August 2009 BROWN SWISS CATALOGUE

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1 August 2009 BROWN SWISS CATALOGUE

2 B S EX-93-CAN R HART CARTOON (M) PROPHET X MATTHEW X STANDOUT Reg. # : CANM38796 Born: 1996 May 13 aaa: DMS: 246 Kappa Casein: BB Breeder: R-HART FARM, WAPAKONETA, OHIO, USA LPI % EBV 09*AUG Herds 193 kg %Dev. %RK Daughters 633 Milk % Lactations 1259 Fat % Reliability 98% Protein % Daughter Average (ME) Milk 9081 Fat 365 Protein 313 Herds: 166 Daughters: 570 Reliability: 96% EBV 09*AUG %RK Conformation 10 97% Mammary System 10 98% Feet & Legs 6 89% Dairy Strength 9 95% Rump 5 80% DESCRIPTIVE GP or better %: 65 Udder Depth 1D Rear Leg Side View 6S Udder Texture +12 Set of Rear Legs +4 Median Suspensory +6 Rear Leg Rear View +4 Fore Attachment +8 Stature -1 Fore Teat Placement 2W Height at front end +7 Rear Attachment Height +8 Chest Width +13 Rear Attachment Width +7 Body Depth +8 Rear Teat Placement 6C Angularity +3 Teat Length 5L Loin Strength +2 Foot Angle +4 Rump Angle 1L Heel Depth +1 Pin Setting +1 Bone Quality +5 Pin Width +4 STOOKEYHOLM CARTOON MARIAH GP-83-2YR-CAN Adam Stookey Keener, Leesburg, IN, USA Herd Life 104 Milking Speed 104 Somatic Cell Score 3.17 Milking Temperament 98 Lactation Persistency 101 Calving ability 106 Daughter Fertility 102 Daughter calving ability 106 SWISS LAND CARTOON BETTY VG-88-3YR-CAN Ferme Hinsy, St-Robert, PQ, Canada MOROCO CARTOON NÉSA EX-90-CAN Ferme Sabano, Coaticook, PQ, Canada SPRING ROSE CARTOON SHANIA EX-91-CAN Stephen Henhoeffer, Ayr, ON, Canada 2

3 B S EX-90-CAN GUBELMAN DENMARK DANIEL DENMARK X GORDON X SAM Reg. # : CANM Born: 2000 Sept 29 aaa: DMS: 126,246 Kappa Casein: AB Breeder: ERNST GUBELMANN, WALTON, ON, CANADA LPI % EBV 09*AUG Herds 76 kg %Dev. %RK Daughters 144 Milk % Lactations 239 Fat % Reliability 93% Protein % Daughter Average (ME) Milk 8652 Fat 357 Protein 309 Herds: 55 Daughters: 110 Reliability: 85% EBV 09*AUG %RK Conformation 5 81% Mammary System 3 70% Feet & Legs 1 61% Dairy Strength 6 87% Rump 8 93% DESCRIPTIVE GP or better %: 65 Udder Depth 2S Rear Leg Side View 3S Udder Texture -2 Set of Rear Legs +3 Median Suspensory +4 Rear Leg Rear View -1 Fore Attachment +2 Stature +4 Fore Teat Placement 1W Height at front end 0 Rear Attachment Height +7 Chest Width +11 Rear Attachment Width -3 Body Depth +9 Rear Teat Placement 4W Angularity +2 Teat Length 1S Loin Strength +7 Foot Angle +3 Rump Angle 2L Heel Depth -3 Pin Setting +2 Bone Quality -4 Pin Width +4 EASTWIND DANIEL DOLLY VG-86-2YR-CAN Heidi & Walter Von Ah, St. Albert, ON, Canada Herd Life 104 Milking Speed 93 Somatic Cell Score 2.40 Milking Temperament 108 Lactation Persistency 106 Calving ability 104 Daughter Fertility 98 Daughter calving ability 100 GAHILET ASANDRA DANIEL VG-85-3YR-CAN Sylvain Hinse, St-Robert, PQ, Canada GUBELMAN DANIEL WANDA EX-91-CAN Ernst Gubelmann, Walton, ON, Canada VIADUC DANIEL MAULIK VG-85-3YR-CAN Ferme R & L Leboeuf Inc., Ste-Anne De La Pérade, PQ, Canada 3

