spermex german brown swiss 2014

Dear Breeders, Partners and Brown Swiss Enthusiasts around the world,

we are glad to present you our new catalogue of the best German Brown Swiss sires with their proofs from the latest Interbull run in December 2013.

Two years ago the first official genomic breeding values for German Brown Swiss were published and we have sampled a lot of experience with the use of young bulls with genomic proofs and your demands during the past months. Genomic selection has become for sure a very important tool for all modern breeding programs. Further information concerning genomic selection on page 26-37.

RELIABILITY

Young bulls will be more reliable as in the past using genomics and the genetic progress will be improved. However we shall not forget that the commercial dairy farmers need A.I. bulls with reliable figures in all important performance, type and fitness traits to produce the profitable and uncomplicated cow, which fits everywhere. This kind of serious selection will stay our main target so that also in future you can be sure to rely on the best German Brown Swiss genetics, no matter if you take genomic sires, proven sires or bulls which already have second crop results like internationally respected bulls such as Huray, Payssli, Juleng, Prossli, Jusuv and some others.

Moreover we will continue in Germany to make a second type scoring for the offspring of the most important sires in the third lactation to get even more information which bulls sire the longlasting and therefore most profitable cows.

The well balanced conformation and strong feet & legs are the basis for the excellent durability of the Brown Swiss cow. In the past 10 years the average lifetime production of the German Brown Swiss cows increased from 21,000 to almost 26,000 kg milk. Statistic evaluations from Bavaria indicate that Brown Swiss have a remarkable higher lifetime produc-tion in comparison to all other dairy breeds in the same area. In combination with a high share of roughage intake Brown Swiss can refer to the lowest production cost per kg milk in the statistics. The flat lactation curve avoids extreme production peaks in which the energy intake can’t cover the demand. This is the reason for a stable metabolism of the Brown Swiss cows which finally leads to the big plus of the German Brown Swiss:

ADAPTATION

The Brown Swiss breed descends from cattle used in the valleys and mountain slopes in the Alps. It was here that the transmitting ability of certain breed cha-racteristics became so firmly established that they mark it to this day. Part of the reasons for their excellent adaption qualities is that on the one hand they have to cope in this region with a wide range of climates. On the other hand the young cattle have to walk long distances in this region which is characterized by difficult surfaces of the landscape. Due to the rearing system in the mountain area, Brown Swiss start with moderate performances after the first calving, but keep the yield very well over the whole lactation. Brown Swiss in Costa Rica

JUSUV - Maya in 5th lac.

VIDEV - Evita lifetime performance: 149,974kg milk - 11,769kg fat + protein

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In Germany Brown Swiss cows almost complete one lactation more than the average of all dairy cows and no other breed has such a high average lifetime production and such a high rate of 100.000 l cows.

Average age at leaving (Germany, ADR 2013): All dairy cows: 5.3 years Brown Swiss: 6.3 years

LONGEVITY

The Eco-index-list pays special attention to this ability of the Brown Swiss to sire easy handling, longlasting cows: Major constitution traits such as persistency, performance increase in further lactations, fertility, calving ease and longevity have a higher emphasis in the Eco index.

Performance data 2012 (Germany, ADR 2013):169,046 milk recording cows: 7,126 kg milk 4.23% fat 301 kg fat 3.58% protein 255 kg protein139,614 herdbook cows: 7,306 kg milk 4.22% fat 309 kg fat 3.58% protein 262 kg protein

Looking at the absolute figures you have to consider that about 80% of the German Brown Swiss cows are kept under semi-intensive conditions in the lower and upper mountain areas of the Alps!

Ideal choice for CROSSBREEDING

The sum of the positive characteristics has lead to a steadily rising num-ber of farms using German Brown Swiss sires in crossbreeding with other dairy breeds. The F1-generation shows an extraordinary vitality, levels up the protein content in the milk and gives easy handling cows. In the second crossbred generation the type comes closer to the pure-bred Brown Swiss type. In the table of contents on page 4 we have listed some recommendations which bulls should suit best for the different crossbred systems and generations in combination with Holsteins, red breeds and Jersey.

Effective BREEDING PROGRAM

Germany’s breeding program is the largest in the world for Brown Swiss. Almost 170,000 Brown Swiss cows are under milk recording in Germany and the A.I. studs Greifenberg, Memmingen and Herbertingen test about 125 Brown Swiss bulls annually. Several young sires are co-tested in other countries to get comparable results in different environments. The bull dams are selected very carefully. Young heifers of the next generation who promise an advanced genetic progress are selected as well as older cows which have definitely proven their qualities over the years. Best genetics from all over the world are used under the special emphasis to keep the ba-lance of performance, type and fitness (components of the total merit index / S.39)

VARIATION of BLOODLINES

plays another important role in the German breeding philoso-phy. By the use of various alternative bloodlines it was possible to keep the inbreeding coefficient of the German Brown Swiss population on a moderate level in the past decade in spite of the strong progress which was achieved at the same time. The 66 bulls presented in the catalogue have 39 different sires and 31 different grandsires. Rare pedigrees are always an essential part of the breeding program.

We hope that the present collection of our German Brown Swiss top sires will find your interest and we are sure, that they will help you to increase the profitability in your herd and to manage the challenges of tomorrow!

Steadily updated information, further bulls not mentioned here and news about German Brown Swiss can be found on our homepage www.spermex.de, or follow us on the SPERMEX FACEBOOK page.

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Crossbred Brown Swiss in UK (50% BS, 50% HF) at Soulseat Farm

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The Brown Swiss cow has the ability to increase the milk performance in the following lactations, which keeps the cow healthy and tough. These high adaption qualities of German Brown Swiss are well confirmed and appreciated under various natural and economic conditions all over the world!

Table of contents - progeny tested bulls:

p. Bull Sire Grandsire Cas. aAa TMI ECO Index Milk

Milk[kg]

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5 HuRAy HUSSLI SIRAY BB 426315 131 133 125 +1153 -0,16 +35 -0,06 +36 116 107 125 ü ü ü ü

6 JOSCHkA JUFAST NOFAK BB 432516 126 125 118 +609 +0,01 +26 +0,02 +23 118 97 113 ü ü

7 HEGAll HUSJET GENERAL BB 243615 123 116 130 +1051 +0,03 +47 +0,02 +40 93 123 108 ü ü ü ü

8 VInOld VINOZAK PRONTO AB 243156 123 120 128 +990 +0,03 +44 +0,02 +37 91 89 115 ü ü ü ü

9 PAySSlI PAYOFF HUSSLI BB 243165 120 127 112 +616 -0,12 +17 -0,05 +18 117 96 135 ü ü ü

10 ZARISTO ZASTER PRONTO AB 112 120 106 +464 -0,28 -2 -0,05 +13 108 100 138 ü ü ü

11HACkER HURAY HUCOS AB 131 139 119 +1058 -0,24 +25 -0,11 +28 129 114 126 ü ü ü ü

VIdOn VINNER GORDON BB 129 124 125 +640 +0,17 +40 +0,11 +31 112 111 91 ü

12HARdROCk HURAY DENMARK AB 624153 127 132 118 +834 -0,10 +27 -0,07 +25 123 114 123 ü ü ü ü

MOdEST MOIADO HUSSLI AB 124 120 120 +1137 -0,29 +24 -0,12 +31 109 100 96 ü

13PROSSlI PRONTO HUSSLI AB 243615 124 126 110 +471 +0,04 +23 -0,04 +14 124 109 99 ü ü

JuBEV JUBLEND EVEN AB 231465 123 124 114 +637 -0,03 +25 -0,05 +19 114 98 103 ü ü ü

14EllJuB ELLECTION JUBLEND AB 123 124 117 +895 -0,27 +16 -0,07 +26 117 110 115 ü ü ü

