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1 CATALOGUE April 217

2 2 APRIL PROOFS FRIESIAN SIRES Britain s largest bull stud, Cogent Breeding, led by Mark Roach is dedicated to supporting the UK market and providing a unique service for our customers. We are the pioneering sexed semen specialists, providing a range of high quality and effective dairy farming solutions and genetics, reproductive, health and fertility monitoring packages to help improve herds, large or small. With the market place gradually improving; we have a fantastic range of products and services, and are eager to demonstrate a renewed commitment to current and future customers which will show the value that we can offer to advance your businesses. With decades of industry knowledge now at the helm, Mark Roach, who joins Cogent from the award winning Grosvenor Farms, Cheshire is supported by Stuart Boothman, UK Business Manager. The offering of the highest quality British Friesian genetics still remains an area of focus for Cogent and we are delighted to present so many chart toppers within the range. The Number One Genomic PLI sire Goonhilly Joseph is now joined by Kirkby Jupiter The number One proven type sire that also brings a PLI of 387 to the table. We are proud to market these fantastic sires alongside genomic testing, the precision match mating programme - The only programme on the market that works on a friesian base, Moomonitor, sexed semen and the full Precision offer. We are uniquely placed to provide a complete genetic and reproduction solutions offering to our customers which will make their business more productive and competitive. We believe that nobody else can offer more or better. There isn t a farm in the country that couldn t get better value from our range of products.

3 3 p.5 GOONHILLY JOSEPH No.1 Genomic Friesian PLI sire p.9 KIRKBY JUPITER Proven No.3 PLI & No.1 Type Sire p.6 INCH NUMBER ONE No.1 combined fat & protein sire p.1 KIRKBY PREMIER The most complete Friesian on the market INDEX GENOMIC RANGE 4 Bombardier 4 Flynn 5 Joseph 5 Leonard 6 Number One 6 Patrick 7 Penrod 7 Regal 8 Robert 8 Sebastian PROVEN RANGE 9 Canon 9 Jupiter 1 Lord 1 Paterson 11 Premier Cogent abide by the AHDB Dairy and Holstein UK Established Code of Advertising

4 4 TYPE OUTCROSS Aintree BOMBARDIER Patrol x Quentin x Frans HBN: AI Code: BF1125 Breed: 98% Friesian aaa: 564 Coolmohan FLYNN Nautical 19 x Lysell Image x Norton HBN: IE AI Code: BF172 Breed: 8% Friesian aaa: 531 FAMILY MEMBER LAKEMEAD BARBARA 97 BFE93 PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK DAM COOLMOHAN REBECCA IMAGE 1 EX92 PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE CONVERSION FROM IRISH PROOF UK Type Merit.78 Excellent UK Type Merit. Excellent UK Udder Composite.78 Excellent UK Udder Composite.19 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.6 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.5 Excellent Stature.67 Taller Stature.71 Taller Chest Width.42 Wide Chest Width -.83 Wide Body Depth.33 Deep Body Depth.4 Deep Angularity.59 Open Rib Angularity 1.32 Open Rib Rump Angle -.64 High Pins Rump Angle -.34 High Pins Rump Width.71 Wide Rump Width.9 Wide Rear Leg Side Straight Rear Leg Side.29 Straight Foot Angle 1.58 Steep Foot Angle -.76 Steep Fore Udder Attach.39 Tight Fore Udder Attach -.42 Tight Rear Udder Height.8 Very High Rear Udder Height.53 Very High Udder Support.93 Strong Udder Support.32 Strong Udder Depth.24 2cm above Udder Depth -.1 2cm above Front Teat Placement.72 Close Front Teat Placement -.17 Close Teat Length.13 Long Teat Length -.4 Long Rear Teat Place 1.37 Close Rear Teat Place.7 Apart Teat Position Side.77 Apart Teat Position Side.9 Apart Locomotion.74 Excellent Locomotion -.31 Excellent Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 56% Rel Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 48% Rel Fertility Index 4.1 Improver Condition Score -.49 Low Fertility Index.5 Improver Condition Score Low Lifespan.2 Improver TB Advantage 1.8 Improver Lifespan -.1 Non Improver TB Advantage 1.1 Improver Calving Ease.9 Easy Maintenance 7 High Calving Ease 1. Easy Maintenance -11 Low Milking Speed -.35 Average A1A2 Milking Speed.82 Excellent A1A2 Temperament 1.2 Good AA Temperament.51 Good BB Somatic Cell 1 Average Somatic Cell 6 Non Improver Figures converted by AHDB from Irish base to PLI

