Type Matters. Diamond status... In this issue: Botti Beyonce VG. By Katie Miller. Ked Outside Jeeves. De-Su Gillespy. De-Su Grover.

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1 July 2012 Issue No.31 Type Matters In this issue: Ked Outside Jeeves De-Su Gillespy De-Su Grover Zelgadis Woodmarsh Zoro Diamond status... By Katie Miller Along with her full sister Ked Duster Juliemma EX92, both daughters of a breed leading brood cow, Ked Mark Justine VG88, who also gave us Juror, along with two excellent Blackstar daughters. When it comes to longevity, Jeeves is a step ahead and is a global outlier for lifespan. With his moderate stature, +4.6 fertility index, one of the highest bulls available for Lifespan at +0.7 and negative somatic cells count, he is a very favourable sire within today s industry. Scientific Destry MS Atlees SHT Aftershock Autumn-Ridge Matson Picston Shottle Botti Beyonce VG Not only have we had the opportunity recently to celebrate the Queen s Diamond Jubilee, but also the chance to celebrate a King of the Holstein breed, Diamond sire, Ked Outside Jeeves. Jeeves is no stranger to producers worldwide and is believed to be one of the best Outside sons available following his first release in 2008, Since then, he has shown his superb ability to breed an easy care cow that is well put together and a pleasure to milk. He has continued to write the success story for the Ked prefix and strives to be the longevity specialist. Jeeves sires cattle that will be profitable for a number of years and continue to impress throughout their lifetime. He will give you progeny that are built to last and work in all systems. Daughters are moderate for stature and having notable width and power throughout. Rump angle is set correct with fantastic width from behind. Mammaries are youthful with snug fore attachments, strong cleft, with the teats positioned centrally under the quarters. Daughters are easy to milk and their placid temperaments are noteworthy. When it comes to genomics, Jeeves is leaving his share of progeny within the top US genomic rankings. His son Shema Jeeves Cameron has ranked highly over the last year. Other sons include Berryridge Jeeves Jives and Ensenada Jeeves Paul, also rank highly within the US genomic rankings. This super sire may not throw the flashy show type progeny, but he certainly ticks many boxes which we are all looking for within the breed today: beautifully balanced dairy cows that are built to last. Ked Outside Jeeves As many of you will be aware, Jeeves descends from a world class cow family, which was made famous by the truly outstanding Blackstar son, ABS Ked Juror, a bull that needs no introduction. Julienna EX 2E 94, Jeeves dam is said to be one of the best Duster daughters in America. Woodmarsh Gypsy Queen 4

2 The De-Su family... By Steph Whittaker The De-Su Georgina cow family is proving its self as an influential player in the breeding world today. De-Su Holsteins is located in North East Iowa in the United States. Dean and Sue Meyer farm with their two sons Darin and Dustin. Over the past twenty years, De-Su has grown from a typical midwest tie-stall herd to milking 1,100 cows three times a day with a tank production average over 100lbs this winter. The Georgina family has lived at De-Su for several generations. The foundation cow De- Su Patron Gold lived to over ten years of age and produced over 200,000lbs lifetime! She was a tremendous silky dairy cow with an excellent udder. Unfortunately she was not a great flush cow, but she did leave VG daughters sired by Hershel, Garter and BWM. Patron Gold s most famous daughter is BWM Georgia EX90 who is still alive and producing in the herd today at 10 years of age! Unlike her mother, Georgia has flushed extremely well, as she has one EX and fifteen VG daughters to date. On the female side of things, De-Su O-Man 6121 has sixteen VG, 25 GP and fifty other daughters under two years of age. One thing that has impressed me about the Georgina family is no matter what bull was used on the family the resulting daughters always have good udders and they age gracefully. Comments Sire Analyst, Paul Trapp. As you see, Genus ABS has invested heavily into this successful commercial family and great results are just starting to graduate from progeny test. There has been a great