4 B S SCHÄRZ BS PRESIDENT ALIBABA *TM PRESIDENT X STARBUCK Reg. # : CHEM Born: 2003 Oct 25 aaa: DMS: - Kappa Casein: - Breeder: RODOLPHE SCHÄRZ, MONT-SOLEIL, SWITZERLAND LPI % MACE 09*AUG Herds 97 kg %Dev. %RK Daughters 108 Milk % Lactations Fat % Reliability 74% Protein % Daughter Average (ME) Milk Fat Protein Herds: 92 Daughters: 103 Reliability: 65% MACE 09*AUG %RK Conformation 8 95% Mammary System 12 99% Feet & Legs 3 76% Dairy Strength 0 46% Rump 1 56% DESCRIPTIVE GP or better %: Udder Depth 7S Rear Leg Side View 13S Udder Texture Set of Rear Legs Median Suspensory +2 Rear Leg Rear View Fore Attachment +8 Stature +2 Fore Teat Placement 9C Height at front end Rear Attachment Height +3 Chest Width +3 Rear Attachment Width +2 Body Depth -1 Rear Teat Placement 9C Angularity -1 Teat Length 11S Loin Strength Foot Angle +4 Rump Angle 7L Heel Depth Pin Setting Bone Quality Pin Width +1 SCHÄRZ BS ALIBABA PELICIA GP-81-CHE Rodolphe Schärze, Mont-Soleil, Switzerland Herd Life 108 Milking Speed 104 Somatic Cell Score 2.90 Milking Temperament 103 Lactation Persistency 101 Calving ability 98 Daughter Fertility 99 Daughter calving ability 101 SCHÄRZE BS ALIBABA ARVE GP-84-CHE Rodolphe Schärze, Mont-Soleil, Switzerland TINA GP-84-CHE; ARVE GP-84-CHE; PELICIA GP-81-CHE; PISA GP-84-CHE; Rodolphe Schärze, Mont-Soleil, Switzerland SCHÄRZE BS ALIBABA PISA GP-84-CHE Rodolphe Schärze, Mont-Soleil, Switzerland 4

5 B S HÄNNY SWISS GORDON WURL GORDON X STARBUCK X JINXSON Breeder: HANS & CHRISTIAN HÄNNY, MUHLE, SARN, SWITZERLAND LPI % EBV 09*AUG Herds 25 kg %Dev. %RK Daughters 51 Milk % Lactations 57 Fat % Reliability 81% Protein % Daughter Average (ME) Milk 9699 Fat 389 Protein 330 Reg. #: CHEM Born: 1997 Nov 07 aaa: DMS: - Kappa Casein: BB Herds: 20 Daughters: 40 Reliability: 71% EBV 09*AUG %RK Conformation 8 95% Mammary System 7 91% Feet & Legs 4 79% Dairy Strength 10 99% Rump 3 69% DESCRIPTIVE GP or better %: 70 Udder Depth 3S Rear Leg Side View 1S Udder Texture +8 Set of Rear Legs -3 Median Suspensory -2 Rear Leg Rear View -4 Fore Attachment +7 Stature +10 Fore Teat Placement 6C Height at front end +8 Rear Attachment Height +6 Chest Width +3 Rear Attachment Width +2 Body Depth +4 Rear Teat Placement 1W Angularity +8 Teat Length 13S Loin Strength +2 Foot Angle +2 Rump Angle 6H Heel Depth +5 Pin Setting -8 Bone Quality +2 Pin Width +16 Herd Life 103 Milking Speed 97 Somatic Cell Score 3.07 Milking Temperament 94 Lactation Persistency 100 Calving ability 100 Daughter Fertility 101 Daughter calving ability 104 PAUFERLOU WURL STORA VG-85-2YR-CAN Pauferlou Inc., Pohénégamook, PQ, Canada B S HÄNNY SWISS ACE WAGOR *TM ACE X GORDON X STARBUCK Breeder: HANS & CHRISTIAN HÄNNY, MUHLE, SARN, SWITZERLAND LPI % MACE 09*AUG Herds 200 kg %Dev. %RK Daughters 222 Milk % Lactations Fat % Reliability 78% Protein % Daughter Average (ME) Milk Fat Protein Reg. #: CHEM Born: 2000 Oct 06 aaa: DMS: - Kappa Casein: AB Herds: 165 Daughters: 185 Reliability: 68% MACE 09*AUG %RK Conformation 4 74% Mammary System 10 98% Feet & Legs 1 61% Dairy Strength -2 35% Rump 2 63% DESCRIPTIVE GP or better %: Udder Depth 6S Rear Leg Side View 6C Udder Texture Set of Rear Legs Median Suspensory -1 Rear Leg Rear View Fore Attachment 0 Stature -1 Fore Teat Placement 4C Height at front end Rear Attachment Height +10 Chest Width -5 Rear Attachment Width +4 Body Depth -5 Rear Teat Placement 7C Angularity +1 Teat Length 6S Loin Strength Foot Angle -3 Rump Angle 1L Heel Depth Pin Setting Bone Quality Pin Width +4 Herd Life 104 Milking Speed 97 Somatic Cell Score 2.94 Milking Temperament 104 Lactation Persistency 104 Calving ability 106 Daughter Fertility 94 Daughter calving ability 99 WAGOR WILMA GP-84-3YR-CAN Franz Bachmann, Rothenfluh, Schachen LU, Switzerland 5

