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Planet Takes 1, 2, 3 In UK Rankings Following April Bull Proofs

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Ensenada Taboo Planet has strengthened his position in the Holstein sire rankings following the release of the April 2013 bull proof figures by DairyCo, now holding an impressive 1, 2, 3 in the UK-proven list with first for Lifespan (+0.6), second for Profitable Lifetime Index (£239 PLI), and third for milk production (+949kg).

The addition of UK daughters has improved Planet’s figures, which also include a combined fat and protein of 56.7kg as well as strong daughter fertility (+4.0) and Type Merit (+1.72).

Further afield, Planet’s reputation as a global superstar is being enhanced by impressive international figures now based on 18,575 daughters in 3,780 herds (production) and 7,265 in 2311 herds (type).

Planet has long been seen as future sire of sons that will have significant influence on the Holstein breed and already features strongly in the pedigrees of many of the leading bulls on the genomic young sire lists. In addition, the April 2013 proof run sees his first daughter-proven sons entering the rankings.

Ensenada Taboo Planet is an A2A2 sire and is available in limited quantities from Dairy Daughters as both conventional and sexed semen.

Source: Holstein UK

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April 2013 North American Genetic Evaluation Highlights

By Andrew Hunt · Comments (1)

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

In this information age it is surprising how difficult it can be to get the latest information on proof day. For that reason the Bullvine has compiled a quick summary of the genetic evaluations from the United States and Canada.

US HIGHLIGHTS

DE-SU OBSERVER debuts as #1 gTPI sire in the USA.
Call it validation or even redemption but, if Observer’s first proof had him falling drastically, it might have put the industry back a few years. With over 195 sons already being sampled, there is no question that the industry could not afford to have him not achieve a successful daughter proven proof. Fortunately for all, he not only held his most recent (December 2012) genomic index, but he actually went up. The biggest change in his numbers was an increase of 142 lbs. of milk, while maintaining his component percentages. Observer also saw significant increases in his type composites, something the breeders who had been milking Observer daughters had already been forecasting. While he still needs to be protected on body depth and F&L, he is now over 3 points for udders and has a solid score for rumps. (Click here for a High Ranking Sire Report (April 2013) and Top 100 TPI International Bulls (April 2013) )
ZAHBULLS UNO GULLIVER new #1 gPA TPI Sire in the USA
While there were not many new sires in the top gTPI list other than Observer, the same is not true for the gPA TPI list. Leading the way is ZAHBULLS UNO GULLIVER (Though Supersire may still be the #1 gPA TPI available sire at this time). GULLIVER is a NUMERO UNO from a DORCY then Toystory and Rudolph. His dam ZAHBULLS DORCY GLAMOUR was fresh in December and is yet to be classified. His 2^nd dam JOHNAN TOYSTORY GLITTER is classified EX and has a 4yr record of 29,220 lbs. of 3.5%f 3.0%P. Look for GULLIVER to sire strong components, especially fat, with solid type. He will need to be protected slightly on his straight legs and depth of heal, but will greatly improve bone quality and foot angle. His daughters will not win many shows, but they will be large enough however, they will need protection on body depth. He will bring loads of genetic potential in the areas of health and fertility, especially productive life. (Click here for Top 100 gPA TPI Sires April 2013) (Please note semen available is subject to stud and age)
BUTZ-HILL SUPERSIRE 1757 new #2 gPA TPI Sire in the USA
From the EASTSIDE LEWISDALE GOLD MISSY EX-95-CAN, Supreme Champion WDE and RAWF 2011, family. Missy could, by the end of this week, also be the 2012 Canadian Cow of the Year (Read more: Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy: 2012 Canadian Cow of the Year Nominee). 1757 has it all. He is a Supersire from a Man-O-Man followed by Dolman then Goldwyn. Look for him to bring a balanced package. With no real holes in his type breakdown, strong components and very desirable health and fertility traits, he is sure to be on many peoples’ must have list. (Click here for Top 100 gPA TPI Sires April 2013) (Please note semen available is subject to stud and age)
LADYS-MANOR DORCY AMIRA debuts at #5 gTPI Cow in the USA
From the same family as the long-standing #1 gTPI Cow, Ladys-Manor PL Shakira, Amira is a VG 86 Dorcy from 85 point Planet. While from a different line of the Ladys-Manor Delightful Jem family, Amira certainly packs a strong genetic punch. (Click here to see Top 25 GTPI Cows)

CDN HIGHLIGHTS

BADGER-BLUFF FANNY FREDDIE new #3 gLPI Sire in Canada
Already having over 2,200 registered daughters born in Canada, Badger-Bluff Fanny Freddie (O Man x Die-Hard) hits the mark with his first official domestic evaluation at #3 LPI. Coming in almost exactly where his MACE proof and genomic test would have indicated, Freddie’s Canadian proof shows the same strong production as in the USA, with great health and fertility, while needing to be protected on conformation, especially dairy strength. At just 65% GP or better and only 12 VG 2yr olds in Canada (on 253 daughters), Freddie is certainly not a type specialist, but can give you that great shot of herd life, daughter fertility, and calving ease when needed. His daughters excel at herd life, daughter fertility, body condition score and production traits from shallow smooth fore uddered mammary systems. It is recommended that he be used on large framed females, with strong median suspensories. He breeds a consistent pattern of worky functional daughters that should be robot compatible. For breeders wanting to move their genetics along quickly, they may consider using a high genomically evaluated Freddie son from a large framed dam. (Click here to read a full breakdown of the Canadian Holstein Evaluation Highlights – April 2013)
END-ROAD O-MAN BRONCO new #6 gLPI Sire in Canada
Bronco (Oman x BW Marshall) has his first Canadian proof coming in at #6 LPI progeny proven sire. Like his sire, Oman, he leaves functional cattle but Bronco’s daughters excel at production. He is in the top 1% of the breed for both milk and protein yields. His daughters have good Dairy Strength and Foot Angle is steep and Heel Depth is deep. Rear teat placement is slightly wide and udders are slightly shallow which will work well for robotic milking systems. His daughters are likely the ones milk producers hardly notice as they go about producing large volumes. (Click here to see Top LPI Canadian Proven Holstein Sires)
REGAN-ALH DIPLOMAT #7 gLPI and Highest New Release Sire in Canada
Regan-ALH Diplomat*RDC (Mr Burns x O Man) takes the spotlight as the highest young sire graduate this round at #7 LPI and the new leader among red carrier sires proven in Canada. His dam A-L-H DESTINY has many superior progeny including top sons, Danillo and Goldday, in Europe (Read more: 12 Holstein Sires to Maximize Genetic Gain) and his second dam is none other than Markwell Durham Daisy (Read more: Markwell Durham Daisy – 2012 Golden Dam Finalist). DIPLOMAT ( Mr Burns x Oman x Durham) has his first proof based on 62 classified and 123 milk recorded daughters. His production and durability ratings are well above average and he earns the distinguished Class Extra rating. Care needs to be taken, as he is slightly below average for milking speed and calving ability. He will likely qualify as a sire of sons mating sire, especially for red.
SUNTOR JOYRIDE new #1 gPA LPI Sire in Canada
JOYRIDE is from the same family as Oconnors Jay, as his 2^nd dam OCONNORS GOLDWYN JASMINE EX-92 is the Goldwyn sister to Jay (Read more: The Bloom is On Oconnors Goldwyn Jasmine). His dam SUNTOR MAN O MAN JELENA VG-2YR sold for $30,000 in the 2012 Sale of Stars (Read more: Genomic Stars Shine at Sale of Stars), a steal for a cow that has proven she can throw extremely high genomic progeny. No doubt the commission from semen sales on this one will be larger than the sale price of the dam. Joyride, sired by Epic, offers extreme production (+106 kgs protein) from outstanding type with strong health and fertility traits. With a DGV of +19 for conformation, there is no question that Joyride will leave you those nice sharp cut calves that will draw attention and top dollar at all the genomic sales in a year’s time. (Click here to see Top LPI Genomic Holstein Young Sires)
MAPEL WOOD M O M LUCY new #2 gLPI Cow in Canada
The highest newly indexed cow this round is Mapel Wood M O M Lucy, arriving at #2 GLPI right behind her maternal sister, OConnors Planet Lucia, who stays firm at #1 GLPI. Lucia and Lucy are daughters of Comestar Goldwyn Lilac (Read more: Comestar Goldwyn Lilac: 2012 Canadian Cow of the Year Nominee and Genetics By Design – Crosses the $4,000,000 Mark) with Lylehaven Lila Z as grand dam. (Click her toe see Top 400 gLPI Females in Canada)
RI-VAL-RE SUPRSRE NIKK new #1 gPA LPI heifer in the World!
Nikk jumps almost 200 LPI points and takes over the coveted #1 spot. Powered by her dam’s sire, Observer, who debuts at #1 gTPI, Nikk leads a pack of Supersire daughters that top the LPI list. Her dam RI-VAL-RE OBSRVR NIKKI is due this month and looks very promising for Ri-Val-Re (Read more: Breeding Ri-Val-Re: Where looking good in the stall is just as important as looking good on paper). (Click here to see Top 400 gPA LPI Heifers In Canada)

The Bullvine Bottom Line

Some might call it a quieter round in North America, with only one new top proven sire in the US and many of the new Canadian sires already proven in the US. However, this round is certainly an emphatic validation for the different proving programs. The fact that Observer came out where he did validates the genomic evaluation system. Additionally, having many sires that receive their official proofs in Canada matching the US MACE conversion also validates the Interbull MACE system. Many new genomic sires were released this time, providing terrific opportunities to discover the next Observer.

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Tags : Badger-Bluff Fanny FREDDIE, BUTZ-HILL SUPERSIRE 1757, DE-SU OBSERVER, END-ROAD O-MAN BRONCO, Genetic Evaluations, LADYS-MANOR DORCY AMIRA, MAPEL WOOD M O M LUCY, REGAN-ALH DIPLOMAT, RI-VAL-RE SUPRSRE NIKK, SUNTOR JOYRIDE, ZAHBULLS UNO GULLIVER

April 2013 USA Genetic Evaluations

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Looking for the latest US proofs? Here you go….

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Canadian Holstein Evaluation Highlights – April 2013

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Three Bulls with their First Official LPI Explode onto the Top 10 LPI List!

Already having over 2,200 registered daughters born in Canada, Badger-Bluff Fanny Freddie (O Man x Die-Hard) hits the mark with his first official domestic evaluation at #3 LPI. Another U.S.-proven bull with his first official LPI also starts off well as End-Road O-Man Bronco-ET (O Man x BW Marshall) debuts at #6 LPI. It is Regan-ALH Diplomat*RDC (Mr Burns x O Man) that takes the spotlight as the highest young sire graduate this round at #7 LPI and the new leader among red carrier sires proven in Canada. Even with the powerful arrival of these three elite newcomers among the Top 10 LPI list, Man-O-Man (O Man x AltaAaron) and Gillespy (Bolton x Shottle) remain firm as the breed leaders at #1 and #2 LPI, respectively. Other former Top 10 LPI bulls keeping this renowned status are Planet (Taboo x Amel) at #4 LPI, the highest new arrival last round, Freurehaven Niagara (Bolton x Goldwyn), now at #5 LPI, the second highest new recruit last round, namely UFM-DUBS AltaEsquire (O Man x AltaSam, now at #8), and the popular Gen-I-Beq Brawler (AltaBaxter x Shottle) at #9 LPI. To round out the Top 10 LPI list this round, Sildahl Jett Air-ET (AltaBaxter x BW Marshall) climbs up from #14 to take #10 LPI. Given the implementation of the new LPI scale, which halves the range but now includes a constant of 1700, essentially all bulls increase in their LPI value so it is change in LPI rank that is most important to compare this round.

A List of Strong Newcomers is Unveiled, Including a Splash of Red!

Among the 138 bulls with their first official domestic evaluation, of which 123 were young sire graduates, a remarkable group of 10 enter the list of Top 30 LPI, 18 enter the Top 50 LPI and 35 enter the Top 100 LPI this round. Among the elite newcomers now on the Top 30 LPI list there are four sons of Dudoc Mr Burns*RDC, all of which are new sources for Red & White fans. As mentioned above, the highest ranking of these is Diplomat*RDC (out of O Man daughter A-L-H Destiny-ET) at #7 LPI, while the others are Delaberge Democracy*RDC (out of Delaberge Shottle Regine) at #22 LPI, Hylltop Presley Red*RW (out of Lorka Salto Piata*RW) at #23 LPI and Emilane Larkin (out of Charpentier JCR Shottle Liza) at # 28 LPI. Three O Man sons that were first proven in the United States also debut among the Top 30 LPI with their first official domestic proof. In addition to Freddie at #3 LPI and Bronco at #6 LPI, Schillview Garrett (out of Schillview Mtoto Gift-ET) takes #21 LPI this round. Golden-Oaks Medford-ET (AltaBaxter x Goldwyn) hits the scene big, just missing the Top 10 list at #12 LPI. The Top 30 LPI list includes another son of AltaBaxter with De-Su Bowman-ET at #30 LPI (dam is the well-known De-Su Oman 6121-ET), who is a full brother to AltaGator and Burnish and maternal brother to the popular genomics young bull, De-Su Observer-ET. Lastly, another new recruit to enter the Top 30 LPI list, who also comes from an outstanding prolific cow family, is Wabash-Way Eureka at #25 LPI. He is a Bolton son out of Crockett-Acres Elita-ET, daughter of the family matriarch Crockett-Acres Mtot Elly-ET.

Maternal Sisters Lead the Breed at the Summit of the Top 10 GLPI List!

The highest newly index cow this round is Mapel Wood M O M Lucy, arriving at #2 GLPI right behind her maternal sister, OConnors Planet Lucia, who stays firm at #1 GLPI. Lucia and Lucy are daughters of Comestar Goldwyn Lilac with Lylehaven Lila Z as grand dam. Lucy’s outstanding debut forces Comestar Lautamai Man O Man down one spot to take #3 GLPI this round. At #4 GLPI is one of the first three daughters of De-Su Observer-ET indexed in Canada, namely Stantons Observer Extreme, who is a daughter of Wabash-Way Bol Elizabeth-ET with Wabash-Way Emilyann-ET as second dam. Two additional newly indexed cows this round reach the status of Top 10 GLPI, namely Velthuis SG MOM Alesia (#7 GLPI, daughter of Allyndale-I Goldwyn Albany) and Leothe Manoman Delphine (tied at #10 GLPI, daughter of Leothe Baxter Daphnee). Benner Planet Jakova (#5 GLPI, #1Fat) and her maternal sister, Benner Manoman Janesse (#8 GLPI), stay solid among the high ranking cows while a full sister to Janesse, Benner Man O Man Jarianna, makes gains to reach #9 GLPI. The other
members of the elite Top 10 GLPI group are Stantons Manoman Ezra at #6 and Comestar Lautamire Planet tied at #10 GLPI (#1 Protein).

Five outstanding brood cows currently have 13 or more daughters among the Top 1000 for GLPI, of which two are daughters and two are granddaughters of the famous Crocket-Acres Mtot Elly-ET. Granddaughters and full sisters, Wabash-Way Emilyann- ET has 15 daughters among this elite group with an average GLPI of 2921, and Wabash-Way Evett-ET has 13 averaging 2948 GLPI. Their dam, Crocket-Acres Elita-ET, also has 13 daughters among the Top 1000 GLPI, averaging 2900, as does her maternal sister, Crocket-Acres Echo-ET with an average GLPI of 2828. Another up and coming family also makes this elite list as ZIJ002 Goldwyn Doreen also has 13
daughters and they average 2826 GLPI.

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Source: CDN

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April 2013 German RZG Proofs now online

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

The German RZG proofs are now available:

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UK Type proofs shows continued stability and some interesting newcomers

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

The publication of UK Type proofs today (Tuesday 9^th April) sees a new UK-bred number one international Type sire in Heavenly Golden Dreams and some new names on the UK-proven list.

Starting with the top UK-proven sires, the Essex-bred Curtismill Mr Sam retains his number one position with a Type Merit (TM) of 3.18 and Reliability of 84%, a modest increase in both from December. This Regancrest Durham Mr Sam x Mtoto cross, supplied by Genus, sires medium sized daughters with tremendous udders (2.66 Mammary) and good locomotion (2.86 Legs & Feet).

In second spot is newcomer Mr Atlees Altaamazing, whose 60 UK classified daughters give him a Type Merit of 3.05. A Goldwyn x Durham cross, Altaamazing daughters possess shallow, well-attached udders with great rear udder height (2.83 Mammary). Bassingthorpe Bossman from Genus improves his Type Merit slightly to 3.03 to rank third with Reliability of 89% and a Legs & Feet composite of 3.60 while another newcomer, Regancrest Baltimor, slips into fourth spot with a Type Merit of 2.85 with 81% Reliability. The Semex-supplied Baltimor is a Shottle x Durham cross who rates a Mammary score of 2.59. Making up the top five with a stable Type Merit of 2.84 is long time Dairy Daughters high flier Mario Xacobeo, whose 265 UK-classified daughters give him Mammary and Legs & Feet composites of 2.47 and 2.52 respectively.

The remainder of the top 10 sees minor changes in ranking with Plain-O Durham Ross at 2.73 TM, Jenny-Lou Shottle Trump at 2.65, Palmcrest Breakout at 2.59, M.E. Dal Alliance at 2.55 and BB Toy Missile at 2.49.

The International list is topped by newcomer Heavenly Golden Dreams carrying the prefix of Lancashire breeders David and Claire Swale. A Goldwyn x Durham cross, Golden Dreams has a Type Merit of 4.41 with Reliability of 82% based on 110 daughters in Italy. He was ranked 20^th on the Genomic Sire list in December and with Composites of 3.86 for Mammary and 3.56 for Legs & Feet, he looks like being a popular seller for Dairy Daughters. Former number one Toc-Farm Goldsun (Goldwyn x Allen) from Kingstreet Sires ranks second with a 4.38 TM ahead of Bertaiola Mincio (Bolton x Boss Iron) in third with 4.14 TM ahead of another debutant, and a Red one to boot; Apples Absolute-Red from Kingstreet Sires. A Talent son from the well known KHW Regiment Apple-Red EX95, Apples Absolute-Red completes a quartet of +4 Type Merit sires at 4.01, with 3.87 and 3.03 for Mammary and Legs & Feet respectively. His Reliability of 80% comes from 186 daughters classified in the USA and Canada.

Completing the top five is Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood, the number three sire last time, with 3.88 TM. The remainder of the Top 10 consists of sires all ranked similarly in December; Go-Farm WWS Zoltec (3.66 TM), Zandenburg Yoko Sam Yury (3.62), Toc-Farm Goldfish (3.62), Farnear TBR Altaavalon (3.57) and Zelgadis (3.55).

