Although Man-O-Man maintains a firm grip on his #1 LPI standing, the exciting newsthis round is the entrance of four newcomers that snag positions in the Top 10 LPI,three of which break into the Top 5 rankings. Making a sharp entrance as the leadingyoung sire graduate at #2 LPI is Mel-Crest AltaRazor (AltaBaxter x Goldwyn), who alsotakes #2 Fat. The second highest young sire graduate this round is De-Su Authority-ET(named Author) at #5 LPI (#4 Protein) to lead the group of the first Stol Joc sons provenin Canada. His full brother, De-Su Jockey-ET, also starts off strong at #20 LPI. Authorand Jockey are maternal brothers to the popular genomic young sire, De-Su Observer-ET as well as De-Su Bowman at #55 LPI, with their dam being the prolific De-Su Oman6121-ET. After being progeny proven in the United States, two bulls receive their firstofficial domestic evaluation this August and penetrate the Top 10 LPI list. These includeRegancrest AltaIota (O Man x Ito) at #3 LPI (#7 Fat) and Morningview AltaToyota(Toystory x AltaFinley) at #8 LPI. Milk standout at #7, De-Su Gillespy-ET (Bolton xShottle) excels at #4 LPI. April 2013 new release, Golden-Oaks Medford-ET (AltaBaxterx Goldwyn), climbs his way to #6 LPI after increasing 108 LPI points by taking a nicejump for production reaching #1 Fat. With the influx of powerful new arrivals among theLPI leaders, Badger-Bluff Fanny Freddie (O Man x Die Hard) is pushed to #7 LPI whileEnsenada Taboo Planet-ET (Taboo x Amel) lands tied at #9 LPI. Crackholm Fever(Goldwyn x Blitz) adds nearly 600 second crop daughters for production and 200classifications to climb the ranks from #13 to tie at #9 LPI. Formerly a Top 10 LPIleader, Regan-ALH Diplomat-ET*RDC (Mr Burns*RDC x O Man), loses ground thisround for production and type slipping to #45 LPI and becoming the second highestproven red carrier behind Claynook Tennessee*RDC at #39 LPI.
Genetic Power and Diversity Added to Top 50 LPI
Among the 122 bulls to receive an official domestic evaluation for the first time, 12 enterthe Top 50 LPI this August, including 9 young sire graduates. With 17 newly provensons this round, AltaBaxter now leads as the sire with the most sons among the Top100 LPI with a total of 16, followed by Bolton (14 sons) and then O Man and Goldwyn,each with 13 sons. In addition to AltaRazor (#2 LPI), Author (#5 LPI) and Jockey (#20LPI), three other impressive newly proven sires penetrate the Top 30 LPI list. The firstproven son of the well-known Comestar Goldwyn Lilac (dam is Lylehaven Lila Z) isGenervations Leading Edge, who debuts at #22 LPI and is one of the first M Leadersons proven in Canada. Vachale Clarion (#24 LPI, by Bolton) is also the first proven sonfrom his dam, Beaucoise Goldwyn Clarika. At # 28 LPI, HFK Heavy is the first Canadianproven son from the Italian cow, Bersaglio O-Man Qualisiasi ET, by AltaBaxter.Schillview Oman Gerard-ET (O Man x BW Marshall) was originally proven in the UnitedStates and now receives his first domestic proof at #25 LPI. Valleyville Musketeer (#33LPI, Bonair x Goldwyn), Bluenose Risingstar (tied #39 LPI, Stol Joc x Shottle) andFavreautiere Gag (#44 LPI, Socrates x Toystory) are three additional noteworthy sires that begin their proven careers in the Top 50 LPI. Previously released sires with notable increases include Breeze Hill Circuit (#30 from #95 LPI), Hendel Bigstone-ET (#36 from#91 LPI) and De-Su AltaFocus (#42 from #134 LPI). Red enthusiasts will be content to see two red bulls and seven red carriers in the Top 100 LPI. Two of these red carrier bulls are full brothers newly proven this round, namely Schillview Gladstone-ET*RDC (#64 LPI, Mr Burns*RDC x O Man) and Schillview Glenrock-ET*RDC (#95 LPI).
New Duo Lead the Breed for GLPI!
Two newly indexed cows snag the leading two positions on the Top GLPI list. Ste Odile Manoman Model Saphir is a standout #1 GLPI (#1 Fat) with a lead of over 100 points. Her well known dam, Les091 Baxter Model Rubis, topped the same list exactly two years ago and today sits in position #48 GLPI. Genetic superstar, Wabash-Way Emilyann-ET, is the dam of 19 cows in the Top 1000 GLPI, including the new #2 GLPI cow, Stantons Observer EA Frenzy. She is also the dam of the new #1 cow for Conformation, namely MS Wabash-Way ATWD Emily-ET, as well as the grand-dam of Stantons Observer Extreme, who currently holds the #7 GLPI position. Maternal sisters from Comestar Goldwyn Lilac (who has 11 daughters among the Top 1000 for GLPI), namely OConnors Planet Lucia and Mapel Wood M O M Lucy, hold their ground this August near the top of the GLPI list at #3 and #4, respectively. They are followed again by Comestar Lautamai Man O Man (daughter of Comestar Lautama Goldwyn), now at #5 GLPI. A pair of Man-O-Man daughters newly indexed this round also infiltrate the Top 10 GLPI. They include Calbrett Manoman Ester at #6 GLPI (dam is Wabash-Way Evett-ET, who has 18 daughters among the Top 1000 GLPI and is maternal sister to Emilyann) and Velthuis SG MOM Alicia at #9 GLPI (dam is Allyndale-I Goldwyn Albany, who has 11 daughters among the Top 1000 GLPI). In addition, Benner Planet Jakova (#8) and Leothe Manoman Delphine (#10) maintain their elite status among the Top 10 GLPI this round.
