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`A Refresher on Cow Livability
`
`You may have noticed that a new column was added to the Top TPI® lists in August 2017 -
`"LIV". That column header stands for the trait Cow Livability, a trait that was developed by
`USDA's Animal Genomics & Improvement Laboratory (AGIL) and introduced by the Council on
`Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) in August 2016. The trait is getting more visibility this year as it
`was added into the TPI formula this past August.
`
`[21(PTAP) + 17(PTAF) + 8(FE) + 8(PTAT) - l(DF) + ll(UDC) + 6(FLC) + 4~ +~
`19
`22.5
`44
`.73
`1.0
`.8
`.85
`1.51
`1.27
`
`n ~ 1v1 ~IL Ti
`- S(SCS) + 13(FI) - 2(DCE) - l (DSB)] 3.9 + 2187
`.12
`1.25
`1.0
`.9
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`WHAT IS "LIVABILITY" ? The trait Cow Livability is officially defined as a cow's transmitting
`ability to remain alive while in the milking herd. It is expressed as a probability value of a
`lactation not ending in death or on-farm euthanasia.
`
`EXAMPLE:
`
`In an average herd where 80% of the cows remain alive on the farm until the herd
`owner decides it is time for them to leave, a bull with a PTA LIV of +2.5, means
`that you would expect 82.5% of his daughters to remain alive on the farm, as
`opposed to a bull with a PTA LIV of -2.5, for which you would expect 77.5% of his
`daughters to remain alive until they are voluntarily culled.
`
`In August, LIV received a 3% weighting in the TPI formula, which was taken away from
`Productive Life, as it helps more precisely explain a piece of the trait Productive Life.
`As you might expect, Livability does show a relationship with other health traits such as
`PL (+0.75 correlation), but there are some individuals where there is a distinct difference.
`
`100 TPI" Bulls AUGUST2017
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`en Status is ACTIVE, LIMITED or FOREIGN ~Lt :~•~~u;;:,~1mum of 10 US daughters
`
`f SO% traditional US rehab1hty
`
`NAAB
`
`LIIJ
`
`When analyzing the top
`TPI lists from August
`2017, you will find a
`range of LIV values
`amongst the top bulls.
`Looking at the Top 200
`TPI Genomic Young
`Bulls, LIV values range
`from -1 .7 to +6.0. On
`Top 100 TPI Bulls list,
`there is a range from
`-4.6 to +5.1. For the
`Available Proven
`& Genomic Bull
`Populations (semen
`status = G, A, L or F),
`the range for LIV is
`+6.9 to -5.9.
`
`1J5.RegtSteredl-iolSte1ns
`S
`1'
`CONFORMATION
`yp •
`: :~ oe;85% Genomic rehab1hty for production an
`HEALTH
`P1AT ¾R UQ.C Fl.& ewe TP
`Fl
`~ . . . .
`PROOUCTION
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`i.ou,u,1>->10CW'°"" 11v..•MC.
`S 1 g5 95 2 51 1 4 1 ·1 42 2849G
`7AM~A 203HQ01468 57 97 1817 219 9A 279 S~ ~ -~~ 09 209 98 248 142 •042 2773G
`~g ~ 1~ NA
`-
`Name
`fl•nl\
`7HO12165 9 1 87 3074 237 99 ~ ~: ; 9 86 1 1 0 g 1 21 94 0 83 -0 02 1 10 2;!~
`1 MR MOGUL DELTA 1427-ET
`! UECKER SUPERSIRE JOSUPER-ET T~~~ 1009~~ 1s1HQ00681 48 107 1243 197 96 2 9~ :~ :7 0 5 2 3 1 82 95 2 13 1 64 -0 57 271:
`BACON-HILLMONTROSS-E.l
`29H017553 91104 3129 238 98
`S 08 26 175 93 144 230 083 2
`7H012266 49101 1235 209 96 29
`30 1 64 91 271 200 -038 267
`T
`EDGRUBICON-ET
`: WOODCREST MOGUL YOOEA·ET TR TP100-N: 11H011434 39 88 631 182 98 292 62 86 ~:-0 3 233 93 260 221 029 2637G
`6 HAAOALE-ACRES..JPALTACR·ET TRTP~:-~A 29H017573 60 9 1 1572 200 96 285 4 ~ : ~1.6 2.2 230 86 278 179 098 2622G
`~:~~ 100~NA 7H011351 66 103 2101 220 99 2 : : :1 86 ·1 4 -0 1 1 55 91 2 17 1 73 ·1 14 259~
`7 SEAGULL-BAY SILVER ET
`TC TV
`9-1 11H011437 56 72 1406 163 95 2 97 4
`98 1 8 OS O 96 99 O 68 0 02 O 09 2600G
