Accelerated Genetics

With the release of the May 2007 Dairy Sire Summaries, the Holstein USA Association updated the Total Performance Index (TPI™) by increasing emphasis on Productive Life and Daughter Pregnancy Rate as well as including Stillbirth (SB). This improved formula reinforces the worldwide demand for healthy, fertile and long-lasting dairy cattle.

Sires that rank high on Productive Life (PL), Somatic Cell Score (SCS), Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR), as well as lower on Calving Ease (Service Sire Calving Ease – SCE and Daughter Calving Ease – DCE) and Stillbirth (Service Sire Stillbirth – SSB and Daughter Stillbirth – DSB) produce cows that are profitable for dairy producers. This is the reason that Accelerated Genetics was an early leader in the A.I. industry to select PACE young sires based on their predicted genetic pattern in these traits to assist herds in reaching maximum profitability in the future. Now that is innovation-breeding excellence!

Accelerated Genetics is pleased with the new bull rankings following the May 2007 Dairy Sire Summary and is also excited about the large class of new PACE graduates that offer a wide variety of traits with new and unique pedigrees.

014HO04148 Nifty is one of Accelerated Genetics leading health trait sires. Not only does he have outstanding health traits but he also ranks high on Lifetime Net Merit (LNM$) at +$577 and is #6 on the Total Performance Index (TPI™) at +1855. Nifty is +5.6 PL, +2.60 SCS, and +1.7 DPR

014HO03597 Potter, now starting to add his second crop of daughters, maintained on his production traits and went even higher on health traits. He is now +5.5 PL, +2.81 SCS, +2.00 DPR, 6% SCE, 7% DCE, 7.2% SSB, and 6.6% DSB. With these increases, Potter also jumped 25 places on the TPI list and is now the #20 TPI bull of the breed at +1764.

New PACE graduate, 014HO04239 Travel, excels in health traits. Travel is an Orion son from two excellent dams (EX-91 Rudolph and EX-90 Blackstar). He is +3.2 PL, +2.75 SCS, and +1.8 DPR. Travel is also low in Daughter Stillbirth with +6.6 DSB, and his TPI of +1649 ranks him in the Top 100.

014HO04386 Izzy, another new PACE graduate, joins the group of health trait leading sires as well. He is Accelerated Genetics first 014HO02736 Ito son and is from a tremendous cow family at Eastview Farm in Virginia. His dam is an EX-90 EX-MS Mo daughter followed by a VG-87 Duster. Izzy is +2.3 PL, +2.87 SCS, +0.9 DPR, 8% SCE and 6% DCE. He is also a very low stillbirth bull at 7.2% SSB and 5.5% DSB.

Here are some more Accelerated Genetics sires that rank high on health traits: 014HO03451 Alfie is +5.7 PL, +2.90 SCS, +3.0 DPR, and 5% SCE, 014HO03571 Dutch Score is +5.0 PL, +2.5 DPR, 7% SCE, 6% DCE, 7.0% SSB, and 6.4% DSB. 014HO02586 Sailor is +6.3 PL, 6% SCE, and 5% DCE. 218HO00041 Britt is +3.8 PL, +2.74 SCS, +0.5 DPR, 4% SCE, 5% DCE, 7.7% SSB, and 6.9% DSB. 014HO03161 Galleon is +3.4 PL, +2.82 SCS, +1.7 DPR, 7.4% SSB, and 7.0% DSB. 014HO03801 Dtoto is +3.6 PL, +2.73 SCS, and +0.7 DPR. 014HO04099 Billion is +3.4 PL, +2.60 SCS, 7% SSCE, and 6% DCE. 014HO04203 Bandy is +3.4 PL and +2.0 DPR.

Maximum profit is achieved when cows calve with ease, breed back quickly and produce well with a low incidence of mastitis for several lactations. Dairy producers around the world are now putting a priority on selecting for these health traits. For more information about the Health Trait Leading sires at Accelerated Genetics, please contact your local sales representative, call 1.800.451.9275, email info@accelgen.com or go to www.accelgen.com.