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Autumn 2021 BLOCK CALVING GENETICS
Welcome to the Selecting the right index for you…
GENUS ABS BLOCK CALVING The Autumn Calving Index (£ACI) and the Spring Calving Index (£SCI) are both across-breed genetic
GENETICS DIRECTORY indexes developed in consultation with industry partners specifically for spring and autumn block
calving herds and expressed as a financial value. All figures are on an all-breeds base, so that you can
make easy dairy breed selections, with no need to convert figures to help you make the best decisions
Autumn 2021
for your grassland herd.
£ACI €EBI £SCI
£ACI
-2 -1 0 +1 +2
SIRE NAME £ SIRE NAME € SIRE NAME £
PLATT 775
The Autumn Calving Index is an index developed specifically for UK autumn block calving dairy
EDMOND 311 PLATT 562
SLINDON 763
farmers. The index is expressed as a financial value and is presented on an all breeds base.
COLIN 290 SLINDON 561
The ACI:
RAPTOR 745 TEIDI 270 RAPTOR 540
GANDER 724 ROEN 247 GANDER 515 Production 30.4%
GENERATE 707 RAPTOR 240 GENERATE 505 • Promotes milk quality with more weight on Survival 18.0%
HONEYHILL 680 BEN 230 HONEYHILL 485 volume than £SCI Fertility 21.4%
The percentage
NIBIRU 449 PLATT 218 GTW 389 • Places strong emphasis on fertility weightings of traits Udder Health 10.9%
GIGA 446 TOM 192 NIBIRU 373 • Selects for reduced maintenance cost within the £ACI
Leg Health 3.3%
GTW 430 SCOOBY 188 SEB 370 • Improves udder and leg health Calving Ability 1.9%
LARI 425 GANDER 177 GIGA 369 • Places strong emphasis on longevity Efficiency 14.1%
• Promotes easier calving
DAUGHTER FERTILITY BUTTERFAT % PROTEIN % • Protects functional type – feet & legs and udders
SIRE NAME INDEX SIRE NAME % SIRE NAME %
CONRID 13.0 GIGA 0.59 NIBIRU 0.29
The £ACI value represents the additional profit each sire is expected to return from each of its milking
COLIN 12.5 NIBIRU 0.57 GIGA 0.26
daughters over her lifetime.
BEN 11.5 LARI 0.52 LARI 0.24
GANDER 11.3 COLIN 0.47 COLIN 0.24 Using £ACI to select the best bulls will breed profitable cows for an Autumn calving UK herd.
SLINDON 11.1 TATE 0.35 EDMOND 0.21
PLATT 10.7 PLATT 0.31 TEIDI 0.20
£SCI
GTW 10.2 HONEYHILL 0.30 SEB 0.17
HONEYHILL 10.0 SEB 0.30 SCOOBY 0.17
SCOOBY 9.9 EDMOND 0.27 GENERATE 0.16 -2 -1 0 +1 +2
JINGLE 9.4 RAPTOR 0.24 TATE 0.15
The Spring Calving Index is an index developed specifically for UK spring block calving dairy farmers.
The index is expressed as a financial value and is presented on an all breeds base.
CONTENTS
The £SCI:
BREED SIRE NAME PAGE BREED SIRE NAME PAGE CONTENT PAGE
NO. NO. NO.
Production 27.4%
FRIESIAN BRYSTER 5 HOLSTEIN GENERATE 14 TRAIT LEADERS 2
ACI & SCI
3
• Promotes milk quality rather than volume Survival 11.6%
CONRID 5 HONEYHILL 15 EXPLANATION
TESTIMONIAL 4
• Places strong emphasis on fertility The percentage
Fertility 24.8%
DEC 6 PLATT 15
• Selects for reduced maintenance cost weightings of traits Udder Health 11.6%
GTW 6 EBI EXPLANATION 8 within the £SCI
RAPTOR 16
• Improves udder and leg health Leg Health 4.0%
JINGLE 7 TESTIMONIAL 12
16
SLINDON
• Places strong emphasis on longevity Calving Ability 2.2%
SEB 7 NORWEGIAN RED ALME 19
HERD RANKING TOOL 13
BEEF INFOCUS & • Promotes easier calving Efficiency 18.4%
IRISH HOLSTEIN BEN 9 17
ROEN 19
FRIESIAN SEXCEL
• Protects functional type – feet & legs and udders
COLIN 9 TJELEMELAND 20 TESTIMONIAL 18
EDMOND 10 TRONDSTU 20 BEEFADVANTAGE 23
SCOOBY 10 NUERA PROFIT 24 & 25
The £SCI value represents the additional profit each sire is expected to return from each of its milking
JERSEY GIGA 21
11 TESTIMONIAL 26
daughters over her lifetime.
