Select Sires' High-Components Lineup Includes Breed Leaders and Diverse Genetics
Select Sires continues to offer the widest assortment of top Jersey, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Guernsey and Milking Shorthorn proven and genomic young sires.
7JE1149 Sunset Canyon DIMENSION-ET is the No. 3 GJPI sire at +201 and is joined in the top-six by 7JE1184 Glynn Headline NEWS-ET (+189) while DIMENSION (+513) and NEWS (+470) are top-10 Net Merit (NM$) sires. DIMENSION leads all active A.I. sires for Cheese Merit (CM$) at (+582).
Select Sires is well represented with top production sires including NEWS leading the lineup for Milk (+1,494). 7JE1067 GR Oomsdale Tbone GOLDA{3}-ET (+1,480M) and 7JE1173 Dutch Hollow PRESCOTT-ET (+1,171M) rank among the breed's top-10 while GOLDA (+101) and DIMENSION (+97) are top-five Combined Fat and Protein (CFP) sires.
7JE1038 All Lynns Louie VALENTINO-ET (+2.1), 7JE1169 Heartland Merchant TOPEKA-ET (+2.0) and 7JE1163 All Lynns Valentino IRWIN-ET (+1.9) are the No. 1, 2 and 4 active A.I. sires for Type, respectively. IRWIN (+25.7) and Showcase Selections sire 7JE1088 Chilli Action COLTON-ET (+23.6) are top-10 Jersey Udder Index (JUI) sires.
7JE1194 Sunset Canyon MAHARI-ET ranks second for Productive Life (PL) at +6.6 and NEWS is tied for fourth at +6.4. DIMENSION and NEWS are tied for eighth among active A.I. sires for Somatic Cell Score (SCS) at 2.81.
"7JE" sires maintain their position as fertility frontrunners with PRESCOTT (+4.4 Sire Conception Rate), 7JE1150 Sunset Canyon DIGNITARY-ET (+3.6), COLTON (+3.3), 7JE962 Buttercrest SUCCESS-ET (+3.3) and TOPEKA (+3.1) in the breed's top-10. Select's Super Sampler lineup also offers outstanding SCR sires including 7JE1405 Multi-Rose Megatron RANDI (+4.2), 7JE5015 River Valley Spice SHOWDOWN (+3.5), 7JE1354 Heartland Irwin TEXAS-ET (+3.2), 7JE1336 DP BALLISTIC (+3.2) and 7JE1332 Orthridge RENO (+3.1).
In Canada, 7JE1150 Sunset Canyon DIGNITARY-ET maintains his position as the No. 1 LPI (+1904) and Pro$ (+1577) sire. TOPEKA ranks No. 6 for LPI at +1683 while VALENTINO is the No. 5 sire for Pro$ (+1174).
Among young sires, Super Samplers 7JE1476 Kash-In SMACK-P-ET and 7JE1445 Kash-In-SAXON-P-ET are leading polled sires. SMACK-P is the top polled JPI (+182) sire while SAXON-P is No. 1 for Milk (+975) among polled sires. Select Sires is home to outstanding udder improvers with 7JE5032 River Valley VICTORIOUS-ET (+31.8), 7JE5034 River Valley Ric RINGMAN-ET (+31.7), 7JE5004 River Valley Cece CHROME-ET (+28.6), TEXAS (+25.7), 7JE1426 Mortimers Golda COWBOY{4}-ET (+24.9) and 7JE5023 River Valley Spice SHUT OUT-ET (+24.5) in the top-25 for JUI.
PHAROAH joins proven lineup
7JE1221 Ahlem Headline PHAROAH 21795 joins the Select Sires lineup as a total performance sire. He is the No. 11 active A.I. sire for JPI (+175) and ranks well for NM$ (+439) and CM$ (+443). A HealthMark and FeedPRO® sire, he leads the Select Sires lineup for Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR) (+1.9) and transmits longevity (+5.2 PL) and low SCS (2.89). PHAROAH is extremely balanced, offering excellent Type (+1.6) and JUI (+21.0) with outstanding Milk (+1,035).
BURDETTE maintains his lead
7AY84 Palmyra Tri-Star BURDETTE-ET remains the No. 1 Type sire at +1.8 while his son, 7AY90 Libby's LOCHINVAR holds the No. 2 spot at +1.7. BURDETTE is the No. 2 Conformation sire north of the border. LOCHINVAR (+2.1), BURDETTE (+1.4) and 7AY93 Palmyra Bendig BERKELY-ET (+0.5) are the top three active A.I. sires for SCR. BURDETTE ranks fifth for GPTI (+484), LOCHINVAR is No. 3 for Milk (+865) and BERKELY is the leading HCR sire at +3.7.
Super Sampler and Showcase Selections sire, 7AY109 Maple-Dell O DIXON-ET, is a top-five genomic young sire for Type (+1.1), PL (+2.7) and components (+.18%F, +.08%P) while newcomer 7AY111 Palmyra Berkely REAGAN-ET ranks third for Type (+1.3) and PL (+3.0).
BOSEPHUS joins balanced Brown Swiss lineup
Popular former Super Sampler 7BS852 JoBo Wonder BOSEPHUS ET*TM graduates as the No. 2 GPPR active A.I. sire at +148. His daughters produce high volumes of components (+74 CFP) and Milk (+684) with low SCS (2.77). A Superior Settler, he ranks third in the breed for SCR (+3.3). BOSEHPUS transmits outstanding Type (+1.0), Udder Composite (UDC) (+1.08) and Mobility (+1.0). He is a Calving Ease sire (5.4% DBH) available in gender SELECTed semen.
7BS826 Oak View Zeus AUGUST*TM continues to be a leading sire for SCS (2.67), Mobility (+1.0), SCR (+2.5), CFP (+56), Milk (+615) and NM$ (+330) while August graduate and maternal brother to BOSEPHUS, 7BS854 Jobo Vigor BUSH ET*TM is a top-five sire for NM$ (+376), PL (+6.0), UDC (+1.34) and SCS (2.72).
Super Sampler 7BS871 Blessing Brookings ADVISOR is the breed's top NM$ (+525), CM$ (+561) and PL (+6.8) genomic young sire. 7BS863 Cutting Edge SEAMAN*TM ranks second for Type at +1.1 while 7BS872 Cozy Nook Carter TEQUILA ET*TM (+1.0) leads young sires for Mobility and SEAMAN, 7BS884 Twinkle-Hill Cadnc ALLSTAR*TM and 7BS880 Jo-Lane Cadence LEVI are tied for third at +0.8.
NOVAK is new No. 1
7GU446 Lang Haven Grumpy NOVAK is the new breed leader for PTI (+124). 7GU447 Dairyman Mint PHONZE ranks No. 3 (+110), 7GU398 Sniders Ronalds ALSTAR is tied for sixth (+95), 7GU438 Marodore Aarons LEVI-ET is No. 8 (+82) and 7GU440 Ripley Farms Aaron CORDELL ranks tenth (+72). ALSTAR (+315), PHONZE (+280) and NOVAK (+251) rank in the top five active A.I. sires for NM$.
NOVAK also moved into the top spot for Milk (+1,113) while ALSTAR ranks second (+977). PHONZE (+73), NOVAK (+67) and CORDELL (+53) are all top-five sires for CFP. ALSTAR (+1.7 DPR, +3.6 PL) and LEVI (+1.5 DPR, +3.2 PL) are leading sires for DPR and PL. LEVI ranks third for Type (+1.3) and CORDELL is No. 4 for SCR at +1.2.
For the complete list of Select Sires' High-Components Sires, please visit www.selectsires.com or contact your Select Sires sales representative.
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