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.
