Dear Breeders, Partners and Brown Swiss Enthusiasts around the world,

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2 Dear Breeders, Partners and Brown Swiss Enthusiasts around the world, we are glad to present you our new catalogue of the best German Brown Swiss sires with their proofs from the latest Interbull run in December Within the past year the introduction of genomic proofs for Holsteins and some other breeds was one of the major items in cattle breeding. Genomic selection will become for sure a very important tool for all modern breeding programs and also in the Brown Swiss breed we look forward to get reliable genomic values in 2011/2012. But independent of the proper implementation of genomic proofs into the breeding programs we have to consider the most important requirement of the majority of the dairy farmers world-wide: RELIABILITY Using genomics, young bulls will be more reliable as in the past and the genetic progress will be improved. However we shall not forget on the other hand that the commercial dairy farmers need A.I. bulls with reliable figures in all important performance, type and fitness traits to produce the profitable and uncomplicated cow which fits everywhere. This kind of serious selection will stay our main target so that also in the future you can be sure to rely on the best German Brown Swiss genetics, no matter if you take young sires, proven sires or bulls which already have second crop results. Huray FEE in 3rd lactation Moreover we will continue in Germany to make a second type scoring for the offspring of the most important sires in the third lactation to get even more information which bulls sire the longlasting and therefore most profitable cows. The well balanced conformation and strong feet & legs are the basis for the excellent durability of the Brown Swiss cow. In the past 10 years the average lifetime production of the German Brown Swiss cows has increased from 21,000 to almost 26,000 kg milk. Statistics from Bavaria indicate that Brown Swiss have a remarkable higher lifetime production in comparison to all other dairy breeds in the same area. In combination with a high share of roughage intake Brown Swiss can refer to the lowest production cost per kg milk in the statistics. The flat lactation curve avoids extreme 8 x 100,000l cows in the herd of Markus Gerle, Ultrasried production peaks in which the energy intake can t cover the demand. This is the reason for a stable metabolism of the Brown Swiss cows which finally leads to the big plus of the German Brown Swiss: LONGEVITY In Germany Brown Swiss cows almost complete one lactation more than the average of all dairy cows and no other breed has such a high average lifetime production and such a high rate of 100,000 l cows. Average age at leaving (Germany, ADR 2009): All dairy cows: 5.4 years Brown Swiss: 6.4 years The Eco-index-list pays special attention to this ability of the Brown Swiss to sire easy handling, longlasting cows:major constitution traits such as persistency, performance increase in further lactations, fertility, calving ease and longevity have a higher emphasis in the Eco index. Actual top bulls in this special list are Jubev, Prossli, Etpat (M*), Huray, Prejula and Juleng. ADAPTATION Due to the natural conditions in the Alps, the origin of the Brown Swiss, with a wide range in its climate and a difficult surface of the landscape in which the young cattle have to walk long distances, the Brown Swiss have excellent adaptation qualities. Due to the rearing system in the mountain area Brown Swiss start with moderate performances after the first calving but keep the yield very well over the whole lactation and have the capability to grow steadily with every following lactation which keeps the cow healthy and tough. These qualities of the German Brown Swiss are well confirmed under various conditions all over the world. German Brown Swiss cows in Egypt 2

3 Performance data 2010: 175,639 milk recording cows: 7,040 kg milk 4.23% fat 298 kg fat 3.59% protein 253 kg protein 141,581 herdbook cows: 7,228 kg milk 4.23% fat 306 kg fat 3.60% protein 260 kg protein Looking at the absolute figures you have to consider that about 80% of the German Brown Swiss cows are kept under semi-intensive conditions in the lower and upper mountain areas of the Alps! Ideal choice for CROSSBREEDING The sum of the positive characteristics has lead to a steadily rising number of farms using German Brown Swiss sires in crossbreeding with other dairy breeds. The F1-generation shows an extraordinary vitality, levels up the protein content in the milk and gives easy handling cows. In the second crossbred generation the type comes closer to the purebred Brown Swiss type. In the table of contents on page 4 we have listed some recommendations which bulls should suit best for the different crossbred systems and generations in combination with Holsteins, red breeds and Jersey. Effective BREEDING PROGRAM Etvei daughters (50%BS, 50%HF) at NRM / Utrecht, bred by Kloostermann-Deinum/Netherlands Germany s breeding program is the largest in the world for Brown Swiss. Almost 200,000 Brown Swiss cows are under milk recording in Germany and the A.I. studs Greifenberg, Memmingen and Herbertingen test about 125 Brown Swiss bulls annually (page 14). Several young sires are co-tested in other countries to get comparable results in different environments. The bull dams are selected very carefully. In 2009 the average production of the bull dams was more than 10,600 kg milk with 4.22% fat and 3.80% protein. Young heifers of the next generation who promise an advanced genetic progress are selected as well as older cows which have definitely proven their qualities over the years. Payssli daughter HILDE in Austria Best genetics from all over the world are used under the special emphasis to keep the balance of performance, type and fitness (components of the total merit index - page 15). VARIATION of BLOODLINES plays another important role in the German breeding philosophy. By the use of various alternative bloodlines it was possible to keep the inbreeding coefficient of the German Brown Swiss population on a moderate level in the past decade in spite of the strong progress which was achieved at the same time. The 40 bulls presented in the catalogue have 21 different sires. Rare pedigrees are always an essential part of the breeding program. We hope that the present collection of our German Brown Swiss top sires will find your interest and are certainly convinced that they will help to increase the profitability in your herd and to manage the challenges of tomorrow! Finally we would like to announce that the European Brown Swiss conference will be held in Germany in All interested people are kindly invited to come and visit Germany and get more detailed information about the German Brown Swiss population located in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. Your Spermex-Team 3

