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1 Montbeliarde Sire Directory Dam of No 1 Montbeliarde Genomic sire HARPER

2 TRAIT LEADERS 2014 OVERALL TYPE UDDERS FEET & LEGS CALG EASE CALF VITALITY Triomphe 126 Urbanitse 123 Triomphe 126 Brink 93 Brink 95 Urbaniste 119 Crasat 120 Harper 118 Harper 91 Ubac 94 Brink 118 Triomphe 119 Udom 118 Fetard 91 Cortil 93 Redon 117 Redon 118 Crasat 117 Ubac 91 Solstice 93 Crasat 117 Brink 116 Solstice 117 Solstice 90 Triomphe 93 PERAMENT MILKING SPEED ILITY SURVIVAL LL COUNT Cortil 130 Udom 119 Ubac 1.2 Fetard 2.0 Redon 1.8 Urbanitse 119 Crasat 113 Urbanitse 1.2 Harper 1.8 Harper 1.3 Udom 119 Harper 112 Triomphe 1.0 Redon 1.5 Timor 1.3 Brink 117 Elastar 108 Brink 1.0 Urbanitse 1.3 Crasat 0.9 Solstice 112 Guisseny 104 Fetard 1.0 Ubac 1.3 Cortil 0.7 LITRES PROTEIN KGS PROTEIN % B/FAT KGS B/FAT % Guisseny 1257 Crasat 46 Urbanitse 0.32 Elastar 49 Guisseny 0.30 Triomphe 997 Guisseny 41 Fetard 0.25 Crasat 47 Urbanitse 0.25 Cortil 964 Cortil 35 Faucitre 0.22 Guisseny 40 Ussage 0.25 Elastar 945 Brink 32 Harper 0.18 Cortil 39 Udom 0.23 Crasat 910 Elastar 31 Crasat 0.18 Brink 34 Fetard 0.22 HOW TO READ THIS CATALOGUE All the Coopex Montbeliarde bulls presented in our Sire Guide use the indexes which are officially produced by the French INRA (French Agronomic Research Centre in France). The French system uses the as its total merit index. = 45% (Pkg Fkg F% + 3 P%) % Type Final Score + 18% Fertility % Udder Health + 5% + 5% 2

