Delivering the total package!
Dear Friends,
In its relative short existence, AI Total succeeded to serve farmers in Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Acting fast, being flexible, listen to the customers and providing genetics from the highest level are the foundation of this growth. AI Total offers the total package: bulls that bring production, type, fitness/ health or outcross. Also in the future we will keep bringing the right bulls for your needs anywhere in the world.
The August index run gave AI Total great results. 515HO00318 MITCHELL raised his TPI (+2770) and Type (+3.08 PTAT). 515HO00322 NEAL is a true health specialist: Productive Life +7.4 (PL), Somatic Cell Score 2,58 (SCS), Daughter Pregnancy Rate +3.5 (DPR) and Calving Ease 5,7% (SCE). 515HO00301 GOLDENWAY, the choice for show types, raised his PTAT to +3.84.
We were able to add new promising bulls to our range. 515HO00334 HERCULES combines a GTPI of +2733, PTAT +2.33 with a great rump angle (+0.88). 307HO00014 RAFTER has a remarkable long Productive Life of +9.1 (PL), low Calving Ease 5,0% (SCE) and a very healthy udder: 2.47 SCS. 223HO00048 MADAGASCAR breeds small cows with lots of milk: +2082 lbs. 515HO00326 LAMBORGHINI scores +2704 for TPI, +2.36 PTAT, +2050 lbs milk and positive teat length.
Our mission is to breed the next generation of a higher genetic level!
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AI TOTAL US
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JAN DE VRIES
General Manager / Co-owner
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E-mail: jdevries@ai-total.nl
Skype: jan2505
Dutch, English and German spoken
RINTJE BOSMA
International accountmanager
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Email: r.bosma@ai-total.com
Dutch, English, German and French spoken
LISA HOLTROP
Logistics Coordinator
Email: l.holtrop@diamond-genetics.nl
Dutch and English spoken
TJALKE ALBADA
Co-owner
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E-mail: talbada@ai-total.nl
Skype: tjalke.albada
Dutch and English spoken
JEROEN HOUWELING
Sales Support
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FRANKE BAAS
Logistics Coordinator
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Dutch and English spoken
TABLE OFTABLECONTENTS OF CONTENTS
KAREL FENTSAHM
International Account Manager
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Email: k.fentsahm@ai-total.com
Skype: karel.fentsahm
Dutch, English and German spoken
MINTJE VAN DER WAL
International Account Manager
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Email: m.vdwal@ai-total.com
Skype: mintjevdwal
Dutch, English and German spoken
FRONTCOVER
Cow in Dutch pasture
TRADEMARKS AND LINEAR GUIDE
The symbols below describe trademarks and features of all the bulls in this catalogue. Each bull gets a total of six trademarks appointed, which are related to the
The trademarks are divided in two colors: Red and Grey. The red trademarks symbolize the trademarks which the bull inherits, and therefor improve your herd. The grey symbols show the reliability indicator and other information which is characteristic for a specific bull.