4 Table of contents: Page Sire aaa Casein Eco- Sire/Grandsire TMI Ind. Final PL PL HF RB J index Milk Score dam grand dam F1 F2, F3 5 PROHUVO AB PRONTO / HUSSLI PROSSLI AB 131 PRONTO / HUSSLI VASIR AB 122 VINOZAK / SIRAY PAYSSLI ET BB PAYOFF / HUSSLI HURAY *TM BB 129 HUSSLI / SIRAY JULENG AB 128 JUBLEND / PLAYBOY PATRIOT n.b n.b PAYOFF / HUSSLI PRONTUS n.b AA PRONTO / HUSSLI PADUA n.b BB PAYOFF / PRESIDENT JUBEV AB 136 JUBLEND / EVEN ET PREJULA AB 128 PRESIDENT / JUPITER PROTEUS BB PRONTO / HUSSLI Basic information about the breeding program and the total merit index 16 JUWEL BB 126 JUBLEND / HUSSLI JUSUV BB 119 JUBLEND / HUSSLI PAYOUT *TM n.b BB PAYOFF / PAT ELLECTION AB 126 EMICO / COLLECTION HUSJET *TM BB 116 HUSSLI / JETWAY PLATIN n.b BB PAYOFF / VINEST JUBS n.b AB JUBLEND / HUSSLI MOLOG n.b BB MOIADO / TRILOGY GULDEN n.b AA GENERAL / SIRAY WACHAU n.b BB WURL ET / BLEVIG ETPAT (M*) BB 129 EMSTAR / PAT JUBLEM *TW n.b BB JUBLEND / ZAUT HUSIR AB 125 HUSSLI / SIRAY PRESET *TW *TM n.b BB 122 PRESIDENT / EMSTAR JOCKL AB JUVIN / SIRAY PROVINZ *TM BB PRONTO / VINOS GALPRO n.b AB GENERAL / PRONTO HONEY n.b AB HUCOS / DOTRAY EMERUP AA 113 EMERALD / JUP PREFERENZ BB 117 PRESIDENT / VINEB EVENT *TM BB 118 EVEN ET / VINOS EGIZ BB 114 ENSIGN / STRIZ PATRON n.b BB PAYOFF / HUSSLI SAVIB *TM n.b BB SAM / VINEB ETVEI *TW *TM BB 111 EMSTAR / VINBREI ACHET ET AA 119 ACE ET / PROPHET PRANGER n.b AB PRECISE / ZOLDO PAZIFIK n.b BB PAYOFF / EMERALD aaa-code: at publishing date of the catalogue not all bulls were encoded, you can find the missing aaa-codes on our homepage as soon as they are available. The next analysis will be in February PL = lifetime production in kg milk till January The ecological index (Eco-index) is a total merit index, which summarizes all available ancestry and performance information of a bull. It is a useful tool to select suitable bulls for organic farming, since a particular emphasis is placed on longevity, persistence and further improvement of performance in each lactation. At least 20 daughters in the third lactation are necessary for a bull to be listed after eco-index. Depending on the importance for performance, animal health and longevity, different weights are used for the calculation of the index. For further information on the eco-index and its calculation, visit our homepage or contact us info@spermex.de! Furthermore we have included a table giving an overview about the suitability of each bull for the use in crossbreeding with different breeds: HF = Holstein, RB = Red Breeds, J = Jersey F1 = first crossbreed generation; F2 = second crossbreed generation; F3 = third crossbreed generation Photo cover page: ETVEI Ester (breeder: Hans Reiser) Photo backside cover: JUBLEND Jule (breeder: Josef Brauchle) Your Spermex-Team Countries in which the particular bulls are allready used (see bull pages) 4

5 PROHUVO * PROHUVO Pronto Kiri 3/2, , , Ensign Present Hussli Kati Vinos PROHUVO Total merit index: La. 76 daughters / 89 % reliability , , Milking speed: 123 Somatic cell counts: 99 Persistence: 117 Productive lifetime: 117 Fertility: m 105 Calving ease: p 93 m 101 Stillbirth rate: p 97 m Casein: AB Feet & Legs Calvings Fat + Protein Muscling Pasterns Milking speed Persistence & Longevity Muscling light heavy 88 Height at cross small tall 102 Chest width shallow deep 95 Body depth short long 102 Backline weak strong 107 Rump length short long 97 Rump width narrow wide 100 Rump angle ascending sloped 104 Thurl position in the back in the centre 99 Hock angularity straight sickled 84 Hocks swollen clean 110 Pasterns weak strong 114 Foot angle low angles steep angle 115 Fore udder length short long 97 Rear udder width narrow wide 94 Rear udder height low high 118 Suspensory ligament weak strong 99 Udder depth deep shallow 118 Fore udder attachment weak strong 108 Udder balance staged inclined 95 Teat length short long 88 Teat thickness thin thick 84 Teat placement (front) wide close 111 Teat placement (rear) wide close 102 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 99 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 110 PROHUVO defended his #1 position in the German top list within the past three estimations. The three main benefits can be summarized easily with protein, feet&legs and fertility. The whole cow family of Prohuvo impresses by extremely high protein percentages of 4% and more and also by a very good fertility. The base cow Klara (sire: Brisowik) got 11 calves and produced 106,000 l milk in her lifetime. A progeny visiting tour was organised in January The 8 daughters we inspected confirmed the figures and also the linear description: They were mostly dairy in type but had sufficient strength in the chest. Frame and type varied a bit according to the maternal basis. However all cows demonstrated a good harmony and functionality in their body. The rumps showed a correct inclination and were longer as expected and wide enough. The strong pasterns and high foot angles have to be pointed out whereas the hocks were not always quite clear. The rear legs tended to be a bit more straight. In the free space barns the Prohuvo-daughters impressed by an excellent locomotion. The fore udders could have been a bit longer and the rear udders wider but were well attached. The whole udder attachment was high enough and the suspensory ligament was correct. Teat placement, length and thickness were ideal. Furthermore the udders showed a good texture and seem to milk out quite well. All breeders reported about an excellent milking speed. The Prohuvo-daughters were very fertile and already pregnant again for a long time. Their owners described them as easy handling cows who don t need much attention. We are convinced that Prohuvo-daughters have the potential to get longlasting profitable cows in different environments. In crossbreeding systems we can recommend Prohuvo especially on Holsteins in F1 and further crossing steps as well as for red breeds provided that enough frame and strength exist. He should not be used for heifer inseminations. Prohuvo - daughter BONNI Progeny group in Buchloe 2010 Prohuvo - daughter ELSA 5

6 PROSSLI * PROSSLI Pronto Goldfee 6/7, , , Ensign Present Hussli Gabi Pat PROSSLI Total merit index: La. 161 daughters / 95 % reliability , , Milking speed: 98 Somatic cell counts: 115 Persistence: 106 Productive lifetime: 130 Fertility: m 103 Calving ease: p 110 m 93 Stillbirth rate: p 95 m Casein: AB Allround qualities Fore udder length Feet & Legs Backline Rear udder height Suspensory ligament Vitality Muscling light heavy 83 Height at cross small tall 105 Chest width shallow deep 84 Body depth short long 92 Backline weak strong 79 Rump length short long 101 Rump width narrow wide 105 Rump angle ascending sloped 111 Thurl position in the back in the centre 104 Hock angularity straight sickled 96 Hocks swollen clean 123 Pasterns weak strong 106 Foot angle low angles steep angle 96 Fore udder length short long 98 Rear udder width narrow wide 108 Rear udder height low high 123 Suspensory ligament weak strong 112 Udder depth deep shallow 110 Fore udder attachment weak strong 103 Udder balance staged inclined 98 Teat length short long 99 Teat thickness thin thick 98 Teat placement (front) wide close 103 Teat placement (rear) wide close 101 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 103 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 101 PROSSLI, the Pronto-son out of the former highest German index cow Hussli-Goldfee, was co-sampled in Austria, the Netherlands and Australia. His daughters are medium sized with a lot of dairyness. They could have had a bit more strength in the chest but the group at the fair EuroTier in Hannover in 2008 demonstrated that they have the potential to grow further and develop well during the first lactation. The backline could be stronger but the feet&legs are impressive: Very dry hocks and strong pasterns combined with high enough foot angles and a very good locomotion qualify Prossli-daughters to be used in various barn and grazing systems. The udders of the Prossli s are small with a nice texture. The fore udder attachment is the weaker point of the udder composite but the rear udder attachment, the central ligament and the correct teat placement and length are strong benefits of Prossli. A sufficient milk performance is combined with high protein percentages and positive fitness figures. During the past two years Prossli gained steadily in his productive lifetime index. With a PL-index of 130 he is the longevity-star. This underlines his qualities to sire very functional, profitable and longlasting cows for all environments. In the new ECO-index-list Prossli is # 2 thanks to his enormous constitution figures. Prossli can be used in purebreeding as well as in crossbreeding, especially on Holsteins he is able to add his special fitness qualities. In the Netherlands Prossli already belongs to the top-3 for a certain time now. His crossbred daughters in Holland show a very similar breeding pattern as the purebred cows in Germany. Prossli is used as sire of sons in several countries and also in crossbreeding systems. We can highly recommend him for heifer inseminations. Prossli - daughter ULENA in 2 nd lactation Udder ULENA Prossli - daughter CERES 6

