On June 29th 2010, the well-known RSH sire Rustler-Red scored with amazing EX 97 – classified by the Classification Commission in the US – at the age of 11 years and 3 months.

Rustler-Red seems to be the highest, classified Red Holstein sire alive worldwide now. But not only the bull himself convinces with his classification. Rustler-daughters in Great Britain are classified on average 2 points higher for conformation than their dams and they show impressively the outstanding conformation transmission of the sire.

And one of his daughters, RUNLAND RUSTLER MABLE-ET, recently scored EX 90 in the United States.

Red Holstein bull Sir Ridgedale Rustler-Red has this month confirmed his status as one of the top conformation sires worldwide by achieving EX 96 from US classifiers.

Available in Britain from Bullsemen.com, this Laredo son has become a Red Holstein bestseller of some repute and is now closing in on half a million doses sold globally. He is a UK proven bull with 88 daughters in 42 herds, with his outstanding conformation credentials underlined by a strong linear and 0.2 Lifespan figure.

In the Holstein UK listings, Rustler has 21 daughters classified in the last six months averaging 84.5 compared to a dam average of 82.8. This 84.5 average score is the highest amongst bulls with 20-50 daughter classifications, and - at 66.7% - his proportion of daughters with a classification higher than their dams is also unrivalled.

Rustler is at present the highest-scored Red Holstein bull alive with his outstanding conformation emanating from an impressive family background. His dam Rochella (Milestone) is classified with EX 93 points and his maternal grand dam, the Leadman daughter Rhonda, scored at EX 94 in her 4th lactation. Her pedigree continues with a line up of excellent cows. Before Rhonda there is an EX 92 Starbuck, before her an EX 90 Elevation daughter and as the founder of this extraordinary cow family there is the world renowned G. C. Roxy with 97 points.

Rustler also transmits this extraordinary conformation to his daughters. With a breeding value of RZE 141 for conformation he is one of the best conformation sires worldwide.

Rustler is available from Bullsemen.com at £17/straw.

The first Alliance-daughter from the test recently scored “excellent” in her 3^rd 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 2^nd 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.

Prolific semen production from the globally revered Holstein bull Toystory has enabled Bullsemen.com to announce a 35% reduction in price. This, says the company, will provide significantly more UK dairy farmers with affordable access to one of the most complete sires of recent times.

Jenny Lou Marshall Toystory-ET *TV, now with second crop milking daughters enhancing an already strong proof, is available from Bullsemen.com for £19.50/straw for orders of 40 straws plus, down from £29. Continuing prolific semen production is the main reason for a revised pricing strategy for a bull that has now produced and sold over 1.3 million units worldwide.

Toystory’s reputation as a bull of the highest calibre has continued to build since his outstanding debut in November 2005. In the latest UK proof run, he showed further improvements to both profitability and conformation with figures of £91 PLI, +2.02 Type Merit, + 476 kg milk, an udder composite of + 1.91 and an impressive “no faults” linear.

Toystory has worldwide demand with over 300,000 daughters now bred globally. A Toystory daughter was sold in Pennsylvania for $64,000 and the record to date in the UK came at the Smiddiehill Sale, where a Toystory daughter made £27,000gns.

His dam is Jenny-Lou Patron Toyane VG-89 who boasts and impressive production of 365 days, topping records with 20,787 kg of milk, 793 kg fat and 553 kg protein. His maternal grand dam is Jenny-Lou Luke Takia VG-86 with top production records of 365 days, 14,238 kg of milk, 491 kg fat and 451 kg protein. Toyane exemplifies longevity, continuing to compete in the same free stall environment as the rest of the herd as an eight year old. Toyane is in a herd including Toystory’s full sister, Jenny-Lou Marshall 618, VG-88. Her production record is 16,741 kg of milk, 621 kg fat and 472 kg protein.

Sexed semen giving 75% heifers has significantly outsold other sexed bulls in the Bullsemen.com stud during its first six months of availability, representing 85% of total sexed semen sales.

This instant popularity, backed by comments received from hundreds of dairy farmers interviewed by Bullsemen.com’s breeding advisors, is a clear indication that this innovative approach to semen sexing is delivering an effective herd replacement solution, says the company.

“G75 sexed semen stems from a new manufacturing process that enables more product to survive with little damage, therefore allowing better quality bulls to be sexed at significantly less cost to the farmer than conventional sexed semen,” says Bullsemen.com managing director Nick Kirby.

“This allows us to market a bull of very high calibre for half the price that he is as conventional G90 sexed semen, and only marginally more than his cost as non-sexed

“From the feedback we are receiving, a 75% heifer return rate is adequate for most dairy farmers’ replacement requirements. The G75 sexed semen is therefore a very cost effective way to guarantee heifers without compromising on genetic quality.”

Bullsemen.com has announced the availability of Co-op Oman LOGAN as its next G75 sexed Holstein bull. Logan emerged from the January 2010 Holstein proof run as a leading improver for £PLI, production and milk components and now ranks as the best value Oman son currently on the UK market.