Taurus Service, Inc. is now in its 43rd year of business. Founded in 1971, Taurus is North America’s oldest independent AI Company. Bull stud facilities and headquarters are at Mehoopany, PA. Affiliated Canadian Companies are Browndale Specialty Sires and Foundation Genetics. Taurus also houses some bulls at Foundation and has other Joint Venture bulls with Browndale Specialty Sires and Foundation Genetics, the “Profitable Genetics”™ lineup of bulls is known around the world and available from the Taurus Family of employees, reps, dealers, technicians, and international distributors.
The new 2013/2014 Taurus Dairy Sire catalog is now available plus www.taurus-service.com has the latest information and more daughter pictures. The Taurus New Age Sires brand of profitable, adaptable, outcross genetics for grazing and alternative breeding programs includes Green Ribbon grazing “frame stabilizing” sires, A2A2 bulls, polled sires, and low EFI bulls in all dairy breeds. Ask for the New Age Sire catalog and the G. A. directory of Quality Proven Sires.
Taurus Sires are making headlines around the world. Many of the “T” daughter proven bulls have daughters winning shows everywhere and are Dairymen Satisfaction Sires making profitable daughters. The Taurus 1st Choice Genomics lineup is the best ever. Additional Sires for Your Future are now available like 80HO7632 QUALITY FORMOST (Sid x 3 generation EX-95 dams). Taurus and the Taurus Family operates under two simple guidelines, “tell it like it is” and do business by the “Golden Rule”. We value your business and pride ourselves by offering “Profitable Genetics”™ from all Dairy Breeds.
The DAIRYMEN’S CHOICE SPECIAL has been popular with customers allowing good discounts on some of the most desirable semen to purchase from a great balanced line-up of “Profitable Genetics”™. Remember it is the cost per conception not the percent (%) of discount that goes to the bottom line on your farm.
TAP (TAURUS AFFILIATED PROGENY) HERDS and PT (PROGENY TEST) continues at Taurus, in the US, for our Holstein sire program. Taurus values the information to continue validation of the accuracy of “G” evaluations and wants to have early milking daughter information to move bulls from “G” to “T” in our line-up with higher % reliability. Visit with your Taurus rep about TAP and consider PT semen at one-half price. Dairymen wishing to purchase large quantities of various PT bulls are eligible for additional discounts.
76HO0581 WABASH-WAY EXPLODE VG-88 –is one of the youngest Gold Metal Sires ever in the breed starting as one of the early genomic young sires. Explode has been popular all his life. Now with 651d /278 and 98%R for production, his daughters average 27905M and 1108F with PTA’s +1535M, +31F, +38P, 2.79SCS, + 1.1PL, +356NM$, +3.10 Type, +2.58UDC,, +2.00FLC, 8CE, and +2022TPI, 3465TTV. Check Explodes linear type profile and note it is one of the best available. Explode also has one of the highest Canadian proofs at 2835LPI, +1828KgMilk, 15+Type Confirmation.76HO579 EVOLVE VG-87 has 542d/333h with +2120M, +55F, +44P at 97 %R, +1.7PL, +426NM$. Evolve is +2.00T, +2.17UDC, +1.00FLC and has one of the best udder trait profiles available. Think about fancy uddered cows from a +2000 milk bull. 76HO0607 ELITE EX 93 is the fancy full brother to “Emilyann”, the dam of Explode and Evolve. From the time the first calves were born to seeing early milking daughters we know ELITE was named correctly. Not yet 5 years old and now with 2nd proof including 281d/128h averaging 27791M, 1049F, 852P, and at 96%R with +711M, +.01%, 30F, +.02%, +27P, +1.5PL, only 2.76SCS, and around +1.2DPR. Impressive Type with almost perfect linear profile ELITE is +2.81T, +4.01FS, +2.20UDC, +2.40FLC for 1987TPI and 3336TTV. 76HO0605 ELLIS is a “Jet Stream” son out of the “O-Man” dam of “Emilyann” that received his 1st production proof with daughters averaging over 29000M and PTA’s +942M, +32F, +41P, +2.2PL, and +2.4DPR. 76HO0616 ESTEEM EX-90 is the “Planet” son of “Emilyann” with 561 aAa and only 5CE, his “G” proof is +1560M, +47F, +43P, +3.1PL, +0.9DPR, 473NM, and +2.12T with 2001TPI. 76HO0623 EXACT EX-90 is a (“Emilyann” x “Goldwyn”) son that is +2.35T, +2.12UDC (look at his udder trait profile), and only 2.70SCS and +1.7DPR & +2.2PL, 420NM and 2037TPI. Taurus has more “Emilyann” family sires in the line-up to consider from this family that makes “Profitable Genetics”™.
