The American Jersey Cattle Association continues to report rapid growth for the Jersey breed and Accelerated Genetics recognizes the need to offer elite Jersey genetics. "You can be confident in Accelerated Genetics to serve as The Jersey SOURCE for all your herd's genetic needs," states Amy VanderMark, Vice President Domestic Sales.
Accelerated Genetics world-class Jersey line up remains in the spotlight following the April 2015 Sire Summary.
GENEFORCE STANDOUTS
Accelerated Genetics has a powerful genomic sire lineup with Jersey GeneFORCE sires. The genetics offered is second-to-none whether you are looking for type, production, health traits or a different pedigree, this group has something for everyone.
The following bulls all rank in the Top 100 GJPI for genomic sires and are ALL available in ACCESS sexed semen. 014JE00648 LEONEL had an awesome proof day he is now the #2 GJPI sire with +224. He is also an elite production sire with +1459 PTA Milk, an udder improver with +17.0 JUI and an outcross sire with 3.2% GFI.
014JE00678 REVOLUTION also comes in with a GJPI of +224 and ties for 2nd with LEONEL. REVOLUTION is a great health traits sire with +4.0 Productive Life and 2.88 Somatic Cell Score. He is an extreme production bull with +1888 PTA Milk, +54 PTA Fat and +56 PTA Protein.
014JE00673 AVON is a screaming high GJPI sire at +223. In addition, he has solid production (+1383 PTA Milk), high fertility (+3.5 HCR and +1.5 CCR) and high Productive Life (+4.4.) 014JE00630 JUMBO{4} is +211 GJPI with an impressive Cheese Merit of +542. He is also a great health trait leading sire with a Productive Life of +5.3 and Somatic Cell Score of 2.78.
014JE00666 METHOD carries a GJPI of +207. He is Accelerated Genetics' top GeneFORCE sire for Cheese Merit with +553. METHOD comes in with a solid Net Merit of +522, great Productive Life at +5.5, and and outstanding PTA Protein at +46.
New sires to the GeneFORCE line-up are: 014JE00692 BONANZA, 014JE00685 FEARLESS, 014JE00670 LEMONHEAD, 014JE00694 TALENTS{5}, 014JE00697 JUSTIFIED, 014JE00689 SEGIN, 014JE00696 LAZER, 014JE00669 GABE-P, 014JE00684 GRAVITY{4}, 014JE00686 GLENN{5}, 014JE00658 RAYON-P, and 014JE00687 BARON.
PACE PROVEN SIRES
A new PACE Proven graduate is 014JE00559 TROY. He comes to Accelerated Genetics from the Desert Park Jerseys in Jefferson, Ore. TROY is a Headline out of a Very Good-85% Paramount. He is an all-around balanced bull that excels in Daughter Pregnancy Rate (+1.3).
Other PACE Proven sires to take note of are: 014JE0600 DECOY, 014JE00533 VITO, 014JE00572 VEGAS, 014JE00565 KYRAN, and 014JE00568 LOU.
DECOY is now #7 on the Top 100 JPI Proven sire list at +185 JPI. He also ranks in the Top 10 for the following traits: PTA Protein at #8 with +44; PTA Type at #8 with +1.5, Dairy Form at #4 with 1.3; Rear Udder Height at #9 with +1.7; Rear Udder Width at #10 with +1.4; and Teat Placement at #4 with +1.6.
VITO continues his reign at the #1 Milk sire with +2022 PTA Milk and is also the #1 PTA Protein sire with +63! He also ranks #5 for Dairy Form with +1.2 and is on the Top 100 JPI Proven sire list with +136. VEGAS ranks 25th on the Top 100 JPI Proven sire list with +161. He shows up on a few Top 10 lists including: PTA Fat at #4 with +67 and PTA Protein at #8 with +44.
KYRAN comes in with a JPI of +134 putting him on the Top 100 JPI Proven sire list. He ranks well on PTA Milk at #5 with +1497; Somatic Cell Score at #1 with 2.72; and Udder Cleft at #6 with +1.0. LOU is another solid Top 100 bull with +128 JPI. He ranks for Productive Life at #7 with +5.5; Daughter Pregnancy Rate at #9 with +2.3; Rear Udder Height at #4 with +2.1; and Rear Udder Width at #4 with +1.6.
AMP UP YOUR GENETICS
Many Jersey breeders are genomic testing their animals with through Accelerated Genetics' AMP Genetics program. By utilizing this genomic testing service, producers can predict the future performance of their herd and invest wisely in herd replacements. AMP Genetics is unique as it provides a consultant to help analyze data, plus it offers a convenient online portal with tools to sort and review individual herd results. To get started with AMP Genetics, send an email to Genomics@accelgen.com.
With the highly demanded attributes of production, type, and outcross spread throughout the entire line up, Accelerated Genetics is The Jersey SOURCE for every herd's need. Accelerated Genetics carries the industry's largest list of Jersey sires with sexed semen, for a full list of ACCESS sexed semen bulls go to: www.accelgen.com or contact your local representative, email info@accelgen.com, call 800.451.9275.
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