STATURE
Gröbe
Hoogtemaat
Voorhand
Puissance Fortaleza
BODY DEPTH
Körpertiefe
Inhoud
Profondeur de corps
Profundidad corporal
DAIRY FORM
Milchcharakter
Openheid
état corprel
Estructura le chera
RUMP ANGLE
Beckenneigung
Kruisligging
Inclinaison de bassin
Angulo de grupa
THURL WIDTH
Beckenbreite
Kruisbreedte
Largeur de basin
Anchura de grupa
REAR LEGS SIDE VIEW hinterbeinwinkelung
beenstand zij
Membres vue còté
Vista lateral patas
REAR LEGS REAR VIEW
hinterbeinstellung
beenstand achter
Membres vue arrière
Vista Posterior patas
FOOT ANGLE
Klauenwinkel
Klauwhoek
Talon
Angulo podal
FORE UDDER ATTaCHMENT
Vordereuteraufhangung
Vooruieraanhechting
Attache avant
Inserión anterior de ubre
REAR UDDER HEIGHT
Hintereuterhohe
Achteruierhoogte
Hauteur attache arrière
Inserclión posterior de ubre
UDDER CLEFT
Zentralband
Ophangband
Ligament
Ligamento Suspensor
UDDER DEPTH
Eutertiefe
Uierdiepte
Profondeur de mamelle
Profundidad de ubre
FRONT TEAT PLACEMENT
Strichplatzierung vorne
Voorspeenplaatsing
Placement trayon avant
Colocación Pezoned Anteriores
REAR TEAT PLACEMENT
Strichplatzierung hinten
Achterspeenplaatsing
Placement trayon arrière
Colocacón Pezones Posteriores
TEAT LENGTH
Strichlange
Speenlengte
Trayons
Longitud pezoned
ALTEREGO
3.3 1060P
MGGD: AMMON-PEACHEY SHAUNA-ET EX-91-USA GMD DOM
2.01 340D 14.862KGM 4.1% 606F 3.0% 453P
BREEDER: NEIL MCDONAH,
PICTURE:
BAYLABOY
LARCREST COMET VG-87-USA DOM 2.02 305D 12.787KGM 4.3% 547F 3.1% 394P
MGGD: LARCREST COSMOPOLITAN VG-87-USA GMD DOM 2.04 365D 14.030KGM 4.1% 572F 3.6% 508P
BREEDER: BOGHILL HOLSTEINS & GLAMOUR HOLSTEINS, NORTHERN IRELAND
PICTURE: GRANDDAM: LARCREST COMET VG-87-USA DOM
PROVEN: 2124 DTRS 327 HERDS
MGGD: ALEXERIN OMAN 993 EX-90-7YR-CAN
1091P
6.11 3X 305D 44471LBM 3.5% 1539F 3.3% 1455P
BREEDER: ALEXERIN DAIRY INC, CANADA
PICTURE: GRANDDAM: ALEXERIN SUPERSIRE 1338 VG-87-4YR-CAN
CHASSY
2.09
MGGD: KOEPON MANO CLASSY 90 VG-85-NL
380KGP
2.09 305D 12.163KGM 3.72%V 452KGV 3.54%P 430KGP
BREEDER: DROUNER & K&L, THE NETHERLANDS
PICTURE: MGGD: KOEPON MANO CLASSY 90 VG-85-NL
KOEPON MANO CLASSY 90 VG-85-NL
2.09 305D 12.163KGM 3.72%V 452KGV 3.54%P 430KGP
BREEDER: DROUNER & K&L, THE NETHERLANDS
PICTURE: GRANDDAM: KOEPON OAK CLASSY 4672 GP-83-NL
DAM: VEKIS DG LATICIA VG-85-NL 2YR
2.03 104D 4.908KGM 3.5%
MGGD: VEN DAIRY LIDIA 4 VG-86-NL 2YR 2.04 305D 9.376KGM 3.8% 370F 3.3% 309P
BREEDER: VEKIS & DIAMOND GENETICS, THE NETHERLANDS
PICTURE: DAM: VEKIS DG LATICIA VG-85-NL 2YR
ELDORADO
GOLDENWAY
PICTURE:
BREEDER: WELCOME STOCK FARM, LLC, USA
PICTURE: MGD: WELCOME SUPERSIRE GALES-ET
HALLOWEEN
HERCULES
DAM: WILDER HERZ-P VG-85
MGD: WILDER HIRA VG-85-DE 2YR LA1 260D 8.768KGM 4.2% 369F 3.5% 307P
MGGD: CCC SNOWMAN KORA VG-85-DE 2YR. 2.01 305D 9.204KGM 4.0% 370F 3.3% 305P
BREEDER: WILDER HOLSTEIN, GERMANY
PICTURE: GRANDDAM: WILDER HIRA VG-85-DE 2YR.