Commenting of the proofs, Holstein UK Breed Research Executive Lucy Andrews-Noden said, “It’s reassuring to see how stable the daughter-proven Type proofs are in the UK, providing much needed confidence to breeders. It’s also exciting to see newcomers such as Heavenly Golden Dreams, Mr Atlees Altaamazing and Apples Absolute-Red emerging to give dairymen alternative choices for their breeding programmes.”

Source: Holstein UK

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Top unproven Genomic sires for Type

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

The April Top 10 genomic Type list sees an interesting split between five sires that ranked in the December Top 10 and five newcomers to the list.

Retaining his number one spot is Dairy Daughters’ Mr Atwood Brokaw (Atwood x Regancrest-HFF Mac) with a Type Merit of 3.95 and 68% Reliability, both up slightly from December. Slotting in at number two with 3.90 TM is newcomer Ladys-Manor Savior (Lauthority x Shottle) from Semex. Bred from the Jean family at Ladys-Manor, Savior has Reliability of 67%.

December’s second ranked sire, Gibbs-I Claynook Dude (Atwood x Bolton) from Semex, now fills the number three spot with 3.87 TM and 65% Reliability, keeping him one place ahead of Bitz-Butler Atwood Brady. The Kingstreet Sires-sourced Brady has a Type Merit of 3.79 and Reliability of 69%. Making up the top five on an equal footing with Brady at 3.79 TM is another from the Semex stable, Val-Bisson Doorman (De-Su 521 Bookem x Shottle) with 60% Reliability.

The sixth and seventh ranked young sires are both complete newcomers; Holbric-ML Spa (Destry x Shottle) from Semex with a Type Merit of 3.73 (67% Reliability) and Groves-Vu S-Rock Marcell from Genus (Shamrock x Regancrest-HFF Mac) at 3.72 TM (60% Reliability). They push Butz-Butler Benji from Semex down to eighth spot despite his Type Merit rising to 3.67 (70% Reliability), whilst MR Aubrey Observer Art from Dairy Daughters rises from sixteenth in December to ninth position with a new Type Merit of 3.65, up from 3.39, and 63% Reliability. Completing the Top 10 is another sire improving his ranking, JK Eder-I Control from Semex. Ranked fifteenth in December, Control has seen his Type Merit rise from 3.40 to 3.60 with Reliability of 65%.

Ranked in fifteenth spot this time is the first UK-bred genomic sire; Dulais Asteroid from Sterling Sires. He’s a Windbrook son of Dulais Shottle Ashlyn and traces back to Tri-Day Ashlyn EX96.

In welcoming the April rankings, Simon Gee, Holstein UK’s Marketing & Membership Executive, also issued a note of caution about the genomic sire rankings. “At the risk of sounding boring, breeders should remember that these genomic evaluations are based solely on genetic information and do not include any data from milking daughters. Whilst the initial results look very encouraging, breeders using genomic sires are advised to use a group of sires rather than relying heavily on any one individual.”

Source: Holstein UK

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British Friesian Type proofs see minimal changes

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

The British Friesian Top 10 Type rankings for April see very few changes, although the leading two sires swap places as both add more daughters. Leading the charge is Blackisle Maverick (Marshside Rocket 3 x Blackisle Glen Albyn) with 33 classified daughters in 17 herds giving his Type Merit of 3.23, up from 3.00 in December with Reliability of 76%. He changes places with herd mate Blackisle Benloyal (Marshside Rocket 3 x Gornal Pegasus), who increases his Type Merit to 3.11 from 3.00 with 70 daughters in 24 herds.

Taking third spot is Raheenarran BGC Sochar, the Glen Albyn x Hylke cross who is another to increase his Type Merit, from 2.1 in December to 2.26 with 68% Reliability. All three of the top sires hail from the Genus stud which has done so much to keep an active supply of new British Friesian sires available to UK breeders.

Making the fourth spot his own is Petteril Magnet, the Avoncroft-supplied veteran with 280 classified daughters and a Type Merit of 1.91 with 95% Reliability. He keeps Deangate Quentin (Hylke x Desert Orchid) in fifth position despite the latter’s modest increase in Type Merit to 1.86 with 77% Reliability.

Kirkby Jayson (Marshside Rocket 3 x Sharcombe Beta) from Bullsemen.com retains his sixth position (TM1.83, 71% Reliability) whilst there’s a newcomer at seven; Blackisle Cardow. He’s a Parbury Venue son from Blackisle Mist 25 BFE92-3E by Glen Albyn. His is an early proof with 13 daughters classified in four herds but his Type Merit of 1.73, with 1.72 for Mammary and 0.99 for Legs & Feet, looks promising. Cardow is available from Dorset Cattle Breeders, who also share marketing rights to the eighth-ranked sire, Lakemead Randolf, with GB Bulls. Randolf (Marshside Rocket 3 x Foxhole Panatella) has a Type Merit of 1.61 with 70% Reliability.

Completing the Top 10 are Langley Evolution and Culverness Wallace. Evolution, another product of the Genus programme, is a Hylke x Pegasus cross and boasts a Type Merit of 1.61 from 46 daughters in 16 herds (69% Reliability). Wallace is another sire available from GB Bulls and his Type Merit of 1.38 is a significant improvement on his December figure of 1.05 thanks to the addition of extra daughter information pushing his Reliability from 68 to 72%.

Source: Holstein UK

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US Jersey January Genomic Evaluations

By Andrew Hunt

Friday, January 11th, 2013

January Genomic evaluations are now being posted at Green Book Online!

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December 2012 World Wide Holstein Genetic Evaluation Highlights

By Andrew Hunt

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

While the introduction of genomics has certainly changed the dairy industry, this proof round also proves that it’s an evolving science. With adjustments in both the US and Canadian systems, the December 2012 Genetic Evaluations are as much about the changes in the system as it is about the new sires.

In the US, USDA made significant changes to the system including a correction and adjustment of health and functional trait evaluations and reliabilities. These changes have led to a much closer grouping of the top TPI sires (15%). We all know that just as breeders are learning how to use genomics, geneticists are also learning how to evolve this technology and ensure it’s accuracy. In Canada there have also been refinements to the DGV system, including regression analysis as well as a tightening of the range of the top end animals. The number of DGV LPI’s over 4000 has gone down drastically, with many sires seeing about a 400-500 DGV LPI drop.

More than ever these changes highlight that instead of selecting sires by their rank on the list, with such close numbers, it is now more important to make sure that you select the sire that is the corrective mate for your animals.

USA

All is quiet on the American front. Even the story of the top two sires BADGER-BLUFF FANNY FREDDIE and COYNE-FARMS DORCY is about how they held their numbers to move up the ranks rather than increased their numbers.
Even WABASH-WAY EXPLODE, who we were hesitant to endorse last round as his Parent Averages and DGV’s are higher than his current daughter performance, held relatively the same numbers with the addition of 10 more daughters (Note: His DGV’s and PA’s are still higher than current daughter performance).
One interesting newcomer that caught our eye was RONELEE TOYSTORY DOMAIN. Domain is the 1^st proven sire from Trans America Genetics (TAG) and his initial proof was spot on to his expected genomic and parent averages (slightly lower for production but indications are that it will adjust) Bodes well for great things to come from the TAG program.

CANADA

The biggest story in Canada is the official domestic proof of LONG-LANGS OMAN OMAN. Man-O-Man didn’t disappoint the many rumors that where swirling (Read more – Man-O-Man will he turn platinum?) but does cause us some concerns about his use as a sire of sons (Read more – Is Man-O-Man going to be a sire of sons?).
A bull that will certainly catch a lot of attention in Canada FREUREHAVEN NIAGARA. This Bolton son from the high index bull mother COMESTAR LAUTELLA GOLDWYN VG-87 2* is leaving daughters that love to milk and that do so from strong udders and great feet and legs.
This proof round for Canada was packed with many high-ranking bulls receiving their first official LPI proof including 25 in the Top 100, 14 in the Top 50 and 9 in the Top 20 for LPI. Most of these were US proven sires receiving their first Canadian proof such as UFM-DUBS AltaEsquire (O Man x Rich-Ro Mark Sam-ET) at #4 LPI and the new #1 for Fat this round; Crockett-Acres Otto-ET (O Man x Crockett-Acres Mtot Elly- ET) arriving at #13 LPI and immediately followed, with a difference of only 15 LPI points, by his full Canadian proven brother Crockett-Acres Eight-ET at #12 LPI.

INTERNATIONAL

Cogent Twist becomes number one UK proven sire in December proof run. COGENT TWIST has continued his climb through the rankings to become the new number one UK-proven sire. Twist combines his PLI of £229 with hardwearing daughter type traits including dairy strength, width and body depth.
In Italy Encino EVONYMON ET TV is the highest new bull for PFT this run (standing 10th in the Italian rankings). Evonymon is one of the highest sires for milk in the Italian PFT ranking at over 1600Kgs. He also has a positive fat and protein %, a functional type with 2.47 feet & legs and positive Fitness traits. The other high new release sire is Encino EGYPTIAN ET TV the full brother of Evonymon and stands 15th on the official Italian rankings. He has excellent fat (0.16) and protein (0.11) with over 1,300 kg of milk. Fertility is high, and is a somatic cell score improver.
Other international stars such as ZANI BOLTON MASCALESE, FLEVO GENETICS SNOWMAN and HEIDENSKIPSTER GOLDDAY all held their numbers as well as international rankings.

The Bullvine Bottom Line

While there were certainly some exciting new sires this proof round, the bigger story is about the way current stars are holding their domestic numbers as they receive international proofs. This stability highlights the strengths of the MACE system and shows how different countries are enhancing their use of Genomics to more accurately predict the future genetic stars.

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Tags : Badger-Bluff Fanny FREDDIE, COGENT TWIST, COYNE-FARMS DORCY, Crockett-Acres Eight, Crockett-Acres Otto, December 2012 Genetic Evaluations, Encino EGYPTIAN, Encino EVONYMON, FLEVO GENETICS SNOWMAN, FREUREHAVEN NIAGARA, HEIDENSKIPSTER GOLDDAY, LONG-LANGS OMAN OMAN, RONELEE TOYSTORY DOMAIN, UFM-DUBS ALTAESQUIRE, WABASH-WAY EXPLODE, ZANI BOLTON MASCALESE

Top 10 TPI International Bulls – December 2012

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

The Top 100 TPI International Bull List is now available to view for FREE at www.holsteinusa.com! Here’s the top 10…

#1 Badger-Bluff Fanny Freddie +2295 GTPI
#2 Coyne-Farms Dorcy-ET (2252)
#3 Co-Op Bosside Massey-ET (2244)

#4 Lotta-Hill Shottle 41-ET (2239)
#5 Co-Op O-Style Oman Just-ET (2207)
#6 Long-Langs Oman Oman 2-ETN (2205)
#7 Zani Bolton Mascalese-ET (2200)
#8 De-Su Gillespy-ET (2184)
#9 Flevo Genetics Snowman-ET (2181)
#10 TIE – De-Su Gulf-ET & Morningview Levi (2161)

*Bulls on this list have reliability of at least 80% traditional OR 85% genomic for production and at least 80% for type in one of the countries included in MACE evaluations.

Categories : Genetic Evaluation Review

USA HIGH RANKING SIRE REPORT (TPI)- DECEMBER 2012

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

1. BADGER-BLUFF FANNY FREDDIE 2295G
2. COYNE-FARMS DORCY-ET 2252G
3. CO-OP BOSSIDE MASSEY-ET 2244G
4. LOTTA-HILL SHOTTLE 41-ET 2207G
5. CO-OP O-STYLE OMAN JUST-ET 2207G
6. LONG-LANGS OMAN OMAN 2-ETN 2205G
7. ZANI BOLTON MASCALESE-ET 2200G
8. DE-SU GILLESPY-ET 2184G
9. DE-SU GULF-ET 2161G
10. MORNINGVIEW LEVI 2161G

For more check out Holstein USA’s Bull Lists Page

Categories : Genetic Evaluation Review

CDN Holstein Highlights – December 2012

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Long-Langs Oman Oman-ET (Man-O-Man) does not disappoint those awaiting his first official domestic evaluation hitting the scene as the new #1 sire for LPI (#1 Protein, tied #3 Fat). This is not the only cause for news breaking excitement this round as two young sire graduates also penetrate the Top 5 LPI list. The first of these is Freurehaven Niagara (Bolton x Comestar Lautella Goldwyn) arriving at #3 LPI (#5 Fat), behind De-Su Gillespy (Bolton x Shottle) at #2 LPI (tied #6 Milk) thanks to an increase of 216 LPI points. At #4 LPI and the new #1 for Fat this round is the second highest young sire recruit, namely UFM-DUBS AltaEsquire (O Man x Rich-Ro Mark Sam-ET). These new star arrivals push the two former breed leaders down the list as Ensenada Taboo Planet-ET (Taboo x Amel) takes #5 LPI and Gen-I-Beq Brawler (AltaBaxter x Gen-I-Beq Shottle Barbi) occupies #6 LPI. The remainder of the Top 10 LPI list includes four bulls from last round’s list, namely OConnors Jay (#7 LPI, Bolton x Durham), Gen-I-Beq Topside (#8 LPI, Bolton x Storm, maternal brother to Goldwyn), Crackholm Fever (#9 LPI, Goldwyn x Blitz) and O-Bee Manfred Justice-ET (O Man) at #10 LPI. UFM-DUBS Olegant-ET (Honeycrest Elegant x O Man) bounces back from last round regaining
some of his previous loss, jumping from #29 to #16 LPI. Among high ranking active sires, three lose more than 300 LPI points, namely Planet (-376 points from #1 to #5 LPI), Genervations Lexicon (-417 points from #32 to #19 LPI), and Lorka Cognac Red*R&W (-431 points from #64 LPI).

A Powerhouse Group Enter Top LPI Rankings

This round of genetic evaluations is packed with many high ranking bulls receiving their first official LPI including 25 in the Top 100, 14 in the Top 50 and 9 in the Top 20 for LPI. In addition to Man-O-Man (#1 LPI), Niagara (#3 LPI) and AltaEsquire (#4 LPI) mentioned above, six others debut by filling positions between #13 and #20 LPI this round. Top in this group is Crockett-Acres Otto-ET (O Man x Crockett-Acres Mtot Elly- ET, first proven in the US) arriving at #13 LPI immediately following, with a difference of only 15 LPI points, his full brother Crockett-Acres Eight-ET at #12 LPI, who is the highest bull with a second crop proof in Canada. Also first proven in the US and now receiving his first official domestic LPI is Mainstream Manifold (O Man x BW Marshall) at #15 LPI. Four promising young sire graduates also enter the Top 20 LPI list, including Sildahl Jett Air-ET (AltaBaxter x BW Marshall) at #14 LPI, Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood (Goldwyn x Durham) at #17 LPI, Gen-I-Beq AltaBuzzer (AltaBaxter x Gen-I-Beq Shottle Barbi, full brother to Brawler) at #19 LPI, and Domicole Chelios (AltaBaxter x Goldwyn) at #20 LPI. The dam of G W Atwood, namely MD-Delight Durham Atlee-ET, has proven her tremendous breeding potential for type with the arrival of four new sons at +16 or higher for Conformation. These include Mr Atlees SHT Aftershock-ET at #1 Conformation with +18 as well as a team of three full brothers, G W Atwood (#2 Conformation at +17, #17 LPI), Allyndale-I G W Arden (tied #3 Conformation at +16) and Mr Atlees AltaAmazing-ET (tied #3 Conformation at +16). These join a fourth full brother already proven, Allyndale-I Atticus, at +15 Conformation and #48 LPI. Other bulls of interest breaking into the Top 50 LPI list are Wa-Del Hayden-ET (#26 LPI, O Man x Mtoto, first proven in the US), Browndale Dexter (#30 LPI, AltaBaxter x Browndale Sabre), Maco Fred (#36 LPI, AltaBaxter x Terrick Reggie), Petherton Rox Itak (#43 LPI, Goldwyn x Titanic) and Gillette Canyon (#50 LPI, Mr Burns x Gillette Blitz
S Cut).

Man-O-Man and Planet Divide the Top 10 GLPI List!

The Top 10 GLPI list for cows is split between daughters of Man-O-Man and Planet, with OConnors Planet Lucia retaining her title as Queen of the Breed at #1 GLPI (tied #1 Protein). The domination of Planet daughters as LPI leaders last round has been diluted, however, with the arrival of four newly indexed Man-O-Man daughters that enter the elite group of Top 10 for LPI, thereby joining Stantons Manoman Ezra who takes #3 GLPI from #10 last round. The highest of the new arrivals is Comestar Lautamai Man O Man at #2 GLPI, who is the oldest Canadian born daughter of Comestar Lautama Goldwyn (#82 GLPI). Benner Planet Jakova (#6 GLPI) is joined by maternal sisters that are full sisters themselves, namely Benner Manoman Janesse at #4 GLPI, Benner Man O Man Jerarda (tied at #9 GLPI), and Benner Man O Man Jarianna (#14 GLPI). The fourth newly indexed Man-O-Man to enter the Top 10 LPI list is Gillette M O M Look At Her, who is a daughter of Gillette Bolton 2nd Look (#115 GLPI) tracing back to the famous Braedale Second Cut. The other members of the elite Top 10 GLPI group are Calbrett Planet Eve (#5 GLPI, daughter of Wabash-Way Evett-ET at #37 GLPI), Comestar Lautamire Planet (#7 GLPI, daughter of Comestar Lautamia Bolton), and Sandy-Valley Planet Melody (tied #9 GLPI, daughter of Hendel Bolton Music 2602-ET). Another noteworthy cow newly indexed this round is Misty Springs MOM Brenna*RDC (Man-O-Man x Mr Burns) at #52 GLPI, who becomes the highest red carrier in the breed this round.

source:Canadian Dairy Network

Categories : Genetic Evaluation Review

Canadian Coloured Breed Highlights – December 2012

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

“Rockstar” Becomes New Star in the Ayrshire Breed!

Kamouraska Rockstar hits the LPI stage with huge success! This well-balanced first proven son of Lagace Modem-ET was destined for success given the outstanding genetic potential of his dam, Kamouraska Peterslund Ruby, who increases 199 LPI points this round to regain the #1 LPI status. Even though more change is expected this round due to the official implementation of genomic evaluations for Ayrshire, Orraryd maintains his title as #1 for LPI, Fat and Protein. The rest of the Top 10 LPI leader board shows common names including Peterslund, Kansas, B Jurist, T-Bruno, Percy (#1 Milk), Landscape, Oblique and Bendig ranking #3 to #10 LPI, respectively. In addition to Rockstar, the other Modem son now progeny proven becomes the second highest young sire graduate as Roi Tennison-ET (dam is Roi T-Brunette) takes #22 LPI. Lashburn Karamello-ET (B Jurist x Kildare BBK Kellyann ET) is another interesting newcomer arriving at #30 LPI.

