NOTICIAS DE LA EMPRESA

S. Miguel is the largest island in the Azores, the Portuguese archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The agriculture economy is milk production and cows are on pasture year round. The passion for good cows is high and the local dairymen breed them, using the best genetics possible, as they are not allowed to import replacements from the mainland.
For many years, Semex genetics have been in great demand with dairymen recognizing Semex sires as delivering long-lasting cows that produce well effortlessly.
At the annual show held on May 14-16, dairymen from around the island presented their best. Semex sires had a great day capturing more than 50% of the first five places in all classes, with a variety of great Semex sires doing very well including: 0200HO03067 Pursuit September Storm *RC, Braedale Goldwyn, 0200HO03315 Braedale Pagewire, 0200HO04779 R-E-W Buckeye, 0200HO04820 Fortale Lomax, 0200HO05024 Dudoc Mr Burns *RC, Wilcoxview Jasper, 0073HO09945 Comestar Manager, 0072HO01758 Comestar Lheros, 0200HO01677 Regancrest Dolman, 0200HO04674 Poly-Kow Mailing, Canyon-Breeze Allen, Summershade Inquirer and Comestar Stormatic.
Goldwyn was the winning sire of the heifer show, siring the Calf Champion who was also the Overall Jr. Champion and two more class winners. A Dolman daughter was named Heifer Champion. Additionally, Goldwyn sired the winners in the first two milking cow classes.
In the Best Udder class three of the four competitors were Semex sired. The winner was a 6 Yr Old Stormatic, followed by an Inquirer who had won the 5 & 6 Yr Old Class and a Canyon-Breeze Allen that was the winner of the 3 & 4 Yr Old Class. At the end of the day, the Stormatic was Grand Champion and the Inquirer was Res. Grand Champion.
Congratulations to all exhibitors for their passion for quality genetics!
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The Semex Alliance, a leading global genetics company, is pleased to announce that Semex Finland is Semex’s distributor in Finland effective immediately.
Semex has enjoyed a successful relationship with dairymen in Finland through a distributorship provided by Semex Sweden. For over 10 years, Semex Sweden has cultivated relationships with the Finnish dairyman, building a new dairy culture in Finland.
“In 1998 I started using Semex sires on my own herd,” says Semex Finland General Manager, Sari Alhainen. “I have been so pleased with the results that I wanted to make Semex genetics more widely available to Finnish farmers. Working with Semex Sweden I began marketing Semex’s lineup and our Promate™ mating program. The results from Semex Sweden’s efforts are remarkable, and we are all very proud of this development.”
A family run business, Ms. Alhainen will run Semex Finland with her three sons.
“Sari is an extremely passionate ambassador for Semex,” says Brad Sayles, Semex Alliance Vice President, Global Marketing. “Finland has 300,000 dairy cows with Ayrshires being most prevalent. Semex’s balanced breeding philosophy is very appealing to these dairymen who demand cows that milk well, are long-lasting with healthy udders and have good feet & legs. We are thankful for Semex Sweden’s dedicated work and have no doubt Semex Finland will continue to grow our business.”
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It's not too late to enter! Semex is looking for new, exciting photos to use in Semex promotions such as calendars, posters, brochures, website and much more.
In 2009 almost 250 photographs from 17 different countries, including New Zealand, Australia, the UK, France, Spain, Hungary, Brazil, Denmark, the Netherlands, Colombia, Belgium, Germany, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, the USA and Canada were vying for top honours, visually proving how Semex Works Everywhere!

This year’s categories are as follows:
• PEOPLE AND THEIR SEMEX COWS
• LANDSCAPES WITH SEMEX COWS

Preference will be given to photographs that include cows and will be judged on composition, quality and character of image, suitability and/or creativity in relation to a category theme and overall impression of the photo.