7 VASIR * VASIR Vinozak Gabi 9/5, , , Vinos Dora Siray Gabune Emory VASIR Total merit index: La. 87 daughters / 92 % reliability , , Milking speed: 112 Somatic cell counts: 111 Persistence: 91 Productive lifetime: 100 Fertility: m 83 Calving ease: p 91 m 109 Stillbirth rate: p 102 m Casein: AB Milk performance Rear udder height Fore udder attachment Maternal fertility Pasterns Udder health Teat placement Muscling light heavy 90 Height at cross small tall 119 Chest width shallow deep 100 Body depth short long 113 Backline weak strong 98 Rump length short long 113 Rump width narrow wide 104 Rump angle ascending sloped 88 Thurl position in the back in the centre 100 Hock angularity straight sickled 100 Hocks swollen clean 105 Pasterns weak strong 121 Foot angle low angles steep angle 107 Fore udder length short long 122 Rear udder width narrow wide 102 Rear udder height low high 105 Suspensory ligament weak strong 105 Udder depth deep shallow 102 Fore udder attachment weak strong 110 Udder balance staged inclined 100 Teat length short long 86 Teat thickness thin thick 95 Teat placement (front) wide close 112 Teat placement (rear) wide close 112 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 116 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 92 VASIR-daughters have an enormous strong will for milking. They do not only convince through high performances in the first lactations but also demonstrate a remarkable increase in second and third lactations. With kg milk Vasir is still the leading performance bull in the German Brown Swiss breed in spite of the several basis adjustments during his career. The high yields are combined with good fat and protein percentages. Further on Vasir combines low somatic cell counts with a high milking speed which is seldom to be found. A progeny visiting tour in 2008 was joined by people from several European countries. The 12 inspected Vasir-daughters confirmed the performance qualities and the linear description very well: They were tall, long and dairy; sometimes there could have been a bit more strength in the forehand. The backline was better than it could be expected from a Vinozak-son. The extremely strong pasterns and high foot angles have to be pointed out, the hocks were correct. In the udder traits the long and well attached fore udders and the correct teat placement of the Vasir-daughters had to be emphasized quite positively. On the other hand the rear udder attachment could have been higher and wider. At the jubilee show in Buchloe (June 2009) a group of 6 Vasir daughters confirmed the general feedback of the breeders that they are capable to develop very well with the second calving and that the rear udders of the Vasir daughters get a better attachment. Vasir is recommended from us to be used in purebred Brown Swiss herds to improve the performance level and the locomotion as well as fore udder attachment and udder health. In crossbreeding systems with Holsteins we give him a preference to be used in F2 and F3 whereas we consider him also as a good crossbred partner for red breeds. The remaining stock of Vasir will be probably sold out within the next months. Vasir - daughter HEXE Vasir - daughter HILDE in 2 nd lactation Vasir - daughter RESI in 2 nd lactation 7

8 PAYSSLI ET * PAYSSLI new Payoff Bounty 5/5, , , Prelude Polly Hussli Bounce Even PAYSSLI Total merit index: La. 169 daughters / 93 % reliability , , Milking speed: 106 Somatic cell counts: 115 Persistence: 110 Productive lifetime: 113 Fertility: m 109 Calving ease: p 100 m 120 Stillbirth rate: p 102 m Allround qualities Size Udder quality Udder health Fertility Muscling light heavy 96 Height at cross small tall 119 Chest width shallow deep 109 Body depth short long 109 Backline weak strong 102 Rump length short long 116 Rump width narrow wide 105 Rump angle ascending sloped 99 Thurl position in the back in the centre 102 Hock angularity straight sickled 98 Hocks swollen clean 100 Pasterns weak strong 101 Foot angle low angles steep angle 105 Fore udder length short long 111 Rear udder width narrow wide 109 Rear udder height low high 119 Suspensory ligament weak strong 117 Udder depth deep shallow 120 Fore udder attachment weak strong 120 Udder balance staged inclined 97 Teat length short long 93 Teat thickness thin thick 89 Teat placement (front) wide close 119 Teat placement (rear) wide close 109 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 110 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 101 PAYSSLI is actually the German top type scorer with a final scoring of 134 and an extremely balanced linear description. Already at the national German show in Buchloe in spring 2010 he got a lot of attention with his consistent daughter group but also afterwards Payssli impressed with an excellent farm visiting tour in summer and a progeny group at a local show in the fall and as well at EuroTier in Hannover in November The cows demonstrated a good development during the lactation and always an impeccable udder quality. Now in December Payssli gained again 2 points in his TMI and 2 points in his final type score. This is meanwhile well confirmed by his daughters in Austria and Switzerland where we also get very positive response on Payssli s daughters. Payssli combines sufficient milk & protein potential with a lot of style, correct legs and lovely udders. Besides he is positive now in all fitness traits: Low somatic cell counts are combined with a good milking speed and as well persistency and stayability rate are high above average. The maternal calving ease index of 120 is actually the best of all German bulls and probably caused by the long, wide enough and well sloped rumps of the Payssli-daughters. Further on they are in calf again soon after calving. The combination of performance, type and fitness is very well appreciated by the owners of the Payssli-daughters. We actually recommend Payssli for purebreeding and all crossbreeding systems. His half-brother Patriot seems to follow him in many ways. However his reliability is not high enough at the moment to make a definite mind so that we give a clear favour at the moment to Payssli. Payssli - daughter HILDE Payssli - daughter ALISA Payssli - daughter ILONA 8