The maternal family behind “Rockstar” also impresses among Top LPI cows this round. In addition to his dam Ruby, at #1 LPI, she has four sisters that excel including Kamouraska Peterslund Virvolte (#7 LPI from #15), Kamouraska Peterslund Tunamie (#9 LPI from #34), and Kamouraska Poker Wilhelmina (#16 LPI including genomics). Ruby also has produced high ranking daughters including three full sisters by Jupiter, namely Kamouraska Jupi Uby-ET (#2 LPI including genomics), Kamouraska Jupiter Ureka-ET (#14 LPI) and Kamouraska Jupiter Ursula-ET (#35 LPI). Ramco Orraryd Bess settles back to #3 LPI, fighting off the pressure coming from Kellcrest Sydney (Poker x Kellcrest Lea at #8 LPI) as she skyrockets from #24 to #4 LPI. The rest of the Top 10 LPI includes Brae Lea Olga (#5 LPI), Kildare Orraryd Viviane-ET (#6 LPI), and Nolanda Acres Asia 200 at #10 LPI. The two highest newly indexed cows this round are Shadylane Ollie (Orraryd x Oblique) at #11 LPI and Laroc Rockstar Reine at #12 LPI.

“Maximus” Makes His Move to Challenge Jersey LPI Leaders

Sunset Canyon Maximus (Lemvig x Haug) realizes gains for production and Conformation, translating to an LPI increase of 305 points and a jump from #11 to #2 LPI (#1 Fat), following Q Impuls who remains the breed leader at #1 LPI and #1 Protein. Other high ranking bulls experience little change with Rocha Iatola Walker-ET, Sunset Canyon Dice-ET, Unique VS Habit, SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET and Hollylane Lilibet’s Legacy occupying #3 to #7 LPI, respectively. Both Lencrest On Time (#8 LPI) and Sunset Canyon Kyros (#9 LPI) make gains to penetrate the Top 10 LPI list this round, nudging Sunset Canyon Dice-ET into #10 LPI spot. First proven in the United States, Silver Spring Belmont (Centurion x Renaissance) takes #18 LPI with his first official domestic evaluation. The highest young sire graduate this round is Top Gene Picture-ET (Senior x Paramount) at #44 LPI.

Once again, the #1 GLPI title is held by Hautpre Legacy Fate but Hautpre Nouvelle Ère Francia ET jumps 199 points to take #2 LPI spot, up from #8 last round. Lencrest Last Dance also creeps upward for LPI to steal #3 GLPI, forcing Reyla Impuls Chardonnay into #4 GLPI position. Maternal sisters to Last Dance, namely Lencrest Gold Belle-ET and Lencrest Belles Beauty-ET remain solid at #5 (tied) and #8 GLPI, respectively. The two highest cows with their first GLPI this round manage to rank among the elite with Kambro Legal Maple 5097 (Legal x Jace) landing at #7 and Stornaway Tbone Tiara (Richies Jace Tbone A364 x Wilderness Blueprint) at #9 GLPI. The Top 10 GLPI list is completed by Gabys Blair Antiqua (tied at #5) and Luchanel Select LB Sable ET (#10 GLPI).

“Millenium” Sparks Interest in the Brown Swiss Breed

Sunset Triangle Acres PO Payoff ET (Prelude x Collection) and Blessing Prophet Ransom (Profit x Ensign) achieve the unlikely outcome of sharing #1 LPI this round at 1624 points. Also exciting is the arrival of Olson Millenium (Zeus x Brinks) as the highest young sire graduate taking #3 LPI. Although Triangle Acres Poet ET (from the same family at Payoff) stays firm at #4 LPI, the former breed leader, Sun-Made Vigor-ET, loses 480 points to land at #5 LPI. Another bull, Top Acres C Wonderment ET (first proven last round) has the opposite experience making major gains for both production and type for a huge increase of 902 points, catapulting from #43 to #8 LPI this round. Others in the Top 10 LPI list include Wagor (#6), Pronto (#7), Special (#9) and Even at #10 LPI. For cows, Gubelman Pronto Dorissa takes over the helm from her stable mate to grab #1 LPI (#1 Protein), leaving Anfield FB Jane’s Emma ET firm in the #2 LPI spot followed by Gubelman Wurl Precious at #3 LPI. As with her sire, Wonderment, Swiss Dream Wonder Ursula realizes a spectacular LPI gain 523 points and jumps from #56 to #4 LPI (tied #1 Conformation), only 30 points ahead of her dam, Swiss Dream Zeus US Unella who is tied at #5 LPI with Gubelman Payoff Courtney (up from #21 LPI). The two highest newly indexed cows this round are Gubelman Dasher Deva (#16 LPI) and Gubelman Juhus Crystal (#17 LPI).

“Bianca” Daughter-Dam Pair Move Up the Ranks in the Guernsey Breed

The list of Top 5 LPI sires remains identical to last round including Lewis, Double L, Jordan, Bingo and Warden in that order. Even among the Top 10 LPI list, only Idle Gold E Challenge enters the group thanks to a gain of 223 LPI points to land at #7 from #14. Penny Lane Royal Oak Turley receives his first official domestic LPI after first being proven in the US and debuts at #36 LPI with below average Conformation. For cows, Glen Haven Lewis Lana stays solid at #1 LPI and holds off the challenging Maplehurst Aarons Bianca who jumps from #7 to #2 LPI, just ahead of her dam Maplehurst Warden Bianca (#3 LPI from #6). Joining other breed leaders, namely Guernsey View Tina’s Winnie (#4 LPI), Eby Manor Lewis Secelia (#5) and Guernsey View Kit’s Ruby (#6), is Lindrian Aaron Penny Two at #7 LPI from #32 last round. Eby Manor Aaron Indigo is the highest newly indexed cow this round with her debut at #32 LPI.

No Major Shuffling in the Canadienne Breed

The December 2012 genetic evaluation release leaves the waters calm for top bulls and cows in the Canadienne breed. The Top 5 LPI only see Telethon slip a notch from #4 to #5 LPI, behind the breed leaders Expo (#1), Nectar (#2), Simon (#3) and Mister (#4). The list of Top LPI cows is also quiet with only some minor switching and now includes Monbriant Expo Fleurette (#1), Acton Energika Rosie 3R ET (#2), Acton Expo Sara (#3), Amandes Expo Justice (#4) and Acton Epi Nita at #5 LPI. The highest newly indexed cow this round is Acton Telethon Wilsie ET at #31 LPI, who is one of three daughters of Rosie 3R (#2 LPI) among the Top 40 LPI list.

Milking Shorthorn Breed Welcomes Two New High Fliers!

While B Jurist stays solid at #1 LPI and GMC Rebel Logic ET loses for both production and type but stays at #2 LPI, two young sire graduates arrive on the scene this round with outstanding results. Oceanbrae Logic’s Plato (Logic x Oceanbrae Pepper 2nd by Prince Edward) receives an official type proof that is good enough to capture #3 LPI. Clarefield Mocha (Glenbrook Ultimate x Venvale Sovereign, Australian pedigree) debuts at #4 LPI, #5 Milk, tied #6 Protein and #1 Conformation at +13. Following his first domestic proof last round, Vinra Frost Ted (Frost x Outlaw) moved up the list to #6 LPI from #8. For cows, Brook Chardonnay ET Exp takes a slip and falls back to #2 LPI, allowing Kulp-Gen Jurist Angel Exp-ET to regain the #1LPI spot. Oceanbrae Jurist Thyme ET stays solid taking #3 LPI, ahead of Lady Grove Mocha Angeline ET at #4 LPI (Mocha x Kulp-Gen Jurist Angel Exp-ET). The Top 5 LPI list is completed with Oceanbrae Jurist Betty leaping from #16 to #5 LPI position. Lady Grove OLP K Betty 7 (daughter of Plato) becomes the highest newly indexed cow this round arriving at #17 LPI.