TEIDI NIBIRU 21
BREEDER TAG
TOM 11 LARI 22 SYSTEM
27
HOLSTEIN GANDER 14 TATE 22
Using £SCI to select the best bulls will breed profitable cows for an Autumn calving UK herd.
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Profit From Genetic Progress
12
3
PEARTREE BRYSTER AI CODE: BF1149
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
Sexcel®, Beef InFocus™ & The Herd
TC TD TL TN TR TV TY
CHAD X BFE91 HYKLE X BFV85 CHATSWORTH HBN: 20161594700998
NAAB: 29HO17384
Ranking Tool increase herd profitability £375
FRIESIAN
£346
ACI SCI
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
3 AUGUST 2021
Below Above
2 ®
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
Fertility Index 7.9
1
e PEARTREE BRYSTER
Lifespan
n 0 £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 (days)
94
n -1 £ACI +375 85% Rel.
SCC 4
-2 Milk kg -59 96% Rel.
Maintenance
-8
(kgs)
-3 Fat +2.8 +0.11%
Calving Ease
1.5
Protein +2.6 +0.09% (Direct)
Farm Manager (Middle),
Gestation
Peter Wastenage and Sons Dtrs/Herds 188/46 (Days) -1
“It boosts your morale during block calving to see your FORNCETT CONRID AI CODE: BF1228
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
replacements coming from your best dams, and quality beef CONSUL X VG85 ADEMA 186 X EX91 EVOLUTION HBN: 20220657402053
NAAB: 29HO20203
calves from the remaining herd.”
£351 £335
Herd Type: Spring and Autumn Block - Peartree Bryster, Curra Scooby and Inch Dec and
Friesian, Holstein, Crossbreeding we recorded conception rates of between 62% ACI SCI
Location: Devon and Cornwall and 67% for these sires on the milking herd.
Herd Size: 1,800
Increasing genetic gain through the £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
3
W Herd Ranking Tool… AUGUST 2021
“ e have used Sexcel® for
the past two
breeding seasons. In year one, we took Below Above
2 -2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
a cautious approach and only used half sexed For the first time this year we also used Genus
Fertility Index 13.0
1 Historically,
semen and half conventional semen. ABS’ Herd Ranking Tool, which blends the data
our concerns would have been around lower from our herd’s genetics rating and our National FORNCETT CONRID
Lifespan
0
conception rates and compromising our tight Milk Records production data to highlight our £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 (days)
103
calving block. most productive animals. These animals were
-1 £ACI +351 65% Rel.
then mated with Sexcel®, while beef semen was SCC 0
However, after the first year our conception rates also used from the start of mating on the lower
+35 68% Rel.
for Sexcel®were only 2% lower -2
Milk kg
than conventional production animals. Maintenance
-12
semen, so in the second year we have used all (kgs)
-3 We have been very pleased with this tool as it
Fat +2.5 +0.02%
sexed semen and more artificial insemination to
Calving Ease
beef. The Sexcel® sires used last year included provides the opportunity to produce heifer calves 1.0
Protein +0.1 -0.02% (Direct)
from our most productive dams.”
Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 0/0 (Days) -3
4 5
INCH DEC AI CODE: BF1185
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
LAKEMEAD JINGLE AI CODE: BF1086
HCDT HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TD TL TN TV TY
CHAD X BFV88 TARQUIN X EX91 GLENALBYN HBN: 20937005760472 PINNACLE X BFE91 HYLKE X BFV89 TORMORE
HBN: 20344461302343
NAAB: 29HO17471 NAAB: 29HO17266
FRIESIAN
£298
FRIESIAN
£275 £274 £267
ACI SCI ACI SCI
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
3 £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
AUGUST 2021 AUGUST 2021
Below Above
2 ®
Below
-2
Average -1 0 Above
Average +1 +2
®
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
Fertility Index 9.4
1 Fertility Index 8.1
LAKEMEAD JINGLE
INCH DEC
Lifespan
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021
0 Lifespan
73 £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 (days)
82
(days)
£ACI +275-1 66% Rel. £ACI +298 86% Rel.
SCC 2 SCC 2
Milk kg -186-2 69% Rel. Milk kg +161 96% Rel.