`TATP 100-NA 14H007347 60 94 2085 212 93 !69 50 86 -09 -02
`8 WESTENRADE ALTASPRING
`99·1 29H0 16667 62 8 1 1387 186 99 277 59 85 -03 27 t 95 90 162 1 69 008 \18G
`9 SEAGULL-BAY SUPEASIRE-ET
`10 BACON-HILL MONTY-ET
`tH01 1096 49 72 1453 160 96
`11 OE-SU 11228TOPSYET
`l 89 95180 091 066 2
`01 2 7
`7H01 1752 56 73 735 181 98 3 00 4 4 ~ 0 9 2 5 1 83 95 1 43 1 48 1 20 2572G
`TVTl 100-N~
`MYR MATT MoGUL PLATINUM
`7H012t 05 68 45 1598 145 99 278 66 ~ 35 22 013 98 070 021·157 257oG
`13 ROYLANE800KEMBOB5170·ET TAT:
`:~\
`14S-SIMOGULREFLECTOR
`TAT
`9·1
`1H010396 49 97 914 22299 293 7 1 83 1 4 16 2 1285243207 0902567G
`15 co-oPROBUSTCABRIOLET•ET
`TCTV
`9
`1H011097 59 64 1812 152 95 303 50
`09 18 33496281 218 059 2561G
`16 UNITED PRIDE MOGUL MAGNATE T~~ : : ~ 29HOl6955 38 52 773 119 97 2 95 :~ :~ 0 4 1 8 1 59 92 2 21 1 28 -0 03 2559G
`17 VIEW HOME MONTEREY-ET
`T
`NA 14H007328 30 102 177 186 96 2 96
`86 0 2 3 7 2 77 94 3 13 1 92 O 10 2559G
`18 COASTAL-VIEW MOOKIE-ET
`TR TP tOO·NA
`'1H011380 34 40 1021 97 97 2 71 6 5
`4 0 1 4 0 95 97 O 72 1 03 0.28 2559G
`7H011621 81 58 2613 180 99 2.74 54 90 4 3 43 072 95 149 065 0.15 2556G
`LONE•OAK-ACRESALTAROBLE·ET TRTPlOO·NA
`SS·1SNOWMAN MAYFLOWER ET TR~~1:NA 7H011946 44 56 986 137 99 272 :~ :-02 15 1.9590 233 1 63 075 2553G
`21 SS IEPICMlONIGHTET
`TR
`1 ~NA 29H016962 44 79 1250 173 96 303
`3 25 30 1.0597 1 19 096-115 2551G
`22 WINNlNGWAYMOONRAKER
`1 4 1 76 92 1.46 1 09 -0 26 2548G
`.
`. A 200H010079 19 47 655 76 92 2 74
`23 MR OCO ROBUST DONATELLO ET
`TR~P100:9-I
`7H011708 44 82 1070174 95 271 ~~: -~·: 03 27297 1 23101 1672546G
`24AEGANCRESTBRIGHAMET
`TR p
`NA 200H002792 76 90 2300 200 98 3 01
`2.2 2 7 1 51 97 1 20 1 01 O 33 2545G
`25 OE SU R00K1E 11057 ET
`~:~:10099 1 7H011383 54 64 1577 154 99 281 ~ : : 07 33 191 98194 030 095 2543G
`26 SANDYVALLEYSALOONET
`NA 200H003950 35 62 1505 108 99 2 52
`1 3 O 5 1 06 87 0 00 -0 90 -0 05 2543G
`27 5-S•I sooKEM MORGAN-ET
`28 RICHMONO-FOELBOMBERO-ET TR~P1:·NA
`7H011986 72 93 2256 2 18 92 2 74 64 8~ 00 23 223 89 200 218-025 2536G
`TR p 1
`S-S-1 SUPEASIRE BA.LLGAME-ET
`H009137 35 84 998 160 92 302 46 8
`1 O 246 93 2.36 1.16 0.30 253oG
`30 SANDY.VALLEY GRAM-ET
`TRTP \O(}NA 200 H016909 51 80 1204 176 95 2.90 3.5 85 -2.0
`. 02(}17 Hols1cln ASsodation USA. Inc.
`29
`99-I
`LARCRESTCOMMANOER-ET
`TCTV
`CONT1NUEDONFOLL0W!NGPAGE
`
`TCTV
`
`t 97 94 159 1,51 101 2;.~9G
`
`~~~~:NA 7H011 525 48 73 1161 180 99 286 ; ; :o 11 4 7 283 87 296 174 072 2549G
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`The number of tools
`available in your
`"genetic toolbox"
`increases every year, and we can expect
`that trend to continue into the future. Livability should not be a single trait that is looked at
`on its own, but rather as another instrument which can be used to fine tune your breeding
`program and work toward building a herd of healthy, efficient and profitable Holstein cows.
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`U.S. Registered Holsteins
`FOR MAXIMUM PROFIT
`
`Sire
`Su111111aries
`
`DECEMBER 2017
`
`COPYRIGHT ©2017 HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION USA, INC.
`
`With Total Performance Index® (TPI)
`and Linear Type Evaluations
`TPI Includes: Predicted Transmitting Ability (PTA) Protein, PTA Fat,
`Feed Efficiency, PTA Type, STA Dairy Form, Udder
`Composite Index, Feet & Legs Composite Index, PTA
`Productive Life, PTA Cow Livability, PTA Somatic Cel l
`Score, Fertility Index, PTA Daughter Calving Ease and
`PTA Daughter Stillbirth
`
`United States Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs) for production
`and type traits include 10 or more daughters evaluated in the USA.