5 5 PLI Goonhilly JOSEPH Chad x Hylke x Glen Albyn HBN: AI Code: BF113 Breed: 98% Friesian aaa: 153 Skyhigh LEONARD Adema 186 x Glen Albyn x Doraman HBN: AI Code: BF166 Breed: 99% Friesian aaa: 456 FULL SISTER GOONHILLY CHAD YASMIN BFV85 PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit.73 Excellent UK Udder Composite.67 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.77 Excellent Stature.2 Taller Chest Width.17 Wide Body Depth.15 Shallow Angularity.24 Coarse Rump Angle -.58 High Pins Rump Width.3 Wide Rear Leg Side -.57 Straight Foot Angle.6 Steep Fore Udder Attach.18 Tight Rear Udder Height.47 Very High Udder Support.78 Strong Udder Depth.28 2cm above Front Teat Placement.7 Close Teat Length -.1 Short Rear Teat Place.93 Close Teat Position Side.85 Apart Locomotion.92 Excellent Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 55% Rel Fertility Index 4. Improver Lifespan.2 Improver Calving Ease 1.6 Easy Milking Speed 1.8 Excellent Temperament.51 Good Somatic Cell -1 Improver Condition Score -.4 Low TB Advantage 1.2 Improver Maintenance 1 Average A1A1 AA PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit.77 Excellent UK Udder Composite.85 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.57 Excellent Stature.73 Taller Chest Width.16 Narrow Body Depth.81 Shallow Angularity.87 Open Rib Rump Angle High Pins Rump Width 1.17 Wide Rear Leg Side -1.5 Straight Foot Angle 1.31 Steep Fore Udder Attach -.39 Tight Rear Udder Height.43 Very High Udder Support.72 Strong Udder Depth.2 2cm above Front Teat Placement.78 Close Teat Length -.53 Short Rear Teat Place 1.6 Close Teat Position Side.81 Apart Locomotion.59 Low Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 58% Rel Fertility Index.1 Improver Lifespan. Improver Calving Ease 1.2 Easy Milking Speed.73 Excellent Temperament 1.19 Good Somatic Cell 2 Non Improver Condition Score -1.1 Low TB Advantage 2.7 Improver Maintenance 6 High A1A2 AB

6 6 TYPE MAMMARY FEET & LEGS Inch NUMBER ONE EX92 Osbert x Glen Albyn x Sem HBN: AI Code: BF162 Breed: 88% Friesian aaa: 546 Aintree PATRICK Garve x Glen Albyn x Panatella HBN: AI Code:BF111 Breed: 98% Friesian aaa: 513 DAM: INCH BLACKISLE DAPHNE 2 EX92(3) PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK DAM BLACKISLE PAULINE 71 EX95 PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit.68 Excellent UK Type Merit 1.67 Excellent UK Udder Composite.73 Excellent UK Udder Composite 1.44 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.68 Excellent UK Feet & Legs 1.62 Excellent Stature 1.12 Taller Stature 1.25 Taller Chest Width -.59 Wide Chest Width.4 Wide Body Depth.69 Deep Body Depth.7 Deep Angularity 1.77 Open Rib Angularity 1.12 Open Rib Rump Angle -.77 High Pins Rump Angle -.51 High Pins Rump Width 1.71 Wide Rump Width 1.3 Wide Rear Leg Side -.1 Straight Rear Leg Side Straight Foot Angle -.2 Steep Foot Angle 1.97 Steep Fore Udder Attach -.48 Tight Fore Udder Attach 1.35 Tight Rear Udder Height.92 Very High Rear Udder Height 1.1 Very High Udder Support.81 Strong Udder Support.96 Strong Udder Depth cm above Udder Depth cm above Front Teat Placement.55 Close Front Teat Placement.74 Close Teat Length.48 Long Teat Length.11 Long Rear Teat Place.68 Close Rear Teat Place.67 Apart Teat Position Side.66 Apart Teat Position Side.29 Apart Locomotion.2 Excellent Locomotion 1.4 Excellent Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 54% Rel Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 56% Rel Fertility Index -3.3 Non Improver Lifespan -.1 Non Improver Calving Ease.8 Easy Milking Speed -.55 Below Average Temperament.63 Good Somatic Cell 12 Non Improver Condition Score Low TB Advantage.6 Improver Maintenance 2 High A1A1 AA Fertility Index. Improver Condition Score -.81 Low Lifespan.1 Improver TB Advantage 3.4 Improver Calving Ease 1.1 Easy Maintenance 8 High Milking Speed.25 Average A1A1 Temperament.88 Good AA Somatic Cell -12 Improver

