Semex Delivers Reliability, Value & Diversity With August Proofs
The August 2009 proof release has confirmed Semex's Balanced Breeding philosophy as one that delivers the reliability, value and diversity that dairymen from coast to coast appreciate. As dairymen look to AI to deliver functional type, Productive Life, Calving Ease, high fat, speciality red sires and more with unquestioned reliability, Semex is positioned to deliver through its time tested Balanced Breeding philosophy. Now it's even easier for dairymen to choose Semex sires. We've worked with dairymen from coast to coast, and devloped a growing suite of product lines that assist in dairying decisions. For high fertility sires, Semex's Repromax sires are an industry leading choice and now in August, we've worked with our geneticists to identify Health$mart sires. These sires are those that sire the most valuable and profitable cows on the dairy, excelling for qualities that can easily be quantified in the ledgers.
Semex has added sires that are well-positioned to make a positive impact to the dairys bottom line and add value to your herd, including one of the hottest new Oman sons, debuting at #20 TPI, 0200HO00402 Mainstream Manifold. Built to deliver results to Semex customers at +1431 PTAM, Manifold offers over 100 lbs combined fat and protein, +628 NM$ and desirable production. All this with pleasing, functional type thats built to last at +1.74 PTAT, +1.80 UDC and +1.18 FLC with low 2.84 SCS, +3.70 PL and easy calving at 5% CE make Manifold a bull for dairymen everywhere.
With multiple Oman sons peppering the Top TPI listings, Manifold offers Semex customers an extremely balanced proof, backed by a deep pedigree and solid field approval. Manifolds dam is VG-88-3YR-USA BW Marshall with over 141,000 lbs lifetime, then an EX-90-USA GMD with over 240,000 lbs lifetime and six more VG and EX dams.
The Manifold daughters are really good commercial cows, says Michelle Nelson, Semex West Coast Premier Consultant. They are medium sized, strong cows with good depth of rib and nice width in their rumps. Manifolds are extremely youthful in their udder attachments; their fore udders blend smoothly with nice veination and they show great height and width to their rear udders, walking on strong pasterns that easily get them to and from the feedbunk and parlors.
Red & White Holstein breeders worldwide have been anxiously awaiting a true Red son of the internationally popular Master Series sire Pursuit September Storm *RC, and with the addition of 0200HO05337 La Presentation Picolo Red, their wait is over. Picolo Red arrives ranking extremely high for type posting an impressive +3.56 PTAT, +2.51 UDC and +3.26 FLC on his debut run, with low 2.90 SCS. Picolos +3.56 PTAT ranks him as Semexs #3 PTAT sire and one of the top Red sires in the world.
This sire excels in dairy strength, says Carl Barclay, Westgen Progeny Analyst. Picolo daughters are big with lots of rib and openess. They show hard tops and fanciness throughout, tracking nicely on a solid foot and leg.
This style and balance is bred into Picolo Red as his dam is a VG-85-3YR-CAN 1* Lentini with 1 Superior Lactation Award, then a VG-85-2YR-CAN 2* Steven from a VG-85-2YR-CAN 2* Milestone from Canadas 32* brood cow, the EX-3E-CAN La Presentation Digne.
We expect high demand worldwide for Picolo, says Brad Sayles, Semex Alliance Vice President, Global Marketing. As one of our top type sires in the USA, he will create a lot of interest worldwide very soon.
By the extremely popular Semex Master Series sire, Pursuit September Storm *RC, 0200HO05379 Kerndt Stallions unique pedigree is certain to make him popular worldwide. His dam is an EX-91-2E-USA Mtoto with over 133,000 lbs lifetime, then four more EX-USA dams with big records. A USA bred bull from the Kerndt family of Lansing, Iowa, Stallion scores well on the TPI listing at +3.42 PTAT, +1.68 UDC and +2.49 FLC with 2.97 SCS, landing in the #11 position for international type. Adding to his credits, Stallion offers .20%F and .05%P and is a high fertility Repromax sire.