WINDY KNOLL VIEW “PALA” family has been one of the premier cow families that have entered sires into AI for “Profitable Genetics”™. Taurus was the first stud to feature bulls from the great family by offering “My Three Grandson’s” of “Pala”. 76HO0437 POWERHOUSE EX-93, 76HO0441 PROMOTE EX-92 and 76HO0442 POPULAR EX-93 are three “Outside” sons that still have something to offer dairymen wanting to improve their herds. 76HO0567 PHOENIX VG-87 (Goldwyn x Outside Pledge EX-96 GMD DOM x Promis 2E-95 GMD DOM x Pala 3E DOM) sires some of the best young cows in herds around the world. Phoenix has 626 classified daughters that average 83.6AASC, +2.52T (+3.60FS), +2.27 UDC, and +2.01FLC, a high conception, calving ease with +1.5DPR. Now at 99%R with 1127 milking daughters. Phoenix is a component improver with +.09%F and +.06%P and low SCS. Phoenix and his two full brothers at Taurus 76HO0633 PLEY +2.36T and 76HO0634 PLED +2.58T, A2A2, are good “Profitable Genetics”™ choices. 76HO0577 PLATNUM *RC EX-91 is the “Advent” out of “Pledge” that not only being *RC he is +1.99T and extremely high test (+.19%F). 76HO0604 PIRATE VG-87 (Baxter x Durham Pammy EX-95) is now also daughter proven at +3.11T, +2.62UDC, and +2.64FLC and a high conception sire with extreme components +.20%, +46F and +.04%P. Daughters average over 26000M, he is +1.9PL and +1.0DPR. Taurus has three sons of “Pacey” who is a ¾ sister to “Phoenix”. Two are Explode sons 76HO0644 PROSPECTOR and 76HO0652 PERFORMER that are high type and top GTPI sires, the third is 76HO0653 POTOMAC (6CE) by “Man-O-Man”.
The “Profitable Genetics”™ lineup of daughter proven bulls that includes Taurus Sires, Browndale Specialty Sires, and Foundation Genetics improves every sire summary. Check out the Taurus Total Value proof/price list for the complete line-up and see the Dairyman’s Choice Special that includes highlighted notes on many of the best bulls that are available at very reasonable semen prices. Taurus now has the largest group of Polled plus Red & White and *RC bulls ever.76HO0583 SIRIUS VG-87 is newly “T” proven with +2.00T and +869M, +10%, +58F from the “Splendor” family. 76HO0609 APEX is a “Jasper “ son from EX-95 “Ambrosia x Ashlyn 2E-96 with +2.20T and +563M, +.07%, and +38F Consider other Affiliated Sires bulls like 80HO325 DEXTER EX-90 a “Baxter” son from a great outcross Browndale bred family tracing all the way to “Christina”. Dexter is +1687M, +.10%, +91F, +492NM, +4.7PL, 2.87SCS, and+492NM, 80HO0326 LARKIN *RC is +2.50T (+3.57FS), +2.31FLC, and +1291M at 89%R (Don’t miss this red carrier “Mr. Burns” son). Several Foundation Genetic bulls have unique aAa codes like 80HO1085 PURE GOLD aAa 462. Check out the new genomic lineup of code 76 and 80 bulls and note new high Production, Type, and TPI or LPI sires available.
Taurus Premier Genomic sires include some of the best “Profitable Genetics”™ from the “Barbie” family like 76HO0639 BRADY VG-88 +4.35T, +3.83UDC, +3.43FLC and 76HO0635 BATMAN VG-86 +2.76T (3.94FS), +2.08UDC (check his profile), and 76HO0641 BRIAN +2.31T (+3.30FS) and don’t forget 76HO0611 MR. CASINO the “Goldwyn” son of “Chassity”, these bulls have impressive “G” proofs. From the “Atlee” family is 76HO0610 ALBERTO EX-90 the “Shottle” son of “Albany” that now has milking daughters but still a “G” proof at +3.26T and nice production. 76HO0631 ALIBI EX (Planet x Albany, full sister to Atwood) has a +795M, +2.27T “G” proof. 76HO0643 ARMBAND VG-86 (Jeeves x Ariel- another full sister to “Atwood”) is +2.14T, +2.17UDC, high DPR and components. Two new releases are 76HO0688 ALTITUDE (Supersonic x MOM “Alesia” VG-87 at 2 years) is +1645M, +.06%, +77F, +.01%, +53P, +3.3PL, +3.04T, +2.21UDC, +2.02FLC, 2312TPI, and 3201LPI in Canada. Epic brother to “Altitude” is 76HO0689 ALTON +1700M, +.01%, +65F, +.04%, +60P, +3.1PL, +3.21T, +2.35UDC, +2.91FLC, 2278TPI and 3221LPI in Canada.