`TPI values are based on published CDCB or INTERBULL genetic
`evaluations for production and Holstein USA genetic evaluations
`for type. Holstein Association USA, Inc. acknowledges the
`contribution of USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory
`for their research with the production summaries.
`
`The information in this publication is based on data from various sources.
`Efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in
`this volume. The Ho lstein Association USA, Inc. bears no responsibility
`for any errors or omissions. ALL WARRANTIES CONCERNING SUCH
`INFORMATION, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
`AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXCLUDED. In no event
`w ill the Association be liable to any party for loss of profits or for any
`other consequential, incidental, punitive or special damages.
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`Table of Contents
`
`DECEMBER 2017
`
`HOLSTEIN SIRE SUMMARIES
`
`BACKGROUND INFORMATION
`About the Holstein Association USA Total Performance Index® (TPI) ......................... 4
`About the Linear Composite Indexes ............................................................................. 5
`Other Composite Indexes ................................................................................................ 7
`Pedigree Analysis of Section 2 Bull Population ............................................................. 8
`NAAB Calving Ease Sire Eva luation ................................................................................. 9
`Daughter Calving Ease & Glossary of Common Terms .................................................. 10
`Average and Range of Proofs for Cows in the Available Cow Popu lat ion .................. 11
`Average and Range of Proofs for Bulls in Section 2 ...................................................... 12
`Average and Range of Proofs for Recently Progeny-Tested Al Bulls ........................... 13
`How to Read Holstein Sire Information ......................................................................... 14
`
`Section 1 HIGH RANKING BULL LISTS
`Elite Holstein bulls ranked by various criteria
`Top 100 TPI Bulls ........................................................................................................... :.~. 1-1
`Top 50 Bull Lists ................................................................................................................ 1-4
`Top 50 Red & Red Carrier Bulls, by TPI ........................................................................... 1-10
`Top 100 International TPI Bulls ....................................................................................... 1-12
`Top 100 Inactive Bulls with Minimum Reliabilities of 95% for Production & Type ..... 1-15
`
`Section 2 AVAILABLE PROVEN BULLS
`Detailed information about individual bulls
`Information on Top 400 TPI Bulls, in Block Format ....................................................... 2-1
`Information on All Bulls Meeting Criteria, Alphabetically Listed ................................. 2-103
`
`Section 3 DAUGHTER PROVEN PLUS BULLS
`Lists featuring only bulls with at least 75 U.S. daughters in 50 herds
`Top 100 Daughter Proven Plus TPI Bulls ......................................................................... 3-1
`Top 50 Daughter Proven Plus Bull Lists .......................................................................... 3-4
`Top 100 TPI Bulls with 97%+ U.S. Reliabilities for Milk & Type .................................... 3-8
`
`Section 4 GENOMIC YOUNG BULLS
`Information on young bulls with no daughters included in their proofs
`Top 200 TPI Genomic Young Bulls ................................................................................... 4-1
`Alphabetical Listing of Top 500 TPI Genomic Bulls with No Daughters ....................... 4-7
`
`Section 5 REFERENCE INFORMATION
`Haplotype Status of Available Proven & Genomic Young Bulls .................................... 5-3
`NAAB Code/Registered Name Cross Reference .............................................................. 5-11
`Registered Name/NAAB Code Cross Reference .............................................................. 5-19
`Bull Short Name/Registered Name Cross Reference ...................................................... 5-27
`Explanation of Genetic Evaluations for Production & Type in the U.S ........................ 5-35
`Linear Type Evaluations Explanation .............................................................................. 5-37
`Artificial Insemination Organization (NAAB Members) Listing .................................... 5-41
`Publication Policies of Holstein Association USA, Inc. ................................................... 5-42
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`About the Holstein Association USA
`Total Performance Index® (TPI)
`
`TPI® is the gold standard in ranking world-wide Holstein genetics, serving as a rudder for the genetic
`direction of the breed. TPI® represents HAUSA's vision for feeding the world through the improvement
`of the domestic and international Holstein population, encompassing animals identified in the
`Herdbook as well as commercial Holsteins. TPI® is not necessarily aimed at breeding individual cows,
`but rather to advance the entire genetic pool. HAUSA recognizes and encourages d iversity in breeding
`philosophies to ensure the continual improvement of the Holstein breed.
`
`The formula is evaluated periodically by Holstein Association USA's Genetic Advancement Committee
`to ensure it continues to meet the goals of Holstein breeders nationwide.
`
`[21(PTAP) + 17(PTAF) + B(FE) + B(PTAT) • l(DF) + 11(UDC) + 6(FLC) + 4(PL) + 3(LIV) • S(SCS) + 13(FI) - 2(DCE) • l(DSB)] 3.9 + 2187
`1.25 T.o T
`44 J'3 Io
`79
`T
`1.27 72
`]s
`22.s
`1.s1
`
`The value 2187 adjusts for our periodic base change, allowing TPI® values to be comparable across time.
