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1 Sire Directory

2 2 Daughter proven sires TYPE PROOF (ABV August 2017) Overall Type 107 Mammary System 105 Stature 108 Udder Texture 103 Bone Quality 104 Angularity 104 Muzzle Width 94 Body Depth 100 Chest Width 97 Pin Width 100 Pin Set 97 Foot Angle 107 Koepon Embas Barbie 16 Meli-View Regal 5251 Dtr: 81 Herds: 34 86%R p Most complete Holstein sire in AUS p High BPI 270 p Extreme SCS and great workability p High production and improved Daughter Fertility BPI % TWI % HWI % Rear Set 102 Rear Leg Rear View 98 Udder Depth 107 Fore Attachment 110 Rear Attachment Height 103 Rear Attachment Width 95 ntre Ligament 101 Teat Placement (front) 105 Teat Placement (rear) 102 Teat Length 100 Loin Strength 97 p Great source of Milk with strength p No holes linear profile p Extreme Health trait profile p The modern dairy cow maker AltaREGAL 011HO11138 COOMBOONA SUPER REGAL-IMP-ET SUPER X SHOTTLE HOAUSM000H DOB 9/8/2010 aaa DMS EFI 9.0 % $32 +gst $55 sexed +gst 2 to 1 sexed special available ASI 151 PRODUCTION (ABV August 2017) Milk 683 L 97 % R Fat 21 kg % Protein 26 kg % Dtr: 266 Herds: 61 97%R ll Count %R Survival %R Liveweight %R Dtr. Fertility %R Calving Ease %R WORKABILITIES Milking Speed 102 Temperament 104 Likability 104 Dtr: 68 Herds: 21 78%R AltaEMBASSY 011HO11143 APINA ALTAEMBASSY FREDDIE X PLANET HONLDM DOB 6/16/2011 aaa DMS EFI 8.3 % $32 +gst Kappa-Casein: BE Beta-Casein: A1 (Based on 1248 Daughters in 364 Herds) TPI 2456 NM$ 649 Stature Tall Strength Strong Body Depth Deep Dairy form Tight Rump Angle High Pins Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Posty R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Strong Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Long PTAT 1.25 UDC 1.19 FLC 0.48 Rel 97% PRODUCTION (Based on 3396 Daughters in 761 Herds) Milk 1580 Lbs Rel 98% Protein 30 Lbs -0.06% Cheese Merit $ 633 Fat 75 Lbs +0.06% PL 5.7 DPR 3.3 LIV +0.9 CCR 4.3 SCS 2.63 HCR 2.3 Sire Calving Ease % R Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 988 Observ 2024 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 885 Observ 1944 dtr.

3 Jon-De Roble 7566 (Based on 153 Daughters in 43 Herds) p # 1 UDC bull top 100 p Only Holstein bull > 3 for UDC & DPR p Moderate, open dairy frames p Over 1000 lbs Milk with extreme health traits TPI 2559 NM$ 627 AltaROBLE 011HO11380 LONE-OAK-ACRES ALTAROBLE-ET MOGUL X OBSERVER HOUSAM DOB 10/12/2012 aaa 351 DMS 345,135 EFI 8.1 % $32 +gst Kappa-Casein: AE Beta-Casein: A1 Daughter proven sires Type Stature Tall Strength Strong Body Depth Deep Dairy form Open Rump Angle Sloped Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Posty R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Strong Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Short Bomaz Spring 6901 p # 1 UDC sire top 10 US p High, positive component production p Improved Health trait profile PTAT 2.77 UDC 3.13 FLC 1.92 Rel 94% PRODUCTION (Based on 428 Daughters in 97 Herds) Milk 1021 Lbs Rel 97% Protein 34 Lbs +0.01% Cheese Merit $ 642 Fat 40 Lbs PL 6.5 DPR 3.8 LIV +0.2 CCR 4.5 SCS 2.71 HCR 2.4 Sire Calving Ease % R 4982 Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 288 Observ 379 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R 5116 Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 237 Observ 328 dtr. AltaSPRING 011HO11437 WESTENRADE ALTASPRING MOGUL X GERARD HONLDM DOB 2/22/2013 aaa DMS EFI 8.1 % $40 +gst Kappa-Casein: AB Beta-Casein: 3 (Based on 28 Daughters in 15 Herds) TPI 2622 NM$ 684 Type Stature Tall Strength Strong Body Depth Deep Dairy form Open Rump Angle High Pins Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Posty R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Strong Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Short PTAT 2.30 UDC 2.78 FLC 1.79 Rel 86% PRODUCTION (Based on 198 Daughters in 72 Herds) Milk 1406 Lbs Rel 95% Protein 56 Lbs +0.05% Cheese Merit $ 708 Fat 72 Lbs +0.07% PL 4.3 DPR 1.5 LIV -1.6 CCR 2.9 SCS 2.97 HCR 4.1 Sire Calving Ease % R 6577 Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 122 Observ 122 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R 7389 Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 120 Observ 120 dtr.