Source: Canadian Dairy Network

Categories : Genetic Evaluation Review

Top 200 New Genomic Females For October 2012

By Andrew Hunt

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

Name	Sire	GTPI*	Owner	State/Ctry
EDG DESIRE UNO DELLIA-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2606	Elite Dairy Genomics LLC	Downers Grove , IL
WESSELCREST CAMERON ANGEL	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2572	A L H Genetics BV	Damwoude ,
S-S-I MCC EDEN 8290-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2568	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
DE-SU LARGE 2128-ET	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2542	De Su Holsteins LLC	New Albin , IA
BUTZ-HILL PARADISE LAUGH	REGANCREST PARADISE-ET	2539	Elite Dairy Genomics LLC	Downers Grove , IL
BUTZ-HILL BOOKEM LUCY-ET	DE-SU 521 BOOKEM-ET	2534	Mark Butz	Cedar Rapids , IA
BUTZ-HILL BOOKEM LUMA-ET	DE-SU 521 BOOKEM-ET	2521	Mark Butz	Cedar Rapids , IA
OCD MOGUL ABRACADABRA-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2520	Oakfield Corners Dairy	Oakfield , NY
MS BOYANA UNO BRINLEY-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2513	Select Genetics of Indiana LLC	Crown Point , IN
BRICHRIS NMRO UNO MARILE-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2508	Brian Christensen	Abbotsford , WI
PINE-TREE 4612 AIRN 5417-ET	AIR-OSA-EXEL ALTAAIRNET-ET	2504	Matthew J. Steiner	Marshallville , OH
WEBB-VUE CAMERON 6611-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2504	Robert A. Webb	Plymouth , WI
S-S-I MCC MALI 8258-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2495	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
BUTZ-HILL ALCHEMY LENNA-ET	HUNSBERGER ALCHEMY-ET	2494	Mark Butz	Cedar Rapids , IA
DE-SU UNO 2111-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2493	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
JOLICAP ESMERALDA SHAMROCK	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2493	Trans-America Genetics	St-Hyacinthe QUE ,
VATLAND MOGUL MOCHA 3665-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2492	Josh Vatland	Caledonia , MN
KHW UNO ALASKA-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2492	High Altitude Syndicate	Platteville , WI
ROYAL-VISTA EPIC ESTELLE-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2473	Ben M. & Jane A. Hughes	Pickett , WI
OCD MOGUL FREE WILLY-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2472	Oakfield Corners Dairy	Oakfield , NY
DE-SU UNO 2110-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2467	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
BRICHRIS NMRO UNO DENISE-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2463	Brian Christensen	Abbotsford , WI
RICHMOND-FD LITH BOBBI-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2459	John L. Richmond	North Collins , NY
PRIDE MOGUL TUMANY 1067-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2459	R Green Acres Inc.	Pepin , WI
WOODCREST SHAMELESS 22951	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2459	Woodcrest Dairy LLC	Lisbon , NY
S-S-I MCC MALI 8255-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2459	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
S-S-I MCC HERO 8263-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2447	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
RONELEE CAMERON DUSTINE-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2447	Sherman Polinder	Lynden , WA
S-S-I MAYFLD CREDEN 8176-ET	DE-SU D MAYFIELD 893-ET	2446	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
S-S-I JAGGR MOM7030 8184-ET	DE-SU FREDD JAGGER 974-ET	2446	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
RONELEE EPIC DALISHA-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2443	Sherman Polinder	Lynden , WA
MS BOYANA UNO BALARI-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2440	Select Genetics of Indiana LLC	Crown Point , IN
PEN-COL GRAFETTI BELL-ET	LADYS-MANOR RD GRAFEETI-ET	2438	Dennis C. Wolff	Millville , PA
PRISMAGEN EPIC OREGON-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2437	World-Wide Sires Germany	48341 Altenberge ,
SPRINGHILL-OH ROCK HOPE-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2434	SpringHill	Big Prairie , OH
MATCREST EPIC LASSIE-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2432	Matthew R. Johnson	Baldwin , WI
ROYAL-VISTA EPIC ESTHER-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2427	Ben M. & Jane A. Hughes	Pickett , WI
BO-IRISH-RN LARGE SHERYL-ET	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2427	Trans-America Genetics	St-Hyacinthe , QC
TAG-LANE 8344 JOCK 7339	UECKER RAMOS JOCK-ET	2426	Kevin J. Griswold	Ixonia , WI
T-SPRUCE PETRONE 7028-ET	WELCOME SUPER PETRONE-ET	2425	Arnold B. Gruenes	Richmond , MN
BRU-DALE CAMERON SANDY-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2424	Michael R. Brubaker	Lebanon , PA
MS BOYANA CAM BRINNA-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2421	Select Genetics of Indiana LLC	Crown Point , IN
SPRUCE-HAVEN SHA SX13956-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2420	Doug Young & James Nocek	Union Springs , NY
END-ROAD PATRIOT BLAST-ET	SPRINGHILL-OH PATRIOT-ET	2419	Duane & Janet Molhoek	Falmouth , MI
S-S-I ECOYNE MANNY 8288-ET	ECOYNE ISY	2418	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
DE-SU UNO 2126-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2417	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
SIEMERS MOGUL ROZ-DREAM-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2413	Siemers Holstein Farms Inc.	Newton , WI
PRIDE MOGUL TOOFER 1059-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2411	R Green Acres Inc.	Pepin , WI
ST GENOMICPRO DOLCE-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2411	Sexing Technologies	Navasota , TX
VATLAND MOGUL MOLLY 3663-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2409	Josh Vatland	Caledonia , MN
DE-SU UNO 2121-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2407	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
SIEMERS UNO HALLASTAR-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2407	Siemers Holstein Farms Inc.	Newton , WI
GENESEE-HILL CMRN MAGNET-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2404	Mulligan Farm Inc.	Avon , NY
PEN-COL CAMERON GWEN-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2403	Dennis C. Wolff	Millville , PA
WELCOME UNO WILLOW-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2401	Welcome Stock Farm LLC	Schuylerville , NY
OCD MOGUL DELIGHT 7780	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2399	Oakfield Corners Dairy	Oakfield , NY
DE-SU EPIC 2103-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2394	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
PEN-COL BOOKEM MISTY-ET	DE-SU 521 BOOKEM-ET	2392	D. C. & C. F. Wolff Jr	Millville , PA
EDG GLISTEN A GLAD	HUNSBERGER ALCHEMY-ET	2391	Elite Dairy Genomics LLC	Downers Grove , IL
FUSTEAD LITHIUM SCOPE-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2391	Brian & Wendy Fust	Wausau , WI
MS T-C-G CAMERON CALI-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2390	John Anderson	Jerome , ID
SEAGULL-BAY SHN MCKENZIE-ET	JOLICAP HIGHWAY	2390	Seagull Bay Dairy Inc.	American Falls , ID
S-S-I LITHIUM DANN 8252-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2390	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
EDG PRINT GOLD PAPER-ET	MR CHASSITY GOLD CHIP-ET	2388	Elite Dairy Genomics LLC	Downers Grove , IL
VISION-GEN ERD MZ14011-ET	KINGS-RANSOM ERDMAN CRI-ET	2388	VISION GENETICS	Mount Joy , PA
BUTZ-HILL PARADISE LIFE	REGANCREST PARADISE-ET	2387	Elite Dairy Genomics LLC	Downers Grove , IL
CLAYTONCREST EPIC AMY-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2387	David Lee Clayton	Granger , IN
BUSH-BROS AIRNET 4360-ET	AIR-OSA-EXEL ALTAAIRNET-ET	2384	David & Leroy Nosbush	Fairfax , MN
PEN-COL SHAMROCK KLASSY-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2384	D. C. & C. F. Wolff Jr	Millville , PA
WEBB-VUE MOGUL 6580-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2382	Robert A. Webb	Plymouth , WI
DE-SU EPIC 2125-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2382	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
SPRUCE-HAVEN ARM BS13493-ET	RMW ARMITAGE	2379	Doug Young & James Nocek	Union Springs , NY
SPRUCE-HAVEN LRG BJ13962-ET	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2378	Doug Young & James Nocek	Union Springs , NY
ROORDA EPIC MIKAL 15670-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2378	John & Larry Roorda	Paullina , IA
WIND-N-TAIL DARLA CRI-ET	MARBRI FACEBOOK	2378	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
OCD MOGUL SUMMER-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2378	Oakfield Corners Dairy	Oakfield , NY
KHW UNO ARIZONA-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2376	High Altitude Syndicate	Platteville , WI
REGANCREST LITHIUM BESHY-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2375	Regancrest Farms	Waukon , IA
BUTLERVIEW EPIC PASEN-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2375	Jeffrey Butler	Chebanse , IL
ROSYLANE-LLC HUNTER 5626	COOKIECUTTER MOM HUNTER-ET	2374	Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC	Watertown , WI
ST GENOMICPRO DAINTY-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2374	Sexing Technologies	Navasota , TX
END-ROAD EMERALD BADU	BOMAZ MARION EMERALD 648-ET	2374	Duane & Janet Molhoek	Falmouth , MI
NO-FLA O-STYLE SHAQUN 33293	CO-OP O-STYLE OMAN JUST-ET	2374	North Florida Holsteins	Bell , FL
CLAYTONCREST EPIC ANNIE-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2373	David Lee Clayton	Granger , IN
WEIGELINE CAMERON 2116	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2373	Dan Weigel	Richland , MI
CO-OP ARMITAG JULIA 6796-ET	RMW ARMITAGE	2371	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
WELCOME CAMERON SARAH-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2370	Welcome Stock Farm LLC	Schuylerville , NY
RIC-REY GOLD CHIP FORSYTHIA	MR CHASSITY GOLD CHIP-ET	2369	Joel H. Krall	Lebanon , PA
SYRYCZUK PARADISE POSY-ET	REGANCREST PARADISE-ET	2369	Andrew S Syryczuk	Lublin , WI
SPEEK-NJ NUMBERO UNO 359-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2368	Robert J. Eustice	Byron , MN
VISTA-LC AIRNET 9444	AIR-OSA-EXEL ALTAAIRNET-ET	2368	Sierra Vista Dairy LP	Denair , CA
CO-OP DD SHERAC 40008-ET	UFM-DUBS SHERAC-ET	2366	Darin Dykstra	Maurice , IA
SPECHT 85 LEVI LAYNEE	MORNINGVIEW LEVI	2366	Specht Farms	Stone Creek , OH
CO-OP YANO LULITA 6799-ET	CO-OP UPD PLANET YANO-ET	2365	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
DREAM-PRAIRIE SUPLG RUFFKIN	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2364	Logan Moser	Westby , WI
KP-ACK EPIC 289-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2362	Kevin & Pete Ackerman	Sauk Rapids , MN
FLY-QUIETLY LITHIUM MAUD-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2360	Thomas Kugler	Valley Falls , NY
DE-SU BIG BANG 2098-ET	DE-SU BIG BANG-ET	2360	De Su Holsteins LLC	New Albin , IA
PRIDE MOGUL TUFAST 1060-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2357	R Green Acres Inc.	Pepin , WI
LARCREST COLOGNE-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2356	Jon E. Larson	Albert Lea , MN
NO-FLA CAMERON ABI 33290-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2355	North Florida Holsteins	Bell , FL
HH-D GABRIELES GEM-ET	JOLICAP HIGHWAY	2354	Matthew & Jana Hamlett	Arlington , IA
DE-SU ECOYNE 2114	ECOYNE ISY	2353	De Su Holsteins LLC	New Albin , IA
DANHOF LITHIUM DYNA-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2351	Jason & Sheri Danhof	Waukon , IA
ESKDALE LARGE SHADE TINTIC	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2350	Eskdale Center Dairy	Eskdale , UT
BO-IRISH-RN CMRN SHIRLEE-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2349	Trans-America Genetics	St-Hyacinthe , QC
S-S-I MAYFIELD SASHA8267-ET	DE-SU D MAYFIELD 893-ET	2349	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
CO-OP HUNTER YOYO 6794-ET	COOKIECUTTER MOM HUNTER-ET	2348	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
WELCOME SUPERSONIC FIONA-ET	MISTY SPRINGS SUPERSONIC	2347	Welcome Stock Farm LLC	Schuylerville , NY
OCD SUPERSON FAIR MAIDEN-ET	MISTY SPRINGS SUPERSONIC	2347	Oakfield Corners Dairy	Oakfield , NY
PEN-COL BOOKEM MATTIE-ET	DE-SU 521 BOOKEM-ET	2346	D. C. & C. F. Wolff Jr	Millville , PA
SPEEK-NJ NUMBERO UNO 363-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2346	Robert J. Eustice	Byron , MN
MISS ESKDALE BOOK ACHOO-ET	DE-SU 521 BOOKEM-ET	2345	Eskdale Dairy & Orton Dairy LL	Garrison , UT
VENDAIRY BEAUTY 1	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2345	A L H Genetics BV	Damwoude ,
KERIEL ALCHEMY CALLIE-ET	HUNSBERGER ALCHEMY-ET	2343	Daniel K Wiebe	Whitewater , KS
S-S-I JAGG MOM7030 8198-ET	DE-SU FREDD JAGGER 974-ET	2342	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
SIEMERS MAYFIELD HALLA-ET	DE-SU D MAYFIELD 893-ET	2340	Siemers Holstein Farms Inc.	Newton , WI
COOKIECUTTER LTM HUNGARY-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2336	Denise M. Dickinson	Hudson Falls , NY
S-S-I PETRONE FLOWER8259-ET	WELCOME SUPER PETRONE-ET	2336	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
S-S-I MCC HERO 8269-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2336	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
STONE-HAUS LARGE GRACY	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2335	Glen S. Zimmerman	Myerstown , PA
CO-OP GREAT YOPLAIT 6806-ET	DEN-K ALTAGREATEST	2334	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
S-S-I MCC 5328 8220-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2334	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
PEN-COL SHAMROCK SADIE-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2332	D. C. & C. F. Wolff Jr	Millville , PA
MS EMILY ELIANE-ET	AIR-OSA-EXEL ALTAAIRNET-ET	2331	Trans-America Genetics	St-Hyacinthe QC , CA
NO-FLA EPIC AMBER 33227-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2331	North Florida Holsteins	Bell , FL
NO-FLA JIVES PAULINE 33337	BERRYRIDGE JEEVES JIVES-ET	2331	North Florida Holsteins	Bell , FL
S-S-I LITHIUM MANNY 8192-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2329	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
PEN-COL SHAMROCK MARCY-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2329	D. C. & C. F. Wolff Jr	Millville , PA
LARCREST COCONUT-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2328	Jon E. Larson	Albert Lea , MN
REGANCREST-MVM BRYLIANT-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2327	Regancrest Farm & Marvin Van M	Waukon , IA
BUTZ-HILL BOOKEM LUKA-ET	DE-SU 521 BOOKEM-ET	2325	Mark Butz	Cedar Rapids , IA
LINERWAY SONIC FIONA-ET	MISTY SPRINGS SUPERSONIC	2323	Jeff & Dan Liner	Van Dyne , WI
SANDY-VALLEY SNOW WHITE-ET	FLEVO GENETICS SNOWMAN-ET	2321	Dave Pat Frank Jr. & Greg B	Stevens Point , WI
DYECREST EPIC AUDRY-15348	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2321	Terence W. Dye	Fort Collins , CO
BLUE-HYLL 5657	FUSTEAD ALTASAMOA-ET	2321	Blue Hyll Dairy LLC	Clinton , IA
S-S-I MCC SBN5328 8293-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2321	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
CO-OP ARMITAG ROBIN 6795-ET	RMW ARMITAGE	2320	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
AB-TY AIRNET BELLA-ET	AIR-OSA-EXEL ALTAAIRNET-ET	2319	AB-TY Genetics	Frazee , MN
WOODCREST CAMERON PAULA-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2319	Woodcrest Dairy LLC	Lisbon , NY
C-HAVEN-K EMERALD SERIAL-ET	BOMAZ MARION EMERALD 648-ET	2318	Thomas Priest & Kenlin A. Mart	Greencastle , PA
SPRINGHILL-OH ROCK HOLLY-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2318	SpringHill	Big Prairie , OH
SPEEK-NJ UNO DRINA RAE-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2318	Neil McDonah	Trempealeau , WI
CO-OP FF OSMOND DREAM-ET	DE-SU OSMOND-ET	2318	Fairmont Farm Inc.	East Montpelier , VT
KINGS-RANSOM MAYFIELD BING	DE-SU D MAYFIELD 893-ET	2317	Kings-Ransom Farm LLC	Schuylerville , NY
SPEEK-NJ NUMBERO UNO 360-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2317	Robert J. Eustice	Byron , MN
DE-SU EPIC 2113-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2316	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
S-S-I MCC TRINITY 8266-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2316	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
BROWN-STAR PERRY LYDIA-ET	CO-OP UPD AL PERRY 410	2315	Brown Star Farm LLC	Gillett , WI
HARDEE-TEX BALLERINA-ET	RMW ARMITAGE	2315	Brett & Brandon Esau & Robert	Beatrice , NE
CALL-DEL SHMCK DRCHN DANICA	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2315	Brian O. Call	South Charleston , OH
CO-OP HUNTER 6105 6842	COOKIECUTTER MOM HUNTER-ET	2314	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
FUSTEAD MCC SWAN 8296-ET	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174-ET	2314	Brian & Wendy Fust	Wausau , WI
SANDY-VALLEY LARGE THYME-ET	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2313	Dave Pat Frank Jr. & Greg B	Stevens Point , WI
END-ROAD PATRIOT BESS-ET	SPRINGHILL-OH PATRIOT-ET	2312	Duane & Janet Molhoek	Falmouth , MI
SPRUCE-HAVEN LRG BJ13953-ET	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2311	Doug Young & James Nocek	Union Springs , NY
DE-SU ECOYNE 2085	ECOYNE ISY	2311	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
BROWN-STAR ECOYNE CADALLI	ECOYNE ISY	2311	Brown Star Farm LLC	Gillett , WI
TRIPLECROWN EPIC MINNOW-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2311	John A. Andersen	Jerome , ID
CO-OP GREAT LAGOON 6791-ET	DEN-K ALTAGREATEST	2309	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
GIL-GAR EPIC SHARON-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2309	Henry G. Stelling	Plainview , MN
ROSYLANE-LLC SHAMROCK 5647	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2308	Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC	Watertown , WI
VISION-GEN ERD MZ13998-ET	KINGS-RANSOM ERDMAN CRI-ET	2308	VISION GENETICS	Mount Joy , PA
ROORDA SROCK MELINDA 15632	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2308	John & Larry Roorda	Paullina , IA
SIEMERS MFLD ROZ-IS-IT-ET	DE-SU D MAYFIELD 893-ET	2308	Siemers Holstein Farms Inc.	Newton , WI
DE-SU EPIC 2112-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2308	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
END-ROAD ARMITAGE MONA	RMW ARMITAGE	2308	Duane & Janet Molhoek	Falmouth , MI
COOKIECUTTER LTM HIGHER-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2308	Denise M. Dickinson	Hudson Falls , NY
965895246	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2308	Eurogenes	Fair Play , MD
MONUMENT SHAMR BRAZLEY-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2307	Dan R. Reynolds	Quincy , WA
NO-FLA GREATEST 33187-ET	DEN-K ALTAGREATEST	2306	North Florida Holsteins	Bell , FL
REGAN-BH-ALH NU DAY-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2305	Regancrest Farm	Waukon , IA
DE-SU EPIC 2120-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2305	Darin Meyer	New Albin , IA
BUSH-BROS WATSON 4382-ET	DE-SU WATSON	2302	David & Leroy Nosbush	Fairfax , MN
PEN-COL SHAMROCK GINGER-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2302	Dennis C. Wolff	Millville , PA
ZAHBULLS GEORGIA CRI-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2302	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
SIEMERS KOOL DEE	HAMMER-CREEK ALTAKOOL-ET	2302	Siemers Holstein Farms Inc.	Newton , WI
JENNITON EPIC MALIKA-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2301	Jenniton Registered Holsteins	Barneveld , WI
HIGHERRANSOM UNO ACID-ET	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO-ET	2301	Jeffrey King & Fly-Higher Hols	Valley Falls , NY
VATLAND MOGUL MORAY 3669-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2300	Josh Vatland	Caledonia , MN
B-S-D CAMERON DESI 6112-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2300	Blue Star Dairy Farms	Middleton , WI
EILDON-TWEED BK CHA-ET	DE-SU 521 BOOKEM-ET	2299	David R. Wood	West Charlton , NY
SPRINGHILL-OH MAGNUS CABANA	MR GOLDNOAKS MAGNUS-ET	2298	SpringHill	Big Prairie , OH
WOODCREST LARGE YOLANDA-ET	GLEN-TOCTIN SUPER LARGE-ET	2298	Woodcrest Dairy LLC	Lisbon , NY
BRANDVALE SHAMROCK 4762	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2297	Steven A. Brand	Ellsworth , WI
CO-OP FACEBOOK 5877 6813-ET	MARBRI FACEBOOK	2296	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
HENDEL PTRN BELIVE 3667-TW	WELCOME SUPER PETRONE-ET	2295	Hendel Farms	Caledonia , MN
ROLLIN-HUELS CLOVE-ET	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAMROCK-ET	2294	Lester L. Huels	Carlyle , IL
JOETOWN EXPLODE FIZZ CRI-ET	WABASH-WAY EXPLODE-ET	2294	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
JOLICAP SAULE LEXOR	GENERVATIONS LEXOR	2293	Trans-America Genetics	St-Hyacinthe QUE ,
REGANCREST PARADISE DANA	REGANCREST PARADISE-ET	2292	Regancrest Farms	Waukon , IA
CO-OP AIRNT YOPLAIT 6811-ET	AIR-OSA-EXEL ALTAAIRNET-ET	2292	Genesis Cooperative Herd	Shawano , WI
KHW EPIC ASTERICK-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2291	High Altitude Syndicate	Platteville , WI
SLO-TRAIN COACH 3464	MR CHASSITY COACH-ET	2291	Robert J. LaSalle	Firebaugh , CA
CLAYTONCREST EPIC MISTY-ET	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2291	David Lee Clayton	Granger , IN
PRIDE MOGUL TUCOOL 1065-ET	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL-ET	2290	R Green Acres Inc.	Pepin , WI
WEBB-VUE CAMERON 6617-ET	SHEMA JEEVES CAMERON-ET	2290	Robert A. Webb	Plymouth , WI
NORGARD XY-TING BOOKEM CHRIST	DE-SU 521 BOOKEM-ET	2289	A L H Genetics BV	Damwoude ,
S-S-I LITHIUM M-O-M 8180-ET	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM-ET	2288	Select Sires Inc.	Plain City , OH
HENDEL EPIC ADAR 3673	GENERVATIONS EPIC	2288	Hendel Farms	Caledonia , MN

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Eight Proven Holstein Sires to Watch For or to Watch Out For

By Andrew Hunt · Comments (0)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

Far too often many proven sires get missed. This can be for two reasons. Either their initial proof is lower than expected or everyone is so caught up in using the latest genomic release sires, that they miss some great ones. And then there are those new release sires that certainly seem to be amazing and then plummet to earth like a meteor. In order to help breeders understand which sires are which, we took a closer look at some of today’s top proven sires. Here is what we found.

(Please note: Due to the need to get DGV values all numbers are based on the Canadian System)

Sires to Watch for

ZANI BOLTON MASCALESE
With a dam that has MACE proof of over +4000 MLPI, it can be pretty scary for many breeders to use a MACE sire that is so high. Concerns that his proof is all parent average and genomics are not unusual. However, when it comes to MASACLESE his daughters are actually backing up what his family and genomics would indicate. His young sire proof estimates (65% Genomics and 35% Parent Average) would be +3019 MLPI and his MACE proof has him at+ 2972, telling you that, while his daughters are slightly lower, they are not far off.
UFM-DUBS ALTAESQUIRE
While no means a new release sire ALTAESQUIRE’s 2^nd crop daughters seem to be outperforming his first crop proof. Watch for ALTAESQUIRE to sire more production, components as well as better mammary systems than his current proof would indicate. Currently ALTAESQUIRE’s proof is held back significantly by his low parent average MLPI of +1763, that is 1171 points lower than his current official MLPI proof of +2934. With the addition of more daughters watch for his official CDN proof to have him among the top 2-3 LPI spots.
DE-SU ALTAGOALMAN
With so many sires from De-Su at the top of the genomics list, and breeders expecting that the top genomic sires will drop with the addition of daughter information, ALTAGOALMAN has actually outperformed his genomics and parent average. With a PA MLPI of +1960 and DGV MLPI of +2710, ALTAGOALMAN’s official proof MLPI is +2887, indicating that his daughters are significantly outperforming expectations for both type and production traits.
SHADYBANK SHOTTLE SANTANA
Unlike some sires that are significantly helped by their Parent Average’s SANTANA is actually significantly held back by his parent averages. With an official proof MLPI proof of +2854 that outperforms his strong DGV MLPI of +2778 and his not so strong PA MLPI of +1678, SANATANA’s daughters are performing significantly better than expected, especially for production and components.
GO-FARM ARTES
Here is one Goldwyn sire that I think many breeders might have missed. His lower DGV’s (DGV MLPI of +2024) and parent average of +1420 MLPI, do not spell breed topper. With an official MLPI proof of +2392, ARTES’s daughters are significantly outperforming expectations. While already among the breed leaders for type, watch for ARTES to be a significant type improver across all the major type traits, as well as giving significantly more production than expected.

Sires to Watch Out For

COYNE-FARMS DORCY
As we highlighted in our recent article The Effect Genomics Has On The August New Release Sires, DORCY’s current daughters are not performing as high as his Genomics (DGV MLPI of+ 2726) would indicate. Even when you factor in his lower parent average (PA MLPI of +2016) his expected young sire proof would have been +2477 MLPI higher than his current official proof of +2305 MLPI, indicating that his daughters are currently performing below his parent average.
WABASH-WAY EXPLODE
Living up to expectations can be very challenging, especially for sires that come from extreme families. That is the challenge EXPLODE finds himself in. With high genomics (DGV MLPI of +2333) and parent average (PA MLPI of +2127), EXPLODE falls short of what his young sire evaluation would be (YS MLPI +2261), with an official MLPI proof of 2183. Specific areas to watch out for are his feet and legs and rumps, based on current daughter performance.
O-MAN END-STORY
When his first proof came out END-STORY was not genomically tested. Being a late Oman son and internationally proven, many breeders were hesitant to use END-STORY, fearing that his numbers would not hold up. His daughters are significantly outperforming his DGV’s (DGV MLPI of +2419) and PA MLPI of +1504, with an official proof of +2502 MLPI. The hesitation factor is that with 57 daughters in 39 herds, there is plenty of potential for END-STORY’s proof to go in either direction. If the daughters live up to the numbers, he may have many breeders thinking twice and those that took the risk looking pretty smart.

The Bullvine Bottom Line

While we are not saying don’t use bulls like DORCY or EXPLODE, what we are saying is to use them with some level of caution, as current daughter performance has them below their DVG’s and parent averages. This does not absolutely mean they will drop with the addition of more daughters, but, if the additional daughters maintain current daughter performance, then a drop is in their future.

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The Effect Genomics Has On The August New Release Sires

By Andrew Hunt · Comments (4)

Friday, August 17th, 2012

With the recent proof release, breeders now have the opportunity to start seeing the effect of genomics has on the top new proven sire proofs. Thanks to the Canadian System and CDN (Canadian Dairy Network) we can even take one-step further and get a better appreciation of how genomics actually is affecting sire proofs.

The Process

In an effort to better understand these effects The Bullvine took a look a closer look at the top 5 new release sires. We looked at their official proofs, DGVs (Direct Genomic Values) and PAs (Parent Average). We also calculated what the sire’s current YS (Young Sire) index would have been (based on the CDN formula of 65% DGV and 35% PA) to see what their current index would have been without daughter information. We then took each of these parts and compared them to each other. The results are as follows.

GEN-I-BEQ BRAWLER

Trait	GLPI	Milk	Fat	Protein	%F	%P	Conf
Official	2638	1307	67	55	0.18	0.10	13
DGV	2605	1289	66	55	0.18	0.10	12
DGV Diff	33	18	1	0	0.00	0.00	1
PA	2003	1484	74	44	0.20	-0.04	9
PA Diff	635	-177	-7	12	-0.02	0.14	4
YS	2394	1357	69	51	0.19	0.05	11
YS Diff	244	-50	-2	4	-0.01	0.05	2

What stands out in BRAWLER’s official proof is that he actually outperforms his DGV and parent average indexes. While the general expectation has always been that high genomic sires will drop, with the addition of daughter information, BRAWLER is a high genomic sire that actually increased his values. Note that his official values for protein, conformation and LPI significantly exceed his PA values. One of the interesting points on BRAWLER is that his official conformation score is higher than both his DGV and PA values. It appears that so far his daughters are performing much better than his parent average or DGVs predicted, especially in mammary traits.