Maintenance Maintenance
1 3
(kgs) (kgs)
Fat +1.1-3 +0.19% Fat +1.8 -0.10%
Calving Ease Calving Ease
1.1 0.5
Protein -3.0 +0.07% (Direct) Protein +5.2 -0.01% (Direct)
Gestation Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 0/0 -2 Dtrs/Herds 148/37 (Days) 0
(Days)
CARRICKSHOCK GTW AI CODE: BF1108
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TV TY
GOONHILLY SEB RDC AI CODE: BF1203
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
RC TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
CENTURION 2 X VG87 EGBERT X VG87 HYLKE HBN: 46211238131800 CHAD X BFV86 ADEMA 186 X BFE93 HYLKE
HBN: 20387868501190
NAAB: 29HO17326
NAAB: 29HO20052
£430 £389
£383 £370
ACI SCI ACI SCI
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
3 £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
AUGUST 2021
AUGUST 2021
Below Above
2 ®
Below
-2
Average -1 0 Above
Average +1 +2 -2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
®
Fertility Index 9.0
1 Fertility Index 10.2
CARRICKSHOCK GTW GOONHILLY SEB
Lifespan
0
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021
Lifespan
48 £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 (days)
76
(days)
£ACI +430-1 75% Rel. £ACI +383 66% Rel.
SCC 4 SCC 2
Milk kg +238-2 90% Rel. Milk kg -239 69% Rel.
Maintenance Maintenance
-7 -3
(kgs)
Fat -3
+10.5 +0.01%
(kgs) Fat +4.2 +0.30%
Calving Ease Calving Ease
0.9 1.2
(Direct) Protein +0.2 +0.17% (Direct)
Protein +11.3 +0.06%
Gestation Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 42/9 -3 Dtrs/Herds 0/0 (Days) -2
(Days)
2
6 2 7
CHERRYHILL BEN AI CODE: HO6651
HH1T HH2T HH3C HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
Selecting the right index for you…
SCA RONALD X CUR RUDOLPH X SEA PAMELA 1
IRISH HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
HBN: HOIRL 218169192373
HO (78.13%), FR (21.88%)
NAAB: 29HO20125
€230
EBI
IRISH EBI SUMMARY JULY 2021 ICBF
ICBF
€EBI
Below Above
-2
Average -1 0
Average +1 Rel. % +2
Euro
EBI 230 53
£416 Milk 59 71
EBI is a single figure profit index aimed at helping farmers to identify the most profitable bulls and ACI Fertility 137 38
cows for breeding dairy herd replacements. It comprises of information on seven sub-indexes related
-2 -1 0 +1 +2
to profitable milk production. A summary of the sub-indexes, including traits and relative weightings Calving 31 56
for traits in the EBI are given in Table 1. The economic values in the index are based on data collected
®
from Irish Dairy Farms and the Dairy Industry. CHERRYHILL BEN £346 Beef -13 42
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY AUGUST 2021
Below Above
SCI Maintenance 12 39
-2 -1 0 +1 +2 Health 3 62
€EBI: Average Average
Production 33% Fertility Index 11.5
• Focusing on high components compared to milk yield. £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY JULY 2021 ICBF
Fertility 33% Lifespan
79
• Promotes fertile cows to reduce calving interval. The percentage Calving 10% (days) £ACI +106 61% Rel. Milk kg -16 71% Rel.
weightings of traits
• Selects for calving ease, gestation length and calf mortality. within the €EBI Beef 8% Fat kg +9 +0.17%
SCC -1
• Carcass size, weight and conformation. Maintenance 8% Milk kg +106 65% Rel.
• Looks at the overall size of the cow. Maintenance
Protein kg +7 +0.13%
Management 4%
(kgs)
-2 Fat +13.2 +0.17%
• Concentrating on milking speed and temperament. Health 4% Calving Int (days) -7.90 44% Rel.
• Looking at lameness, cell counts and mastitis. Calving Ease
1.7 Protein +11 +0.14%
(Direct) Udder (SCC) -0.06 70% Rel.
Gestation Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation Length (days) -3.54 60% Rel.
(Days) -1
COLIN
Fertility Sub Index AI CODE: HO5656
IRISH EBI SUMMARY JULY 2021 Milk Sub Index
Takes into account
Looks for heavy weighting of CHERRYHILL HH1C HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
calving interval and Below Above
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
Average-2 -1 0
Average +1 Rel. %
Euro +2 Protein and Fat compared to FRANKO X EVERT X HAZE
survival. HBN: HOIRL218169192019
milk yield, aligning itself to
EBI 311 52 component contracts.
HO (81.25%), FR (18.75%)
Milk 92 70
€290 NAAB: 29HO17461
Calving Sub Index EBI IRISH EBI SUMMARY JULY 2021 ICBF
Fertility 152 37 Health Below Above
Takes into account calving -2
Average -1 0
Average +1 Rel. % +2
Euro
Looks at lameness,
ease, gestation length and Calving 41 55 EBI 290 62
SCC and mastitis.
calf mortality.
Beef -13 43
£424 Milk 86 79
ACI Fertility 128 48
Maintenance 13 40
Calving 46 73
Beef Sub Index Health 16 59 Maintenance
®
Looks at carcass size,
Takes into account the size of CHERRYHILL COLIN £366 Beef -15 51
weight and conformation.
