is 8.5%.

LIVABILITY (LIV) – is a prediction of a cow’s ability to remain alive while in the milking herd. It is economically important that cows remain alive, productive and not requiring another cow to replace her. Livability is expressed as a probability value of a lactation not ending in death or on-farm euthanasia. For example, in an average herd where 80% of the cows do not die on the farm, a bull with a LIV of +3.0, means that you would expect 83% of his daughters to remain alive until it is time for them to leave the farm, contrasted with a bull with a LIV of -3.0, for which you would expect 77% of his daughters to leave the farm alive.

SOMATIC CELL SCORE (SCS) – a linear measurement of a milking daughter’s somatic cells in milk that is typically indicative of a mastitis infection. Lower proof values indicating greater resistance to mastitis incidence.

NET MERIT (NM$) is a lifetime profitability index taking into account a variety of Production, Health & Fitness and Conformation traits. The index calculation is revised regularly to reflect progress in identifying and evaluating traits that affect a farm’s bottom line. Including high ranking Net Merit sires in your breeding program will enhance genetic progress and improve profitability. Selecting for Net Merit leads to long-lasting, fertile and healthy cows with correct udders and feet & legs that produce milk efficiently.

CHEESE MERIT (CM$) – like Net Merit, is a lifetime profitability index but targeting herds selling into the cheese market that require more component concentrated milk.

DAIRY WELLNESS PROFIT INDEX (DWP$®) – a multi-trait selection index that includes production, fertility, type, longevity, and the wellness traits, with unique formulas used for Holsteins and Jerseys.

HERD HEALTH PROFIT INDEX (HHP$™) – a SSI/WWS proprietary index, using Claified Plus Wellness Traits, that is designed to produce cows that are productive and built to last and intended for use in herds that do not have access to DWP$ or Clarifide Plus evaluations.

RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE (RFI) – is a measure of feed efficiency and is defined as the difference between an animal’s actual feed intake and its expected feed intake based on its size and growth compared to the breed average base. RFI is independent of the level of production. The lower the RFI value, the more efficient the animal is.

DAUGHTER PREGNANCY RATE (DPR) – estimates cow fertility and is highly correlated with PL. A DPR of 1.0 equates to a 1% increase in pregnancy rate during a given 21-day oestrus cycle. Each increase of 1% in PTA DPR equals a decrease of 4 days in PTA days open; e.g. daughters of a bull with +4.0 DPR will get in calf on average 16 days quicker than a bull with a DPR of 0.

SIRE CONCEPTION RATE (SCR) – this is not a genetic trait, but measures the fertility of the bull. An SCR of 1.0 indicates a 1% increase in conception rate when compared to average. Values with an * before the SCR score are from a previous data set date.

FERTILITY INDEX (FI) – The Fertility Index combines several reproductive components into one overall index: ability to conceive as a maiden heifer, ability to conceive as a lactating cow, and a cow’s overall ability to start cycling again, show heat, conceive, and maintain a pregnancy. FI = 70% DPR + 10% CCR + 10% HCR + 10% EFC.

COW CONCEPTION RATE (CCR) – Lactating cow’s ability to conceive defined as a percentage of inseminated cows that become pregnant at each service; a CCR of 1 implies that daughters of this bull are 1% more likely to conceive when inseminated than daughters of a bull with an evaluation of 0.

HEIFER CONCEPTION RATE (HCR)– Maiden heifer’s ability to conceive defined as a percentage of inseminated heifers that become pregnant at each service; an HCR of 1 implies that daughters of this bull are 1% more likely to conceive when inseminated as a heifer than daughters of a bull with an evaluation of 0.

SIRE CALVING EASE (SCE) – this is the estimate of the Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers when they calve the first time. Each standard deviation in improvement equates to a 1% decrease in difficulty. The average for AI bulls with progeny is 2.3%.

DAUGHTER CALVING EASE (DCE) – measures the ability of a cow to calve easily. Each standard deviation in improvement equates to a 1% decrease in difficulty. Low Daughter Calving Ease is highly correlated with a long Productive Life.

GESTATION LENGTH – represents the influence the service sire is expected to have on the number of days his mates carry their calves during their pregnancies. Females bred to a Holstein bull with a GL PTA of +4 days are expected to carry their calves about 281 days, or four days longer than the breed average (277 days).