In the field, CIAQ Progeny Analyst Chris Studer describes Stallion daughters as very stylish cows. These are tall, angular cows with great dairy strength. We like their shallow udders and strong ligaments with very well-attached fore udders. Dairymen will be very pleased with these daughters.
0200HO05378 Klover-Hill Java, a Reggie son from an Aaron, ranks #31 overall on the Top 100 International Sire Listing. His excellent type pushes him to the top of the rankings with +3.52 PTAT, +3.71 UDC and a phenomenal +4.14 FLC, making him the #1 UDC, #1 FLC and #3 PTAT on the Top 100 International Sire Listing. This type is backed by positive Fat and Protein percentages, low 2.92 SCS, 2.80 PL, high conception as another high fertility Repromax sire and Java is a Health$mart sire, leaving profitable daughters on real dairies.
Semex's new #1 Fat bull, 0200HO09812 Moon-Line Cranky, is a Champion from a Storm with +103 lbs Fat, making him the #6 fat bull in the world. Cranky's pedigree is familiar, with his dam being a VG-86-4YR-USA DOM Storm from the famous Ernlo Cinderella VG-88-3YR-USA GMD DOM, a high profile cow with numerous sons in AI. The next six dams are all VG or EX with pleasing production, contributing directly to Cranky's 2.08 PTAT and 498 NM$.
Dairymen looking for an udder specialist need to look no further than Semex's Titanic son 0200HHO3427 Springway Cleveland who has a great +2.42 UDC. Looking closer, his numbers are more appealing with +2.88 Fore Udder Attachment, +2.76 Rear Udder Width, +2.86 Rear Udder Height and +3.34 Udder Cleft. His udders are udders that work, with .06% Fat and .08% Protein, low 2.88 SCS and great overall +2.67 PTAT and +3.21 FLC. Field staff tell us that these are favorites in barns for their Calving Ease at 7%, pleasing production and extremely functional type with beautiful udders.
Not often are sires as complete as Semex's new release 0200HHO05428 My-John Karik. A high fertility Repromax sire Boliver son from a EX-90-5YR-USA GMD DOM BW Marshall back to the Dellia family, Karik is extremely well-rounded and delivers on the traits dairies need to keep cows milking in their herds, making him a Health$mart sire. He's +2.50 PTAT with +2.34 UDC and +2.37 FLC, showing that his daughters are built to last. Karik's ability to last within a herd shines in his 2.20 PL and 510 NM$ scores, supported by a Calving Ease score of 7% and a combined fat and protein of over 100 lbs. Field reports support the numbers, with dairymen telling Semex that their Karik daughters perform extremely well and are very complete cows.
For dairymen who loved Morty, his newly proven son 0200HO09448 Monument Keneth will fit the bill, delivering on all the same traits that made Morty so famous. His maternal line will interest many breeders as well, as his dam is a VG-88-3YR-USA Durham daughter from Wilcoxview Jasper's EX-91-USA GMD DOM full sister! Keneth delivers excellent feet and legs with +1.70 FLC and sound udders at +2.78. with +3.26 Fore Udder Attachments, +3.75 Rear Udder Width and an impressive +4.08 Rear Udder Height. This high fertility Repromax sire appeals to all dairymen being breed average for calving ease and scores an 8% for Daughter Calving Ease. All these qualities make him a Health$mart and an easy addition to breeding programs everywhere.
Another successful graduate from the Semex Premier program, 0200HO05398 Langs-Twin-B Finley, is a Reggie son from an VG-87-3YR-USA Aaron from the well-appreciated Exctasy Ebony family, giving Finley automatic breeder appeal. Finley arrives with solid numbers, production and low 2.74 SCS with high 2.90 PL and solid type scores of +2.44 PTAT, +1.85 UDC and +3.05 FLC. These figures, his pedigree appeal with built in satisfaction and status as a Health$mart sire will easily add Finley to tanks from coast to coast.
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