PRESET PRESIDENT ET EMSTAR BB 122 117 120 +618 -0,18 +12 +0,09 +29 105 96 122 ü ü

15HIGHlAnd HUSIR TRILOGY BB 121 121 124 +932 +0,03 +41 -0,03 +31 97 89 114 ü

ERASCO EMEROG HUCOS AA 121 122 115 +781 -0,25 +13 -0,05 +24 113 107 111 ü ü

16HuZAk HUSIR VINOZAK AB 121 130 113 +705 -0,20 +14 -0,07 +20 117 106 121 ü ü

PROTEuS PRONTO HUSSLI BB 165243 120 126 113 +414 +0,00 +17 +0,03 +17 114 95 109 ü ü

17ETTAl ETVEI DENMARK AB 246153 119 120 108 +178 +0,19 +21 +0,03 +9 120 110 118 ü ü

PREJulA PRESIDENT ET JUPITER AB 312456 119 123 110 +653 -0,21 +11 -0,09 +17 120 118 102 ü

18EIGER ETPAT HUSSLI BB 119 115 118 +878 -0,12 +27 -0,07 +26 103 111 113 ü ü

JuSuV JUBLEND HURAY BB 651423 118 113 115 +585 -0,06 +20 +0,01 +22 106 112 107 ü ü

19HuGER HUSIR PRONTO AA 432156 118 124 115 +357 +0,15 +26 +0,08 +19 106 93 112 ü ü

HuCk HUCOS HURAY BB 118 124 112 +552 -0,16 +11 -0,01 +19 114 106 115 ü ü

20JulEnG JUBLEND PLAYBOY AB 126543 117 124 118 +782 -0,07 +27 -0,03 +26 96 112 117 ü ü ü ü

JuBS JUBLEND HUSSLI AB 216435 116 119 115 +483 +0,04 +23 +0,04 +20 102 106 118 ü

21ZAnuSSI ZEUS HUSSLI AB 351426 116 116 118 +815 -0,04 +31 -0,06 +24 100 103 100 ü

PATRIOT PAYOFF HUSSLI BB 615423 114 120 112 +295 -0,08 +6 +0,09 +17 106 107 118 ü

22VIndI VINNER HUSSLI AB 113 110 118 +299 +0,24 +31 +0,14 +21 95 111 117 ü

VIVA VINOZAK HUSSLI BB 112 114 118 +754 -0,07 +26 -0,02 +26 94 89 115 ü ü ü

23VEndETTA VINOZAK SAM BB 111 118 116 +784 -0,14 +22 -0,06 +23 93 87 107 ü

EBAy EBRO AYTRA BB 108 109 114 +428 -0,06 +13 +0,06 +20 93 113 111

24-25 Explanation genomic breeding values

26-38 Genomic bulls

aAa-Code: at publishing date of the catalogue not all bulls were encoded, you can find the missing aAa-codes on our homepage as soon as they are available. The next analysis will be in February 2014.

The ecological index (Eco-index) is a total merit index, which summarizes all available ancestry and performance information of a bull. It is a useful tool to select suitable bulls for organic farming, since a particular emphasis is laid on longevity, persistency and further improvement of milk performance in each lactation. Depending on the importance for performance, animal health and longevity, different weights are used for the calculation of the index.

For further information on the Eco-Index and its calculation, visit our homepage www.spermex.de or contact us [email protected]!

Furthermore we have included a table giving an overview of the suitability of each bull for the use in crossbreeding with different breeds: HF = Holstein, RB = Red Breeds, J = Jersey F1 = first crossbreed generation; F2 = second crossbreed generation; F3 = third crossbreed generation

Bull available with sexed semen!

Casein: Kappa Casein - types: AA, AB, BB Beta Casein types:

GF: Genetical Features such as BH2

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In the past years probably no other Brown Swiss bull in the world attracted so much attention with his second crop daughters as HURAY. Meanwhile he has daughters milking in all important Brown Swiss populations. In Germany his proof is already based on the results of more than 10.000 daughters and he has always taken the 1st or 2nd position in the top list since 2011. In the recent Interbull run December 2013 he also leaded the top lists in Swit-zerland and Italy. In the US he is #3 of the current PTI-top list. Huray sires a quite uniform offspring. With numerous foreign groups we were able to convince ourselves about the outstanding qualities of Huray in the German farms: High yielding cows walking on excellent feet in all produc-tion systems. The udders are well attached and healthy and in spite of the high production the Huray-daughters get pregnant soon again. Due to his easy calving results Huray can be recommended for heifer inseminations. The quality to produce long lasting profitable cows can be traced back in Huray’s pedigree: Dam Laura produced an average of 12.766 kg milk in 5,4 lactations and grand dam Lolina almost reached a lifetime performance of 100.000 l with an average of more than 10.000 l. On several shows world-wide Huray underlined that he is also capable to sire show champions. Last September Huray could celebrate his 11th birthday but still nowadays he looks quite fresh and robust. However due to the enormous international demand he is not able to cover all semen orders at the mo-ment. We hope that Huray stays healthy and will be able to sire many more highly profitable cows for your herd. In the past Interbull run we have received the first Huray-sons with progeny proofs. Hacker and Hardrock are actually the most promising Huray-sons with daughters milking and we are sure that several more will follow the footsteps of their outstanding father.

LINEAR DESCRIPTION: 3488 daughters

trait Index trend trend76 88 100 112 124

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91 light heavyMuscling

116 small largeHeight at cross

103 shallow deepChest width

109 shallow deepbody depth

107 weak strongBackline

119 short longRump length

107 narrow wideRump width

108 ascending slopedRump angle

102 in the back in the centreThurl position

95 straight sickledHock angularity

111 swollen dryHock develop.

105 weak strongPasterns

114 low angles steep anglesFoot angle

122 short longFore udder length

114 narrow wideRear udder width

118 low highRear udder height

94 weak strongSusp. ligament

101 deep shallowUdder depth

100 loose tightFore udder attachment

93 staged inclinedUdder balance

95 short longTeat length

95 thin thickTeat thickness

117 wide closeTeat placement (front)

109 wide closeTeat placement (rear)

96 outwards inwardsTeat direction (rear)

110 add. teats clean udderUdder cleanness

Milk performance

milk-kg fat-% fat-kg prot.-% prot.-kg

+1153 -0,16 +35 -0,06 +36

Total Merit Index

Functional traits

MS SCC Pers PL Calving easepat mat

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101 97 110 113 107 110 102 104 117

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l Perfect allrounderl Milk performancel Feet & Legsl Udder qualityl Fertility

HURAYHBNr. 10/342465LOM DE 09 35830301* 20.09.2002

aAa: 426315 Casein: BB

131 99%

125 99%

116 99%

HUSSLI

LAURA5/5 12.041 3,98 3,55 907

HUSUM FULLISIRAY LOLINA VINOS

HURAY - daughter Gracia - mother of Hobbit

HURAY - daughter Holli in 2nd lac.

HURAY - daughter in the Netherlands (50%BS, 50%HF)

HURAY - daughter Fee 3rd lac.

HURAY - daughter Fistel - mother of Pirlo

HURAY - daughter Fatal 2nd lac. mother of Feuerstein

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JOSCHKA is a complete allround sire. With his German pedigree Jufast x Nofak x Hussli x Vinos he offers blood-line alternatives for all purebred Brown Swiss populations in the world. Additionally with his well-balanced traits in performance, type and functional proofs he represents an excellent choice for crossbreding systems. The mating combination Jufast x Nofak may surprises on the first view, as it lays strong emphasis on fitness qualities but may lack performance and type. Nofak- Ribana is not only a fertile long lasting cow, but also a very strong performer. 8 calvings in 7,8 years, with an average production of 10.065 kg milk, 3,79% fat and 3,74% protein underline these outstanding qualities. She is a very tough dominant cow in the herd and a real survivor.

During the past year Joschka has kept his proofs on a high level. Fat and protein percentage seem to be increased remarkably in second lactations. With a SCC index of 123 Joschka belongs to the leading bulls against mastitis.

Joschka-daughters are medium framed, correct cows with healthy udders and no weakness, but also no special high-lights: Easy handling cows which perform and don’t make any trouble – invisible cows! This is what every dairy pro-ducer looks for. You can’t expect Joschka to be the father of the show winners of tomorrow, but what you can count on is to acchieve highly profitable, easy handling cows. Since last summer Joschka is also available with sexed semen. In spite of his average calving ease index the abso-lute calving figures indicate Joschka as an easy calving bull who can be recommended for heifer inseminations.