9 HURAY *TM * HURAY Hussli Laura 5/5, , , Husum Fulli Siray Lolina Vinos HURAY Total merit index: La. 139 daughters / 95 % reliability , , Milking speed: 102 Somatic cell counts: 90 Persistence: 116 Productive lifetime: 112 Fertility: m 94 Calving ease: p 105 m 106 Stillbirth rate: p 103 m Allround qualities Somatic cell counts Milk Performance Feet & Legs Persistence Vitality Muscling light heavy 96 Height at cross small tall 112 Chest width shallow deep 105 Body depth short long 104 Backline weak strong 104 Rump length short long 116 Rump width narrow wide 109 Rump angle ascending sloped 111 Thurl position in the back in the centre 97 Hock angularity straight sickled 93 Hocks swollen clean 114 Pasterns weak strong 113 Foot angle low angles steep angle 113 Fore udder length short long 114 Rear udder width narrow wide 108 Rear udder height low high 112 Suspensory ligament weak strong 99 Udder depth deep shallow 104 Fore udder attachment weak strong Udder balance staged inclined Teat length short long 92 Teat thickness thin thick Teat placement (front) wide close 116 Teat placement (rear) wide close Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 102 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 110 In the past three years HURAY has been by far the most heavily used German Brown Swiss sire world-wide. The popularity is hardly surprising looking at Huray s complete qualities: A strong will for milking is combined with an excellent persistency during the lactation and a remarkable development in second and third lactations. Remembering the daughter group which we inspected in January 2008 it is easy to understand this impressive combination of performance and fitness: Huray-daughters show a good frame with dairy character on one hand but enough strength and capacity on the other hand. Strong pasterns and high foot angles qualify the Huray-daughters as easy walking, functional cows for modern barns as well as for grazing systems. The rumps are long but a bit too sloped which should be taken into consideration for the mating. Well attached fore and rear udders keep the udders on a sufficient level in spite of the high performances. In the udder quality Huray can be considered as the best son of Hussli. All fitness traits are average or better which shows that the Huray-daughters are able to stand the enormous yield without any health problems. This tendency is confirmed by the present ranking as # 4 in the Eco-index-list which lays more emphasis on constitution traits and gives further lactations a higher value as in the total merit index. Tracing back the pedigree of Huray you will see that this combination of excellent performance and fitness can be found in the whole family. Dam Laura produced an average of 12,766 kg milk in 5.4 lactations and grand dam Lolina almost reached a lifetime performance of 100,000 l with an average of more than 10,000 l. Huray can be recommended in purebreeding as well as in all crossbreeding systems on other dairy breeds like Holsteins, Jersey and red breeds. The easy born calves from Huray show an extraordinary vitality and growth capacity. The first second crop daughters from Huray are milking now and the present response on farms is quite positive. First figures can be expected in April Huray - daughter MONA in 2 nd lactation Huray - daughter FEE in 3 rd lactation Huray - daughter USCHI 9

10 JULENG * JULENG Jublend Heriett 4/ , , Jupiter Dahlie Playboy Henriet Tradition JULENG Total merit index: La. 88 daughters / 91 % reliability , , Milking speed: 118 Somatic cell counts: 108 Persistence: 101 Productive lifetime: 94 Fertility: m 98 Calving ease: p 113 m 109 Stillbirth rate: p 113 m 112 sexed semen available! Casein: AB Allround qualities Hock angularity Size & Substance Fore udder attachment Milking speed Calving abilities Muscling light heavy 117 Height at cross small tall 110 Chest width shallow deep 122 Body depth short long 115 Backline weak strong 105 Rump length short long 118 Rump width narrow wide 117 Rump angle ascending sloped 104 Thurl position in the back in the centre 106 Hock angularity straight sickled 107 Hocks swollen clean 92 Pasterns weak strong 98 Foot angle low angles steep angle 113 Fore udder length short long 121 Rear udder width narrow wide 98 Rear udder height low high 107 Suspensory ligament weak strong 103 Udder depth deep shallow 113 Fore udder attachment weak strong 122 Udder balance staged inclined 118 Teat length short long 104 Teat thickness thin thick 113 Teat placement (front) wide close 95 Teat placement (rear) wide close 104 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 101 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 94 Due to his excellent allround qualities JULENG belonged to the most popular German Brown Swiss sires in the past two years. He kept his proofs on a very stable level during this time which was basically caused by a very good development from first to second and third lactations. High milk performances are combined with neutral components. This potential is well fixed in the cow family behind Juleng: Dam Playboy-Heriett (> 50,000 l lifetime with 3.8% protein) and grand dam Tradition-Henriett (> 60,000 l lifetime production with 3.7% protein) were both high performing cows. In May 2009 we had the opportunity to inspect 7 daughters of Juleng in first and second lactations which showed an outstanding uniformity: A lot of frame and an enormous strength in the forehand without loosing dairy type was the general impression. Backline and rear leg set were correct, only the hocks could have been clearer. The fore udders were long and well attached and the udders showed a good texture. The teats tended to be a bit longer than average. The owners were very satisfied with the Juleng-daughters and their excellent milking speed and character. Juleng can be highly recommended for heifer inseminations but also his daughters show very easy calvings. So Juleng belongs to the few bulls who are able to combine these contrary traits positively. Another benefit which has to be mentioned is the beef performance of the Juleng-sons. Whenever beef is not the most important trait in the Brown Swiss breed the higher income from the male calves is welcome and it also underlines that Juleng sires substance and robustness. The remaining straws of sexed semen from Juleng will be sold out within the coming weeks. However he still produces conventional semen and as mentioned above: Farmers can profit from female and male calves of Juleng. Juleng - daughter ILONA Juleng - daughter EMMA in 2 nd lactation Juleng - daughter GRÄFIN in 2 nd lactation 10

11 PATRIOT * PATRIOT new Payoff Bounty 5/5, , , Prelude Polly Hussli Bounce Even Hussli - BOUNTY mother of Patriot in 3 rd lactation Total merit index: La. 40 daughters / 72 % reliability , , Milking speed: 118 Somatic cell counts: 102 Persistence: 106 Productive lifetime: 114 Fertility: m 112 Calving ease: p 110 m 107 Stillbirth rate: p 110 m 105 Prontus - daughter KADA Total merit index: La. 113 daughters / 92 % reliability , , Milking speed: 108 Somatic cell counts: 103 Persistence: 116 Productive lifetime: 122 Fertility: m 104 Calving ease: p 96 m 114 Stillbirth rate: p 102 m 116 Casein: Milk performance Pasterns Protein Udder depth Fitness Muscling light heavy 101 Height at cross small tall 109 Chest width shallow deep 98 Body depth short long 105 Backline weak strong 101 Rump length short long 109 Rump width narrow wide 96 Rump angle ascending sloped 95 Thurl position in the back in the centre 89 Hock angularity straight sickled 93 Hocks swollen clean 98 Pasterns weak strong 88 Foot angle low angles steep angle 102 Fore udder length short long 103 Rear udder width narrow wide 106 Rear udder height low high 111 Suspensory ligament weak strong 115 Udder depth deep shallow 117 Fore udder attachment weak strong 116 Udder balance staged inclined 100 Teat length short long 95 Teat thickness thin thick 91 Teat placement (front) wide close 107 Teat placement (rear) wide close 112 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 106 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 107 PRONTUS Pronto Hilleri 7/6, , , Casein: AA Ensign Present Hussli Hirsch PRONTUS * Baray Feet & Legs Backline Fat: Protein ratio Hock angularity Longevity Fitness Muscling light heavy 99 Height at cross small tall 92 Chest width shallow deep 103 Body depth short long 106 Backline weak strong 77 Rump length short long 104 Rump width narrow wide 95 Rump angle ascending sloped 92 Thurl position in the back in the centre 96 Hock angularity straight sickled 71 Hocks swollen clean 117 Pasterns weak strong 115 Foot angle low angles steep angle 113 Fore udder length short long 100 Rear udder width narrow wide 107 Rear udder height low high 113 Suspensory ligament weak strong 107 Udder depth deep shallow 107 Fore udder attachment weak strong 105 Udder balance staged inclined 96 Teat length short long 95 Teat thickness thin thick 116 Teat placement (front) wide close 99 Teat placement (rear) wide close 92 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 98 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 98 11

