Beef producers interested in using sexed semen can now take advantage of superior genetics offered from Select Sires’ elite beef lineup through the gender SELECTed™ program.
“Select Sires is the industry leader in sexed semen, and now that leadership extends to the beef program,” said Brian House, beef program manager for Select Sires. “Select Sires has produced and sold more than 2 million units of sexed semen since 2005. Our experience with this product helps ensure quality and value to our customers.”
507AN222 GAR PREDESTINED, 507AN278 GAR SELECTIVE and 507SM56 Ebony’s GRANDMASTER are currently available with female-sorted gender SELECTed semen. The patented technology has consistently proven to sex-sort sperm with 90 percent accuracy, meaning you can confidently add more heifers to your herd. PREDESTINED is also available in male-sorted gender SELECTed semen. In well-managed programs, conception rates with gender SELECTed semen will average 75 to 90 percent of what is obtained through use of conventional semen.
PREDESTINED, ranking high for every $Value Index, is a proven leader for $B. He adds width, fleshing ability, muscle, soundness and good looks. PREDESTINED remains one of the most heavily used sires in the Angus breed because of his extreme customer satisfaction. He excels for fertility and is one of a handful of proven sires with high $B without increasing frame size.
SELECTIVE stands among the breed’s Top 1 percent for Calving Ease Direct at +14 and offers low Birth Weight at -1.3. His progeny are moderate in size and he offers super growth and high carcass stats. He will be a highly sought-after heifer bull, and now you can add more of his heifers to your herd with gender SELECTed semen.
GRANDMASTER is a purebred Simmental out of Ebony’s Joy, one of the breed’s most elite cows. He sires stout, powerful cattle that are complemented by soundness and style. He excels for Calving Ease, Birth Weight and offers big-time growth with an unmatched blend of genotype and phenotype.
Other beef sires slated for gender SELECTed semen production in 2009 include 7AN258 TC TOTAL 310, 7AN285 GAR GAME ON, 7AN282 RITO 6EM6 of 4Le Emblazon and 7CA7 HRF HAIRY.
™gender SELECTed semen is a trademark of Select Sires Inc.