Semex's mandate is to offer our clients the most profitable genetics available anywhere. We work hard to identify cow families that continuously offer profitability and longevity to their owners. These cow families, combined with the world's best sires, have always been evident in the 200HO stud code. Semex's August proof round is no exception, and is highlighted by the addition of several graduates of its Premier™ young sire proving program from profitable, deep cow families including:

• The new #1 LPI sire, 0200HO02235 Smithden Admiral VG EXTRA, is a Designer Series™ and Health$mart™ Goldwyn son from a long line of Semex breeding, resulting in a family that enjoys a prolific place in the Holstein industry. Admiral's dam is the famous Allen Alison VG-88 10*. Alison has two Superior Lactation Awards with records to over 17,480 kgs of 3.8%F in 305 days and nearly 65,000 kgs of milk lifetime. She has one EX and 10 VG daughters, the most famous being Admiral's full sister VG-89 Goldwyn Alexandra. Alexandra's oldest daughter is the current #4 LPI cow, Smithden Bolton Alexandria. The next three dams all have two Superior Lactation Awards with high scores and lifetime records. On his debut run Admiral ranks as the #1 GLPI sire at +2536 with +12 Conf and +11 MS. Admiral has an impressive +0.25%F with +108 Herd Life, 2.76 SCS and 142 kgs combined Fat and Protein. Look for him to add strength and longevity to every mating.
• 0200HO05651 Charpentier LFG Spectrum *RC VG EXTRA is not only the LPI's highest ranking, new release RC bull, but he offers a unique pedigree from one of Canada's premier cow families AND he's a Semex triple threat... Designer Series™, Health$mart™ and high fertility Repromax™ sire! This FBI's dam is a VG-85 5* Talent from VG-86 35* Glen Drummond Splendor herself, dam of seven EX and 22 VG offspring. Next dam is Aero Flower and then EX 13* Glen Drummond Shower. Spectrum delivers a solid type package of +14 Conf, +11 MS, +10 Dairy Strength and +12 Rump with an overall +1940 GLPI. He has a +105 Herd Life with 2.80 SCS and +103 Dtr Calving Ability.
• 0200HO05630 Comestar Lavanguard ST is a very unique Goldwyn son. His pedigree is one of the most highly anticipated pedigrees to graduate from the 200 stud code, being a son of both a former #1 LPI sire and a former #1 LPI dam! Internationally popular as a young sire, Lavanguard is the first son of Comestar's famous, show-winning, LPI topping Comestar Lautamie Titanic VG-89-CAN 7* to be proven. Lautamie was the 2006 Res. All-Canadian & All-Quebec Jr 2 Yr Old and placed 2nd at the Royal Winter Fair. More than a show cow, Lautamie was the #1 LPI cow from February 2007 through April 2008. Her dam is a VG-89 12* Igniter with two Superior Lactation Awards, then a VG-85 Emerson with 2* and Comstar Lausan Black VG-87 23* back to the family matriarch Comestar Laurie Sheik herself VG-88 23*. Now, Lautamie is making her mark through her sons and daughters. Lavanguard is her first proven son and his full sister, Comestar Lautama Goldwyn VG-88, is the #4 GLPI cow. Like other sires carrying the Comestar prefix, Lavanguard excels for Conformation at +16, +11 MS, +18 F&L with an impressive 0.28%F and great health traits including +104 Herd Life, +108 Calving Ability, +108 Dtr Calving Ability and 2.94 SCS. In the USA, he's +2.90 PTAT, +2.93 FLC, has positive deviations and is a low 5 for Calving Ease. And, he's a Semex triple threat... Designer Series™, Health$mart™ and high fertility Repromax™ sire!

Numerous high-profile, high-ranking sires continue to prove they are among the best in the business including:

• One of Semex's most famous Designer Series™ sires, 0200HO02137 Pine-Tree Sid VG ST continues to rank as Canada's #1 Conf sire at +18. He's a Health$mart™ outcross sire with numbers on the rise in the USA, now at +2.91 PTAT, +2.74 UDC and +1.20 FLC with great udders.
• Dairymen looking for milk are making good use of Semex's Marion son released in April 0200HO03559 Vioris Sleeman EX SP. Sleeman continues to be one of the highest milk bulls available today at +2821 kgs with an impressive +78 Fat and +97 Protein, making him the #2 Protein and #3 Milk bull in Canada. In the USA rankings, he's an impressive +2415 PTAM, making him the #1 milk bull on the International 1500 Rankings of Bulls With Dtrs.
• Semex's hot April release, 0200HO05611 Premier-Kerndt Sailing (Goldwyn x Morty), now ranks as the #2 PTAT sire in the Top 100 TPI International Sire Ranking at +3.15 PTAT and 2.28 UDC with an increase in reliability. A Designer Series™ and Repromax™ sire, Sailing also increased his production by several hundred pounds and has 120 lbs combined Fat and Protein. Sailing's full brother, 0200HO05548 Kerndt-Premier Butze EXTRA is a Semex triple threat being a Designer Series™, Repromax™ and Health$mart™ sire that also added to his production proof, while his type and functional traits remained virtually unchanged, all while his reliability increased.

Contact your Semex representative for more information any of Semex's proven sires.