What is PTA? Predicted Transmitting Ability is the predicted difference of a parent animal’s offspring from average, due to the genes transmitted from that parent. Each PTA is given in the units used to measure the trait. The PTA for milk, fat and protein is reported in pounds; the PTA for productive life is reported in months. The reliability figure is a reflection of the number of daughters that have contributed to the bull’s proof and their distribution across herds.

PTAT – PTA Type (PTAT) or conformation improvement expected from a bull’s daughters compared to contemporaries.

UDDER COMPOSITE (UDC) – the weightings on the individual traits comprising the Udder Composite Index are derived from continued research by the Holstein Association USA on herd life.

FOOT & LEG COMPOSITE (FLC) – Selecting animals that transmit superior mobility, steeper foot angle, wider rear leg stance with little or no hock-in will result in animals capable of longer productive life. Legs side view was added to the formula in April 2020.

TPI® is the US Holstein Association’s multi trait index that ranks bulls on overall performance. TPI places significantly more emphasis on type traits than the Net Merit formula, comparable averages for Fat and Protein production and slightly lower averages for health traits. Weighting of major categories: 46% Production, 28% Health & Fertility, 26% Conformation.

JPI™ is the American Jersey Cattle Associations method of ranking bulls on overall performance. The weightings are as follows Protein 27%, Fat 19%, Milk Density 3%, Udder 9.2%, Body 10%, Feet & Legs 0.2%, DPR 9%, CCR 3.5%, HCR 2%, SCS 4.5%, PL 5%, Livability 3%, Health Traits 4.6% (Mastitis, Milk Fever or Hypocalcemia, Displaced Abomasum, Ketosis, Metritis and Retained Placenta).

BCS (BODY CONDITION SCORE) – The availability of bull proofs for Body Condition Score allows for selection to raise the average BCS at first calving and when they are in peak production. This selection goal is expected to improve fertility, reduce the incidence of disease and lead to a longer productive life.. U.S. PROTEIN RECORDS – Most U.S. farmers are paid for true protein rather than crude protein. To be consistent with milk purchasers, the U.S. milkrecording system switched from measuring crude protein in milk to true protein in 2000. Only the USA, Australia, France and Hungary measure true protein, all other Interbull countries still measure crude protein. True protein is a measure of only the proteins in milk, whereas crude protein is a measure of all sources of nitrogen and includes non-protein nitrogen, such as urea, which has no food value to humans. This non-protein nitrogen is a waste product when making cheese and other manufactured products. The percentage of milk that is true protein is lower than the percentage that is crude protein by an approximate difference of 0.19%.

CDCB DHI national averages for cows calving in 2020 with records used in national genetic evaluations

The Range Slider Graphs depict selected traits of a bull in relation to the active bull population. Proven bulls are compared to all active Proven bulls, and Genomic bulls are compared to all active Genomic bulls in the reference population. With the left value being the lowest in the breed and the right value the highest. The trait being shown is listed above the slider graph with the bull’s PTA score for the particular trait, e.g., Productive Life +7.6. The red slider shows the bull’s PTA for that particular trait in relation to the breed.

EXAMPLE

FROM WORLD WIDE SIRES

IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A GRAZING GENOTYPE?

WORLD WIDE SIRES GRAZING EXPERT AND WORLD WIDE SIRES SOUTH AFRICA GENETIC ADVISOR

Is there such a thing as a grass-based or grazing genotype? Yes, there is. Is it peculiar to one country? No. New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, the UK, Australia and many South American countries all milk off grass. Many herds in America are grazed year-round, and others graze seasonally. Consultants like to lump North American genetics as one homogenous mass unsuited to the seasonal grazing system. This is patently not true; as of January 2023, World Wide Sires has 1296 bulls made up of 300 proven and 996 genomic sires across the seven dairy breeds. Are they all the same? No.

THE RANGE ACROSS OUR 942 HOLSTEIN BULLS IS VAST

Identifying the type of cow that fits the seasonally calved grazing system is not difficult. There is no secret formula. We know exactly what traits produce a cow that survives and thrives in the system and select our bulls accordingly:

• Moderate milk

• High component percentages

• High Daughter Fertility

• High Body Condition Score

• Smaller or moderate size

• Good Udders with High Mastitis Resistance

• High Lameness Resistance

This is not theoretical; we can list any number of bulls whose daughters have performed well and grown old in the system: Ito, Sailor, Duce, Potter, Jake, Jinx, Billion, Jock, Mookie, Tallyho, Russell, Wright, Planet, Plan, Terrific, Trenton, to name a few. Our Jersey bulls have also provided profitable cows that last in the system: Berretta, Barber, Future, Paramount, Jace, Rocket, Action, Riley, Valentino, Leonel, Lemonhead, Matt and now Stoney. Our GrazingPRO® index is doing an even better job of identifying the right bulls.