3 CONTENTS 2. Trait Leaders / How To Read The Sire Guide 3. Index / Introduction 4. Montbeliarde the breed 5. Crossbreed with Montbeliarde 6. Montbeliarde Genomic Sires Harper and Guisseny 7. Fetard / Fauciture / Elastar 8. Crasat 9. Brink 10. Urbaniste 11. Cortil 12. Triomphe 13. Ussage 14. Ubac / Udom 15. Timor / Solstice 16. Quantum Leap 17. Auzred Xb AUSSIE RED Progeny Test Team AXBGladiator 18. AXBTopdeck /AXBFonterra /AXBBlackwood 19. AXBCommodus /AXBCJ/ AXBMaximus Auzred XB 824 Little Snowy Creek Road, Eskdale, Victoria 3701 Australia Tel: Fax: ausredgen@harboursat.com.au Steve Snowdon Breeding Advisor and Crossbreeding Specialist Tel: Mob: E: steve.auzredxb@bigpond.com Karen Moroney Operations Manager, Sales, Orders. Tel: Fax: Mob: E: ausredgen@harboursat.com.au Auzred Xb Introduction 7 new Coopex Montbeliarde sires to increase the genetic progress of your herd Genetic progress of your herd and continuing to increase it at the fastest and most economical rate, are essential elements to increased and retained profitability within your dairy business. Today with multi-million dollar investments, higher annual costs and milk price uncertainty, the genetics within your herd are a certainty. Auzred Xb has added 7 of the world s highest genetic merit Montbeliarde sires, to ensure that Australian dairy businesses have the ability to increase the genetic merit of their herds for profit at the fastest rate possible. Large scale crossbreeding studies continue to show 50% more lifetime profitability from the Montbeliarde x Holstein cow compared to the Holstein, combine this knowledge with the world s highest genetic merit Montbeliarde sires and your dairy business is on a winner! World No.1 and 2 rated Montbeliarde Genomic sires, Harper 164 and Guisseny 162, plus two Urbanitse sired genomic sons Fetard 157 and Faucitre 154 are now available in Australia. These young genomic sires are the product of an extensive Genomic breeding program by Coopex Montbeliarde, to breed the Modern Dairy Cow, in which over heifers are now genotyped each year, over 3000 male calves are then genotyped to end up with 80 young bulls to genomically test each year. Auzred Xb has also added three new high profile proven sires, Brink, Cortil and Triomphe to their proven team which is currently headed by the Worlds No1 and No2 rated Montbeliarde sires Crasat 173 and Urbaniste 161. Save with our 100+ unit packs: 100+ Unit Coopex Montbeliarde sire or Aussie Red sire packs; Order 100 units or more of your favourite Coopex Montbeliarde sire/sires, or Aussie Red sire/sires with a minimum of 10 units per sire. Check the unit pack price, compared to the of each sire in the price list and see how much you can save! 100+ Unit 1 to 3 for 1 Coopex Montbeliarde/Elite Young Aussie Red packs; You can order 50 units and up to a maximum 75 units of Coopex Montbeliarde sires, and 50 units down to a minimum 25 units of Elite Young Aussie Red sires per 100 unit pack. For the Coopex Montbeliarde sires, you can choose all of one Coopex Montbeliarde sire, or a combination of Coopex Montbeliarde sires, with a minimum of 10 units per sire. And for the Elite Young Aussie Red sires,you can also choose all of one sire, or any combination of Elite Young Aussie Red sires, with a minimum of 10 units per sire, to make up the pack. Take advantage of the lowest price offer available by being an Auzred Xb On-Line Member. Prices to you are the same as those in the 100+unit 1 to 3 for 1 pack price offer for each Auzred Xb sire. To take advantage of these prices, you firstly have to be an Auzred Xb Member, you only have to order a minimum 30 units of semen, any Auzred Xb sire or combination of sires, with a minimum 10 units per sire. Checkout our website on how to become a member at All prices quoted exclude GST and prices are subject to change. Limitation of Liability: The information is from sources we believe to be reliable, nevertheless Auzred XB gives no warranty and makes no representation as to the accuracy of such information. Any person relying upon any information set out herein does so entirely at their own risk and shall not have any claim against Auzred XB for any loss or damage which they thereby sustain. 3

4 THE MONTBELIARDE breed #1 Dairy breed for progress in France #2 French dairy breed With the Montbeliarde Breed, Quantity & Quality are guaranteed: 331 days kg - 3,90%F - 3,46%P cows under milk control in cows / 2010 The #1 Cheese Specialist: Thanks to the higher frequency of Kappa Casein B (favourable to cheese yield) and a good Protein/Fat ratio, Montbeliarde milk has been chosen by numerous specialty cheese industries, such as Comté, Morbier, Bleu de Gex, Reblochon, Cantal... Fertility: such an attractive asset 392 Days Interval Calving* (10 days better than national average). A real success: 60%* of Non Return rate in 1st AI versus 43% in Holstein. Adaptability, functionality and reliability Udder: Healthy, very well attached and so durable Feet & Legs: Excellent walking abilities & pasture specialist Rump: 95%* of easy calvings Body: Champion of roughage intake and conversion Beef value: High beef potential for cull cows and male calves Feeding system: 50% pasture + hay & 50% silage 1,76 Montbéliarde 2,01 With Montbeliarde, save 15 straws per herd of 60 cows Mastitis resistance: a proven quality In Montbeliarde population in France, only 5% of herds have problems* A long Productive Life - 15%* culled cows in 1st lactation. 20%* of cows in 5th lactation and more (versus 10% in Holstein and in Normande). 540 Montbeliarde cows have also produced over 100 tonnes of milk during their life. Montbéliarde 5,0% 5,8% 7,9% 8,5% 12,7% 13,3% 13,5% % of herds with problems

