Holysmokes! Like Father Like Son
The August proof run sees Semex UK take the No.2 position on both the UK Available Proven and Genomic PLI rankings, with Cookiecutter HOLYSMOKES, £797 PLI and his son T-Spruce HARMONY, £934 PLI respectively. A new entrant, HARMONY has 1,083 KGS Milk, 77.8kg CFP together with a daughter fertility score of +11.7. His credentials get even stronger with an Immunity score of 105 and Methane Efficiency Score of 109. “It is gratifying to see both HOLYSMOKES and HARMONY’s results in this proof run. Semex is committed to delivering genetics that offer tangible benefits to our customers, and the performance of our bulls in this proof run is testament to the consistency of our breeding programme”, says Owain Harries, General Manager, Semex UK. 3 Star OH RANGER RED is the No.1 PLI available proven Red sire with a PLI £661 and 725 KGS Milk. With an initial International daughter proof, he currently has an 82% GP or better score in Canada. He continues to excel on Immunity, a trait he is consistently passing on to his offspring, with many of his sons also boasting impressive Immunity scores. Another HOLYSMOKES son, Progenesis PINEAPPLE continues to rank well on the UK Available Genomic list as he comes in the top 25 for PLI at £843 and is No.6 for Protein Kg at 41kg. New to the stud is, an exciting Ladys-Manor OVERDO son, Adaway FAYETTE who has debuted with an impressive production proof with 922Kgs Milk, 77 Kgs CFP, positive F% & P%. deviation. Owain continues, “We are excited about this outcross bull who is sure to blend into any UK farm breeding programme”. On the Type rankings. AOT HAMPSHIRE tops the Available Holstein Genomic list at 3.1 TM closely followed by Ranger-Red son Mystique ANIMATION at 2.73TM. Owain concludes, “The August proofs have returned a huge choice of Semex bulls for UK farmers, many with daughters delivering on UK farms".
