Semex identifies Health$mart™ sires as those that sire the most valuable and profitable cows on the dairy. These sires excel for qualities that dairies can easily quantify in their ledgers.
Dairymen can trust that a Semex Health$mart™ sire will have a positive financial impact, saving on vet bills, medications and staff time, as well as lost breedings and lost production. Since its release in August 2009, the Health$mart™ lineup has been under tremendous demand, as dairymen around the world are looking to reduce expenditures and increase their profitability.
The selection criteria for a Semex Health$mart™ sire is based on:
· Health Traits: Herd Life, Somatic Cell Score, Daughter Calving Ability, Milking Speed, Daughter Fertility
· Production: Milk, Fat and Protein
· Durability Traits: Final Conformation, Mammary System and Feet & Legs
Semex's new Health$mart™ sires are easily identified with the Health$mart™ brand in all Semex materials and are listed below. These sires are included in ProMate™, Semex's global custom selection index:
0200HO03542 APPLEVUE SHOTBLOCK
0200HO05651 CHARPENTIER LFG SPECTRUM *RC
0200HO05772 CHARPENTIER LFG SPICY *RC
0200HO05630 COMESTAR LAVANGUARD
0200HO05676 COMESTAR LILLTRUST
0200HO05702 FAR-O-LA SHADA
0200HO05678 GENO MARITIME
0200HO03560 GILLETTE JUNGLE
0200HO02217 MISTY SPRINGS SIRIUS
0200HO05762 MORSAN BUNKER
0200HO00462 PENNVIEW INJUSTICE
0200HO05807 R-E-W-I BRIO
0200HO02297 SANDY-VALLEY BLISS
0200HO02308 SANDY-VALLEY GLORFINDEL
0200HO02313 SANDY-VALLEY TIMING
0200HO02235 SMITHDEN ADMIRAL
0200HO02280 STANBRO PROGRAM
For more a complete listing or more information on Health$mart™ sires or any of Semex's growing suite of programs designed to increase real dairy profitability, please visit www.semex.com.