`Formula updated August 2017.
`
`Where:
`PTAP = PTA Protein
`PTAF = PTA Fat
`FE = Feed Efficiency
`BWC = Body Weight Composite
`
`= PTA Productive Life
`PL
`LIV = PTA Cow Livability
`Fl
`= Fertility Index
`OF = STA Dairy Form
`SCS = PTA Somatic Cell Score
`
`PTAT = PTA Type
`UDC = Udder Composite
`FLC = Feet & Legs Composite
`DCE = PTA Daughter Calving Ease
`DSB = PTA Daughter Stillbirth
`
`Weighting of Major Categories
`Production
`46%
`Health & Fertility
`28%
`Conformation
`26%
`
`(Fat, Protein, Body Weight Composite, and Feed Efficiency)
`(SCS, PL, LIV, Fl, DCE and DSE)
`(PTAT, UDC, FLC and Dairy Form)
`
`Use of the TPI Formula will lead to:
`• Additional pounds of Fat and Protein, with slightly more gain in Butterfat.
`• Body Weight of the next generation of cows should be consistent with the current population.
`• Production increase, and body weight staying the same, leading to an improvement in Feed
`Efficiency for the Breed.
`• An added benefit of the better control of the size of our cattle is a lowering of the incidence
`of difficult births, with a slight improvement in the daughter's ability to deliver a live ca lf.
`• Higher economic returns by lowering the incidence of on-farm deaths and improving the
`productive period of months-in-milk.
`• Conformation of our cattle will continue to improve from genetic improvement of overal l
`conformation (PTAT), udders and feet & legs.
`• Dairy farmers using the TPI formula will be breeding a more profitable herd of cattle.
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`About the Linear Composite Indexes
`
`Holstein Association USA Linear Composite Indexes combine linear trait information on several
`related traits into one numerical value. Composite indexes can be used as a selection tool in breeding
`programs to identify those bulls which are predicted to transmit a desirable combination of the traits
`in the Composite Index. The traits included in each Composite Index are:
`
`Udder Composite Index
`Udder Depth
`Fore Udder Attachment
`Udder Cleft
`Rear Udder Height
`Rear Udder Width
`Front Teat Placement
`Rear Teat Placement
`Teat Length
`Stature
`
`Dairy Capacity Composite Index
`Dairy Form
`Strength
`
`Feet & Legs Composite Index
`Foot Angle
`Rear Legs - Rear View
`Feet & Legs Score
`Stature
`
`Body Weight Composite Index
`Stature
`Body Depth
`Strength
`Rump Width
`Dairy Form
`
`Udder Composite and Feet & Legs Composite were developed to increase individual lactation
`averages, productive life, and lifetime production of fat and protein. A negative weight on stature
`results in the decoupling of the composites from stature, allowing breeders to improve udders and
`feet & legs without making their cows taller.
`
`Udder Composite Index
`
`Udder Composite describes a well formed capacious udder with
`strong attachment. Using bulls with a high UDC results in a lowering
`of the somatic cell score and daughters whose udders are trouble(cid:173)
`free and capable of holding more milk.
`
`r:-
`1s,oo
`
`I 5700
`
`S500
`
`Sl00
`
`Sl00
`
`Lifetime Fat & Protein
`
`The UDC formula is as follows:
`
`uoc
`
`UDC=-0.03+[(.16xFU)+(.23xUH)+ (.19xUW)+(.08xUC)+(.20xUD)+(.04xTP)+(.OSxRP*}+ (.OSx TL *}-(.2xST)]x 1.16
`
`Where RP* and TL* have an intermediate optimum. There is a penalty for rear teats that are placed
`too close to one another. The same goes for teat length. Teats that too long or too short are penalized.
`The values -0.03 and 1.16 are used to standardize the composite with the 2010 Base Population of cows.
`
`Where:
`FU = Fore Udder Attachment
`UC = Udder Cleft
`RP* = Rear Teat Placement
`
`UH = Rear Udder Height
`UD = Udder Depth
`TL** = Teat Length
`
`UW = Rear Udder Width
`TP = Front Teat Placement
`ST
`= Stature
`
`* If Rear Teat Position is Jess than or equal to 1, then RP*= RP
`If Rear Teat Position is greater 1, then RP*= 1-(RP x 0.1).
`
`**TL* = (-1 x ABS(TL)) - (ABS(TL) x ABS(TL) X 0. 1)
`where ABS(TL) is the absolute value of Teat Length
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`The desirability curves for Rear Teat Placement and Teat Length are shown below:
`
`Desirability Curve for Rear Teat Placement
`
`Desirability Curve for Teat Length
`
`Wide
`
`Close
`
`Short
`
`Long
`
`Feet & Legs Composite Index
`
`The Feet & Legs Composite formula utilizes a
`combination of the major category Feet & Legs Score
`along with three linear traits. The FLC formula is as
`follows:
`
`Feet & Legs
`Quartile
`Top 25%
`Bottom 25%
`
`Productive
`Life
`1.13
`-0.64
`
`Feed
`Efficiency $
`27
`19
`
`FLC = +0.02 + [(.09 x FA)+ (.21 x RV) + (.70 x FLS) - (.20 x ST)] x 1.09
`
`The values +0.02 and 1.09 are used to standardize the composite with the 2010 Base Population of cows.
