New Zealand Polled Breeding Guide 2021 - 2022
New Zealand Index (NZI) explained The NZI is based on Farmer feedback on the economic values aiming to better represent the true cost on farm, but also ensuring traits have sufficient weighting to prevent a genetic slide in farmers key areas of concern.
Liveweight Farmers are looking for a medium size cow and don’t want to see a further slide in cow weight as this increases per cow costs and thus doesn’t increase overall farm efficiency. There is also consideration about the beef value of surplus calves produced from the dairy industry. Maintaining liveweight of the national herd and increasing per cow production better suits these industry pressures. Under the current weighting the liveweight of the national herd will decrease each generation this would result in the production of even higher numbers of calves with even lower beef value. Halving the liveweight penalty would see future generation remain of similar size to the current population while continuing to increase production per cow. Litres Penalty Fonterra are dropping the capacity charge and the peak volume charges this mean the direct economic cost of extra litres is only the volume adjustment of 2.9 cents per litre this equates to less than 1/3 of the economic value in the BW. A litres penalty is still important part of breeding an efficient cow but halving the penalty better represents the true cost. Fertility Currently fertility is weighted at a rate that shows a continual genetic slide for fertility in sires represented on the RAS list. In order to avoid further decrease in fertility this the weighting has been doubled in the NZI. 2
Somatic Cell Somatic cell is on the rise in the sires represented on the RAS List. NZI has double the penalty to ensure genetic gain rather than decline in this area. Udder Overall As a direct trait, Udder Overall has been added to allow direct selection on this trait rather than being part of residual survival. Residual Survival In the NZI the economic weighting for residual survival has been halved. As the direct traits that effect survival have been given increased direct weighting. Body condition The economic cost used in the BW formula assumes cows are light at the end of lactation and require extra feed before calving. This has been reduced for the NZI as some of the implications body condition have been accounted for already in fertility. Fat and Protein These traits are weighted the same as the national economic weightings. NZI Calculations Trait: Fat BV Protein BV Milk BV Liveweight Res Surv (days) Somatic Cell BV Fertility BV Body Condition Udder OVerall
Value: 4.25 4.26 -0.047 -0.79 0.0052 -74.22 11.84 10 100
“The Whole World Wants A Balanced Cow.” Dean Malcolm, New Zealand Livestock Specialist
Over the years of selling cattle in New Zealand and across the world, Dean Malcolm has seen growing sale results based on good genetics and no BW. The growing demand for a balanced cow with a good frame is growing, and Samen livestock is selling well.
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Homozygous Polled, Double Muscling, Angus. EBV Percentiles Calving Ease Dir Gestation Length Birth Weight 200 Day Weight 400 Day Weight 600 Day Weight Carcase Weight Eye Muscle Area Fat Depth Retail Yeild IMF Terminal Index
Harder Longer Heavier Lighter Lighter Lighter Lighter Smaller Leaner Lower Lower Low
Easier Shorter Lighter Heavier Heavier Heavier Heavier Bigger Fatter Higher Higher Higher 100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
50th Percentile is the Breed Avg. EBVs for 2019 Born Calves.