4 Daughter proven sires Twin-Birch Jake 2283 (Based on 24 Daughters in 6 Herds) p Extreme semen fertility sire 5* CONCEPT PLUS p Extreme DPR, CCR and HCR p High PL and improved Livabilty p Jet black daughters TPI 2479 NM$ 598 AltaJAKE 011HO11422 T-SPRUCE ALTAJAKE-ET PETRONE X OBSERVER HOUSAM DOB 2/19/2013 aaa 324 DMS 135 EFI 8.7 % $24 +gst $55 sexed +gst Kappa-Casein: BB Beta-Casein: Type 4 Stature Tall Strength Frail Body Depth Deep Dairy form Open Rump Angle High Pins Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Sickle R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Strong Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Short Stantons Janai p Amazing udders 3.50 UDC p High Health and CE p CONCEPT PLUS semen fertility sire p A no holes type profile PTAT 2.37 UDC 2.58 FLC 1.66 Rel 85% PRODUCTION (Based on 228 Daughters in 44 Herds) Milk 1218 Lbs Rel 94% Protein 28 Lbs -0.03% Cheese Merit $ 596 Fat 28 Lbs -0.06% PL 6.6 DPR 3.8 LIV +2.0 CCR 5.6 SCS 2.64 HCR 4.0 Sire Calving Ease % R 4310 Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 106 Observ 159 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R 4316 Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 106 Observ 159 dtr. Alta1STCLASS 011HO11425 ZAHBULLS ALTA1STCLASS-ET NUMERO UNO X DORCY HOUSAM DOB 2/1/2013 aaa 132 DMS 123,126 EFI 9.0 % $35 +gst Kappa-Casein: BE Beta-Casein: A1 Type (Based on 110 Daughters in 41 Herds) TPI 2317 NM$ 505 Type Stature Tall Strength Strong Body Depth Deep Dairy form Open Rump Angle Sloped Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Posty R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Strong Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Long PTAT 2.66 UDC 3.50 FLC 1.30 Rel 94% PRODUCTION (Based on 248 Daughters in 108 Herds) Milk -348 Lbs Rel 96% Protein 7 Lbs +0.07% Cheese Merit $ 542 Fat 39 Lbs +0.19% PL 6.7 DPR 1.0 LIV +0.8 CCR 1.5 SCS 2.70 HCR 0.9 Sire Calving Ease % R 6385 Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 123 Observ 123 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R 6186 Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 99 Observ 99 dtr.

5 Fertility p Fertility p Fertility AltaREVOLVER Koepon AltaREVOLVER Jabir x Bookem x Colby NASIS Code:011HO11511 Herdbook: NLDM $16 +gst TPI 2357 NM$ 500 Type 1.56 UDC 1.14 FLC 0.89 PL 5.2 DPR +4.3 M 794 lbs P 33 lbs +.03% F 33 lbs +.01% Calving Ease 8.2% 807 Obs Dam AltaHOTSHOT Bryhill AltaHOTSHOT-ET $22 +gst $50 sexed +gst Pride x Cameron x Man-O-Man NASIS Code:011HO11523 Herdbook: USA TPI 2514 NM$ 722 Type 1.24 UDC 1.84 FLC 1.13 PL 7.0 DPR +3.4 M 967 lbs P 33 lbs +.01% F 72 lbs +.13% Calving Ease 5.2% 3993 Obs AltaSABRE Bomaz AltaSABRE-ET $30 +gst Jacey x Robust x Planet NASIS Code:011HO11531 Herdbook: USAM Type TPI 2565 NM$ 690 Type 1.81 UDC 1.38 FLC 1.22 PL 7.4 DPR +3.5 M 1239 lbs P 55 lbs +.06% F 34 lbs -.04% Calving Ease 7.4% 2568 Obs 5 AltaLAMBEAU Wesselcrest AltaLAMBEAU-ET $35 +gst Montross x Grafeeti x Man-O-Man NASIS Code:011HO11652 Herdbook: USAM TPI 2570 NM$ 664 Type 1.66 UDC 2.01 FLC 1.29 PL 4.0 DPR +2.0 M 2151 lbs P 72 lbs +.03% F 59 lbs -.08% Calving Ease 7.2% 724 Obs Dam AltaKERMIT PEAK AltaKERMIT-ET $45 +gst Kingboy x Supersire x Shottle NASIS Code:011HO11672 Herdbook: USA Type TPI 2613 NM$ 709 Type 2.53 UDC 2.18 FLC 1.36 PL 6.7 DPR +3.1 M 1223 lbs P 34 lbs -.01% F 64 lbs +.07% Calving Ease 8.1% 335 Obs AltaEXEMPLAR No-Fla AltaEXEMPLAR-ET $35 +gst AltaGENUITY x Supersire x Drdman NASIS Code:011HO11747 Herdbook: USA TPI 2500 NM$ 713 Type 1.39 UDC 1.49 FLC 1.19 PL 9.2 DPR +2.4 M 1163 lbs P 43 lbs +.03% F 47 lbs +.01% Calving Ease 6.5% 0 Obs

