Bullseye July 2014

In this era of the robotic revolution across western Canada, many producers are reconsidering their breeding criteria as they attempt to breed cows that are productive and easy to manage in these systems. Robotic milking systems are obviously more efficient with a herd of cows that display desirable udder conformation, as they offer the benefit of quicker attachment times, but there are many other traits to consider when breeding the ideal cow for a robot barn. Semex’s RobotReady brand considers a variety of these traits and bulls sporting that designation offer many features a producer using robotics is looking for.

Dewgood ADVANCE is a new RobotReady addition to the WestGen proof sheet. An Alexander son from an Excellent Goldwyn dam out of 8 generations of relatively unknown VG or EX cows, he offers breed-leading Feet & Leg improvement, with a rare 19 for Rear Leg Rear View, 14 for Side View and 17 for Bone Quality. These cows excel in locomotion and mobility. Once in the robot, their silky, shallow (9S) udders are nicely-shaped and are easy to milk out.

As increasing numbers of cows are milked with robots, producers have come to value other traits in their best robot cows. Advance delivers on a variety of these important qualities with milky daughters (855kg) that are persistent (100) throughout their lactation. They’re also quiet (107 MT), easy milking (107 MS) cows that produce quality milk (2.90 SCS).

It’s not often you find a bull with this many functional traits that also delivers exceptional femininity and style, but Advance does! The CIAQ progeny analysts have inspected over 60 daughters in a variety of housing systems and are extremely excited about what this bull can do. Carl Saucier remarks that Advance daughters are “a continuation to Jordan – black, feminine and dairy machines, the feet and legs could help any breeders that want to improve their herd.”

Technological advancement in the dairy industry is moving faster than ever, and with the use of genomic information, so are dairy genetics. Why not position your herd to be ready for the future, and Advance your herd?

Already an excellent high fertility option during the Summer breeding season, he’ll also help pay for your summer vacation! For a limited time only, all Advance purchases between now and August 12 earn 5X the Air Miles Reward Miles.