Prizes will be awarded in each category as follows: 1st Prize: $200; 2nd Prize: $100; 3rd Prize: $50 (Canadian dollars). All entries must be received by August 1, 2010.
Visit www.semex.com to enter and to access full contest rules, terms and conditions.
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Quality Carlton Pam EX-97-6E 2* has become Canada’s newest EX-97 point cow! Sired by Semex's Gillette Carlton Pam will be 12 years old in July and has 1 Superior Lactation Award and has over 93,000 kgs to date lifetime. Pam was Nom. All-Canadian 5 Yr Old in 2003 and has two EX and five VG daughters.
Joining an 'All-Semex' group, Pam is the fourth EX-97 cow in Canada and the first to be bred & owned. Pam has elite company as an EX-97 cow in Canada joining the RWF and WDE Champion Thrulane James Rose (by Shoremar James), the All-American and All-Canadian Bruynland Storm Kendra (by Maughlin Storm) and Davidsons Raider Bronze (by Hanoverhill Raider).
Showing true longevity and profitability, each of these Semex sired individuals have tremendous lifetime production totals, averaging over 98,000 kgs to date!
Congratulations to Pam's owners Quality Holsteins of Woodbridge, Ontario, owned Paul & Ari Ekstein.
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La Exposición Hódmezővásárhely 2010 celebrada del 23 al 25 de abril del 2010 fue un período formidable en la historia de la cría animal húngara. El número de vacas y novillas de raza Holstein-Friesian que se exhibieron alcanzaron todos los récords en la historia de la exposición. El campo estaba bastante fuerte debido a que varias hijas de los toros más populares del mundo representaron las diferentes filosofías de cría, hijas que fueron inspeccionadas por el juez Guido Oitano de Italia. Semex ha participado en el programa de cría Holstein-Friesian húngara por más de 20 años, con hijas de 0200HO03067 Pursuit September Storm *RC, Comestar Stormatic, Canyon-Breeze Allen y Deslacs Milkstar, así como de muchos toros jóvenes de Semex, que ganaron muchas cintas prestigiosas. Además, la hija de Alibi, un toro joven de Semex, llegó en segundo lugar en la categoría novilla preñada. La gran campeona, Süsü, engendrada por Meadow Bridge Markem de Semex, demostró increíble producción lechera, sedosidad y textura de la ubre, con pezuñas y patas sobresalientes. El programa MAGOR Nucleus Herd de Semex que se realiza en Hungría ha sido colocado en el mapa con el famoso toro de Semex 0200HO07317 Magor Bolivia Allen, el cual atrae a criadores del ámbito mundial debido a su fortaleza lechera. Otro miembro valioso en el programa, Magor Salle (Shottle x Jesther), fue la ganadora del premio Campeona reservada y Mejor ubre. Su hermano completo, Magor Financial, tiene su hogar en Semex Hungary y se probó en Canadá y Hungría. Los señores Normand Barriault, Miembro de la Junta Directiva; Vincent Bosquet, Gerente Financiero y Sam Mitra, Director de Ventas y Negocios, todos ellos de la Alianza Semex visitaron la exposición y tuvieron la oportunidad de conocer a varios socios de Semex y comprobaron que ¡Semex sí trabaja en todas partes!
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La Alianza Semex y la Asociación Holstein de Canadá, junto con sus homólogas australianas Semex Pty. Ltd y la sucursal Victoria de la Asociación Holstein-Friesian de Australia, se enorgullecen una vez más en patrocinar a un joven adulto para que participe en el programa de intercambio. Este programa ofrece la oportunidad a un joven canadiense a que experimente de primera mano la industria lechera australiana, y a un joven australiano o neocelandés para que viaje a Canadá y comprenda bien nuestra industria lechera canadiense. El programa de intercambio del 2011 a Australia incluirá emocionantes viajes y oportunidades de aprendizaje para un joven canadiense, entre las edades de 18 y 25 años, amante de la ganadería de leche. El ganador canadiense de este viaje pasará aproximadamente tres meses trabajando en los principales hatos Holstein y los centros de inseminación artificial de Australia, a partir de enero del 2011 en la Semana Internacional de la Leche de Australia, y continuará durante el mes de marzo. Los formularios de solicitud están disponibles en www.semex.com y en www.holstein.ca para un joven canadiense. La fecha límite firme para la solicitud es el 15 de julio del 2010. Se contactará al candidato exitoso en agosto y se anunciará públicamente durante la Exposición Agrícola Real de Invierno del 2010 (Royal Agricultural Winter Fair). Para obtener información adicional sírvase ponerse en contacto con Brenda Lee-Turner en la Alianza Semex o Alain Lajeunesse en Holstein de Canadá.
