November 2006 Jersey Highlights

11JE0780 – Sunset Canyon Marlon–ET
Short Name: MARLON

122JE0101 Super Taco x EX-93% Haug Maid
Extreme Component, High Outcross - MARLON daughters show what happens when you mate the bread leading fat cow (Maid – 7.0%f) to one of the best US fat bulls that we have had (122JE010 Super Taco). While there are other maternal brothers in the industry, there are no full brothers. He is extremely high for components being one of the top 3 for both fat (+0.43%) and protein (+0.16%) percents. Marlon daughters are taller than average, run uphill and provide great width up front (His type specialty would be frames). To add to this, he is the lowest EFI (highest outcross) bull in the Alta lineup and among the lowest in the industry (4.8 EFI). He is also the highest DPR bull in our lineup (+0.9). Marlon was a very popular young sire leading to him being extremely well sampled throughout the United States with 67 daughters in 26 herds on his production proof giving you confidence in this information.

11JE0778 – Jenks Fanclub Reggie-ET
Short Name: REGGIE

122JE5127 Fanclub x EX-92% BVD x EX-91% Lester
Solid Production - REGGIE is the new utility bull in Alta’s line up. His daughters are great milk cows (+1015 M) that have sound well attached udders - +1.5 RUH, +1.2 RUW, + Fore Udder and Cleft. Daughters are built to last in modern facilities being of a moderate size with an ideal set to the leg and a steep foot angle. They excel in depth of fore and rear rib and have tremendous sweep and openness of rib. Reggie comes from a deep cow family that has produced tons of milk; the great granddam is an EX-93% cow with over 24,000 lbs. of milk.

ACTIVE SIRE HIGHLIGHTS

122JE5198 - Short Name: ABE
#2 JPITM – Complete Reliable Production Package. ABE is the perfect sire for dairies looking to make a profit on high volume, high cheese yield milk and wanting cows that stay in the herd for a long time (+2.6 PL). What sets Abe apart from other high JPITM sires is the number of herds that his daughters can be found in. With 85 daughters in 45 herds, the reliability of his production is unparalleled by any other high ranking sire. Abe daughters continue to prove that they are a profitable addition to any herd and can add tremendous value to any pedigree. Somewhat mature as two year olds, as lactations are gained they develop more body, have udders that stay put and gain significant points when classified. They are moderate in size with slope to the rump and close teat placement. Abe is a breed leader for all production traits: +1382 lbs. Milk, +62 lbs Protein (+0.07% & 8 lbs higher than any other active sire), +89 lbs. Fat (+0.13%), +151 CFP, +547 CM$, +504 NM$, +266 CY$. High fertility & low EFI.
Qualified for the EU and Canada

11JE0774 - Short Name: QUE
High JPITM, High Fat. QUE is a bull that does a lot of things right for components, production, and health. Production: +983 lbs Milk, +71 lbs Fat (+0.14%), +39 lbs Protein (+0.02%), +110 CFP, +445 CM$, +426 NM$, +179 CY$. Que daughters are clean boned, have angular front ends and a wide, deep rib (+1.4 DF). He’s the perfect bull to dairy up some cows that have gotten a little round or thick boned. Que daughters have high (+1.4) & wide (+1.5) rear udders with strong ligaments, great teat placement and an ideal teat length - udders that will stay attached as they age and are easy to milk. Health Traits: +2.89 SCS, +2.7 PL and DPR +0.6. High Fertility

122JE5177 - Short Name: MAX
High PL, Great Udders. MAX is a bull that puts all the right things together for today’s profit minded producers. 2nd crop daughters are freshing and there is continued breeder satisfaction. +0.04% Protein and +0.11% Fat. Max comes from the Wilsonview Maggie Mae family, a family known to transmit great udders, and he is no exception, a breed leader for RUH (+2.1) and shallow udders (+1.6). +1.5 Type, the older cows are moderate to large in stature with deep bodies, an open sweeping rib and well attached mammary systems with lots of veination. Max is high for PL (+3.5), showing that daughters are going to stay in the herd for a long time. High fertility.

11JE0769 - Short Name: REDWOOD
High Type, Low SCS – REDWOOD continues to be a bull that is gaining in popularity all over the US. Daughters are tall, long, upstanding dairy individuals with high, wide, well attached udders. Redwood pulls a lot from his maternal line in that daughters will remind producers of Hallmark and not his sire, Paragon. Redwood is a leader for udders - +2.4 RUH, +1.7 RUW and +1.2 cleft. In addition to tremendous type (+1.5 PTAT), Redwood is a breed leader for low SCS (+2.76) and has solid production (+916 lbs Milk and +0.01% Protein).
Qualified for Canada, can be qualified for the EU

122JE5194 - Short Name: RASMUS
Consistently Great Udders – RASMUS daughters are made for today’s free-stall environments - consistent cookie cutter images of each other. Not always the biggest cows in the herd, Rasmus daughters have shallow, welded on udders – Leader for Fore Udder Attachment (+1.3) and RUH (+2.2), ideal teat length, +1.2 Type. They are built to last with their steep foot angle and really get noticed from behind in the headlocks. +2.93 SCS, +2.4 PL, high fertility and low EFI. +802 lbs. Milk, +0.05% Fat, +0.03% Protein.
Qualified for the EU and Canada

11JE0753 - Short Name: ECHO
High Fat, Udder Improver. ECHO is one of the few bulls in the breed to be over 2 points for both RUH (+2.2) and RUW (+2.0). From these well attached, shallow udders comes high yielding milk with high fat content. +1173 lbs Milk, +68 lbs Fat (+0.07%), +38 lbs Protein, +106 CFP, +321 CM$. Echo daughters are deep bodied, open ribbed and above average for stature.