COYNE-FARMS DORCY

Trait	GLPI	Milk	Fat	Protein	%F	%P	Conf
Official	2305	1670	45	48	-0.17	-0.05	12
DGV	2726	1730	50	52	-0.14	-0.05	14
DGV Diff	-421	-60	-5	-4	-0.03	0.00	-2
PA	2016	1399	62	42	0.10	-0.04	9
PA Diff	290	271	-17	7	-0.27	-0.02	3
YS	2477	1614	54	48	-0.06	-0.04	12
YS Diff	-172	56	-9	0	-0.11	-0.01	0

While BRAWLER’s PA and DGV actually held him back, we see the exact opposite effect for DORCY. NOTE: Due to the need for DGV’s we have had to look at US proven bulls on the CDN system. DORCY posts outstanding DGV values, but so far his daughters are falling short of those values, especially for fat, udders and legs. In fact, his DGV’s actually elevate his proof, by our estimate, by almost 30%. While these early daughters (65) may not be a complete indication of where his proof will end up, current daughter values would predict that we should see declines in these traits.

OCONNORS JAY

Trait	GLPI	Milk	Fat	Protein	%F	%P	Conf
Official	2305	1419	63	75	0.10	0.24	10
DGV	2291	1465	65	77	0.09	0.24	10
DGV Diff	14	-46	-2	-2	0.01	0.00	0
PA	1710	1190	45	49	0.05	0.09	10
PA Diff	596	229	19	27	0.05	0.15	0
YS	2087	1369	58	67	0.08	0.19	10
YS Diff	218	50	5	8	0.02	0.05	0

While BRAWLER’S official proof is higher and DORCY’S is lower than their DGVs, JAY’S official proof is bang on. The biggest difference between his young sire proof and his official proof is that his parent averages are actually much lower than his DGVs and daughter information.

WABASH-WAY EXPLODE

Trait	GLPI	Milk	Fat	Protein	%F	%P	Conf
Official	2183	2042	49	58	-0.26	-0.07	12
DGV	2333	1917	50	56	-0.22	-0.04	14
DGV Diff	-150	125	-1	2	-0.04	-0.03	-2
PA	2127	1910	65	55	-0.06	-0.06	10
PA Diff	56	132	-16	3	-0.20	-0.01	2
YS	2261	1915	55	56	-0.16	-0.05	13
YS Diff	-78	127	-6	2	-0.10	-0.02	-1

EXPLODE joins his fellow US proven DORCY in finding it hard to live up to his high DGV values. Similar to DORCY, EXPLODE’s daughters are lower than his DGV’s for feet and legs, as well as rump and protein. However, so far his daughters are proving to be much more durable than his DGV did predict over his parent average.

MORSAN BORIS

Trait	GLPI	Milk	Fat	Protein	%F	%P	Conf
Official	2171	796	68	45	0.38	0.17	12
DGV	2207	778	67	44	0.39	0.17	11
DGV Diff	-36	18	1	1	-0.01	0.00	1
PA	2035	963	57	46	0.22	0.13	12
PA Diff	137	-167	11	-1	0.17	0.04	1
YS	2147	843	64	45	0.33	0.16	11
YS Diff	24	-47	5	0	0.05	0.01	1

Much like the other Canadian proven sires, BORIS’s DGV values are bang on, with only a slight variation where his daughters are currently outperforming predictions for feet and legs.

Interesting Note

When we applied the same analysis to Co-Op Bosside Massey, we see that his daughter information was much higher than both his parent average and DGVs, hence explaining with the addition of more daughters Massey’s proof increasing.

The Bullvine Bottom Line

While most of the early top genomics sires are still awaiting proofs, this analysis of a small group shows some interesting trends. First it shows that there may be differences from country to country in the accuracy of predictions (Editors note: As we have now crunched over 200 US sires we see that this is no longer the case, these two are more an anomaly than the standard. Watch for the results of this number crunching in a future Bullvine post). It also shows that, at least in the Canadian case, the DGV values are a much better indicator of potential than the old PA system predictions. This could be because genomics so far has been able to limit the effects of hot house herds (read Has Genomics Knocked Out Hot House Herds). In looking at the differentials for these five sires, we see that DG Values vary by 6% from official LPI Proofs, while their PA’s vary by 15%. This is in line with CDN’s prediction of a 5% accuracy gain, as a result of using genomics for calculating first crop proven sire proofs. Furthermore, it shows that with daughter information added top genomics sires, can actually outperform their high parent average and DGV predictions.

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A Closer Look at the August 2012 New Release Sires

By Murray Hunt · Comments (1)

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

With many new sires coming out in this week’s proof round, we here at The Bullvine figured we should take a closer look. The following is our analysis of the top new TPI^TM and LPI sires.

GEN-I-BEQ BRAWLER #2 LPI +2638

0200HO05929 Gen-I-Beq Brawler (Baxter x Shottle)

GEN-I-BEQ BRAWLER BLANCHE VG-86-2YR

Owner/Distributor Semex

Daughter Strengths

Fat Yield
Protein Yield
Conformation
Feet & Legs

Protect for

Straight Rear Legs (Side View)
Height at Front End

Sire Stack Baxter x Shottle x Champion x Storm x Grand

Dam: GEN-I-BEQ SHOTTLE BARBI VG88(5yr) 4* 1 Superior Lactation tracing back to Baler Twine 32* / Gypsy Grand 37*

Siblings

Sisters
Brothers
- GEN-I-BEQ ALTABUZZER @ Alta
- GEN-I-BEQ BARBER @ Semex
- GEN-I-BEQ BARNABE @ Semex
- GEN-I-BEQ BARZO @ Semex
- GEN-I-BEQ BARZIC @ Semex
- GEN-I-BEQ BACCHUS @ Semex
- GEN-I-BEQ BUTLER @ Genervations

Best used on typical daughters of:
Man-O-Man, Snowman, Planet, AltaEsquire, AltaIota, Garrett, Bolton

Comments
Boris is the latest sire from the family to be designated as ‘Extra’ with third dam Baler Twine having three Extra Sons, including Goldwyn and Topside now #4 LPI sire, and fourth dam Gypsy Grand having five Extra sons. In the future more awards can be expected from his dam Barbi’s progeny. Barbi is a full sister to Shottle Bombi Ex 92 with many sons with high DGV’s and awaiting proofs. His progeny proofs closely match his DGV except for a slightly lower rating on his progeny for Health & Fertility for which he still has a positive rating. His highest rated milking daughter is Gen-I-Beq Brawler Fee from a Goldwyn from Lila Z. She has a DGV LPI + 2689. Brawler was a high genomics young sire and already has 2321 registered daughters.

COYNE-FARMS DORCY ET – #3 TPI^TM +2266

Owner / Distributor – ABS

Daughter Strengths

Udder Composite
Feet & Legs Composite
Productive Life
SCS

Protect for

Calving Ease
Straight Rear Legs (Side View)

Sire Stack – Bolton x Bret x Rudolph x Merrill x Darby

Dam: COYNE-FARMS BRET DAFFERS ET Ex91 (5yr) DOM 3-01 (305D) 14,034kgs 4.4F 3.3P

Siblings

Sisters
- COYNE-FARMS PLANET DALIA-ET VG-85 GTPI+2282 +736NM$ PTAT+2.54
- COYNE-FARMS BOLTON DARLA-ET VG-87 GTPI+2130 +535NM$ PTAT+2.12
- COYNE-FARMS PLANET DACIA-ET VG-85 GTPI+2080 +552NM$ PTAT+2.33
- COYNE-FARMS BOLT DIEDRA-ET VG-87 GTPI+2050 +467NM$ PTAT+2.71
- COYNE-FARMS JET S DABBLE-ET VG-85 GTPI+1999 +455NM$ PTAT+1.92
- COYNE-FARMS BOLTON DANAE-ET VG-88 GTPI+1936 +363NM$ PTAT+2.54
- COYNE-FARMS COLBY DAHLIA-ET VG-85 GTPI+1900 +370NM$ PTAT+2.29
Brothers
- COYNE-FARMS ALTADELL-ET @ Alta
- COYNE-FARMS PLANET DOLCE @ Select

Best used on typical daughters of:
Man-O-Man, AltaEsquire, AltaIota, Dempsey, Lauthority, Goldwyn

Comments
Dorcy was a high genomics (DGV LPI +2726) young sire with high ratings for Production, Durability and Health & Fertility. He has good ratings for all functional traits except for calving ease. Breeders interested in a Bolton son from an outcross pedigree, top notch udders, very good feet & legs and functional traits may consider Dorcy. Dairy Strength and Rump are only slightly above breed norms.

OCONNORS JAY #6 LPI +2305

Owner/Distributor Semex

Daughter Strengths

Fat Yield
Protein Yield
Component %’s
Conformation
Mammary

Protect for

Daughter Fertility
Milking Speed
Calving Ability

Sire Stack Bolton x Durham x Marvellous x Benchmark x Spipper

Dam: BROAD-VUE DURHAM JACOBEE EX-CAN 6* 2 Superior Lactations

Siblings

Sisters
Brothers
- OCONNORS JETLINER @ Semex
- OCONNORS JABBA @ Semex

Best used on typical daughters of:

Man-O-Man, Snowman, Planet, AltaEsquire, AltaIota, Shottle, Fever, Lauthority, Baxter

Comments
Jay is a result of the popular Bolton x Durham cross. Although not from a well known cow family, Jay’s dam achieved a 6 Star Brood Cow rating. Jay’s Extra award and high conformation and mammary system ratings are definitely a result of him having seven GP84 (2yr), ten GP83 (2yr) and fourteen GP82 (2yr) daughters from his first ninety classified daughters. Breeders should note that Jay’s rating for Health & Fertility are below average but they are above his DGV’s for functional traits. This means his daughters have outperformed expectations.

WABASH-WAY EXPLODE #9 TPI^TM +2184

Owner/Distributor Taurus Service

Daughter Strengths

PTAT
Udder Composite
Body Composite
Milk Yield

Protect for

Fat %
Daughter Fertility

Sire Stack Bolton x Shottle x Oman x Mtoto x Rudolph

Dam: WABASH-WAY EMILYANN VG-88-2YR-USA DOM 1* from the Lead Mae family

Siblings

Sisters
Brothers
- WABASH-WAY LOU EXPONENT @ Select
- WABASH-WAY EVOLVE @ Taurus
- WABASH-WAY ERUPT @ Semex
- WABASH-WAY EXPEDITE @ Semex
- WABASH-WAY ESTEEM @ Taurus
- WABASH-WAY EXCITE @ Semex
- WABASH-WAY EXACT @ Taurus
- WABASH-WAY ESCAPE @ Semex
- MS EMILYANN EMISSION @ Semex
- MR WABASH-WAY ENCINO @ Semex
- MR WABASH-WAY ENTHUSE @ Semex
- MR WABASH-WAY ECHO @ Semex
- MR WABASH-WAY DOM EDISON @ Semex
- MR WABASH-WAY EQUIP @ Semex
- MR WABASH-WAY ENGULF @ Semex
- MR WABASH-WAY SP EMBRACE @ Select
- STANTONS ELECTROSHOCK @ TAG
- STANTONS SNWMN EA ELDO @ TWG
- STANTONS ELECTRIFIED @ Semex
- STANTONS ABBOTT @ Semex
- STANTONS FRITZ @ Semex
- K&L AX EMPIRE @ Genervations

Best used on typical daughters of:
Man-O-Man, AltaEsquire, Logan, AltaIota, Fever, Dempsey, Lauthority, Goldwyn

Comments
Explode is the first son to be proven from Emilyann and is a strong candidate for Gold Medal. His sire stack is very strong for production, durability and breeder respect. Explode was used extensively as a young sire having high DGV’s, especially for milk yield, conformation and herd life. Breeders can expect Explode to excel for overall conformation, mammary, feet & legs, dairy strength and rump. In fact only fat % and daughter fertility are rated below the breed norms.

MORSAN BORIS #10 LPI +2171

Owner/Distributor Semex

Daughter strengths

Fat Yield
Protein Yield
Conformation
Feet & Legs

Protect for

Milk Yield
Straight Rear Legs (Side View)
Daughter Calving Ability
Dairy Strength

Sire Stack Bolton x Durham x Airliner x Leadman x Chief Mark

Dam: OCEAN-VIEW DURHAM DORIS EX-94-CAN VG-87-2YR-USA 10* from the Dellia’s

Siblings

Sisters

Best used on typical daughters of:
Man-O-Man, AltaEsquire, Logan, AltaIota, Manifold, Twist, Shottle, Fever, Sudan, Dempsey, Lauthority, Goldwyn

Comments
Boris’ dam has a double shot of Regancrest breeding through Dellia and her son Durham. His dam and two Dundee sisters have been show winners in Western Canada and Ontario. Breeders interested in using the Dellia bloodline will find Boris combines the Dellias with Bolton, a bull starting to show his ability to sire superior bulls and cows. Boris’ proof ratings closely follow his DGV’s except for Health & Fertility. Daughter Fertility is the trait where Boris daughters underperform what had been predicted by both his PA’s and DGV’s . His top daughter is Clearsky Boris 1501 with LPI + 2382.

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Genetic Evaluations – August 2012

By Andrew Hunt · Comments (0)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

With some countries not releasing proofs till next week, here is a break down of the North American Proofs for August.

USA

Massey Jumps to #1
Moving up from his debut at #3 in April is Co-Op Bosside Massey. With an increase in his production ratings as well as all major conformation composites Massey passes the well respected Man-O-Man (now #2).
Dorcy New #3
Debuting at the #3 spot is the popular genomic sire Coyne-Farms Dorcy. Siring outstanding udders and feet and legs with strong production, Dorcy is ideal for commercial environments. While needing to be protected on strength traits, Dorcy excels in herd life and calving ease.
Freddie Drops to #4
While actually increasing his TPI by 6 points, Freddie drops in ranking to the #4 spot.
Three New Cows in the Top GTPI ranks
Moving into the top 10 is MS PRIDE PLNT TASKET 788 (#3) and SEAGULL-BAY OMAN MIRROR (#9). Tasket is from the Genesis breeding program and has been a breed leader for Lifetime Net Merit, but now joins the top GTPI cattle as well. Mirror is the granddaughter of the brood cow extraordinaire Lynmead Celcius Minnow-ET EX-91 GMD DOM and moves up from her #11 spot in April. Debuting in the top 10 is COOKIECUTTER MOM HALO (#4). Hola is the maternal sister to Heineken at ABS and Henry at Accelerated as well as full sister to Hefty at Semex. Her Epic daughter topped the National Convention Sales at $76,000.

Canada

Plant Drops but still maintains #1 Spot
Although Esenada Taboo Planet loses 216 LPI points this round, he retains his stronghold as #1 LPI with a lead of 363 points.
Top New Release & #2 LPI– Gen-I-Beq Brawler
Gen-I-Beq Brawler is the highest among the first group of Baxter sons progeny proven in Canada and is also the oldest of 50 registered progeny of his outstanding dam, Gen-I-Beq Shottle Barbi, a granddaughter of Braedale Baler Twine. Brawler’s LPI is over 600 points above his parent average but within 30 points of his DGV. Since Brawler was popular as a genomic young sire and already has over 2,200 registered daughters in Canada.
Other Top Newcomers – Jay & Boris
Coming in at #6 LPI and the #2 new release sire is OConnors Jay. Jay is a Bolton from an EX 6* Durham and then a EX 2E Marcis Marvelous. An extreme feet and leg improver, Jay is almost 600 points over his parent average but only 33 points over his DGV’s. Following Jay as the #3 new release sire and the #10 LPI sire is Morsan Boris. Boris is also a Bolton x Durham cross, coming from the world renowned Ocean-View Durham Doris. Much like many of the descendants of Snow-N Denises Dellia, Boris sires outstanding conformation with strong components and herd life. Boris is just 100 LPI points over his PA and 36 points below his DGV.
Those Heading In The Wrong Direction
High ranking active sires that lose ground include Butoise Bahamas (from #4 to #13 LPI), UFM-DUBS Olegant-ET (from #6 to #29 LPI), Kilobyte (from #7 to #19 LPI), Velthuis Solstice (from #18 to #52 LPI) and B-Crest Shadow-ET (from #24 to #93 LPI).
New #1 LPI Cow
With her first official GLPI, OConnors Planet Lucia is crowned Queen of the Breed at #1 GLPI combining high yields and components with desired conformation (#1 Protein, tied #10 conformation). Lucia is a daughter of Comestar Goldwyn Lilac (#29 GLPI) and granddaughter of the famous Lylehaven Lila Z. As is consistent in this family, Lucia is well above her outstanding parent average by over 800 points, and is also over 300 LPI points above her DGV. Lucia sells in the upcoming Genetics by Design Sale on November 6^th.
Two New Top 10 LPI descendants from Crockett-Acres Mtot Elly
The dam of the #8 LPI sires (Eight) also has 2 new descendants on the top cow list. The first is Calbrett Planet Eve debuting tied at #7 GLPI (maternal line is Wabash-Way Evett-ET by Shottle x Crockett-Acres Elita-ET x Elly). The second is the only of the three cows who are entering the Top 10 GLPI that is not a Planet daughter, namely Stantons Manoman Ezra at #10 spot (her dam is Crockett-Acres Echo- ET, a daughter of Elly by Outside).

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It’s in her genes…..

By Andrew Hunt · Comments (0)

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

There is no question that strong maternal bloodlines are the foundation of any good breeding program. But what top female possesses the best bloodlines and what bloodlines are the ones to watch in the future? In order to determine this, we looked at the top GPTI, GLPI, Polled, and Red cows and heifers. The following is our analysis.

Top GTPI Cows

Leading the way is LADYS-MANOR PL SHAKIRA VG-85 2YR-USA is also a full sister to the #1 Genomic Sire in the breed, Ladys-Manor Shamrock. She and her full sister LADYS-MANOR PL SHANDRA-ET VG-85-2YR-USA, who is #4 on the list, are from the seventh generation bull mother, Ladys-Manor Ruby D Shawn. The most impressive sire stack on the list (#6) goes to SULLY PLANET MONTANA-ET whose sire stack of Planet x Shottle x Justice x BW Marshall leads the way. Montana is also the most genomically gifted on the list, just slightly edging out the extremely popular genomic bull mother Shakira and AMMON-PEACHEY SHAUNA-ET.