12 PADUA * PADUA new Payoff Viola 2/ , , Prelude Polly President Victoria Even Padua - daughter JULING Total merit index: La. 67 daughters / 84 % reliability , , Milking speed: 101 Somatic cell counts: 110 Persistence: 116 Productive lifetime: 120 Fertility: m 107 Calving ease: p 97 m 109 Stillbirth rate: p 101 m 102 Jubev - daughter LUGA Total merit index: La. 119 daughters / 93 % reliability , , Milking speed: 103 Somatic cell counts: 125 Persistence: 115 Productive lifetime: 119 Fertility: m 92 Calving ease: p 95 m 119 Stillbirth rate: p 103 m 116 Feet & Legs Milk performance Rear udder height Udder depth Udder health Muscling light heavy 99 Height at cross small tall 119 Chest width shallow deep 102 Body depth short long 102 Backline weak strong 107 Rump length short long 114 Rump width narrow wide 104 Rump angle ascending sloped 85 Thurl position in the back in the centre 84 Hock angularity straight sickled 84 Hocks swollen clean 101 Pasterns weak strong 106 Foot angle low angles steep angle 101 Fore udder length short long 100 Rear udder width narrow wide 103 Rear udder height low high 123 Suspensory ligament weak strong 107 Udder depth deep shallow 125 Fore udder attachment weak strong 111 Udder balance staged inclined 104 Teat length short long 96 Teat thickness thin thick 104 Teat placement (front) wide close 107 Teat placement (rear) wide close 113 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 118 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 111 JUBEV Jublend Dante 2/2, , , Casein: AB Jupiter Dahlie Even Dolores JUBEV * Vinos Udder quality Hocks Somatic cell counts Fitness Foot angle Longevity Muscling light heavy 109 Height at cross small tall 95 Chest width shallow deep 114 Body depth short long 105 Backline weak strong 93 Rump length short long 103 Rump width narrow wide 99 Rump angle ascending sloped 96 Thurl position in the back in the centre 98 Hock angularity straight sickled 97 Hocks swollen clean 90 Pasterns weak strong 97 Foot angle low angles steep angle 113 Fore udder length short long 115 Rear udder width narrow wide 106 Rear udder height low high 103 Suspensory ligament weak strong 113 Udder depth deep shallow 103 Fore udder attachment weak strong 115 Udder balance staged inclined 114 Teat length short long 109 Teat thickness thin thick 90 Teat placement (front) wide close 100 Teat placement (rear) wide close 106 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 104 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders

13 PREJULA * PREJULA President Nepal 7/7, , , Ensign Posy Jupiter Marion Laknos Prejula - daughter HAUBE Total merit index: La. 84 daughters / 91 % reliability , , Milking speed: 92 Somatic cell counts: 115 Persistence: 142 Productive lifetime: 114 Fertility: m 94 Calving ease: p 116 m 99 Stillbirth rate: p 115 m 107 Proteus - daughter 668 Total merit index: La. 115 daughters / 92 % reliability , , Milking speed: 115 Somatic cell counts: 99 Persistence: 105 Productive lifetime: 113 Fertility: m 107 Calving ease: p 92 m 110 Stillbirth rate: p 95 m Casein: AB Milk performance Rump width Persistence Milking speed Fitness Rear udder Calving abilities Muscling light heavy 104 Height at cross small tall 93 Chest width shallow deep 98 Body depth short long 96 Backline weak strong 96 Rump length short long 101 Rump width narrow wide 84 Rump angle ascending sloped 98 Thurl position in the back in the centre 91 Hock angularity straight sickled 90 Hocks swollen clean 96 Pasterns weak strong 103 Foot angle low angles steep angle 97 Fore udder length short long 102 Rear udder width narrow wide 117 Rear udder height low high 119 Suspensory ligament weak strong 101 Udder depth deep shallow 100 Fore udder attachment weak strong 96 Udder balance staged inclined 102 Teat length short long 103 Teat thickness thin thick 98 Teat placement (front) wide close 111 Teat placement (rear) wide close 113 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 115 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 105 PROTEUS Pronto Lacky 5/5, , , Ensign Present Hussli Lovly PROTEUS * Vinos Feet & Legs Backline Rear udder height Milking speed Muscling light heavy 92 Height at cross small tall 97 Chest width shallow deep 98 Body depth short long 97 Backline weak strong 80 Rump length short long 94 Rump width narrow wide 95 Rump angle ascending sloped 90 Thurl position in the back in the centre 94 Hock angularity straight sickled 91 Hocks swollen clean 117 Pasterns weak strong 121 Foot angle low angles steep angle 112 Fore udder length short long 106 Rear udder width narrow wide 100 Rear udder height low high 113 Suspensory ligament weak strong 109 Udder depth deep shallow 111 Fore udder attachment weak strong 113 Udder balance staged inclined 108 Teat length short long 107 Teat thickness thin thick 101 Teat placement (front) wide close 107 Teat placement (rear) wide close 100 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 104 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 97 13

14 German Brown Swiss Breeding Program Bull sires for 15 planned matings selected world-wide 35 positive proven bulls WACHAU 125 Young sires tested per year 15 not from 80 from 15 from 15 from planned planned performance foreign matings matings test station countries Bull dams for planned matings potential bull dams Bull dam Hussli LAUREN: GZW 139, MW 138 4/2, ,99% fat 3,51% protein cows in active breeding population herdbook cows cows in total milk recording cows 14

15 German Brown Swiss Total Merit Index 1,8 % Calving ease 8,6 % Fertility 5,9 % Stillbirth 10,0 % Somatic cell counts 2,0 % Milking speed 4,8 % Fat-kg 38,5 % Protein-kg 2,7 % Persistence 16,0 % Productive lifetime 5,0 % Beef performance 4,7 % Protein-% A balanced strategy as the key for success! 15

