Strength In All Dairy Breeds (8/13/07)
Written by: Devan Funk, Genetic Development Manager
With the August 2007 Dairy Sire Summary brings the last of the 4 times a year proof releases. The next evaluation release date is in January 2008 and then there will be just 3 releases per year. The August evaluations show Accelerated Genetics is strong in all breeds and in many areas within each breed–whether you are looking for high NM$, PL, PTAT, UDC or Total Performance sires–Accelerated Genetics has sires that rank well for all criteria.
In the Holstein breed, one trait Accelerated Genetics excels in is Productive Life (PL), with 5 sires at or above +5.0. Names like 014HO02586 Sailor (+6.2), 014HO03597 Potter (+5.0) and 014HO03451 Alfie (+5.9) are 2nd crop sires with high reliable data suggesting that their daughters will survive well in all types of environments. 014HO04148 Nifty (+5.8) and 014HO03571 Dutch Score (+5.0) are also very high in PL.
Besides being a breed leader for PL, Nifty excels in many other areas as well. Among health trait leaders, he is an exceptional production improver, now over +1100 PTAM at 85%R. His DPR increased nicely to +2.2 as did his NM$ to +578. Nifty also ranks 10th in TPI at +1840. He will continue to see use as a mating sire of sons.
014HO04099 Billion was another highlight of the August run. He made great increases in the health trait area of PL (now at +3.7), SCS (now at 2.59) and SCE (now at 6%). His NM$ is still impressive at +502 and is 5th in the breed for TPI at +1864.
Another sire with a nice calving ease improvement is 014HO04026 Airraid. Now at 7% SCE, Airraid can be used effectively on virgin heifers. Along with Billion, Airraid is arguably one the breed’s best BW Marshall sons available. He ranks 15th for TPI and is still amongst the best for type at +3.29 PTAT.
014HO04110 Scoop is another sire that made a nice increase this time. The Orion son is up to +427 NM$, mostly due to his increase in PL to +2.3. He is also up on PTAT (+1.96), UDC (+1.42), FLC (+1.88) and is in the top 50 for TPI (+1719).
Also pulling into the top 50 TPI is 014HO04229 Wes at +1719 TPI. Most of his improvement is due to his PL increase (now at +3.7) and DPR improvement (now at +1.1). This Dutch Boy x Rudolph cross should continue to see more usage.
Other sires with increases in NM$ and TPI were 014HO04386 Izzy and 014HO04239 Travel. Both are health trait specialists excelling in PL, SCS, DPR and DCE.
Seven new Holsteins enter the lineup and their pedigrees include four new Garter sons, two sons by Boss Iron, and one by Ito.
014HO04371 Belt is the most impressive of the Garter sons with +2009 PTAM, +1.39 PTAT, +1.33UDC and +1.91 FLC. His mother is an impressive EX-91 Rubytom daughter that produced 2,180 fat in the Bomaz herd. Several family members to Belt have returned to active A.I. status.
014HO04372 Billy Bob is a Garter maternal brother to 014HO04099 Billion. Billy Bob is a milk improver at +1789 PTAM and is +1674 TPI.
The other two Garter sons are both high for type, 014HO04346 Sage and 014HO04360 Drevil. Sage comes from 014HO03037 Skip’s family. He is an excellent fat improver (+56 PTAF and +.10% F) and transmits superb udders (+2.47 UDC) and is a high type bull as well (+2.17 PTAT). Drevil is +2.54 PTAT and over 1.75 on both UDC and FLC. He is also a high fat improver being +52 PTAF and +.14% F.
In 014HO04368 Kane, Accelerated Genetics adds another 014HO02736 Ito son to its lineup. Like Ito, Kane excels in type, udders and health traits. At +2.35 PTAT, He is an exceptional type improver and his daughters show great udder attachments with a deep crease and good teat placement. Furthermore, he is a 7% SCE sire and looks good on all other calving traits.
From Italy come two new Boss Iron sons, 198HO00100 Active and 198HO00101 Tempting. Active is a very high for NM$ at +555 and TPI at +1843. His dam is a Manfred daughter whom combined with Boss Iron makes logical sense for outstanding health traits. Tempting comes from an Mtoto dam that traces back to Boss Iron’s maternal family. Both Active and Tempting are tremendous fat improvers and look good for PL, DPR, SCS and SCE.
In the Jersey breed, 014JE00408 Jimmie made great strides by jumping into the top 10 for JPI, now at +207. After adding 20 scored daughters and 11 for production, Jimmie made significant increases in nearly every area. At +1.7 PTAT, +5.72 JUI and +2.8 PL, Jimmie will be in high demand with most Jersey breeders.
014JE00406 Blueprint improved to +205 JPI. He made nice increases in milk and protein. With the addition of 335 daughters, 014JE00365 Rebel saw improvement in his NM to $+358. He also had increases in PL, PTAM, PTAP and SCS. Rebel’s JPI now stands at +173.
A new Jersey PACE graduate is 014JE00415 Peter. Peter is a Paramount son from a 1st crop Mor daughter. He sires nice udders (+3.67 JUI) and is a solid production improver.
014BS00288 Payoff continues to impress Brown Swiss breeders milking his 2nd crop daughters. Now with over 200 daughters in his evaluation, Payoff increases to +1146 PTAM. At +154 PPR, Payoff is a top 10 sire in the breed.
The future is bright as we look towards January as several potential PACE graduates have promising preliminary data. A 5-month layover until the next release date, allows ample time to collect plenty of data. Potentially, there could be several new graduates.
