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08th Dec 2016
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DECEMBER PROOF UPDATE - EXCELGEN
BLONDIN SIRES
BLONDIN ZIMMER
CAPTURE
- CAPTURE THE EXCITEMENT
Since its inception in mid
2016 and Cogent’s exclusivity
to marketing Blondin Sires
Inc bulls globally, we are now
extremely excited to share
that the first bull from the
Blondin Sires programme is
producing and has semen
available.
‘Blondin Zimmer Capture’
(Solomon x Uno x Atwood) is
an outstanding early Solomon
son who traces back to PineShelter Cheyenne EX95-3E
– herself a Madison Grand
Champion in 2003. What’s
unique about Capture are his
extreme type figures, but he
also offers good calving ease
figures and importantly, level
for rump structure.
Capture is a truly elite type
sire, being the number 2
available conformation
sire in Canada. Capture is
an extreme DGV sire for
conformation and mammary
systems. In the USA Capture
is +3.47 PTAT and positive
health traits. Capture is the
#1 type sire in Switzerland.
+20 DGV Conformation
(Canada)
+19 Conformation (Canada)
+21 DGV Mammary (Canada)
+19 Mammary (Canada)
+3.47 PTAT (USA)
ExcelGen Sires – Hot Evaluation Highlights
T
he December 2016 proof run rounds off another great year for the
Cogent Breeding programme. We are pleased to introduce a number of
new sires – high GTPI, elite homozygous polled, elite red, high milk sires.
As well as featuring some of our stud favourites.
Among our ExcelGen
lineup of sires, there
are a number of
new bulls available
who are stood in
production at both
our UK facility
and our Canadian
facility – giving our
customers a greater
breadth of product.
Highlights include
Eliott Dam: All.Nure Supersire Eleanor VG85
– ‘Vector MustBe
Magic’ our highest new GTPI sire and also ranks highly in the UK and Italy.
‘Endco Supreme’ is a sire with a different pedigree and ranks well in on the
US system as well being our number 1 UK PLI sire. ‘Guye Holdings Samite’
a bull stood at stud in Australia is an extremely high GTPI sire with elite
type and low calving ease.
For the polled enthusiasts, ‘Blondin Powerful PP’ is one of the world’s
highest homozygous polled sires and is sure to create excitement and be
in demand especially for polled breeders. We also introduce another high
type heterozygous polled sire ‘Endco Evolve P’.
Finally for the
Red breeders
‘Blondin
Pickfish
Red’ is an
interesting
new Red
‘Sunfish’ son
and we are
also proud
to introduce
a red carrier
‘Main Event’
brother to
‘DG Brody’.
Pickfish & Powerful Grand Dam: Butlerview Colt Pixie VG87
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New Bulls
Trait Leaders
VECTOR MUSTBE MAGIC
Silver x Jacey x Planet
GTPI
CONTENDER
MUSTBE MAGIC
SAMITE
ELIOTT
BARBICAN RC
2728
2691
2691
2649
2638
PLI (£)
SUPREME
CONOR
EVOLVE
KING GEORGE
MUSTBE MAGIC
731
669
663
656
648
‘MustBe Magic’ is our equal
highest GTPI sire at +2691 GTPI
and over $800 Net Merit and
excellent health traits. Magic hails
from the Hendel Bolton Music
EX92 family. In the UK, Magic is
over 900kgs milk, over 3 points on
type and over 600 PLI. Magic is an
excellent new additon to the Cogent
portfolio.
Dam: Silvercap SGO Jacey Must Be GP83
+2691 GTPI
$822 Net Merit
+1919lbs Milk
NET MERIT ($)
CONOR
CONTENDER
SUPERSHOT
MUSTBE MAGIC
SELFIE
+6.7 Productive Life
840
836
834
822
809
PRODUCTIVE LIFE
LICORSHOT
PREDATOR
SELFIE
CHESTER
BRODY
8.1
8.0
8.0
7.5
7.5
+2.4 DPR
+1.7 PTAT
Grand Dam: Sandy Valley Planet Melody
VG87
GUYE HOLDINGS SAMITE
Monterey x Mogul x Man-O-Man
‘Samite’ is the first Cogent bull to be owned and housed in Australia
and what an exceptional bull to start with! An elite PTAT sire with high
GTPI and low calving ease! Samite
is bred from the Misty Springs Silk
family.
+2691 GTPI
+3.13 PTAT
+844lbs Milk
+5.1 Calving Ease
DPR
CRAVEN
MR GREY
CHESTER
CRAVE
BRODY
$748 Net Merit
5.5
4.6
4.1
4.1
4.0
+2.9 DPR
Guye Holdings Samite
Grand Dam: M-Gee O Silk
Full sis. to Dam: Guye Holdings Mogul Silk
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Trait Leaders
New Catalogue - New Bulls
FAT LBS
A
ELIOTT
MAXIMUS
ZION
SHILLING
LEGO
90
90
86
83
82
FAT %
PRIZIM
GOODWHONE
PREDATOR
BILL
HURRICANE
0.28
0.24
0.24
0.22
0.22
s we look forward to 2017 we are pleased to introduce a whole
host of new sires which are to be featured in our new 2017
catalogue. These sires rank well on a number of indices are all have
something to offer producers around the world.