3 the cow. £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY AUGUST 2021 SCI Maintenance 18 48
2
Below Above
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2 Health 9 68
Fertility Index 12.5
1
Using €EBI helps UK farmers to identify the best bulls to breed dairy herd replacements £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY JULY 2021 ICBF
Lifespan
0 for grazing systems. (days)
100
Milk kg -32 79% Rel.
£ACI +424 64% Rel.
-1 SCC -4 Fat kg +17 +0.33%
Milk kg -202 67% Rel.
-2 Maintenance
Protein kg +8 +0.16%
Delivering... Fat +14.2 +0.47%
-2
Profit From Genetic Progress
(kgs)
-3 Calving Int (days) -6.22 52% Rel.
Calving Ease
Profit From Genetic Progress 1.1 Protein +4.8 +0.24%
(Direct) Udder (SCC) -0.04 76% Rel.
Gestation Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation Length (days) -4.04 88% Rel.
(Days) -3
9
CHERRYHILL
LAURENCE X S OMAN X RUUD 22
EDMOND AI CODE: HO6649
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
BALLYMADDOCK
ALBERT X C REEKS X OMAN
TEIDI AI CODE: HO6648
HH1T HH2T HH3C HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
IRISH HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
IRSIH HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
HBN: H0IRL218169172322 HBN: HOIRL219292191408
HO (71.88%), FR (25%), MY (3.13%) HO (75%), FR (25%)
€270
NAAB: 29HO20124 NAAB: 29H020127
€311
EBI
ICBF
EBI
IRISH EBI SUMMARY JULY 2021 ICBF IRISH EBI SUMMARY JULY 2021
Below Above Below Above
-2
Average -1 0
Average +1 Rel. % +2
Euro -2
Average -1 0Average +1 Rel. % +2
Euro
EBI 311 52 EBI 270 58
£377 Milk 92 70 £402 Milk 90 78
ACI Fertility 152 37 ACI Fertility 119 46
Calving 41 55 Calving 52 56
® ®
CHERRYHILL EDMOND £317 Beef -13 43
BALLYMADDOCK TEIDI £320 Beef -6 45
3 £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY AUGUST 2021 SCI Maintenance 13 40
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY AUGUST 2021 SCI Maintenance -1 45
2
Below Above
Below
-2
Average -1 0 Above
Average +1 +2 Health 16 59 -2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2 Health 10 64
Fertility Index 7.7
1 Fertility Index 7.8
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY JULY 2021 ICBF £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY JULY 2021 ICBF
Lifespan
0 Lifespan
57 Milk kg +170 70% Rel. (days)
70
Milk kg +92 78% Rel.
(days) £ACI +377 61% Rel. £ACI +402 62% Rel.
-1 Fat kg +16 +0.17% SCC -1 Fat kg +13 0.17%
SCC 3 Milk kg +19 64% Rel. Milk kg +128 65% Rel.
-2 Protein kg +12 +0.11% Maintenance
Protein kg +12 0.15%
Maintenance 18
(kgs)
5 Fat +14.5 +0.27% (kgs) Fat +15.2 +0.19%
-3 Calving Int (days) -8.68 43% Rel. Calving Int (days) -6.29 50% Rel.
Calving Ease Calving Ease
1.7 Protein +11.1 +0.21% Udder (SCC) -0.09 67% Rel. (Direct)
1.8 Protein +14.5 +0.20% Udder (SCC) -0.09 72% Rel.
(Direct)
Gestation Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation Length (days) -3.22 61% Rel. Gestation Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation Length (days) -4.57 61% Rel.
-2 (Days) -3
(Days)
CURRA SCOOBY
ART X BOWSER X SUNNYBANK OMAN
AI CODE: HO5658
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
CHERRYHILL
ALBERT X WDS RAMOS X LANCE
TOM AI CODE: H06143
HH1T, HH2T, HH3T, HH4T, HH5T, HH6T,
TC, TD, TL, TN, TS, TV, TY
HBN: HOIRL222458242344 HBN: HO IRL 218169152155
HO (75%), FR (25%) HO (75%), FR (25%)
NAAB: 29HO17463 NAAB: 29HO20040
€188 €192
IRISH EBI SUMMARY JULY 2021
EBI
ICBF IRISH EBI SUMMARY JULY 2021 ICBF
Below Above
EBI Below Above
-2
Average -1 0
Average +1 Rel. % +2
Euro -2
Average -1 0
Average +1 Rel. % +2
Euro
EBI 188 63 EBI 192 58
£239 Milk 93 78 £170 Milk 91 78
ACI Fertility 78 48 ACI Fertility 51 45
® Calving 23 83 ® Calving 47 55
CURRA SCOOBY £224 Beef -5 48
CHERRYHILL TOM £136 Beef -13 45
3 £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY AUGUST 2021
Below Above
SCI Maintenance -5 50
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY AUGUST 2021 SCI
Maintenance 6 48
-2 -1 0 +1 +2
2
Below Above
Average Average Health 2 67 -2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2 Health 6 62
Fertility Index 9.9 Fertility Index 5.9
1 £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY JULY 2021 ICBF £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 IRISH EBI PRODUCTION & FERTILITY JULY 2021 ICBF
Lifespan Lifespan
0 (days)
21
Milk kg +131 78% Rel. (days)
24 £ACI +170 62% Rel Milk kg +257 78% Rel.