deal of excitement surrounding the first sons from De-Su especially Grover, a Jose Son, Gillespy and Gavin; full brothers by Bolton. Grover daughter: Allen Farm Grover 7865 Grover is sired by Jose which is a Jocko Besne son, Grover comes straight out of the world renowned De-Su Oman 6121, this cow is taking the breeding world by storm, in the chase for high numbers on genomics, this cow is really excelling. It is really exciting for Genus ABS to be graduating her first sons. Grover daughters are strong cows with a tremendous width and capacity throughout. Daughters breed true to the Georgina cow family with tremendously well attached udders and functional legs and feet. They are hard working cattle producing high volumes of milk all combined with a superb fertility index, which is a rare but desirable combination for a sire. Gillespy is a global phenomenon, he is the blend of two Genus ABS millionaires Bolton x Shottle, which has proven a perfect mating on this sensational cow family. Where the world really felt the loss of Bolton, Gillespy is nearly a carbon copy of Bolton himself. But breeding true to the Georgina cow family he has around 300 more kgs of milk than Bolton with fantastic well attached shallow udders. It is not often we come across a bull with this level of production and type, he is truely unique. Just looking at the photos of the daughters you can really see the perfect blend of Bolton and Shottle rolled into one. Gillespy daughters Family information Grandam of Gavin, Grover & Gillespy: De-Su BW Marshall Georgina An exciting prospect for the August proof run is De-Su Gavin Gillespy s full brother, the world is talking about this fantastic prospect. Daughter photos are really impressive! Gavin and Gillespy Sire: Sandy-Valley Bolton-ET EX-90 Dam: De-Su 6822-ET VG-85 DOM X 33150M 3.9% 1309F 3.0% 983P Grover Sire: Jose (Jocko Besne x Formation) Dam: De-Su Oman 6121-ET VG-86 GMD DOM d 34770M 4.3% 1505F 3.2% 1108P Dam of Grover: De-Su Oman 6121 Grover daughter: Modes Grover 7912 MGD: De-Su BW Marshal Georgia-ET 8-02 GMD DOM Lifetime: 1314d M 3.7% 4998F 3.0% 3967P 3rd Dam: De-Su Patron Gold-ET EX GMD DOM Lifetime: 2290d M 4.0% 8215F 3.1% 6322P (4 4th Dam: Kerndtway Lead Gretchen-ET 6-00 GMD DOM Lifetime: 1675d M 3.5% 4658F 3.0% 4024P (4 5th Dam: Kerndtway Goldust-ET 5-05 GMD DOM (3 Lactations) 6th Dam: Miss Milk-Key Gold Mine-ET EX GMD DOM Lifetime: 2831d M 4.0% 8342F 3.0% 6364P (6 7th Dam: Milk-Key Bootmaker Grace Ann GMD DOM Lifetime: 2799d M 4.0% 7321P (8

3 Stylish, sensational udders and show winning Type... By Louise Glenn Woodmarsh Zoro, the new star unmasked By Philip Dobson If you are looking for beautiful Type, why not head straight to the end of our Dairy Directory and look under Z. Zelgadis is building his reputation quickly for his ability to breed a flashy calf to present in both the show circuit and forthcoming elite sales, and they are really something when they calve in. Zelgadis is sired by Goldwyn and traces back to a fantastic Excellent Juror, Cascina Giobbi Vittoria EX90. She is now in her tenth lactation continuing to perform with the Botasso s herd producing a fantastic VG88 Aaron daughter, dam of Zelgadis. The family is no stranger to graduating bulls, also graduating Kaimurat from the same line from a Merchant daughter straight out of the Juror. Zelgadis sits right at the top of the Type Merit rankings, smashing way over the 3points barrier at Type, whilst ticking boxes for sensational mammary systems and an awesome ability to track and exceptional legs and feet scoring Zelgadis daughters have great stretch and add plenty of stature whilst adding strength and capacity with great clean bone. Combining Type and management traits is a relatively unique combination to find. As we all know, it s great to have good looking cows but the bottom line all comes down to those cows that make you money. Zelgadis brings himself to the forefront positively demonstrating those desirable traits, daughter fertility (+3.5), Somatic Cell Counts (-18) and Lifespan (+0.1) scores. Last month saw a group of Cheshire farmers and Genus ABS Representatives having the opportunity to see some of the original Zelgadis test daughters and a number of systems in Italy. The Zelgadis daughters were located in a very commercial farm with the visitors