101Frame

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108Feet & Legs

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+609 +0,01 +26 +0,02 +23

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102 123 111 110 97 113 103 100 103

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l Outcrossl Udder healthl Persistencyl Complete allround sirel Fertility

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JOSCHKAHBNr. 10/352640LOM DE 09 41422868* 07.03.2007


126 83%

118 87%

118 71%

JUFAST

RIBANA7/7 9.918 3,75 3,72 741

JUPITER HERRINNOFAK REBECKA HUSSLI

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JOSCHKA - mother Ribana in 7th lac.

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HEGALL - daughter Belinda

HEGALL - daughter Tagine

HEGALL was already used a lot as genomic young sire and he confirmed his high index figures in the past two estimations, when his daughters started milking in 2013. Meanwhile the first lactations are completed and despite of the slightly negative persistency index, it seems that the persistency during the lactation is much better as from Hegall’s father Husjet. Hegall is currently the only progeny tested Brown Swiss bull in the German top list, who combines more than + 1.000 kg milk with positive fat and protein percentages. He reaches a total of + 87 kg fat and protein! Fortunately the fitness traits remained on the same level as before in the genomic index. The linear type description of his daughters offers neither any weaknesses nor special high-lights, thus Hegall can be considered as a real allround sire. Therefore we recommend him for different purebred as well as crossbred systems all over the world. Hegall is a Husjet-son out of the high performing General-daughter Koral, who is still alive with an average yield of 13.354 kg milk, 4,32% fat and 3,75% protein in 5,3 years. Behind granddam Kaethe you can find Pronto and Huvic in the pedigree, two reliable milk bulls with excellent dura-bility and fitness traits. We hope that Hegall will be able to transmit these qualities as well. Due to his extremely easy calving figures Hegall is espe-cially recommended for heifer inseminations. He is availa-ble with conventional and sexed semen. The non-return rates are high above the average.



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101Rump

110Feet & Legs

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Milk performance


+1051 +0,03 +47 +0,02 +40

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



109 100 93 92 123 92 108 103 97

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l Milk performancel Componentsl Milking speedl Easy calvingsl Allround qualities

l Persistency

HEGALLHBNr. 10/343905LOM DE 09 41920045* 23.06.2008


123 82%

130 87%

93 69%

HUSJET

KORAL3/3 12.098 4,09 3,63 935

HUSSLI FAMOSGENERAL KAETHE PRONTO

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VINOLD is a late Vinozak-son out of the high performing Pronto-daughter Galaxy, who was a full sister of the allround sire Prossli. The whole cow family behind Vinold shows consistent production figures. Granddam Goldfee was the highest German index cow for a long time.

So it doesn‘t surprise that also the Vinold-daughters pre-sent a strong will for milking combined with high solids. Additionally the persistency during the lactation can be kept well. Vinold-daughters are tall and dairy, with enough body depth. The rumps are well sloped just as wide and long enough. The foot angle could be higher but the legs are correct. The udders show a bit more volume due to the high per-formances, but they are kept by a strong central ligament. The front udder attachments are long and the rear udders high and wide. The teats are ideally placed, however they are quite thin, which should be considered for the mating.

Despite the highmilk yield the Vinold-daughters get pregnant soon again. Due to his calving ease index of 89 we don’t recommend Vinold for heifer insemination, unless you decide to use sexed semen of him which is a popular alternative for several breeders. Vinold is a fertile bull with very positive non-return rates (+3%). During some farm visits last summer all owners of Vinold-daughters expressed their high satisfaction and pointed out that they will use the bull again.



112Frame

103Rump

110Feet & Legs

108Udder

115Final Score



























Milk performance


+990 +0,03 +44 +0,02 +37

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



102 108 101 91 89 94 84 91 104

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l Milk performancel Milk componentsl Udder healthl Rear udderl Suspensory ligament

l Calving easel Substance

VINOLDHBNr. 10/356300LOM DE 09 42530314* 19.01.2008

aAa: 243156 Casein: AB

123 87%

128 92%

91 75%

VINOZAK GALAXY5/5 9.928 4,26 3,37 757

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While starting to produce sexed semen from PAYSSLI in summer 2012, we were aware that he would become an excellent seller of sexed semen. But the demand even exceeded all our expectations. No wonder looking at his second crop daughters now. They confirm currently all the main qualities from the test period: Early mated and well developed cows with a nice style – but nevertheless not too extreme and very balanced in the whole body conformation. Sound feet & legs are combined with a superb udder quality. Also the performance figures are convincing. Therefore it is no big surprise that the demand for Payssli has increased again in the past months and es-pecially sexed semen is quite popular. Who wouldn’t like to have more of these beautiful but also profitable cows? In Germany Payssli is still the second highest type score bull. During the past two years we have seen Payssli-daughters frequently with foreign groups. All visitors were impressed by the uniformity and excellent development from first to second and third lactations. Payssli’s can be picked in the first moment when you go through the herds. They are real eye catchers! Payssli-daughters show a sufficient perfor-mance in first lactation and strong increases in the second and third lactation with good solids. Payssli is a very fertile bull and evidently he transmits the superior fertility to his daughters. Overall the great fitness abilities of the Payssli-daughters have to be pointed out. The excellent maternal calving ease index of 116 is probably caused by the long, wide enough and well sloped rumps of the Payssli-daugh-ters. Payssli is used as sire of sons in almost all important Brown Swiss populations and also in crossbred systems. He is a highly profitable option with his allround qualities. More than 1.000 first calvings indicate that Payssli can be used for heifer inseminations.



119Frame

113Rump

109Feet & Legs

125Udder

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Milk performance


+616 -0,12 +17 -0,05 +18

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



106 106 113 109 96 116 97 109 110

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l Perfect allrounderl Udder qualityl Fitness traitsl Framel Fertility

PAYSSLIHBNr. 10/435070LOM DE 08 13034326* 28.08.2005


120 95%

112 98%

117 89%

PAYOFF

BOUNTY6/5 10.572 4,53 3,76 876

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PAYSSLI - daughter Hilde

PAYSSLI - daughter Marylin

PAYSSLI - daughter Alisa

PAYSSLI - daughter Prinzess

PAYSSLI - daughter Ilona

PAYSSLI

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PAYSSLI - daughter Piroshka 3rd lac. /Switzerland

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ZARISTO is the type specialist in our present line-up. With a total score of 142 he leads the type top list. Zaristo-daughters are tall with a wide chest and deep bodies. The ideally sloped rumps are long and wide. Despite the enor-mous capacity, Zaristo-daughters show a good locomotion and walk on feet with strong pasterns and high foot angle. The high udders are perfectly attached in the front and in the rear udder and kept by a strong suspensory ligament. Also the teats show an excellent placement, only the rear teats could eventually come too close. The whole linear description almost looks perfect and using Zaristo in your herd means to get the show champions of tomorrow. The milk yield is high enough but the components, especially the fat content, have to be taken into consideration for the mating. Therefore the total merit index is limited. The excellent type qualities of Zaristo are no big surprise looking at his impressive pedigree: Zaster x Pronto-Faith x Starbuck-Fiesta combine two very successful cow fami-lies in the herd of Wendelin Barnsteiner, Marktoberdorf. Zaster was a Zeus-son out of the famous H-cow family and the maternal F-cow family got a lot of success in the German championships. Starbuck-Fiesta was a former national champion and dam of the high type bull Player. And also Faith became class champion on the national show. However both cows presented in the same way high performance figures: Fiesta completed more than 140.000 kg in her lifetime and Faith more than 60.000 kg. So we can expect good lifetime performances from Zaristo-daugh-ters. Present calving ease figures are normal. However it is too early to recommend him for heifers. All fitness traits are either neutral or slightly positive.



