More success for Cattle Services in the April 2018 Proof run
4th April 2018
With another successful proof run this April, Cattle Services Ayr have cemented their place as the leading supplier of Ayrshire and blended Ayrshire genetics in the UK.
Cattle Services now have 8 of the top 10 UK proven Ayrshire sires in their portfolio. Topping the list is Rosehill Manderville - Manderville is sired by Ardmore Crown Napier and bred from an EX93 pointed Rosehill Blackthorn dam who averaged 8,641kg of milk over 6 lactations. Behind the Blackthorn are more EX cows. Manderville boosts a fantastic PLI rating of £394, superb type of 1.9 and a rating of 337kg for milk which is combined with plus % for both milk fat and protein. He is available for worldwide distribution in both sexed and conventional straws.
The next sire is the fantastic Hilltown Oblique - Oblique continues to offer breeders the complete package of both high type and PLI. Oblique is bred from 3 generations of EX cows with his nearest 2 dams sharing 22 lactations between them. Oblique has an overall PLI of £361, type figures of 2.5 alongside 2.3 for feet and legs. Oblique will have sexed straws available in late April but is available today in conventional straws.
Whitecroft Furtado continues to impress as more daughters are added to his proof. This son of Palmyra Tri-Star Burdette combines high production (432kg of milk), a massive fertility index of 7.0 and a superb overall PLI rating of £354. A limited amount of Furtado straws are available.
With a rating of £314 for PLI, Stamford High Definition offers breeders a complete outcross - he is a First Lord son bred from the outstanding Freda family at Stamford. Alongside his great PLI rating, High Definition also is a plus for Type Merit and has a huge fertility index of 8.1.
Rosehill Real McCoy continues to be a breed leading production sire. McCoy is a Palmyra Tri Star Reality brother to Rosehill Manderville. McCoy has a superb rating of 740kg of milk; such high production figures have rarely been seen within the breed. McCoy straws are available now.
With an overall rating of 0.27% for fat, Haresfoot Panache maintains his number 1 position as the leading sire for fat % in the breed. Alongside this great score, he also has an excellent rating of £214 for PLI. Panache is a Ristourn son from an EX94 pointed Ravenhill Enigma dam. Panache is available for worldwide distribution.