5 Crossbreedwith Montbeliarde 77 MASSIA 53, Micmac's daughter, owner Wesselink Herd, Beilen, Holland 50%MO / 50%HO, 9 046kg days, 3,77%F, 3,40%P Summary of articles by B. J Heins, L. B Hansen in Journal of Dairy Science vol. 95 issue 2, February 2012 Results for Montbeliarde x Holstein in comparison with pure Holstein cows (final California trials JDS Feb 2012) California trials confirm advantage of Montbeliarde crossbred. Dairy producers can improve the survival of cows and profitability by crossing pure Holstein cows with Montbeliarde bulls. N of cows Figures Total Lifetime Milk (kg) Lifetime Fat% Lifetime Protein% Lifetime Fat, kg Lifetime Protein, kg SCC Survival and Reproduction Days to first A.I. Days open Survival to 4 th Calv Days of herd life Proj. Profit per day, $ Proj. Lifetime profit $ HO Montbeliarde- Holstein ,5% 3,1% % 937 4,17 $ ,7% 3,2% % ,39 $6 503 % Gain with Monty cross +17,1% +0,2% +0,1% +22,2% +20,5% -8,9% -7 days -26 days +25,9% +401 days +5,3% +49,5% More production Higher Milk Quality Better reproduction and survival Oustanding financial gain

6 GENOMIC SIRES In the Coopex Montbeliarde Genomic program, each year they DNA profile over; heifers 3000 male calves Select the top 80 male calves to Genomic Progeny Test Coopex distribute their young Genomic sires the same as progeny test sires to ensure reliable unbiased proofs, it is not until their genomic sires have calves on the ground do they make them available to the public. This process also ensures that the Coopex Genomic sires have Calving Ease and Calf Vitality scores that are highly reliable. HARPER UNCHOIX/SIR/UMITIF 164 THE HIGHEST RATED GENOMIC MONTY IN THE WORLD! With such an outstanding pedigree this sire is a must try for farmers. High ratings through all areas of production, mammary, type,health traits and amazing longevity. HERDBOOK NO. FR NASIS ID. TBA BULL ID. CPXHARPER Daughters 0 - Herds 0 - Reliability 65% P(kg) F(kg) P(%) SEXED SEMEN $ Easy Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 111 Daughters 0 - Herds 0-64% Reliability BODY composite 97 STATURE 93 CHEST WIDTH 97 CHEST DEPTH 103 BODY DEPTH 95 RUMP composite 102 RUMP LENGTH 92 THURL WIDTH 100 RUMP ANGLE 100 FEET & LEGS composite 118 REAR LEG SET 117 FOOT ANGLE 104 UDDER composite 113 FORE UDDER 108 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 115 REAR UDDER WIDTH 111 UDDER DEPTH 111 UDDER BALAN 109 UDDER CLEFT 105 FRONT TEAT AMENT 118 TEAT ORIENTATION 101 TOTAL TEAT score 102 TEAT LENGTH 106 TEAT SHAPE 94 MUSCLE / Body cond. 98 NEW GUISSENY CORTIL/RALBAN/MICMAC 162 NEW GENOMIC SIRE OFFERING OUTCROSS GENETICS - Huge production - Great mammary, type and health traits. - High () Calf Vitality HERDBOOK NO. FR NASIS ID. TBA BULL ID. CPXGUISSENY Daughters 0 Herds 0 Reliability 64% P(kg) F(kg) P(%) SEXED SEMEN $ Easy Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 112 Daughters 9 - Herds 8-75% Reliability BODY composite 103 STATURE 106 CHEST WIDTH 92 CHEST DEPTH 111 BODY DEPTH 106 RUMP composite 104 RUMP LENGTH 111 THURL WIDTH 102 RUMP ANGLE 102 FEET & LEGS composite 110 REAR LEG SET 115 FOOT ANGLE 112 UDDER composite 114 FORE UDDER 114 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 105 REAR UDDER WIDTH 101 UDDER DEPTH 107 UDDER BALAN 120 UDDER CLEFT 116 FRONT TEAT AMENT 100 TEAT ORIENTATION 115 TOTAL TEAT score 101 TEAT LENGTH 96 TEAT SHAPE 102 MUSCLE / Body cond. 93 NEW 6

