April 2017 Sire Summary Highlights Select Sires leads the industry with the most sires (42) on the Holstein Association USA Top 100 TPI Bulls with 97 percent Rel. for Milk and Type list. We are proud to offer more elite, highly reliable genetics than any other A.I. organization.
PROVEN TPI With 45 of the top 100, 28 of the top 50, 15 of the top 25 and nine of the top 10 GTPI sires on Holstein Association USA’s Top 100 TPI Bulls list, Select Sires has maintained its position at the top of the industry. 7HO12165 MONTROSS (+2744), new release 7HO12266 YODER (+2673), 7HO11351 SUPERSIRE (+2603), 7HO12105 REFLECTOR (+2590), 7HO12198 KINGBOY (+2567), 7HO11752 BOB (+2564), 7HO11708 ROOKIE (+2555), 7HO11621 MAYFLOWER (+2555) and 7HO11383 MORGAN (+2552) lead the way for Select Sires, and the breed, among the top 10. ®
NET MERIT SUPERSTARS Of the top 25 proven sires for Net Merit (NM$), 13 are Select sires, as well as 18 of the top 50 and 34 of the top 100. SUPERSIRE is the No. 2 NM$
TYPE STANDOUTS Select Sires is home to four sires over +3.00 PTAT: No. 1 sire 7HO11596 DEFIANT (+3.60), No. 4 7HO10506 G W ATWOOD (+3.44), No. 8 KINGBOY (+3.28) and No. 14 7HO11477 MCCUTCHEN (+3.13). 7HO11899 FURIOUS is the breed leader for Udder Composite (UDC) at +3.44 and MCCUTCHEN (+2.87), 7HO12139 PETY (+2.86), 7HO10999 BRADNICK (+2.73) and 7HO12222 KIAN (+2.70) rank in the top 20. 7HO11915 MULTIPLY (+2.76), 7HO12042 CORVETTE (+2.74), BRADNICK (+2.70), G W ATWOOD (+2.63), MCCUTCHEN (+2.48) and MOGUL (+2.42) are among the best for Feet and Leg Composite (FLC).
GENOMIC YOUNG SIRES The top 14 GTPI sires on Holstein’s Genomic Young Bulls list are at Select Sires, including Super Samplers 7HO13250 JEDI (+2867) and new release 507HO13607 MAGICTOUCH (+2820). 7HO12600 MODESTY (+2802) and 507HO13576 KNIGHT (+2791) rank in the list’s top 20. MODESTY is the No. 3 young sire for Net Merit (NM$) at +977 while 7HO12788 FRAZZLED (+939), 7HO12943 CURRY (+921) and 7HO12821 EVEREST (+909) rank in the top 20. Three of the top-five young sires for Type also reside at Select Sires in 7HO12922 DELIGHT (+4.33), 550HO12961 DOC (+3.91) and 250HO12589 JACOBY (+3.90). ™
sire at +866 and is joined at the top of the industry by YODER (+845), MONTROSS (+840), 7HO11985 TETRIS (+812), ROOKIE (+774), 7HO11525 DONATELLO (+750), 7HO11833 RENNIE (+749) and 7HO11395 MYSTIC (+744 ).
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