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Heat PP
Born: 6/06/2019 DNK aAa: 234
121671
Kappa Casein:
Denovo
Born: 21/11/2018 GBR
BB
aAa:
Hotspot P x VH Comxa P x PowerBall
A2A2
VH TIRSVAD HOTSPOT HEAT PP
339
454
gNZI: 41% REL
$22
336
NZI: 17% REL
gNZI: 39% REL Sexed $
$18
$49
AB
Tendoy x Avenger x Monterey
A2A2
295
$22
180
BPI: 63% Rel
NZI: 19% REL Sexed $ $49
$18
Pack $ Sire: $18
Sire: Hotspot P Dam: DNK-24680-04760
Pack $ $18
Seagull-Bay Tendoy-P-ET Dam: ABS Avenger 5829-PP-ET
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High BPI
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Moderate framed US stature
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Homozygous polled
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Great fertility
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Moderate frame
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Great component percentages
Australian BV’s
Genomic Conversion BV’s
339 41 % Rel gNZI 29 Kg Fat 4.5 % 39 Kg Protein 3.6 % Milk 1,467 Liveweight 87 Fertility -0.28 Somatic Cell Count -0.59 Surv 77 Heifer Calving Difficulty 1.23 Cow Calving Difficulty 0.65
61 % Rel -0.09 % 0.23 % 640 160 113 104 103
Total Milking Daughters
0
Genomic Conversion Shed Traits 0.5
1
0
0.5
1
00+0+0+0+0+0+35+0+5+0+0+ 00+0+0+
0
Quickly Placid Fast Desirable
0.33 0.40 0.31 0.40
Genomic Conversion Conformation Traits Short Stature Frail Dairy Capacity High Pins Rump Angle Narrow Rump Width Straight Legs Weak Udder Support Loose Fore Udder Low Rear Udder Wide Front Teat Wide Rear Teat Undesirable Udder Overall Dairy Conformation Undesirable
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Genomic Conversion BV’s
336 39 % Rel gNZI 41 Kg Fat 4.7 % 25 Kg Protein 3.7 % Milk 887 Liveweight 82 Fertility 0.25 Somatic Cell Count -0.62 Surv 207 Heifer Calving Difficulty 0.92 Cow Calving Difficulty 0.97
63 % Rel 0.67 % 0.30 % -351 147 109 102 104
Total Milking Daughters
0
-0.5
Tall Capacious Sloping Wide Curved Strong Strong High Close Close Desirable Desirable
Slowly Adaptability Nervous Shed Temperament Slow Milking Speed Undesirable Farmer Opinion
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
0
0.5
1
4850+ 0+ 52+ 10020+ 0+ 75+ 0+ 100+ 75+ 95+ 30+ 75+ 100+ 40+
Slowly Adaptability Nervous Shed Temperament Slow Milking Speed Undesirable Farmer Opinion
295 BPI 31 Kg Fat 6 Kg Protein Milk Cell Count Fertility Milking Speed Calving Ease
Genomic Conversion Shed Traits -0.5
3340+ 31+ 40+ 10011+ 0+ 63+ 0+ 100+ 100+ 100+ 25+ 55+ 100+ 49+
-1
Australian BV’s
00+0+0+0+0+0+29+0+3+0+0+ 00+0+0+
454 BPI 21 Kg Fat 30 Kg Protein Milk Cell Count Fertility Milking Speed Calving Ease
120761
Kappa Casein:
DENOVO AXWELL PP-ET
223
BPI: 61% Rel
Axwell PP-ET
HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
VH Tirsvad Hotspot
Quickly Placid Fast Desirable
0.48 0.50 0.00 0.52
Tall Capacious Sloping Wide Curved Strong Strong High Close Close Desirable Desirable
1.51 0.20 -0.03 0.75 -0.29 1.05 0.75 0.95 0.30 0.75 1.03 0.40
Genomic Conversion Conformation Traits 1.73 0.11 -0.05 0.63 -0.35 1.09 1.26 1.24 0.25 0.55 1.44 0.49
Short Stature Frail Dairy Capacity High Pins Rump Angle Narrow Rump Width Straight Legs Weak Udder Support Loose Fore Udder Low Rear Udder Wide Front Teat Wide Rear Teat Undesirable Udder Overall Dairy Conformation Undesirable