	NAME	SIRE STACK	SCORE	GTPI	NM$	PTAT	FAMILY
1	LADYS-MANOR PL SHAKIRA-ET	Planet x Shottle x Mandel Debut	VG-85	2518	911	3.79	Ladys-Manor Ruby Jen
2	ROYLANE SHOT MINDY 2079-ET	Shottle x Oman x Manat	VG-85	2448	843	2.84	CMV Melwood Mindy
3	BEN-AKERS PLANET LUISE26-ET	Planet x Jose x Ramos	GP-83	2447	924	2.53	Ricecrest Luke Lisa
4	LADYS-MANOR PL SHANDRA-ET	Planet x Shottle x Mandel Debut	VG-85	2404	804	3.52	Ladys-Manor Ruby Jen
5	STRAUSSDALE PLANET ELLA	Planet x Shottle x Spike	VG-87	2387	792	3.23	Brandts Encore Edith
6	SULLY PLANET MONTANA-ET	Planet x Shottle x Oman	VG-86	2360	721	3.36	Sully Shottle May-TW
7	AMMON-PEACHEY SHAUNA-ET	Planet x Shottle x Oman	VG-87	2334	733	2.72	Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy
8	LARCREST CASE-ETS	Planet x Ramos X Shottle	VG-85	2330	796	2.53	Larcrest Juror Chanel
9	RALMA PLANET CENTURY-ET	Planet x Bolton x Durham	VG-86	2323	701	3.24	Ralma Juror Faith
10	SYNERGY PLANET PASSION-ET	Planet x Oman x Outside	VG-86	2320	745	2.7	Muranda Oscar Lucinda
11	HENDEL PLT MARILYN 3021-ET	Planet x Shottle x Durham	VG-85	2320	747	3.14	Hendel Durham Mitzi 1390
12	GLEN-TOCTIN BOLT LUCILLE-ET	Bolton x Oman x Aaron	VG-87	2315	656	2.92	Unicorn Blackstar Lilly
13	LARCREST CRIMSON-ET	Ramos x Shottle x Outside	VG-89	2313	729	2.6	Larcrest Juror Chanel
14	BLUE-HORIZON PLAN EDITH-ET	Planet x Shottle x Durham	VG-85	2308	713	2.79	Krull Broker Elegance
15	DE-SU 8806-ET	Planet x Oman x BW Marshall	VG-86	2304	737	2.3	De-Su BW Marshal Georgia
16	DINOMI PLANET SEXY	Planet x Marion x Oman	VG-85	2298	728	2.79	Dinomi Enhancer Mari-Red
17	CO-OP BOLIVER YOYO-ET	Boliver x Form Bret x Manfred	VG-85	2286	728	2.27	Milkworth Manfred Yadda
18	SURE-VIEW MP PLANET LEXI-ET	Planet x Shottle x Bret	GP-83	2283	796	2.31	M&M-Pond-Hill Leadman Luba
19	CREEK PLANET TAPANGA-ET	Planet x Oman x Outside	VG-85	2282	801	2.05	Ralma Juror Faith
20	AMMON-PEACHEY SHANA-ET	Planet x Shottle x Oman	VG-86	2280	643	3.48	Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy
21	SULLY PLANET MANITOBA-ET	Planet x Shottle x Oman	GP-83	2279	610	3.24	Sully Shottle May-TW
22	POTTERS-FIELD BOJA 9853-ET	Planet x Outside x Rudolph	VG-87	2279	746	2.58	O-C-E-C Bellwood Baby
23	SCHILLVIEW SANDY GLISTA	SV Talent x Oman x Mtoto	VG-85	2266	724	2.07	Schillview 'G' Family
24	UNIQUE-STYLE BOLTON MONEY	Bolton x Rolex x Trent	EX-91	2262	673	2.85	Pasen Leadman Madam
25	MISS ED DAPHNE-ET	Planet x Oman x Aaron	VG-85	2255	768	2.08	Regancrest Debbie-Jo

Top Genomic LPI (GLPI) Cows

Planet daughters dominate the list occupying the top 17 spots and 23 of the top 25. Topping the list is COMESTAR LAUTAMIRE PLANET who is from the Laurie Sheik family. She combines a solid sire stack and genomic values with a maternal power that is the Laurie Sheik’s trademark. The most impressive sire stack on the list goes to the SULLY SHOTTLE MAY daughter SULLY PLANET 935-ET VG-86-2YR-CAN who combines Planet x Shottle x Oman x BW Marshall. When it comes to genomically gifted, none can top ALEXERIN OMAN 993. This Justice daughter has DGV LPI of +3395, which is almost 2000 LPI points higher than her parent average.

	Name	Sire Stack	Score	GLPI	Family
1	Comestar Lautamire Planet	PLANET x BOLTON x TITANIC	VG-85	3584	Comestar Laurie Sheik
2	Beaucoise Planet Plane	PLANET x BOLTON x ROLEX	VG-86	3579	Beaucoise Mark Cigogne
3	Benner Planet Jakova-ET	PLANET x GOLDWYN x OUTSIDE	GP-83	3531	Benner Luke Jean
4	Sandy-Valley Planet Melody	PLANET x BOLTON x SHOTTLE	VG-86	3428	Hendel Durham Mitzi 1390
5	Gillette S Planet 2nd Snooze	PLANET x BOLTON x BLITZ	VG-86	3306	Braedale Gypsy Grand
6	Ammon-Peachey Shana-ET	PLANET x SHOTTLE x OMAN	VG-87	3288	Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy
7	MS Chartroise Lorelei-ET	PLANET x SHOTTLE x DURHAM	VG-87	3282	Lylehaven Lila Z
8	Bourgival Planet Jordanie	PLANET x GOLDWYN x RUDOLPH	VG-86	3222	Pierlou Rudolph Juju
9	Sully Planet 935-ET	PLANET x SHOTTLE x OMAN	VG-86	3219	Sully Shottle May-TW
10	Delaberge Planet Lulu	PLANET x OMAN x DURHAM	GP-84	3171	Bryhill Lindy Lilly
11	Des-Y-Gen Planet Silky	PLANET x BOLTON x GOLDWYN	VG-85	3144	Glen Drummond Splendor
12	Velthuis Planet Lia	PLANET x GOLDWYN x SHOTTLE	VG-85	3111	Lylehaven Lila Z
13	Arcadia D Planet Solax	PLANET x GOLDWYN x CHAMPION	VG-86	3109	Glen Drummond Splendor
14	Delaberge Planet Louisa	PLANET x OMAN x DURHAM	VG-87	3094	Bryhill Lindy Lilly
15	OCD Planet Diamond-ET	PLANET x ELEGANT x DURHAM	VG-86	3085	Windsor-Manor Rud Zip
16	LES091 Baxter Model Rubis	BAXTER x GOLDWYN x INCOME	VG-87	3085	Comestar Laurie Sheik
17	Stantons Rivalre P Wendi-ET	PLANET x SHOTTLE x JESTHER	VG-85	3072	Peckenstein Terry Nike
18	Mapel Wood Baxter Bethany	BAXTER x SHOTTLE x CHAMPION	VG-85	3071	Braedale Gypsy Grand
19	Comestar Lautamia Bolton	BOLTON x TITANIC x IGNITER	VG-87	3043	Comestar Laurie Sheik
20	Alexerin Oman 993	OMAN x BUCKEYE x MORTY	GP-83	3010	Alexerin Inquirer 737
21	Stantons Planet Exeter	PLANET x OUTSIDE x MTOTO	VG-85	3003	Whittier-Farms Lead Mae-ET
22	Calbrett Planet Empress	PLANET x SHOTTLE x OMAN	GP-84	2999	Whittier-Farms Lead Mae-ET
23	MSChartrois Planet Leoni-ET	PLANET x SHOTTLE x DURHAM	VG-87	2973	Lylehaven Lila Z
24	Farnear Brocade P Buffy-ET	PLANET x GOLDWYN x DURHAM	VG-87	2954	Regancrest-PR Barbie
25	Donnanview A Planet Solo	PLANET x GOLDWYN x CHAMPION	VG-85	2932	Glen Drummond Splendor

Top GTPI *RC and R&W Females USA

Setting the pace is KHW SHAMROCK ARALYN. This Shamrock daughter is from the popular RC bull dam KHW Goldwyn Aiko VG-89-USA and is among 6 Shamrock daughters to top the list. In fact, the top three spots are all trace back to Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET EX-95-USA 2E DOM, who has had every bull she put into stud return to active service and is also the dam of the 2010 World Red Holstein Champion, KHW Regiment Apple-Red. This family has dominated the Red and White scene, demonstrating that they can get it done in the show ring as well as with genomics. The genomic leader of the list is CURR-VALE OBSERVER DELTA-ET. This Observer daughter traces back to Pineyvale Outside Apple another cow family that has it all, type, numbers and red factor. The strongest sire stack on the list belongs to MD-HARMONY SMRK CHRIS V1-E, Shamrock X Gold Chris X Shottle.

	NAME	SIRE STACK	GTPI	NMD	PTAT	FAMILY
1	KHW SHAMROCK ARALYN-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2425	765	3.41	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
2	FAR-R-LA ANAHEIM ANGELIE-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X JEEVES X DURHAM	2424	863	2.89	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
3	KHW SHAMROCK ABELLA-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2401	786	3.74	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
4	MD-HARMONY SMRK CHRIS V1-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLD CHRIS X SHOTTLE	2311	676	3.37	MD-Harmony Leader Venus-Red
5	KHW SHAMROCK AKINA-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2310	694	3.63	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
6	KHW SHAMROCK AINSKI-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2307	718	3.05	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
7	KHW SUPER ADERYN-ET *RC	SUPER X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2299	668	3.34	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
8	CURR-VALE OBSERVER DELTA-ET *RC	OBSERVER X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2296	625	3.34	Pineyvale Outside Apple
9	HIGH-SPIRE DEMPSTER RAQUEL *RC	DEMPSTER X SHOTTLE X DETROIT	2291	714	2.98	Markwell Bstar E Raven-ET
10	KHW SHAMROCK AINSKO-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2290	701	2.95	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
11	VER-HAGES TNT SABLE-P-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X LAWN-BOY X LOU	2287	727	2.7	Glen Drummond Splendor
12	KAMPS-HOLLOW PLANET AIM *RC	PLANET X PARADOX X DURHAM	2286	768	2.34	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
13	MS BRANDYS BRIANA-ET *RC	COLT P X SHOTTLE X REGIMENT	2283	653	3.2	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
14	DANGIE AARON SIZZLE *RC	AARON X ELIAS X TOYSTORY	2278	696	2.28	Maryline Manfred Selena-ET
15	KHW SHAMROCK AARYN-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2275	635	3.94	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
16	ST GENOMICPRO ALEXIS-ET *RC	COLT P X ATWOOD X SEPTEMBER STORM	2267	622	3.13	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
17	KHW SHAMROCK ACELYN-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2249	632	3.51	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
18	CURR-VALE OBSERVE DESIRE-ET *RC	OBSERVER X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2243	692	2.77	Pineyvale Outside Apple
19	KHW SHAMROCK AIKEN-ET *RC	SHAMROCK X GOLDWYN X DURHAM	2239	664	2.97	Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET
20	ERINWOOD MAGNAP RAE 1142 *RC	MAGNA P X GOLDWYN X ASPEN	2237	618	3.28	Scientific Debutante Rae-ET
21	AMMON-PEACHEY C MISLETOE-ET *RC	COLT P X SHOTTLE X OMAN	2235	614	2.58	Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy
22	HARTFORD COLT-P 326-RED-ET	COLT P X FREDDIE X TOYSTORY	2231	638	2.47	Ricecrest Terry Tory-ET
23	PINE-TREE 1937 COLT 5087-ET *RC	COLT P X SHOTTLE X OUTSIDE	2230	694	2.02	Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy
24	EILDON-TWEED CHAOS-ET *RC	COLT P X SHOTTLE X BW MARSHALL	2229	569	3.23	Eldon-Tweed BWM Chaptr-ET
25	SANDY-VALLEY COLT CORAL-ET *RC	COLT P X PLANET X SHOTTLE	2228	639	2.82	Ralma Juror Faith

Top GTPI Polled Females USA

There seems to be nothing more popular these days than polled genetics (read They’re Sold On Polled) and, with that, the demand for genetics from chart topper VER-HAGES TNT SABLE-P-ET could not be higher. This daughter from the Glen-Drummond Splendor family possesses an impressive sire stack – Shamrock x Lawn Boy x Lou – with strong genomic values. The only member of the list to surpass Sable-P for genomics is HICKORYMEA MANOMAN OPINE-P who also poses the most impressive sire stack on the: list Man-O-Man x Shottle x Bosco.

	NAME	SIRE STACK	GTPI	NM$	PTAT	FAMILY
1	VER-HAGES TNT SABLE-P-ET	Shamrock x Lawn Boy x Lou	2287	727	2.7	Glen-Drummond Splendor
2	ERINWOOD MAGNAP RAE 1142	Magna P x Goldwyn x Aspen	2237	618	3.28	Glenridge Citation Roxy
3	HICKORYMEA MANOMAN OPINE-P	Man-O-Man x Shottle x Bosco	2223	565	3.05	Hickorymea Bwood Ossie P
4	HARTFORD COLT-P 315-RED-ET	Colt P x Freddie x Toystory	2221	666	2.27	Ricecrest Terry Tory
5	EARLY-AUTUMN MINNIE-ET	Magna P x Armstead x Goldwyn	2192	559	3.07	Holtex S-Wind Milki-ET
6	BOMAZ IOTA 5423-ET	Iota x Lawn Boy x Laudan	2184	655	1.71	Dalse Bomax 1617
7	AHO COLT P GOLTA-ET	Colt P x Shottle x Titanic	2183	665	2.21	Schillview G Family
8	HAMMER-CREEK KAMEO P-ET	Colt P x Goldwyn x Zade	2158	583	2.87	Wa-Del RC Blckstr Martha
9	LIRR MAG ARIZON IRA P-ET	Magna P x Shottle x Durham	2137	470	3.46	GBM Durham BC Annabell
10	LADINODALE ARETHA-RED-TW	Destry x Lawn Boy x Paradox	2137	570	2.58	Dreamstreet Enhancer Alicia
11	APRIL-DAY BEAUJOLAIS-RED-ET	Colt P x Shottle x Rubens	2117	606	2.24	Cityview Maxi Molly-Red
12	AFFINITY MAG HANDRAIL-P-ET	Magna P x Blitz x Storm	2107	461	3.55	Braedale Gypsy Grand
13	SCIENTIFIC DUSTY RAY-RED-ET	Colt P x Sanchez x Goldwyn	2103	428	3.42	Scientific Debutante Rae
14	ROLLIN-HUELS CHIFFON P-ET	Man-O-Man x Buckeye x Sept Storm	2095	647	0.84	West Port Arron Doon May
15	KULP-DALE SNOW GOLD-P-ET	Snowman x Goldwyn x Redman	2094	589	1.84	Glenridge Citation Roxy
16	WIND-D-ACRES COMET-P-ET	Planet x Oman x Overtime	2091	634	1.63	Wind-D-Acres Elwood Bwood
17	RI-VAL-RE SOTO ERIN-P-ET	Soto x Lawn Boy x Advent	2091	566	2.39	Ri-Val-Re Range Redwing-Red
18	PINE-TREE 4511 COLT 5086-ET	Colt P x Jeeves x Shottle	2088	530	2.46	Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy
19	AURORA COLT P 12493-ET	Colt P x Die-Hard x Shottle	2087	492	2.86	Aurora Shottle 7407-ET
20	GOLD-N-OAKS SARASOTA-RED-ET	Colt P x Shottle x Alamo	2086	544	2.46	Ri-Val-Re Range Redwing-Red
21	STOCKHAVEN COLT BRIT-ET	Colt P x Sanchez x Goldwyn	2074	476	2.27	Regancrest-PR Barbie
22	RI-VAL-RE SHAMROCK DI-P	Shamrock x Lawn Boy x Toystory	2070	530	2.34	Ernlo Cinderella
23	OUR-FAVORITE DREAM RAE-ET	Colt P x Goldwyn x Durham	2065	479	2.61	Scientific Debutante Rae
24	RI-VAL-RE COLT LEANN-P-ET	Colt P x Shottle x Oman	2064	494	2.38	Peckenstein Terry Nike
25	MS ALEXIS ALICE-ET	Colt P x Shottle x Regiment	2055	451	2.83	Kamp-Hollow Altitude

Top Genomic Females in the U.S.

Shamrock daughters dominate the list with 18 daughters of the top 25 being sired by this outstanding son of Ladys-Manor Ruby D Shawn. Leading the way is a pair of Shamrock full sisters from the Genomic powerhouse herd De-Su. In the number one spot is DE-SU 1438-ET followed by DE-SU 1439-ET at #2 and not to be forgotten is DE-SU 1451-ET who is #6 on the list all from the popular genomic family Clear-Echo Hershl D Rac-822. In fact it’s 1451 that possesses the highest genomic values in the family. This family has proven to be genomic giants and, with these members topping the list, demand just continues to grow. Of interesting note is the 4 animals on the list owned by Select Sires (S-S-I SHAMROCK MENNA7392-ET, S-S-I SHAMROCK MAGIC7368-ET, S-S-I MOGUL MAYHEM 7963-ET, S-S-I SNOW MALENA 7514-ET) demonstrating this AI center’s strong desire to produce their own genetics (for more read Should A.I. Companies Own Females).