125Frame

118Rump

113Feet & Legs

122Udder

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Milk performance


+464 -0,28 -2 -0,05 +13

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Functional traits



99 110 101 106 100 102 96 110 101

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l Framel Udder qualityl Feet&Legsl Rear udderl Suspensory ligament

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ZARISTOHBNr. 10/343885LOM DE 09 42950041* 27.04.2008

aAa: 243156 Casein: AB

112 86%

106 91%

108 73%

ZASTER

FAITH4/4 13.194 3,50 3,53 928

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123Feet & Legs

116Udder

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Milk performance


+1058 -0,24 +25 -0,11 +28

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102 104 119 124 114 106 111 110 113

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HACKER HBNr. 10/343980LOM DE 09 42089722* 17.10.2008aAa: Casein: AB

131 76%

119 78%

129 67%

HURAY

KONNI5/5 9.417 3,58 3,49 666

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Milk performance


+640 +0,17 40 +0,11 +31

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114 110 104 106 111 103 111 112 103

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l Milk componentsl Milking speedl Udder healthl Easy calvings

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VIDON HBNr. 10/435083LOM DE 08 13251542* 11.11.2005aAa: Casein: BB

129 88%

125 93%

112 77%

VINNER

SOFFIE9/8 9.540 4,16 3,62 742

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113Rump

114Feet & Legs

120Udder

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Milk performance


+834 -0,10 +27 -0,07 +25

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110 109 115 116 114 109 106 107 112

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l Udder qualityl Milk performancel Calving easel Fertility l Longevity

l Foot angle

HARDROCK - aunt STARBUCK Karina HARDROCK - mother Kobra

HARDROCK HBNr. 10/344035LOM DE 09 43506480* 25.11.2008aAa: 624153 Casein: AB

127 78%

118 79%

123 70%

HURAY

KOBRA9/9 13.225 4,23 3,67 1045

HUSSLI LAURADENMARK KRONE PATRICK



92Frame

99Rump

103Feet & Legs

100Udder

96Final Score



























Milk performance


+1138 -0,29 +24 -0,12 +31

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



113 106 106 109 100 97 99 101 106

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Milking speedl Fore udder lengthl Rear udder width

l Udder depthl Pasterns

MO

DES

T - m

othe

r Bun

a

MODEST - granddam Bounce

MODEST HBNr. 10/352085LOM DE 08 13323063* 02.09.2005aAa: Casein: BB

124 89%

120 93%

109 79%

MOIADO

BUNA8/7 10.726 3,97 3,64 816

GORDONZANNAHUSSLI BOUNCE EVEN

HA

RDRO

CK

12

prog

eny tested

SPERMEXPROGENY



89Frame

94Rump

111Feet & Legs

105Udder

99Final Score



























Milk performance


+471 +0,04 +23 -0,04 +14

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



97 117 109 120 109 106 95 118 101

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Allround qualitiesl Feet&Legsl Longevityl Fertilityl Udder health

l Substancel Foot angle

PROSSLI - daughter Margje 607

PRO

SSLI

- da

ught

er U

lena

in 2

nd la

c.

PROSSLI - daughters Margje & Hannie

PROSSLI HBNr. 10/435029LOM DE 09 37108856* 26.07.2003aAa: 243615 Casein: AB

124 98%

110 99%

125 96%

PRONTO

GOLDFEE6/6 10.445 3,84 3,61 778

ENSIGN ETPRESENTHUSSLI GABI PATRICK



101Frame

102Rump

100Feet & Legs

105Udder

103Final Score



























Milk performance


+637 -0,03 +25 -0,05 +19

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



106 119 109 112 98 116 105 110 81

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Udder healthl Longevityl Allround qualitiesl Persistency

l Hock development

JUB

EV -

daug

hter

Lug

a

JUBEV

JUBEV HBNr. 10/351551LOM DE 09 37315819* 26.04.2003aAa: 231465 Casein: AB

123 97%

114 99%

114 91%

JUBLEND

DANTE2/2 8.908 4,23 4,02 735

JUPITER DAHLIEEVEN DOLORES VINOS

13

pro

gen

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sted

SPERMEXPROGENY



102Frame

98Rump

105Feet & Legs

119Udder

115Final Score



























Milk performance


+895 -0,27 +16 -0,07 +26

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



105 108 115 113 110 99 106 99 108

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Udder qualityl Outcrossl Calving easel Fertility & Udder health

l Pasterns

ELLJ

UB

ELLJUB - mother Ikari

ELLJUB HBNr. 10/435129LOM DE 08 14091148* 17.09.2008aAa: Casein: AB

123 77%

117 79%

117 68%

ELLECTION

IKARI6/6 8.970 4,30 3,87 733

EMICO ITALIAJUBLEND IKARA POSIFAX



130Frame

114Rump

110Feet & Legs

99Udder

122Final Score



























Milk performance


+618 -0,18 +12 +0,09 +29

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



110 97 110 101 96 114 104 106 108

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Framel Proteinl Milking speedl Fertility l Rear udder height


PRESET - daughter Lupine

PRES

ET -

daug

hter

Bal

ance

PRESET

PRESET HBNr. 10/351276LOM DE 09 36048544* 23.10.2002aAa: Casein: BB GF: BH2

122 98%

120 99%

105 94%

PRESIDENT ET

FLORIDA4/3 7.817 4,20 3,90 633

ENSIGN ET TWINEMSTAR FLORA ZAK

14

prog

eny tested

SPERMEXPROGENY



112Frame

115Rump

107Feet & Legs

101Udder

111Final Score



























Milk performance


+781 -0,25 +13 -0,05 +24

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



109 101 114 106 107 103 108 104 113

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Framel Rumpsl Milking speedl Fertilityl Persistency

l Hock developmentl Rear udder quality

ERA

SCO

ERASCO - granddam Monalis

ERASCO HBNr. 10/353250LOM DE 09 41736604* 02.07.2008aAa: Casein: AA

121 79%

115 83%

113 67%

EMEROG

MONALIS6/6 9.939 4,22 3,52 769

EMERALD LARAHUCOS MONALIS PLAYBOY

HIG

HLA

ND

124 90%

97 74%



115Frame

130Rump

98Feet & Legs

101Udder

114Final Score



























Milk performance


+932 +0,03 +41 -0,03 +31

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



118 98 98 89 89 114 96 104 113

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Milking speedl Rumpsl Fore udder lengthl Fertility

l Calving easel Hock development

HIGHLAND - mother Hertina

HIGHLAND HBNr. 10/352930LOM DE 09 42118004* 27.11.2007aAa: Casein: BB

121 85%

HUSIR

HERTINA7/6 10.662 4,88 3,84 930

HUSSLI GINATRILOGY HERRIN STRIFAST

HIGHLAND - granddam Herrin

HIG

HLA

ND

15

124 90%

97 94%

pro

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sted

SPERMEXPROGENY



113Frame

113Rump

112Feet & Legs

111Udder

121Final Score



























Milk performance


+705 -0,20 +14 -0,07 +20

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



95 109 109 106 106 124 113 116 114

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Fitness traitsl Fertilityl Udder healthl Udder quality l Substance

l Milking speedl Pasterns

HU

ZAK

HUZAK HBNr. 10/435118LOM DE 09 42744636* 21.01.2008aAa: Casein: AB

121 87%

113 93%

117 75%

HUSIR

KATJA5/5 14.264 3,89 3,74 1089

HUSSLI GINAVINOZAK KARINA DENMARK



91Frame

85Rump

124Feet & Legs

116Udder

109Final Score



























Milk performance


+414 +0,00 +17 +0,03 +17

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



111 98 100 118 95 109 98 105 102

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Feet & Legsl Udder qualityl Longevityl Milking speed

l Backline

PROTEUS - daughter Halla

PRO

TEU

S - d

augh

ter 6

68

PROTEUS

PROTEUS HBNr. 10/342815LOM DE 09 37639120* 03.03.2004aAa: 165243 Casein: BB

120 93%

113 97%

114 86%

PRONTO

LACKY6/5 10.796 4,04 3,57 822

ENSIGN ET PRESENTHUSSLI LOVLY VINOS

16

prog

eny tested

SPERMEXPROGENY



94Frame

88Rump

103Feet & Legs

109Udder

102Final Score



























Milk performance


+653 -0,21 +11 -0,09 +17

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



94 117 137 112 118 102 109 112 93

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Persistencyl Udder healthl Easy calvingsl Udder quality

l Milking speedl Foot angle

PREJULA - daughter Filia

PREJ

ULA

- da

ught

er O

rsy

PREJULA

PREJULA HBNr. 10/351455LOM DE 09 36736739* 06.02.2003aAa: 312456 Casein: AB

119 97%

110 99%

120 90%

PRESIDENT ET (D)

NEPAL7/7 8.703 4,11 3,66 676

ENSIGN ET TWINJUPITER MARION LAKNOS



113Frame

111Rump

102Feet & Legs

116Udder

118Final Score



























Milk performance


+178 +0,19 +21 +0,03 +9

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



103 113 94 110 110 114 118 116 102

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Udder qualityl Udder healthl Calving easel Longevity

l Pasternsl Foot angle

ETTAL - daughter SalomeETTAL

ETTAL HBNr. 10/343365LOM DE 09 41054088* 01.08.2006aAa: 246153 Casein: AB

119 89%

108 93%

120 78%

ETVEI

KOBRA9/9 13.225 4,23 3,67 1045

EMSTAR ELLIDENMARK KRONE PATRICK

ETTA

L - d

augh

ter D

omin

o in

3rd

lac.

