SERGIO daughters have the will to survive!

Every dairy farmer wants to have a productive cow on his farm for a long time. Not all the animals have the potential to stay that long in the herd. Due to any reason, a cow can die too early. Because of genetic differences between bulls, a breeding value has been introduced, named Livability. According to Holstein Association USA 80 % will die before leaving the farm. The breeding value Livability tells you the percentage of animals below or above the 80 % that will stay alive until leaving the farm.

515HO00308 SERGIO (Ragen x Delta x Supersire) is an outstanding improver for Livability (+4,4). SERGIO is the unique bull for Livability in combination with PTA Milk +1644 and an Udder Score of +2,14 UDC. The milk power is a strength of the family. His granddam Bryhill SS Sateen P VG-88-USA EX-MS produced above 15.500 kg milk in her first lactation. Together with +7,4 Productive Life (PL) and +2,8 Fertility Index (= FI), SERGIO reaches a level of TPI +2666.

SERGIO daughters show a moderated size and have strong Feet & Legs (FLC +1,76) and slightly sickled legs (+0,15) too. SERGIO also shows an interesting +0.08 for Teat Length.

Besides selecting SERGIO for cows, we can also recommend him for use on maiden heifers (SCE 5,7).

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