	NAME	SIRE STACK	GTPI	NM$	PTAT	FAMILY
1	DE-SU 1438-ET	Shamrock x Man-O-Man x Ramos	2734	1011	4.17	Clear-Echo Hershl D Rac-822
2	DE-SU 1439-ET	Shamrock x Man-O-Man x Ramos	2645	1012	3.36	Clear-Echo Hershl D Rac-822
3	BUTLERVIEW SR JEWEL-ET	Shamrock x Freddie x Ramos	2636	991	3.78	Coyne-Farms Bestow Jell
4	FURNACE-HILL LEWIS SHES SAM	Lewis x Planet x Shottle	2613	928	3.71	Ladys-Manor Ruby Jen
5	CREEK SHAMROCK DENISE	Shamrock x Shot Alan x Bolton	2612	891	4.29	Snow-N Denises Dellia
6	DE-SU 1451-ET	Shamrock x Man-O-Man x Ramos	2611	945	3.39	Clear-Echo Hershl D Rac-822
7	S-S-I SHAMROCK MENNA7392-ET	Shamrock x Shottle x Oman	2603	1014	3.09	Lynmead Celsius Minnow-ET
8	HAMMER-CREEK SHA KASSIDY-ET	Shamrock x Man-O-Man x Goldwyn	2589	1001	3.05	Wa-Del RC Blckstr Martha
9	BENNER FORK JANARDAN-ET	Fork x Planet x Goldwyn	2585	876	4.21	Benner Luke Jean
10	S-S-I SHAMROCK MAGIC7368-ET	Shamrock x Shottle x Oman	2584	956	3.26	Lynmead Celsius Minnow-ET
11	COYNE-FARMS SROCK JILL-ET	Shamrock x Ramos x Shottle	2583	1000	3.16	Coyne-Farms Bestow Jell
12	MISS OCD ROBST DELICIOUS-ET	Robust x Planet x Elegant	2582	998	3.01	Windsor-Manor Rud Zip
13	S-S-I MOGUL MAYHEM 7963-ET	Mogul x Ramos x Oman	2580	964	2.69	Hurtgenlea Mandel Mara
14	DYMENTHOLM EK SHAMROCK CHERIE	Shamrock x Jeeves x Shottle	2575	944	3.77	Regancrest-PR Barbie
15	REGELCREEK SHMROCK AMBER-ET	Shamrock x Sebastian Goldwyn	2562	937	3.31	Ms Kingstead Chief Adeen
16	LADYS-MANOR SHAM GRACE-ET	Shamrock x Freddie x Goldwyn	2560	945	3.01	Ladys-Manor Ruby Jen
17	DE-SU 1481-ET	Shamrock x Massey x Ramos	2559	975	2.9	Coyne-Farms Bestow Jell
18	FLY-HIGHER SHAM MINNY-ET	Shamrock x Bolton x Shottle	2558	863	4.01	Hendel Durham Mitzi 1390
19	LADYS-MANOR GRAF LA-LA-ET	Grafeeti x Super x Shottle	2557	946	3.37	Unicorn Blackstar Lilly
20	REGANCREST SHAMROCK LAVA-TW	Shamrock x Jose x Outside	2549	942	3.15	Hay-Meadow Durham Liza
21	OCD IOTA BANDANA-ET	Iota x Planet x Goldwyn	2546	859	3.92	Regancrest-PR Barbie
22	S-S-I SNOW MALENA 7514-ET	Snowman x Shottle x Oman	2545	942	2.58	Lynmead Celsius Minnow-ET
23	SYRYCZUK SHAMROCK WEN-ET	Shamrock x Cassino x Laudan	2543	927	3.34	Juniper Outside Wish
24	BUTLERVIEW SR JAYJ-ET	Shamrock x Freddie x Ramos	2541	1032	2.41	Coyne-Farms Bestow Jell
25	DE-SU 1238-ET	Robust x Ramos x Shottle	2537	999	2.25	De-Su BW Marshal Georgia

Top GLPI Heifers

Similar to the US list, the CDN list is also topped by a pair of full sisters, Velthuis SG Snow Event and Velthuis S G Snow Evening. These Snowman daughters are from the Whittier-Farms Lead Mae family who has 6 daughters in the top 25. Event and Evening are from the extremely popular bull mother Calbrett Planet Eve VG-CAN-2YR. In fact, it’s interesting to note that 16 of the top 25 females come from three main families, (Lead Mae, Lila Z and Gypsy Grand). The Event and Evening sire stack of SNOWMAN X PLANET X SHOTTLE is also the highest on the list. With a DGV LPI of 4406, the split embryo sisters Event and Evening are also the highest genomic females on the list.

	Name	Sire Stack	GLPI	Family
1	Velthuis SG Snow Event	SNOWMAN x PLANET x SHOTTLE	3979	Whittier-Farms Lead Mae
2	Velthuis S G Snow Evening	SNOWMAN x PLANET x SHOTTLE	3979	Whittier-Farms Lead Mae
3	Oconnors Snowman Bermuda	SNOWMAN x MAN-O-MAN x SHOTTLE	3695	Braedale Gypsy Grand
4	Mapel Wood Snowman Lexus	SNOWMAN x PLANET x GOLDWYN	3677	Lylehaven Lila Z
5	Benner Lavaman Boo Boo	LAVAMAN x PLANET x BAXTER	3662	Braedale Gypsy Grand
6	Oconnors Boulder Luna	BOULDER x PLANET x GOLDWYN	3661	Lylehaven Lila Z
7	Miss OCD Robst Delicious-ET	ROBUST x PLANET x ELEGANT	3586	Windsor-Manor Rud Zip
8	STE Odile Manoman Model Saphir	MAN-O-MAN x BAXTER x GOLDWYN	3571	Comestar Laurie Sheik
9	Jolicap Emlee	SHAMROCK x BAXTER x SHOTTLE	3538	Whittier-Farms Lead Mae
10	Benner Planet Bessie	PLANET x BAXTER x SHOTTLE	3520	Braedale Gypsy Grand
11	Donnandale Manoman Jakarta	MAN-O-MAN x PLANET x GOLDWYN	3512	Benner Luke Jean
12	Mapel Wood Boulder Limerick	BOULDER x PLANET x GOLDWYN	3498	Lylehaven Lila Z
14	Velthuis SG Snowman Liann	SNOWMAN x PLANET x GOLDWYN	3476	Lylehaven Lila Z
13	Velthuis SG Lavaman Eva	LAVAMAN x PLANET x SHOTTLE	3476	Whittier-Farms Lead Mae
15	Velthuis SG Lavaman Evasive	LAVAMAN x PLANET x SHOTTLE	3465	Whittier-Farms Lead Mae
16	Velthuis SG Lavaman Envy	LAVAMAN x PLANET x SHOTTLE	3438	Whittier-Farms Lead Mae
17	Comestar Lautamisha Snowman	SNOWMAN x BOLTON x TITANIC	3430	Comestar Laurie Sheik
18	Maryclerc Snowman Crystal	SNOWMAN x BAXTER x GOLDWYN	3427	Ralma Juror Faith
19	Dymentholm Sunview Sunday	SNOWMAN x PLANET x BOLTON	3420	Glen Drummond Splendor
20	Sully Giafeeti 300-ET	GRAFEETI x PLANET x SHOTTLE	3370	Sully Shottle May-TW
21	Vinbert Shamrock Brazil	SHAMROCK x BOLTON x GOODLUCK	3369	Vinbert Burst Storm
22	Krown Krusader Delta	KRUSADER x ALEXANDER x GOLDWYN	3365	Markwell Bstar E Raven
23	Oconnors Planet Lucia	PLANET x GOLDWYN x DURHAM	3363	Lylehaven Lila Z
24	Oconnors Snowman Lexie	SNOWMAN x PLANET x GOLDWYN	3345	Lylehaven Lila Z
25	Comestar Benezra Shamrock	SHAMROCK x ATWOOD x BAXTER	3339	Braedale Gypsy Grand

The Bullvine Bottom Line

No matter how you look at it, when marketing top females, it comes down to their genes. Whether you are looking at LPI or TPI, genomics has put the spotlight on the females that truly have the best genes.

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Top 10 GPA LPI Review – April 2012

By Andrew Hunt · Comments (1)

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Continuing our look at the top genomic young sires, we now look at the top 10 GPA LPI young sires from Canada. Unlike the US list (Top 10 Genomic TPI Young Sires Review – April 2012) we see a more balanced mix of type and production, as is expected given the differences between the TPI and LPI formulas.

	Rank	LPI	Milk	Fat	Prot.	%F	%P	Conf.	MS	F&L	DS	R
DE-SU PHOENIX 588	1	3594	2884	118	98	0.12	0.04	11	12	7	5	4
LOOKOUT P ETERNITY	2	3344	2797	91	83	-0.13	-0.07	11	14	7	3	9
CABON FERNAND	3	3337	2010	105	82	0.28	0.16	9	10	9	3	-4
SEAGULL-BAY SHAW	4	3299	2820	94	92	-0.11	0	10	8	8	7	5
GENERVATIONS LEXOR	5	3278	1845	93	92	0.22	0.31	11	7	12	10	4
RUGG-DOC ARTFUL	6	3258	1867	107	74	0.36	0.14	12	12	9	6	7
LEOTHE DEXTERMAN	7	3247	1455	111	79	0.55	0.32	9	8	6	7	3
DE-SU 541 BARTLETT	8	3242	2042	108	69	0.32	0.02	12	13	9	7	5
SULLY HART MERIDIAN	9	3227	2647	65	79	-0.32	-0.06	18	17	10	15	6
HFP ALTAQUANTUM	10	3213	2200	99	69	0.18	-0.03	13	15	9	4	5

The following is our analysis of the top 10 GLPI young sires from the April 2012 Genetic Evaluations:

#1 – DE-SU PHOENIX 588

Maintaining his top rank as the #1 GPA LPI young sire in Canada is PHOENIX. From Select Sires, PHOENIX is a Planet from DE-SU 7902 GP-81-2YR-USA DOM, whose dam De-Su Oman 6121 VG-86-2YR-USA DOM GMD has over 20 daughters on the locator list and is the dam of De-Su Observer, the high genomic young sire from Select Sires. PHOENIX combines outstanding production and components with strong conformation. Though a Planet x Bolton cross may raise some concerns about rumps, PHOENIX should inherit his maternal line’s rumps and be ok. The area of strong concern that he does need protected on is his Health and Fertility traits, specifically his daughter fertility and milking speed. PHOENIX will work well on GOLDWYN, SHOTTLE, FEVER, LAUTHORITY, JORDAN blood lines.

#2 – LOOKOUT P ETERNITY

The #2 sire on the list comes from Semex, and WABASH-WAY-I SHOTTLE EMBER VG-85-2YR, who is the Shottle sister to Wabash-Way Emilyann-ET VG-88 DOM who is a former #1 GTPI & CTPI cow of the breed who is the 2^nd generation to hold that title as their dam CROCKETT-ACRES ELITA VG-87-4YR-USA DOM 2* was also a list topper. Look for ETERNITY to sire outstanding production though he may be slightly lower on his components than his pedigree would indicate. Much like his young sire father, Observer (Planet x O Man), ETERNITY will transmit the outstanding mammary systems that come from Observer’s maternal line, DE-SU OMAN 6121-ET VG-86-2YR-USA DOM GMD. Also look for ETERNITY to hold true to his sire stack and need protected on Feet & Legs and Dairy Strength though he has a much better Rump, much like his sire. Look for ETERNITY to work well on GOLDWYN, FEVER, JORDAN, LAUTHORITY blood lines.

#3 – CABON FERNAND

Coming in at #3 is the French bred sire CABON FERNAND. FERNAND’s mother, DANOISE VG-87-3YR-FRA is a fantastic Bolton daughter who stood 3^rd in a strong class of Jr. 2yr-olds at the National Show in Le Mans ’11. According to Angelo Pozzatti (Semex), “This is one of the most consistent transmitting cow families in Europe.”, as is evident by the fact that FERNAND’s direct genomic values far out perform his sire stack and parent averages. Watch for FERNAND to sire much more production and components than his pedigree would indicate, with solid conformation, and better feet & legs than expected. However, he will need to be protected on dairy strength and especially rumps. FERNAND will work best on FEVER, LAUTHORITY, MR BURNS, SHOTTLE blood lines.

#4 – SEAGULL-BAY SHAW

Despite dominating the US GPA TPI list, Selects top Canadian GLPI sire comes in at number 4. SHAW is the Freddie brother to US chart toppers Supersire and Headliner, from AMMON-PEACHEY SHAUNA VG-87-2YR-USA who is the popular Planet bull dam at Seagull-Bay, tracing back to WESSWOOD-HC RUDY MISSY EX-92-3E USA DOM GMD. As is consistent with the Seagull-Bay breeding program, SHAW has an extremely impressive sire stack (Freddie, Planet, Shottle, O Man) with many of the top sires represented. Watch for SHAW to sire extreme production and component kgs. Similar to his brothers, SHAW will transmit solid conformation and much more dairy strength than his extended pedigree would indicate. SHAW will offer breeders a solid option that can mate well with many top bloodlines.

#5 – GENERVATIONS LEXOR

Former #1 LPA-LPI sire LEXOR holds strong at #5 for GenerVations. LEXOR is from the illustrious COMESTAR GOLDWYN LILAC VG-89-5YR-CAN, All-Ontario Sr. 2-YR 2008 and Nom. All-Canadian Sr 2YR 2008 from the legendary 1.15 million dollar cow LYLEHAVEN LILA Z EX-94-CAN 11*. Watch for LEXOR to sire the Canadian Kind, solid components, and balanced production, with better fat and percentage components than his pedigree would indicate. Picking up from his maternal grandsire, Goldwyn, LEXOR will sire much better feet & legs than you would expect as well as greater dairy strength, coming from his maternal side. LEXOR should work well on FEVER, GOLDWYN, JORDAN, LAUTHORITY, SHOTTLE blood lines.

#6 – RUGG-DOC ARTFUL

The second OBSERVER son on the list and #6 is ARTFUL. ARTFUL is from the same maternal family as former #3 LPI sire Morningview Ashlar also from SEMEX. Tracing back to the great foundation cows MORNINGVIEW CONVERSE JUDY EX-93-5YR-USA DOM GMD. According to Tom Schmitt, “Judy was 15 years ahead of her time from a health trait standpoint.” This cow family has done extremely well in many different herds all around the world, with Heidenskipster Shottle Silver VG-87-NL-2YR and La Felce Seratta VG-88-IT drawing great attention in Europe. Look for ARTFUL to sire extreme fat improvement with solid production. ARTFUL will also sire the balanced type that is the core of the Semex program. He leaves much greater dairy strength and rumps than his sire stack would indicate, offering the outstanding mammary system improvement that is the staple of his paternal line. Expect him to mate well on PLANET, FEVER, GOLDWYN, JORDAN, BOLTON daughters.

#7 – LEOTHE DEXTERMAN

In much the same way that Select Sires dominate the GPA TPI list, Semex is dominating the CDN GLPI list with their third of five sires. DEXTERMAN offers outstanding component improvement though he should be protected on overall production. Not surprising considering his dam LEOTHE BAXTER DAPHNEE VG-86-2YR-CAN just squeezed out 10,799 kgs in a 365-day record. DEXTERMAN’s maternal line shows generation after generation of solid confirmation with average production. Look for DEXTERMAN to offer solid durability and health traits with balanced conformation. DEXTERMAN will fit the bill when looking for extreme component improvement, though considering his sire stack (Man-O-Man x Baxter) he does underperform on the milk side. Look for him to breed much as his maternal line strong conformation, outstanding components, but needs protected on overall production. Watch for DEXTERMAN to mate well on MR BURNS, SHOTTLE, LONGTIME, ALTAALLEGRO, ALADDIN daughters.

#8 – DE-SU 541 BARTLETT

BARLETT’s dam DE-SU 7049-ET VG-85-2YR-USA DOM is a Shottle sister to the popular Planet young sire DE-SU OBSERVER. Progeny from DE-SU OMAN 6121 VG-86-2YR-USA DOM GMD has dominated the top GTPI cow lists. BARTLETT, Select’s 3^rd sire on the list, to offer a very balanced package, with much greater fat improvement than his pedigree would indicate. Much like his sire, Planet, BARTLETT will sire outstanding mammary system improvement, as well as good feet and legs. However, I would be cautious in looking for him to be a rump improver, as other than Shottle, many of the sires in his pedigree need to be protected in this area. BARLETT should work well on FEVER, GOLDWYN, JORDAN, LAUTHORITY blood lines.

#9 – SULLY HART MERIDIAN

MERIDIAN is another son of a young sire RONELEE TOYSTORY DOMAIN (Toystory x Outside) from Trans-America Genetics. His dam SULLY PLANET MANITOBA GP-83-2YR-USA DOM is a Planet sister to US chart topper MCCUTCHEN from SULLY SHOTTLE MAY VG-85-3YR-USA DOM. May is believed to have more offspring genomic tested over 2200 & 2300 GPTI than any other cow in the breed. Much like the other sires in his family MERIDIAN will sire extreme balance of production and conformation with the potential for breed leading conformation. His direct genomic value (DGV) for conformation is an outstanding 21 and his DGV’s for mammary system (20) and dairy strength (19) are equally impressive. One area to protect MERIDIAN is %F as his DGV’s for % fat is -0.38.

#10 – HFP ALTAQUANTUM

AltaAQUANTUM’s dam, BERSAGLIO O-MAN QUALISIASI VG-87-2YR-ITA is one of the highest contracted dams in Europe and one of the best O Man’s in the world. During her first lactation this well balanced, shallow uddered )-Man daughter scored the maximum score of VG-87 as a 2YR old and produced almost 13,000 kg of milk. Grand dam of AltaQUANTUM is the very fancy BERSAGLIO MTOTO LOCANDA VG-87-3YR-ITA, one of the best and most requested Mtoto daughters in Europe. Next dam is Bersaglio Corsa VG86, a powerful, deep cow sired by Del Santo Corsaro (Aerostar x Chief Mark). The cow family behind AltaQUANTUM has lots of production, health and functional type in the pedigree. Watch for AltaQUANTUM to sire strong production with balanced type. Contrary to what his sire stack would indicate, he will sire strong conformation improvement (DGV of 17 for conformation compared to EBV PA of 7). Also, expect AltaQUANTUM to be a strong mammary system improver with a very similar type-breeding pattern to his sire, Planet, but with a little bit better rumps.

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Top 10 Genomic TPI Young Sires Review – April 2012

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Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

With 8 of the top 10 Genomic TPI™ young sires being themselves sons of young sires, there is no question that breeders of these top animals have confidence in genomics and are using it to shorten their genetic intervals.

Rank	Name	NAAB	Milk	Fat	Fat %	Protein	Protein %	Type	UDC	FLC	TPI
1	AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO	200HO07450	1240	96	0.19	53	0.06	3.31	2.93	2.41	2604
2	SEAGULL-BAY SUPERSIRE	7HO11351	2499	113	0.09	77	0.01	2.78	2.07	1.65	2581
3	DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174	7HO11477	1492	77	0.09	59	0.05	4	3.65	3.02	2547
4	SEAGULL-BAY HEADLINER	7HO11419	1877	97	0.11	67	0.04	3.21	2.57	2.63	2496
5	MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL	7HO11314	1373	79	0.12	48	0.03	3.35	3.54	3.43	2493
6	S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM	7HO11331	1659	66	0.02	55	0.02	2.8	2.37	2.21	2482
7	DE-SU 1263	147HO2431	1177	77	0.13	55	0.08	2.48	1.97	2.89	2471
8	RONELEE SSI O DADDY	7HO11367	2302	63	-0.07	68	0	3.6	2.45	1.81	2459
9	ROYLANE BOXER PUNCH 4311	7HO11207	1264	79	0.12	58	0.08	3.3	2.3	2.83	2458
10	MINNIGAN-HILLS DAY	1HO10458	1426	65	0.06	48	0.02	3.68	3.36	2.71	2457

The following is our analysis of the top 10 GTPI young sires from the April 2012 Genetic Evaluations:

#1 – AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO

Holding on to his #1 spot despite 7 new members in the top 10, NUMERO UNO from Semex possess an international pedigree. Sired by a MAN-O-MAN he is only one of two sires on this list that are not themselves sired by young sires. His dam AMIGHETTI SHOTTLE AVE VG-88-2YR-ITA in an unparalleled Italian source for GTPI. The foundation of the family is Center-Field Elevation Berta, directly imported from the U.S. Watch for NUMERO UNO to sire well-balanced cattle that have strong mammary systems and great feet and legs. Surprisingly watch for him to be an outstanding Rump improver that you may not expect from a Man-O-Man son. A couple of areas that he may not perform as well as his sire stack may indicate are his overall production and protein kgs. NUMERO UNO will mate well with typical daughters of Planet, Bolton, Stol Joc and Mr Burns.