A1/A2

17

pro

gen

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SPERMEXPROGENY



130Frame

119Rump

91Feet & Legs

99Udder

113Final Score



























Milk performance


+878 -0,12 +27 -0,07 +26

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



101 105 107 95 111 102 108 104 101

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Framel Calving easel Rumpsl Milk performance

l Foot angle

EIG

ER

EIGER HBNr. 10/356210LOM DE 09 40971334* 21.11.2006aAa: Casein: AB

119 89%

118 93%

103 79%

ETPAT

CHESTER5/5 10.447 4,12 3,68 816

EMSTAR DANAGENERAL CLARISA EVEN



108Frame

111Rump

108Feet & Legs

102Udder

107Final Score



























Milk performance


+585 -0,06 +20 +0,01 +22

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



101 113 93 108 112 100 110 101 84

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Allround qualitiesl Easy calvingsl Udder healthl Rumpsl Fore udder length

l Fertility

JUSUV - daughter Uschi in 5th lac.

JUSU

V -

daug

hter

May

a 5t

h la

c.

JUSUV - aged 10 years

JUSUV HBNr. 10/342685LOM DE 09 37108861* 05.09.2003aAa: 651423 Casein: BB

118 95%

115 99%

106 88%

JUBLEND

GOLDFEE6/6 10.445 3,84 3,61 778

JUPITER DAHLIEHUSSLI GABI PATRICK

18

GF: BH2

prog

eny tested

SPERMEXPROGENY



94Frame

106Rump

123Feet & Legs

114Udder

115Final Score



























Milk performance


+552 -0,16 +11 -0,01 +19

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



117 94 105 116 106 99 101 102 111

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Feet & Legsl Udder qualityl Milking speedl Fertility l Longevity

l Udder health

HUCK - daughter Mathild

HU

CK -

daug

hter

793

HUCK

HUCK HBNr. 10/343950LOM DE 09 41920049* 18.08.2008aAa: 243615 Casein: BB

118 80%

112 85%

114 67%

HUCOS

MONA6/6 10.884 4,25 3,74 870

HUVIC HALMEHURAY MOLLI VINIKT

HU

GER

- da

ught

er H

anni

118 87%

115 92%

106 75%



98Frame

90Rump

111Feet & Legs

114Udder

112Final Score



























Milk performance


+357 +0,15 +26 +0,08 +19

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



127 94 105 105 93 112 101 107 108

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Componentsl Milking speedl Fertilityl Feet & Legs l Suspensory ligament

l Udder healthl Substance

HUGER

HUGER HBNr. 10/343770LOM DE 09 41915739* 08.01.2008aAa: 432156 Casein: AA

HUSIR

LOREN4/4.2 9.898 4,04 3,74 470

HUSSLI GINAPRONTO LORINA PRESIDENT

118 87%

115 97%

106 75%

sexed semen sexed semen

19

HU

GER

- d

augh

ter H

anni

pro

gen

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SPERMEXPROGENY



120Frame

110Rump

103Feet & Legs

106Udder

118Final Score



























Milk performance


+483 +0,04 +23 +0,04 +20

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



95 105 112 100 106 102 110 100 89

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Frame & Substancel Foot anglel Persistencyl Rear udder height


JUB

S - d

augh

ter H

aifa

JUBS

JUBS HBNr. 10/352050LOM DE 09 38706738* 14.05.2005aAa: 216435 Casein: AB

116 90%

115 93%

102 80%

JUBLEND

MIRA4/3 11.629 3,85 3,71 878

JUPITER DAHLIEHUSSLI MELONE EMORY



119Frame

128Rump

93Feet & Legs

106Udder

117Final Score



























Milk performance


+782 -0,07 +27 -0,03 +26

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



112 107 94 91 112 111 110 110 91

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Allround qualitiesl Frame & Substancel Milking speedl Easy calvings l Fore udder length

l Hock angularity

JULENG - daughter Gräfin in 2nd lac.

JULE

NG

- da

ught

er F

iest

a

JULENG - aged 10 years

JULENG HBNr. 10/342640LOM DE 09 36791480* 07.08.2003aAa: 126543 Casein: AB

117 99%

118 99%

96 97%

JUBLEND

HERIETT4/4 10.172 4,43 3,72 829

JUPITER DAHLIEPLAYBOY HENRIET TRADITION

A2/A2A2/A2


20

prog

eny tested

SPERMEXPROGENY



95Frame

101Rump

94Feet & Legs

107Udder

100Final Score



























Milk performance


+815 -0,04 +31 -0,06 +24

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



107 100 94 93 103 110 97 111 109

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Milking speedl Fertilityl Fore udder length

l Feet & Legs

ZANUSSI - mother Rose

ZAN

USS

I - d

augh

ter F

lam

me

ZANUSSI

ZANUSSI HBNr. 10/602053LOM DE 06 62903936* 18.11.2007aAa: 351426 Casein: AB

116 88%

118 93%

100 76%

ZEUS

ROSE 5633/3 13.156 4,49 3,79 1090

ZOLDO TOSCANAHUSSLI RICKY JUPITER



107Frame

100Rump

97Feet & Legs

124Udder

118Final Score



























Milk performance


+295 -0,08 +6 +0,09 +17

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



116 101 107 94 107 105 103 103 118

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Udder qualityl Milking speedl Fertilityl Protein

l Average Feet & Legs

PATRIOT - daughter Eiche

PATR

IOT

- dau

ghte

r 746

in 2

nd la

c.

PATRIOT

PATRIOT HBNr. 10/343250LOM DE 08 13384234* 18.12.2005aAa: 615423 Casein: BB

114 90%

112 94%

106 82%

PAYOFF

BOUNTY6/5 10.572 4,53 3,76 876

PRELUDE COLL POLLYHUSSLI BOUNCE EVEN

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GF: BH2

pro

gen

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sted

SPERMEXPROGENY



112Frame

114Rump

109Feet & Legs

109Udder

117Final Score



























Milk performance


+299 +0,24 +31 +0,14 +21

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



101 118 96 86 111 99 105 99 97

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Substancel Udder healthl Calving ease l Milk components l Pasterns

l Hock angularity

VIN

DI -

dau

ghte

r Els

ter

VINDI

VINDI HBNr. 10/343450LOM DE 09 40519389* 22.07.2006aAa: Casein: AB

113 90%

118 94%

95 81%

VINNER

GUNDI7/7 9.393 4,95 3,86 828

VINEB HERRINHUSSLI GUNITA JUP



97Frame

99Rump

105Feet & Legs

113Udder

115Final Score



























Milk performance


+754 -0,07 +26 -0,02 +26

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



95 103 92 92 89 112 91 105 99

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Udder qualityl Milk performancel Fore udder qualityl Rear udder width

l Calving ease

VIV

A -

daug

hter

Mira

bella

VIVA

VIVA HBNr. 10/435082LOM DE 06 62710091* 08.04.2006aAa: Casein: BB

112 89%

118 93%

94 81%

VINOZAK

BEA2/305 8.337 4,79 3,68 706

VINOS DORAHUSSLI BOUNCE EVEN

22

prog

eny tested

SPERMEXPROGENY



97Frame

94Rump

100Feet & Legs

118Udder

107Final Score



























Milk performance


+784 -0,14 +22 -0,06 +23

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



119 92 103 95 87 105 84 101 100

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Milking speedl Udder qualityl Udder depth

