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The 10 latest news items in alphabetical order |
 | A New Addition |  | |
Jardin Shows Great Potential !
Following the November proof results, we are proud to announce the addition of Jardin to our line-up.
Jardin, currently ranked No. 1 in the German RZG top list shows great potential. He is the exceptional son of Jocko Besne. Jardin has fantastic management traits, with excellent feet & legs.
The tall Jardin daughters show a lot of potential for development and have outstanding firmly attached udder with the rear udders very high and wide.
Jardin has an exceptional PLI of £81 and a unique protein transmission, with a total fat and protein figure of 47.5 kgs. Considering fertility and longevity, Jardin belongs to the best!
All this for £19, now that's value for money!
Updated: 30/05/2007 | |  | |  |
|  | An Exceptional New Sire |  | | |
We are proud to annouce that Jesfa is the latest addition to our line-up
From a stud already establishing a reputation for top quality type and production sires comes Jesfa, the latest and most exciting new release from Bullsemen.com.
German proven Jesfa is a son of leading French sire Jesther CV out of a VG Basar dam and looks set to become a top sire of sons. Transmitting close to +900kg milk and +45kg combined fat and protein Jesfa is among the top bulls available for milk and solids in the UK. Unlike his sire, Jesfa has also tested free of the recessive CVM gene.
Jesfa has a rock solid linear profile with no weaknesses, as reflected in his overall Type Merit score of +2.55. According to Nick Kirby, managing director of Bullsemen.com, Jesfa is the ideal sire for today’s larger herds looking for average sized cows with plenty of capacity, correct, wide rumps and more dairy strength. The bull is also very good on legs and feet and has an udder composite of +2.72, which is exceptional at this level of milk production. Putting the bull’s proof into perspective, Jesfa is currently the only bull available in the UK over 800kg milk that also scores over +2.00 on udders, feet and legs and overall Type Merit.
The release of Jesfa tops an exceptional proof run for Bullsemen.com, which currently has five of the top 50 £PLI sires on the books. These include the No 4 £PLI sire Jardin, high type and component sires Jurus and Emil II, and the high milk and solids sire GG Addison Satire. Overall the online active stud averages £52 PLI , -5 SCC , 393 milk , 18 fat , +0.05% fat , 14 kg protein , +0.02% protein , +1.7TM , +1.1 feet & legs , 1.7 mammary , +1.0 dairy strength and +0.02 Lifespan.
Semen from Jesfa is available for the direct price of £19 online, or via our freephone number 0808 202 3230.
Updated: 01/06/2007 | |  | |  |
| | August Proof Run Further Strenthens Quality and Value | | |
Of Bullsemen.Com Genetics
Four bulls in the top 10 of the new £PLI rankings plus the highest new entry in Durham grandson Zenjo mean that Bullsemen.com has again strengthened its position as the dominant new force in dairy genetics following the latest proof run.
German-bred Laudan rises to 2nd in the rankings with a PLI of £214 and shows all round strength with milk production of 586kg and a Type Merit of 2.5. Like Leif, who is ranked 5th, Laudan now has a UK proof to back his extensive global standing.
Zenjo, who is bred from Durham son Zenith, enters the new rankings with a PLI of £167 and again meets Bullsemen.com’s stringent minimum standards criteria with milk production of 428kg and a Type Merit of 1.8.
Of many other significant performers from the Bullsemen.com stud, the American sire Classic Merrill Lynch from CRI stands out for his outstanding fertility index of +7, which is derived from a global proof based on a phenomenal 42,772 daughters in 9,394 herds.
Bullsemen.com now has 15 bulls in the top 50 ranked by UK £PLI, more than double the number of any other semen company, and claims the best value for money genetics in terms of PLI points per £ spent.
Updated: 31/08/2008 | | | | |
| | Beacon shines amongst high PLI new entries | | | |
Beacon shines amongst high PLI new entries from Bullsemen.com
Majestic-Manor beacon, at £200 PLI, is the highest of six newly released Holstein sires from Bullsemen.com now featuring in the Holstein UK bull proof listings. All six are in the PLI top 50, giving Bullsemen.com a dominant one-third share of this category.
A son of top PLI sire O-Bee Manfred Justice, Majestic Manor Beacon is +705kg for milk and +31kg fat (+55kg fat and protein combined), and -13% for somatic cell count.
Four other O-Bee Manfred Justice sons are amongst Bullsemen.com's latest new releases, including Dansire Oman D Opman (£198 PLI), Springhill-OH Conviction (£171 PLI), Omro (£171 PLI) and Clair-Lo Jack. All share high milk production, very good fat and protein and are long living cattle with good somatic cell count scores.
Lisleview Mtoto Lethal is the sixth new entry from Bullsemen.com since the April proof run. Part of the recently launched Blade Star Sires premium bull calf scheme, Lethal has an excellent lifespan of +0.5 and outstanding milk production of +673kg.
Updated: 01/07/2009 | | | | |
| | Bullsemen.com Brings Minimum Standards To Sexed Semen | | |
Sexed semen is now available from eight Holstein bulls in Bullsemen.com’s current “Minimum Standards” catalogue, with all meeting the company’s “no holes” philosophy of at least £130 PLI, +200kg milk and +1.0 of type.