DG ALBERO ELIOTT
Wickham x Supersire x Man-O-Man
‘Eliott’ is a truly elite sire who is new to the Cogent portfolio. A very
early ‘Silveridge Wickham’ son – Eliott combines – high GTPI, excellent
Net Merit, high milk with excellent components and milk solids along
with super health traits. Eliott will only be available sexed in early
2017.
+2649 GTPI
$800 Net Merit
+1751lbs Milk
FEED EFFICIENCY
+151bs Fat & Protein
ELIOTT
MAXIMUS
ZION
CONOR
SUPERSHOT
185
185
181
173
172
+4.8 Productive Life
Dam: All.Nure Supersire Eleanor VG85
ENDCO SUPREME
FERTILITY INDEX
CRAVEN
MR GREY
CRAVE
BRODY
CHESTER
+1.96 PTAT
Cashflow x Platinum x Sudan
4.8
4.3
4.1
4.1
4.0
‘Endco Supreme’ is a new release sire from the Canadian bull barns.
Bred from the Vieuxsaule Dragonfly family, Supreme has a unique
pedigree and covers many bases which producers want. Supreme is
Cogent’s highest GPLI bull in the UK and he is also extremely high on
the Italian GPFT index. He is a jet black bull with a aAa code – 534162
and an A2A2 beta casein sire!
LIVEABILITY
BRODY
ALEX
PREDATOR
CONOR
CHESTER
3.7
3.4
3.3
2.9
2.9
+2594 GTPI
$759 Net Merit
+1020lbs Milk
+1.7 DPR
+5.6 Productive Life
2.59 SCS
Grand Dam: Vieuxsaule Sudan Kareen VG88
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Trait Leaders
EKKEL SINGSTAR
PTAT
‘Singstar’ is the line-ups only ‘RH Superman’ son from a ‘Mogul’
dam. Singstar is available sexed and offers good levels of type
and production and high GTPI. Singstar has a deep pedigree of 10
generations of VG/EX cows behind him. Expect daughters of Singstar to
be long lasting high producing cows.
CAPTURE
BENEFIT
LAMBTON P
MOAT
SAMITE
Superman x Mogul x Domain
3.47
3.39
3.23
3.14
3.13
+2597 GTPI
MAMMARY
CAPTURE
LOTTA CLASS
CHESTER
SAMITE
MAIN TIME
$741 Net Merit
3.42
3.13
2.85
2.81
2.69
+1462lbs Milk
+2.24 PTAT
+5.1 Productive Life
+79lbs Fat
LEGS & FEET
CAPTURE
SAMITE
BARBICAN
PARAMOUNT
COOL
2.40
2.36
2.29
2.26
2.16
PROTEIN LBS
SUPERSHOT
SUPERSTYLE
MUSTBE MAGIC
LUMBERJACK
ELIOTT
67
65
64
63
61
Dam: SPH Yel 65 VG86
BB DG SHILLING
Silver x Supersire x Superstition
‘Shilling’ is an exciting new ‘Silver’ son from the UFM-Dubs Eroy family.
Shilling’s dam is already proving herself as a brood cow breeding
numerous high GTPI animals including the full brother to Shilling.
Importantly, Shilling himself is expected to breed sloping rumps (+1.43)
and add teat length (+0.30). Shilling also offers high GTPI, excellent
health traits and components.
+2609 GTPI
PROTEIN %
DEMON
EVOLVE
BILL
PRIZIM
GOODWHONE
$797 Net Merit
0.13
0.12
0.12
0.11
0.11
+7.0 Productive Life
+1.6 DPR
2.62 SCS
+1.2 Fertility Index
3rd Dam: UFM-Dubs Sheray EX90
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VOGUE LEGO
Milk Maker Sires
Silver x Numero Uno x
Snowman
VOGUE LUMBERJACK
‘Lego’ is another ‘Silver’
son and is a brother to
‘Oconnors Vogue Main Time’.
Lego ticks all the boxes
with over 1000lbs milk, high
components and milk solids
with excellent health traits.
Lego also importantly addS
length to the teat and slope to
the rump.
‘Lumberjack’ is a very exciting new Supershot son – who is a brother
to one of the Cogent stars – ‘Oconnors Lotta Class’. Lumberjack is the
spitting image of his sire – ‘Supershot’ being a big strong well made
bull. He is an elite milk sire offering 2000lbs of milk with positive
fertility index, DPR and low calving ease. Lumberjack is also expected
to add slope to the rump and add teat length.
In Canada, Lego has a
perfect combination of type,
production and health traits
along with his perfect linear!
Lego offers +11 Conformation,
+3383 GPLI and 2017kgs of
milk. Lego is a carrier of the
A2A2 beta casein gene - giving
him that extra marketability.
