2021 Masterpiece Genetics Sire Directory

Sire Directory Fall 2021

Greetings Guernsey Producers: This is a very exciting time for the Guernsey breed, and Masterpiece is grateful to be part of the renewal of our great breed. Our approach is a bit different, but we believe it to be more practical and reliable. We believe the best sources for you are building upon the wisdom of successful breeders themselves in selecting bulls from proven dams and cow families.

You will notice that we don’t put much emphasis on proofs, even though some of our bulls are the very top ranked in the breed, particularly for type and DPR. For years breeders have been sold young bulls based on predictions that are only around 50% reliable, so common sense simply says these numbers are as much wrong as they are right. The AGA does an excellent job at publishing a complete list of bull proofs every run for your comparison, and we encourage you to utilize these numbers, but not as the whole basis to your breeding program.

In making your breeding decisions, we encourage you to also look at the aAa numbers, which are explained later in this catalog, and to just contact the breeder of the bull and get their opinion on what they think the bull will do – in our opinion, they are the most reliable source of information. Look at the pedigrees, as we believe animals breed to the average of their inheritance. And finally, take a look at the bull himself. While dairymen often don’t look a the conformation of the bull himself any more, the conformation of a bull matters to us. We are constantly hearing about the how impressive the individual bulls are in person. We like masculine, strong deep bodied bulls that are able to move about with ease on a solid set of feet and legs.

Finally, we continue to have our semen count packed in at 40 million per straw. Recently, a customer told us he is breeding his problem Holsteins using our semen and his cows are getting pregnant!

We try to follow the Golden Rule in providing you with bulls we would use. If you are ever dissatisfied with our product or service, we encourage you to reach out immediately so we can rectify any issues. Our goal is the grow the Guernsey breed and make you profitable.

Kindly, Ed Crossland, Pres.

Masterpiece Genetics, LLC

Kaila Stoltzfus 924 Seton Drive, Suite 1 Cumberland, MD 21502 Phone: 240-258-2100 masterpiecegeneticsllc@gmail.com

Sales & Marketing Director Phone: 717-344-4346 stoltzfusmg@gmail.com

On the cover: Kayleigh Haag of Lodi, WI with her Guernsey project heifer. Credit: Krystal Lamberty, Silver Tree Studios.

Back Cover Photo taken by Seth Johnson, VT.

54GU502

MICHELANGELO

Gladheart Michelangelo-ET 6246837

aAa: 243156

Acquired from Gladheart Farms, Midland, MD

COULEE CREST GRUMPY LEGEND -ET

MAPLEHURST LES MARZIPAN EX-94 (Can) Life: 120,343 4.1 4942 3.3 3909

FLAMBEAU MANOR TILLER LES

MAPLEHURST TURLEYS MARISSA EX 90

6y 365 21,233 4.7 922 3.5 743

PENNY LANE ROYAL OAK TURLEY

COMFORT FARMS TRADITION MARY VG 85

2y 265 17,311m 3.7 635 3.3 575

A2A2 GREAT CONCEPTION MILK IMPROVER FEET & LEGS SPECIALIST

54GU506

Maplehurst Les Marzipan EX-94 (CAN) 2015 & 2016 Canadian Nat’l Champion

JACK DANIELS-P

Springhill Jack Daniels-ETV-P 3151591419 aAa: 162354

Acquired from Springhill Farms, Big Prairie, OH

IDEE GOLD A HERALD-P SPRINGHILL MENTOR JAZZY-ET EX-95 4Y 365 34,720 5.2 1799 3.6 1270

MAR RAL ROYAL MENTOR

DIX LEE TILLER JOKE EX-93

5Y 365 31,350 4.9 1543 3.3 1033

THE BREED’S TOP TYPE BULL! A2A2

Springhill Mentor Jazzy-ET EX-95 4x All-American 2017 WDE Grand Champion

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54GU508

LOCKLEY-P

Golden I Lockley-ET-P 3200644351 aAa: 645231

Acquired from Idle Gold Associates, Neil Jensen, Comstock, WI

SPRINGHILL ALTITUDE-ET-P GOLDEN I SUNRISE LEORA EX-90 Life: 151,500 5.4 8235 3.7 5539

RIPLEY FARMS RC SUNRISE

PINECREST ACRES NATURAL LEAH EX-93

POLLED A2A2 OUTSTANDING DPR Highest Ranked PTI Polled Bull & Sire of Sons Golden I Sunrise Leora EX-90 Dam of Lockley-P

54GU506

SPARTACUS

Warwick Manor Spartacus 97008187 aAa: 162345

Acquired from Dr. Joseph Piskorowski, Ithaca, NY

WALNUT CORNER FIREMAN WARWICK MANOR LS SWEET-ET EX-90 3Y 365 30,440 5.1 1551 3.1 951

SPRINGHILL J LONE STAR-ET

WARWICK MANOR CADEN SEXY EX-92

4Y 334 27,700 4.7 1306 3.1 866

A2A2

Warwick Manor Caden Sexy EX-92 2nd Dam of Spartacus

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HM Grand AADS 2015 Res. Int. Champion Lousiville 2015

Dam nominated in 2020! Watch for his daughters in the show ring!

