Sire Selection
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County. Dennis Bricker works
quietly with his young family and
their herd of about 40 Holstein
cows. In this setting, good tem
perment and cows that are easy to
work with are important. Dennis
watches for these traits himself.
When it comes to improving
conformation of his cows, this
member appreciates skilled
professional help. “I went to
Linear-Mate because I was
shooting in the dark,” he explains.
“Atlantic now offers many more
bulls and they know what they’ll
do.”
So far, he sees improved udders
and steady increases in produc
tion. The DHIA average is up to
19.100 M and is quite uniform
throughout the herd, with only five
cows currently projected over
20,D00M.
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Future herd goals are higher test
with more milk, and stress on good
legs and feet and udders. Bricker
and his Atlantic Unit 32
Technician, Walter Mills, rely
heavily on the convenient com
puter printout of Linear-Mate
recommendations. The latest list
for his herd suggests Starwar,
Forcaster,, Stewart, Bachelor,
Troy, Steady, and Lannie most
often.
Dennis has not set a price range
for his genetics. “A couple dollars
more to pick the right sire is
worthwhile,” he says. He has faith
in Atlantic’s sire-proving program
that produces bulls with high
repeatability, and is working to
take full advantage of the strong
genetics available. He follows the
six-month updating program for
his dry cows and heifers, and says
its important to have the latest sire
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Gifford Hawbaker
“Linear-Mate is as important to
breeding better cattle as breeding
itself,” states Gifford Hawbaker,
Franklin County dairyman with
170 Holsteins in loose housing. He’s
used Linear-Mate for three years
and his heifers now calving
resulted from following the first
recommendations in his herd. He
is very pleased to see better
production by these young cattle,
with fewer culls.
“When you’re a direct-herd
breeder like I am, the bull selec
tion is up to you,’’ he explains. “It’s
hard to keep up with all the sire
information and know how to use
the bulls. It gives me satisfaction
to have another objective opinion
on my cows.”
Cliff says that before his herd
was Linear-Mated, his breeding
program was guesswork on what
bulls to buy and how to use them.
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Now he follows the recom
mendations closely, buying semen
and using it accordingly.
Hawbaker’s Hamilton Heights
herd is averaging 19.613 M and
65SF, with his two largest groups of
cows on three-times-daily milking.
He says the herd is 50% Atlantic
sired and growing.
A few years ago when he wanted
help with his breeding program.
Cliff looked for an outside source of
information. He likes the
“cooperative concept” of doing
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its closeness and quality facilities
and personnel. He also likes how
the organization backs up its sire
recommendations.
Hawbaker says the Federated
Genetics program offered through
Atlantic has greatly increased his
genetic potential without in
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most important to breed each cow
to the right bull. “Linear-Mate is
the best management tool from the
breeding concept of the herd,” he
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