£ACI +239 64% Rel.
-1 SCC 8 Fat kg +11 +0.10% SCC 9 Milk kg +73 66% Rel. Fat kg +14 +0.07%
Milk kg -100 67% Rel.
-2 Maintenance
Protein kg +14 +0.16% Protein kg +14 +0.09%
14 Fat +4.2 +0.17%
Maintenance
18 Fat +5.4 +0.05%
Profit From Genetic Progress
(kgs) (kgs)
-3 Calving Int (days) -3.73 52% Rel. Calving Int (days) -1.22 49% Rel.
Calving Ease
Protein +5.2 +0.17% Calving Ease Protein +8.6 +0.12%
0.9 Udder (SCC) -0.01 74% Rel. 0.8 Udder (SCC) -0.03 71% Rel.
(Direct) (Direct)
Gestation
-2 Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation Length (days) -3.72 98% Rel. Gestation Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation Length (days) -4.04 60% Rel.
10
5 (Days) (Days) -2 11
6
The Herd Ranking tool allowing block
calving herds to achieve goals faster
the herd,” explains Coral Senior.
Coral continues, “The Herd Ranking Tool is a
fantastic tool that fully utilises our milk records to
rank our herd on the Autumn Calving Index (£ACI)
or Spring Calving Index (£SCI). This is great as
you can compare different breeds on the same
base. Based on the replacements needed, it will
recommend which females to breed to dairy and
which to breed to beef.
Try our Herd Ranking Tool
We have always ranked our herd’s performance. A unique tool developed by Genus ABS specifically for block calving herds
However, the Herd Ranking Tool provides the
opportunity to customise your own index allowing
Rob Burlton (Key Account Manager) you to weight for the traits that are most important
Coral & Matthew Senior (Farm owners) to you. For example, you can add weight for key
traits that are essential for your system. Paul
Voysey and Rob Burlton our Breeding advisor and
Herd Type: Spring and Autumn Block -
Key Account Manager, take our data and sit down
British Friesian and talk through the results with us.”
Location: Somerset
Herd Size: 320 New opportunities
“The introduction of robots combined with the
Matthew & Coral senior milk 320 British increase in genetic progress has contributed Standardise herd Meet your
Friesian cross cows in an organic block to increased yield and saved us time. The extra performance breeding goals
time saved through not milking has unlocked Incorporates total milk Set a target number of
calving system. The herd is split into both
other ventures. We have opened five milk vending solids on a mature cows to breed to dairy
spring and autumn block calving patterns (9 equivalent base
weeks and 6 weeks, respectively). Lely robots machines within the local area and their demand
has continued to grow! This has been a hugely
were installed 2 years ago and the cows graze
positive step which has resulted in the increase
from the middle of February to November.
of our overall milk price across the whole herd!
The average yield is currently 5,300 kgs milk We are very excited about the future of our
Data Driven
at 4.7% Butterfat, with the goal of achieving Makes full use of your
business and recognise that the Herd Ranking
5,500 kgs milk. milk records
Tool and overall Sexcel® and beef strategy is
a very simple way we can achieve our goals
10 years ago the herd began with 100% quicker,” Matthew Senior concludes.
Jersey cattle and the initial goal was to
increase yield and body size. Therefore, the
Simple to use Custom made
British Friesian was used as the perfect Ranks your herd, Set your criteria to rank
cross and has been successful in achieving highlighting which females your cows on traits most
an increased yield and bodyweight. At the to breed to dairy and which important to you and your
same time, the fertility of the British Friesian to beef farm
has been key in maintaining the tight block
calving pattern.
The introduction of the Herd Ranking Tool… "Each heifer could deliver on average £36 more profitability to your business over their lifetime."
