SelectCROSS® Brochure | April 2023

SELECTED JERSEY SIRES FOR Proven Sires

NM$

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GJPI™

FAT

PRO

DPR

PL

MILK

PTAT

HHP$™

JUI™

DWP$®

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JX CHATHAM {4} 836 7JE1758 JX THRASHER {6} 794 7JE1792 NAVIDAD {6} 656 7JE1788 JX HEIST {6} 622 14JE769 JX STONEY {3} 611 7JE1726 STARLORD 622 7JE1769 JX ARCHIE {5} 497 7JE1787 CALIBAN 500 7JE1617 JX KIAWA {6}-P 491 7JE1699 JX PINE {6} 407 7JE5052 CLOSER 342 7JE5004 CHROME 311 250JE1778 JOLIN 113

834 805 663 637 627 626 512 510 494 419 348 314 111

179 198 144 137 131 138 119 127 96 118 89 75 21

83 83 88 63 68 51 49 40 23 38 14 33 -13

49 0.3 77 0.6 1.8 70 -1.7 -2.6 50 -2.0 22 1.6 -0.5 23 0.9 1.9 43 -1.5 35 1.4 1.6 23 3.5 -1.5 40 2.8 2.0 17 2.8 3.3 18 -4.0 -0.5 -3 0.4

6.4 4.1 0.1 3.2 5.4 5.7 2.5 4.5 3.7 2.2 3.2 1.7 2.8

1,870 1,999 1,764 985 -54 603 859 695 527 397 438 569 36

1.3 0.8 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.7 1.9 1.4

893 974 588 609 675 670 555 637 397 641 449 332 177

6.0 -0.7 2.5 13.0 9.5 10.4 8.2 9.0 14.8 11.8 4.1 14.7 6.2

865 1,015 734 755 666 778 659 724 560 816 539 237 233

2.85 2.88 3.11 2.85 2.91 2.93 2.72 2.88 3.03 3.13 2.83 2.88 2.99

-0.9 -2.8 -2.5 -1.0 0.5 -0.6 -1.8 -2.1 0.5 -0.9 0.0 -0.3 1.4

102 95 97 99 102 106 103 100 103 108 108 100 106

0 -48 -79 38 99 131 84 17 91 211 157 18 174

0.6 2.7 0.6 0.2 -0.2 0.7 0.5 1.9 -1.1 3.3 0.0 0.8 0.7

GForce™ Sires

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614JE2114 URI 751

759 755 749 748 747 739 725 718 708 696 675 672 670 663 654 629 628 627 586 570 548 518 508 506 432 254

155 154 172 163 176 157 144 160 147 144 147 159 146 154 130 131 136 142 130 137 136 122 127 110 102 60

72 77 70 62 46 44 68 60 56 52 64 76 60 60 49 70 50 67 61 57 56 61 56 37 41 12

49 -1.2 45 -0.6 59 1.6 1.3 33 -0.3 52 2.1 35 1.2 56 -2.5 53 0.7 46 -0.1 55 -0.8 41 -0.9 75 -0.7 45 -0.6 40 -0.2 0.9 35 -0.6 -1.7 56 -2.3 37 0.2 39 0.0 -0.4 48 0.8 -0.7 36 0.2 0.7 28 0.6 1.2 28 1.6 42 0.9 -0.3 38 -0.2 19 2.2 0.5 22 -0.7

4.1 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.6 8.2 3.6 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.6 3.5 5.5 4.6 5.9 3.0 5.0 4.2 4.2 2.9 4.2 2.6 3.5 3.8 4.5 2.2

1,109 679 1,354 574 1,508 902 1,698 1,373 1,372 1,369 652 2,102 975 522 507 1,371 804 749 939 728 489 829 1,293 794 317 313

1.5 0.9 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.5 0.8 0.9 1.4 1.7 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.3 0.5 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4

589 731 858 788 940 806 585 787 633 548 663 829 739 769 644 593 646 710 673 715 667 604 701 504 529 321

9.7 1.8 3.6 21.9 12.4 12.5 -2.6 7.5 8.3 12.1 16.1 5.2 9.6 6.9 12.0 9.4 15.5 17.1 7.4 5.9 15.1 11.6 10.9 12.3 12.7 15.4

1,000 956 1,017 1,020 952 930 760 908 956 855 808 905 962 828 868 853 800 775 939 831 684 770 664 607 621 333