7 FETARD URBANITSE/UMITIF/JORQUIN 157 HIGHEST RATED URBANITSE GENOMIC SON OFFERING -, mammary, type and health traits - Components, Fertility and Longevity - Calving Ease with strong Fore Udders $24 HERDBOOK NO. FR NASIS ID. TBA BULL ID. CPXFETARD Daughters 0 - Herds 0 - Reliability 66% P(kg) F(kg) P(%) Very Easy Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 109 Daughters 0- Herds 0-65% Reliability BODY composite 98 STATURE 103 CHEST WIDTH 94 CHEST DEPTH 99 BODY DEPTH 102 RUMP composite 104 RUMP LENGTH 107 THURL WIDTH 93 RUMP ANGLE 102 FEET & LEGS composite 114 REAR LEG SET 91 FOOT ANGLE 102 UDDER composite 114 FORE UDDER 123 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 107 REAR UDDER WIDTH 113 UDDER DEPTH 104 UDDER BALAN 122 UDDER CLEFT 109 FRONT TEAT AMENT 112 TEAT ORIENTATION 102 TOTAL TEAT score 99 TEAT LENGTH 104 TEAT SHAPE 91 MUSCLE / Body cond. 87 NEW FAUCITRE URBANITSE/PERNAN/ 154 A2A2 NEW HIGHLY RATED URBANITSE GENOMIC SON -High, Type and Udders -High Protein Kgs and % deviation -Great Temp and very strong Fore Udders $24 HERDBOOK NO. FR NASIS ID. TBA BULL ID. CPXFAUCITRE Daughters 0 - Herds 0 - Reliability 66% P(kg) F(kg) P(%) Normal/Average Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 114 Daughters 0 - Herds 0-65% Reliability BODY composite 104 STATURE 103 CHEST WIDTH 97 CHEST DEPTH 113 BODY DEPTH 102 RUMP composite 109 RUMP LENGTH 105 THURL WIDTH 105 RUMP ANGLE 89 FEET & LEGS composite 112 REAR LEG SET 86 FOOT ANGLE 107 UDDER composite 114 FORE UDDER 124 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 102 REAR UDDER WIDTH 116 UDDER DEPTH 105 UDDER BALAN 114 UDDER CLEFT 106 FRONT TEAT AMENT 116 TEAT ORIENTATION 107 TOTAL TEAT score 102 TEAT LENGTH 95 TEAT SHAPE 86 MUSCLE / Body cond. 84 NEW ELASTAR ROBIN/PERNAN/MICMAC 147 GENOMIC SIRE OFFERING OUTCROSS GENETICS - Huge production, Temp and Calf Vitality () - Medium sized and super efficient $24 HERDBOOK NO. FRA NASIS ID. 94MOF03 BULL ID. CPXELASTAR Daughters 0 Herds 0 Reliability 66% P(kg) F(kg) P(%) Very Easy Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 102 Daughters 0 - Herds 0-66% Reliability BODY composite 91 STATURE 106 CHEST WIDTH 86 CHEST DEPTH 91 BODY DEPTH 99 RUMP composite 99 RUMP LENGTH 92 THURL WIDTH 89 RUMP ANGLE 94 FEET & LEGS composite 115 REAR LEG SET 95 FOOT ANGLE 111 UDDER composite 106 FORE UDDER 115 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 115 REAR UDDER WIDTH 115 UDDER DEPTH 96 UDDER BALAN 109 UDDER CLEFT 103 FRONT TEAT AMENT 98 TEAT ORIENTATION 107 TOTAL TEAT score 93 TEAT LENGTH 104 TEAT SHAPE 103 MUSCLE / Body cond. 83 7