commenting on their openness of rib and ability to track, whilst also showing great improvements over dam in every aspect. So if you fancy the opportunity to breed the next show winner and an excellent Type cow with great management traits then look no further as this bull has everything to offer. Woodmarsh Zoro is the latest Goldwyn son to be added to the team of elite Goldwyn sons from Genus ABS. He adds something a bit different with his pedigree power and genuine fat and protein percentages. A must for those breeders looking for stylish cattle that enhance milk value. Dam: Woodmarsh Zoey EX90 His dam Woodmarsh Zoey completes five generations of Excellent cows and is sired by Outside, known for his longevity and farmer satisfaction. Zoey is no cotton-wool wrapped individual show box cow and performs with the rest of the 300 cows within the Woodmarsh herd. Her performance is exceptional with a top 305 day record of 16,287 lts at 4.6%F 3.13%P (milked 3X) and over 50 tonnes of milk to date. Equally impressive is her ability to transmit that supremacy to her offspring with no fewer than eight VG daughters contributing to her 7* brood cow status. This includes four full sisters to Zoro two scoring 88 points and two scoring 87 points, all as young animals. One of these sisters, Woodmarsh Zandra VG88 (pictured) is currently a Cornerstone bull dam. Dtr: Wintersell Sapphire 27 VG87-2yrs through the legs. Udder attachments are tight and high with shallow udders and strong ligaments. He has the ability to produce that special one, just ask John Downing from the Wintersell herd, his only two test daughters both scored VG as two year olds. Zoro ticks all the boxes for production especially with those fat and protein deviations to lift milk prices. With quiet temperaments, correct milking speed and low cell counts they soon become parlour favorites. Also with high daughter fertility they are the sort of cows farmers will like to work with over a long lifetime. Zoro s grand dam is the beautiful Ocean-View Mandel Zandra who scored an impressive 95 points and was dam of the highly notable proven bull Ocean-View Zenith. Woodmarsh Goldwyn Zandra VG88 As you would expect from his pedigree, Zoro stamps a real class and style into his daughters with silky black skins and dairy bodies. Rumps are wide and pleasing to the eye. Zoro daughters have exceptional locomotion and clean bone

4 Destry is fulfilling his destiny Destry came on to the scene with great excitement as a Goldwyn with the Red Factor from the world renowned Scientific Debutante Rae EX92. Dtr: Mellsunset Destry Sabrina VG87-2yrs 2ND JUNIOR 2YR RAWF 2011 By Steph Whittaker 6th Dam: C Glenridge Citation Roxy EX-97 4E GMD Lifetime: 3620d 209,784M 4.5% 9,471F (7 Voted two time Queen of the Breed! 15 EX daughters 7th Dam: C Norton Court Model Vee EX-90 Lifetime: 4183d 218,629M 3.9% 8,581F (10 All American Produce of Dam 77, 78 & th Dam: C Norton Court Reflection Vale VG-85 Lifetime: 5029d 249,578M 3.7% 9,297F (16 lacations) The Roxy family is well known for the remarkable impact it has had on the Holstein Breed. The family has produced bulls like Raider, Ruebens, Debonair and now DESTRY*RC!! The family is known for their longevity and tremendous type. Roxy was voted two time Queen of the Breed because of the tremendous influence she has had on the Holstein breed for generations. The newest generation of the Roxy family has hit and combines Red Factor, Goldwyn and Durham all into one package with this great maternal line. The Breeders Buzz... Aftershock, a shock wave of success... Aftershock daughters continue to impress globally. UK daughter; Nobold Aftershock Lyra won her class at the prestigious UK Dairy Expo she is a tall long stylish heifer from a Goldwyn. Dtr: La Fontaine Aftershock Arrie She was then crowned All American and All Canadian Winter Calf Her 2012 show ring form has been of a sky high standard, winning at both the Canadian National Convention and the Western Spring National to date. For show style and a little more refinement than his sire, Aftershock is a bull to keep a close eye on, he is backed by the breeding power of the Atlees and UK Millionaire, Picston Shottle. Destry, was initially marketed as a judges choice sire, he was then successful with genomic evaluations and gained a new level of