Semex's Client Value Guide™ (CVG™) is a new tool that allows you to create your own breeding index by answering eight simple questions. These questions help to create your personalized herd index, based on your breeding goals and needs.
This herd index then ranks semex sires based on your breeding goals and includes/excludes sires such as Semex Genomax™ sires based on your personal preferences. The CVG™ will also take the average trait information of the bulls returned, creating an economic profile that helps you identify exactly where the dollars are coming from.
Below are a couple of the reports that are available from the CVG™. This example index was created was split equally on health, production and conformation. Genomax™ sires are excluded, the market condition emphasized components and no premium was placed on SCS.
There are 10 bulls on this report from four different sires with six different maternal grandsires. The bulls average 1,156 kgs of Milk with strong components (60 kg F, +0.17% F and 47 kg P, +0.08% P), high Conf at +13 with double digits for both Mammary System at +12, and Feet & Legs at +10. Additionally, strong health traits of +108 Herd Life, +103 Daughter Fertility, +104 Calving Ability and low 2.79 SCS make this group valuable. These traits are all key in reducing expenses and increasing profitability on the dairy.
In this report, the economics of recommended sires are generated. The daughters by this group of bulls will earn approximately $1531 CAN/daughter more than the average Holstein population (values calculated in Canada in 2009). Each trait is also standardized, allowing them to be plotted on the same chart. This section does a great job of plotting the value of the bull, based on the criteria that you set for your herd in your original eight questions. If you put more emphasis on production, or on health you will see those values increased.
The CVG™ is the most recent solution offered by Semex. Ask your local Semex Representative about this tool today and begin increasing your profitability tomorrow!
