Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) analyzes the top bulls among the coloured breeds as they stand on the December 2014 Proof Run. Ayrshires, Jerseys, Brown Swiss, Canadienne, Milking Shorthorn and Guernsey are all listed below.
Ayrshire Breed Welcomes Two New Recruits Among Top 10 LPI Sires
La Sapiniere Facykie (Poker son out of La Sapiniere Facy-B, by B Jurist) takes center stage with his impressive debut at #4 LPI (#4 Fat), making him the highest newly proven sire this round. He is surpassed only by Orraryd and the maternal brother duo of Decaf and Rockstar, who all experience changes of less than 60 LPI points and maintain their previous rankings in the top three LPI positions, respectively. Lessard Jumper-ET gains 101 LPI points but remains at #5 LPI, now ahead of Peterslund at #6 LPI. The second highest recruit this round with his first official proof is Chaluka Virgile-ET (Poker x Dropstad, maternal brother to Kilowatt) at #7 LPI. Facykie and Virgile contribute to Poker’s standing as the highest ranked sire of sons with 17 in total, averaging 2398 LPI, of which six penetrate the Top 25 LPI positions. Three well-known sires complete the Top 10 LPI list this round, namely Oblique (#8), B Jurist (#9) and T-Bruno at #10 LPI. Also peeking interest is the first proven Reality son, De La Plaine Prime (dam is Forever Schoon Ping), who arrives at #15 LPI and is tied at #7 Conformation with +12.
Effective this round, two important changes have been introduced that direct affect cow evaluations. Firstly, genotyped cows have now been included in the reference population, in addition to progeny proven sires, to increase the accuracy of genomic evaluations, which also increases the scale of resulting cow indexes. Secondly, only genotyped cows qualify for inclusion on top lists, which results in a few previous LPI leaders dropping off. One such cow is Kamouraska Peterslund Ruby but she leaves five daughters among the Top 10 GLPI cows. The highest is Kamouraska Orra Xuby, who remains at the helm at #1 GLPI and is followed by her maternal sisters, Kamouraska Pokerstar Rubis-ET (#2 GLPI and highest newly indexed cow this round) and Kamouraska Poker Rubis-ET at #3 GLPI. Two additional maternal sisters, Kamouraska Youliana and Kamouraska Jupi Uby-ET, land at #6 and #7 GLPI, respectively. A pair of full-sister daughters of Orra Xuby, namely Kamouraska Zoshiko-ET and Kamouraska Leader Zoubida, get their first official GLPI this round and debut in #8 and #9 positions, respectively. The three other cows among the Top 10 GLPI are Kamouraska Orra Yolanda (#4 GLPI), Ramco Orraryd Bess (#5 GLPI) and Visserdale Selena 3 at #10 GLPI.
Newly Indexed Maternal Sisters Make Jersey Headlines!
Guimo Dynamic Joyce ET makes quite an explosion this round as she takes over #1 GLPI (tied #8 Fat and Protein) spot while her maternal sister, Guimo Spectacular Joelle (daughters of Fermar Paramount Joy), lands at #4 GLPI. Sandwiched between them are Stornaway Valentino Pasta at #2 GLPI and Vermalar Branson Shanie ET at #3 GLPI. The former breed leader, Sunset Canyon Merchants I Maid is forced down a few notches to take #5 GLPI this round. With an increase of 254 LPI points, Scottiere Kyra Blackstone climbs from #29 to #6 GLPI and is now followed by Bona Legacy Ricky ET and Reyla Valentino Dior ET at #7 and #8 GLPI, respectively. Two more newly indexed cows this round also penetrate the Top 10 GLPI list, namely Cava Branson Eliza ET (#9 GLPI) and Bona Vaughn Risette ET (#10 GLPI, #7 Milk, tied #1 Protein, daughter of Bona Legacy Ricky ET). Also of interest is the first official index for Maker Vivitar Sassafrass as she takes over #1 Conformation with +16. Due to the addition of cows to the reference population for genomic evaluations the scale of cow indexes has expanded for various traits as well as LPI.
For Jersey sires, the three LPI leaders experience little change and stay firm with Gabys TBone Branson ET at #1, Richies Jace TBone A364 at #2 and Q Impuls at #3 LPI. The next trio on the top LPI list are also familiar breed leaders, namely BW Renegade (up from #9 to #4 LPI), Comestar JDF Beautifull ET (#5) and All Lynns Louie Valentino ET at #6 LPI. The Top 10 LPI list is completed by bulls that all experienced increases to climb the LPI ladder, including Chilli Action Colton ET (#7 from #19), Freeman Blackstone Shine ET (#8 from #15), SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET (#9 from #13) and Sunset Canyon Anthems Allstar at #10 LPI (up from #18). Among those sires that receive their first official LPI this round, three manage to penetrate the Top 25 LPI list. The highest of these is Rapid Bay Grandious (Connection x Amedeo) at #19 LPI (tied at #2 Conformation with +13), while Hautpre Federer (Legacy x Fusion) arrives at #24 LPI and is followed by Maack Dairy Spectacular ET (Impuls x Lemvig, first proven in United States) at #25 LPI.
