The Accelerated Genetics PACE young sire program has enjoyed much success from the time it began. Many breed leaders - 014HO02090 Manfred, 014HO01114 Roebuck, 014HO03597 Potter, 014HO02736 Ito, 014HO03831 Marion - have proven their superiority through this system. However, the results received in April with the new sire summary truly mark a landmark occasion for Accelerated Genetics. The PACE program now boasts five graduates among the Top 12 TPI bulls in the Holstein breed.
Four of these bulls carry on the legacy of 014HO02090 Ha-Ho Cubby Manfred-ET. They are 014HO04876 Paxton, 014HO04916 Jake, 014HO04924 Kramer and 014HO04956 Dotson. Manfred has long been respected for his ability to sire long-lasting, durable, and trouble-free cows. He is one of the pioneers of the health trait revolution. In May 2003, an early Manfred son, O-Bee Manfred Justice-ET, commonly known as O Man, burst onto the genetic scene specializing in health traits and elite components. He, along with 014HO03597 Keystone Potter, his paternal brother, ushered in a group of bulls that were bred for improved health traits along with type, just at the time when producers became more interested in Productive Life (PL), Somatic Cell Score (SCS) and Daughter Pregnancy Rating (DPR).
Accelerated Genetics made complimentary matings with O Man and multiple maternal grand sires sampling 36 O Man sons through the PACE young sire program. In January 2009, the PACE program graduated five high-end O Man sons - all with unique sire stacks and specialties in many traits. These O Man sons all rank high for TPI, Net Merit (NM$), Foot and Leg Composite (FLC) and Calving Ease (CE). They are bred for all markets. Further, all are being used as sires of sons for future PACE sires.
Combining O Man and Rudolph, O14HO04876 All-Riehl Paxton-ET has a pedigree loaded with health traits and is bred more like his father than any of the other O Man sons. Paxton daughters are above average in stature with strength and sloped rumps. They also have tremendous feet and legs with high wide rear udders that are shallow with short teats. With a pleasing sire combination, a deep maternal line and strong traditional proof information that shows extraordinary PL, SCS and DPR, Paxton is the bull to use if your breeding goals include longevity, durability and reproductive success.
Leading the breed with butterfat improvement at +.13% fat and +104 PTAF, 014HO04916 Lot-O-Rok Oman Jake-ET adds a huge offering from the PACE program. With a sire stack of O Man, Bellwood Marshall, Aaron, and Aerostar, and from a deep maternal line, Jake's heritage is impressive. His daughters are tall and powerful with adequate width at both ends. As his pedigree would dictate, Jake is a phenomenal foot and leg improver. He also sires snugly attached, shallow udders with high, wide rear udders and close teat placement. At 6% calving ease, Jake is extremely popular and makes a great mating sire for virgin heifers.
014HO04956 Tomlu Oman Dotson-ET is for producers looking for high milk (+2444 PTAM) along with PL (+2.0), DPR (+.4) and 6% calving ease. An O Man from a 2E Excellent-92 Durham and then an Excellent-91 Storm, Dotson has the sire combination that would elicit attention, but his daughters' performance is even more appealing. His daughters are tall, dairy, strong and deep bodied with wide, slightly sloped rumps. He is a foot and leg specialist siring a straighter rear leg that is also straight from the rear with a very deep heel. Rear udders are extremely wide, teats are short and udder depth is above average considering he is a top PTA milk bull.
Bred for high milk (+2138 PTAM), Net Merit (+624) and TPI (+2034), from a strong maternal line loaded with longevity, 014HO04924 Bomaz Oman Kramer 561-ET is a unique O Man son. His daughters are tall and well balanced, with phenomenal feet and legs and snugly attached udders. Kramer is one of the best at improving foot angle (+4.01), straightening rear leg legs both from the side and the rear and is great at shortening teat length. His calving ease of 7% along with an outcross pedigree make him a great choice for your virgin heifers as well as cows.
Another sire to look into is the Holstein breeds #1 Net Merit sire, 014HO04929 Long-Langs Oman Oman-ET (Man-O-Man), who just missed qualifying to join the TPI list. Man-O-Man is the highest TPI bull at Accelerated Genetics at +2217 TPI. He is an O Man from a Very Good-89 Aaron daughter with three elite components records. The next dam is a Very Good Bellwood. Man-O-Man is one of breeds best at +.11% protein and +89 PTAP; and excels in type by being +2.67 PTAT, +2.27 UDC, +1.90 FLC and 5% calving ease. His daughters are tall, well balanced and stylish; perfectly combining the strengths of both O Man and Aaron. They have adequate width at both ends with a slight slope to the rump, and a slightly straighter leg with a steep foot angle. Udders are snugly attached and rear udders are high, wide and fancy. Man-O-Man also improves teat placement, both front and rear, and sires tremendous udder cleft. Due to his elite status he is being used to make future sons for the PACE program.
The fifth bull on the high TPI list is a January PACE graduate who made nice increases across the board, 014HO04766 Roylane Champion Champ-ET. He is a Champion from a Very Good Formation dam. Champ improved on production, health traits and type, all of which translated into an increase of over +200 TPI points to +2022 TPI and a lofty rating of +657 NM$. He combines high production, outstanding shallow udders and great longevity in one exciting package.
Ten new graduates were also released from the PACE program. The top new Net Merit graduate is 014HO05016 H-R-S Tredway Wilk-ET. His pedigree has an Accelerated Genetics accent, as he is a son of Tredway, a former active sire. His dam is a Very Good Rudolph backed by a Very Good Roebuck. Wilk excels in health traits (+5.2 PL and +1.8 DPR), and he is 5% Calving Ease. His daughters have outstanding feet and legs along with shallow udders with great support and teat placement.
Additionally, two new O Man sons joined the active ranks in 014HO05010 Ran-Rue Columbia-ET and 014HO05020 Ledaw Elbey. Columbia's dam is a Very Good Taboo daughter, while Elbey is from a Very Good Emerson. Both bulls rank high for Net Merit and are health trait improvers. In addition, both are attractive to use on heifers, as they are 5% for calving ease.
Great udders and high fat components can be found in new graduates 014HO05042 Hall-Lar Sizzle and 014HO05021 Amsterdam Target. Sizzle is a Sosa from an Excellent Storm and is +.14% fat and +77 PTAF. He is +2.12 UDC and is 8% calving ease. Target is a Titanic son from a Very Good BW Marshall. He is +.10% fat, +60 PTAF, and is one of Accelerated Genetics' highest udder bulls at +3.16 UDC. He is also 5% calving ease.
High production releases 014HO04928 Laclar Lafayette and 014HO04968 Paridise-D Goliath-ET join the active lineup. Lafayette is a Finely from a Very Good Dutch Boy. He offers high milk (+1822 PTAM), great type (+2.51 PTAT), super feet and legs (+2.62 FLC) and is 7% calving ease. Goliath is a Titanic from a Very Good Addison and specializes in high milk (+2155 PTAM), great feet and legs (+2.62 FLC) and is 7% calving ease.
Rounding out the new Holstein releases is 014HO04955 Shamdale Silverstone-Red-ET. He is a Paradox out of an Excellent Addison. Silverstone-Red is +1.64 for type and makes a logical cross on the predominant red and white bloodlines such as Talents and September Storms.
Whether your goals include high Net Merit, TPI, milk, components, health traits or type, Accelerated Genetics has an abundant list of bulls waiting to fit your needs. In today's tight economy, you need to know that you are getting the BEST genetics for your dollar. Rest assured that no one can match the superior genetics available at Accelerated Genetics.