It was another strong Sire Summary day this August for the ABS Jersey program highlighted by 29JE4305 JAMMER rocketing to the top of the proven lists. He added 170 daughters, improved for both production (improved 560 pounds of milk, 13 pounds of Fat and 18 pounds of Protein) and fitness traits (improved 1.2 PL) and is now the leading proven JPI sire at +195 and ranks second for Cheese Merit at +611. Building off JAMMER’s success, we are releasing two elite grandsons 29JE4581 CLEMENT {5} and 29JE4575 CLARITY {5} who offer extreme JPI at +208 and +203 JPI respectively. Additionally, they are solid production sires with great health and fitness with exciting JUI values.
The ABS lineup is now home to:
· 10 sires over +180 JPI including new releases CLEMENT {5}, CLARITY {5}, 29JE4560 JENESEE, 29JE4569 GRESHAM {6}, 29JE4606 TAMARIND
· 12 sires at +600 Cheese Merit and higher including new releases 29JE4605 JUAUN {6}, 29JE4587 EDAM, 29JE4549 SLOVENKA, 29JE4571 JUKE, GRESHAM {6}, CLEMENT {5}, CLARITY {5} and 29JE4591 HARVARTI {6}
· 16 sires at 1,000 pounds of milk or more
· 9 sires more than 100 pounds of combined fat and protein
· 20 sires above +4.0 Productive Life (PL)
· 13 sires more than +1.5 Cow Conception Rate (CCR)
· 21 sires at +15 Jersey Udder Index (JUI) or higher
We are excited to release our first 29JE4438 OUTLIER {5}, 29JE4460 FLEEK {6} and 29JE4463 SURVIVOR sons.
New releases include:
· Extreme JPI sire CLEMENT {5} (Chatham {4} x JAMMER x Jiggy {6})
o +208 JPI, +613 CM$, +941 M, +48F, +37P, +5 PL, 2.77 SCS, +1.2DPR, +2.1 CCR, +16.9 JUI
· High CM$ sire 29JE4605 JUAUN (OUTLIER {5} x COLONEL x Skyler)
o +662 CM$, +178 JPI, +56F, +40P, +0.4DPR, +0.5CCR, +13.8JUI
· Elite production and longevity 29JE4587 EDAM (MACHO {6} x Chief {6} x Jiggy {6})
o +645 CM$, +178 JPI, +1391M, +51F, +5.1PL, 2.76SCS, +0.7CCR, +13.4JUI
· Outstanding JUI and Livability 29JE4606 TAMARIND (FLEEK {6} x JAMMER x Jiggy {6})
o +181 JPI, +564 CM$, +42F, +0.16%F, +26P, +0.09%P, +4.6PL, +3.4LIV, +1.4DPR, +1.9CCR, +19.2JUI
· Balanced 29JE4552 JESTER (DELL {6} x ARTHUR x WESTPORT {5})
o +173 JPI, +571 CM$, +1,000M, +58F, +47P, +1.1HCR, +12.0JUI
· No brackets or JX for three generations, 29JE4571 JUKE (SURVIVOR x JAMMER x Skyler)
o +627CM$, +166 JPI, +822M, +4.1PL, +0.8DPR, +1.5DPR, +13.3JUI
· Outstanding components 29JE4591 HAVARTI (OUTLIER {5} x Chief {6} x Jiggy {6}) o +601CM$, +159 JPI, +1348M, +78F, 44P, +0.4HCR
For industry rankings, ABS has:
- 15 of the top 30 CM$ genomic young sires
- 11 of the top JPI 30 genomic young sires
- 2 sires (29JE4305 JAMMER and 29JE4309 BECKS {6}) on the top-10 proven list for both JPI and CM$
ABS is excited to release a new Brown Swiss sire, 29BS3830 DURAMAX.
From a solid cow family, he is a top 30 PPR sire at +146. He offers solid production (+657), good daughter fertility (+3.3 CCR, +3.8 Daughter Pregnancy Rate) and positive Type.
It’s been an exciting Sire Summary, thank you for reading this information about our Jersey Highlights. For more information, contact your local ABS representative or Head office: +27 (0)21 975 4191