3.02 2.96 2.95 2.81 2.83 2.81 2.86 2.79 2.98 3.14 2.95 2.90 2.85 2.91 2.85 2.92 2.99 2.90 3.02 2.85 2.82 2.94 2.76 3.01 2.86 2.96

-2.0 -0.2 -1.7 0.2 -0.4 0.4 -0.7 -1.6 -1.5 -3.8 -0.3 -2.9 -0.3 0.0 1.1 -2.4 -0.7 -1.7 -1.0 1.0 -1.1 -1.0 -0.3 -1.8 -1.1 0.3

101 100 99 110 100 106 100 100 104 99 103 102 108 102 107 102 102 104 106 106 99 107 98 101 106 99

74 37 5 215 29 86 -32 61 118 34 51 32 193 85 139 70 81 104 115 113 -3 125 -19 22 130 1

-0.4 -0.2 1.3 -0.1 1.5 -0.2 -2.1 1.4 0.1 0.4 -0.4 3.2 1.2 1.0 -0.4 1.4 0.0 2.4 2.5 0.4 2.0 1.1 2.7 1.2 1.3 1.0

7JE1789

614JE2078 JX HAPPY {6}-P 740 14JE2002

VOLANT 738

614JE2083 SEISMIC-PP 735 7JE1956

JX CALLAN {5} 739

614JE2107 JX CABAL {5} 731 614JE2075 PEBBLE {6}-P 720 14JE1951 14JE2097 507JE2112 550JE5081 14JE1952 7JE2071 14JE1969 14JE1929 250JE2092 7JE2135 250JE1947 7JE1965 7JE2023 7JE2022 14JE1955 7JE1980 7JE2102 250JE1834 7JE2120

WELD 708 TASKER 705 BOOGEYMAN 692 MAVERICK 662 WILDWOOD 664 JX DINER {6}-P 659 JAKE 647 JX SKALSKI {5}-P 640 JX CONE {6} 619 JX GRETZKY {5} 621 JX CORSAIR {5} 616 BLIZZARD 576 UNCOMMON 559 OVERALLS 537 JX CORDOBA {5} 515 KAMAKAZI 502 FIRSTCUT 499 STURGIS 424 BIG RED 246

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04/2023 CDCB/AJCA and Zoetis Genomic Data. % Yield, Type and NM$ Reliabilities: JX CHATHAM {4} 94, 84, 88; JX THRASHER {6} 99, 99, 94; NAVIDAD {6} 96, 87, 90; JX HEIST {6} 93, 85, 88; JX STONEY {3} 99, 99, 99; STARLORD 99, 97, 94; JX ARCHIE {5} 93, 86, 88; CALIBAN 99, 94, 94; JX KIAWA {6}-P 99, 99, 96; JX PINE {6} 99 99, 96; CLOSER 98, 92, 92; CHROME 99, 99, 99; JOLIN 86, 84, 82; URI 73, 77, 71; JX HAPPY {6}-P 74, 77, 72; VOLANT 78, 80, 75; SEISMIC-PP 74, 77, 71; JX CALLAN {5} 78, 80, 75; JX CABAL {5} 74, 78, 72; PEBBLE {6}-P 77, 80, 75; WELD 78, 80, 75; TASKER 73, 77, 71; BOOGEYMAN 74, 77, 71; MAVERICK 75, 78, 72; WILDWOOD 78, 80, 75; JX DINER {6}-P 74, 77, 72; JAKE 78, 80, 75; JX SKALSKI {5}-P 79, 80, 76; JX CONE {6} 74, 78, 72; JX GRETZKY {5} 74, 77, 71; JX CORSAIR {5} 79, 80, 75; BLIZZARD 78, 81, 76; UNCOMMON 77, 79, 74; OVERALLS 78, 80, 75; JX CORDOBA {5} 79, 80, 75; KAMAKAZI 79, 80, 76; FIRSTCUT 76, 79, 73; STURGIS 78, 80, 75; BIG RED 78, 81, 76. All sires listed are BBR 100, JH1F and JNSF except JX KIAWA {6}-P, CHROME, and SEISMIC-PP are JNSC and VOLANT and SEISMIC-PP are JH1C. All sires qualify for semen export to Canada with the exception of WELD and WILDWOOD. All gender ® SELECTED semen is processed using Ultraplus™ technology. ™JPI and JUI are trademarks of the American Jersey Cattle Association, GForce, HHP$ and gender SELECTED are trademarks of Select Sires Inc., Ultraplus is a trademark of STGen LLC. DWP$ is a registered trademark of Zoetis Inc., its affiliates and/or licensors. 7 and 507= Select Sires; 14 and 614 = Accelerated Genetics; 250 and 550 = GenerVations. indicates sex-sorted semen is available. Limitations and Conditions of Sale: gender SELECTED semen shall be used only for the single insemination of one female bovine during natural ovulation with the intent to produce a single offspring unless specifically approved on an individual customer basis by Sexing Technologies in writing. AS A CONDITION OF PURCHASING gender SELECTED SEMEN, THE PURCHASER AGREES THAT gender SELECTED SEMEN WILL NOT BE REVERSE SORTED OR RE-SORTED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED, IN ADVANCE, ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY SELECT SIRES IN WRITING. Select Sires intends to monitor the use of the gender SELECTED semen and vigorously enforce these restrictions on use.