6 Genomic proven sires (Based on 0 Daughters in 0 Herds) p NEW Red Polled Bull p Moderate frames p Nice Health profile p High, component production 145 lbs CFP TPI 2503 NM$ 751 AltaBRICK P-RED 011HO00584 STERK ALTABRICK P-RED AltaCASUAL P X AIKMAN HONLDM DOB 12/5/2015 aaa 354 DMS EFI 8.5 % $30 +gst Kappa-Casein: AE Beta-Casein: A1 6 Stature Tall Strength Strong Body Depth Deep Dairy form Open Rump Angle Sloped Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Posty R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Weak Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Long p Extreme Rumps p High Health trait profile p Moderate frames with a no holes linear p sire PTAT 0.88 UDC 0.89 FLC 0.33 Rel 73% PRODUCTION (Based on 0 Daughters in 0 Herds) Milk 992 Lbs Rel 75% Protein 51 Lbs +0.08% Cheese Merit $ 787 Fat 94 Lbs +0.21% PL 5.9 DPR 1.2 LIV +2.7 CCR 2.3 SCS 2.95 HCR 1.6 Sire Calving Ease % R 0 Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 0 Observ 0 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R 0 Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 0 Observ 0 dtr. AltaGARCIA 011HO11765 SPH ALTAGARCIA SUPERSHOT X NUMERO UNO HODEUM DOB 7/3/2015 aaa DMS EFI 8.3 % $22 +gst Kappa-Casein: BB Beta-Casein: (Based on 0 Daughters in 0 Herds) TPI 2484 NM$ 683 Stature Tall Strength Strong Body Depth Deep Dairy form Open Rump Angle Sloped Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Posty R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Strong Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Short PTAT 1.58 UDC 1.09 FLC 1.16 Rel 78% PRODUCTION (Based on 0 Daughters in 0 Herds) Milk 1437 Lbs Rel 79% Protein 54 Lbs +0.04% Cheese Merit $ 707 Fat 45 Lbs -0.03% PL 8.2 DPR 2.0 LIV +3.1 CCR 3.8 SCS 2.80 HCR 1.8 Sire Calving Ease % R 0 Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 0 Observ 0 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R 0 Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 0 Observ 0 dtr.

7 (Based on 0 Daughters in 0 Herds) p Extreme Health sire p CONCEPT PLUS semen fertility sire p High component percentages p Strong frames with exceptional F&L TPI 2740 NM$ 875 AltaROBSON 011HO11778 BOMAZ ALTAROBSON-ET RUBICON X BOB HOUSAM DOB 8/24/2015 aaa 132 DMS 345,135 EFI 8.0 % $60 +gst $90 sexed +gst Kappa-Casein: BB Beta-Casein: Genomic proven sires Stature Tall Strength Strong Body Depth Deep Dairy form Open Rump Angle Sloped Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Posty R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Weak Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Short p Extreme Type sire p Positive component production p Improved Health p CONCEPT PLUS semen fertility sire PTAT 1.35 UDC 1.07 FLC 1.30 Rel 77% PRODUCTION (Based on 0 Daughters in 0 Herds) Milk 770 Lbs Rel 79% Protein 53 Lbs +0.11% Cheese Merit $ 929 Fat 90 Lbs +0.22% PL 7.9 DPR 4.1 LIV +2.0 CCR 5.9 SCS 2.85 HCR 5.2 Sire Calving Ease % R 61 Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 0 Observ 0 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R 61 Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 0 Observ 0 dtr. AltaTOOHOT 011HO11813 PEAK ALTATOOHOT-ET AltaHOTROD X MCCUTCHEN HO840M DOB 7/4/2015 aaa 243 DMS 123,234 EFI 9.1 % $35 +gst Kappa-Casein: AE Beta-Casein: A1 7 (Based on 0 Daughters in 0 Herds) TPI 2546 NM$ 670 Type Stature Tall Strength Strong Body Depth Deep Dairy form Open Rump Angle High Pins Thurl Width Wide R. Legs-S View Sickle R. Legs-R View Straight Foot Angle Steep F&L Score High F. Udder Att Strong R. Udder Ht High R. Udder Wid Wide Udder Cleft Strong Udder Depth Shallow F. Teat Place Close R. Teat Place Close Teat Length Short PTAT 3.13 UDC 2.46 FLC 1.63 Rel 75% PRODUCTION (Based on 0 Daughters in 0 Herds) Milk 730 Lbs Rel 78% Protein 44 Lbs +0.08% Cheese Merit $ 713 Fat 59 Lbs +0.12% PL 5.9 DPR 0.8 LIV +2.0 CCR 1.0 SCS 2.77 HCR 2.0 Sire Calving Ease % R 2 Observ Dtr Calving Ease % R 0 Observ 0 dtr. Sire stillbirth % R 2 Observ Daughter stillbirth % R 0 Observ 0 dtr.

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