`
`Where:
`FA = Foot Angle
`
`RV = Rear Legs Rear View
`
`FLS = Feet & Legs Score
`
`ST= Stature
`
`Feet and legs are a primary concern for dairy producers worldwide. Selecting animals that transmit superior
`mobility, steeper foot angle, wider rear leg stance with little or no hock-in and slightly straight rear legs
`(side view) will result in animals capable of longer productive lives. The Feet and Legs Composite was
`designed to maximize within-herd lifetime production of combined Fat and Protein.
`
`Body Weight Composite Index
`
`The Body Weight Composite includes a measure of both body size, i.e., the dimensions of the cow,
`and dairy form. By including dairy form, we take into consideration how hard the cow is milking,
`accounting for an excess or lack of body fat. The BWC formula is as follows:
`
`BWC = (.23 x Stature)+ (.72 x Strength)+ (.08 x Body Depth)+ (.17 X Rump Width)- (.47 x Dairy Form)
`
`Every 1.0 STA increase in body size correlates with a 40 pound predicted increase in mature body weight.
`For example, daughters of bulls that sire large cows (large positive evaluations for body size, +3.00) are
`predicted to weigh 240 pounds more than those that sire small cows (large negative evaluations for body
`size, -3.00.)
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`Other Composite Indexes
`
`Feed Efficiency
`
`Feed Efficiency is the net profit a farmer receives from an increase in production. Feed Efficiency is
`calculated from the following information:
`
`(Dollar Value of milk produced) - (Feed costs of extra milk) - (Extra maintenance costs)
`
`Dollar Value of milk produced is based .upon the 2017 Cheese Merit$ information from USDA-AG IL. Feed
`costs are the increased cost of feed per lactation that is eaten by higher producing cows. Maintenance costs
`are associated with body maintenance based upon the National Research Council plus increased housing
`costs minus income from heavier calf weights. Body weight is predicted from ~AUSA classification data.
`The formula was developed as a part of the USDA multi-state research project on feed efficiency and a
`cooperative project with researchers at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands.
`
`FE = (-.0187 x Milk)+ (1.28 x Fat) + (1.95 x Protein) - (12.4 x BWC)
`
`Fertility Index {Fl)
`
`The Fertility Index combines several reproductive components into one overall index: ability to conceive
`as a maiden heifer, ability to conceive as a lactating cow, and a cow's overall ability to start cycling again,
`show heat, conceive, and maintain a pregnancy. The Fertility Index is derived from the formula:
`
`Fl= 18% Heifer Conception Rate(HCR)+ 18% Cow Conception Rate(CCR)+64% Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR)
`
`Pedigree Analysis
`
`Update to Pedigree Analysis of Section 2 Bulls
`
`The software for the pedigree analysis of bulls in Section 2 has been modified to go beyond ten
`generations of ancestors, as have historically been included in the Red Book. The table, on page 8,
`of the number of times a bull appears in each generation has been expanded and all generations
`were used in the calculation. As a result, OSBORNDALE IVANHOE has risen back up in the rankings,
`but you will see the table is again at its limit of available space. Future publications will include all
`generations in the sum of genes in common, but only display the most recent generations.
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`Manfred-ET, has in common with these bulls.
`bulls are also the same genes which his sire, Ha-Ho Cubby
`0-Bee'· Manfred Justice-ET has in common with the Section 2
`related to each other. For example, half of the genes which
`than 100% because several of the bulls listed above are
`Total percent genes in common of all bulls combined is more
`
`+ 0.0625 times the number of great-great-grandsons.
`+ 0.125 times the number of great-grandsons
`+ 0.25 times the number of grandsons
`+ 0.5 times the number of sons
`:a: 1.0 (if the bull appears in Section 2)
`
`GENES IN COMMON
`Percent Genes in Common is calculated as the total of:
`
`This total is then divided by 579. (Total bulls in Section 2).