MGGD: NO-FLA MASSEY 30194-TW VG-85
03-06 3X 305D 30810M 3.6 1114F 3.2 985P
BREEDER: WELCOME STOCK FARM, LLC, USA
PICTURE: GRANDDAM: NO-FLA MCCUTCHEN 35703 VG-87-USA
LAMBORGHINI
DAM: WCD ZBW SUPERSIRE LILLY-ET
MADAGASCAR
BREEDER: J + RJ KROONEMAN VOF, THE NETHERLANDS
PICTURE: MGD: BROEKS PLABET VG-88-NL 2YR
OMAN MIRROR-ET VG-86 DOM 03-00 2X 365D 36430M 4.4 1606F 3.4 1235P
BREEDER: PLAIN-KNOLL HOLSTEINS, USA
PICTURE: DAM: PLAIN-KNOLL MOGUL MARIAH VG-88 DOM
MAINSTAY
PICTURE:
LA1 305D 11.656KGM 5.6% 657F 4.1% 483P
MGD: VEKIS SUDAN MELLOW VG-87-DE 2YR.
LA1 305D 10.983KGM 4.9% 534F 3.8% 421P
MGGD: VEKIS XACO MELODY VG-87-UK VG-88-MS 2.02 305D 11.526KGM 3.3% 375F 3.4% 388P
BREEDER: NOSBISH HOLSTEINS & SUNVIEW, GERMANY
PICTURE: DAM: NH HS BALISTO MARILYN MONROE VG-86-DE 2YR
MITCHELL
AURORA MITCHELL 53 TV TL TY
DAM: AURORA BOMBERO 15902-ET GP-82-2YR-USA
2-00 3X 305D 32220LBM 3.8% 1232F 3.4% 1110P
MGD: AURORA MAYFIELD 13965-ET VG-85-USA
02-11 3X 336D 35370M 4.1 1467F 3.3 1162P
MGGD: AURORA IOTA 11727 VG-88-USA DOM
03-01 3X 302D 30060M 4.0 1197F 3.4 960P
BREEDER: AURORA RIDGE DAIRY LLC
PICTURE: GRANDDAM: AURORA MAYFIELD 13965-ET VG-85-USA
MGGD: RONELEE RUDOLPH DIMPLE EX-93 2E DOM 5.08 365D 20.829KGM 3.7% 777F 3.1% 648P
BREEDER: BROEKHUISVEE, THE NETHERLANDS
PICTURE: DAM: RONELEE TOYST DECIDIOUS VG-85-USA 3YR. DOM PROVEN: 159 DTRS 84 HERDS
NEAL
DAM: TIR-AN N.U. NYALA VG-86-NL 3YR.
2.11 305D 10.792KGM 4.2% 447F 3.5% 380P
MGD: TIRSVAD BT NOMA VG-89-DK 2YR.
LA1. 305D 12.953KGM 4.2% 544F 3.4% 440P
MGGD: TIRSVAD STOL JOC NEMO VG-87-DK 2YR.
LA1. 305D 13.999KGM 3.3% 456F 3.2% 449P
BREEDER: RIJNHOF HOLSTEINS & DIAMOND GENETICS, THE NETHERLANDS
PICTURE: DAM: TIR-AN N.U. NYALA VG-86-NL 3YR
PICTURE:
2.05
ENFORCER PAT-ET GP-82-3YR-CAN
KOEPON REGENIA 104
03-00 3X 320D 31450M 3.8 1205F 3.0 958P
MGGD: KINGS-RANSOM MANGO RANGO VG-87 02-00 3X 365D 34700M 4.3 1485F 3.1 1077P
BREEDER: KINGS RANSOM FARM, USA
PICTURE: DAM: KINGS-RANSOM DAVIN RIVAL-ET VG-87
SERGIO
BREEDER: SEAGULL BAY DAIRY, USA
PICTURE:
TUCKER
DAM: MS WELCOME UNO TARINA VG-86-2YR-USA DOM
2.01 319D 13.321KGM 4.3% 578P 3.3% 440P
MGD: MS WELCOME COLBY TAYA-ET VG-88-USA GMD DOM
1.10 365D 18.705KGM 3.3% 616F 3.2% 605P
MGGD: CLEAR-ECHO FBI 1461-ET EX-90-USA 2.00 365D 16.434KGM 3.5% 572F 2.9% 478P
BREEDER: MAVERICK GENETICS, BUTLER, RUDIN & CARROLL, USA
PICTURE: DAM: MS WELCOME UNO TARINA VG-86-2YR-USA
TINDER
ALASKA RED
R
ALDO RED
2.09 335D 9.993KGM 4.5% 447F 3.6% 360P
MGD: BTS-AVEA RED VG-87-NL VG-89-MS 2YR LA1 323D 9.529KGM 4.1% 386F 3.3% 314P
MGGD: KHW-I AIKA BAXTER VG-89-CAN 5YR. (MAX)
2-01 2X 365D 13.577KGM 5.8% 785F 3.7% 499P
BREEDER: RIJNHOF HOLSTEINS & DIAMOND GENETICS, THE NETHERLANDS