8 CRASAT REDON/MICMAC/GARDIAN $40 HERDBOOK NO. NASIS ID. BULL ID. FRA MOD03 CPXCRASAT Daughters Herds % Reliability P(kg) +47 F(kg) P(%) PEDIGREE SAYS IT ALL! - Highly rated Genomic sire, now the World s #1 Proven Montbeliarde Sire - High ratings for overall type and mammary - High ratings for calving ease - Fantastic milking speed, there is so much about this bull that is right! Very Easy Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 117 Daughters Herds % Reliability BODY composite 105 STATURE 101 CHEST WIDTH 106 CHEST DEPTH 90 BODY DEPTH 115 RUMP composite 85 RUMP LENGTH 77 THURL WIDTH 90 RUMP ANGLE 110 FEET & LEGS composite 117 REAR LEG SET 103 FOOT ANGLE 116 UDDER composite 120 FORE UDDER 110 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 115 REAR UDDER WIDTH 116 UDDER DEPTH 116 UDDER BALAN 124 UDDER CLEFT 83 FRONT TEAT AMENT 116 TEAT ORIENTATION 123 TOTAL TEAT score 112 TEAT LENGTH 106 TEAT SHAPE 93 MUSCLE / Body cond. 111 French Proofs June 2014 Framboise a daughter of Crasat in France A CRASAT daughter in France 8

9 BRINK REDON/MICMAC/GARDIAN HERDBOOK NO. NASIS ID. BULL ID. FR TBA CPXBRINK Daughters 77 - Herds 72-90% Reliability P(kg) +35 F(kg) P(%) Very Easy NEW HIGH PROFILE SON OF AUSTRALIAN FAVOURITE, PAPAYOU - Huge sire, with fantastic Type and Udders - Calving Ease and Calf Vitality () specialist - Extreme High demand sire worldwide Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 118 Daughters 62 - Herds 59-87% Reliability BODY composite 107 STATURE 105 CHEST WIDTH 109 CHEST DEPTH 103 BODY DEPTH 103 RUMP composite 106 RUMP LENGTH 99 THURL WIDTH 102 RUMP ANGLE 103 FEET & LEGS composite 113 REAR LEG SET 105 FOOT ANGLE 95 UDDER composite 116 FORE UDDER 109 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 93 REAR UDDER WIDTH 120 UDDER DEPTH 118 UDDER BALAN 115 UDDER CLEFT 101 FRONT TEAT AMENT 111 TEAT ORIENTATION 120 TOTAL TEAT score 111 TEAT LENGTH 86 TEAT SHAPE 90 MUSCLE / Body cond. 108 $40??? Brink Daughters 9

10 URBANISTE MASOLINO/GARDIAN/CANARI $32 HERDBOOK NO. NASIS ID. BULL ID. FRA MOZ06 CPXURBANISTE Daughters Herds % Reliability P(kg) +27 F(kg) P(%) A2A2 THE COMETE PACKAGE - No 2 in France - Exceptional Udders - Fantastic, Type and components - Fertility, Longevity and Temp all rolled into 1! Easy/Normal Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 119 Daughters Herds % Reliability BODY composite 101 STATURE 108 CHEST WIDTH 95 CHEST DEPTH 104 BODY DEPTH 101 RUMP composite 109 RUMP LENGTH 109 THURL WIDTH 98 RUMP ANGLE 96 FEET & LEGS composite 115 REAR LEG SET 93 FOOT ANGLE 119 UDDER composite 123 FORE UDDER 128 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 101 REAR UDDER WIDTH 124 UDDER DEPTH 106 UDDER BALAN 136 UDDER CLEFT 113 FRONT TEAT AMENT 116 TEAT ORIENTATION 115 TOTAL TEAT score 104 TEAT LENGTH 103 TEAT SHAPE 80 MUSCLE / Body cond. 86 French Proofs June 2014 Urbaniste daughters in France Urbaniste daughters in France 10