7 7 TYPE MAMMARY TYPE Aintree PENROD Hilton x Glen Albyn x Panatella HBN: AI Code:BF1124 Breed: 97% Friesian aaa: 543 Lismulligan REGAL Prince 2 x Glen Albyn x Frigate HBN: AI Code:BF16 Breed: 1% Friesian aaa: 513 PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit 1.23 Excellent UK Udder Composite 1.21 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.97 Excellent Stature.53 Taller Chest Width.53 Wide Body Depth.71 Shallow Angularity.73 Coarse Rump Angle -.55 High Pins Rump Width.72 Wide Rear Leg Side -1.5 Straight Foot Angle.88 Steep Fore Udder Attach.29 Tight Rear Udder Height 1.1 Very High Udder Support.84 Strong Udder Depth cm above Front Teat Placement 1.8 Close Teat Length.73 Short Rear Teat Place 1.2 Close Teat Position Side 1.71 Apart Locomotion.78 Excellent Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 58% Rel Fertility Index -2.7 Non Improver Lifespan.1 Improver Calving Ease.8 Easy Milking Speed.1 Average Temperament 1.17 Good Somatic Cell -9 Improver Condition Score -.12 Low TB Advantage -.2 Non Improver Maintenance 6 High A1/B AB PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit.98 Excellent UK Udder Composite.95 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.6 Excellent Stature.83 Taller Chest Width.51 Narrow Body Depth.33 Shallow Angularity.7 Open Rib Rump Angle.3 High Pins Rump Width.3 Wide Rear Leg Side -.55 Straight Foot Angle.68 Steep Fore Udder Attach.61 Tight Rear Udder Height 1.8 Very High Udder Support 1.9 Strong Udder Depth.5 2cm above Front Teat Placement.57 Close Teat Length -.5 Short Rear Teat Place.8 Close Teat Position Side 1.5 Apart Locomotion.64 Low Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 56% Rel Fertility Index 2. Improver Lifespan. Average Calving Ease 1. Easy Milking Speed.1 Average Temperament.97 Good Somatic Cell 3 Non Improver Condition Score.45 High TB Advantage.6 Improver Maintenance 1 High A1A2 AA

8 8 OUTCROSS Inch ROBERT EX9 Osbert x Glen Albyn x Sem HBN: AI Code: BF179 Breed: 89% Friesian aaa: 513 Lakemead SEBASTIAN Randolf x Frans x Arizona HBN: AI Code:BF161 Breed: 98% Friesian aaa: 516 DAM LAKEMEAD SAINT 15 BFV89 SP PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK PRODUCTION DTRS HERDS APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit.29 Excellent UK Type Merit -.29 Excellent UK Udder Composite.21 Excellent UK Udder Composite -.31 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.77 Excellent UK Feet & Legs.38 Excellent Stature.81 Taller Stature.18 Taller Chest Width -.6 Wide Chest Width.39 Wide Body Depth.57 Deep Body Depth.41 Deep Angularity 1.2 Open Rib Angularity.35 Open Rib Rump Angle.31 High Pins Rump Angle -.21 High Pins Rump Width 1.16 Wide Rump Width.81 Wide Rear Leg Side. Straight Rear Leg Side -.11 Straight Foot Angle -.31 Steep Foot Angle -.59 Steep Fore Udder Attach -.33 Tight Fore Udder Attach -.73 Tight Rear Udder Height.26 Very High Rear Udder Height.1 Very High Udder Support.3 Strong Udder Support -.31 Strong Udder Depth -.3 2cm above Udder Depth cm above Front Teat Placement -.6 Close Front Teat Placement -.45 Close Teat Length.56 Long Teat Length.81 Long Rear Teat Place.12 Close Rear Teat Place -.36 Apart Teat Position Side.37 Apart Teat Position Side.54 Apart Locomotion.55 Excellent Locomotion.38 Excellent Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 58% Rel Daughters in Herds Dtrs Herds 57% Rel Fertility Index 2. Improver Condition Score -1.7 Low Fertility Index 2.9 Improver Condition Score -.16 Low Lifespan.1 Improver TB Advantage 1.9 Improver Lifespan. Average TB Advantage.8 Improver Calving Ease.6 Easy Maintenance 4 High Calving Ease.8 Easy Maintenance 3 High Milking Speed.51 Excellent A1A1 Milking Speed.17 Average A1A2 Temperament.75 Good AA Temperament.67 Good AA Somatic Cell Average Somatic Cell Average