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`34
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`200
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`18
`95
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`386
`1
`158
`344
`
`31
`163
`61
`20
`86 263
`86 208
`
`2
`58
`11
`6
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`16
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`75
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`RONNYBROOK PRELUDE-ET
`BRAEDALE GOLDWYN
`CAROL PRELUDE MTOTO-ET
`HA-HO CUBBY MANFRED-ET
`MOUNTFIELD 551 DCY MOGUL-ET
`PAWNEE FARM REFLECTION ADMIRAL
`EMPRISE BELL ELTON
`TIDY BURKE ELEVATION
`TO-MAR BLACKSTAR-ET
`MADAWASKA AEROSTAR
`WALKWAY CHIEF MARK
`HANOVERHILL STARBUCK
`ENSENADA TABOO PLANET-ET
`CARLIN-M IVANHOE BELL
`PICSTON SHOTTLE-ET
`S-W-D VALIANT
`OSBORNDALE IVANHOE
`O-BEE MANFRED JUSTICE-ET
`PAWNEE FARM ARLINDA CHIEF
`ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION
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`19 Common
`Genes in
`Percent
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`11
`GENERATIONS
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`10
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`9
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`8
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`7
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`6
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`5
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`4
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`3
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`2
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`Name
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`NUMBER OF TIMES A BULL APPEARS IN EACH GENERATION OF SECTION 2 BULLS
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`one of his grandsires and 12.5% to one of his great grandsires.
`depends on how many generations separate them. For example, on the average 50% of a bull's genes are identical to the genes of his sire, 25% to
`used as an indicator of which sires are having a large contribution to the Holstein breed. The percent of genes two related bulls have in common
`The following table lists the bulls which have the highest average percentage of genes in common with the bulls in Section 2. This value can be
`
`Pedigree Analysis of Bulls in Section 2
`
`5.18
`5.42
`6.16
`6.48
`6.65
`7.41
`7.47
`7.59
`7.89
`7.93
`8.00
`8.32
`8.94
`9.24
`9.35
`9.42
`9.86
`11.29
`14.83
`15.17
`
`34
`
`579 164
`
`2460
`
`4904
`
`9654
`
`9798
`
`7
`
`38
`
`13
`
`157
`
`788
`
`3206
`
`8232
`
`9163
`
`30
`11
`
`546 2403 6229
`472
`1
`707 2572 6484
`44
`837
`267
`10
`298
`103
`307
`1719 1233
`118
`454
`1255
`
`41
`
`3
`76
`434
`850
`8
`103
`439
`979
`549
`772
`292
`941
`409 1151
`
`7
`
`38
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`9
`
`47
`
`424
`
`895 2190 2532 1102
`
`11
`
`957 218 66
`
`2874
`
`8170
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`60
`15716
`
`310
`20143
`
`643
`15520
`
`802 2242 3496 2587
`7252
`49
`
`2191
`
`445
`
`232
`1
`133
`2
`81
`76
`103
`
`39
`122
`11
`
`6
`15 105 136
`2
`62 216
`1
`
`8
`
`151
`
`23
`
`108
`18
`24 175
`56
`77
`
`73 188 305
`3
`8
`
`4
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`7
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`18
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`17
`
`34
`38
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`16
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`164
`4
`
`15
`
`579
`142
`
`14
`
`2458
`779
`
`13
`
`4902
`3200
`
`12
`
`9654
`8224
`
`546 2403 6229 9798
`9161
`707
`
`2567
`
`6481
`
`Exhibit 1049
`Select Sires, et al. v. ABS Global
`
`

`

`National Association of Animal Breeders
`December 2017 Calving Ease Sire Evaluation
`
`This NAAB Calving Ease Sire Listing includes all Registered Holstein bulls with an official Calving
`Ease evaluation and either ACTIVE or LIMITED Semen Status. The average for all bulls with progeny
`evaluated is 7.9% DBH.
`
`Distribution of Calving Ease Evaluations
`
`Frequency
`
`35%
`30%
`25%
`20%
`15%
`10%
`5%
`0%
`
`I
`3 5 7 9 11131517
`
`••-
`
`Percent Difficult Births in Heifers
`Al bulls with progeny (avg.= 7.9) Service Sire
`
`% DBH - This is the estimate of the Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers when they calve the
`first t ime. Dairy producers may use this information when choosing bulls to breed heifers.
`
`REL - This is the Reliability of % DBH. This indicates the amount of pedigree and progeny
`information used in calculating the evaluation. Reliability increases as the proof becomes
`more accurate.
`
`OBS - Number of observations. This is the number of calvings included in each bull's evaluation.
`
`Disclaimer
`The information contained in the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) Dairy Sire Summary for Calving Ease is
`a summary of the results of a statistical analysis of calving records supplied by cooperating dairy producers and artificial
`insemination businesses. The results, as reported herein, can only indicate the relative differences among the bulls listed for
`the expected ease or difficulty with which a bull's progeny might be born on the average. Since many factors affect the ease
`or difficulty of the birth of the calf, these differences cannot be precise and the experiences of each producer with any one
`cow may vary substantially. All calcu lations are contingent upon the data supplied being correct in all respects and NAAB has
`made no wa rranty in this regard . The NAAB, its member artificial insemination businesses, and their agents, servants and
`employees make no warranty of any kind whatever, express or implied, regarding the accuracy of the information contained
`in this report and the calving resu lts that may be experienced by anyone utilizing semen from the listed bulls.