+2597 GTPI
+1154lbs Milk
+1.4 DPR
+5.7 Productive Life
+1.39 rump angle (slope)
+0.93 Teat Length
Supershot x Mccutchen x Snowman
+2588 GTPI
+2167bs Milk
+2.6 DPR
+5.3 Productive Life
+2.06 PTAT
+6.5% Calving Ease
Dam: Snowbiz McCutchen Lottie VG87
HALCYON FREESTYLE
Missouri x Massey x Fibrax
‘Freestyle’ is a new outcross sire with a different pedigree. Without
being extreme, Freestyle has a lot of attractive points. High milk, low
stature, excellent health traits, low calving ease and another sire who
will add teat length (+0.58). Freestyle is bred from the Dutch Froujke
family – renowned for breeding long living profitable cows – Freestyle is
an attractive option.
+2486 GTPI
+1660lbs Milk
+0.5 DPR
+5.8 Productive Life
6.5% Calving Ease
Dam: Snowbiz N Uno Lena VG86
+0.58 Teat Length
Grand Dam: Mars Froukjie 478 VG88
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OCONNORS
SOCCER BALL
POC RDC
Powerball P x Aikman x Larson
‘Soccerball P’ is a maternal
brother to ‘Selfie’ but has the
additional interest as he is
a polled carrier in additional
to being a red carrier sire.
Soccer Ball P is one of the
world’s most elite polled and
red carrier sires. Soccer Ball P
is a non carrier of HCD.
Polled Power
MR BLONDIN POWERFUL PP
Powerball x Supersire x Colt P
‘Powerful PP’ is a new release homozygous polled sire and is most
certainly one of the most elite polled bulls in the breed. Powerful is one
of the very highest homozygous polled sires in the world, just shy of
1000 lbs of milk, +709 Net Merit and outstanding DPR, Producitve Life
and Fertility Index (+3.4). If this wasn’t enough, Powerful is a BB kappa
and A2A2 beta casein sire and is HCD free.
+2550 GTPI
$709 Net Merit
+2457 GTPI
+996lbs milk
+1291bs Milk
+6.5 Productive Life
+1.45 PTAT
+3.5 DPR
+5.9 Productive Life
+1.6 PTAT
Grand Dam: Bulterview Colt Pixie VG87
+3.5DPR
AB Beta casein
ENDCO EVOLVE P
Powerball x Balisto x Epic
‘Evolve’ is another stylish black elite polled sire – being bred from an
extremely deep US cow family. Evolve P is an very complete polled
sire and as with others already mentioned slopes rumps and adds
length to the teat – two very desired traits currently on the radar by
producers. Evolve ranks extremely well in the UK combining high type
and index! Evolve is an A2A2 beta casein sire.
+2543 GTPI
+574lbs Milk
+2.13
+4.1 Productive Life
+2.1 DPR
Dam: OConnors Aikman Scarlet VG85
+0.6 Livability
3rd Dam: Mor-Yet Goldwyn 682 EX94
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SILVERCAP SELFIE
RC
Elite Red and Red Carrier Sires
MR BLONDIN PICKFISH RED
Supershot x Aikman x Larson
Sunfish x Supersire x Colt P
‘Selfie RC’ remains one of the
line-ups highest GTPI sires.
Selfie is one of the most elite
red carrier sires globally and is
a brother to ‘Oconnors Soccer
Ball P RC’.
‘Pickfish’ is a new release true red sire and a maternal brother to the
elite aforementioned ‘MR Blondin Powerful PP’. Pickfish is one of the
very highest GTPI red sires in the world. Pickfish has a no holes linear
and excellent health traits and is sure to be an in demand true red
sire.
Bred from an exceptional cow
family and by Cogent’s flagship
sire of recent times Cogent
Supershot. Selfie ticks all the
boxes with high GTPI, milk
and health traits as well as
being a red carrier. Selfie has
elite health traits especially
excelling with his DPR and
Productive Life figures making
him an ideal choice for profit
orientated farmers.
+2474 GTPI
+2629 GPTI
$808 Net Merit
+1665lbs Milk
+3.8 DPR
+8.0 Productive Life
+1099lbs Milk
+2.2 PTAT
+2.17 Udders
+4 Productive Life
+1.2 DPR
Grand Dam: Bulterview Colt Pixie VG87
DRAKKAR BARBICAN RC
Main Event x Supersire x Superstition
‘Barbican’ is a new release elite RC sire who ranks as one of the very
highest red carrier sires globally alongside Cogent’s other high RC sire
‘Silvercap Selfie RC’ & his brother ‘DG Brody’. Barbican is a high PTAT,
GTPI, excellent component and excellent health trait sire. He will be in
demand whether you are a red or black and white enthusiast. Barbican
will be available sexed only in early 2017.
BB kappa casein
+2638 GTPI
+2.81 PTAT
+2.65 Udders
+7.0 Productive Life
+2.1 DPR
+2.1 Fertility Index
Silvercap Selfie
Dam: Calbrett Supersire Barb VG86
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