9 PROVEN SIRE PROVEN SIRE 9 OUTCROSS PLI TYPE UDDER HEALTH Catlane CANON Torello x Bureaucrat x Saracen HBN: AI Code:BF132 Breed: 99% Friesian aaa: N/A Kirkby JUPITER RDC Centurion x Emperor x Beta HBN: AI Code:BF142 Breed: 95% Friesian aaa: 531 PRODUCTION DTRS 4 HERDS 25 APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit -.83 Excellent UK Udder Composite -.24 Excellent UK Feet & Legs Excellent Stature 1.22 Taller Chest Width.17 Wide Body Depth 1.48 Shallow Angularity 2.21 Coarse Rump Angle -.88 High Pins Rump Width 1.51 Wide Rear Leg Side 1.3 Straight Foot Angle -1. Steep Fore Udder Attach -1. Tight Rear Udder Height.56 Very High Udder Support -.86 Strong Udder Depth cm above Front Teat Placement -.74 Close Teat Length.45 Short Rear Teat Place Close Teat Position Side.92 Apart Locomotion Excellent Daughters in Herds 12 Dtrs 1 Herds 36% Rel Fertility Index -.6 Non Improver Lifespan -.1 Non Improver Calving Ease 1.6 Easy Milking Speed -.18 Average Temperament.81 Good Somatic Cell 13 Non Improver Condition Score -2.7 Low TB Advantage N/A Maintenance 7 High A1A1 AA DAM: KIRKBY JAY 3 BFE9 PRODUCTION DTRS 49 HERDS 27 APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit 2.45 Excellent UK Udder Composite 2.51 Excellent UK Feet & Legs 1.43 Excellent Stature.68 Taller Chest Width -.21 Narrow Body Depth 1.1 Shallow Angularity 1.83 Open Rib Rump Angle -.8 High Pins Rump Width.33 Wide Rear Leg Side.23 Straight Foot Angle.13 Steep Fore Udder Attach 1.2 Tight Rear Udder Height 2.41 Very High Udder Support 1.98 Strong Udder Depth.21 2cm above Front Teat Placement 1.37 Close Teat Length -.74 Short Rear Teat Place 1.9 Close Teat Position Side 1.27 Apart Locomotion 1.77 Low Daughters in Herds 25 Dtrs 18 Herds 56% Rel Fertility Index 3.4 Improver Lifespan.4 Improver Calving Ease 1.1 Easy Milking Speed 1.64 Excellent Temperament -.41 Good Somatic Cell -1 Improver Condition Score -1.1 Low TB Advantage N/A Maintenance 1 High A1A2 AA

