Plan Today for a Profitable Tomorrow
SHAWANO, Wis. - The milking daughters of tomorrow depend on the genetics used in a herd today. To aid members and customers in creating profitable replacement animals, Genex Cooperative, Inc. released 17 high-quality Holstein sires in January. These new sires, which average +$597 Lifetime Net Merit (LNM) and +4.4 Productive Life, present excellent genetic capabilities for building a profitable herd.
The high LNM newcomers are led by 1HO09728 CARCAJOU, a 1HO6833 TRES son. CARCAJOU stands at +$704 LNM, improves fat percent and possesses exceptional health traits. At +$702 LNM, 1HO02771 JOCK %-I improves profitability and is one of the cooperative's best for longevity adding +7.2 months of Productive Life. 1HO02468 BINAS ISY %-I, a 1HO07235 TOYSTORY son, and 1HO02655 LATH stand at +$698 LNM and +$654 LNM, respectively.
An all-round new release is the Mac son 1HO2809 LIESL. With a +$647 LNM and genetic evaluations of +5.0 Productive Life, +1.2 Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR), 3% Sire Calving Ease, +2.72 PTA Type, +3.30 Udder Composite and +2.92 Foot & Leg Composite, LIESL is true profit-improving package.
1HO02730 ICEMAN %-I dramatically improves health traits. ICEMAN creates easy calvings as well as daughters that last, breed back quickly and produce quality milk with his 7% Sire Calving Ease, +6.8 Productive Life, +2.48 Somatic Cell Score and +1.2 DPR. ICEMAN is also available in GenChoice™ sexed semen.
Furthermore, two new sires in the 95th percentile for LNM stand over three points for PTAT. 1HO02700 LEGEND has a +3.10 PTAT along with +2.19 Udder Composite, +2.19 Foot & Let Composite and over a ton of milk. 1HO02769 DALT has a +3.21 PTAT and +3.08 Udder Composite while also excelling in longevity and daughter fertility.
Two elite red carrier bulls and one red sire are among the elite graduates. 1HO09951 PEMBROKE *RC and 1HO02480 CAMARY ISY *RC %-I are both in the 99th percentile for LNM. PEMBROKE *RC, available in both GenChoice and conventional semen, combines profitability with conformation (over +2.00 for PTAT, udders and feet & legs). CAMARY ISY *RC increases milk yields and longevity (+4.4 Productive Life). 1HO02740 SATCHEL-RED, already in demand as a global mating sire, is in the 96th percentile for LNM and available in GenChoice.
These and the other new releases have joined a lineup that totals 55 sires over +$500 LNM - a large number of sires at an elite level on the economically-based genetic selection index. To begin planning today for a profitable tomorrow, consider these elite Holstein sires from the Genex active lineup.
For more information, visit Genex online at www.crinet.com or contact customer service at 888-333-1783.
Genex is a subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International (CRI). CRI, a member-owned holding cooperative, is comprised of three subsidiaries: Central Livestock Association, AgSource Cooperative Services and Genex. The CRI Mission Statement summarizes the goal of CRI: "To provide products and services as effectively as possible to maximize the profitability of members and customers worldwide while maintaining a strong cooperative."
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