Two Young Sire Graduates Penetrate the Top 15 LPI for Brown Swiss
The list of official breed leading cows experiences some change this round with the requirement that only genotyped cows qualify for the Top GLPI list. One thing that doesn’t change, however, is Gubelman Juhus Crystal at #1 GLPI who gains 103 points after being genotyped and is now followed by Gubelman Juhus Dazzel at #2 GLPI. The highest newly indexed cow this round, namely Gubelman Brookings Claire (daughter of Crystal), makes an outstanding debut at #3 GLPI. Another cow family is well represented on the Top GLPI list this round that includes Pauferlou Wurl Stora at #6 GLPI plus four of her daughters; Zeus Uriele at #4, TD Selma and Agenda Scottia tied at #5 and Glenn Salsa ET at #10 GLPI. The second highest newly indexed cow this round is Gubelman Brookings Desire, who is tied at #8 GLPI with Brown Heaven Glenn Fantasy. For Brown Swiss sires, MIR Payus (Payoff x Zeus) is the only newly proven young sire and arrives at #11 LPI. Relatively little change is seen for the Top LPI sires this round, which now includes Triangles Acres PO Payoff ET, Blessing Prophet Ransom, Olson Millenium, Hanny Swiss Ace Wagor and Schamaun BS Gordon Glenn ET in the top five spots, respectively.
“Nutella” Reaches Top 10 LPI Cows for Milking Shorthorns
As little change occurs amongst the breeder leading sires and cows, Oceanbrae Jurist Nutella grabs extra attention as the highest newly indexed cow this round arriving at #10 LPI (#4 Protein, tied #9 Fat). The Top 5 LPI cows remain solid including Kulp-Gen Jurist Angel EXP-ET (#1 LPI, #1 Protein, #2 Fat), Lands-Brook Chardonnay ET EXP (#2 LPI), Oceanbrae Jurist Thyme ET (#3 LPI, #3 Fat), Koopycrest Logic Ali Anne (#4 LPI, #1 Conformation) and Koopycrest Mocha Ali Apple ET (#5 LPI, #2 Conformation, dam of Anne and maternal sister to Angel). For sires, the Top 5 LPI list experiences minor change, still led by B Jurist (#1) and his son, Kulp-Gen Jurist Ace ET (#2). GMC Rebel Logic ET (#3) and Clarefield Mocha (#4) switch positions this round and Kulp-Gen OK Acdmy Adam-P ET creeps up a notch to land tied at #5 LPI with Oceanbrae Logic’s Plato. Also of interest is the increase in production proofs for Oceanbrae Idol, which contributes to his gain of 133 LPI points and climb from #15 to #10 LPI.
Canadienne Evaluations Remain Very Stable
De Tilly Polka ET rebounds from his descent last round by gaining 130 LPI points, due to increases for production and Conformation, and catapults from #11 to #6 LPI. The Top 5 LPI list remains firm, including Expo, Faberge, Simon, Nectar and Mister, respectively. L’Angelus Kanuk Clovis (Kanuk x Karate) receives his first official production proof but it is below average. For the cows, the top trio of Monbriant Expo Fleurette (#1), Acton Energika Rosie 3R ET (#2) and Acton Expo Sara (#3) keep their rankings while Acton Epi Nita and Clerjoye Expo Rose 36B 50.0 swap places, now taking #4 and #5 LPI, respectively. The highest newly indexed cow this round is Acton Faberge Yexy at #15 LPI.
Successful Young Sire Graduate Enters Top 5 LPI in Guernseys
Idle Gold J King Caspian (Twin Brook Enhancer Jonah x Royal Oak) hits the scene running as he lands at #5 LPI, #4 Milk, #3 Protein and tied at #8 Fat. He follows the exact same group of LPI leaders including Lewis, Double L, Bingo and Jordan, in that order. For cows, there is also very little change among the Top 5 LPI, still led by Glen Haven Lewis Lana and Maplehurst Aarons Bianca at #1 and #2 LPI, respectively. They are now followed by Lindrian Pippy Two (#3), Maplehurst Warden Bianca (#4) and Eby Manor Lewis Secelia at #5 LPI. Three newly indexed cows reach the Top 20 LPI status including Comfort Farms Astell (#12), Lindrian Grumpy Pippy (#14, sister to Pippy Two) and Comfort Farms Azure (#19, maternal sister to dam of Astell).