l Calving easel Udder health

VEN

DET

TA -

daug

hter

Han

nika

VENDETTA

VENDETTA HBNr. 10/343520LOM DE 09 41056709* 29.01.2007aAa: Casein: BB

111 91%

116 95%

93 82%

VINOZAK

GALONE+3/4,2 9.630 4,20 3,70 761

VINOS DORASAM GALANTE GORDON



104Frame

102Rump

98Feet & Legs

110Udder

111Final Score



























Milk performance


+428 -0,06 +13 +0,06 +20

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



112 94 100 90 113 97 108 109 94

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Proteinl Milking speedl Calving easel Udder quality

l Udder healthl Foot angle

EBAY

EBAY HBNr. 10/343870LOM DE 09 42792215* 13.04.2008aAa: Casein: BB

108 85%

114 91%

93 71%

EBRO

FALTE3/3 10.336 3,54 3,67 745

EARNEST ET SAMELLAAYTRA FEILCHE SIMGATE

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Text Text

SPERMEXGENOMICS

Genomic breeding values for German Brown Swiss

Dear partners, breeders and Brown Swiss friends,

two years ago the first official genomic breeding values for German Brown Swiss were published and during the last months we have sampled a lot of experiences with the use of young genomic bulls and your demands. The first genomic young sires like Hegall have confirmed their breeding values and further will follow soon.

In the following we would like to give you a brief introduction into the topic of the genomic breeding value estimation and how to interpret the proofs and to select the bulls properly.

The technology of genomic evaluations increases the accuracy of genetic evaluations and have the potential to rapidly increase the rate of genetic improvement in many traits. For the first time it is possible to evaluate the genetic transmis-sion of a bull directly by help of the identification of about 54.000 SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) in the DNA. Currently a training sample of more than 4.000 Brown Swiss bulls and the high quality and accuracy of the underlying recording system for the conventional breeding value estimation in Germany guarantee high reliabilities. The present model to calculate the genomic breeding values has been approved by the responsible authority ICAR.

In comparison to the former system, where young sires had a reliability of about 36-40% based on their pedigree-index, young bulls obtain now genomic breeding values with a reliability of about 64-68% in the total merit index (GZW). Not only performance and type proofs, but also especially several fitness traits reach higher reliabilities. Additionally to the direct genomic effect, the pedigree information is used further on. Therefore the published proof is the optimized genomic breeding value (gGZW). You will also find this term on the pages of the progeny tested bulls, since the genomic breeding value is included in their proofs as well.

The decision for every single breeder to use daughter proven and/or young bulls with genomic proofs depends on the individual breeding targets. Those who prefer to use genetics with high reliabilities and detailed daughter information should continue to concentrate on progeny tested bulls. Whereas breeders who predominantly want to shorten the genetic interval may give preference to young bulls with genomic proofs only.

While selecting young bulls with genomic breeding values you should spread the choice of bulls from different blood-lines and prefer those sires with the highest index in the traits, which should be especially improved. Please take into consideration, that the proofs can still vary remarkably with the first daughter information. Therefore you should make a careful selection in the beginning and collect some experiences in the coming estimations how bulls develop who receive first daughter proofs from the progeny test.

In our genomic selection on the following pages you will find bulls from different age-classes. If you are comparing all these bulls, you should keep in mind that younger bulls have higher average proofs, due to the genetic progress.

Genomic breeding value estimation offers the possibility to choose from a wide range of different bloodlines. Best offspring from so called outcross sires can be selected much more efficiently as before. Profit from this advantage and spread your selection using different bloodlines on both, the father and the mother line. This will give you a sound basis for the future and avoids inbreeding problems like in other important breeds.

Despite the extensive range of highly genetically predisposed genomic young sires, the lower security of these bulls should not fall into the background. It remains here the principle that only those who spread the bull use widely can minimize the risk associated with low reliabilities.

Further information and Brown Swiss bulls not mentioned here, as well as the steadily updated data sheets of the single bulls can be found on our website www.spermex.de or follow us on the SPERMEX Facebook page for the latest news.

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p. Bull Sire Grandsire Cas. aAa TMI Index Milk Milk - kg fat [%] fat [kg] E% Ekg FIT F&l uC EXT

26VERdI VERSACE PRONTO BB 139 132 +695 +0,13 +39 +0,17 +38 121 108 105 113

HuSOld HURAY PRESOLD AB 139 131 +1058 -0,02 +43 -0,01 +37 123 108 104 114

27EASTROG EASTON EMEROG BB 136 137 +1688 -0,25 +49 -0,13 +49 101 103 106 106

HIdAlGO HUSSANT EMEROG BB 135 128 +1214 -0,22 +32 -0,07 +38 116 110 110 122

28HARlEy HURAY PRESIDENT ET (D) BB 651423 134 127 +1136 -0,18 +32 -0,05 +37 118 106 104 106

HAnSl HURAY ETTAL AB 134 123 +865 +0,02 +38 -0,07 +25 128 113 123 124

29HOBBIT HUXOY HURAY BB 312564 133 128 +1221 -0,17 +37 -0,11 +34 119 99 113 117

VAROnTO VANPARI PRONTO BB 133 124 +830 -0,04 +32 -0,02 +28 126 113 120 113

30PuRPRO PAYBOY HURAY BB 133 123 +758 -0,04 +29 +0,02 +28 123 103 115 119

VAldEZ VALDINI HURAY BB 132 131 +1314 -0,19 +39 -0,11 +38 110 117 109 122

31POInT PROHUVO EVTUN BB 135264 132 130 +970 +0,02 +42 +0,02 +36 111 118 107 118

JESTHER JULENG HURAY BB 131 124 +770 -0,02 +30 +0,04 +30 113 103 113 120

32AlTOnA ALIBABA ETVEI AB 131 119 +480 -0,01 +20 +0,10 +25 127 111 109 118

VInTAGE VINCENT JUBLEND AB 234165 129 129 +1139 -0,09 +40 -0,07 +35 105 111 111 122

33PAduRAy PADUA HURAY BB 129 128 +822 +0,00 +35 +0,07 +35 104 104 114 127

VAnPARI VASIR ETPAT AB 462153 129 124 +774 -0,01 +32 +0,02 +29 116 118 116 118

34VOlVO VIGOR VASIR BB 129 124 +1097 -0,21 +29 -0,08 +33 113 123 114 128

HuPAyS HUXOY PAYSSLI BB 129 121 +1121 -0,28 +24 -0,12 +30 119 106 107 112

35VOICE VIGOR CONVEYER BB 342165 129 117 +468 -0,03 +18 0,07 +22 128 116 121 131

EMEnTO EMEROG PRONTO AB 128 131 +1374 -0,20 +40 -0,08 +42 101 105 100 108

36FEuERSTEIn FERNANDO HURAY BB 128 120 +718 -0,12 +21 +0,01 +26 124 106 114 125

JulIuS JUHUS HUCHEN BB 127 132 +910 +0,04 +41 +0,06 +38 99 111 113 119

37PIRlO PAYSSLI HURAY BB 127 119 +694 +0,04 +32 -0,04 +22 121 106 119 127

JOEy JOCKL VINNER BB 423165 126 125 +612 +0,28 +48 +0,03 +24 107 121 121 127

38JAGuAR JULENG HURAY AB 624315 126 121 +647 +0,00 +27 +0,03 +25 113 104 119 124

EudEGO EMERUP DIEGO ET AB 162543 125 121 +528 +0,14 +33 +0,04 +22 113 108 115 121

Table of contents - genomic bulls:

VER

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EAST

ROG

PAD

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HID

ALG

OH

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LINEAR DESCRIPTION:trait Index trend trend76 88 100 112 124

98Frame

90Rump

108Feet & Legs

105Udder

113Final Score



























Milk performance


+695 +0,13 +39 +0,17 +38

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



111 117 116 115 97 108 99 108 103

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk componentsl Udder healthl Fitnessl Udder quality l Longevity

VER

DI

VERDI - mother Idro in 7th lac.

