Exploding with Profit Power!
Whether searching for hot new genetics, those time proven sires or current farmer favorites, the Genex lineup has it all. Look throughout the entire lineup or focus on the over 50 sires in the 80th and 90th percentiles for Lifetime Net Merit (LNM). Wherever you look, the Genex lineup is exploding with profit power!
Four Outstanding New Sires in LNM's 97th Percentile
1HO7900 EARNIT leads the lineup in the 99th percentile for LNM and ranks no. 7 in the industry for TPITM at +1902. This Sikkema-Star Zenith son is out of Brandt-View Outside Esther, EX-90, VG-MS, GMD, DOM who reached an outstanding production of 5-06, 3x, 365 days, 55,940 lbs. milk, 4.3%, 2430 fat and 2.8%, 1584 protein. EARNIT, in turn, sires +1766 PTA Milk and +87 pounds of Fat in addition to healthy production at +2.81 Somatic Cell Score (SCS) and long-lived daughters (+4.5 Productive Life).
97HO6075 BERTIL %-I, a Holland Genetics' sire, makes a dramatic entrance into the lineup within the 98th percentile for LNM. A +0.12% Protein and +0.14% Fat make this Willis x Jocko Besne son an appealing source of production.
A Stormatic son out of a Manfred daughter from the famous Morningview Converse Judy, 1HO7925 JUDSON is sure to be a producer favorite. He's got profit power as a 97th percentile sire and is over a point for PTA Type, Udder Composite and Foot & Leg Composite. Use JUDSON for easy calvings (6% Sire Calving Ease) and to improve longevity and daughter fertility.
1HO7913 PECOS rounds out the four new graduates in the 97th percentile. PECOS, a brother to 1HO7127 SHARKY, improves cow conformation at +1.53 Udder Composite and +2.49 Foot & Leg Composite and ranks +1728 for TPI. His linear indicates excellence fore udder attachment (+2.0), udder height (+1.5) and udder depth (+2.4). Production and longevity also top this Mr Ships son's list of credentials.
Additional Influential Graduates
The list of new debuts also includes 1HO8351 DOOLEY, a foot and leg improver with a +1.62 Foot & Leg Composite. This 90th percentile Dane x Hershel son sires cows that can produce (+1447 PTA Milk) and last through several lactations (+3.8 Productive Life). DOOLEY's P+ ranking for GenCheckTM indicates his positive conception ability.
1HO8328 DREAMY (Machoman x Mtoto) is the Genex leader for calving ease at 4% Sire Calving Ease and 5% Daughter Calving Ease. Combined with his +3.0 Productive Life, +0.7 DPR and low stillbirth ratings, DREAMY is a health traits specialist.
1HO7760 PARADOX2-RED revives the great traits of Genex favorite 1HO5550 PARADOX-RED - fabulous rear udders, daughters that last and high production - into an appealing package. His 6% Sire Calving Ease makes him ideal for heifer pens too.
Siring stylish daughters is 223HO0135 GAVOR, a breed leader from the Czech Republic. GAVOR joins the lineup in the 81st percentile for LNM$ with +2151 PTA Milk, +3.28 PTAT, +1.81 Udder Composite and +1.21 Foot & Leg Composite. Highly notable linear traits include +4.1 rear udder height, +3.6 rear udder width and +2.8 udder cleft.
Joining GAVOR as a conformation king is 1HO8354 INDE, an Outside x Durham. With 70 daughters in his type proof, INDE stands at +2.65 PTAT, +2.50 Udder Composite and +2.59 Foot & Leg Composite. His linear is one you need to see to believe with a +2.9 rear legs-rear view, +2.6 foot and leg score, +3.2 fore udder attachment, +2.5 rear udder height, +1.5 rear udder width and +3.4 udder depth. Furthermore, INDE improves health traits with a +4.5 Productive Life, +2.67 SCS and +1.2 DPR.
1HO8305 BINKY, a Mr Ships son out of Poly-Kow Winchestr Bobbi-ET, EX-91, EX-MS, 2E, GMD, DOM, combines the positive production of both sire and dam in his proof for PTA Milk at +1758. With 83 daughters in his type proof and 87 percent reliability, BINKY sires tremendous feet and legs (+2.05 Foot & Leg Comp.).
From two generations of VG, DOM dams comes 1HO7383 COLIN, a high production sire. With a +1.38 Foot & Leg Composite, the Hershel son also sires a straighter leg. He's available in both conventional and GenChoice semen.
An Array of Profit-Packed Sires
With 50 Genex sires in the top 20% of the breed according to LNM$, there's a profitable sire choice to fill the requirements of any breeding program.
With the April sire summaries, 1HO7169 LOTTO improved the profit-making ability of his daughters by +$47 as he climbed to +$515 LNM. Besides his 98th percentile LNM rank, the only LYNCH son available in the industry has found his place in many breeding programs due to his positive components, calving ease, +4.6 Productive Life, +1.8 DPR, +1.5 SynchSmart and GenChoiceTM opportunities.
Highly reliable, second-crop sires 1HO6833 TRES, 1HO6360 WIZARD and 1HO6671 MURPHY continue to stand the test of time. In the past three months, TRES added over 250 daughters and WIZARD added over 2,700. Both continue their reign as some of the industry's most elite health trait sires in the 90th percentile for LNM. MURPHY added over 1,800 daughters solidifying his +1761 PTA Milk, +2.14 Foot & Leg Comp. and 7% Sire Calving Ease.
1HO7235 TOYSTORY is the total profit package. He's profitability, fertility (+2 ERCR), type (+3.11) and calving ease (6%) all in one.
Both 1HO6959 SATIRE and 1HO7690 KLEVE, bulls in the 90th percentile for LNM, sire daughters with powerful production. SATIRE combines his +1762 PTA Milk with a +2.66 SCS, while KLEVE combines his +1795 PTA Milk with a 7% Sire Calving Ease.
As an 85th percentile sire, 1HO7336 DARREN has what it takes to please producers. A +3.4 Production Life, +2.55 SCS, +4 ERCR and over one point for PTAT, Udder Composite and Foot & Leg Comp. put him on the "must use" list.
Wherever you look, the Genex sire lineup is exploding with profit power. To make an even bigger positive impact on your pocketbook, make a bumper heifer crop a reality with GenChoice. Talk to your local Genex representative about incorporating some of the nearly 40 Holstein sires with GenChoice into your breeding program today.