#2 – SEAGULL-BAY SUPERSIRE

#2 on the GTPI list is SUPERSIRE, the more genomicically gifted of the Robust full brothers from AMMON-PEACHEY SHAUNA VG-87-2YR-USA who is the popular Planet bull dam at Seagull-Bay. Both being sampled at Select Sires, and tracing back to WESSWOOD-HC RUDY MISSY EX-92-3E USA DOM GMD. SUPERSIRE himself is a son of a test sire ROYLANE SOCRA ROBUST (Socrates x O-Man) that is from another Seagull-Bay cow family SEAGULL-BAY OMAN MIRROR VG-86-3YR-USA DOM who is the #1 O Man of the breed. SUPERSIRE sires outstanding production with solid components and sound durability and health and fertility traits. SUPERSIRE will sire solid confirmation across the board. Watch for SUPERSIRE to sire much better components than his full brother. Though some may consider it risky using a young sire who himself is a son of a young sire, SUPERSIRE will work well on many of the top sires though he needs to be protected on milking speed.

#3 – DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174

Also from Select sires comes MCCUTCHEN from SULLY SHOTTLE MAY VG-85-3YR-USA DOM. May is believed to have more offspring genomic tested over 2200 & 2300 GPTI than any other cow in the breed. MCCUTCHEN is himself a son of a young sire DE-SU 521 BOOKEM (Planet x Ramos). MCCUTCHEN`s genomic pattern shows the potential to sire extreme balance of production and conformation with the potential for breed leading conformation with the ability to improve all major composites. Similar to SUPERSIRE, MCCUTCHEN will work well on many of the top sires though he needs to be protected on milking speed.

#4 – SEAGULL-BAY HEADLINER

The full brother to #2 on the list, SUPERSIRE, HEADLINER will sire a little more protein than his higher ranked full brother. The biggest difference between the two may be SUPERSIRES ability to leave more desirable rumps. HEADLINER and his full brother SUPERSIRE are a testament to keeping the genetic interval as tight as possible, with the tight cross of young sire on Planet then Shottle followed by O Man and Rudolph. Their dam Shauna has the unique ability to sire top ranking sires in both the US (TPI) and Canada (LPI). HEADLINER will work well on many of the top sires though he needs to be protected on milking speed and calving ease.

#5 – MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL

The second of the previous top 10 GTPI young sires to retain his top rank is MOGUL. He, is also a son of a young sire COYNE-FARMS DORCY and like many others on this list is also from Select Sires. MOGUL is a testament to his strong maternal lines as his EBV’s far outperforms his sire stack. Look for MOGUL to offer a strong balanced offering but needs to be protected on his rump. Though he will leave much greater dairyness and strength than this sire stack would indicate. Similar to SUPERSIRE and HEADLINER, MOGUL’s maternal pedigree traces back to WESSWOOD-HC RUDY MISSY EX-92-3E USA DOM GMD. Mogul’s Dam MOUNTFIELD MARSH MAXINE VG-88-2YR-USA DOM being a great granddaughter. MOGUL offers a nice outcross as there is no GOLDWYN, PLANET, or SHOTTLE in it. MOGUL makes a nice cross for SHOTTLE bloodlines.

#6 – S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM

Continuing their dominance of the top GTPI lists Select adds LITHIUM. Similar to the other additions LITHIUM is himself a son of a young sire, RONELEE TOYSTORY DOMAIN (Toystory x Outside) from Trans-America Genetics. LITHIUM is a riskier choice to use, as his Genomic values are significantly lower than that of his parent averages, or sire stack would indicate. Of specific note is the much lower values for dairy strength, rump, fat and overall production. LITHIUM will sire strong udders and feet and legs with solid production. Though additional consideration should be given to lactation persistency and milking speed.

#7 – DE-SU 1263 “RANSOM”

From Androgenetics comes another ROYLANE SOCRA ROBUST (Socrates x O-Man) son. Similar to SUPERSIRE and HEADLINER, RANSOM is genomically gifted beyond his sire stack, transmitting much more milk, fat and rump improvement than his pedigree would indicate. RANSOM will sire extreme improvement in feet and legs though may need to be protected on dairy strength. Continuing in the breeding pattern of other sires from De-Su, RANSOM has a tight genetic sire stack with a young sire being used on a Romas daughter from Shottle followed by O Man.

#8 – RONELEE SSI O DADDY

At this rate we are going to need to start to call this the Select Sires New Release list (For more on this read Should A.I. Companies Own Females?). Like so many others on this list, DADDY is a son of a young sire himself (For more on this read The Genomic Advancement Race – The Battle For Genetic Supremacy) that also traces back to breeding at De-Su. His sire is Observer (Planet x O Man) son of DE-SU OMAN 6121-ET VG-86-2YR-USA DOM GMD. However, unlike many of the other sires on our list after his sire, DADDY’s pedigree is actually a little dated and contributes to him being one of the lowest sire stacks in the top 10. This puts a lot of weight on his sire to carry a lot of the genetic weight. Daddy will sire strong production though will need to be protected on Fat. The surprising part, given his sire stack, will be his ability to sire strong dairy cattle that walk on a solid set of feet and legs. However, much like his pedigree predicts he will need to be protected on Feet & Legs. His daughters should be extremely durable though may need to be protected on milking speed.

#9 – ROYLANE BOXER PUNCH 4311

Would you be surprised if I told you that PUNCH is also from Select? Well he is. Again he is a son of young sire, Boxer (Shottle x Goldwyn) that is from the Barbie’s at Regancrest. PUNCH is a brother to the heavily used young sire ROBUST, that is the sire of SUPERSIRE, HEADLINER, and RANSOM from our top list. Watch for PUNCH to sire strong components and very balanced type. Watch for PUNCH to sire much more durable daughters with better health traits that his sire stack would indicate. His daughters will be much stronger than you would expect with O Man, Manat, and Celsius in the pedigree. While his daughters may not be as high production as others, watch for PUNCH to add the balanced that you would expect from the conformation from his paternal side and production from the maternal side.

#10 – MINNIGAN-HILLS DAY

The third sire of the previous top 10 sires to maintain their status on the list, DAY, offers a great combination of type and production. While DAY’s pedigree might spell just average type watch for him to be a potential breed leader. He will sire outstanding udders, feet & legs and surprisingly rumps and strength. The part that he does not live up to his pedigree or sire stack on is his production. He does need to be protected on production, though he will sire better components than expected.

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USA v.s. Canada: Which system is more marketing friendly

By Andrew Hunt · Comments (0)

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Every genetic evaluation round I am reminded of some of the major differences between the different support systems breeders have around the world. Breeding great cattle can be challenging enough, but having a great support and marketing system around them can help greatly. With this in mind, I take a look at the differences that breeders on both sides of the CAN-USA border have available to them.

Genetic Evaluations

Probably the most glaring difference that comes to light for me is the difference in availability of information. While both Canadian Diary Network (CDN) and USDA Animal Improvement Laboratory do a great job of calculation the genetic evaluations. There could not be a greater difference in how they share that information with breeders. USDA does provide the basic top lists, but if you want to get the top TPI list you need to go to Holstein USA. Even there you can only get the top TPI™ lists for domestic and International bulls.

Conversely, CDN provides the following at 8 am proof day for each release (for all breeds as well):

Genetic Evaluation Highlights
Top Bull Lists for
- LPI
- Milk
- Fat
- Protein
- Conformation
- MACE
- Genomic Young Sires
Top Cow Lists for
- LPI
- Milk
- Fat
- Protein
- Conformation
- Genomic Heifers

Big deal you say! Well actually, it is a big deal. The ability to have such detailed information at the time of release gives A.I. companies marketing Canadian proven sires and breeders a great advantage over their competitors. They can have detailed analysis of what’s new, what’s changed, and what’s happening long before most other countries even have the list of top bulls.

Animal Inquires

Probably one of my biggest challenges between the two systems is the general access to information for researching cow families and top genetics. This really comes down to Holstein Canada vs. Holstein USA.

For free in Canada, you can get:

Ownership information
Production and Confirmation breeding values
Production and award records
Progeny Summary
Family Tree
Direct Genomic Values (for those tested)
Type Classification breakdown
Show records

In the US for $2 per inquiry

Genetics
Ancestors
Classification
Maternal Siblings
Ownership

This makes a huge difference when it comes to the marketability of cattle. If prospected buyers can do a detailed search finding the specific animals that, meet their requirements online, where do you think they will buy? Even when it comes to US sires, I find myself searching in Canada looking through pedigrees there and then only when I need official US information do I query that animal and purchase that pedigree when needed. This saves me a great deal of time and money.

TPI vs. LPI

While you can argue the merits and weighting of each of these. In reality, there is not a drastic difference. The bigger difference is the percentage of the marketplace that understands each index. Due to the sheer size of the US market, the number of breeders that understand TPI vs. LPI is far greater. While you will find many Canadian breeders who understand TPI you will not find that many US breeders that understand LPI. That is why if you are looking to market your Genetics in the US or the world for that matter, you are best to target the top TPI lists.

Canadian breeders and breeding companies also have the advantage, for breeding and marketing, of having only one combined index, LPI. In the USA there are two combined indexes, TPI and NM (Net Merit). LPI contains the important heritible traits for both breeders and milk producers. Whereas TPI is directed at purebred breeders and NM is directed at milk producers. Another, not often used, service that CDN offers is customizing of a total selection index. I have found this service useful when comparing bulls.

The Bullvine Bottom Line

It for these reasons that you can tell why Canada has such a disproportionate amount of the world market. I would say there is a far greater difference in the systems supporting the marketing of top cattle in the two countries than there is in the genetics. In a world where knowledge is power, the ability to share information with as many people as possible gives Canada a distinct advantage in marketing their animals. I wonder is the $2 per inquiry that Holstein USA receives not costing breeders more in the lost potential genetics sales?

For more information check out The Bullvine Bull Book or our Genetic Evaluation Resource Center.

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Genetic Evaluations – April 2012

By Andrew Hunt · Comments (0)

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Canada

Planet is in an orbit onto himself
With his first official domestic CDN proof Ensenada Taboo Planet-ET (Taboo x Amel) takes the coveted #1 LPI with #3 Milk, #2 Fat and #3 Protein. Displaying much greater type than his sire stack would have you believe Planet’s domestic conformation score comes in at +11. The first 15 GLPI cows are Planet’s and 5/6 top GPA LPI heifers are from Planet daughters.
Highest New Release – De-Su Gillespy #2 LPI
The highest debuting young sire graduate, De-Su Gillespy-ET (Bolton x Shottle, full brother to Gavin in the US), lands #2 LPI (#7 Fat). Displaying outstanding production numbers and solid functional conformation traits Gillespy is a production and durability stand out, though does need to be protected on health and fertility traits.
New Release – Gen-I-Beq Topside at #3 LPI
Another newly proven Bolton son is Gen-I-Beq Topside at #3 LPI, who is out of the bull factory, Braedale Bailer Twine, and therefore a maternal brother to Goldwyn. Much like his brother, Topside needs to be protected on Rump, but offers high components with outstanding udders. Both Topside and Gillespy early sons of Bolton with signs of more to come.
Big Jumper – Butoise Bahamas jumps from #16 to #4
Catapulting from #16 last round with a gain of 167 points over and above the 160-point genetic base adjustment for LPI, Butoise Bahamas (Jefferson x Titanic) breaks into the Top 10 at #4 LPI. While offering outstanding mammary systems and strong production Bahamas needs to be protected on feet and legs
Previous Sires Holding Steady
Previous LPI leader, Lirr Drew Dempsey (Goldwyn x Derry) drops 232 points but holds his own at #5 LPI and becomes tied at #1 Conformation (with Pine-TreeSid-ET). UFM-Dubs Olegant-ET (Elegant x O Man) climbs from #10 to #6 LPI experiencing little change to his proof profile. Kilobyte (Goldwyn x Durham) increases 160 LPI points and jumps from #20 last round to become #7 LPI. Three bulls lose their placing, but remain in the Top 10 LPI, namely O-Bee Manfred Justice becomes #8 LPI, Skalsumer Jorryn takes #9 LPI and Crackholm Fever (Goldwyn x Blitz) completes the lineup at #10 LPI.
Planet Daughters Dominate Top GLPI Cows
Twenty-one of the Top 25 and the complete list of Top 10 GLPI cows are daughters of the newest breed leader, Planet. In fact, his domination is so strong that seven of the Top 10 GLPI cows are Planet daughters with their first official LPI.
New #1 GLPI Cow – Comestar Lautamire Planet
The new #1 GLPI cow is Comestar Lautamire Planet (#9 Milk, #3 Protein), who is a daughter of Comestar Lautamia Bolton at #19 GLPI.
Planet Daughters take 21 of the top 25 GLPI Cows
Benner Planet Jakova at #3 GLPI. The former LPI leader, Beaucoise Planet Plane, manages to increase her LPI but is forced to take #2 GLPI this round. Similarly, Gillette S Planet 2nd Snooze (daughter of Gillette Bolton 2nd Sleep) increases 101 points but cannot sustain the pressure of the newest Planet daughters and takes #5 GLPI. Other new Planet entrants among the Top 10 GLPI cows are Sandy-Valley Planet Melody (#4 GLPI), Ammon-Peachey Shana-ET (#6 GLPI), MS Chartroise Lorelei-ET (#7 GLPI, full sister of MSChartroise Leoni-ET at #23 GLPI, 2nd dam is Lylehaven Lila Z), Bourgival Planet Jordanie (#8 GLPI), and Delaberge Planet Lulu (#10 GLPI, full sister of Delaberge Planet Louisa at #14 GLPI). The list of Top 10 GLPI cows is completed by Sully Planet 935-ET, who gains 311 points to land at #9 from #15 GLPI.
Noticeable Red Daughters in Top GLPI Cow List
Three red carriers still rank among the Top 50 GLPI cows this round. Misty Springs Planet Brice*RDC increases 126 points to land at #29 GLPI, KHW-I Aika Baxter*RDC drops from #12 to #41 GLPI after losing 188 points in concordance with the genetic base adjustment and Charpentier Mr Burns Sibelle*RDC slides from #39 to #47 GLPI.

USA

Freddie Still #1
BADGER-BLUFF FANNY FREDDIE (O MAN x DIE-HARD) holds his #1 ranking with no real change in daughter numbers
Man-O-Man moves to #2
LONG-LANGS OMAN OMAN-ET (O MAN x ALTAAARON) rides a 40 point increase in his TPI™ to move into the #2 spot with the addition of more 2nd crop daughters to his proof.
#1 New Release Sire is Massey
CO-OP BOSSIDE MASSEY (Mascol x Bret) a graduate of the Genex Genesis Program is the #1 new release sire. Transmitting outstanding production, durability and health traits Massey offers a functional type break down but should be protected on Rump and Feet & Legs.
Hill Jumps from #11 to #6
Climbing into the top ranks is LOTTA-HILL SHOTTLE 41-ET (Shottle x MW Marshall) with the addition of 171 daughters into his proof.
Steady as She Goes
Seeing little change to his numbers CO-OP O-STYLE OMAN JUST (O Man x Teamster) see himself move into the top 5 TPI. Followed by CHARLESDALE SUPERSTITION (Boliver x O Man) who holds his numbers but sees his rank drop from #4 to #6. Also holding steady and maintaining their top ranks are REGANCREST ALTAIOTA-ET (O MAN x ITO), MORNINGVIEW LEVI (BUCKEYE x O MAN), and CO-OP OMAN LOGAN-ET (O MAN x BW MARSHALL) holding on to their top 10 rankings.
New Top Genomic Young Sires
Joining the likes of UNO & MOGUL in the top 10 Genomic TPI Young Sires are: SEAGULL-BAY SUPERSIRE, DE-SU BKM MCCUTCHEN 1174, FARNEAR-TBR-BH CASHCOIN, DE-SU FREDDIE GALAXY, LADYS-MANOR MAN-O-SHAN, FARNEAR-TBR-BH CASHMONEY, SEAGULL-BAY HEADLINER, SULLY MANDORA CRI.

International Sires

SNOWMAN Still #1 International Sire
FLEVO GENETICS SNOWMAN added 39 daughters to his proof and only slight change when taking into the 160 point base adjustment. With 874 daughters in his proof and strong Direct Genomic Values sees Snowman as the #1 demand sire of sons worldwide, though limited semen supply has caused challenges filling the demand.
New Release from Italy – MASCALESE
Coming from a Italian maternal line well-known for high production records with extreme protein tests ZANI BOLTON MASCALESE (Bolton x Justice) combines extreme production and components. Possessing greater conformation than his sire stack would indicate MASACLESE sires strong dairy cattle that are durable and poses good health and fertility traits.
ALTAESQUIRE Jumps
Adding 168 daughters sees UFM-DUBS ALTAESQUIRE (Justice x AltaSam) jumping and drawing close to his Direct Genomic Values. Offering a very functional proof, AltaEsquire sires strong components from product healthy cattle, though needs to be protected on teat placement and udder depth.
Little afraid of this Shark
Coming in as the #3 non USA or CDN sire is VH SHARKY SILAS. This Sharky X O Man has strong production numbers with great component deviations. The scary side comes to his type numbers. Sitting at 0 or below for all major traits (except F&L where he is a 2), offers great production, durability and health and fertility numbers but will probably see limited use with such low type and no genomic information at this time.
New Shottle son from Strong International Sire Stack
Coming from a Italian show cow CHEMELLO JOCOBENGE VG-87-2YR-ITA, BG E T SHOTTLE is a Shottle X Jacko Besn X Mtoto. He sires strong productive cattle that have functional type.

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Three Bulls with their First Official LPI Explode onto the Top 10 LPI List!

A List of Strong Newcomers is Unveiled, Including a Splash of Red!

Maternal Sisters Lead the Breed at the Summit of the Top 10 GLPI List!

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A Powerhouse Group Enter Top LPI Rankings

Man-O-Man and Planet Divide the Top 10 GLPI List!

“Rockstar” Becomes New Star in the Ayrshire Breed!

“Maximus” Makes His Move to Challenge Jersey LPI Leaders

“Millenium” Sparks Interest in the Brown Swiss Breed

“Bianca” Daughter-Dam Pair Move Up the Ranks in the Guernsey Breed

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Milking Shorthorn Breed Welcomes Two New High Fliers!

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#6 – RUGG-DOC ARTFUL

#7 – LEOTHE DEXTERMAN

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#1 – AMIGHETTI NUMERO UNO

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#4 – SEAGULL-BAY HEADLINER

#5 – MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL

#6 – S-S-I DOMAIN LITHIUM

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#9 – ROYLANE BOXER PUNCH 4311

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