“To drive the productivity and profitability of our *Based on analysis of 126 UK dairy farms.
herd we decided to use a sexed and beef strategy
in conjunction with Genus ABS’ Herd Ranking Dr Christopher Orrett, Genetic Services Research Specialist EMEA
Tool, to unlock the potential of every female in
12 To find out2 more: 01270 616681 www.absglobal.com/uk/ 13
DENOVO 3159 GANDER AI CODE: HO6384
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
DENOVO 16590 HONEYHILL AI CODE: HO6746
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TR TS TV TY
GLITZ X VERONA X JOSUPER HEROIC X YODA X FLAGSHIP
HBN: 65003201755687 HBN: 65003210133099
NAAB: 629HO19373 NAAB: 29HO19643
HOLSTEIN
HOLSTEIN
£724 £515 £680 £485
ACI SCI ACI SCI
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
3 AUGUST 2021 AUGUST 2021
Below Above Below Above
2 ®
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
®
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
Fertility Index 11.3 Fertility Index 10.0
1
G.DAM: MS CARDIGANS JS CASHMERE VG (3 YRS) SIRE: PINE-TREE HEROIC
Lifespan Lifespan
0 2021
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST (days)
100 £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 (days)
121
£ACI
-1+724 64% Rel.
SCC -19
£ACI +680 63% Rel.
SCC -23
Milk kg -2+770 67% Rel.
Maintenance
Milk kg +629 67% Rel.
Maintenance
13 15
(kgs) (kgs)
Fat -3+39.1 +0.11% Fat +43.9 +0.30%
Calving Ease Calving Ease
-0.1 -0.3
Protein +31.9 +0.10% (Direct) Protein +23.0 +0.03% (Direct)
Gestation Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 0/0 (Days) -3 Dtrs/Herds 0/0 (Days) -4
DENOVO 3150 GENERATE AI CODE: HO6346
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
BOMAZ PLATT AI CODE: HO6709
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5C HH6T
TC TD TL TN TR TS TV TY
GLITZ X VERONA X JOSUPER PRINCE X SAMURI X RUBICON
HBN: 65003201755678 HBN: 65003209312090
NAAB: 29HO19367 NAAB: 29HO19734
£707 £505 £775 £562
ACI SCI ACI SCI
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
3 AUGUST 2021 AUGUST 2021
Below Above Below Above
2 ®
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
®
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
Fertility Index 7.8 Fertility Index 10.7
1
G.DAM: MS CARDIGANS JS CASHMERE VG (3 YRS) SIRE: DENOVO 2800 PRINCE
Lifespan Lifespan
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST02021 (days)
54 £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 (days)
103
£ACI +707
-1 64% Rel. £ACI +775 63% Rel.
SCC -23 SCC -24
Milk kg +688
-2 67% Rel. Milk kg +735 67% Rel.
Maintenance Maintenance
(kgs) 28 18
(kgs)
Fat -3
+41.8 +0.22% Fat +49.1 +0.31%
Calving Ease Calving Ease
0.2 0.3
Protein +32.3 +0.16% (Direct) Protein +31.0 +0.10% (Direct)
Gestation Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 0/0 (Days) -2 Dtrs/Herds 0/0 (Days) -4
14 15
KOEPON RAPTOR AI CODE: HO6063
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6C
TC TD TL TN TR TS TV TY
LAWSON X TOPSHOT X RUBICON
HBN: 63000682613808
NAAB: 29HO20048
HOLSTEIN
£745 £540
&
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£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
AUGUST 2021
Below Above
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
®
Fertility Index 8.9
BULL: KOEPON RAPTOR
Lifespan
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 158
(days)
genetic merit
£ACI +745 64% Rel.
SCC -24
Milk kg +654 67% Rel.
Maintenance
17
(kgs)
Fat +41.5 +0.24%
Calving Ease
1.9
Protein +27.9 +0.10% (Direct)
Dtrs/Herds 0/0
Gestation
(Days) -5 The right
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HUDDLESTONE SLINDON AI CODE: HO6726
HH1T HH2T HH3T HH4T HH5T HH6T
TC TD TL TN TS TV TY
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AUGUST 2021
Below Above
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
®
Fertility Index 11.1
BULL: HUDDLESTONE SLINDON
Lifespan
79
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SCC -16
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Maintenance
5
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Fat +44.2 +0.19%
Calving Ease
Profit from Genetic Progress
0.0
Protein +29.8 +0.06% (Direct) ©2020 Genus Breeding Ltd | Alpha Building, London Road, Nantwich. Cheshire CW5 7JW
Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 0/0 (Days) -1
16
ALME AI CODE: NR9854
HBN: 12073
Crossbreeding provides trouble-free
NAAB: 252NR12073
RANHEIM X BIRKELUND X SVANTESVOL
NORWEGIAN RED
cows and improved herd performance £321 £245
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Replacement heifers calve at 24-months and are
3 housed for four weeks before calving to get them
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
Country of origin conversion August 2021
used to cubicles and concrete. Calving generally Below Above
2 starts on the first of September. -2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
Fertility Index 10.2
1 All of the 110 replacement heifers are synchronised
and served on the same day using the Genus ABS ALME
artificial insemination service and John expects a Lifespan
0 £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION
