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Issue 10 - July 2010

HOLSTEIN
New Release Sires – Agri-Gene is proud to introduce a new RED sire to it’s line-up in Fradon REDLINER – Red who is the No.1 Active Red Type Sire in Canada, +12 Conformation, +20 Rump and +17 Loin Strength – No.1 in Canada B&W or R&W. Redliner progeny have made their presence felt at major shows in North America as class winners, Junior Champions, All-Canadian & All-American R&W. His first proof confirms that he transmits tall, long-bodied dairy cows with good Udders and exceptional Rump Structure. 84% GP or Better – 85 Daughters – 15 VG 2yr. His Dam was nominated “Global Cow of the Year in 2008”.

Agri-Gene is also proud to release two new Red Carrier Genomic-Tested sires to their already popular Genomic line-up in Brunner MR. TOP and Joren RAPTOR. Both bulls are sired by Goldwyn out of VG Talent dams. Mr. Top is the No.1 Genomic Type sire for RDC* and Red in Canada and transmits high Type +3.67, Positive Components & has 12 generations of VG & EX dams. He also offers excellent Health traits. Raptor hails from a tremendous cow family which goes back to the famous WDE Champion - Renita Ranger-Red line and is the highest ranked GTPI bull from the famous Renita. Raptor offers outstanding Type +3.30 & Production +564 with Positive Components. Raptor will also improve Cell Counts and Calving Ease.

VOUSTER is a New Release O-Man son from France who offers extreme Components - +3.3 Prot% and +5.1 Fat Test. He has good Dairy Qualities coming from his Ideal Ags dam with Great reports from the 2010 French Daughter Tour with daughters displaying good Angularity and openness of Rib with clean flat bone. Great Value Calving Ease and Component sire.

GENOELITE Is one of the highest tested Genomic-Tested bulls in the USA sired by Shottle out of an O-Man and a full sister to “Emilyann” who sold for $630,000 at the Arethusa Global Glamour Sale in 2008. Superb Genomic proof - GTPI +2255 and +3.35 Type.

Holstein PT Sire Directory Highlights – Agri-Gene is proud to announce the arrival of its 2010 Holstein Progeny Test Catalogue. This year’s line-up of bulls includes some elite young Australian bulls plus some overseas GENOMIC–TESTED bulls from France and North America.

JACKO – (A2/A2) Shottle son from one of Australia’s Premier cow families – The “Jackie’s”, his dam is the much sought after Kirk Andrews Donor Jackie who is the dam of 4 recent graduates – Jackaroo, Wisepoint, Soluit and Playfair. She goes back to one of Australia’s most well known and marketed cows Elite Leadman Jackie EX3E.

VICAR - Pontiff son from one of the best from the much admired Informer cows in the Kitchen’s Carenda herd, his dam is one of the highest ASI cows in the herd which is ranked No.1 in the country and is from 6 generations of VG or EX cows from the heart of the “V” family which is noted for it’s excellent Survival, Longevity and Fertility traits.

BANGO - Early Planet son from the Bangle cow family from St. Clair Holsteins, his dam is one of the highest P.I cows in the herd, the next dam is the noted St. Clair Valiant Bangle EX91 while the cow family is arguably the most successful bred at St. Clair in over 40 years of breeding.

CASSINI – (A2/A2) One of the first Stol Joc sons offered in Australia. Cassini’s dam is a VG89 point Talent from the heart of one of Australia’s best known cow families – the “Perfectors”. The next dam is Australia’s only 3 x classified EX Donor daughter. With Stol Joc and the Perfector cow family, we are combining Stol Joc’s cow family which has produced breed greats such as Ricecrest Marshall, Brett and Lantz with the Perfectors who have produced bulls such as Shotime and Shormar.

HAYCART - A sire stack to dream of – SHOTTLE x GOLDWYN x JOCKO – All Top 10 APR sires with an average APR of +239 and average Overall Type of +110. Haycart’s Goldwyn dam is one of the highest P.I.ing cows in the Alandale herd and is from the Carissa cow family which has already graduated bulls such as Winluke, Billionaire, Alandonor and Calvin.

