behind this. well under the quarters, and all udder traits are to the right
It’s a family that is currently also performing in the UK, as of the bar chart (apart from teat length at -0.8).
a Blackstar sister to the Duster dam of Jeeves, Ked Blackstar Jeeves is over the 500 kg mark on milk at +546 kg, and this
Julena EX91-2E bred four EX UK daughters, and from this is coupled with slightly negative deviations of -0.03% fat
line Antony Brough at Tallent has developed a strong line, and -0.07 protein, as you might expect with his dam only
including a young sire by Bolton who is being tested at testing up to 3.8% fat and 3.4% protein. Where he excels
Genus. There is also a VG two-year-old heifer by Shottle is with his fitness traits; he is huge on lifespan, and at +0.6
from the Julena family at MOET. is at the top end of the breed. He also scores well for fertil-
With inbreeding brought to the fore in this issue with the ity index as well (+1.2), and shows little cell count transition
piece on computer mating, Jeeves and Delightful (below) in his daughters (-1). Jeeves has over 100 daughters in 60
may have limited use in herds which have used Outside and US herds and is currently a heavy mating sire for AI studs
Prelude sons heavily in the past, and Dellia bloodlines (with around the world. He does need protecting for calving ease
Delightful). though and is not a heifer bull.
Jeeves and his sire have lots of similarities. With this broad overview, it might
Jeeves’ linear shows a positive width through KED OUTSIDE JEEVES *TL *TV be time to ‘Ask Jeeves’ what he can
the rump, correct legs tending towards being
January 2009
do in your herd!
straight, and a steep foot angle. Jeeves also fares
well through the frame, with chest width being
Milk +546 kg
positive, as is body depth (+0.59) and his daugh-
Fat +18.5 kg - 0.03%
ters lack extremeness (angularity 0.29). The dif-
Type Merit +2.64
ference over Outside is through the udder where
Protein +11.8 kg - 0.07%
Jeeves daughters are rated 2.13 on udder depth,
Lifespan +0.6
Mammary +2.43
edging towards very shallow udders, and he is
PIN +£20 PLI +£152
Legs & Feet +1.82
also reported to have a superior udder texture.
Fore udders are tightly attached, with front teats
72% Rel. 107 daughters in 66 herds
83% Rel. 82 daughters in 51 herds
This issue we look at a couple of interesting sires with North American
pedigrees that may appeal to breeders here in the UK
L
aramie is a newly proven sire in the January proof round, but he
has been in the limelight for some time, with daughters winning in
Richard Bown’s Ketby Dellias Encore is the world’s highest
perament and condition score. These strengths of the bull,
the show ring both here and in North
scored daughter of
America.
Dellia
A daughter was a class
at EX94-3E.
together with a fantastic fertility score of 9.7, suggest a sire
winner at the 2007 Northern Expo and he has numerous progeny with Like Jeeves, Delightful is not a calving ease sire, his pedi-
who may have a role in large units where cattle are under
All American and All Canadian nominations and wins.
gree suggests power and frame, and that’s what he delivers
extreme pressure to perform and get in calf, and his use on
The youngest Holstein
in abundance to his daughters. Sold by Five Star Breeders,
bull ever to be scored EX96, and currently frailer milky cattle needing more oomph may be a logical
the highest scored bull in Canada,
and so with the majority of his daughters in W
Laramie is a Comestar Lee son
ales, he now
mating.
from the 2002 Royal Winter Fair Supreme Champion Idee Lustre
EX95-3E 6*. Yet another sire who demonstrates
has over 130 classified daughters with three EX and 39 VG,
The only region not covered in his linear so far is his
the importance and
strength of cow families,
while he has 197 daughters in 54 herds in the UK in his pro
he makes the ninth generation of VG or EX.
-
daughters’ udder traits, which show above average attach-
For this reason, he already duction proof, which stands at +126 kg at -0.01% fat and has 182 daughters registered in the UK,
ments both fore and rear. However a couple of anomalies
the eldest of these being born in 2005. His oldest daughters should be
0.02% protein.
may make this sire a preferred choice for robotic systems.
milking now and some should be scored in the early part of this year
Moving through his type breakdown, this 2.14 T
,
ype
Teats are on the long side (+1.81) and also rear teat place-
although the majority will only pass their second birthday during the
course of 2008.
Merit sire offers 2 on chest width, 1.68 on body depth, and
ment is -0.38, an issue which is more pertinent in robotic
Lustre, Laramie’s
extreme rump width at 2.87.
dam, is a Robthom Integrity daughter who
Delightful daughters have
systems and may be an important selection criterion.
completed four lactations power rather than dairyness (angularity 0.12). Legs are desirwith an astounding third record of 21,060 -
All in all, this UK Dellia sire with a negative cell count and
kg at 5.2% fat and 3.15% protein. She is a
able, and culminate in a 2.57 Legs & Feet
VG89-3yr Canadian classi-
+0.3 lifespan may be deceased, but his semen could offer
fied animal, bred in Prince Edward Island, Canada who went on to be
options to many breeders looking for
composite, while showing a slight deviation
EX95-3E in the USA, where she was owned by Ehrhardt Farms. She
CLEEVALE DELIGHTFUL EX94
power and low maintenance daughters.
has bred five VG daughters and a number of sons, with
to straightness (-0.65) and pleasing foot angle
Laramie hav- January 2009
ing full sisters scored
of 1.22. As a UK sire, he has a locomotion
VG86-2yr and VG89. There are further sisters
by Cousteau, Championrating of 2.22, suggesting great mobility in
Milk +126 kg
and Durham. Laramie also has maternal
brothers and sisters at
Delightful
Ridgefield
daughters.
and Bartonvale here in the UK. Fat +3.8 kg -0.01%
Laramie’s immediate
Also, as a UK sire, there is plenty of reliable
sire stack is Lee x Integrity x Astro Jet.
Protein +5.8 kg +0.02% Type Merit +1.87
Returning with a 62% Good Plus and better
information on offer regarding what kind of
rating on his current
Canadian daughters’ results in a Canadian Final Class score of +13,
Lifespan +0.3 Mammary +1.34
sufficient for joint 18
cattle his daughters are to work with, and th
place in the Canadian top conformation rank-
PIN +£16 PLI +£74 Legs & Feet +2.25
ings, and a UK type merit
he is a plus across the board, rating positive
of 2.13. A sire of extreme stature and tre-
mendous body depth, in combination (in the region of 1) for ease of milking, temwith oodles of angularity, this -
97% Rel. 197 daughters in 54 herds 89% Rel. 117 daughters in 41 herds
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