-1
-0.5
5
$20
Denovo 15575
Jagger-PP-ET
Born: 29/12/2018 USA
HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
aAa:
Kappa Casein:
283
$49
A2A2
321
$22
321
gNZI: 39% REL Sexed $
$49
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High BPI bull
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High daughter fertility
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65% Black bull and moderate stature
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Moderate framed US stature 0.43
Australian BV’s
Genomic Conversion BV’s
283 38 % Rel gNZI 28 Kg Fat 4.7 % 28 Kg Protein 3.7 % Milk 1,265 Liveweight 92 Fertility 1.09 Somatic Cell Count -0.73 Surv 85 Heifer Calving Difficulty 1.19 Cow Calving Difficulty 0.84
64 % Rel -0.03 % 0.10 % 452 167 115 102 102 22
Genomic Conversion Shed Traits 0.5
1
0
0.5
1
00+0+0+0+0+0+37+0+2+0+0+ 00+0+0+
Short Stature Frail Dairy Capacity High Pins Rump Angle Narrow Rump Width Straight Legs Weak Udder Support Loose Fore Udder Low Rear Udder Wide Front Teat Wide Rear Teat Undesirable Udder Overall Dairy Conformation Undesirable
434
$22
228
BPI: 63% Rel
NZI: 18% REL
$18
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Another exciting homozygous polled bull
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45% Black bull
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Good fertility and components
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Moderated framed US stature 0.15
Australian BV’s
434 BPI 28 Kg Fat 19 Kg Protein Milk Cell Count Fertility Milking Speed Calving Ease
Genomic Conversion BV’s
321 39 % Rel gNZI 39 Kg Fat 4.6 % 33 Kg Protein 3.6 % Milk 1,265 Liveweight 92 Fertility -1.43 Somatic Cell Count -0.58 Surv 105 Heifer Calving Difficulty 1.04 Cow Calving Difficulty 0.71
63 % Rel 0.19 % 0.19 % 344 163 113 103 103
Total Milking Daughters
0
Quickly Placid Fast Desirable
0.53 0.42 0.11 0.56
-0.5
Tall Capacious Sloping Wide Curved Strong Strong High Close Close Desirable Desirable
Slowly Adaptability Nervous Shed Temperament Slow Milking Speed Undesirable Farmer Opinion
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
0
0.5
1
3644+ 0+ 40+ 1002+ 0+ 63+ 0+ 92+ 86+ 100+ 4+ 41+ 100+ 41+
0
Genomic Conversion Conformation Traits -1
A2A2
Genomic Conversion Shed Traits -0.5
5342+ 11+ 56+ 10028+ 0+ 77+ 0+ 100+ 80+ 94+ 33+ 78+ 100+ 48+
Slowly Adaptability Nervous Shed Temperament Slow Milking Speed Undesirable Farmer Opinion
Tendoy P-ET x Frazzled-ET x Powerball ET
Sire: Seagull-Bay Tendoy-P-ET Dam: Seagull-Bay Royal P-ET
Homozygous polled Jeronimo son
-1
AB
Pack $
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Total Milking Daughters
121697
Kappa Casein:
Winstar Rookie-PP-ET
NZI: 19% REL
Sire: ABS Jeronimo-P-ET Dam: ABS Bourbon 5786-P-ET
6
aAa:
260
BPI: 76% Rel
Rookie-PP-ET Born: 11/03/2019 USA
AB
$20
380 BPI 18 Kg Fat 18 Kg Protein Milk Cell Count Fertility Milking Speed Calving Ease
Winstar
Jeronimo P x Bourbon-ET x Monterey-ET
DENOVO 15575 JAGGER-PP-ET
gNZI: 38% REL
121696
00+0+0+0+0+0+29+0+10+0+0+ 00+0+0+
$49
Quickly Placid Fast Desirable
0.36 0.44 0.00 0.40
Tall Capacious Sloping Wide Curved Strong Strong High Close Close Desirable Desirable
1.57 0.02 -0.10 0.63 -0.29 0.92 0.86 1.07 0.04 0.41 1.17 0.41
Genomic Conversion Conformation Traits 1.69 0.28 -0.02 0.77 -0.37 1.16 0.80 0.94 0.33 0.78 1.05 0.48