GENOALLISTER - From the heart of one of North America’s very best cow families from Canyon-Breeze with generations of VG or EX cows – Armstead x VG 2Y Shottle x VG Marshall x VG88 Storm x EX94 3E Emory x EX93 x EX92 2E. Power, Strength and cow family depth are all leading attributes of Genoallister who is Genomic-Tested in Canada with “Double Digit” Type, Udders and Dairy Strength with high Production Yields.

WILBROD - Genomic-Tested Baxter son backed by 12 generations of VG or EX dams noted for their Longevity and Fertility with next 4 dams still active in the herd. Wilbrod has a high Genomic proof in the USA – GTPI +2039, +1800 GMILK and +2.5 GPTAT.

GENOBLEUET - One of the highest Genomic-Tested Goldwyn sons in France, very good for Milk and positive Components with good Type and Udders. His dam traces back to the American Rocky Vu Elton Eli cow family that has produced the French super sire Jesther who has been used as a Sire of Sons all over the world.

COCONUT - Sired by Roseo Joc who is Australia’s highest Jocko son on the current Interbull proofs and excels for Protein and Functional traits. His dam is one of the most famous Shottle daughters in France; she has been heavily used as a bull mother and was a winner at the 2008 Blain Progeny display. His genomic proof has good Production and Type traits and excellent for Fertility and SCC.

CAROLIN - Genomic-Tested Bolton son who is one of the best for Type and Udders with good Production, he is an improvement of his sire for Fertility and SCC. A brother to Coconut his dam is one of the most famous Shottle daughters in France, she has been heavily used as a bull mother and was a winner at the 2008 Blain progeny day.

Other  Highlights – Western District / SA / Tasmanian Agri-Gene Sales Representative - Graham Heaver inspected six outstanding LIONHART in milk heifers at Simon Reads - Cudgee, VIC that displayed outstanding soft textured Udders and were of medium Stature and had very good Temperament.

Some of the first SUBURN daughters were inspected at Wayne and Jo Draytons – Timboon, close to calving that are showing plenty of Strength and alot of promise and Wayne and Jo are quite excited about them calving in.

The first VOSAC MAN calves are now on the ground at Draytons and Peter Byrnes - Koroit and are quite outstanding calves displaying very good Type and Dairyness.

JERSEY
New Release Sires – Nowell SANDBLAST is a new release sire to our popular Jersey line-up. He is the Equal No.1 Jersey Sire for Protein, Equal No.1 Jersey Sire for total Fat & Protein, ranked No.2 for JSI with over 500 Litres of Milk Production. He offers positive Components 29 kg / 0.29% Fat and 27 kg / 0.19% Protein. Daughters display Angularity and Strength with Great Rear Udders.

Recently a number of Sandblast daughters were inspected at Andrew Younger’s herd. The daughters were highly consistent, displayed tremendous depth & spring of rib with well balanced udders, especially rear udder height & width. In all there were 13 Sandblast daughters with an average P.I of +108 and an average classification of VG86 with the best P.I.ing +121 with a maximum score of 88 points.

New from the USA is high JPI Outcross sire Cave Creek KANOO – ET, an Impuls son from an EX90 Henery - P cow with two records of over 27,000 Ibs of Milk with 9.5% Fat test. Offers high Production with Positive Components and is an Outcross alternative with Udders that are Shallow and have Snug Fore attachments with well defined Ligament. Sexed Semen is also available

New Release Genomic-Tested BW Legion son BW DESTINY hails from one of BW Country’s best daughter’s – BW Country Lelia L142 EX92. He has All-American Winners on both sides of his pedigree with breed leading Production. Destiny will be marketed through Agri-Gene’s popular Gold Label program.