76HO0582 ABSOLUTE-RED continues to be the number 1 Red bull for Type. He is +3.92T and +3.56UDC. He is also a component specialist with +.30%F and +.16%P. 76HO0600 LUCKY-RED is a “Mr. Burns” son from deep, high type “Lucy” family. He is +2.77T and +2.07FLC. 76HO0545 MAZDA-RED is a high reliability (95%) sire with 168 daughters. He currently stands at +2.01T and +2.20UDC. 80HO0317 REDLINER remains a breed favorite at +1.93T and +231M. 76HO0672 DREW-RED is an early “Colt-P” son from a very good “Alexander” dam. At +302M, +1.90T, and 7%CE, he is an exciting bull for Red breeders looking for a different pedigree. 76HO0663 JAVA-RED is a high Type “Secure” son from the world famous “Jody” family. He is +290M, +.06F, +.04P, +2.43T, and +1.89UDC. 80HO0332 TOPPI-RED is a unique bull being a “Mr. Top” son of a “Salto” dam. He is an extreme Type bull at +2.95T and +3.07UDC. Also check out 76HO0680 GOLDLIST-RED, 76HO0677 LOOKOUT, and 80HO1106 AFTERBURN for bulls that carry the variant Red gene.
JERSEY SIRES: 76JE0156 TEQUILA was the Premiere Sire at the 2012 World Dairy Expo and continues to be a top type improver at +2.4 Type and +6.70JUI. 76JE0157 BIG BOY is a solid all around bull, +331M, +.09%F, +.03%P, and +1.0 Type. 76JE0158 IMPACT is a high Milk bull @ +1250M with Functional type +.8PTAT. Also look at the new polled sire 76JE0163 ARMANI-P, +1.2PTAT, +438M, +.14F, +.06P and lower SCS 2.98. Two new “G” Polled Bulls will be available soon. 76JE169 RAY-P +1435M, +1.7T and 76JE170 Maverick-P, +962M, +2.4T. Watch for release of a homozygous Jersey sire this winter.
AYRSHIRE SIRES: Taurus offers world class genetics to meet everyone’s breeding philosophy. 76AY0749 DOZER is a “Reno” son of the EX-95 Desiree. He is +701M, with a type proof of +1.5. 76AY0751 HAMMER is a newly proven “Calimero” son from an EX-95 “Sylvester” daughter. At +430M and +.7 for Type, he offers an exciting combination of solid type and production. 76AY0750 DOUBLWHAMMY has a new proof that is cause for excitement at +1.5 for Type, his linears show him to sire tremendous frames with shallow udders and strong udder cleft. In Taurus’s quest to continue to provide “Profitable Genetics”™, several Ayrshire sires have received genomic proofs with outstanding results.76AY0754 BENEVOLA is a “Raven” son of the world famous “Bethany” (EX-90). He is +965M, +226NM$, and +1.0 Type. 76AY0757 BRADOCK epitomizes Taurus’s philosophy of “Profitable Genetics”™. He is +1145M, +59F, and an eye popping +335NM$. His +1.2 T adds to his impressive numbers. 76AY760 DAZZLE offers a complete package (Realty xEx94 Daisy x Ex95 Desire) +603M, +0.7%F, $329NM, 1.5T.
BROWN SWISS: 76BS90178 CARTEL burst on to the scene with a genomic proof of +1764M, +73F, +59P, +595NM$, and +0.4PTAT. Look to Cartel for a different sire stack. 76BS9017 VERSACE holds his own with a +.11%F, +.13%P and +601CM$.
GUERNSEY: 76GU0806 SKYFAME is a +71 Milk, +.02 Fat %, and +.8 for type. 76GU0807 ACHIEVE is a “Goldust” son of the famous EX-95 “Altann” +1.4T. 76GU0809 TITAN is a son of the popular 76GU0805 ADACKA from an All-American “Tami” family. His sister “Tambourine” EX94-EX-95MS has been two time unanimous All American.
MILKING SHORTHORN: The number one production Milking Shorthorn bull in the world is available from Taurus Service. 160MS1000GE BOSGOWAN BON JOVI erupts on the scene with a +1898M, +.31%, +129F, +15%, +87P, +751NM$ proof. This A2A2 bull double registered as an Aussie Red is part of the first wave of Genetics Australia bulls coming to you from Taurus. Other Milking Shorthorn headliners include 76MS0432 LOGIC, an A2A2 sire with a strong fat deviation at +.20% continues to make show winning daughters. The Polled 76MS0439 ADAM-P produces high component cows that are designed for grazing. 76MS0441 PRINCE is making show winner heifers. 76MS0443 ROMEO and 76MS0444 BOLERO-EXP are two young sires that offer exciting pedigrees to Milking Shorthorns for lowering SCS and increasing fertility and herd life.
TAURUS SERVICE now offers two homozygous Polled Red or Red carrier bulls. New to the lineup is 76HO80681 ADVANTAGE-RED PP. A joint venture with Browndale. ADVANTAGE offers fancy udders with a +3.02UDC. 76HO0676 IVAN-PP-*RC is +1109M with a +4.9PL, all calves will be polled. 76HO36673 TIMELESS P-*RC offers +1193M with a very low 4.6EFI. 76HO0530 DUCKY-P-RED, 76HO0642 FRANK-P and 76HO0636 SYLVESTER-P-*RC are all plus milk bulls.
TAURUS CODE 76 SIRES are available around the world. For “Profitable Genetics”™ with the highest conception and best prices call Taurus Service, Inc. or see your Taurus Rep, Dealer or Technician. Check our website that is continually being revised and updated.