VERDI HBNr. 10/354600LOM DE 09 46663620* 05.04.2012aAa: Casein: BB

139 66%

132 62%

121 59%

VERSACE

IDRO7/7 9.687 4,21 3,64 760

PRESIDENT ET (D) VENEZIAPRONTO IRONA HUSSLI


110Frame

109Rump

108Feet & Legs

104Udder

114Final Score



























Milk performance


+1058 -0,02 +43 -0,01 +37

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



104 108 122 117 108 102 104 102 115

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Persistencyl Fertilityl Longevity

HUSOLD - mother Zirbel

HUSOLD HBNr. 10/435188LOM DE 08 14662067* 10.02.2011aAa: Casein: AB

139 67%

131 62%

123 63%

HURAY

ZIRBEL4/4 8.853 4,24 3,71 704

HUSSLI LAURAPRESOLD ZITTA DENMARK

26

HU

SOLD

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


111Frame

110Rump

110Feet & Legs

110Udder

122Final Score



























Milk performance


+1214 -0,22 +32 -0,07 +38

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



109 104 116 110 96 120 99 117 113

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Milking speedl Rear udder qualityl Persistency

HID

ALG

O

HIDALGO HBNr. 10/356590LOM DE 09 46722668* 06.10.2011aAa: Casein: BB

135 67%

128 63%

116 59%

HUSSANT

ULLA3/2,9 10.554 4,30 3,61 834

HUSSLI PENDANTEMEROG USRA PRONTO


107Frame

104Rump

103Feet & Legs

106Udder

106Final Score



























Milk performance


+1688 -0,25 +49 -0,13 +49

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



108 101 113 101 105 101 104 101 101

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Persistencyl Milking speedl Fore udder length

EASTROG HBNr. 10/435187LOM DE 09 46061021* 13.02.2011aAa: Casein: BB

136 69%

EASTON

OTMAR2/1 9.963 3,90 3,71 759

EAGLE DAISY ETEMEROG OTTO GENERAL

A2/A2

27

EAST

ROG

HIDALGO - great-grandmother Urmel (S: General)

137 65%

101 65%

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


100Frame

103Rump

106Feet & Legs

104Udder

106Final Score



























Milk performance


+1136 -0,18 +32 -0,05 +37

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



109 99 117 114 112 103 106 105 113

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Persistencyl Longevityl Fertilityl Easy calvings

HARLEY - halfsister Bella in 4th lac. HARLEY- mother Baerbel (r.) & granddam Burgl (l.)

HARLEY HBNr. 10/344115LOM DE 09 43159317* 25.03.2009aAa: 651423 Casein: BB

134 69%

127 65%

118 65%

HURAY

BAERBL4/4 10.220 3,84 3,51 752

HUSSLI LAURAPRESIDENT ET BURGL BROST

A2/A2


108Frame

107Rump

113Feet & Legs

123Udder

124Final Score



























Milk performance


+865 +0,02 +38 -0,07 +25

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



113 107 105 121 108 107 107 110 114

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Udder qualityl Fitnessl Fertilityl Milking speed

HA

RLEY

HANSL - mother Domino in 3rd lac.

HANSL HBNr. 10/344580LOM DE 09 45524730* 20.01.2011aAa: Casein: AB

134 65%

123 60%

128 61%

HURAY

DOMINO2/2 8.431 4,95 3,70 730

HUSSLI LAURAETTAL DOLFI PREMSTAR

28

HA

NSL

sexed semen

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


110Frame

111Rump

99Feet & Legs

113Udder

117Final Score



























Milk performance


+1221 -0,17 +37 -0,11 +34

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



105 105 114 114 97 107 102 109 101

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Udder qualityl Persistencyl Longevity

HOBBIT - mother Gracia

HOBBIT HBNr. 10/354440LOM DE 09 46830565* 12.10.2011aAa: 312564 Casein: BB

133 64%

128 60%

119 57%

HUXOY

GRACIA1/1 9.649 4,94 3,69 833

HUCOS TRIXIHURAY GERDA JUBLEND


106Frame

100Rump

113Feet & Legs

120Udder

113Final Score



























Milk performance


+830 -0,04 +32 -0,02 +28

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



103 110 117 122 104 106 102 111 102

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Fitnessl Udder qualityl Persistency & Longevityl Udder health

VARO

NTO

VARONTO - mother Alfi

VARONTO HBNr. LOM DE 08 15190979* 28.09.2012aAa: Casein: BB

133 60%

124 54%

126 54%

VANPARI

ALFI3/3 9.790 4,02 3,43 730

VASIR LAURISPRONTO AFRA HUCOS

sexed semen

HO

BB

IT

29

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


111Frame

103Rump

117Feet & Legs

109Udder

122Final Score



























Milk performance


+1314 -0,19 +39 -0,11 +38

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



111 110 102 108 102 105 106 104 96

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Udder healthl Milking speedl Feet & Legs

VALDEZ - mother Modei in 3rd lac.

VALDEZ HBNr. 10/354680LOM DE 09 46842977* 31.05.2012aAa: Casein: BB

132 60%

131 54%

110 55%

VALDINI

MODEI3/2,4 8.978 4,37 3,50 707

VASIR RIAHURAY MALVINE VIVO


113Frame

105Rump

103Feet & Legs

115Udder

119Final Score



























Milk performance


+758 -0,04 +29 +0,02 +28

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



108 107 118 114 102 115 103 113 113

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Fitnessl Persistencyl Fertilityl Udder quality

PURP

RO

PURPRO HBNr. LOM DE 08 15140717* 11.09.2012aAa: Casein: BB

133 65%

123 61%

123 58%

PAYBOY

LACONADA1/1 9.407 3,91 3,68 714

PAYOFF HIRMIHURAY LACONTO PRONTO

30

VALD

EZ

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


105Frame

99Rump

118Feet & Legs

107Udder

118Final Score



























Milk performance


+970 +0,02 +42 +0,02 +36

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



112 109 113 108 101 107 98 115 98

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Milk components l Milking speedl Persistencyl Feet & Legs

POINT - mother Prega

POINT HBNr. 10/354365LOM DE 09 46065717* 16.05.2011aAa: 135264 Casein: BB

132 67%

PROHUVO

PREGA3/3 9.903 4,06 3,57 756

PRONTO KIRIEVTUN PALOMA HUCOS


119Frame

122Rump

103Feet & Legs

113Udder

120Final Score



























Milk performance


+770 -0,02 +30 +0,04 +30

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



110 105 106 104 112 112 113 109 100

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Proteinl Frame & Rumpsl Substancel Milking speedl Udder quality

JEST

HER

JESTHER HBNr. 10/354415LOM DE 09 46132973* 06.06.2011aAa: Casein: BB

131 67%

124 62%

113 63%

JULENG

ORKA2/2 9.046 4,45 4,04 768

JUBLEND HERIETTHURAY OKARINA VINNER

130 62%

111 60%

31

POIN

T

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


111Frame

96Rump

111Feet & Legs

109Udder

118Final Score



























Milk performance


+480 -0,01 +20 +0,10 +25

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



111 114 126 127 99 100 103 108 96

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Framel Proteinl Longevityl Udder healthl Feet & Legs

ALT

ON

A

ALTONA - mother Elaine in 4th lac.

ALTONA HBNr. 10/354610LOM DE 09 46331817* 23.04.2012aAa: Casein: AB

131 69%

119 65%

127 63%

ALIBABA

ELAINE3/3 10.555 3,55 3,68 763

PRESIDENT ET (D) ARINAETVEI EMILIE PRONTO


108Frame

107Rump

111Feet & Legs

111Udder

122Final Score



























Milk performance


+1139 -0,09 +40 -0,07 +35

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



119 102 110 108 103 107 103 101 89

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Milking speedl Persistencyl Feet & Legsl Udder quality

VIN

TAG

E

VINTAGE HBNr. 10/344620LOM DE 09 46833089* 26.07.2011aAa: 234165 Casein: AB

129 68%

129 64%

105 61%

VINCENT

OSARIA6/6 9.166 4,47 3,90 767

VINOZAK ESTAJUBLEND OLPE PRESIDENT (D)

VINTAGE - cowfamily VINTAGE - halfsister Oswalda in 3rd lac.