Warwick Manor Caden Sexy EX-92

54GU515

BRETT

Adams Creek Freedom Brett 97008038 aAa: 162354

Acquired from Alyssa Nuttleman, Bangor, WI

DIX LEE JESTER FREEDOM

ADAMS CREEK AP BIANCA-ETV VG-89 2y 205 18,802 3.9 740 3.0 568

INDIAN ACRES AMERICAN PIE

ADAMS CREEK MENTOR BEYONCE EX-92

Life: 113,740 4.00 4527 3.2 3620

A2A2 BIANCA! 2016 UAA Summer Yearling 2017 UAA Jr 2 Year Old Adams Creek AP Bianca-ETV 2017 UAA Jr 2 Year Old

54GU504

DEREK

Dix Lee Nate Derek 3149154016 aAa: 516342

Acquired from Dix Lee Guernseys, Conway, MO

STILL DREAMN KOJACK NATE DIX LEE GARGOYLE DELA EX-91 Life: 279,090 5.1 1437 1 .7 10268

DIX LEE GOLIATH GARGOYLE

DIX LEE GOLIATH DELILAH GP-83

Life: 146,270 4.5 6534 3.5 5059

THE WORLD’S BEST FOR DPR A2A2 OUTCROSS PEDIGREE

Limited Semen Availability

DELA! 2019 AGA Living Milk, Fat & Protein Record Holder

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54GU505

CALVARY

Hartdale Top Gun Calvary 140847973 aAa: 354126

Acquired from Lauren Robison, Mulberry Grove, IL

KNAPPS AP TOP GUN-ET HARTDALE ALSTAR CUTIE EX-93 Life: 158,720 4.2 6735 3.1 4984

SNIDERS RONALDS ALSTAR

HARTDALE SHOWTIME CONFETTI EX-91

Life: 115,530 4.6 5342 3.2 3711

Hartdale Alstar Cutie EX-93 Dam of Calvary

CUTIE! Jr. AA Junior 3 2014 Nom. AA Junior 3 2014 First 3 Dams Average 93.3!

Cutie, Altann, Tambourine & Pistachio Pie - ALL IN ONE!

aAa GUIDE Our bulls are analyzed using aAa Analysis.

The numbers associated with the bulls are indicated from left to right starting with the quality he possesses.

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MATING GUIDE NAME 54GU502

MICHELANGELO 54GU505

CALVARY

54GU506

JACK DANIELS-P

54GU507

SPARTACUS

54GU508

LOCKLEY-P

54GU504

DEREK

54GU515

BRETT

PEDIGREE

COMMENTS

Legend x Tiller Les x Royal Oak Dam is the incredible Marzipan EX 94 (Can)

A rare Legend son with excellent fertility, he follows his dam’s pattern of strong pasterns and correct leg set. Use to improve milk and made level wide rumps with correct thurl placement.

AVAILABLE SEXED

Top Gun x Alstar x Showtime Dam is Cutie who has 3 EX dtrs, up to 94! What a cow family!

Calvary will be a cow maker with a unique set of aAa numbers. Daughters should be strong powerful cows with a correct set to the legs. Most of all, expect high and wide rear udders. We think Calvary is a sleeper bull and should be on every breeder’s list of sires.

Herald-P x Mentor x Tiller Dam is no other than Jazzy herself!

We think that his ranking on the Aug ‘21 AGA list of bulls as the top type bull of the breed is real! He is seeing heavy use in flush programs. Udders should be high with incredible fore udder attachments. He is a tally and stylish bull that should add dairyness, udder quality and style. And he is POLLED. AVAILABLE SEXED

Fireman x Lone Star x Caden Dam is the show winning Sweet (EX) cow; then Sexy (EX92)

Look for Spartacus calves to dominate shows in the coming years. Tall, dairy and stylish from a proven cow family at Warwick Manor. He should work well on cows that need straighter legs and a steeper foot without high pins.

AVAILABLE SEXED

Altitude-P x Sunrise x Natural Brother to London and from the prolific Leora (EX) – Leora’s story is just beginning

A high DPR, PTI and solid type from n outcross pedigree, we think Lockley-P is a bull that should be used in every herd. His dam was a sound proof cow that produced in a freestall with Holsteins at 10 yrs old. He has sisters that will be hitting the tanbark trail, and his calves on the ground are reported to have great feet and legs and be uniform and correct

Kojack Nate x Gargoyle x Goliath Dam is Dela EX 91 breed’s lifetime production leader

An outcross pedigree with the breed’s highest DPR and near the top for Fat%. Use Derek to improve components and make long lasting cows that should thrive on high forage programs. Early calves at DixLee are solid, correct with dairy strength. Use on cows needing strength and substance and components.

Freedom x American Pie x Mentor Bianca’s (89 2y) son! 2nd dam is EX 93

Already proven to make the kind of daughters that can win, expect Brett to make tall dairy deep bodied cows that MILK! The bulls in his pedigree – Freedom, American Pie, Mentor & Kojack and an 89 pt 2yr old dam with a two granddams that average 92.5 – he has greatness bred in!

SEXED SEMEN AVAILABLE IN FALL 2021

All references to rankings and proofs in this directory are from the lists as published by the American Guernsey Association based on the August 2021 bull proofs. Masterpiece Genetics, LLC does not publish genomic proofs and does not make any claims as to the accuracies of the numbers and rankings.

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