Alta Genetics Sire Selection

UW-Madison Dairy Cattle Center

Jacob Brey, Christine McFarland, Daniel Peterson, Jordan Simonson

The AltaAdvantage

AltaAdvantage® marks the most revolutionary change in progeny testing to date

The dairy industry has changed much faster and had become more innovative than the AI industry

Five years ago we took the necessary steps to ensure we could market a product that met the needs of the growing number of progressive herds around the world.

The AltaAdvantage® program is perfectly aligned with our progressive herd focus

Features of AltaAdvantage

• DNA verification to ensure accuracy• Testing exclusively in commercial herds• Comparison to large contemporary groups allows

estimates of true genetic merit• Source of unique, highly valued and accurate

evaluations• On-Farm Data Capture• Consultant Assigned to Dairy• National Sampling Program• Evaluate Daughters through Life Cycle

Your Herd

Strengths

Dairy Form: The herd has good open ribbed cows.

Body Depth: The herd is deep, which allows to hold the internal organs.

Stature: The herd is tall, but not too tall.

Rear Udder Width: The herd has good rear udder width, which promotes milk production.

Weaknesses

Rear Legs Side View: Sickled legs can lead to poorer health and is significantly related to culling.

Strength: Most of the cows have a narrow chest, which leads to less ability for the cow to hold her internal organs.

Udder Depth: This trait is the closest relation to overall udder composite.

Fore Udder Attachment: The loose fore udder attachments are important because it is related to milk production.

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Breeding Goals

Alta’s goal for the Dairy Cattle Center is to improve your herd’s

type, while retaining the production needed to have your herd be

representative of a typical Wisconsin herd.

Sire Selection Criteria

Selected Items Value

Stud Code 11

PTA Milk > 500

PTA PL > 1

Udder Composite > 1.5

Feet and Legs Composite > 1.5

Sire TPI > 1600

•We want a sire that gives good feet and legs and udder.

•We want a sire that promotes good milk components.

•We want a sire that promotes longevity because these animals are used in research and need to live long, productive lives.

•We want a sire that gives a good total performance.

Bomaz Favre-ET TV TL (11HO09342)

Genomic USDA Sire Summary (4/2010)MILK: +369Lbs 89% Rel EFI: 5.3% PROTEIN: $+41 +.00% +12 Lbs DPR: -0.3 FAT: -.03% +5 Lbs SCS: 2.93 CHEESE MERIT: $+229 NM$: 219 HEALTH: +1.43 80% Rel PL: +2.8 Alta Value: $190 64 Dtrs/ 42 Herds 100% US Dtrs 26770m 3.6% 959f 3.0%

816P

Genomic Type Summary (4/2010)PTA TYPE: +1.39 UDC:+1.28 FLC:+2.61 87% Rel TPI: 165453 Dtrs/ 34 Herds Reliability 87%

Favre Daughter Group

Dam: Bomaz Hershel 2387-ET$ 22

Walnut-S Blade-ET TV TL (11HO09212)

Genomic USDA Sire Summary (4/2010)MILK: +124Lbs 92% Rel EFI: 6.0% PROTEIN: $-10 -.01% +1 Lbs DPR: +1.0 FAT: -.06% -11 Lbs SCS: 2.55 CHEESE MERIT: $+162 NM$: +150 HEALTH: +1.96 82% Rel PL:+0.2 Alta Value: $153 90 Dtrs/ 50 Herds 100% US Dtrs 26495m 3.6% 946f 3.0% 788P

Genomic Type Summary (04/2010) PTA TYPE: +1.25 UDC:+1.65 FLC: +1.47 88% Rel TPI: 1555 Type: +1.25 71 Dtrs/ 41 Herds Reliability 88%

Dam: Walnut-S Mtoto 821 Elyse -ET TV VG-86

Grandam: Walnut-S Corky Rita Faye-ET TV VG-87

$ 15

Springway Aside-ET TV TL(11HO08919)

