SCR. Just the Facts!
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Genex is committed to producing the most high Lifetime Net Merit, high Sire Conception Rate (SCR) sires to improve your herd and your herd's reproductive program.
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64 percent of Genex Holstein sires with SCR data have SCR ratings of +1.5 or higher.
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1HO8812 MARCELLUS has an SCR of +6.4. Therefore, you can expect a 6.4 percent higher conception rate from MARCELLUS than from a bull with a +0.0 SCR.
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The Genex fertility advantage can reduce days open, shorten calving intervals, decrease breeding costs and most importantly - with so many high fertility, high LNM sires - improve your profit potential.
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According to the Genex AchieveTM program, each percent increase in SCR is valued at approximately $5.00 between sires of equal value. This means, when deciding between two sires of equal genetic merit and price, the higher SCR sire provides $5 more in value to you, the producer.
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SCR alone should not be used to improve a herd's general conception rate. Attention should also be directed toward the day-to-day reproductive herd management.
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SCR rankings are calculated by the USDA and are based on confirmed pregnancies. The calculation takes into account herd differences, the number of times the cow has calved, and how often she was serviced during the lactation as well as the location, season and standardized milk yield. Factors related to the bull include inbreeding level of the bull and potential embryo, mating age of the bull, stud year and the bull itself.
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At least 300 services (100 in the last year) in at least 10 herds are required for a published SCR evaluation.
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When you use Genex semen, you are using a product that has been quality checked in our lab and by the largest artificial insemination technician force in the industry. If the semen doesn't meet our stringent standards, it never makes it to the cow!
