A bundle of new sires released made the April 2015 Sire Summary as promising as the coming of spring for Accelerated Genetics. The new sires graduating into the Proven and GeneFORCE line-ups are sure to drive herds to new levels of profitability.
PACE PROVEN STANDOUTS:
014HO06809 AIRLIFT makes a splash as a new PACE Proven sire. He the #2 Proven Type sire at +3.74 PTAT! AIRLIFT is the complete package providing breed-leading Type, outstanding Feet and Legs (+3.74 FLC) along with profitable production (+981 PTAM).
Among the new Holstein PACE Proven graduates, 014HO06760 SUPER MARIO bursts into the line-up as a great total performance sire. He displays an outstanding Productive Life (+6.4) and pleasing Daughter Pregnancy Rate (+2.4.) Also take note SUPER MARIO has positive daughter fertility traits.
014HO06790 FRANKINSTEIN marches onto the proven scene as an outstanding total performance sire. He hails from the same family as 014HO06047 FARVE. In addition FRANKINSTEIN sports +576 NM$ (14th available in the breed) and +602 CM$ (13th available in the breed). Furthermore, he comes in at +2287 TPI®. Look to FRANKINSTEIN to sire medium-sized, functional cows with good feet and legs.
014HO06816 NAVY is within the Top 50 available TPI® sires (+2216.) He offers a rare combination of excellent milk production (+1517 Milk) and pleasing Udder Composite (+1.82). Also worth noting, NAVY is an A2A2 sire. He is also a great calving ease sire at 6.7% SCE.
014HO06756 ENOS came in among the Top 100 available sires in the breed with a +2166 TPI®. He also ranks in the Top 25 available for Net Merit (+537). Look to ENOS for milk production as he touts an impressive +1407 Milk. In addition, adds to the tank with components as he sports a +94 Combined Fat and Protein.
NEW GeneFORCE SIRES
Accelerated Genetics released several new GeneFORCE sires. This group offers a wide variety of sires to meet any producer’s criteria: 014HO07489 HOMER – great cow family with almost a ton of milk and +2514 GTPI®; 014HO07544 JUMP – high GTPI® at +2545, high NM$ at +709 and calving ease; 014HO07509 AIM – over a ton of milk and +100 CFP; 014HO07546 ETRADE – Accelerated Genetics’ third lowest calving ease sire at 4.8%; 014HO07560 TEAGUE – extremely high health and fertility traits plus calving ease; 014HO07561 GREYHOUND – Accelerated Genetics’ highest milk sire at +2194 PTAM; 014HO07525 JAX-P – #2 Polled GTPI® sire and available in ACCESS sexed semen; 014HO07465 REX-RED – +.29% Fat, +.13% Protein and calving ease; and 014HO07475 RORY-RED – calving ease, solid milk and good fertility. Plus, there are more new GeneFORCE sires, check them out at www.accelgen.com.
With the new partnership with Jetstream Genetics, Accelerated Genetics now carries all of their sires in the US. Newly released sires this time are: 534HO00036 AMBASSADOR, 534HO00037 VICTORY, 534HO00038 GLAMOR, 534HO00039 ADVANCE-P, and 534HO00040 BRASH.
AMP UP YOUR GENETICS
Many Holstein breeders are genomic testing their animals with through Accelerated Genetics’ AMP Genetics program. By utilizing this genomic testing service, producers can predict the future performance of their herd and invest wisely in herd replacements. AMP Genetics is unique as it provides a consultant to help analyze data, plus it offers a convenient online portal with tools to sort and review individual herd results. To get started with AMP Genetics, send an email to Genomics@accelgen.com.
Overall, this spring sire summary brought many new choices for you to use in your herd. Whether it is production, type, health traits or a unique pedigree, look to Accelerated Genetics to be your trusted first choice. For more information about these or other Accelerated Genetics dairy sires please contact your local sales representative, call 1-800-451-9275, email info@accelgen.com or go to www.accelgen.com.