New Release Genomic-Tested Iatola son, BW DAMASCUS hails from an outstanding BW Country daughter BW Centurion Peggy K798 – EX92 who is also the dam of  7 other sons in A.I. The maternal lines prove consistent Production with high Fat from high scoring cows designed to work hard & perform. Look to Damascus to add tremendous Type without sacrificing the Production.

WF Iatola SHOCKER is a New Release Genomic-Tested Iatola son who hails from the world renown “Counciller Sheba” who has done it all on the tanbark – In 2008 she had a remarkable year in the showring claiming - Reserve All American Aged Cow, Reserve Premier Performance Cow at the All-American Show, Reserve Grand Champion at the Genetic Award Winner at the WDE. Shocker will improve Milk Production, Type and Udders.

BW Damascus and Shocker will be marketed through our popular Progeny Test program as Genomic / PT Sires with Sexed Semen also available.

Showring & Sale Highlights – A BW SUREFIRE daughter – BW Surefire Karen M179 was recently re-classified EX91 pts and was crowned Senior Champion at the California Spring Show 2010.

A yearling sister to SPIRITUAL, Riverside Parade Sharna - ET was offered under the hammer at the recent Northern Lights Jersey Sale whom sold for a top price of $5,200.

At the recent NSW State Jersey Sale held at Wauchope Bralock Special Force Merle, grand-daughter of the famous “Edi Merle 137 SUP92” sold for a top price of $7,600 account of NSW / QLD Agri-Gene Sales Representative Brad Gavenlock. She was sired by Sexed Semen Specialist BW SPECIAL FORCES.

AYRSHIRE
New Release Sires – Family Af-Ayr Doubl WHAMMY – ET is a New Release Calimero son who hails from Family Af-Ayr DK Desiree - EX95 3E who was crowned 2002 World Dairy Expo Reserve Grand Champion. She was also the All-American 5 Year Old in 2002.

Du Petit Lac HAMMER – ET is also a New Release Calimero son who hails from Du Petit Lac Sylvester Hamende - EX95 2E who was crowned 2008 Reserve Grand Champion at the Royal Winter Fair in Canada, Grand Champion Quebec Expo 2008, Grand Champion Cookshire Agricultural Exhibition 2008. Both sires will be available in our popular Gold Label program.

Sale Highlights – The 29th annual Ayrshire Fanfare Sale conducted recently included a top priced of $5,000 for a rising 3-year old, Boldview Trident Lyndy who was the winning 2-year old in milk and best Udder at IDW, sired by “King of the Ring” sire – Ardrossan EV Kates TRIDENT. Second top price was paid for Glenbrae Rose Leaf sired by Tridents LOT for $3,100.

GUERNSEY
Recent success in the All-Australian Photo Competition for Gilbert TRADEMARK’s cow family with his MGD - Gilbert Telanie EX92 taking out the All-Australian Senior Champion and his Dam – Gilbert Tootsie EX90 being rewarded Reserve Senior Champion.

Sunny Valley Levi BRADMAN’s cow family also shared success in the competition with Bradman’s Dam’s Full Sister - Sunny Valley Tiller Bess EX90 taking out the next class (cow born during 2004) and his Dam - Sunny Valley Tiller Bell VG89 being rewarded Reserve Cow.

ILLAWARRA
New Release Sires – Myrtleholme MITCH is a Churchill son who descends from the Reserve All-Australian Champion - Myrtleholme Empress 32nd – EX91 3E. His dam was also crowned Queensland’s Production Cow of the Year in 2009 – Lifetime Production 57,338 litres.

ANGUS
New Release Sires – GAR PROGRESS is a new bull to Agri-Gene’s Angus line-up for 2010 with the first shipment arriving in June. A Predestined son with more Size and Muscle than his influential sire, he was the Lot 1, lead-off bull from this years GAR bull Sale where he sold for $180,000 for a ½ interest. His dam sold in the GAR Sale two years ago for $300,000, she has an outstanding ultrasound record and continues to stamp her influence on the breed. Progress has very good Structure, expresses more Muscle than most, and he is deep in his Rib and Flank and has excellent Feet.

