BOVINE GENETICS

BOVINE GENETICS

A&P International Limited is the exclusive distributor for the Semex Alliance, Canada which is the leading supplier of bovine genetics worldwide. Semex has patented genetic technology; Immunity Plus bulls, as well as multiple other products to improve the genetic merit of herds, and support production. A huge variety of sires are available, subject to import regulations, and include the breeds Holstein, Jersey, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Milking Shorthorn and Canadienne; and the beef breeds such as Red and Black Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Limousin, Simmental, Shorthorn and Gelbvieh.

BAP_Bovine_Genetics_2
AP_Bovine_Genetics_1

SemexWorks is a customized tablet software that allows dairy farmers the luxury of a personalized mating strategy allowing prioritization of traits, strategy development and incorporation of economic parameters that are important to the dairy operation, to help guide purchases. This service is provided free to committed farmers and is facilitated by a Semex Genetics consultant. The end result is that the genetics they select are precisely focused on helping them achieve their specific goals. That’s the Semex Difference! Incorporated in SemexWorks is a mating program, OptiMate, which manages to inbreed and maximizes genetic gain, quickly and easily provides mating suggestions with complete forecasting of genetic progress. And, creates highly visual and easy-to-interpret reports.

Immunity Plus is a patented genomic technology, which allows detection of genes conferring superior immune response capabilities; the use of Immunity+ sires should lead to anywhere from a 5-10% reduction in disease in just one generation. Reductions in every major disease have been seen, and range anywhere from 5 to 20% reduction in animals sired by Immunity+ sires compared to all others. Mastitis, lameness, and mortality saw especially large decreases in frequency in Immunity+ sired herds. Furthermore, Immunity+ progeny show a better response to commercial vaccinations. Immunity+ Infographic.

Semex sexed semen is available to ensure more heifers which means more milk, and a growing herd. In addition, research shows that if the first two calves born to a dam are female, cows produce more milk over the two lactations than do dams to bull calves. Semex recommends Sexxed semen for virgin heifers and high fertility cows, with Sexxed semen conception rates still being close (75-90%) to conventional semen conception rates. Semexx Infographic.

Calving Ease bulls are a safe selection for your young heifers to ensure carefree calving. Bulls denoted calving ease are proven to result in 16% fewer difficult births compared to other bulls, and 3% fewer stillbirths compared to other bulls. Easy calving leads to happy healthy calves, and more fertile heifers and cows.
Calving Ease Infographic.

With the advent of genomics, it is now possible to reliably and accurately predict the value of a bull in his progeny herds via genetic testing, which allows much-reduced generation intervals, and aggressive use of genomics can increase genetic progress by 2.5x over traditional progeny tests. Semex recommends using groups of 3 or more Genomax sires at a time to ensure diverse pedigrees and managed to inbreed. Genomax Inforgraphic.

Due to the difficulties in increasing production and reproduction concurrently, Semex Fertility First bulls have been selected, with a 2.7% higher conception rate than other Semex sires; these bulls can help increase conception rates in cows proving difficult to conceive. Fertility First Inforgraphic.

Grazing Pro sires are genetically endowed to ensuing increased grazing profitability, and to produce moderate stature, darker coloured calves more suited to living outdoors on pasture. Furthermore, this brand has been associated with a 2.1% lower somatic cell count. These sires are simply pasture perfect! Grazing Pro Inforgraphic.

Even in the absence of robot milking systems, Robot Ready sires breed cows with a good udder and teat alignment, fair milking speed, good mobility and mastitis resistance – a combination worth breeding for in any parlour system. Robot Ready Infographic.

Semex ai24 provides activity and rumination monitoring systems which facilitate accurate heat detection, to maximize reproductive success, as well as early illness perception, leading to timely intervention and treatment to minimize the negative impact on productivity.

The Semex Beef portfolio has a range of products to help producers make the changes they want to see

  • Performance – Sires that will add performance and increase profitability
  • Fertility – High fertility sires with no genetic sacrifices for quality
  • Maternal – Sires that excel in a variety of maternal characteristics
  • Carcass weight – Increased profit from sires who will increase the carcass weight and volume of product produced per animal
  • Marbling – Sires that will increase marbling which increases the quality of meat produced
  • Ribeye Area – Sires that will increase the REA in their progeny allowing producers to be more profitable
  • Beef Yield – Delivers dairy producers a product that is a combination of Calving ease, high REA and good growth
  • Calving Ease – Fewer difficult births reducing issues at calving and breeding time
  • Efficiency – Sires designed to make management in grazing environments as effortless as possible
  • Gender options – Put the control of your breeding program in your hands.

www.semex.com