Accelerated Genetics

By Gregg Topp, Dairy Sire Analyst

The Graduation Class

The first ever April Dairy Sire Summaries, ironically released on the first day of April, was a historic day for Accelerated Genetics with the release of 014HO04511 Andacres Morty Onward. Onward is one of the most complete and balanced PACE graduates ever at +2017 TPI. He is a Morty son from an outstanding Outside daughter and then the Excellent Leadman dam of Andacres Orion, the high components, udder composite, and foot and leg composite high-ranking, highly proven Hunter son. Adding even more depth to the pedigree is the third dam, a Very Good-89 Belltone daughter with a string of fine records.

Onward graduates at the top of the class at +577 NM$, +2378 PTAM, +98 PTAF at +.04%, +56 PTAP at -.06%, +3.23 PTAT, +2.47 UDC, +1.34 FLC, +1.6 PL, +2.97 SCS, and -0.8 DPR. His daughters are above average in stature, are angular and show a great amount of dairy strength. He will add width at both ends and slope to the rump. Udders are snug with correct teat size, shape and placement, but his specialty is rear udders (+4.74H and +4.38W).

However, Onward’s most appealing trait and strongest asset may be his unrelated pedigree. He is an outcross which makes him a nice mating for popular bloodlines such as Manfred, Juror, Bellwood Marshall, Durham, Blitz, Storm, Boliver, Ramos, Rudolph, Lynch, Mtoto, Die-Hard, Zenith, Titanic and Boss Iron. He is a mating sire around the world for embryos and sons. Further, he already has sons on the way for the next generation of the PACE program.

The second highest Net Merit graduate at +411 NM$ is 014HO04487 Rockalli Outside Ivan-ET. He has an impressive sire stack of Outside X Durham X Rudolph to go with his high components and type proof (+2.72 PTAT, +2.38 UDC and +1.98 FLC). He is a moderate milk sire at +312 PTAM, but has impressive fat (+47 PTAF with +.14%), excels in health traits (+4.6 PL, +2.82 SCS, and +1.2 DPR) and a high TPI sire (+1753 TPI). He is an ideal cross on daughters of Marion, Doug, Champion, Jakin, Sailor and Joker. His daughters are tall, well-balanced with adequate slope to the rump, a straighter rear leg with steep foot angle, and well attached shallow udders. At 10% service sire calving ease he is not recommended on virgin heifers.

Following closely behind at +410 NM$ is a similar type of bull in 014HO04442 Springhill-OH WS Idaho-ET. He is a Stormatic son from an Excellent-93 Jolt daughter. He specializes in components and health traits. Idaho is +67 PTAF with +.25% as well as +3.3 PL, +2.99 SCS, and +0.6 DPR. His daughters are very dairy with a straighter rear leg and a steep foot angle. He will work best on daughters of Marion, Joker, Sailor, Ito and Pyrex.

Hailing from the great state of Alabama is 014HO04624 Bama Sir Deuce. He brings a well-balance genetic profile from a solid sire lineup of Morty X Rudolph X Thor and graduates at +399 NM$. He is +1304 PTAM, +54 PTAF, +42 PTAP and +1709 TPI. His type proof is well rounded (+1.85 PTAT, +1.69 UDC and +1.26 FLC) with his daughters being tall with a nice balance of dairy, strength, good depth of rib and adequate width in the rump. Duece will straighten the rear leg and sire a super foot angle, but should be protected in rump angle. Udders are snug and extremely high and wide in the rear. Complimentary matings for Deuce will be Potter, Tredway, Dutch Boy, Doug, Champion, Ito and Joker.

Another well-balanced new PACE graduate is 014HO04274 Fustead Dutch Boy Dusty- ET who enters the active lineup at+393 NM$. Improving milk (+1299 PTAM), with high protein (+53 PTAP with +.05%), solid type (+1.49 PTAT, +1.41 UDC and +1.63 FLC) and +1687 TPI, Dusty can be used with confidence to add slope to the rump, sire super foot angle and improve udder depth. Recommended mates for Dusty include Galleon, Glen, Scoop, Pyrex and Airraid.

Combining the ‘always in demand’ traits of extremely high milk (+3071 PTAM), high type (+2.76 PTAT) and extreme calving ease (6% SSCE), 014HO04539 Mistvale Mac- ET is a specialist graduate. He is a Morty son from a Storm, then a Formation who sires offspring that are tall, deep and dairy with phenomenal rear udders. He should be used on cows with shallow udders that have some slope to the rump. Ideal mating suggestions for Mac include Boss Iron, Outside, Pyrex, Lon, Scoop, Sailor and Alfi e.

The Red & White program graduates two unique and different type of bulls in 014HO4465 Jimtown Nadine Norris- ET*RC and 014HO04635 Torys Tornado- RED-ET. Norris brings extreme milk (+1848 PTAM), fat (+63 PTAF), protein (+47 PTAP) and calving ease (8% SSCE). Daughters are dairy with a deep rib, adequate width to the rump with a slight set to the leg and a steep foot angle. Rear udders are high and wide but he should be protected on udder depth and teat length. This combination will work best on daughters of Rubens, Advent, Talent, September Storm and Uncle Sam. Tornado-Red graduates as a calving ease and type specialist from a world-renowned cow family. He is 6% SSCE and +1.72 PTAT. His daughters are extremely dairy with high, wide rear udders making him a great cross on daughters of Talent, Redman, Marmax and Jordan.

Second Crop Success Continues

Long-time customer satisfaction PACE superstar 14HO03597 Keystone Potter continues to add large numbers of daughters around the world and improve his ranking in all traits. He added over 1280 daughters for production and increased to +1284 PTAM, +5.2 PL, +1.3 DPR and jumped 45 TPI points while also jumping nearly .25 on Type and Udder Composite.

Another longtime favorite 014HO03722 Art-Acres Mtoto Doug 444-ET has begun to add second crop daughters and jumped 52 TPI points and increased 0.6 PL to +1.9 PL while adding 264 daughters for production. Noteworthy as well 014HO03716 Lutz- Brookview Glen L-ETS added 50 daughters for type and made major increases of +.44 PTAT, +0.50 UDC and +0.35 FLC. Reports from around the globe about the recently fresh 014HO03831 Veazland Marion-ET daughters have been great as have the comments of the impressive 014HO04026 Sildahl Airraid and 014HO04099 J-K-R BW-Marshll Billion-ET calves born in the past year.

The strong genetic lineup at Accelerated Genetics added a genetic giant this spring to go with the balance and diversity that it has been noted for. The past yields from the PACE program have established a standard that is at an all time high and the future continues to look bright with the support and help from our tremendous sales force as well as our PACE herds. Let this strong genetic offering improve your herd as we share with you some of the finest genetics in the world. As we move past the long winter and enjoy spring be safe and mark your calendars for the next exciting Dairy Sire Summary from Accelerated Genetics to be released on August 19th.