“The size and nature of the US dairy population has enabled us to make genetic gains that have not been seen in grazing markets before. As US technology and research continues to lead the world, this rate of genetic improvement will continue to increase. The ability to select and breed sires based on quantified and scientifically backed Health & Wellness traits adds value to our customer’s herds. Sires that breed easily managed and efficient-sized cows, who convert grass into volumes of high component milk that don’t need high amounts of supplement to be profitable producers from grass and get in-calf within the mating season, is what we’re striving for and what our GrazingPRO bulls provide.”

CRAIG ROBERTSON, WORLD WIDE SIRES GRAZING EXPERT AND GENERAL MANAGER, WORLD WIDE SIRES NEW ZEALAND

®GrazingPRO is a registered trademark of Select Sires Inc.

“The ability to survive a block-calving low-input grass-based system requires many traits, but a key trait is fertility. High DPR WWS sires have continually demonstrated their ability to deliver high fertility in Irish grazing conditions. The ideal grazing cow for Ireland must survive in a 365-380-day calving block and maintain that each year for 5+ lactations and produce more kgs of milk solids than kgs of liveweight. Her milk solids production must be driven from high percents rather than high milk volume. She must survive low levels of concentrate inputs, ideally with low stature and high body condition and outperform other grass-based genetics on genetic traits like mastitis and lameness. Our GrazingPRO sires do this.”

CONOR MORLEY, WORLD WIDE SIRES GRAZING EXPERT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, WORLD WIDE SIRES IRELAND

BY PAUL MEADE

WORLD WIDE SIRES SOUTH AFRICA

Holstein International recently ran an article on a cow that is having a significant influence in New Zealand:

Meander FMI April:

The Perfect Brood Cow for the New Zealand System

The progeny proven Beamer son Meander SB Arrow is an absolute bestseller at the New Zealand breeding company LIC, while full brother Alias is popular at CRV. Among the high DNA sires are various half-brothers of Arrow and Alias. This displays the tremendous breeding strength of their shared dam: Meander FMI April, who has also exhibited tremendous results in the female line. “April gives many litres of milk with very high components, as evident from her most recent lactation of 8,100 kg 5.74% 4.24% (809 kg milk solids) in

297 days on a ration of primarily fresh grass. Here you are paid for kgs fat and protein, while deductions are made for litres, so the more concentrated the milk, the better. Further, April has a splendid character and good conformation (87 points), and she is outcross. Fertility is also very good, she flushes splendidly. And she provides sons and daughters suitable for the New Zealand system (high BW), whether you combine her with a New Zealand bull like Beamer [Mint Edition x Skelton], or an American bull like Supershot.” Speaking is Robert Bruin, who in 1989 together with his wife Annemarie emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand to start there as share milkers. In the meantime, they own four farms, with a total of 2,800 cows, who all calve in the spring.

Meander FMI April’s paternal grandsire is a Mint-Edition. Her maternal grandsire is Oman, a WWS bull. Her maternal great-grandsire is Hibi Secret Skelton. Skelton’s sire Secret was a WWS bull. THERE IS NOT JUST A TOUCH OF US GENETICS IN HER PEDIGREE; SHE IS SUFFUSED WITH IT.

Meander FMI April

THE GRAZING GENOTYPE IS WHERE YOU FIND IT AND IS NOT SPECIFIC TO ANY COUNTRY OR BLOODLINE.

With a proving system heavily biased against him, a Wisconsin-bred bull who never left the shores of the USA has been the #1 BW bull and dominated the proven New Zealand BW rankings for the past six months: Sandy-Valley Icarus has a Breeding Worth of +385 NZ$ (16 March 2023)

Icarus is a MODESTY x MOGUL x ROBUST, three WWS bulls who, with their sons and grandsons, have seen heavy use locally with great success.

