Bullseye July 2015

Stargazer

With the debut of OCD Stargazer, the Rud Zip family delivers one of the most unique bulls to ever reside on the WestGen proof sheet. Stargazer is a Super son from Windsor-Manor Elegant Delight VG-88-2YR-USA DOM. She is backed by the EX-93-2E-USA DOM GMD 4* Durham, Z-Delight, and then the EX-95-4E-USA DOM GMD 1* Rudolph Zip. His first proof includes close to 100 daughters, making him a reliable new release that has proven himself to be an extreme outlier for transmission of a few key traits.

At 2931, Stargazer holds the #12 spot on the LPI list. When considering bulls to add to your herd’s breeding program, the top 100 LPI, or top 7% of bulls is where many look. Within this group, Stargazer is the #1 bull for milk at 2477kg, and the third best udder improver at +15. It’s a very rare bull that can rank in the top 1% of the breed for both of these traits, but that’s what Stargazer delivers.

CIAQ progeny analyst, Raphaelle Lemay noticed this in her observations of his daughter group, “The best part is their high quality mammary systems. The fact that they produce this much milk while having such stylish, high and well-attached udders with a strong ligament is impressive. They are made to work extremely well, being wide-chested and medium-sized, and you can take nothing away from their rump and feet & legs. They are really functional, regardless of environment.”

In addition to his tremendous milk and mammary transmitting abilities, he throws in respectable health traits, including 2.84 SCS, 106 Herd Life, positive daughter fertility (101) and almost breed average Calving Ability (99). As with many extreme Milk sires, he should be protected for fat and protein percent, and also for pin setting.

Stargazer’s proof has demonstrated the Rud Zip family can deliver genes that are out of this world!

GARYANN STARGAZER SNOW WHITE

VG-85-2YR-CAN

LAZAUBIER STARGAZER SOPHIE

GP-83-2YR-CAN

REOLE STARGAZER JANET

GP-84-2YR-CAN

  

HAVANE OS ELIZABETH

VG-85-2YR-CAN