August 2011 marked the first occasion when genomic evaluations were released in the Brown Swiss breed, with some notable changes taking place in sire rankings. There is little question that a partial reason for these changes was the inclusion of genomic information with traditional evaluations.

At Semex we were truly pleased to see our recent new entrant 0200BS00408 Swiss Fantasy Ferrari make a significant move upward to the #7 LPI sire in Canada. His LPI jumped more than 300 points from April! This Dynasty son from a Prelude dam is now kissing +1300 LPI. Ferrari can be counted upon to sire wide rear udders with great udder texture and strong ligaments. His daughters are productive cows with wide rumps, good feet & legs and above average stature. While the bull is no longer alive we have a moderate supply of semen, those who are interested in integrating him into their breeding programs are advised to do so now!

And of course, 0200BS00406 Hilltop Acres Goldmine still reigns as our number one Swiss sire with a strong +10 for overall conformation!

Looking to the future the excitement grows even stronger as young sires wearing the 200 stud code or soon to do so are from leading cow families and are by in-demand sires like Wonderment, Brookings, Vigor, Emergency, Power Surge, Glenn, Zoldo Zeus, Vasir and Dally! If things have been good they are now set to get a whole lot better!

Semex's Brown Swiss program is blessed to have significant expertise from European-based Sire Analyst Angelo Pozatti who is a leading authority on Brown Swiss genetics. Semex's relationship with Swissgenetics has also allowed us to make some of the breed's best European sires available worldwide.