Genomic USDA Sire Summary (4/2010)MILK: +489Lbs 93% Rel EFI: 5.4% PROTEIN: $+160 +.02% +21 Lbs DPR: -0.5 FAT: +.24% +81 Lbs SCS: 2.88 CHEESE MERIT: $+486 NM$: +452 HEALTH: +1.38 85% Rel PL: +3.2 Alta Value: $322 117 Dtrs/ 65 Herds 100% US Dtrs 26916m 3.9% 1060f 3.1% 826P

Genomic Type Summary (04/2010) PTA TYPE: +0.76 UDC: +0.80 FLC: +0.83 90% Rel TPI: 1822 95 Dtrs/ 57 Herds Reliability 90%

Bomaz Aside No 3757

Dam: Springway Mandel Amanda

$ 24

Glen-Toctin Omax-ET TV TL (11HO09497)

Genomic USDA Sire Summary (4/2010)MILK:+449Lbs 93% Rel EFI: 6.0% PROTEIN: $+161 +.08% +36 Lbs DPR:+0.1 FAT: +.13% +52 Lbs SCS: 2.85 CHEESE MERIT: $+388 NM$: +286 HEALTH: +0.77 84% Rel PL: -0.4 Alta Value: $244 107 Dtrs/ 56 Herds 100% US Dtrs 26310m 3.7% 979f 3.1% 821P

Genomic Type Summary 04/2010PTA TYPE: +1.32 (stature) UDC: +0.69 FLC: +1.30 90% Rel TPI: 1728 100 Dtrs/ 53 Herds Reliability 90%

SGD Omax No 9503 & 9507

$ 28

Jose TV TL (11HO09651)

Genomic USDA Sire SummaryMILK: +624Lbs 97% Rel EFI: 5.0% PROTEIN: $+132 -.02% +14 Lbs DPR: -0.6 FAT: +.18% +72 Lbs SCS: 3.00 CHEESE MERIT: $+397 NM$: +413 HEALTH: +1.73 PL: +2.2 86% Rel Alta Value: $310 5548 Dtrs/ 1688 Herds 7% US Dtrs 28612m 3.9% 1130f 3.0% 868P

Genomic Type Summary (04/2010) PTA TYPE: +1.05 UDC: +1.06 FLC: +1.54 94% Rel TPI: 17812683 Dtrs/ 928 Herds Reliability 94%

Dam: Wunder

$ 40

Schilldale Outbound-ET TV TL (11HO9142)

Genomic USDA Sire Summary (4/2010)MILK: +503Lbs 91% Rel EFI: 5.8% PROTEIN: $+13 -.05% +1 Lbs DPR: +0.8 FAT: -.05% +4 Lbs SCS: 2.89 CHEESE MERIT: $+208 NM$: +257 HEALTH: +2.76 83% Rel PL: +3.4 Alta Value: $263 79 Dtrs/ 46 Herds 100% US Dtrs 27898m 3.6% 1010f 3.0% 833P

Genomic Type Summary (4/2010) PTA TYPE: +2.48 UDC: +2.42 FLC : +2.27 88% Rel TPI: 1784 68 Dtrs/ 36 Herds Reliability 88%

Green Meadow Outbound Latin

Steenblik Outbound 7869

$ 32

Mating Report

Cow # Mating Reason• 3401 ALTABLADE UDDER IMPROVER• 3425 ALTABLADE UDDER IMPROVER• 3443 ALTAASIDE ADDS STRENTH• 5301 ALTAOUTBOUND OVERALL INCREASE• 5358 ALTAFAVRE F&L IMPROVER• 5403 ALTAOUTBOUND +3 UDC TO IMPROVE

SOUNDESS OF UDDER

Mating Report

Cow # Mating Reason• 5597 JOSE GOOD OUTCROSS MATING• 5633 ALTAASIDE ADDS STRENGTH AND WIDTH• 5649 ALTAFAVRE F&L IMPROVER• 5130 ALTABLADE STATURE & FRAME PROVIDER• 5287 ALTAOMAX YOUTHFULNESS OF

UDDER/SOUNDNESS OF ATTACH• 5292 ALTAOMAX F&L/UDDER IMPROVER

Find out more about the AltaAdvantage and Alta’s bulls at our website.– www.altagenetics.com– (information found from www.altagenetics.com)