(days)
112
90% in-calf rate at six weeks. This included using Country of origin conversion August 2021
-1 some Sexcel® and RedX semen. Cows are bred
using natural heats over a 12-week period again Milk kg +209 NA SCC -16
using the Genus ABS A.I. Service. Angus is used on
-2 a high proportion of the herd for easy calving and Maintenance
Fat +9.1 0.00% -5
John Barber -3 calf vigour with calves sold in batches to Buitelaar. (kgs)
Some British Blue has been used last season and
Oakley Park Farm calves will be born soon. Calving Ease
Protein +8.0 0.02% NA
(Direct)
Herd Type: Autumn Block Calving Sire selection is made with Genus ABS Key
Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation
Location: Shropshire/Staffordshire Account Manager, David Gough. John’s main (Days) NA
criteria are Fertility, Longevity and increasing
Herd Size: 400 Milk Components. He chooses bulls using the ACI
formula and likes that he can compare different
breeds on the same index. He also likes the extra
ROEN
John Barber farms 400 cows on the Shropshire/ emphasis placed on Health and Fitness and added AI CODE: NR9901
Staffordshire border at Oakley Park Farm on a milk value. HBN:11690
10-year farm business tenancy. Owned by Friend NAAB: 252NR11690
Farms Ltd, the 560 acres farm has switched the SKEI X VELSVIK X HAGA
For this service season John and David will be
dairy system to a strict 12 week autumn block running the “Herd Ranking Tool” to combine
calving system. the herds genetic information with the farm
John’s foundation cows came from the original
performance data to further accelerate profitability.
£330 £270
herd and were big Holsteins. Relative to their
size, the cows were low production and high
maintenance. The natural choice for John was
ACI SCI
to crossbreed using Norwegian Red and trouble-
free, less extreme Holsteins with high Health and
Management traits.
3 £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY AUGUST 2020
This has paid dividends with yields now at Below Above
7,600 litres, 4.2% Fat and2 3.5% Protein
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
all from 1.7 tonnes of concentrates and Fertility Index 6.8
1
4,000 litres from forage. Overall fertility, -
herd health, and quality of life has made ROEN
Lifespan
this a wise decision for all 0
concerned. £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2020 (days)
106
The decision was made to operate -1 an autumn £ACI + 330 NA
SCC -5
calving system as the farm was dry and the
-2
contract heavily incentivises autumn production. Milk kg +171 75% Maintenance
John likes better control of the production and also (kgs) -31
fertility during the winter period,
-3rather than being Fat +10.4 0.06%
at the mercy of variable grazing conditions in a dry Calving Ease
spring. The cows are grazed as a block from March Left to right: John Barber and Genus ABS Key Account NA
(Direct)
using a paddock system. Protein +7.0 0.02%
Manager, David Gough.
Gestation
(Days) -1
Dtrs/Herds NA
18 2 19TJELMELAND AI CODE: NR9859
HBN:12044
VJ ULVSBJERG GIANT GIGA AI CODE: J2772
JH1F JNSF
HBN: 000000304953
NAAB: 252NR12044 GIANT X HJORT X HOLMER
HORNEMAN X OLTERUD X LEKVE NAAB: 236JE4953
NORWEGIAN RED
JERSEY
£338 £446 £369
£288
ACI SCI ACI SCI
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
3 £ACI/SCI
£ACI/SCIHEALTH
HEALTH&&FERTILITY
FERTILITY AUGUST 2021
Country
Countryofoforigin
originconversion
conversionAugust
August2021
2021 Below Above
2 Below
-2 -1 0 Above
+1 +2
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
Average Average
Fertility Index 2.8
®
1 Fertility Index 18.5
VJ ULVSBJERG GIANT GIGA
TJELMELAND Lifespan
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION
0 Lifespan £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 (days)
108
£SCI/ACI PRODUCTION 2019 99
Country of origin conversion August 2021 (days)
-1 £ACI +446 56% Rel.
Milk +96 64% Rel. SCC -5
Milk kg
kg +11 NA SCC -7
-2 Milk kg -189 57% Rel.
Fat +8.6 +0.10% Maintenance
Fat +2.8 0.05% Maintenance -50
(kgs)
-3 (kgs)
-8 Fat +20.7 +0.59%
Protein +10.9 +0.17% Calving Ease
Protein +5.0 0.09% Calving Ease NA
Protein +6.4 +0.26% (Direct)
NA
Daughters 0 (Direct)
Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation Dtrs/Herds 0/0 (Days) -1
Herds 0 (Days) NA
TRONDSTU AI CODE: NR9858
HBN:12024
NAAB: 252NR12024
VJ NR. HAUGGAARD NIBALI NIBIRU AI CODE: J2778
JH1F JNSF
HBN: 66 304882
SODSTAD X VIK X AASHEIM NIBALI X GISLEV X PICK
NAAB: 236JE4882
£310 £244 £449 £373
ACI SCI ACI SCI
£ACI/SCIHEALTH
£ACI/SCI HEALTH&& FERTILITY
FERTILITY £ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
3 Country
Country of of origin
origin conversion
conversion August
August 2021
2021 AUGUST 2021
Below Above
-2 -1 0 +1 +2 Below Above
2 ®
Average Average -2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
Fertility Index 10.8 Fertility Index 4.2
1
TRONDSTU DAM: DNK 36488
Lifespan Lifespan
£ACI/SCI
£SCI/ACI
Country
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
of origin 2019
conversion
0
August 2021 (days)
135 £ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 (days)
124
+96-1 64%
£ACI +449 55% Rel.