122JE5200 - Short Name: FUTURITY
High Type, Balanced Cows – FUTURITY continues to be an industry leader for type – Balanced cows from the sire that is #1 for RUH (+2.8) and RUW (+2.3). Extremely well balanced daughters have some of the best Fore Udder Attachments in the breed. They are square, straight tracking cows with width from one end to the other and a open, deep rib. +631 lbs Milk, +0.02% Fat, +0.03% Protein.
Qualified for the EU and Canada

122JE5181 – Short Name: SABER
Frame Leader, High Milk – 2nd crop SABER daughters are fresh and Saber continues to be a leader in the industry Stature (+2.9), Dairy Form (+2.5), and RUW (+1.9). With their tall, long bodies, hard tops and uphill run, Saber daughters stand out from the calf hutches to the milking string. When viewed from behind, daughters have tremendous spring of rib and they track straight ahead. With the addition of over 100 daughters to his production proof, he added over 100 lbs of milk (+1229M), lowered his SCS (+2.99) and gained JPITM points.
Qualified for the EU and Canada

122JE5166 – Short Name: KODY
Semen Still Available – KODY has added 280 daughters to his production proof and 2nd crop daughters continue to calve. Kody now ranks at +737 for Milk and made gains in PL, SCS and DPR. The addition of 96 daughters to his type proof continues to build confidence in these tall (+2.2), dairy (+1.5) cows with a steep foot angle and outstanding udders (+2.1 RUH, +1.4 UC, +.6 UD, +1.3 TP). From the Kelsey family, Kody continues to transmit a great open rib. Kody semen is still available – if you haven’t yet used him, now is the time! High Fertility

11JE0737 – Short Name: MEGASTAR
Frame Specialist, High Protein – MEGASTAR is a true frame specialist. His daughters in Australia are tall, upstanding cows with a hard top and tremendous front end. They have width from one end to the other, a great foot and leg and would work out well in typical US commercial environments. Megastar is a high component bull - +0.06% Protein and +0.07% Fat.
Only available in 0.25cc units
Qualified for Canada

11JE0771 – Short Name: TUESDAY
High Fat & Health – TUESDAY is a maternal brother to Alta udder specialist 122JE5134 Barber Bill. With 122JE0101 Super Taco as his sire, Tuesday was bred to be a source of added Fat to the bulk tank - +0.07% Fat (+46 lbs.), +0.03% Protein (+31 lbs), +710 Milk. +3.4 PL and +0.7 DPR, daughters are long lasting and breed back quickly.

122JE5197 - Short Name: DO RIGHT
Rump Improver – DO RIGHT came to the lineup as production specialist 122JE5090 Dunkirk’s first active son. +865 Milk, +0.01% Protein and +2.91 SCS. Do Right is a rump angle improver, leader for udder cleft (+1.1), has close teat placement and a great udder breakdown.
Qualified for the EU and Canada

11JE0740 – Short Name: WHISKEY
Outcross, Long & Dairy – WHISKEY is a low EFI bull (+5.2), an outcross sire that combines genetics from the United States, Australia and New Zealand. He is a high component bull - +0.27% Fat and +0.10% Protein. Whiskey daughters are long and dairy with shallow udders.
Qualified for the EU and Canada

NEW SPECIALTY SIRE HIGHLIGHTS

11JE0906 – Short Name: LENCREST – Sultan x Declo Belle EX 94
Quite possibly the most exciting young sire in many years is LENCREST, a Sultan son of Piedmont Declo Belle. This young bull combines many of the best genetic lines from some of the finest breeding establishments of recent times; Lencrest, Piedmont, Rock Ella, Cedarcrest, Sycamore Hill, and Potwell Jerseys. Lencrest is backed by six excellent dams, with the closest three dams in his maternal line being EX-94, EX-93, and EX 3. His sire, Sultan, is siring many show winners across North America as well as many barn favorites. Three females from his direct maternal line are among the top five LPI cows in Canada. This young bull is in great demand thanks to his exceptional maternal line that includes top LPI cows in combination with a dam who herself was Intermediate Champion at the Royal Winter Fair.

11JE0875 – Short Name: BIG TICKET – Bomber x Blacky EX-96%
BIG TICKET, a Bomber brother to 11JE0876 Big Deal, he combines the best from Waverly Farms (Premier Breeder at the National Jersey show in Louisville 16 times). His dam, Blacky, was Grand Champion at Louisville (NAILE) and Madison (WDE) in 2002. She has been a favorite in the breed for her extreme dairy strength and the fact that she comes from a great production bred herd, Briarcliff Farm. He should sire dairy strength and snuggly attached udders with shallow depth.
Can be qualified for Canada and the EU

SPECIALTY SIRE HIGHLIGHTS

11JE0725 – Short Name: SIGNATURE - 122JE5063 Avery x Circus EX-96%
CIRCUS NAMED 2006 NATIONAL GRAND CHAMPION
Circus was the 2006 & 2003 National Grand Champion, 2005 & 2006 Western National Grand Champion, and 2005 Reserve National Grand Champion. His first daughter to show at the National show in milking form placed 2nd in the Milking Yearling class. Daughters appear to be similar to the daughters of his sire 122JE5063 Avery, in that they have nice udders and develop frame and body depth as they mature. They will be good two year olds that get better the longer they milk.
Qualified for the EU and Canada

Posted Nov 20th

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