16 JUWEL * JUWEL Jublend Lacky 5/5, , , Jupiter Dahlie Hussli Lovly Vinos Juwel - daughter OLLI Total merit index: La. 112 daughters / 93 % reliability , , Milking speed: 93 Somatic cell counts: 108 Persistence: 101 Productive lifetime: 104 Fertility: m 91 Calving ease: p 88 m 108 Stillbirth rate: p 97 m 98 Jusuv - daughter HELKE in 2 nd lactation Total merit index: La. 123 daughters / 94 % reliability , , Milking speed: 100 Somatic cell counts: 107 Persistence: 94 Productive lifetime: 109 Fertility: m 93 Calving ease: p 117 m 97 Stillbirth rate: p 116 m Udder quality Calving ease Teat placement Milking speed Milk components Suspensory ligament Muscling light heavy 104 Height at cross small tall 91 Chest width shallow deep 96 Body depth short long 101 Backline weak strong 91 Rump length short long 94 Rump width narrow wide 99 Rump angle ascending sloped 96 Thurl position in the back in the centre 102 Hock angularity straight sickled 114 Hocks swollen clean 107 Pasterns weak strong 104 Foot angle low angles steep angle 111 Fore udder length short long 116 Rear udder width narrow wide 109 Rear udder height low high 106 Suspensory ligament weak strong 114 Udder depth deep shallow 108 Fore udder attachment weak strong 111 Udder balance staged inclined 106 Teat length short long 89 Teat thickness thin thick 99 Teat placement (front) wide close 116 Teat placement (rear) wide close 98 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 117 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 99 JUSUV Jublend Goldfee 6/7, , , Jupiter Dahlie Hussli Gabi JUSUV * Pat Feet & Legs Teat direction Fore udder length (rear) Rear udder height Calving abilities Muscling light heavy 87 Height at cross small tall 108 Chest width shallow deep 94 Body depth short long 104 Backline weak strong 92 Rump length short long 104 Rump width narrow wide 106 Rump angle ascending sloped 99 Thurl position in the back in the centre 99 Hock angularity straight sickled 99 Hocks swollen clean 101 Pasterns weak strong 109 Foot angle low angles steep angle 109 Fore udder length short long 123 Rear udder width narrow wide 107 Rear udder height low high 116 Suspensory ligament weak strong 107 Udder depth deep shallow 101 Fore udder attachment weak strong 106 Udder balance staged inclined 104 Teat length short long 114 Teat thickness thin thick 111 Teat placement (front) wide close 106 Teat placement (rear) wide close 108 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 90 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders

17 PAYOUT *TM * PAYOUT new Prelude Payoff Polly Pat Dana Dixi 10/13, , , Zelad Payout - daughter FAUNA Total merit index: La. 71 daughters / 85 % reliability , , Milking speed: 104 Somatic cell counts: 114 Persistence: 97 Productive lifetime: 109 Fertility: m 114 Calving ease: p 103 m 90 Stillbirth rate: p 102 m 91 Ellection - daughter RUANDA 1. La. 82 daughters / 91 % reliability sexed semen available! Total merit index: , , Milking speed: 108 Somatic cell counts: 95 Persistence: 123 Productive lifetime: 107 Fertility: m 105 Calving ease: p 106 m 104 Stillbirth rate: p 104 m 109 Allround qualities Maternal calving Feet & Legs ease Udder health Rump angle Maternal fertility Teat placement Muscling light heavy 96 Height at cross small tall 103 Chest width shallow deep 105 Body depth short long 111 Backline weak strong 99 Rump length short long 104 Rump width narrow wide 93 Rump angle ascending sloped 87 Thurl position in the back in the centre 99 Hock angularity straight sickled 95 Hocks swollen clean 99 Pasterns weak strong 109 Foot angle low angles steep angle 100 Fore udder length short long 105 Rear udder width narrow wide 110 Rear udder height low high 106 Suspensory ligament weak strong 103 Udder depth deep shallow 103 Fore udder attachment weak strong 102 Udder balance staged inclined 94 Teat length short long 108 Teat thickness thin thick 115 Teat placement (front) wide close 111 Teat placement (rear) wide close 109 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 106 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 106 ELLECTION Emico Italia 3/2, , , Casein: AB ELLECTION * Emory Ancelin Collection Inge Simonize Milk performance Components Fore udder length Persistence Backline Muscling light heavy 95 Height at cross small tall 107 Chest width shallow deep 97 Body depth short long 102 Backline weak strong 107 Rump length short long 116 Rump width narrow wide 100 Rump angle ascending sloped 109 Thurl position in the back in the centre Hock angularity straight sickled 99 Hocks swollen clean 104 Pasterns weak strong 106 Foot angle low angles steep angle 100 Fore udder length short long 114 Rear udder width narrow wide 101 Rear udder height low high 108 Suspensory ligament weak strong 112 Udder depth deep shallow 93 Fore udder attachment weak strong Udder balance staged inclined Teat length short long 106 Teat thickness thin thick Teat placement (front) wide close 100 Teat placement (rear) wide close Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 91 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders

18 HUSJET *TM * HUSJET Hussli Famos 3/3, , , Husum Fulli Jetway Fuchsi Vinos Husjet - daughter SOFI in 2 nd lactation Total merit index: La. 299 daughters / 95 % reliability , , Milking speed: 106 Somatic cell counts: 98 Persistence: 87 Productive lifetime: 103 Fertility: m 87 Calving ease: p 122 m 105 Stillbirth rate: p 108 m 126 PLATIN Total merit index: La. 90 daughters / 85 % reliability , , Milking speed: 106 Somatic cell counts: 101 Persistence: 114 Productive lifetime: 112 Fertility: m 108 Calving ease: p 92 m 99 Stillbirth rate: p 92 m Milk components Central ligament Fore udder length Persistence Rear udder width Easy calvings Muscling light heavy 93 Height at cross small tall 98 Chest width shallow deep 96 Body depth short long 107 Backline weak strong 93 Rump length short long 96 Rump width narrow wide 84 Rump angle ascending sloped 100 Thurl position in the back in the centre 111 Hock angularity straight sickled 111 Hocks swollen clean 112 Pasterns weak strong 106 Foot angle low angles steep angle 97 Fore udder length short long 130 Rear udder width narrow wide 123 Rear udder height low high 110 Suspensory ligament weak strong 88 Udder depth deep shallow 93 Fore udder attachment weak strong 106 Udder balance staged inclined 89 Teat length short long 92 Teat thickness thin thick 111 Teat placement (front) wide close 112 Teat placement (rear) wide close 90 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 88 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 105 PLATIN Payoff Melissa 5/ , , Prelude Polly Vinest Melissa PLATIN * new Vinaut Feet & Legs Calving ease Rear udder height Milking speed Muscling light heavy 95 Height at cross small tall 117 Chest width shallow deep 98 Body depth short long 117 Backline weak strong 107 Rump length short long 112 Rump width narrow wide 101 Rump angle ascending sloped 99 Thurl position in the back in the centre 94 Hock angularity straight sickled 95 Hocks swollen clean 101 Pasterns weak strong 114 Foot angle low angles steep angle 108 Fore udder length short long 106 Rear udder width narrow wide 108 Rear udder height low high 118 Suspensory ligament weak strong 107 Udder depth deep shallow 108 Fore udder attachment weak strong 109 Udder balance staged inclined 97 Teat length short long 106 Teat thickness thin thick 111 Teat placement (front) wide close 99 Teat placement (rear) wide close 102 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 102 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders

