Select Sires' Jersey Lineup Leads the Way
The Jersey Revolution continues as 7JE1149 Sunset Canyon DIMENSION-ET is the new No.1 GJPI sire at +209. He is joined in the top-10 by 7JE1184 Glynn Headline NEWS-ET (+193 GJPI) and 7JE1173 Dutch Hollow PRESCOTT-ET (+183 GJPI). DIMENSION (+518 NM$), NEWS (+485 NM$) and 7JE1190 BW FASTRACK-ET (+482 NM$) are top-10 Net Merit sires.
Select Sires is well represented with top production sires including 7JE1067 GR Oomsdale Tbone GOLDA{3}-ET leading the lineup for Milk (+1,674) and Combined Fat and Protein (CFP) (+105). GOLDA is joined at the top of the breed by NEWS (+1,604M), PRESCOTT (+1,472M, +105CFP) and DIMENSION (+103CFP).
7JE1038 All Lynns Louie VALENTINO-ET (+2.1 PTAT), 7JE1163 All Lynns Valentino IRWIN-ET (+2.0 PTAT) and 7JE1169 Heartland Merchant TOPEKA-ET (+1.9 PTAT) are the No. 2, 3 and 4 active A.I. sires for Type, respectively.
"7JE" sires maintain their position as fertility frontrunners with PRESCOTT (+4.4 Sire Conception Rate), 7JE1150 Sunset Canyon DIGNITARY-ET (+4.0 SCR), 7JE859 Chasin-Rainbows Act RILEY-ET (+3.7 SCR) and 7JE962 Buttercrest SUCCESS-ET (+3.6 SCR) in the breed's top-10.
Select Sires emerged as the leader for Cow Conception Rate (CCR) and Heifer Conception Rate (HCR) with top-10 sires RILEY (+2.5 CCR), 7JE1194 Sunset Canyon MAHARI-ET (+2.4 CCR), DIMENSION (+2.1 CCR, +3.3 HCR), 7JE1088 Chilli Action COLTON-ET (+3.1 HCR) and GOLDA (+2.8 HCR).
In Canada, DIGNITARY maintains his position as the No. 1 LPI sire (+1840), while TOPEKA ranks No. 7 at +1720. DIGNITARY also leads the way for the newly released Pro$ index (+1541) and VALENTINO is the No. 5 sire for Pro$ (+1235).
MAHARI and SEBASTIAN join proven lineup
MAHARI, a Headline son and direct descendant of Tenn Haug E Maid (E-93%), transmits positive components (+0.08% Fat, +0.03% Protein) with outstanding fitness traits (2.87 Somatic Cell Score, +6.8 Productive Life, +1.8 Daughter Pregnancy Rate) which earns him the HealthMark designation.
A FeedPRO® sire, his daughters are total performers which is reflected in his NM$ (+454), Cheese Merit (CM$) (+473) and Fluid Merit (FM$) (+410). MAHARI is a top-10 sire for Grazing Merit (GM$) (+425).
7JE1140 All Lynns Vibrant SEBASTIAN comes from multiple generations of high-scoring, Excellent dams and graduates with a highly reliable proof. His daughters are tall, open cows with shallow udders and solid production (+849 Milk). SEBASTIAN transmits low SCS (2.90) and longevity (+2.8 PL). He is available in gender SELECTed semen.
For the complete list of Select Sires' Jersey lineup, please visit www.selectsires.com or contact your Select Sires sales representative.
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc. is North America's largest A.I. organization and is comprised of nine farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America's best genetics at a reasonable price.8.24.2015