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
SemexÂ'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™, SemexÂ's global custom selection index:
- 0200HO03579 B-CREST SHADOW
- 0200HO03591 BEAVER RAY MURAL
- 0200HO00510 DEHOOG KISMET
- 0200HO05795 DEMARC RANCH
- 0200HO02343 DEWGOOD BENEFIT
- 0200HO05792 FAVREAUTIERE GLADIATOR
- 0200HO03603 GILLETTE STANLEYCUP
- 0200HO03563 GOULDHAVEN HOTBLOOD
- 0200HO05793 GREGORI SEQUOIA
- 0200HO03583 HUNSBERGER CLAY
- 0200HO05730 MORNINGVIEW ERAGON
- 0200HO02331 MR MARVELOUS
- 0200HO00491 ROCKYMOUNTAIN LOCKMASTER
- 0200HO02352 SANDY-VALLEY BAILEY
- 0200HO02247 SANDY-VALLEY SODUKO
- 0200HO02279 SMITHDEN BUCKSTAR
- 0200HO03608 VELTHUIS SOLSTICE
- 0200HO02366 WEST PORT ARRON DOON MITEY P
For more a complete listing or more information on Health$mart™ sires or any of SemexÂ's growing suite of programs designed to increase real dairy profitability, please visit www.semex.com.