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The Semex Alliance is pleased to introduce their 2010-2011 Board of Directors. Gary Bowers (Centre d’insémination artificielle du Québec, CIAQ), will serve as President & Chairman of the Board, assisted by as 1st Vice-President, John De Vries (Eastern Breeders Inc, EBI), and by Norm McNaughton (Gencor) as 2nd Vice-President. Other members of the Board of Directors include Tim Hofstra (Westgen), Guy Lavoie (CIAQ), Normand Barriault (CIAQ) and Semex’s newest board member Robert Wright from Midhurst, Ontario (Gencor).
The Semex Alliance is a partnership of the Canadian artificial insemination cooperatives: Westgen, Centre d’insémination artificielle du Quebec (CIAQ), Eastern Breeders Inc (EBI) and Gencor. Semex Alliance is focused on global leadership in livestock genetics.
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Semex is pleased to have been selected as a sponsor of one of the World Dairy Expo (WDE) Virtual Farm Tours in 2010.
WDE Virtual Farm Tours allow WDE visitors to tour dairies from around the U.S. without leaving the grounds. Presented free of charge each day during the show, Virtual Farm Tours focus on a variety of management topics, including: farm longevity, innovative reproductive tools, grazing benefits, managing transition cows, a research dairy herd, family succession, environmental stewardship and robotic calf feeders.
Semex’s Virtual Farm Tour is slated for Wednesday, September 29 and features Stewart Farms Inc., of Nampa, Idaho.
Joe Stewart manager of Stewart Farms Inc. is the third generation to manage the dairy that his grandfather started 1940. Along with his parents, Jim and Marcella, and brother Jere, Joe has expanded the farm to 500 acres and has peaked at 900 cows with a RHA of 30,000 lbs.
With an eye on the future and another on maximizing profitability, Joe Stewart helped develop and implement technologies that allow Stewart Farms to evaluate the individual cow’s profitability and contribution to the herd based on a daily profit/loss system. This system has allowed them to willing step back to 750 cows and 12,473 kgs RHA to cut feed costs by $2(US)/cow/day, increasing profitability and helping the dairy compete with larger commercial dairies.
Relying heavily on new technologies as they become available, the Stewarts’ heat detection is done through a neck worn activity system, Heatime™. This system allows them to detect the optimal breeding time, thereby reducing labor and input costs. Since implementing this system they’ve reached a 54.5% conception rate, reduced days open by almost 30 days, dropped their calving interval to 12.6 months and reduced services per conception from 3.4 to 2.4.
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Recently, Semex sire 0200HO04779 R-E-W Buckeye reached the pivotal Millionaire Sire mark at Semex, joining 10 other elite Semex sires that have each produced over one million doses of semen.
Semex continues to lead the industry in delivering sires that are the ‘bestsellers’ of their time, the truest testament of breeder satisfaction and approval. As Semex’s 11th Millionaire Sire, Buckeye is joining an elite fraternity of industry icons including: Ladino Park Talent *RC; Hanoverhill Inspiration; Madawaska Aerostar; Startmore Rudolph; Comestar Lee, Leader, Outside and Lheros; Stouder Morty; and Oliveholme Aeroline.
These sires represent Semex’s unique ability to combine genetics, production, sales and customer demand into one package. Without a doubt, Buckeye is the complete package sire.
Proven in August 2005 through the USA Premier™ young sire program, Buckeye’s popularity was instantaneous, arriving as one of the world’s most popular BW Marshall sons and ranking #4 TPI. In February 2006, he climbed to the #2 TPI position, commanding international respect for his desirable production, solid type and in-demand health traits.
“Buckeye’s arrival as a high TPI and LPI sire made him attractive to all breeders worldwide,” says Pierre Laliberte, Semex Alliance Senior Vice President, Genetics & Research. “High milk, strong udders, feet & legs, great calving ease and low somatic cell scores make Buckeyes the trouble-free cows that spell profitability everywhere.”
The Buckeye daughters have always been known for their exceptional feet & legs, mobility and flatness of bone. Their tremendous udders are silky, very well-attached and are designed to handle the large volumes of milk that his pedigree dictates. But it wasn’t just Buckeye’s type and production that allowed him to appeal to so many breeders; the addition of his easy calving scores put him in line with the needs of many commercial dairymen.
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Semex's latest Balance magazine is now online!
Click here to download the PDF and read the following articles:

Every Dose Counts At Semex
Real Results On Real Dairies: Repromix™
Profitable Outcross Sire
Record Breaking Morty Daughter
Higher Preg Rates = More Milk
Semex 'Bestsellers' Represent True Breeder Satisfaction
Premier™: Consistent Results At Ringa-Lea

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