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Why Jersey on Holstein?

• Reduction in Mature Size • Improved Components • Improved Reproduction • Improved Calving Ability • Improved Feed Efficiency • Improved Productive Life • A Large Genetic Base

In a study conducted by Select Sires comparing the published PTA values for the top-20 Select Sires Jersey bulls to the top-20 Viking Red bulls, the Jersey bulls averaged $149 higher Cheese Merit Dollars than the Viking Red bulls. In addition, Jerseys have $109 higher value in the production traits coming from their advantage in fat production as well as their advantage in producing milk with higher component percents. The Viking Red bulls are higher for Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR), Livability and have an advantage in Somatic Cell Score.

But, these points are outweighed by Jerseys being much higher for overall Productive Life. The study clearly shows that Jersey bulls are a profitable option in a three-breed rotational crossbreeding system.

(Figures prior to 2020 base change.)

Why Montbeliarde sires on the Holstein x Jersey crossbreds?

• Maintain Moderate Mature Stature

• Improved Productive Life

• Improved Reproduction

• Increased Pounds of Fat and Protein

• Improved Body Condition

• Increased Value of Beef x Dairy Calves

• Improved Feet and Legs

• A Large Genetic Base

• Improved Mastitis Resistance

217MO1031 MANZAT JB

aAa: N/A

Kappa-Casein AB Beta-Casein A1A2

ISU 128 106 daughters 92% Rel. +1,822M -0.09% +62F -0.03% +53P +1.0PL -0.3SCS +0.0MAS 0.6 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 110 Legs 110 Udders 97 Milking Speed 109 Temperament 217MO1032 LINAO JB

aAa: 426351

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Kappa-Casein BB Beta-Casein A2A2

ISU 120 1,055 daughters 95% Rel. +502M -0.28% -24F +0.21% +48P -0.4PL +1.7SCS -0.3MAS -1.0 Daughter Fertility 85 Calving Index 109 Legs 108 Udders 114 Milking Speed 101 Temperament 217MO1039 NITCHI JB

aAa: 561432

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Kappa-Casein BB Beta-Casein A1A2

ISU 146 208 daughters 95% Rel. +1,203M +0.12% +68F +0.22% +75P +0.6PL +0.3SCS +0.2MAS 0.4 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 120 Legs 121 Udders 117 Milking Speed 110 Temperament 217MO1045 OCLUCY JB

aAa: 462153

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Kappa-Casein AB Beta-Casein A2A2

ISU 136 0 daughters 76% Rel. +1,340M +0.30% +101F +0.38% +99P +0.4PL +0.7SCS +0.5MAS -0.4 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 107 Legs 109 Udders 94 Milking Speed 105 Temperament

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April 2023 French Agronomic Research Institute (INRA) Evaluations

Height Sacrum Chest Width Chest Depth Rump Length Thurls Width Rump Angle Feet and Legs Rear Leg Set Foot Angle Legs Rear View Udder F Udder Attach R Udder Height R Udder Width Udder Depth Udder Balance Udder Cleft F Teat Placement Teat Direction Teats Teat Length Teat Form Muscularity

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107 88 98 110 97 109 110 90 107 94 110 112 77 101 104 110 122 121 133 100 106 108 99

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107 116 92 100 108 118 109 88 116 98 108 80 89 108 106 117 117 113 118 110 102 99 105

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April 2023 French Agronomic Research Institute (INRA) Evaluations

Height Sacrum Chest Width Chest Depth Rump Length Thurls Width Rump Angle Feet and Legs Rear Leg Set Foot Angle Legs Rear View Udder F Udder Attach R Udder Height R Udder Width Udder Depth Udder Balance Udder Cleft F Teat Placement Teat Direction Teats Teat Length Teat Form Muscularity

