EXCALIBUR SIRES RELEASES SEVEN NEW SIRES

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA – May 11, 2005 – Excalibur Sires announces the addition of seven powerful sires to their active lineup and heightened proofs on several stalwarts.

With the advent of new sire summaries, Excalibur Sires adds seven phenomenal sires to the lineup, with four Jocko Besn sons leading the way.  Jocko Besn, international success and regarded as a potent sire of sons, still holds steady at number three on the International TPI list at +1808 TPI.

Straight from Blackstar’s maternal line, 204HO5651 JANNSEN (Jocko Besn x Mandel) creates the dairyman’s dream.  JANNSEN boasts a perfect right-sided linear profile accentuated by his outstanding foot and leg traits.  His daughters have superior mobility, tracking extremely straight and with steep foot angles, as evidenced in his +2.55 FLC rating.  He sires exemplary openness of rib coupled with solid functional type (+2.02 PTAT) and near perfect udders (+1.05 UDC).  To top it off, he is eight percent calving ease!

204HO9616 JANCKER (Jocko Besn x Geoffrey) debuts as one of the highest ranked TPI sires worldwide and is Excalibur’s number four TPI sire at +1788.  JANCKER transmits solid production and desirable type.  His daughters produce tons of high component milk from extremely high and wide rear udders.  He’s a double-plus component improver at +0.15% fat and +0.11% protein and is one of Excalibur’s premier solids sire at +76 fat and +60 protein.  Moreover, his rankings of +1.20 PTAT and +1.38 FLC are a testament to his reputation as a true, balanced sire.  His seven percent calving ease also gives producers the ability to use him in the heifer pens.

204HO5661 JANOSCH is cut from the same mold as his full brother, JANNSEN.  JANOSCH promises to transmit volumes of milk (+1833 PTAM) from very high, wide rear udders with great median support.  He is unveiled as one of Excalibur’s top ten foot and leg improvers at +2.04 FLC, as daughters are clean boned with deep heels.  To top it off, he’s +1700 TPI and transmits balanced type (+1.56 PTAT) and improved udder attachments (+1.11 UDC).

204HO1748 MASCOL (Mtoto x Rudolph) at +1875 TPI, is the breed’s highest new release for TPI.  He hails from a notable pedigree, tracing to Walkup Bell Lou Etta.  Uniformity is MASCOL’s signature stretching from production to type.  This six percent calving ease sire is a double-plus component improver at +0.06% fat and +0.06% protein, posts a remarkable +1449 PTAM, and is also over +1.00 PTAT and FLC.  MASCOL is a health traits specialist making trouble-free cows at +2.66 SCS and +1.8 PL.

204HO0279 TICKET, an Airliner son, enters the active lineup as a sire that will fit into all breeding programs.  At +1.39 PTAT and +1.31 UDC, this highly reliable sire, over 7000 daughters, makes durable cows that last (+1.9 PL and DPR +0.4).  Daughters produce high component milk from very shallow, well attached udders.

Component specialist, 204HO7626 JOFKIN (Jocko Besn x Bellwood) adds continued depth and compliments many of the other new releases at Excalibur Sires.  Backed by Ripvalley NA Bell Tammy 2E-94, he stamps out daughters with tremendous capability to produce large volumes of high component milk (+1272 PTAM) from well-attached high, wide rear udders. 

An exciting red addition to the lineup, 204HO5578 LICHTBLICK-RED (Lentini *RC x Jubilant), enters the Red & White scene at +1480 TPI.  He traces back to the famous German cow, Odessa, who was twice honored as the German National Champion.  Lichtblick daughters are tall and deep bodied individuals, with exceptionally tight fore udder attachments.  This component enhancer (+0.01% fat and +0.05% protein) sires strength and adds slight slope to the rump, making him a perfect mating on Rubens *RC daughters.

Meanwhile, many of Excalibur Sires’ seasoned veterans continue to impress by remaining solid this proof round with many sires receiving attractive calving ease ratings.

204HO0463 MANAGER, highly sought after as a sire of sons, increases his production proof and stands at +1776 TPI, with an official calving ease of six percent.

204HO1010 NORMAN continues to expand his global sensation status, up to +1905 PTAM.  He remains secure as one of the world’s leading solids sires at +103 PTAF.

The master of transmitting consistent type and production, 204HO0695 LAUDAN, intensifies his position as a breed leader for health traits at +2.6 PL and +2.72 SCS and is up to +1829 TPI.

204HO2014 ALANTA, from an All-American family, increases in milk and is up to +2.34 PTAT.

204HO0027 MINISTER also coming in at six percent calving ease, continues to exert his influence as a type and udder specialist at +1.72 PTAT and +1.26 UDC.

235HO0322 DUPLEX continues to reign as the number one global type sire at +3.60 PTAT with reports of exceptional daughters around the world!

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