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Dairy Sire Panels
Fresh Panel 2017
This panel is for herdowners looking for a herd of profitable, low to medium input cows, with an output of 500Kgs of milk solids sold per cow from 500-700Kg of concentrates stocked at 2.5 Lu/Ha while maximising the A + B – C (Prod SI) payment system.
Daughters from this panel will achieve excellent fertility (Fert SI- average 11 sires 135) that will ensure a high six-week calving rate, maximising the number calving’s in February and up to St. Patricks Day, they will maintain their calving interval as they will reduce it each year by 7 days (CI -6.8 days) and the calves will be born four days shorter than the average 283 days (Gest -4). Also, the survival figure is 4.2% which means that more of these daughters will survive from one lactation to the next. This high survival rate reduces the number of replacements required and the herd will produce more milk as there will be more 3rd and 4th +lactation cows milking.
Daughters from this panel will produce 500 Kgs of milk solids sold as they have the genetics for producing milk solids and fertility thus ensuring a high survival rate from one lactation to the next, resulting in a mature herd. The 4.2% in survival will ensure that 60%+ of the herd will be 3rd and 4th lactation cows with the genetics to produce the solids.
The milk price cent/litre(c/l) will also be maximised as these 11 sires are increasing fat by 0.17% and protein by 0.15%, each .1% increase in protein is worth 0.6c+ c/l and each .1% increase in fat is worth 0.3+ c/l on average.
High Output Balanced EBI Panel
This panel is for herdowners looking for a herd of high producing cows, with an output 7,000+ litres or 600Kgs+ of milk solids sold per cow and maximising c/litre sold. In selecting this panel, we found a balance between Milk Kgs, % and Fertility. Overall this is a very impressive panel with +145Kgs of Milk, +27 kgs of Milk Solids, +0.16% in Fat and 0.12% in Protein with a Fertility of 118. High Fertility SI will drive high production through the maturity of the herd and a shorter calving interval resulting in a reduced number of stale cows.
Production will be high from this panel as they have the genetics to produce the Milk & Milk solids kg and the genetics for fertility to ensure a mature herd.
A mature herd is crucial for high Kg milk & milk solids sold per cow. 2nd lactation cows have on average 18% more production than 1st lactation cows and 3rd lactation + cows have 24% more. If you can have 60% of the herd in their 3rd lactation and upwards you are maximising production.
To ensure a mature you need a high Fert SI, this will give high survival rates from one lactation to the other, in this panel it is 3.9%. A high calving interval (CI) is also needed to ensure a calving interval of
Super Grazers Panel
This panel is for herdowners looking for a herd of profitable, very low input, healthy cows, with an output of 400-500+ Kgs of milk solids sold per cow from
This is achieved with a superb maintenance figure, high Kgs milk solids from high %, and a high fertility and short gestation figure to ensure a mature herd of 66% + in 3rd lactation upwards and 280 days in lactation.
This panel of 8 sires have a superb maintenance figure, averaging 18 which will result in a herd of small to medium sized cows. The health figure averages 2 for the 8 sires. This will facilitate high stocking rates, high grass intakes and low concentrates levels fed.
Kgs of Milk solids are maximised from high %, 21Kgs of milk solids from +0.25% fat and 0.15% protein while maintaining milk Kgs.
The calving interval of -5 days with -4 days on gestation length will ensure increased days in milk. A mature herd of 66%+ is ensured with the fertility of 101 and the survival of 3.2%.
This panel is unbeatable for the combination of all traits, primarily maintenance, health, milk solids Kgs from % and fertility.
Fertility Panel
This panel is for herdowners who primarily wish to improve the fertility of their herd and increase Kgs of milk solids sold and price achieved. Targets for fertility to maximise profit are a 6-week calving rate of 90% - that is 70% of this year’s cows and all maiden’s heifers, empty rates of 5-10% after 10 -12 weeks breeding and a replacement rate 18% in a non-expanding herd. If you need to improve any of these this is the panel for you.
This panel has an exceptional fertility index, it is made up of Calving Interval and Survival, this panel will shorten the calving interval by 8.5 days which is keeping a February calving cow calving in February and bringing a March calving cow back to February in 3 lactations.
Daughters from this herd will produce 500 Kgs of milk solids sold as they have the genetics to produce the milk solids and the genetics for fertility to ensure a high survival rate from one lactation to the next, resulting in a mature herd. This high survival rate reduces the number of replacements required.
This will ensure that 60% + of the herd will be 3rd and 4th lactation cows with the genetics to produce high Kgs of milk solids and %.
Strong Friesian type
This panel is for herdowners who wish to maximise calf & cull cow value and breed a strong durable cow while maximising fertility and Kgs of milk solids produced. Sires in this panel will produce daughters of medium in size with good chest and rump width that will hold their body condition scores.
As well as producing a strong Friesian type cow this panel will increase your Kgs of milk solids sold, the average for the 9 sires is + 17 Kgs, this is an exceptional combination of strong Friesian type and production. Also, your milk price c/l will be enhanced with +0.18% Fat and 0.12% Protein.
This panel has a good fertility index of 112, this panel will shorten the calving interval by 6 days and increase survival by 3% per lactation.
Calving Ease
Easy calving is critical to ensure the replacement heifer remains in the herd, produces well in her 1st lactation and goes back incalf quickly. This panel is for increased security at calving for maiden heifers, using all the information that herdowners record at calving. All the sires have high reliability >90% for calving ease.
Short gestation
This panel is designed with herdowners who wish to shorten the length of pregnancy in the late calvers and allow them to calve easy ensuring a quicker return to service. This is a superb choice for the 3rd service onwards to compact down the calving period and get cows into lactation quickly. Each day in lactation is worth 2Kgs of milk solids, with each 1 Kg of protein worth €6+ and each 1 Kg of fat worth €3+, this is €9 per day in production alone, each week reduction is worth €63 per cow. This panel will shorten the pregnancy up to 11 days. This short gestation panel was selected also on easy calving with an average of 2.3% calving difficulty.
Pedigree High Production
This panel is for herdowners looking for a herd of high producing cows, with an output 7,500+ litres or 600Kgs+ of milk solids sold per cow from 1 Tonne + of concentrates. Pedigree status is maintained, all the 9 sires are pedigree (PED).
In selecting this panel, we focussed on pedigree sires with a balance in Milk Kgs, % and Fertility. Overall this is a very impressive panel with +182Kgs of Milk, +28 kgs of Milk Solids, +0.13% in Fat and 0.11% in Protein with a Fertility of 114. High Fertility SI will drive high production through the maturity of the herd and a shorter calving interval resulting in a reduced number of stale cows.
Production will be high from this panel as they have the genetics to produce the Milk & Milk solids kg and the genetics for fertility to ensure a mature herd.
A mature herd is crucial for high Kg milk & milk solids sold per cow. 2nd lactation cows have on average 18% more production than 1st lactation cows and 3rd lactation + cows have 24% more. If you can have 60% of the herd in their 3rd lactation and upwards you are maximising production.
To ensure a mature you need a high Fert SI, this will give high survival rates from one lactation to the other, in this panel it is 3.6%. A high calving interval (CI) is also needed to ensure a calving interval of