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108 85 118 100 102 108 107 111 83 120 109 121 96 97 99 119 113 117 110 97 98 110 65

217MO1046 OSGOR JB

aAa: 156342

Kappa-Casein BB Beta-Casein A2A2

ISU 147 0 daughters 76% Rel. +2,594M -0.06% +99F +0.02% +90P +0.5PL +0.7SCS -0.2MAS -0.3 Daughter Fertility 92 Calving Index 94 Legs 112 Udders 112 Milking Speed 111 Temperament 217MO1054 PESTO JB

aAa: 423516

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Kappa-Casein BB Beta-Casein A2A2

ISU 162 0 daughters 76% Rel. +2,372M +0.28% +136F +0.04% +84P +1.4PL +2.6SCS +0.6MAS 1.3 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 105 Legs 126 Udders 109 Milking Speed 104 Temperament 217MO1055 PALMAS JB

aAa: N/A

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Kappa-Casein BB Beta-Casein A2A2

ISU 161 0 daughters 76% Rel. +3,049M +0.08% +128F -0.03% +97P +1.2PL +2.1SCS +0.9MAS 0.0 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 112 Legs 102 Udders 106 Milking Speed 96 Temperament 217MO1058 PUZZLE JB

aAa: N/A

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ISU 130 0 daughters 76% Rel. +827M +0.12% +55F +0.23% +62P +1.1PL +0.0SCS +0.1MAS 0.3 Daughter Fertility 69 Calving Index 104 Legs 127 Udders 106 Milking Speed 112 Temperament 217MO1068 PERUSIC JB

aAa: N/A

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ISU 155 0 daughters 76% Rel. +1,454M +0.21% +88F +0.04% +51P +1.5PL +1.0SCS -0.2MAS 1.4 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 114 Legs 136 Udders 108 Milking Speed 109 Temperament

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Height Sacrum Chest Width Chest Depth Rump Length Thurls Width Rump Angle Feet and Legs Rear Leg Set Foot Angle Legs Rear View Udder F Udder Attach R Udder Height R Udder Width Udder Depth Udder Balance Udder Cleft F Teat Placement Teat Direction Teats Teat Length Teat Form Muscularity

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Height Sacrum Chest Width Chest Depth Rump Length Thurls Width Rump Angle Feet and Legs Rear Leg Set Foot Angle Legs Rear View Udder F Udder Attach R Udder Height R Udder Width Udder Depth Udder Balance Udder Cleft F Teat Placement Teat Direction Teats Teat Length Teat Form Muscularity

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Height Sacrum Chest Width Chest Depth Rump Length Thurls Width Rump Angle Feet and Legs Rear Leg Set Foot Angle Legs Rear View Udder F Udder Attach R Udder Height R Udder Width Udder Depth Udder Balance Udder Cleft F Teat Placement Teat Direction Teats Teat Length Teat Form Muscularity

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April 2023 French Agronomic Research Institute (INRA) Evaluations

Height Sacrum Chest Width Chest Depth Rump Length Thurls Width Rump Angle Feet and Legs Rear Leg Set Foot Angle Legs Rear View Udder F Udder Attach R Udder Height R Udder Width Udder Depth Udder Balance Udder Cleft F Teat Placement Teat Direction Teats Teat Length Teat Form Muscularity

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217MO1069 PISAK JB

aAa: N/A

Kappa-Casein BB Beta-Casein A2A2

ISU 159 0 daughters 76% Rel. +975M +0.06% +46F +0.24% +68P +0.9PL +1.5SCS +0.4MAS 1.6 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 111 Legs 131 Udders 111 Milking Speed 112 Temperament 557MO1066 RIMINI JB

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ISU 168 0 daughters 76% Rel. +2,640M +0.36% +161F +0.24% +121P +1.0PL +0.9SCS -0.4MAS 0.3 Daughter Fertility 95 Calving Index 108 Legs 122 Udders 120 Milking Speed 110 Temperament 557MO1067 SOLNAN JB

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ISU 158 0 daughters 73% Rel. +1,978M +0.33% +128F +0.11% +81P +0.8PL +0.8SCS +0.1MAS

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Height Sacrum Chest Width Chest Depth Rump Length Thurls Width Rump Angle Feet and Legs Rear Leg Set Foot Angle Legs Rear View Udder F Udder Attach R Udder Height R Udder Width Udder Depth Udder Balance Udder Cleft F Teat Placement Teat Direction Teats Teat Length Teat Form Muscularity

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EXPLANATION OF MONTBELIARDE TRAITS Montbeliarde genetic evaluations are April 2023 French evaluations processed by GenEval. All type trait information is on an in-country basis, with summarization equal to their production dates.