19 JUBS * JUBS new Jublend Mira 4/3, , , Jupiter Dahlie Hussli Melone Emory Jubs - daughter HAIFA Total merit index: La. 78 daughters / 86 % reliability , , Milking speed: 100 Somatic cell counts: 102 Persistence: 105 Productive lifetime: 107 Fertility: m 95 Calving ease: p 104 m 99 Stillbirth rate: p 109 m 101 Molog - daughter ISABELL 1. La. 64 daughters / 83 % reliability sexed semen available! Total merit index: , , Milking speed: 108 Somatic cell counts: 93 Persistence: 97 Productive lifetime: 102 Fertility: m 100 Calving ease: p 103 m 88 Stillbirth rate: p 100 m 92 Casein: AB Allround qualities Suspensory Frame ligament Feet & Legs Rear udder height Muscling light heavy 93 Height at cross small tall 117 Chest width shallow deep 107 Body depth short long 118 Backline weak strong 99 Rump length short long 113 Rump width narrow wide 104 Rump angle ascending sloped 99 Thurl position in the back in the centre 103 Hock angularity straight sickled 108 Hocks swollen clean 106 Pasterns weak strong 104 Foot angle low angles steep angle 111 Fore udder length short long 103 Rear udder width narrow wide 100 Rear udder height low high 112 Suspensory ligament weak strong 91 Udder depth deep shallow 109 Fore udder attachment weak strong 100 Udder balance staged inclined 99 Teat length short long 112 Teat thickness thin thick 116 Teat placement (front) wide close 89 Teat placement (rear) wide close 99 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 93 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 97 MOLOG Moiado Honky 6/6, , , Gordon Zanna Trilogy Honi MOLOG * new Zak Components Udder health Fore udder attachment Milking speed Muscling light heavy 98 Height at cross small tall 90 Chest width shallow deep 90 Body depth short long 99 Backline weak strong 104 Rump length short long 94 Rump width narrow wide 84 Rump angle ascending sloped 95 Thurl position in the back in the centre 104 Hock angularity straight sickled 89 Hocks swollen clean 103 Pasterns weak strong 98 Foot angle low angles steep angle 106 Fore udder length short long 98 Rear udder width narrow wide 98 Rear udder height low high 107 Suspensory ligament weak strong 99 Udder depth deep shallow 100 Fore udder attachment weak strong 111 Udder balance staged inclined 104 Teat length short long 92 Teat thickness thin thick 95 Teat placement (front) wide close 105 Teat placement (rear) wide close 92 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 89 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders

20 GULDEN * GULDEN new General Fackel 5/ , , Gordon Eternia Siray Falke Videv Gulden - daughter RICKIE Total merit index: La. 64 daughters / 85 % reliability , , Milking speed: 112 Somatic cell counts: 106 Persistence: 88 Productive lifetime: 105 Fertility: m 98 Calving ease: p 111 m 95 Stillbirth rate: p 115 m 102 Wachau - daughter NUDEL 1. La. 88 daughters / 88 % reliability sexed semen available! Total merit index: , , Milking speed: 97 Somatic cell counts: 98 Persistence: 99 Productive lifetime: 112 Fertility: m 103 Calving ease: p 98 m 97 Stillbirth rate: p 100 m 100 Casein: AA Milk performance Backline Suspensory ligament Persistence Milking speed Easy calvings Muscling light heavy 95 Height at cross small tall 103 Chest width shallow deep 99 Body depth short long 104 Backline weak strong 90 Rump length short long 106 Rump width narrow wide 96 Rump angle ascending sloped 91 Thurl position in the back in the centre 96 Hock angularity straight sickled 99 Hocks swollen clean 109 Pasterns weak strong 101 Foot angle low angles steep angle 94 Fore udder length short long 108 Rear udder width narrow wide 97 Rear udder height low high 100 Suspensory ligament weak strong 127 Udder depth deep shallow 108 Fore udder attachment weak strong 102 Udder balance staged inclined 108 Teat length short long 95 Teat thickness thin thick 100 Teat placement (front) wide close 104 Teat placement (rear) wide close 112 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 106 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders 111 WACHAU Wurl Famosa 5/5, , , Gordon Wolga Blevig Famos WACHAU * new Jetway Milk performance Rump angle Suspensory ligament Foot angle Outcross Teat placement Muscling light heavy 93 Height at cross small tall 118 Chest width shallow deep 107 Body depth short long 114 Backline weak strong 98 Rump length short long 104 Rump width narrow wide 117 Rump angle ascending sloped 80 Thurl position in the back in the centre 85 Hock angularity straight sickled 88 Hocks swollen clean 98 Pasterns weak strong 111 Foot angle low angles steep angle 123 Fore udder length short long 107 Rear udder width narrow wide 112 Rear udder height low high 105 Suspensory ligament weak strong 116 Udder depth deep shallow 109 Fore udder attachment weak strong 102 Udder balance staged inclined 94 Teat length short long 97 Teat thickness thin thick 101 Teat placement (front) wide close 120 Teat placement (rear) wide close 118 Teat direction (rear) oblique inward 118 Udder cleaness add. teats clean udders

21 ETPAT (M*) * ETPAT Vinos Emstar Dora Pat Dana Dixi 10/13, , , Zelad Etpat - daughter ALICIA in 4 th lactation Total merit index: La daughters / 99 % reliability , , Milking speed: 115 Somatic cells counts: 115 Persistence: 117 Productive lifetime: 114 Fertility: m 119 Calving ease: p 116 m 101 Stillbirth rate: p 117 m JUBLEM *TW * JUBLEM Jublend Elotte 9/8, , , Jupiter Dahlie Zaut Eldi Zak Jublem - daughter EVA Total merit index: La. 88 daughters / 91 % reliability , , Milking speed: 96 Somatic cells counts: 110 Persistence: 104 Productive lifetime: 105 Fertility: m 95 Calving ease: p 92 m 106 Stillbirth rate: p 99 m HUSIR * HUSIR Hussli Gina 8/9, , , Husum Fulli Siray Gitti Striz Husir - daughter LEDY in 3 rd lactation Total merit index: La daughters / 99 % reliability , , Casein: AB Milking speed: 119 Somatic cells counts: 98 Persistence: 96 Productive lifetime: 107 Fertility: m 117 Calving ease: p 88 m 118 Stillbirth rate: p 101 m