In the words of Brian House, the Beef Program Manager from Select Sires, Progress combines Phenotype, Performance and Pedigree as well as any bull GAR has ever sold. A big wrap indeed given the amount of GAR bulls that have passed through the Select Sires program born over the years.

Other new bulls for 2010 that are proving popular are SITZ DASH 10277, GAR ULTIMATE and the record high selling bull from Connealy Angus CONNEALY SULLIVAN 83A who’s first sold out immediately and second shipment arrived in June. While these new bulls are starting to impress it is still the “Proven Performers” that are holding their own by having progeny sell well throughout the country.

Sires like LAWSONS DINKY DI Z191, BT RIGHT TIME 24J, KCF BENNETT PERFORMER and BT EQUATOR 395M have continued to go from strength to strength in this country while we have been receiving great reports from the progeny by Australian bull KAROO W109 DIRECTION Z181 who is leaving them with plenty of Style, ample Size and very correct.

EDGE Update – Popular Australian bull ARDROSSAN EQUATOR D19 is almost fully allocated for the EDGE Program with less than 100 straws left available at EDGE price. D19 will continue to be available @ $25 + GST once he has sold out of EDGE semen.

USA EDGE sire SITZ BULL DURHAM 10308 is expected to be available late July and with back orders filling he is sure to be popular as soon as his first shipment arrives.

BRANGUS
New Release Sires – Chadwick Downs VALENTINO B207 is one of the thickest, heaviest, muscled Red Brangus sires on the Australian market who represents good Carcase, Performance and Balance. Polled with a clean coat & loose skin, Valentino will add extra power and shape to a whole range of cow types.

DEXTER
New Release Sires – Maclee TABASCO is a rich dark red, polled with scurs, with exceptional muscular development and excellent Pin Width, being a trademark of his sire Outlaw.
He was the Grand Champion winner at numerous shows and Supreme Exhibit at the 1999 Queensland Dexter Breed Show.

Cornahir OUTLAW is a deep “Irish Setter” red, long legged type bull. His progeny are usually small, making him an excellent choice for maiden heifers or short-legged type females. Red calves are generally a dark rich red, while the black display gleaming, fine textured coats, but all with an excellent Pin Width and strong Top line.

Llanfair’s FINNIGAN was born and bred in the USA. Sired by the black polled English bull Saltaire Platunim. Is regarded as a significant stud bull as to have been selected to accompany a large group of Dexter’s live-exported to Cuba a few years ago to establish a breeding herd in that country.  

GALLOWAY / BELTED GALLOWAY
New Release Sires – June 2010 saw the arrival of 2 new bulls from the UK, a Black Galloway bull BRAVEHEART OF GALL WAY and a Red Belted bull in MOCHRUM HUCKLEBERRY. Both bulls have already proven popular with breeders welcoming new bloodlines from both breeds.

INRA 95
New Release Sires – ULRICH is a New Release Calving Ease sire from France with superb Type, Muscle and overall Fat Cover. (11% Blonde – 64% Charolais – 6% Piedmontese – 9% Limousin – 9% Rouge des Pres).

LIMOUSIN
Two French Pure NEOPHIN daughters sold extremely well at the Limousin National in April. Clearday Park Debutant sold for $9,500 and Clearday Park Dianna sold for $7,000. These were the top priced heifers and both were PTIC to new French Polled bull CYAN PO.

MURRAY GREY
New Release Sires – KINGSTON is a New Release Calving Ease sire to our “Dairy Beef” line-up.
 

Newsflash

Agri-Gene Spring ABV Highlights - August 2010


Holstein
The Release of the August 2010 ABV’s has once again demonstrated the Strength of the Agri-Gene Holstein Line-Up.

Breed Legend JOCKO has once again confirmed his position amongst the Holstein greats by adding more daughters and once again increasing for APR and all Production traits. He is in the Top 1% of the breed in Australia for APR, Protein, Milk and also Farmer Likeability which is a testament to the fact that combined with his impressive Production traits he produces daughters with great Udders that have Ligament Strength and are made to last.