ISU = SYNTHESIS INDEX presents a composite look at all criteria based on the following breakdown: 20% Udder Health, 11% Longevity, 9.9% Muscularity, 31% Milk, 11% Reproduction, 2% Temperament.

DAUGHTER FERTILITY data is expressed around a mean of 0 with a +/- 1 standard deviation.

Higher values are favorable.

UDDER AND FEET AND LEG INDEXES, LINEAR TYPE TRAITS are expressed around a mean of 100 and a +/- 12 standard deviation.

The CALVING EASE (INDEX) is based on the percentage of easy calvings on first parity cows. Higher values are most favorable. Sires greater than 89 percent are easy calving, less than 86 percent is not recommended for use on heifers.

A MODERNIZED APPROACH TO CROSSBREEDING BACKGROUND For several decades, dairy owners in the U.S. have attempted to utilize crossbreeding with their Holstein cows hoping to harness the positive affects of heterosis to improve reproductive efficiency, calving ability, fitness and longevity, while also reducing the mature size of the cow to lower maintenance costs.

HOLSTEIN Holsteins are world-renown for milk production and udder conformation.

The goal of any managed dairy crossbreeding program should be to: • maximize heterosis by using a three-breed rotation.

• utilize breeds that have sufficient genetic options and development to offer a broad selection of elite sires.

• build on the strengths of each breed in the rotation and properly select to overcome the breed weaknesses.

• produce cows that calve easily, transition into production with no issues, breed back easily and stay productive in the herd for many years, while maintaining a profitable level of milk production and milk solids.

• create consistent cows that fit into the operation’s housing and milking systems.

Select Sires supported a 10-year crossbreeding study with the University of Minnesota comparing the performance of three-breed rotational cross cows to purebred Holsteins (ProCROSS). The published study shows crossbreeding to be a viable breeding strategy. Profit per day for the Montbeliarde-sired three-way cross cows was $0.51 higher than pure Holsteins or a difference of +13%.

The Viking Red three-way cross cows had $0.17 higher profit/day than pure Holsteins, which was +4%. Averaging these results shows that the three-way cross cows generated 9% greater profit/day. The higher profit/day was a result of heterosis and a combination of better fertility, health and longevity in the crossbred cows.

Armed with this data, the well-documented profitable performance of Jerseys, and years of experience, Select Sires recommends a modernized approach to crossbreeding—SelectCROSS.

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MONTBELIARDE The Montbeliarde breed excels in reproductive efficiency and Productive Life. They possess excellent body condition, feet and legs and have a strong will to milk.

JERSEY The Jersey breed excels in calving ability, reproductive efficiency, milk solids and Productive Life.

GETTING STARTED Based on years of experience, the SelectCROSS approach focuses on a structured three-breed rotation with elite genetics from major breeds to maximize heterosis. Holstein, Jersey and Montbeliarde are three of the largest breeds in the world for genetic development.

• Use elite sires with pure descent from each parent breed for more predictable outcomes and consistency. This is currently a challenge for some active Jerseys and many Viking Red sires.

• Protect for the weaknesses and build on the strengths of each breed in the rotation.

• Start the rotation with high genetic merit Jersey sires with greater than +8.0 Jersey Udder Index™ (JUI™) to build the proper udder for a high-producing Holstein x Jersey cross cow.

• Breed this cross to Montbeliarde sires with a Calving Ease score greater than 89 and an Udder score greater than 110.

Your Select Sires representative is available to help you develop a crossbreeding program that meets the goals as outlined above. Greater profits through crossbreeding are just a phone call away.

JERSEY x HOLSTEIN The cross starts by using elite Jersey sires on purebred Holstein cows.

JEHOMO x HOLSTEIN

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The resulting three-way cross is bred back to Holstein to continue the rotation.

JEHO x MONTBELIARDE

The next step is to use elite Montbeliarde sires on the Jersey x Holstein cross offspring.

02 Telephone: (614) 873-4683 u www.selectsires.com SelectCROSS and Your Success Our Passion. are registered trademarks of Select Sires Inc.

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