22 PRESET *TM *TW * PRESET President Florida 4/3, , , Ensign Posy Emstar Flora Zak Preset - daughter BALANCE Total merit index: La. 83 daughters / 91 % reliability , , Casein: AB Milking speed: 114 Somatic cells counts: 97 Persistence: 102 Productive lifetime: 114 Fertility: m 98 Calving ease: p 96 m 115 Stillbirth rate: p 104 m JOCKL * JOCKL Jublend Gabi 9/5, , , Jupiter Dahlie Siray Gabune Emory Jockl - daughter ADELIDE Total merit index: La. 136 daughters / 94 % reliability , , Milking speed: 119 Somatic cells counts: 118 Persistence: 89 Productive lifetime: 109 Fertility: m 87 Calving ease: p 111 m 96 Stillbirth rate: p 109 m PROVINZ *TM * PROVINZ Pronto Lore 7/7, , , Ensign Present Vinos Loni Jetway Provinz - daughter ELLI Total merit index: La. 70 daughters / 89 % reliability , , Milking speed: 112 Somatic cells counts: 102 Persistence: 109 Productive lifetime: 109 Fertility: m 95 Calving ease: p 88 m 98 Stillbirth rate: p 90 m

23 GALPRO * GALPRO General Gunda 5/ , , Gordon Eternia Pronto Gams Pete Rose Galpro - daughter ANETTE Total merit index: La. 85 daughters / 91 % reliability , , Casein: AB Milking speed: 93 Somatic cells counts: 93 Persistence: 96 Productive lifetime: 111 Fertility: m 114 Calving ease: p 102 m 107 Stillbirth rate: p 108 m HONEY * HONEY new Hucos Fee 5/4, , , Emory Ancelin Dotray Feilche Simgate Dotray - FEE mother of Honey Total merit index: La. 66 daughters / 82 % reliability , , Casein: AB Milking speed: 106 Somatic cells counts: 102 Persistence: 110 Productive lifetime: 116 Fertility: m 111 Calving ease: p 109 m 107 Stillbirth rate: p 113 m EMERUP * EMERUP Emerald Gunita 1/ , , Emory Elaine Jup Graefin Pete Rose Emerup - daughter FURKA in 2 nd lactation Total merit index: La. 201 daughters / 94 % reliability , , Casein: AA Milking speed: 100 Somatic cells counts: 116 Persistence: 90 Productive lifetime: 100 Fertility: m 102 Calving ease: p 111 m 92 Stillbirth rate: p 84 m

24 PREFERENZ * PREFERENZ President Resi 8/7, , , Ensign Posy Vineb Ritta Strebal Preferenz - daughter GRÄFIN Total merit index: La. 84 daughters / 92 % reliability , , Milking speed: 114 Somatic cells counts: 104 Persistence: 103 Productive lifetime: 118 Fertility: m 100 Calving ease: p 119 m 96 Stillbirth rate: p 111 m EVENT *TM * EVENT Even Kontesa 6/7, , , Simon Emily Vinos Kora Strevikt Event - daughter HILLSIDE SAM - Junior Champion at the Brisbane Royal Show 2008/Australia Total merit index: La. 254 daughters / 96 % reliability , , Casein: AB Milking speed: 113 Somatic cells counts: 103 Persistence: 123 Productive lifetime: 109 Fertility: m 87 Calving ease: p 109 m 100 Stillbirth rate: p 103 m EGIZ * EGIZ Ensign Fortress 3/ , , Simon Eve Striz Forelle Vinos Egiz - daughter MELKA Total merit index: La daughters / 99 % reliability , , Milking speed: 97 Somatic cells counts: 108 Persistence: 107 Productive lifetime: 104 Fertility: m 87 Calving ease: p 99 m 101 Stillbirth rate: p 106 m

25 PATRON * PATRON new Payoff Kolessa 7/7, , , Prelude Polly Hussli Koressa Stor Patron - daughter MONLEN Total merit index: 115 Milking speed: 111 Somatic cells counts: 95 Persistence: 94 Productive lifetime: 111 Fertility: m 113 Calving ease: p 101 m 96 Stillbirth rate: p 95 m La. 55 daughters / 81 % reliability , , sexed semen available! SAVIB *TM * SAVIB Sam Wora 4/4, , , Prophet Shery Vineb Wonne Ensign Savib - daughter OLGENIE Total merit index: La. 84 daughters / 90 % reliability , , Milking speed: 116 Somatic cells counts: 94 Persistence: 98 Productive lifetime: 108 Fertility: m 102 Calving ease: p 109 m 94 Stillbirth rate: p 103 m ETVEI *TW *TM * ETVEI Emstar Elli 3/4, , , Emory Dotti Vinbrei Enz Zak Etvei - daughter TIBE in 2 nd lactation Total merit index: La daughters / 99 % reliability , , Milking speed: 94 Somatic cells counts: 109 Persistence: 88 Productive lifetime: 115 Fertility: m 97 Calving ease: p 87 m 103 Stillbirth rate: p 106 m

26 ACHET ET * ACHET Ace Inn 2/3, , , Aytola Christian Prophet Infee Husum Achet - daughter CILLY Total merit index: La. 764 daughters / 98 % reliability , , Casein: AA Milking speed: 117 Somatic cells counts: 89 Persistence: 118 Productive lifetime: 113 Fertility: m 83 Calving ease: p 111 m 102 Stillbirth rate: p 105 m PRANGER * PRANGER new Precise (M) Emergen 5/7, , , Prelude Connie Zoldo Eternia Tradition Pranger - daughter RITA Total merit index: La. 88 daughters / 86 % reliability , , Casein: AB Milking speed: 100 Somatic cells counts: 98 Persistence: 102 Productive lifetime: 96 Fertility: m 111 Calving ease: p 119 m 94 Stillbirth rate: p 107 m PAZIFIK * PAZIFIK new Payoff Karin 4/4, , , Prelude Polly Emerald Karola Vinos Pazifik - daughter LUNA Total merit index: La. 86 daughters / 87 % reliability , , Milking speed: 106 Somatic cells counts: 89 Persistence: 91 Productive lifetime: 106 Fertility: m 104 Calving ease: p 108 m 103 Stillbirth rate: p 105 m

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28 Young Sires To profit from our intensive breeding program with about 125 test bulls per year we always give you access to actual young sires with the most interesting pedigrees. Protein yield & Type & Functionality To be always up to date about our current young sires in test, please have a look at the web sites of our Brown Swiss A.I. studs: A.I. stud Greifenberg: A.I. stud Memmingen: RBW / A.I. stud Herbertingen: SPERMEX Artifical Insemination Centres: Whole genetic variety of all bovine breeds in Germany 2,2 Mio First inseminations per year 800 young sires in test per year JAGUAR (Juleng x Huray x Vinikt) test sire out of bull dam Huray MONA (page: 9) Marktredwitz Neustadt a.d. Aisch München- Ottobrunn Wasserburg/Inn Höchstädt Herbertingen Memmingen Greifenberg Photo material: Christoph Busch (1), Fauvic Photography (1), Markus Gerle (1), Jeroen Kloosterziel (1), KeLeKi (5), Els Korsten (1), Hans Kuray (1), Luca Nolli (46), RBG-Memmingen (1), RBW (2), Wolfhard Schulze (6), Katrin Thoma (1), Zweckverband II Greifenberg (2)