2010 Australian PT Graduate sire IDEALPRIDE had another impressive proof and despite being still short on daughter numbers he increased for Milk Production and while adding another 6 daughters to his Type proof he increased for no less than 16 individual Type traits. He also increased for important secondary traits such as Calving Ease, Cell Counts and Survival, these traits when combined with his Type and positive Components for Production suggest that he will represent great value for the upcoming Spring matings.

Another Australian bull who continues to impress on second crop is LIONHART who has added 169 second crop daughters since April and increased for APR and offers a great all round Calving Ease option.

Second Crop Success story bull from France, REXONDI now has 130 daughters in 40 herds in Australia and received his first Australian production proof which saw him jump 20 points on APR and is one of the highest bulls available for ASI, Protein and Milk.

Other big movers on the Interbull ranking from France included new O-Man son VOUSTER who is one of the highest bulls available and offers great Profitability with excellent Health traits and extreme Components. Vouster was one of the finds from Graham Heaver’s Farmer Tour to France earlier this year.

VOSAC is another O-Man son who has been a very popular bull all over the world and Australia is no exception. He is receiving high use for his combination of Health and Fitness traits with breed leading Type and Udders. He would surely have to be one of the leading O-Man sons on the market who allows you to improve Functional traits such as Fertility, Longevity and SCC without sacrificing Type or Production.

We are getting good reports on the first milking STOLJOC daughters in Australia and are eagerly awaiting more daughters to calve in the Spring for this International Sire of Sons who also increased on his already impressive Interbull proof in August.

From the USA ERNESTO continues to impress, now with 237 milking daughters he again increased for TPI and is one of the best for Udders with scores of over +4 for Rear Udder Width, Ligament and Teat Placement. He has been used heavily in Australia as a great value Sexed Semen sire and his first Australian daughters will be calving this Spring with much anticipation.

From the Genomics point of view 2 of Agri-Gene’s most popular US Genomic bulls continue to see high use in Australia, they include; Ronelee Toystory DOMAIN and popular Bolton son Wabash-Way EXPLODE. Both bulls are amongst the highest TPI bulls available while new to the Agri-Gene line-up is ELITE who is a full brother to Explode’s dam, the famous Wabash-Way Emilyann who is currently one of the highest contracted cows in the USA.

Also new to Agri-Gene’s line-up are 2 Red Carrier Genomic bulls – Brunner MR TOP, a Goldwyn x Talent bull whose Type from the August proofs increased to +19 in Canada and +3.7 in the USA, making him the undisputed No.1 Type RC/Red bull in the breed.

Joren RAPTOR another Goldwyn x Talent who is also one of the best for Type and goes back to the WDE Champion Renita Ranger Red.


Jersey
The Jersey highlight from the August 2010 ABV proof run was without a doubt the performance of outstanding prospect Australian bull SANDBLAST. While still short on daughter numbers to receive his official proof, Sandblast added more daughters since receiving his initial April proof and shot up another 46 APR points. He also increased for ASI, Protein, Fat and Mammary and will be an extreme Component Improver.

Other Australian bulls to feature were high Type bull FERNJACE who held up his place amongst the top Type bulls in the breed and pleasingly increased his Production proof by 35 ASI points and 12 Kgs of Fat and Protein while adding another 15 daughters.

SPIRITUAL remains one of the highest Type APR bulls on the market, he continues to provide outstanding Farmer Satisfaction and will Improve Overall Type, Udders, Capacity and Strength.

From the USA TBONE continues to lead the way and he had a great August proof run where he added over 500 daughters to his proof. He now has over 2,000 daughters and jumped from 95 to 130 JPI and is one of the highest Type and Udder Index bulls available.

New USA Outcross Sire – KANOO’s first semen shipment is available this month, he is an Impuls son from an EX Henery – P cow with 2 records of over 27,000 Lbs with a 9.5% Fat Test. He offers high Production with good Components and will leave snug, well attached Udders with good Ligament Strength.