PICTURE: GRANDDAM: BTS-AVEA RED VG-87-NL VG-89-MS 2YR
2.04
APPLE PIE RED
2.00 2X 365D 13.077KGM 3.8% 498F 3.7% 484P
ALH AUSTRALIA *RC VG-87-NL 3YR.
EFFORT RED
2YR.
THYLOR RED *VRC
DAM: LIS TIARA-RED VG-NL VG-87-MS 2YR
2.01 305D 11.010KGM 3.7% 411F 3.2% 357P
MGD: MORSAN LIS TRETICA-RED VG-86-LUX 2YR. LA1 305D 9.649KGM 4.0% 383F 3.6% 348P
MGGD: STONEDEN FOOLS GOLD RED VG-88-3YR-CAN 5*
2.04 2X 365D 17.667KGM 3.6% 638F 3.0% 534P
BREEDER: DIAMOND GENETICS, THE NETHERLANDS
PICTURE: DAM: LIS TIARA-RED VG-87-NL VG-87-MS
TotalMate is AI Total’s tailor made, independent, mating program, what has been tested extensively ánd successfully in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. Now, TotalMate is also available for you!
TotalMate suits all herds, regardless of breed or pedigree, is easy to use and is developed to reach your individual breeding goals. According to your breeding goals and the available herd data with the physical score of the cow, the weaknesses of the herd will reduce considerably by mating sires that improve these specific traits.
COMBINES HERD DATA WITH THE PHYSICAL SCORE
SPECIFICS
▪ Design your “Wish cow” according to your individual breeding goal, like production, conformation, stature etc.;
▪ Multiple data (pedigree, genomics, production, classification score) are used to accomplish the best mating that fits your herd;
▪ Data is imported from several sources (herd book, milk recording system, herd management programs, robot software etc.);
▪ Define a minimum or maximum percentage/number to use as a first, second or third insemination (perfect for the use of sexed and high fertility semen);
▪ Define a minimum or maximum percentage/number of inseminations per selected bull on your herd;
▪ Select a certain % or minimum of your bottom-end cows to mate with a beef bull;
▪ Apply maximum inbreeding levels and generations for calculating your matings;
▪ Ability to run a mating on selected group of cows/heifers;
▪ Completely independent: mates with all available bulls;
▪ Smart phone app, where you can for instance, score the cows etc.;
▪ Online and offline modus
▪ Technical support;
▪ Easy to use!
over 1 million mati n g s 01 0 % customer satisfaction
“TOTAL MATE CREATES COWS THAT ARE ULTIMATELY MORE PROFITABLE FOR YOU”
REPORTS
Detailed reports show the weaknesses of the cow according to the individual breeding goal, together with the first, second and third choice bull, that will significantly improve the weaknesses when mating to those.
Summary reports show the first, second and third choice, with 40 cows a page.
Mating results
Complete and easy to use overview of the improved traits for the whole herd, after virtually mating the cows with the first choice.