Included in this new sexed semen offering are the German-proven Gibbon son Gibor – who climbs to 12th in the April 2008 bull proofs having been the highest ranking new entrant in the January listings - and several bulls from the major American co-operative CRI including Dillon and Stopper.
According to Bullsemen.com managing director Nick Kirby, the company’s approach to sexed semen is an extension to its overall approach of marketing the highest quality without compromise.
“There is arguably no better bull than Gibor currently available as sexed semen,” he says. “He has over 7000 milking daughters in Germany and now has a UK PLI of £197 and a Type Merit of +1.45. With a Lifespan of +0.6 and a really good SCC PTA of -21% this bull offers outstanding value whether sexed or not.
“CRI is maintaining a dedicated approach to sexed semen through its Genchoice facility whereby bulls are selected for sexing not only on sperm quality but also on genetic quality. All the selected sires have to be in the Top 20% for Lifetime Net Merit which is the US equivalent to the UK’s £PLI index.
“Overall, we are looking to supply sexed sires that will deliver a good level of genetic improvement and that can be used across a group of heifers to improve overall type on commercial dairy units.”
CRI Genchoice bulls currently on offer as sexed semen through Bullsemen.com include Convincer son Be Ware Convincer Dillon who has a PLI of £163 and a Type Merit of +1.05, and the Bellwood Marshall son Fustead Stopper who is a good all round type and production bull with a PLI of £136 and Type Merit of +1.37.
Updated: 21/04/2008 | | | | |
| | Bullsemen.com Introduce Team of Bulls Concept to UK | | | |
A new concept is being introduced by Bullsemen.com to the UK - one of buying a team of bulls to suit various herd needs rather than just one bull at a time.
This idea is extremely popular in New Zealand, claim Bullsemen.com, and the concept can offer advantages to UK dairy farmers:
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The needs of cows requiring different traits can be better satisfied from within a group of five or six bulls rather than just one or two. Farmers can select the appropriate bull from within the team to match with cow traits that need improvement, such as udders, feet & legs, body strength and production.
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Buying a bull team lowers overall semen costs as a greater number of straws can be purchased at one time. It is therefore easier to stay within the semen budget.
In the example below the average price of semen is £9.87 for a total 120 straws. More information from Bullsemen.com (Tel: 0808 202 3230).
Example of team of bulls
| Bull |
£PLI |
Milk |
Type |
Feet & |
Udder |
SCC |
Lifespan |
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Legs |
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| Deann |
119 |
519 |
2.97 |
2.09 |
2.71 |
-21 |
0.3 |
| Juwel |
144 |
900 |
2.36 |
2.19 |
1.84 |
-13 |
0.4 |
| Tempeuro |
138 |
558 |
2.34 |
1.65 |
2.17 |
-25 |
0.2 |
| Jelto |
130 |
642 |
1.93 |
1.66 |
1.70 |
-7 |
0.2 |
| Jakobus |
122 |
295 |
2.71 |
3.07 |
1.80 |
-6 |
0.3 |
| Average |
130 |
582 |
2.46 |
2.13 |
2.06 |
-14 |
0.28 |
Updated: 13/08/2009 | | | | |
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| | Dairy Sire Guide | | | |
Comprehensive Traits Listing for all Dairy Sires
An important section in the BULLSEMEN.COM website is devoted to providing a comprehensive traits database for all dairy sires listed in the site.
This covers everything from Type Merit and Dairy Strength to current PIN and PLI figures, and the stats are updated every 3 months following the release of updated figures from Holstein UK.
As well as an option to compare which bulls are best for a given trait, PIN or PLI, a click on the bull name will provide a full profile for the selected sire, with links to further photos as well.
Updated: 30/07/2006 | | | | |
| | Emil II "Sire Of The Month"! | | |
Start The New Year With A Bang
Bullsemen.com's "Sire of the Month" January 2007
Bullsemen.com has started off the new year with the all-round value for money bull Emil II.
This fantastic bull scores highly across the board offering the complete package and is an excellent option to reduce your AI bill. Emil II offers:
+ 347kgs Milk
+ 0.13% Fat
+ 0.08% Protein
+ 1.42 Type Merit
+ 1.45 Legs & Feet
+ 1.37 Udder Composition
+ 0.2 Longevity
Emil II is the most complete and highest Emerson son in Germany from an Esquimau dam and with a pedigree of Emerson x Esquimau x Lucky Leo he offers a bit of variety in the bloodline and can be used widely.
If your looking for a bull with a good temperament, recommended for heifers and a lot of strength and body depth Emil II is the one.
If that is not enough to convince you that this is a fantastic offer, you get all this for £10 per straw throughout the offer period!
Updated: 11/01/2007 | | | | |
| | First Alliance-daughter from the test scored EX 91 | | | |
The first Alliance-daughter from the test recently scored “excellent” in her 3rd lactation. JL Diana convinced with lots of type and enormous body substance and got the total score of EX 91 after the single classification of 91-94-90-89. JL Diana finished her 2nd lactation with a milk production of 11,464 kg milk with 3.81 % fat and 3.19 % protein.
The Allen-son Alliance is one of the best conformation sires worldwide with an Type of 2.90. Alliance himself was classified EX 90 and can offer a deep pedigree with absolute show potential by the combination Allen x Lee x Rudolph x Laurie Sheik.
Updated: 02/07/2010 | | | | |
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