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May 2019

Sires Report

BullTalk - May 2019

What a perfectly chosen name! His DNA index of 2010 (2098 gTPI) is virtually exactly the same as his progeny proven index today: 2060 TPI. And now based on 16,698...

May 2019

Sires Report

Jedi: The Daughter Proven Story

Jedi has been one of the most extensively used sires of sons of the genomic era establishing his position as a major impact sire of the breed. However, now with...

April 2019

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - Mayflower & Ilvolo & Baldur

Mayflower is a high-production Snowman son, now with +2591 of milk, -.14% fat and +.00% protein along with 0.93 type. His dam, Roylane Socra Mira EX-91, is the full sister...

March 2019

Sires Report

Seagull-Bay Supersire: Milk Transmitter Par Excellence, Making True on All Promises

In December 2012, he was America’s nr.1 DNA tested sire with 2530 gTPI. Six years later, in December 2018, he scores 2518 TPI based on 33,087 daughters. A dream score,...

April 2018

Sires Report

Genervations Epic: Canadian Bull with Worldwide Influence

The Lead Mae family has produced a number of high-ranking bulls around the world with two of the most notable being Kingboy in the US and the highly influential Canadian...

March 2018

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - Presley & Emmitt & Mineral

With sons like Hayes-P and Hologram-P or grandsons like Pontiac-P, Paiton-PP and Mystic-PP, Bomaz Uno 5904 (Uno-Lawn Boy-Laudan-Garter) has established herself as a productive wellspring in the polled segment. With...

August 2018

Sires Report

Cogent Supershot: Source of Work Ethic and Functionality

Cogent Supershot debuted in 2014 for the British breeding program Cogent as the Nr.1 bull for gTPI, gLPI and gPLI. His flamboyant debut coincided with a notable introduction campaign. For...

February 2018

Sires Report

Influential Kingboy Sons: High Indexes and Outstanding Type

A high PTAT (America’s index for type) traditionally generates a lot of attention. This is underscored by the American Kingboy. From the outset, breeders and commercial dairy farmers have embraced...

July 2018

Sires Report

En Route to the Great Ones?

It is still early in the morning, September 21, 2017. Nevertheless, it is warm already – a tropical day is in the works. But we are thinking of something entirely...

March 2019

Sires Report

L-L-M-Dairy Passat: New Source of the “Invisible” Holstein Cow

Every top bull is unique. L-L-M-Dairy Pond Passat, a top-10 newcomer in America’s progeny proven list, especially stands out with his particularly rich profile for commercial farms. His pedigree, a...

June 2018

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - Drastic-P & Princi-P-Red & Hotspot-P

‘Of course, it is too early to say it with certainty, but he will likely become one of the most popular polled sires world-wide,’ says Rick VerBeek from Select Sires...

February 2019

Sires Report

Intriguing Sires - Horizon & Riveting & Grateful

The year 2019 is still young and just the right time to present Canada’s leading genomic young bull to the Holstein world. We are talking about Horizon, a Fortune testing...