SPORT (a WWS MODESTY grandson) has 242 milking daughters in New Zealand; they average 5.0% Butterfat and 3.9% Protein; he has a Liveweight BV of 67.1, Functional Survival BV of +3.0 and a Fertility BV of +4.6, one of the highest in that country. SPORT’S USA DPR is +1.9, Icarus’s DPR is -2.2, and he is -4.1 for Fertility in NZ. The two bull’s daughter fertility figures are ranked comparably across both countries. SPORT’S New Zealand Milk proof is +268 kgs, his American milk figure is -1000 lbs. Sport is the #1 proven WWS GrazingPRO bull.

MOOKIE (a MOGUL son) has 2043 New Zealand daughters; they average 5.1% Butterfat and 3.6% Protein with a Functional Survival BV of +4.2.

MOOKIE’s NZ Milk proof is +852 kgs; he is -628 lbs in the USA.

MOOKIE’s NZ Liveweight BV is +82.8. His first NZ proof in 2018 had him at +98.8. Overseas genetics are heavily penalized/handicapped when they have low reliability in NZ.

WWS used two bulls back in the day to reduce cow size: JINX and PROMISE. They have current NZ Liveweight BVs of +32.4 and +54.3, respectively, based on thousands of daughters in that country (average Friesian Liveweight BV in New Zealand is +59.6, with some NZ bulls > +100).

SPORT’S initial Liveweight BV was +115 kgs. After the SPORT daughters were actually weighed, it dropped to +67.1 kgs!

CROSSBREEDING

Dairy NZ: The hybrid vigour advantage for a first cross animal is that the 6-week in-calf rate is around 3.4% higher than you would expect from mating parents of the same single breed.

The hybrid vigour advantage for subsequent crosses is that the 6-week in-calf rate is around 2% higher than you would expect from mating parents of the same single breed.

Crossbred sires will retain a 1.7% hybrid vigour advantage.

Flip-flop crossing with Holsteins and Jerseys, as has been practised in New Zealand for decades, makes the right kind of cow, not because of hybrid

OMAN, born in 1998, has 1053 daughters in his NZ proof and is still +3.2 Survival BV +2.4 Fertility BV.

MOTION from WWS is the #1 proven EBI Holsten bull in Ireland. It is no surprise MOTION works on grass; he ticks many of the boxes needed to fit their block calving system:

• Moderate milk and high component percentages

o MOTION is -306 Milk, +0.27% Fat, +0.14% Protein in the USA

o MOTION’S first lactation Irish daughters average 6240 kgs Milk

4.15%F and 3.41%P

• High Daughter Fertility +4.1 DPR

• High Body Condition Score 107 BCS

• Easy calving 1.7% SCE and 1.9% DCE

• MOTION is the #2 proven GrazingPRO bull at World Wide Sires

Wilsonview MATT was the #1 BPI Australian-proven Jersey bull for six proof runs. 5 out of the top 10 Australian proven Dec-22 BPI Jersey bulls are American.

Are we cherry-picking? Is this all just anecdotal? I don’t think so. There is enormous diversity within the North American genome; you just have to identify the right bulls for the grazing system. The local and global results speak for themselves.

The World Wide Sires GrazingPRO index identified SPORT and MOTION as “the right kind” when they were genomic young sires. They are now the #1 and 2# proven bulls on the index, with daughters excelling in the seasonal calved grazing environment.

vigour, which fades very quickly, but because it makes a medium size, fertile cow with high components.

It is our experience that strategic use of Jersey semen on a Holstein herd rather than flip-flopping produces better results. A generation of Jersey reduces size and ups components and improves daughter fertility. The F1 is a formidable cow and hard to beat for profitability.

Do NOT breed her back to Jersey. The F1 and F2 should all be bred back to Holstein. You get more milk, vastly superior udders and a longer-lasting cow. The F3 can be bred back to Jersey.

“IT’S NOT THE COW – IT’S THE HOW.”

We think the WWS product is superior and makes a positive difference to your bottom line, but management will always trump genetics. The operator’s passion and attention to detail across all facets of dairy farming make the difference regardless of the strain of cow or breed milked.

Milk the cows you like and what works for you.