11 CORTIL PIOMBO/LINOU/GARDIAN $26 HERDBOOK NO. NASIS ID. BULL ID. FR TBA CPXCORTIL Daughters Herds % Reliability P(kg) +39 F(kg) P(%) OUTCROSS ALLROUNDER - Health specialist with Normal/Average NEW Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 112 Daughters Herds % Reliability BODY composite 107 STATURE 110 CHEST WIDTH 100 CHEST DEPTH 106 BODY DEPTH 109 RUMP composite 104 RUMP LENGTH 111 THURL WIDTH 102 RUMP ANGLE 101 FEET & LEGS composite 108 REAR LEG SET 126 FOOT ANGLE 118 UDDER composite 111 FORE UDDER 126 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 114 REAR UDDER WIDTH 101 UDDER DEPTH 90 UDDER BALAN 118 UDDER CLEFT 122 FRONT TEAT AMENT 96 TEAT ORIENTATION 106 TOTAL TEAT score 97 TEAT LENGTH 105 TEAT SHAPE 107 MUSCLE / Body cond Huge production - Wonderful dairy temperament - Great calf Vitality??? Cortil daughters in France 11

12 TRIOMPHE LECUYER/GARDIAN/BOIS LE $26 HERDBOOK NO. NASIS ID. BULL ID. FR TBA CPXTRIOMPHE Daughters Herds % Reliability P(kg) +31 F(kg) P(%) HIGH DAIRY PRODUR SATISFACTION - The breeds Type specialist Easy NEW Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 126 Daughters Herds % Reliability BODY composite 118 STATURE 111 CHEST WIDTH 124 CHEST DEPTH 105 BODY DEPTH 109 RUMP composite 93 RUMP LENGTH 103 THURL WIDTH 132 RUMP ANGLE 137 FEET & LEGS composite 126 REAR LEG SET 103 FOOT ANGLE 99 UDDER composite 119 FORE UDDER 125 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 115 REAR UDDER WIDTH 117 UDDER DEPTH 99 UDDER BALAN 138 UDDER CLEFT 114 FRONT TEAT AMENT 105 TEAT ORIENTATION 115 TOTAL TEAT score 92 TEAT LENGTH 120 TEAT SHAPE 102 MUSCLE / Body cond. 111 French Proofs June The best Feet & Legs in the business - Huge production combined with Longevity and Fertility Triomphe daughters in France Triomphe daughters in France 12

13 USSAGE MASOLINO/GARDIAN/BOIS LE HERDBOOK NO. NASIS ID. BULL ID. FR MOZ03 CPXUssage Daughters Herds % Reliability P(kg) +32 F(kg) +0.3 P(%) A2A Easy Calving NEW Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 98 Daughters 141- Herds % Reliability BODY composite 84 STATURE 94 CHEST WIDTH 90 CHEST DEPTH 90 BODY DEPTH 82 RUMP composite 97 RUMP LENGTH 99 THURL WIDTH 99 RUMP ANGLE 109 FEET & LEGS composite 107 REAR LEG SET 103 FOOT ANGLE 126 UDDER composite 107 FORE UDDER 106 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 99 REAR UDDER WIDTH 126 UDDER DEPTH 102 UDDER BALAN 98 UDDER CLEFT 97 FRONT TEAT AMENT 119 TEAT ORIENTATION 113 TOTAL TEAT score 99 TEAT LENGTH 97 TEAT SHAPE 114 MUSCLE / Body cond. 93 French Proofs June 2014 $22 HIGH POPULARITY A2A2 SIRE IN WORLDWIDE DEMAND - Super efficient small-medium sized daughters - Calving Ease sire with Body Composite just 84 - His daughters are 16% smaller than breed average for size Ussage daughters in France - Perfect sire to use of Large framed Holstein cows Ussage daughters in France 13

