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The release of the Spring 2008 Sire Summary has once again shown that Accelerated Genetics is the source for breed leading Angus Sires.

A number of new sires burst onto the scene for 2008. Leading the way is 014AN00270 Performer. He is living up to his name by siring exceptional performance in his offspring. His weaning weight EPD of +57 ranks in the top 5% while his yearling weight EPD of +115 ranks in the top 1%. He saw a dramatic increase in his %IMF EPD to +.25 while his ribeye area EPD of +0.89 is in the top 1%. His $Beef rose to +51.54 (top 3%). Performer offers an outcross pedigree to many of the breed’s popular lines. Look for Performer to be the replacement for his sire, 099AN05307 338.

A trio of sires from TC Ranch in Nebraska offer superior performance, strong maternal traits and carcass merit. 014AN00262 Power Stroke is the number one weaning weight EPD sire at Accelerated Genetics. At +69 WW, he is the highest son of Bushwacker in the breed. 014AN00261 Rito 416 offers a wide birth to yearling spread of +0.1 to 101. His +0.58 %IMF and +0.30 REA are a unique combination for sons of Rito 1I2. 014AN00298 Boom Time offers explosive performance with WW and YW EPDs in the top 1% of the breed.

014AN00257 Net Present Value solidified his position as a new generation calving ease sire. His CED and BW rank in the top 3% of the breed. His performance and maternal traits rank in the top 30% or higher while his carcass traits are in the top 20%. His $Wean at +32.88 ranks in the top 3%. NPV is becoming the bull of choice for many progressive breeders.

014AN00231 Alliance 9126 continues to be a breed leader. He ranks in the top 1% for WW, YW, Milk, $Wean and $Feedlot. He offers superior performance with a calving ease in the top 25%.

014AN00223 New Frontier is the breed standard for an all-around sire. As new EPDs are developed and released, New Frontier continues to be a breed leader. In the newly developed EPDs for Heifer Pregnancy and Docility, New Frontier has once again risen to the top. He ranks in the top 15% for DOC and the top 5% for HPG.

014AN00272 Bando 1961 added substantial data this fall and saw his BW rise to a modest +2.2 (breed average), while his WW and YW EPDs held in the top 5% of the breed. He also saw his %IMF and REA increase as well. His offspring are exceptional and will sure to be some of the highlights of the spring sale season.

Look for exciting things from a pair of sires from Connealy Angus in Nebraska. 014AN00266 Foundation and 014AN00300 Reflection are exciting young sires on the horizon.

An exceptional group of young sires join 014AN00250 Rito 2V1 as leaders for $Beef. They include 014AN00287 Casino, 014AN00291 Grade Up, 014AN00294 Satisfaction, 014AN00303 Reward, 014AN00304 Online and 014AN00305 Sum Total.

Overall, 26 sires smashed the +100 pound barrier for Yearling Weight EPD, with 38 ranking in the top 10% and 55 in the top 25%. Compliment this with 34 sires ranking in the top 25% for Calving Ease, and the Angus sires at Accelerated Genetics are truly at the forefront of the breed.

Red Angus

Four young sires rose to the forefront of the breed with the new sire evaluation report.

Leading the pack is 014AR02027 Good One. He is a leader in performance, maternal and carcass traits. Joining him is 014AR02028 Conquest. He offers a wide birth to yearling spread of -3.1 to +75. He, too, excels in carcass merit.

014AR02034 Makin Hay is the logical replacement for his sire, 014AR02022 Make Mimi. With superior calving ease (+11 CED and -2.6 BW) and exceptional performance (top 30% WW and top 20% YW), he is the new generation of curve bending sires. Add to this his maternal traits in the top 25% and marbling in the top 20%, he is sure to be on the breeding list for many progressive breeders.

014AR02032 Flat Iron rose to the top of the breed for calving ease with his first calf crop. His +17 CED (top 2%) and -3.9 BW (top 10%) make him a logical choice to use on heifers for outcross genetics this spring.

014AR02020 8000 continues to be the ultimate Curve Bender in the Red Angus breed. No active sire can match his spread from -1.9 BW to +46 WW and +81 YW. In addition, he ranks high for Heifer Pregnancy at +14.

014AR02025 Ribeye reigns as the #8 bull in the breed for Ribeye Area EPD at +0.59. His progeny are deep bodied and powerful.

Hereford

Accelerated Genetics offers the breed’s most powerful 1-2 punch with World Class and Prospector. Both sires are multiple trait leaders in the Hereford breed.

014HP01009 World Class continues to solidify himself as the class of the Hereford breed. He is 11-way Trait Leader, excelling in nearly every EPD in the Sire Summary. He ranks in the top 10% for CHB and BII, top 2% BMI and CEZ indexes. Few sires in the Hereford breed can match the balance of performance, maternal and carcass traits that World Class offers.

014HP01007 Prospector is the number one YW sire at Accelerated Genetics at +104. This is exceptional for a bull that also ranks in the top 15% for Direct Calving Ease and Birth Weight. His daughters pushed his Milk up to +25 and his M&G to +54. A multiple Trait Leader, he ranks in the top 15% or higher for BMI$, CEZ$ and CHB$

014HP01010 Oak is a balanced trait sire whose EPD’s mirror World Class. Oak offers superior carcass merit with a REA EPD in the top 25% and %IMF in the top 5%.

014HP01011 Kudzu was the featured and high selling bull at the 2006 Tennessee River Music’s Dixieland Delight Sale in Alabama. He offers an outcross pedigree to the “517” lines, being sired by Phase 121 and out of an Embracer daughter. His first data saw his performance rise to the top of the breed. His +61 WW (top 3%) and +93 YW (top 10%) are a powerful combination. Add to this his maternal strength and carcass merit, the interest in Kudzu will be high this spring.

Simmental

New genetics are leading the Simmental sires at Accelerated Genetics. A pair of red sires offers a unique genetic package to breeders this spring. 014SM03040 Red Caesar is a moderated framed, muscular son of the breed legend, Red Coat. His dam is a featured donor at Ankony, Inc. in Georgia. He is balanced with his performance traits and excels in maternal and carcass merit. 014SM03031 Real Deal is a high growth, high maternal sire who is a breed leader for muscle. His REA of +0.93 is one of the highest in the breed.

An exciting trio of young black sires entered the lineup this past year. For carcass genetics at the forefront of the breed, look at 014SM03042 Escalade. A curve bending sire with high marbling genetics would describe 014SM03046 Kaboom. 014SM03041 Too Black is a black, Red Coat son from the same family as the Denver Champion, Venom.

2008 is poised to be another record year for Accelerated Genetics beef sires. For additional information on these and the complete lineup at Accelerated Genetics, call and request our 2008 Beef Sire Directory or go to www.accelgen.com/beefsires.aspx.