Lornlace VHA Dumpling S3F headlines CRV’s 2013 Holstein-Friesian sire line-up and emerges from CRV and Holstein-Friesian NZ’s joint venture scheme. “He is certainly a sire that proves big things can come in small packages for the breed,” says CRV genetics product manager Toni Trusler.
Currently third on the RAS list, Dumpling is said to transmit exceptional protein from big milk, daughter longevity and the ability to markedly lower liveweight. Other new CRV graduates are Bungay Oman Danny S3F, featuring index, protein and fertility; and Aljo TEF Maelstrom-ET S3F, an all-round type and “production specialist” – one of CRV’s top NZMI indexing black and whites.
Of the Jersey breed Trusler says, “Producing some of New Zealand’s best Jersey sires is something [we have] long been proud of…, continuing into 2013 with our sires currently claiming the top four spots on the Jersey RAS list.”
Amongst them is CRV sire Okura KRC Iceberg-ET, the highest new graduate this season, “offering a production boost and big indexes, moderate size and good health traits”. Also come Devon HMJ Sentinel S3J “backed by a solid first-crop and siring healthy free-milking daughters with great udders”, and Lynbrook Testmonial ET S3J with “superb udders”.
Metallica F14J2 is one of the company’s 2013 crossbred team. Says Trusler, “We have traditionally favoured crossbreeding in herds using pure breed sires to maximise and maintain hybrid vigour, and so in the past we haven’t put a lot of resources into producing crossbred bulls.”
“However genomics has allowed us to catch up quickly and increase our number of crossbred sires.”
Metallica is said to display the influence of sire Firenze, with desirable crossbred traits. “Daughters are robust smaller cows with fantastic production, health and management traits. Joining him is Selwyn F11J5, lifting BW and milk volume, and significantly reducing somatic cell count.
CRV Ambreed’s dairy sire catalogue is out now.
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