14 UBAC Micmac/Faucon/Bois Levin 119 $20 TYPE AND FITNESS SPECIALIST - Great Udders and F & L s - Highly popular sire - Fertility and Longevity - High Calf Vitality () - Calving Ease HERDBOOK NO. FRA NASIS ID. 94MOZ02 BULL ID. CPXUBAC Daughters Herds % Reliability P(kg) -2 F(kg) P(%) Very Easy Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 111 Daughters Herds % Reliability BODY composite 99 STATURE 113 CHEST WIDTH 91 CHEST DEPTH 106 BODY DEPTH 99 RUMP composite 99 RUMP LENGTH 105 THURL WIDTH 99 RUMP ANGLE 104 FEET & LEGS composite 115 REAR LEG SET 139 FOOT ANGLE 102 UDDER composite 114 FORE UDDER 103 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 117 REAR UDDER WIDTH 100 UDDER DEPTH 119 UDDER BALAN 125 UDDER CLEFT 101 FRONT TEAT AMENT 111 TEAT ORIENTATION 103 TOTAL TEAT score 95 TEAT LENGTH 96 TEAT SHAPE 104 MUSCLE / Body cond. 92 UDOM Masolino/Gardian/Faucon 111 $20 PRODUCTION AND TYPE - Offering production with High fat - Excellent Milking Speed & Temp - Fantastic Feet & Legs - Australian daughters now milking - Very tidy medium sized cows HERDBOOK NO. FRA NASIS ID. 94MOZ04 BULL ID. CPXUDOM Daughters 90 - Herds 86-91% Reliability +12 P(kg) F(kg) P(%) Very Easy Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 106 Daughters 82 - Herds 78-91% Reliability BODY composite 102 STATURE 111 CHEST WIDTH 105 CHEST DEPTH 96 BODY DEPTH 100 RUMP composite 106 RUMP LENGTH 126 THURL WIDTH 107 RUMP ANGLE 113 FEET & LEGS composite 118 REAR LEG SET 108 FOOT ANGLE 117 UDDER composite 101 FORE UDDER 95 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 97 REAR UDDER WIDTH 97 UDDER DEPTH 97 UDDER BALAN 109 UDDER CLEFT 118 FRONT TEAT AMENT 98 TEAT ORIENTATION 98 TOTAL TEAT score 93 TEAT LENGTH 115 TEAT SHAPE 93 MUSCLE / Body cond

15 TIMOR LECUYER/EZOZO/BOIS LE 105 $18 - Grazing Specialist - Strong Feet & Legs - Medium Sized Cows - Great Health & Fertility HERDBOOK NO. FRA NASIS ID. 94MOZ04 BULL ID. CPXTIMOR Daughters Herds % Reliability P(kg) -1 F(kg) P(%) Normal Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 100 Daughters Herds % Reliability BODY composite 98 STATURE 97 CHEST WIDTH 97 CHEST DEPTH 104 BODY DEPTH 94 RUMP composite 97 RUMP LENGTH 97 THURL WIDTH 111 RUMP ANGLE 122 FEET & LEGS composite 106 REAR LEG SET 104 FOOT ANGLE 97 UDDER composite 102 FORE UDDER 113 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 100 REAR UDDER WIDTH 105 UDDER DEPTH 108 UDDER BALAN 95 UDDER CLEFT 93 FRONT TEAT AMENT 108 TEAT ORIENTATION 99 TOTAL TEAT score 95 TEAT LENGTH 115 TEAT SHAPE 100 MUSCLE / Body cond. 86 SOLSTI Isangrin/Bois Levin/TARTARS 102 $18 CONTINUES TO BE FARMER FAVOURITE - Strong Feet and Legs - Improves teat length and shape - Excellent Calving Ease Sire HERDBOOK NO. FRA70390 NASIS ID. 94MOX04 BULL ID. SOLSTI Daughters Herds % Reliability P(kg) F(kg) P(%) Very Easy Type TYPE FINAL SCORE 96 Daughters Herds % Reliability BODY composite 80 STATURE 97 CHEST WIDTH 81 CHEST DEPTH 83 BODY DEPTH 88 RUMP composite 96 RUMP LENGTH 91 THURL WIDTH 101 RUMP ANGLE 105 FEET & LEGS composite 117 REAR LEG SET 111 FOOT ANGLE 111 UDDER composite 105 FORE UDDER 98 REAR UDDER HEIGHT 111 REAR UDDER WIDTH 111 UDDER DEPTH 100 UDDER BALAN 92 UDDER CLEFT 100 FRONT TEAT AMENT 119 TEAT ORIENTATION 111 TOTAL TEAT score 102 TEAT LENGTH 91 TEAT SHAPE 106 MUSCLE / Body cond

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