interest with breeders chasing high numbers, daughters then began to make an impact upon the showring, they were tall, long, dairy and catching the eye of judges all over North America. Destrys first daughter Mellsunset Destry Sabrina VG87- two year old, is testament to the quality of progeny that Destry can produce, his first born daughter has won shows as a calf and now in milk, which is a tremendous feat. DESTRY has the potential to make a huge impact on breeder herds and the show ring over the next few years. Pedigree Information Sire: Braedale Goldwyn-ET Dam: Scientific Debutante Rae-ET RC CV EX-92 GMD DOM d 32930M 4.4% 1440F 3.2% 107P All-American 4 Year Old Cow 2005& Res Grand WDE 2005 Hon Men All-American Jr 3 Year Old 2004 Full sisters to DESTRY* RC: 83, 87, 88, 88, 88, 90, VG and 6 Ex Maternal Sisters to Destry RC MGD: Scientific Jubilant Rae-ET RC EX-90 DOM Lifetime: 1394d 117,590M 4.0% 4,707F 3.4% 4,018P (4 8 Ex and 3 VG daughters 3rd Dam: C Hanoverhill Tony Rae TR EX-96 3E GMD DOM Lifetime: 2247d 166,396M 4.1% 6,904F 3.2% 5,297P (4 11 VG and 6 EX daughters 1st Aged Cow and Grand Champion Western National thDam: C Hanoverhill TT Roxette-ET RC EX-94 2E GMD DOM Lifetime: 2104d 164,789M 4.1% 6,760F 2.9% 3,365P (5 2 VG and 2 EX daughters 5th Dam: Mil-R-MorRoxette EX-90 GMD DOM Lifetime: 2150d 121,417M 4.7% 5,725F (6 lactaions) 11 EX daughters& dam of Hanoverhill Raider & 4th dam of STBVQ Ruebens This exciting *RC Goldwyn son is producing daughters that stand out for type and consistency. DESTRY daughters have extremely high quality udders that are strongly attached and very youthful with deep clefts and great teat placement. DESTRY daughters are tall and long legged with adequate strength in the front end and display a capacious springing rib. Destrys dam Scientific Debutante Rae *RC EX92 is a cow which is known the world over, from her show ring domination as a four and five year old. Dam: Scientific Debutante Rae EX92 ALL-AMERICAN 4-YR 2005 NOM. ALL-AMERICAN JR.3-YR 2004 RES.GRAND MADISON ST 4-YR MADISON 2005 La Fontaine Aftershock Arrie is equally as impressive and she has an exceptional track record in the show ring, this jet black, slippery smooth heifer was unbeaten in the show ring throughout 2011 which included appearances at Madison and RAWF. Montgomery Matson Delight was classified excellent in May this year at the age of three years, three months, the youngest ever excellent second calver in the UK. Matson is really impressing at farms up and down the country, he has the ability to make solid but special daughters. Sister: MS Atlees Shottle Aubrey The youngest ever Excellent second calver by Matson... Damhof Matson Roman VG88 Matson has 91 VG progeny and one EX daughter in the UK. Daughters are starting to calve in for the second time and developing to youthful, balanced cows. Matson is a Durham son from the Autumn- Ridge Herd in New York. He is a real success story with UK milking daughters. Dtr: Matson Elite Hamm VG

5 Shottle shines as a millionaire... In January this year Shottle achieved the mammoth mark of one million doses produced and sold. His daughters are going from strength to strength, he has had first first EX95 daughter which was one of his original test daughters Barledziew Shottle Candy. The Scottish cow reached the monumental score of EX95 in her fifth Lactation. Barledziew dy 2 Shottle Can EX95 His daughters have consistently been performing well within the show ring Sterndale Shottle Ghost and Sterndale Shottle Papoose were both class winners at the prestigious UK Dairy expo. Power House Sterndale Shottle Ghost also went onto be crowned Reserve Grand Champion at the event. The All Britain awards once again heavily featured Shottle, Daughters Maplerose PS Lustre was reserve Junior Heifer in milk. Daughters Richaven Shottle Squaw and Sterndale Shottle Ghost were champion and reserve respectively in the Junior cow section. 8 Squaw VG8 le tt o h S n e v Richa Shottles are regularly topping sales, in the incredibly popular Kepculloch Sale Lomond Shottle Ashlyn was the high seller at 8000 Guineas. le Picston Shott The U s 1st Millio K ire na hottle Ghost Sterndale S Picston Shottle GENUS. LONG LIFE COWS. Genus Breeding Ltd, Alpha Building, London Road, Nantwich, CW5 7JW. Tel: Fax: Calls may be monitored for training purposes.