BREEDING NEWS
First British Oman son from Cogent
Three exceptional new releases
The first British-proven son of Oman from Cogent’s
The three new calving ease bulls released from Genus
progeny testing scheme has hit the ground running
ABS all boast fantastic Type combined with solid
with the launch of the official UK Holstein bull proofs.
production.
The young bull is Cogent Azure and his first perfor-
“All three sires have the traits required by UK farmers,”
mance figures corroborate all the anecdotal reports and
explains Andrew Rutter, Breeding Programme Manager.
the praise heaped upon him by farmers participating in
“Not only do they excel for type, but they also all score
the Visions progeny testing scheme.
well for important management traits, such as calving
ease, SCC and lifespan.
“His daughters have been described to me as a pleasure
“Schillview Oman Gerard is one of the best
to work with, easy to get in calf, and robust enough to
conformation Oman sons available today, being +0.5
just effortlessly get on with the job,” says Andy Smith,
higher on Type Merit than his nearest rival and scoring
Cogent’s progeny evaluator.
a massive +2.67 for Mammary composite. He comes
“They carry that bit of extra condition, have good
from a very deep cow family, with eight generations
chest width, very good udders, excellent legs and feet
of VG or EX in the maternal line.” Mr Rutter explains,
and plenty of milk,” he adds. “In fact, they’re the sort
“His daughters have consistently great udders with
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of cows that just get on with their lives, without any
extremely snug fore udder attachments and high, wide
trouble.”
rear udders. These cows are really built to last with
A glance at Azure’s type profile reveals that he is just
their balanced and moderate-sized frames, wide chest
the sort of bull required for the modern dairy farm with floors and exceptionally wide rear udders and rumps.
no extremes in any area, excellent locomotion and a He also boasts outstanding production being +657 kg
genuinely ‘no holes linear profile’. milk and over 45 kg of combined fat and protein.
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Like his sire, he also excels in health and fitness traits, “Ladys–Manor Ashmore is a Titanic son from the VG89
most notably through extremely easy calving (direct Dixie Lee Aaron daughter, Ladys-Manor Autumn,
Calving Ease +3.1) and his daughters’ excellent fertility
her highest record being 13,712 kg at 4.2% fat and
(Fertility Index +2.5) and longer than average herd life
3.2% protein on 305 days. His daughters combine
(Lifespan Index +0.2).
outstanding type with great milk quality. They are
Behind the bull is a proven US cow family descending
stylish individuals with superb feet and legs. Udders
from Ladys-Manor Temptress and with eight generations
are a showpiece at over 3 points for fore udder and
of VG or EX cows in the pedigree. His dam, Ladys-Manor
rear udder height. Daughters track smoothly with
Autumn is an Aaron daughter with an impressive breed-
a tremendous depth of heel and they are clean
ing record, already having produced proven sons in AI
boned and open ribbed animals with good hard tops.
including Ladys-Manor O Autumn and Ladys-Manor
Ashmore combines this exceptional type with high
Augusta.
component milk and calving ease.
With plenty of production (463 kg milk; 12.4 kg (-0.07%)
“Bomaz Patch is a MOET Lookout son who combines
fat; 14.4 kg (-0.01%) ptn) and a Profitable Lifetime
solid production with stunning udders and fantastic
legs and feet. He scores over 2 points on Type, but this
Index (PLI) of £114, Cogent Azure has the solid all-round
comes from daughters that are significantly smaller
credentials to appeal to a wide cross-section of farmers.
than average, making them ideal for many farmers
“In fact, he has everything the modern dairy farmer is
who are worried that their cows are getting too big.
asking us for,” adds Hugh Pocock, Cogent’s UK sales and
As you would expect from a Lookout son, Patch also
genetics manager. “They want plenty of production;
transmits excellent somatic count improvement, good
ease of management and condition on the frame – and
lifespan and positive protein percent,” Mr Rutter
this bull has got the lot. He is every dairyman’s dream!”
concludes.
Sterling Sires Ltd to market the best from Italy
STERLING SIRES LTD, the fastest growing AI Company in the UK is delighted to
announce it has reached agreement to market several bulls from Semenzoo,
the marketing arm of the Italian AI Co-ops.
Semenzoo have been responsible for marketing many of the great bulls in the
world for the last 25 years including Mtoto, the sire of Picston Shottle.
Commenting on the agreement Paul Westaway, owner of Sterling Sires said,
“I have long been a huge admirer of Italian cattle and farming, Semenzoo
do a stunning job of marketing bulls for the Italian Co-ops that are all farmer
owned. We are delighted to be adding a varied selection of Italian bulls to our
line-up including sexed semen bulls”.
Giuseppe Beltramino, export manager for Semenzoo, commented “We are
excited to be working with Sterling Sires in the UK; the company is committed
to great bulls and exceptional customer service, two things we value highly at
Semenzoo”.
The list of bulls available will include Laareind Hiawatha Amyas, who is the
number one type bull in Italy today. A son of Hartline Titanic, his dam is a
ABOVE 9530 Cesari Amyas Lato, an Italian
Durham daughter who traces back to the stunning Golden Oaks Prudence EX,
daughter of their number one type sire.
one of the best brood cows in the USA.
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