Milk
Milk kg
kg +159 NA Rel. SCC -12 SCC -2
Fat +8.6-2 +0.10% Milk kg -239 57% Rel.
Fat +5.7 -0.02% Maintenance Maintenance
-17 -55
(kgs) (kgs)
Protein -3
+10.9 +0.17% Fat +17.2 +0.57%
Protein +5.4 0.00% Calving Ease Calving Ease
NA NA
(Direct) Protein +6.0 +0.29% (Direct)
Daughters 0
Dtrs/Herds 0/0 Gestation Gestation
NA Dtrs/Herds 0/0 0
Herds 0 (Days) (Days)
20 2 21VJ AARRE LAPPE LARI AI CODE: J2485
JH1F JNSF
HBN: 66 304158
LAPPE X ZUMA X JASON
NAAB: 236JE0222
JERSEY
£425 £354
ACI SCI
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
AUGUST 2021
Below Above
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
Fertility Index 2.5
DAUGHTER: 355826580 LARI
Lifespan
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 161
(days)
£ACI +425 80% Rel.
SCC -5
Milk kg -224 87% Rel.
Maintenance
-72
(kgs)
Fat +15.7 +0.52%
Calving Ease
NA
Protein +3.9 +0.24% (Direct)
Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 1299/410 (Days) -2
FOREST GLEN BANCROFT TATE AI CODE: J2675
JH1F JNSF TD TL TN
HBN: 76 67650143
BANCROFT X DAYBREAK X ZUMA
NAAB: 29JE4087
£317 £240
ACI SCI
£ACI/SCI HEALTH & FERTILITY
AUGUST 2021
Below Above
-2
Average -1 0 Average +1 +2
®
Fertility Index -0.3
DAM: FOREST GLEN DAYBREAK TIA
Lifespan
£ACI/SCI PRODUCTION AUGUST 2021 87
(days)
£ACI +317 70% Rel.
SCC 5
Milk kg +55 71% Rel.
Maintenance
-53
(kgs)
Fat +20.2 +0.35%
Calving Ease
NA
Protein +9.4 +0.15% (Direct)
Gestation
Dtrs/Herds 53/22 (Days) -2
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the same breed - helping you to maximise the value of your beef calf crop by creating animals
that are more efficient and more sustainable for the whole beef supply chain.Success with Sexcel® & Beef InFocus™
in an autumn block calving herd
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n
Farm Owner (right), Tom Matthews, alongside Breeding Advisor (left), Martin Cook
calving herd it is essential our herd gets in calf
Herd Type: Autumn block calving herd
quickly.
Location: Oxfordshire
Herd Size: 230 We have worked with our Breeding Advisor, Martin
Cook for over 30 years and we work together to
identify proven sires with good levels of production,
Owner of Common Farm, Tom Matthews, balanced Type, Daughter Fertility with sound Feet
and Herd Manager, Clive Bond, manage and Legs. It is a great working relationship!
a 230-cow breeding herd, averaging
9,000kgs/cow on an autumn block Furthermore, with only the best animals within
calving, grass-based system. the herd going to Sexcel®, it has meant a greater
amount go straight to Beef InFocus™ sires.
In 2019, they used Sexcel® for the first time on
heifers and were delighted with the results. Consequently, we have increased the profitability
of our herd by producing a higher-value beef calf
“We purchased 80 straws of Sexcel® Seagull- compared to a Holstein bull calf. We have used
Bay Kimball which resulted in 58 pregnancies - a a mixture of British Blues, Aberdeen Angus and
72% conception rate! And we didn’t have any bull Longhorn bulls, because we have an outlet for
calves! Impressed with the success of Sexcel®, we those breeds. Our main criteria when choosing a
decided to purchase 200 more straws of Kimball Beef InFocus™ sire is Calving Ease and Gestation
for the current breeding season to use on heifers Length as the welfare of our cows is essential and
and selected cows too. The fertility was once Calf Quality, because we need to produce decent
again exceptional. We actually had to stop serving calves to sell. We are happy with the Conception
because the fertility was so good - being a block Rates and quality of these calves.”
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