`
`For further information or questions please contact:
`Genetic Programs Administrator, NAAB, P.O. Box 1033, Columbia, MO 65205 Telephone (573) 445-4406
`
`Fax (573) 446-2279
`
`Exhibit 1049
`Select Sires, et al. v. ABS Global
`
`

`

`Daughter Calving Ease
`
`Daughter Calving Ease (DCE) measures the ability of a cow to calve easily. Evaluations are expressed
`as percent difficult births (categories 4 & 5) for first calf heifers. Percent difficult births among first
`calf Holsteins cows is approximately 8%. Listed below is a description of the codes used for scoring
`this trait as well as their frequency w ithin the Holstein breed.
`
`Calving Ease Codes - description and frequency
`
`Score Definit ion
`
`No problem (or unobserved)
`Slight problem
`Cow needed assistance
`Considerable force used to deliver calf
`Extreme difficult birth
`
`2
`3
`4
`5
`
`Frequency of Calving Difficulty
`1st calf
`2nd calf
`3rd calf
`80%
`10% '
`7%
`2%
`1%
`
`63%
`15%
`14%
`5%
`3%
`
`81%
`9%
`7%
`2%
`1%
`
`Glossary of Terms
`
`Predicted Transmitting
`Ability (PTA)
`
`Yield Deviation (YD)
`
`Type Deviation (TD)
`
`Daughter Yield Deviation
`(DYD)
`
`Daughter Type Deviation
`(DTD)
`
`Reliability (REL)
`
`Net Merit Dollars (NM$)
`
`Percentile
`
`Predicted Producing Ability
`(PPA)
`
`Standardized Transmitting
`Ability (STA)
`
`Expected Future Inbreeding
`(EFI)
`
`Multiple-trait Across Country
`Evaluation (MACE)
`
`Estimate of genetic superiority (inferiority) that an animal will
`transmit to offspring; PTA used for both males and females; cows
`born in 2010 average 0 (milk, fat, protein, type) .
`
`Weighted average yield (milk, fat, protein) of a cow adjusted
`for management group, permanent environment and herd-sire
`interaction effects.
`
`Weighted average score of a cow adjusted for management group,
`permanent environment, and herd-sire interact ion.
`
`Weighted average of yield deviations (YD) of a bull's daughters
`adjusted for merit of their dams (milk, fat, protein).
`
`Weighted average of type deviations (TD) of a bull's daughters
`adjusted for merit of the daughters' dams.
`
`Measure of amount of information in the evaluatio n; information
`from the animal, parents and progeny are considered.
`
`Net Merit measures the expected lifetime profit that an offspring of
`an animal will provide over its lifetime. It's based upon production,
`udder health, longevity and body size.
`
`Bulls are ranked on Net Merit. USDA's Elite Cow list is based on the
`percentile ranking for NM$. The highest ranking is 99%.
`
`Prediction of a cow's performance in future lactations; total of
`predictions for breeding value, herd-sire effect and permanent
`environmental effect (milk, fat, protein).
`
`PTA expressed on a standardized scale, relative to the average PTA
`and genetic variation of cows born in 2010.
`
`Estimate of future progeny inbreeding, assuming an animal is
`randomly mated. Animals with higher values are more closely
`related to the population than animals with lower values.
`This process combines genetic evaluations from around the world.
`
`10
`
`Exhibit 1049
`Select Sires, et al. v. ABS Global
`
`

`

`2888)
`( 556 to
`1735
`
`2888)
`(1716to
`1939
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`2888)
`(1850 to
`2046
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`2888)
`(1941 to
`2123
`
`2888)
`(2082 to
`2240
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`2888)
`(2207 to
`2342
`
`3.72)
`(2.31 to
`2.96
`
`2.96)
`
`(2.31 to
`2.86
`
`2.89)
`(2.31 to
`2.81
`
`2.85)
`(2.31 to
`2.78
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`2.79)
`(2.31 to
`2.73
`
`2.74)
`(2.31 to
`2.69
`
`2888)
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`(2434 to
`2524
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`(2.31 to
`2.61
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`
`scs
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`(-6.9 to
`-0.0
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`( 0.7 to
`1.7
`
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`2.1
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`2.7
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`( 2.5 to
`3.2
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`( 3.7 to
`4.3
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`0.7
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`( 0.6 to
`2.6
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`( 1.8 to
`3.5