Short Stature Frail Dairy Capacity High Pins Rump Angle Narrow Rump Width Straight Legs Weak Udder Support Loose Fore Udder Low Rear Udder Wide Front Teat Wide Rear Teat Undesirable Udder Overall Dairy Conformation Undesirable
-1
-0.5
121673
Born: 1/02/2019 DNK aAa: 132546
Kappa Casein:
A2A2
308
379
$24
aAa: 243165
Kappa Casein:
BB
Hotspot P x Mission P RDC x Supershot
A2A2
279
NZI: 18% REL
$24
220
gNZI: 41% REL
NZI: 18% REL
Sexed $
Sexed $
Pack $
Pack $
Sire: Hotspot P Dam: WIL Kapoll 389
Sire: Hotspot P Dam: DK05609302624 ►
Great udders
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Homozygous polled black bull
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Homozygous polled
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Great allround bull
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Moderate frame
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Great fertility
Australian BV’s
Genomic Conversion BV’s
Total Milking Daughters
0
Genomic Conversion Shed Traits 0.5
1
0
0.5
1
00+0+0+0+0+0+38+0+6+0+0+ 00+0+0+
0
Quickly Placid Fast Desirable
0.39 0.47 0.23 0.44
Genomic Conversion Conformation Traits Short Stature Frail Dairy Capacity High Pins Rump Angle Narrow Rump Width Straight Legs Weak Udder Support Loose Fore Udder Low Rear Udder Wide Front Teat Wide Rear Teat Undesirable Udder Overall Dairy Conformation Undesirable
-1
-0.5
Tall Capacious Sloping Wide Curved Strong Strong High Close Close Desirable Desirable
Slowly Adaptability Nervous Shed Temperament Slow Milking Speed Undesirable Farmer Opinion
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
0
0.5
1
3739+ 9+ 42+ 10020+ 1+ 63+ 0+ 100+ 100+ 100+ 33+ 88+ 100+ 55+
Slowly Adaptability Nervous Shed Temperament Slow Milking Speed Undesirable Farmer Opinion
279 41 % Rel gNZI 23 Kg Fat 4.5 % 32 Kg Protein 3.6 % Milk 1,275 Liveweight 95 Fertility -0.24 Somatic Cell Count -0.52 Surv 255 Heifer Calving Difficulty 1.39 Cow Calving Difficulty 0.74 Genomic Conversion Shed Traits
-0.5
3947+ 23+ 44+ 1008+ 0+ 68+ 0+ 100+ 100+ 100+ 20+ 66+ 100+ 45+
-1
Genomic Conversion BV’s
308 41 % Rel gNZI 30 Kg Fat 4.5 % 35 Kg Protein 3.6 % Milk 1,364 Liveweight 90 Fertility -2.29 Somatic Cell Count -0.54 Surv 234 Heifer Calving Difficulty 0.95 Cow Calving Difficulty 0.67
63 % Rel -0.05 % 0.18 % 436 157 109 103 104
00+0+0+0+0+0+33+0+0+0+0+ 00+0+0+
379 BPI 15 Kg Fat 21 Kg Protein Milk Cell Count Fertility Milking Speed Calving Ease
121674
WILDER HOKAIDO PP
241
BPI: 63% Rel
Hokaido PP Born: 15/11/2018 DEU
BB
Hotspot P x Hologram P x Balsito
HANSEN PP
gNZI: 41% REL
Wilder
HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
Hansen PP
Quickly Placid Fast Desirable
0.37 0.39 0.09 0.42
Tall Capacious Sloping Wide Curved Strong Strong High Close Close Desirable Desirable
1.70 0.20 0.01 0.63 -0.33 1.19 1.20 1.04 0.33 0.88 1.32 0.55
Genomic Conversion Conformation Traits 1.64 0.08 -0.06 0.68 -0.38 1.23 1.25 1.24 0.20 0.66 1.42 0.45
Short Stature Frail Dairy Capacity High Pins Rump Angle Narrow Rump Width Straight Legs Weak Udder Support Loose Fore Udder Low Rear Udder Wide Front Teat Wide Rear Teat Undesirable Udder Overall Dairy Conformation Undesirable
-1
-0.5
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POLDARK-PP crossbred daughter
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