6 B S PLANTAHOF S POLO POLYKARP POLO X MONOPOLY Breeder: LBBZ PLANTAHOF, LEISTUNGSHERDE, LANDQUART, SWITZERLAND LPI % MACE 09*AUG Herds 56 kg %Dev. %RK Daughters 63 Milk % Lactations Fat % Reliability 73% Protein % Daughter Average (ME) Milk Fat Protein Reg. #: CHEM Born: 2002 Sep 17 aaa: 216 DMS: - Kappa Casein: BB Herds: 48 Daughters: 54 Reliability: 60% MACE 09*AUG %RK Conformation 2 65% Mammary System 9 94% Feet & Legs 1 61% Dairy Strength -1 41% Rump -1 40% DESCRIPTIVE GP or better %: Udder Depth 6S Rear Leg Side View 4S Udder Texture Set of Rear Legs Median Suspensory +2 Rear Leg Rear View Fore Attachment +3 Stature 0 Fore Teat Placement 0 Height at front end Rear Attachment Height +13 Chest Width -3 Rear Attachment Width +10 Body Depth -2 Rear Teat Placement 0 Angularity 0 Teat Length 2L Loin Strength Foot Angle +6 Rump Angle 0 Heel Depth Pin Setting Bone Quality Pin Width -4 Herd Life 102 Milking Speed 103 Somatic Cell Score 2.97 Milking Temperament 101 Lactation Persistency 99 Calving ability 102 Daughter Fertility 102 Daughter calving ability 101 BERRY S POLYKARP FLORIDA VG-85-CHE Hanspeter Berry, Walseri, Grüsch, Switzerland B S JOLAHOFS POLO JONGLEUR POLO X STARBUCK X KING Breeder: GION-PEDER VINZENS, JOLAHOF CRESTAS, LUVEN, SWITZERLAND LPI % MACE 09*AUG Herds 97 kg %Dev. %RK Daughters 107 Milk % Lactations Fat % Reliability 74% Protein % Daughter Average (ME) Milk Fat Protein Reg. #: CHEM Born: 2003 Sept 02 aaa: - DMS: - Kappa Casein: AA Herds: 95 Daughters: 102 Reliability: 64% MACE 09*AUG %RK Conformation 13 99% Mammary System 16 99% Feet & Legs 6 89% Dairy Strength 4 80% Rump 5 80% DESCRIPTIVE GP or better %: Udder Depth 9S Rear Leg Side View 3S Udder Texture Set of Rear Legs Median Suspensory 0 Rear Leg Rear View Fore Attachment +4 Stature +11 Fore Teat Placement 11C Height at front end Rear Attachment Height +10 Chest Width +12 Rear Attachment Width +11 Body Depth +2 Rear Teat Placement 5C Angularity +1 Teat Length 6S Loin Strength Foot Angle +3 Rump Angle 0 Heel Depth Pin Setting Bone Quality Pin Width +6 Herd Life 103 Milking Speed 101 Somatic Cell Score 3.22 Milking Temperament 103 Lactation Persistency 97 Calving ability 102 Daughter Fertility 101 Daughter calving ability 101 ROXANA VG-85-CHE Urs & Thomas Hofer & Jakob Kündig, Langenhard, Rikon im Tösstal, Switzerland 6

7 SWISSGENETICS As a partner in cattle breeding, Swissgenetics supports farmers efforts to develop efficient breeding stock, whether the focus is dairy, beef or dual purpose cattle. Swissgenetics wide line-up of bovine genetics supports these high performance goals, while promoting animal health. We are working to create a genetic base for economical milk and beef production to benefit all farmers. We offer our customers the best bovine genetics for their conditions of production and thus make a sustainable contribution to their economic success. We guarantee the high quality of our products and services through our comprehensive quality management. BROWN SWISS ALIBABA INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP The Semex Alliance and Swissgenetics started their global partnership in Through Semex s powerful network of international distributors, Swissgenetics is represented in over 60 countries world-wide. The genetic products of both companies are additional to each other, which enables distributors to provide breeders with the best possible genetics for all types of production environments. BROWN SWISS JONGLEUR BROWN SWISS POLYKARP BREEDING PROGRAMS Swissgenetics runs the largest Brown Swiss test program in the world. Other programs are those for Simmental and Original Braunvieh, which are dual purpose breeds with Swiss roots. Around 215 bulls are sampled each year. Successful breeding is no coincidence. The combined effect of a clear breeding strategy and number of young sires guarantees that Swissgenetics can continuously offer a wide pallet of proven bulls of several kind of breeds, which can meet every farmer s wishes. ORIGINAL BRAUNVIEH RICO Put these Brown Swiss sires to work for you, contact your local Semex partner today! BROWN SWISS WAGOR 7

8 SCHÄRZ BS PRESIDENT ALIBABA...4 R HART CARTOON...2 GUBELMAN DENMARK DANIEL...3 JOLAHOFS POLO JONGLEUR...6 PLANTAHOF S POLO POLYKARP...6 HÄNNY SWISS ACE WAGOR...5 HÄNNY SWISS GORDON WURL...5 SWISSGENETICS Stone Rd. W., Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 3Z2 Tel: Fax: info@semex.com

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