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`4.2
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`( 3.8 to
`5.2
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`( 4.9 to
`6.1
`
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`( 7.0 to
`7.9
`
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`0.45
`
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`( 0.48 to
`1.04
`
`3.94)
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`( 0.86 to
`1.30
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`3.94)
`
`( 1.09 to
`1.47
`
`3.94)
`
`( 1.39to
`1.71
`
`3.94)
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`( 1.64 to
`1.91
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`3.88)
`
`( 1.96to
`2.26
`
`3.94)
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`( 2.09 to
`2.30
`
`3.88)
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`( 2.44 to
`2.66
`
`'
`3.88)
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`(-4.52 to
`0.62
`
`4.05)
`
`(-3.88 to
`0.77
`
`3.88)
`
`( 0.65 to
`1.29
`
`4.05)
`
`( 0.78 to
`1.45
`
`3.88)
`
`( 1.08 to
`1.57
`
`4.05)
`
`( 1.23 to
`1.76
`
`3.88)
`
`( 1.33 to
`1.76
`
`3.88)
`
`( 1.68 to
`2.03
`
`4.05)
`
`( 1.50 to
`1.96
`
`4.05)
`
`4.05)
`
`4.05)
`
`DPR
`
`PL
`
`FLC
`
`UDC
`
`PTAT
`
`COMPOSITES
`
`581118 581118 581118 581118 581118 581118 382110 382110 382110 581118 581118 581118 368540
`
`No.Cows
`
`*December 2017 proofs
`*Cows born in past 12 years and that calved and/or were classified since June 2015
`
`( 1.87 to
`2.25
`
`( 2.17 to
`2.50
`
`( 2.72 to
`2.96
`
`986)
`
`3413)
`
`( -811 to
`
`(-3018 to
`
`77
`
`78
`
`986)
`( 66 to
`237
`
`986)
`
`( 172 to
`317
`
`986)
`
`( 241 to
`374
`
`986)
`
`( 343 to
`462
`
`986)
`
`( 433 to
`540
`
`3413)
`( 78 to
`568
`
`3413)
`( 397 to
`791
`
`3413)
`( 590 to
`941
`
`3413)
`( 864 to
`1166
`
`3413)
`
`( 1091 to
`1366
`
`986)
`
`( 612 to
`688
`
`3413)
`
`( 1538 to
`1780
`
`0.49)
`(-.36 to
`0.01
`
`0.49)
`(0.01 to
`0.07
`
`0.49)
`(0.05 to
`0.10
`
`0.49)
`(0.08 to
`0.13
`
`0.49)
`(0.12 to
`0.16
`
`0.49)
`
`(0.15 to
`0.18
`
`0.49)
`(0.21 to
`0.24
`
`119)
`
`(-100 to
`
`6
`
`119)
`( 6 to
`24
`
`119)
`( 17 to
`32
`
`119)
`( 24 to
`37
`
`119)
`( 35 to
`47
`
`119)
`( 44 to
`55
`
`119)
`( 63 to
`72
`
`0.20)
`(-.20 to
`0.00
`
`0.20)
`(0.00 to
`0.03
`
`0.20)
`(0.02 to
`0.04
`
`0.20)
`
`(0.03 to
`0.05
`
`0.20)
`(0.05 to
`0.07
`
`0.20)
`(0.06 to
`0.07
`
`0.20)
`(0.09 to
`0.10
`
`92)
`
`( -94 to
`
`3
`
`92)
`( 2 to
`16
`
`92)
`
`( 11 to
`22
`
`92)
`
`( 17 to
`27
`
`92)
`
`( 25 to
`34
`
`92)
`
`( 32 to
`40
`
`92)
`
`( 45 to
`52
`
`ALL
`
`TOP 50%
`
`TOP 30%
`
`TOP 20%
`
`:::
`
`TOP10%
`
`TOPS%
`
`TOP1%
`
`NM$
`
`PTAP PTA¾P PTAF PTA¾F PTAM
`
`Cows
`
`FAT
`
`PROTEIN
`
`AVERAGE AND RANGE OF PROOFS FOR COWS IN THE AVAILABLE COW POPULATION*
`
`Exhibit 1049
`Select Sires, et al. v. ABS Global
`
`

`

`579
`
`579
`
`579
`
`579
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`579
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`579
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`579
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`2839)
`( 733 to
`2158
`
`2839)
`(2225 to
`2430
`
`2839)
`(2391 to
`2508
`
`2839)
`(2466 to
`2546
`
`2839)
`(2526 to
`2603
`
`2839)
`
`{2573 to
`2657
`
`2839)
`(2757 to
`2784
`
`3.44)
`
`(2.33 to
`2.87
`
`2.86)
`(2.33 to
`2.74
`
`2.77)
`(2.33 to
`2.68
`
`2.72)
`(2.33 to
`2.64
`
`2.66)
`(2.33 to
`2.59
`
`2.59)
`(2.33 to
`2.54
`
`2.52)
`(2.33 to
`2.44
`
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`
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`0.8
`
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`2.4
`
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`
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`3.0
`
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`3.5
`
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`( 3.3 to
`4.3
`
`7.4)
`
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`5.0
`
`7.4)
`
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`6.6
`
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`3.5
`
`10.5)
`( '3.7 to
`6.0
`
`10.5)
`( 5.4 to
`6.9
`
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`( 6.3 to
`7.5
`
`10.5)
`( 7.3 to
`8.2
`
`10.5)
`( 8.1 to
`8.9
`
`10.5)
`( 9.3 to
`9.7
`
`3.35)
`
`(-2.25 to
`0.86
`
`3.59)
`
`(-1.52to
`1.32
`
`3.35)
`
`( 0.89 to
`1.52
`
`3.59)
`
`( 1.33 to
`2.03
`
`3.70)
`
`3.70)
`
`3.35)
`
`( 1.35 to
`1.82
`
`3.35)
`
`( 1.57 to
`2.00
`
`3.59)
`
`(1.78t