32

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


116Frame

99Rump

104Feet & Legs

114Udder

127Final Score



























Milk performance


+822 +0,00 +35 +0,07 +35

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



113 101 110 102 93 113 98 107 99

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milking speedl Persistencyl Proteinl Udder quality l Frame

l Calving ease

PAD

UR

AY

PADURAY HBNr. 10/435206LOM DE 09 47027790* 09.06.2012aAa: Casein: BB

129 66%

128 61%

104 59%

PADUA

RISCHKA1/1 11.564 4,16 3,87 929

PAYOFF VIOLAHURAY REBEKA PRONTO


109Frame

105Rump

118Feet & Legs

116Udder

118Final Score



























Milk performance


+774 -0,01 +32 +0,02 +29

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



106 102 102 116 97 116 101 110 99

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Proteinl Udder qualityl Feet & Legsl Longevity

VAN

PARI

VANPARI - mother Lauris in 4th lac.

VANPARI HBNr. 10/354130LOM DE 09 44346439* 17.04.2010aAa: 462153 Casein: AB

129 71%

124 66%

116 68%

VASIR

LAURIS5/5 8.501 4,31 3,94 701

VINOZAK GABIETPAT LAURA SIRAY

33

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


109Frame

105Rump

123Feet & Legs

114Udder

128Final Score



























Milk performance


+1097 -0,21 +29 -0,08 +33

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



115 103 95 116 89 110 92 104 99

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Feet & Legsl Rear udder qualityl Milking speed

l Calving ease

VOLVO - mother Linde

VOLVO HBNr. 10/344430LOM DE 09 44974783* 22.04.2010aAa: Casein: BB

129 67%

124 62%

113 63%

VIGOR

LINDE5/5 10.665 4,01 3,40 790

PRESIDENT ET (D) VICTORIAVASIR LINDA HUVIC

129 66%

121 63%

119 58%


114Frame

110Rump

106Feet & Legs

107Udder

112Final Score



























Milk performance


+1121 -0,28 +24 -0,12 +30

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



118 101 116 111 100 115 102 112 117

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Milking speed l Fertilityl Persistency

HUPAYS HBNr. LOM DE 08 15391210* 20.08.2012aAa: Casein: BB

HUXOY

ELFI3/3 10.117 4,25 3,36 770

HUCOS TRIXIPAYSSLI ELFI SPIRIT

129 66%

121 63%

119 58%

34

HU

PAYS

VO

LVO

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


105Frame

102Rump

105Feet & Legs

100Udder

108Final Score



























Milk performance


+1374 -0,20 +40 -0,08 +42

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



104 99 116 102 100 89 95 92 107

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Persistencyl Milking speedl Fertility

EMEN

TO

EMENTO HBNr. 10/435127LOM DE 08 13857674* 17.09.2008aAa: Casein: AB

128 74%

131 72%

101 69%

EMEROG

DEBBI2/2 11.122 4,94 3,74 966

EMERALD LARAPRONTO DESINE POLDI


108Frame

111Rump

116Feet & Legs

121Udder

131Final Score



























Milk performance


+468 -0,03 +18 +0,07 +22

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



108 112 106 125 100 107 100 102 105

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Proteinl Longevityl Udder health & qualityl Feet & Legs

VO

ICE

VOICE - mother Schöne

VOICE HBNr. 10/608399LOM AT 351.924.317* 11.09.2009aAa: 342165 Casein: BB

129 66%

117 62%

128 61%

VIGOR

SCHÖNE4/4 10.655 3,96 3,74 820

PRESIDENT ET (D) VICTORIACONVEYER RIKKI VINBREI

35

sexed semen

A2/A2

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


117Frame

116Rump

106Feet & Legs

114Udder

125Final Score



























Milk performance


+718 -0,12 +21 +0,01 +26

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



107 108 103 113 115 106 118 112 108

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Type traitsl Longevityl Fitnessl Milking speedl Udder quality

FEU

ERST

EIN

FEUERSTEIN - mother Fatal in 2nd lac.

FEUERSTEIN HBNr. 10/344680LOM DE 09 46833864* 18.12.2011aAa: Casein: BB

128 65%

120 60%

124 58%

FERNANDO

FATAL1/1 12.555 3,76 3,70 937

JACKPOT FIONAHURAY FABIOLA GOLDFINGER


101Frame

102Rump

111Feet & Legs

113Udder

119Final Score



























Milk performance


+910 +0,04 +41 +0,06 +38

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



105 117 108 96 91 95 92 92 96

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk performancel Componentsl Udder healthl Udder qualityl Outcross

l Calving ease

JULI

US

JULIUS HBNr. 10/356560LOM DE 09 44789207* 13.07.2010aAa: Casein: BB

127 66%

132 61%

99 60%

JUHUS

VILO4/3 9.371 3,90 3,34 678

JUVIN RIVIHUCHEN VRONI JUMBO

FEUERSTEIN - granddam Fabiola

36

sexed semensexed semen

A2/A2

gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


112Frame

109Rump

121Feet & Legs

121Udder

127Final Score



























Milk performance


+612 +0,28 +48 +0,03 +24

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



115 108 103 108 107 105 109 107 82

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk componentsl Milking speedl Feet & Legsl Udder qualityl Outcross

JOEY

JOEY HBNr. 10/344625LOM DE 09 45285122* 05.12.2010aAa: 423165 Casein: BB

126 68%

125 64%

107 63%

JOCKL

ROX4/4 11.435 4,74 3,82 978

JUVIN GABIVINNER DIANA PRONTO


114Frame

107Rump

106Feet & Legs

119Udder

127Final Score



























Milk performance


+694 +0,04 +32 -0,04 +22

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



106 106 102 111 104 117 103 108 111

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Fitnessl Longevityl Udder qualityl Fertility

PIRL

O

PIRLO - mother Fistel

PIRLO HBNr. 10/354480LOM DE 09 46371151* 26.12.2011aAa: Casein: BB

127 68%

119 64%

121 62%

PAYSSLI

FISTEL1/1 7.252 4,54 3,64 593

PAYOFF BOUNTYHURAY FABIOLA EVEN

37


gen

om

ics

SPERMEXGENOMICS


108Frame

120Rump

104Feet & Legs

119Udder

124Final Score



























Milk performance


+647 +0,00 +27 +0,03 +25

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



113 106 104 108 113 104 107 108 99

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Frame & Substancel Confirmed easy calvingsl Proteinl Milking speedl Type traits

JAG

UA

R

JAGUAR - mother Mona in 2nd lac.

JAGUAR HBNr. 10/344195LOM DE 09 44196602* 05.07.2009aAa: 624315 Casein: AB

126 66%

121 61%

113 63%

JULENG

MONA6/6 10.884 4,25 3,74 870

JUBLEND HERIETTHURAY MOLLI VINIKT


109Frame

106Rump

108Feet & Legs

115Udder

121Final Score



























Milk performance


+528 +0,14 +33 +0,04 +22

Total Merit Index

Functional traits



105 115 98 107 114 107 96 107 98

gGZW

MW

FIT

MATING GUIDE:


l Milk componentsl Udder healthl Udder qualityl Capacity

EUD

EGO

EUDEGO - mother Zeder in 3rd lac.

EUDEGO HBNr. 10/354275LOM DE 09 44538006* 01.08.2010aAa: 162543 Casein: AB

125 69%

121 64%

113 66%

EMERUP

ZEDER2/2 9.143 4,72 3,81 781

EMERALD GUNITADIEGO ET ZILLE PRONTO

38

sexed semensexed semen

A2/A2A2/A2

prog

eny tested

SPERMEXPROGENY

Adaptability

Excellent type and udder quality

The total merit index (TMI) contributes to the maximisation of the profitability in dairy farming:

TMI = 47 % fitness + 48% milk + 5% beef performance

A balanced strategy as key for the success!

38,5% kg protein

4,7% % protein

4,8%kg fat

5% Beef index16,0% Longevity

10% Somatic cell counts

2,7% Persistency

2,0% Milking speed1,8% calving ease

8,6% Fertility5,90% Stillbirth rate

Profit from the largest and most efficient Brown Swiss breeding program in the world!

- GERMAN BROWN SWISS - the most profitable choice!

Vitality

Low cell counts Calm temper

Strong feet & legs

Long-lasting cows:Average age at leaving:All dairy cows: 5.3 yearsBrown Swiss: 6.3 yearssource: Germany ADR, 2013

Superior producers of protein

Strong will for milking & flat lactation curve


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