Written by: Devan Funk, Genetic Development Manager
With the August 2007 Dairy Sire Summary brings the last of the 4 times a year proof releases. The next evaluation release date is in January 2008 and then there will be just 3 releases per year. The August evaluations show Accelerated Genetics is strong in all breeds and in many areas within each breed–whether you are looking for high NM$, PL, PTAT, UDC or Total Performance sires–Accelerated Genetics has sires that rank well for all criteria.
In the Holstein breed, one trait Accelerated Genetics excels in is Productive Life (PL), with 5 sires at or above +5.0. Names like 014HO02586 Sailor (+6.2), 014HO03597 Potter (+5.0) and 014HO03451 Alfie (+5.9) are 2nd crop sires with high reliable data suggesting that their daughters will survive well in all types of environments. 014HO04148 Nifty (+5.8) and 014HO03571 Dutch Score (+5.0) are also very high in PL.
Besides being a breed leader for PL, Nifty excels in many other areas as well. Among health trait leaders, he is an exceptional production improver, now over +1100 PTAM at 85%R. His DPR increased nicely to +2.2 as did his NM$ to +578. Nifty also ranks 10th in TPI at +1840. He will continue to see use as a mating sire of sons.
014HO04099 Billion was another highlight of the August run. He made great increases in the health trait area of PL (now at +3.7), SCS (now at 2.59) and SCE (now at 6%). His NM$ is still impressive at +502 and is 5th in the breed for TPI at +1864.
Another sire with a nice calving ease improvement is 014HO04026 Airraid. Now at 7% SCE, Airraid can be used effectively on virgin heifers. Along with Billion, Airraid is arguably one the breed’s best BW Marshall sons available. He ranks 15th for TPI and is still amongst the best for type at +3.29 PTAT.
014HO04110 Scoop is another sire that made a nice increase this time. The Orion son is up to +427 NM$, mostly due to his increase in PL to +2.3. He is also up on PTAT (+1.96), UDC (+1.42), FLC (+1.88) and is in the top 50 for TPI (+1719).
Also pulling into the top 50 TPI is 014HO04229 Wes at +1719 TPI. Most of his improvement is due to his PL increase (now at +3.7) and DPR improvement (now at +1.1). This Dutch Boy x Rudolph cross should continue to see more usage.
Other sires with increases in NM$ and TPI were 014HO04386 Izzy and 014HO04239 Travel. Both are health trait specialists excelling in PL, SCS, DPR and DCE.
Seven new Holsteins enter the lineup and their pedigrees include four new Garter sons, two sons by Boss Iron, and one by Ito.
014HO04371 Belt is the most impressive of the Garter sons with +2009 PTAM, +1.39 PTAT, +1.33UDC and +1.91 FLC. His mother is an impressive EX-91 Rubytom daughter that produced 2,180 fat in the Bomaz herd. Several family members to Belt have returned to active A.I. status.
014HO04372 Billy Bob is a Garter maternal brother to 014HO04099 Billion. Billy Bob is a milk improver at +1789 PTAM and is +1674 TPI.
The other two Garter sons are both high for type, 014HO04346 Sage and 014HO04360 Drevil. Sage comes from 014HO03037 Skip’s family. He is an excellent fat improver (+56 PTAF and +.10% F) and transmits superb udders (+2.47 UDC) and is a high type bull as well (+2.17 PTAT). Drevil is +2.54 PTAT and over 1.75 on both UDC and FLC. He is also a high fat improver being +52 PTAF and +.14% F.
In 014HO04368 Kane, Accelerated Genetics adds another 014HO02736 Ito son to its lineup. Like Ito, Kane excels in type, udders and health traits. At +2.35 PTAT, He is an exceptional type improver and his daughters show great udder attachments with a deep crease and good teat placement. Furthermore, he is a 7% SCE sire and looks good on all other calving traits.
From Italy come two new Boss Iron sons, 198HO00100 Active and 198HO00101 Tempting. Active is a very high for NM$ at +555 and TPI at +1843. His dam is a Manfred daughter whom combined with Boss Iron makes logical sense for outstanding health traits. Tempting comes from an Mtoto dam that traces back to Boss Iron’s maternal family. Both Active and Tempting are tremendous fat improvers and look good for PL, DPR, SCS and SCE.
In the Jersey breed, 014JE00408 Jimmie made great strides by jumping into the top 10 for JPI, now at +207. After adding 20 scored daughters and 11 for production, Jimmie made significant increases in nearly every area. At +1.7 PTAT, +5.72 JUI and +2.8 PL, Jimmie will be in high demand with most Jersey breeders.
014JE00406 Blueprint improved to +205 JPI. He made nice increases in milk and protein. With the addition of 335 daughters, 014JE00365 Rebel saw improvement in his NM to $+358. He also had increases in PL, PTAM, PTAP and SCS. Rebel’s JPI now stands at +173.
A new Jersey PACE graduate is 014JE00415 Peter. Peter is a Paramount son from a 1st crop Mor daughter. He sires nice udders (+3.67 JUI) and is a solid production improver.
014BS00288 Payoff continues to impress Brown Swiss breeders milking his 2nd crop daughters. Now with over 200 daughters in his evaluation, Payoff increases to +1146 PTAM. At +154 PPR, Payoff is a top 10 sire in the breed.
The future is bright as we look towards January as several potential PACE graduates have promising preliminary data. A 5-month layover until the next release date, allows ample time to collect plenty of data. Potentially, there could be several new graduates.