FOREIGN INDEXES
AI Total is determined to live up to what it promises; delivering the total package. It is our goal to have satisfied famers all over the world. We are able to reach this goal, by selecting bulls for all kinds of specific markets. As there are so many different indexes in the world, which are all structured in their very own way, our bulls do not only rank high on the US index, but also on a lot of other indexes.
The two following pages show you a top 10 of nine different indexes, and how the AI Total bulls, that are tested and have an index available, are ranked. Please note that not all bulls are tested. (Note: It is possible that some of the bulls mentioned below are not in the catalog because these ‘’Eurogenomic’’ bulls don’t
GNVI THE NETHERLANDS
GRZG GERMANY
are available)
HANDLE SEMEN FOR OPTIMAL FERTILITY
Dairy management team members monitor production data, health events and reproductive outcomes regularly. Little emphasis, however, is usually spent evaluating semen handling. Unfortunately, this is a critical oversight, as every successful AI program begins with proper semen handling.
AI studs provide a highly fertile product. The maintenance of male fertility is the responsibility of the producer, farm employees and AI technicians once the semen is purchased and transferred to the owner’s liquid nitrogen tank.
A detailed semen inventory should be easily accessible so straws can be located and removed from the tank quickly to avoid exposure to ambient temperature. When removing a straw from a liquid nitrogen tank, it is imperative the technician keeps the canister, cane and unused semen straws as low as possible in the neck of the tank. A best management practice is to keep all unused straws below the frost-line in the neck of the tank.
With the adoption of timed AI protocols, numerous cows must be inseminated on a given day. AI technicians routinely thaw multiple straws of semen simultaneously. Research results provide evidence simultaneous thawing and sequence of insemination had no effect on fertility. In the same study, elapsed time from initial thaw to completion of fourth AI, which occurred within 11 minutes, also had no effect on fertility.
Sexed Semen Has Improved
Sexed semen is a different product than conventional semen. Recent improvements in sexed semen processing are promising; however, the reasons for lower fertility following AI with sexed semen, as compared to conventional semen, are unknown. It is clearly important to handle sexed semen with care to maximize fertility.
Sexed semen is packaged in 0.25-mL straws. While those straws can be handled similarly to 0.5-mL straws, the smaller diameter makes them more sensitive to handling errors. Research demonstrates a decline in sperm motility over time when sexed semen is not handled properly. Providing thermal protection for sexed semen at normal body temperature resulted in the greatest maintenance (least decline) of progressive motility, as compared with sexed semen held at 108°F (heat shock) or 40°F (cold shock), both of which resulted in sharp declines in progressive motility over time.
To maximize the potential fertility in each straw of semen, caution must be exercised during semen handling. A recommendation as to the number of straws that may be thawed simultaneously detracts from the overall importance of proper semen handling for successful AI.
Fertility will most likely be maximized when technicians;
• Follow recommendations for thawing semen;
• Maintain thermal protection of straws during AI gun assembly and transport;
• Adhere to appropriate hygienic procedures;
• Deposit semen in the uterus of the cow or heifer as soon as possible. Ideally this is within 5 to 10 minutes after thawing for sexed semen, and within 10 to 15 minutes for conventional semen.
The range in fertility achieved by technicians following the use of sexed and conventional semen is quite pronounced and could be due to many factors, including semen handling errors. Handle semen with care and consider evaluating semen handling procedures regularly.
TOP 10 RANKING AUGUST
CLASSIC
Drouner Classic | 606HO00003
Charley x Silver x AltaOak
■ One of the few available bulls in the breed, combining: >900 NM$ / >2000 Milk / <2.65 SCS / <7 SCE
HONG
Wilder Hong | 307HO00002
Superhero x Powerball-P x Saloon
■ One of the highest available bulls in several index systems:
MITCHELL
Aurora Mitchell 53 | 515HO00318
Mitchell x Bombero x Mayfield
■ Very complete bull with outcross pedigree and >2750 GTPI
■ UNIQUE: combining: 6.5SCE & +3.0DPR with +3.08 PTAT!
■ Great Rumps (+0.15 Rump Angle & +2.06 Thurl Width)