10 1 PROVEN SIRE - GB ONLY PROVEN SIRE FEET & LEGS UDDER HEALTH UDDER HEALTH Skyhigh LORD Glen Albyn x Breadwin x Desert Orchid HBN: AI Code: BF15 Breed: 99% Friesian aaa: 465 Kirkby PATERSON Jason x Emperor x Mr Frosty HBN: AI Code:BF141 Breed: 91% Friesian aaa: 531 BROCKTON-GRANGE LORD 439 PRODUCTION DTRS 175 HERDS 71 APRIL 217 SOURCE UK PRODUCTION DTRS 46 HERDS 27 APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit.95 Excellent UK Type Merit.59 Excellent UK Udder Composite.48 Excellent UK Udder Composite.9 Excellent UK Feet & Legs 1.93 Excellent UK Feet & Legs -.3 Excellent Stature.8 Taller Stature 1.3 Taller Chest Width Wide Chest Width -1.6 Wide Body Depth -.82 Deep Body Depth 1.8 Deep Angularity.86 Open Rib Angularity 2.49 Open Rib Rump Angle.32 High Pins Rump Angle 1.44 High Pins Rump Width.2 Wide Rump Width.23 Wide Rear Leg Side -.86 Straight Rear Leg Side 1.44 Straight Foot Angle 1.37 Steep Foot Angle Steep Fore Udder Attach -.2 Tight Fore Udder Attach.88 Tight Rear Udder Height.83 Very High Rear Udder Height 1.29 Very High Udder Support 1.47 Strong Udder Support -.82 Strong Udder Depth.6 2cm above Udder Depth.72 2cm above Front Teat Placement.27 Close Front Teat Placement.85 Close Teat Length.72 Long Teat Length.15 Long Rear Teat Place.47 Close Rear Teat Place.4 Apart Teat Position Side 1.26 Apart Teat Position Side 1.26 Apart Locomotion 2.22 Excellent Locomotion -.37 Excellent Daughters in Herds 77 Dtrs 44 Herds 76% Rel Daughters in Herds 16 Dtrs 11 Herds 44% Rel Fertility Index.5 Improver Condition Score Low Fertility Index -7.3 Non Improver Condition Score Low Lifespan.1 Improver TB Advantage N/A Lifespan.1 Improver TB Advantage NA Calving Ease 3. Easy Maintenance -11 Low Calving Ease 1.5 Easy Maintenance -1 Low Milking Speed -.31 Average A1A2 Milking Speed 1.44 Excellent A1A2 Temperament.87 Good AA Temperament.61 Good AA Somatic Cell -12 Improver Somatic Cell -3 Improver

11 PROVEN SIRE ALSO AVAILABLE 11 TYPE Kirkby PREMIER VG87 Benloyal x Mr Frosty x Arizona HBN: AI Code:BF121 Breed: 88% Friesian aaa: FULL DATA AVAILABLE Big Piet ADEMA 193 EX91 Piet Adema 186 x Piet Adema 158 x Thierry HBN: AI Code: BF143 Breed: 1% Friesian aaa: 645 Outcross with 252 PLI and High Components Dtr of Big Piet Adema 193 Shorne ADMIRAL BFV89 Rancher x Sem x Cheddar HBN: AI Code: BF146 Breed: 95% Friesian aaa: 513 Proven Production Specialist DTR PEARTREE PREMIER LADY 2 VG86 PRODUCTION DTRS 126 HERDS 47 APRIL 217 SOURCE UK UK Type Merit 1.63 Excellent UK Udder Composite 1.22 Excellent UK Feet & Legs 2.7 Excellent Stature 1.28 Taller Chest Width.5 Wide Body Depth.81 Shallow Angularity 1.16 Coarse Rump Angle 1.43 High Pins Rump Width.17 Wide Rear Leg Side -.48 Straight Foot Angle 1.6 Steep Fore Udder Attach 1.9 Tight Rear Udder Height 1.77 Very High Udder Support.34 Strong Udder Depth.7 2cm above Front Teat Placement.35 Close Teat Length.1 Short Rear Teat Place.53 Close Teat Position Side 1.26 Apart Locomotion 2.1 Excellent Daughters in Herds 3 Dtrs 18 Herds 57% Rel Fertility Index 3.7 Improver Lifespan.2 Improver Calving Ease. Average Milking Speed 1.2 Excellent Temperament.52 Good Somatic Cell 1 Non Improver Condition Score -.2 Low TB Advantage N/A Maintenance 11 High A1A2 AA Dam Shorne Cynthia 53 EX9 Petham CAESAR Quentin x Excel x Ferneley HBN: AI Code: BF163 Breed: 99% Friesian aaa: 564 Dam Petham Veronica 24 BFE94(4) Kirkby MONARCH Frontier x Emperor x Beta HBN: AI Code: BF122 Breed: 86% Friesian aaa: Dtr Netherholme Monarch Viona Longevity and Functional Type High Milk Outcross Sire

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