Sport daughter KNZ Midlands, South Africa Sport daughters in New Zealand

JX CARDIFF {4}

CLEVER

507JE02163 PRIMUS GUTZ CLEVER-ET

JX CORBIN {5}

7JE02027 JX PRIMUS GISLEV CORBIN {5}-ET VJ

DIRK

14JE01941 ALL LYNNS THRASHER DIRK-ET JX

DAM: JX PRIMUS ENZO CHARLIZE 668 {4}-ET

MGD: RIVER VALLEY LEMONHEAD CARNIVAL-ET

FRINGE

JX HAMMER {5}

7JE02177 JX AVI-LANCHE WINGMAN HAMMER {5}-ET WINGMAN X JX STONEY {3} X

LEMONHEAD

STEINHAUERS SAMSON LEMONHEAD

JX MEADE {4}

ROWLEYS 80 CALIBAN OVERALLS-ET

JX PINE {6}

7JE01699 JX AHLEM

JX STONEY {3}

JX WESSON {6}

Beef x Dairy TRAITS THAT MATTER MOST

THE CALVING EASE CONUNDRUM

WHAT IS BEING CONSIDERED?

We will always consider Calving Ease and fertility when selecting sires for the beef x dairy lineup. A higher EPD for Calving Ease means easier calving in the beef world, just the opposite of Dairy PTAs for Sire Calving Ease where percent difficult births is reported. Different profiles of growth and terminal traits are available among sires to meet the needs of different supply chains.

WHAT ARE WE FOCUSING ON?

There are challenges with the calves, calf buyers call ‘itty bitties’ – The smallest of calves that tend to have higher mortality rates or are poor performers. We can avoid creating these smaller calves and still maintain smooth transitions by focusing on the appropriate Calving Ease EPDs along with the growth and carcass traits that growers and packers demand.

WHAT DO EPDS ACCOUNT FOR?

We do not need to select for extremely low Birth Weight as the Calving Ease EPDs already accounts for both recorded birth weights and recorded calving ease scores.

GENETICS AND THE MARKET

WHAT IS IN DEMAND?

Globally supply chain partners have specific and unique requirements for carcass grades. Quality is king, however in country demand will determine what traits are important. The Beef x Dairy lineups have been selected with traits that are important in your market.

WHAT IS THE PROGRAM’S DESIRE?

Branded beef programs continue to desire more carcasses with superior grades due to surprisingly high and consistent consumer demand for high-quality beef.

SELECT FOR TRAITS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO YOUR MARKET?

An example: In the USA marbling is an economically important carcass trait. Marbling EPD is the most heritable of all the carcass traits, meaning we can influence performance heavily just by selecting for the trait. In the USA, the ProfitSOURCE® Angus sire lineup leads the competition in average Marbling EPD, with over 90% performing to their genetic potential and grading Choice or Prime.

HOW TO CREATE A PROFIT?

Whether marketing through a partner program or selling locally, these BxD calves are a reflection of these genetics. We can guide sire selection to align with their needs and help you create the desired calf - a calf that returns the most profit to your operation.

Understanding beef genetics, and how they meet the unique needs of your aligned buyers, is important. For beef, expected Progeny Difference (EPD) is equivalent to Predicted Transmitting Ability (PTA) in the dairy sire world. While some traits may appear to be similar in the way they are named, EPDs can be presented much differently for beef cattle, plus there are various considerations throughout the beef calf’s life that affect your breeding decisions.

GOOD BOOK

ANGUS

7AN563 RIVERBEND GOOD BOOK F255

Reg. No.: 19178455

BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682

TEX PLAYBOOK 5437

RITA 1C43 OF 9M26 COMPLETE

RIVERBEND PEERLESS 0016

RIVERBEND BLACKCAP C801

RIVERBEND BLACKCAP A817

HOLMES

ANGUS

14AN513 SPRING GROVE HOLMES 6126

CONNEALY CONFIDENCE 0100

GAFFNEY GAME CHANGER 371

R B LADY STANDARD 305-890

MCC DAYBREAK

QUAKER HILL BLACKCAP 0A32

QHF BLACKCAP 6E2 OF4V16 4355

BLUE CHIP

RED ANGUS

7AR94 BIEBER BLUE CHIP H302

PIE STOCKMAN 4051

BIEBER CL STOCKMARKET E119

BIEBER CL ADELLE 475C

BIEBER IRON ORE A104

BIEBER ROSE 162C

BIEBER ROSE 475A

X-PORTER

RED ANGUS

7AR81 LSF MEW X-PORTER 6695D

Reg. No.: 3539014

A A R TEN X 7008 S A

REDHILL TEN X 104U 190A

RED HILL B571 BARMAID 104U

LCC NEW STANDARD

BROWN MS NEW STANDARD A7053

BROWN MS DESTINATION U7733

FOUR LAKES PRODUCT RANGE BREEDING AIDS

AI Sheathes – Split (green) and Unsplit (blue)

• All sheaths are manufactured from top quality plastic and comply with international AI Standards

• All sheaths fit both medium and mini straws

• Available in zip-lock packets of 50

Sanitary covered Sheaths

• Minimises contamination of the uterus during AI

Pistollette

Fits both medium and mini straws

Douching Pipettes with rubber adapter

• Minimises contamination of the uterus when douching

• Available in zip-lock packets of 25

Gloves –

Sensitive (orange) and Super Sensitive (green)

• Strong and durable

• Available in boxes of 100

Gloves – Nitrile

• Non Latex

• Strong and durable, Nitrile rubber

• Available in boxes of 100

• High quality for longer use

AI Lube

• Neutral Ph and safe to use for AI and assisting births

• 5 litre

FRESH ZONE AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS

CalciVita ReCharge V24774 Act36

• Now with added minerals Mn, Zn, Co, Se

• Relieve the symptoms of milk fever and lack of appetite after calving and reduce retained placentas

• Contains Calcium, Magnesium, B Vitamins, Probiotics and Electrolytes

• Available in 20 x 150 gram buckets and 15 kg bulk buckets

• Also available as a water soluble powder

• Directions for use: dissolve 150 grams ReCharge in 200 – 300 ml water and administer with a dosing gun or stomach tube one to four hours post-calving

• Repeat after 12 hours if required

CalciVita ReCharge Super RTU V24775 Act 36

• CalciVita Recharge SUPER RTU is an oral calcium supplement

• Unique formulation of essential nutrients, calcium, magnesium, potassium, B vitamins, trace minerals and fat soluble vitamins

• Assist in recovery after calving and illness. Provides support of blood calcium levels in fresh cows for maximum milk production

• Contains Calcium Chloride for fast Calcium release, Propionate for medium and Carbonate for slow Calcium release

• Contains Propylene Glycol for increased energy levels required after calving

• Added Trace elements (Manganese, Zinc, Cobalt and Selenium) to assist with reproduction

CalciVita ReCharge Dairy WS V24775B Act 36

• A water soluble powder to relieve the symptoms of milkfever and lack of appetite after calving

• Contains Calcium, Magnesium, B Vitamins, Probiotics and Electrolytes

• Can be mixed with drinking water for voluntary intake

• Less retained placentas

• Available in 3kg and 10 kg buckets

CalciTop Bolus Reg No: V32646 Act 36

• Mineral dietetic feed in the form of a bolus for dairy cows for the reduction of the risk of Milk Fever

• CalciTop is a fast dissolving calcium supplement that is given to dairy cows at the first signs of calving until two days after calving

FertiTop Bolus V31548 Act 36

• To support the preparation for oestrus and reproduction

• Slow release over a period of 8 days of trace minerals and vitamins

• Improve immunity and health status

• Better fertility

TraceTop Bolus V33362

• Vitamin and Mineral bolus to improve the growth and well-being of adult cattle

• Long-term supply of Trace elements and vitamins

• Prevents and solves deficiencies

• Better Growth

• Fewer Health Problems

• Contains: Iodine, Selenium, Vitamin E, Cobalt, Zinc, Vitamin A, Copper, Manganese and Vitamin D

FULVI Vit-Min V28371 Act 36

• Vitamin and Mineral supplement drench

• For all types and ages of cattle

• Anti-Inflammatory

• Antifungal

• Antioxidant

• Antibacterial

• Antiviral

• Chelator

FULVI-Udderpep 500ml

• Natural Anti-Inflammatory product

• Reduces swelling; ideal for edema or mastitis

• All natural – no antibiotics, no milk withdrawal

• Udder gel Liniment with Fulvic Acid (CHD-FA) 80%, Menthol 1%, Arnica 0.5%, Camphor 1%

• Improves udder health as it soothes and clears

CalfGrow + SE Reg No: V24197 Act 36

• Protect your calves against scours/Crypto and Coccidiosis

• Immune booster

• With added Selenium

• Liquid Vitamin supplement for Milk fed calves

• High levels of Vit A, B & E

• Added MSM for extra health

• Contains: Lasalocid₁, Zink bacitracin and Niacin

• Packaging: 5 litre (10ml/calf/day)