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HIGHLIGHTS QUICK INDEX • ENGLISH EDITION APRIL 2015

HIGHLIGHTS QUICK INDEX

Following the release of the April 2015 proofs, CRV’s top available sires, ranked on NVI, are:

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HOLSTEIN1 G-FORCE 2302 GRAVITy 2243 TITANIUm 2084 BIG SPELL 2065 STELLANDO RF 199

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RED HOLSTEIN1 FANTASy 1742 AFRICA 1703 WINDSTAR 1594 CHEROKEE 1535 BROOKLyN 148

HOLSTEIN1 REGARD 3012 RIVERBOy 2953 DANNO 2824 CHESTNUT 2705 PERCHER 269

RED HOLSTEIN1 DELEGATE 2602 COLORADO 2313 LEXUS 2224 RIANT 2205 PALOmA By 215

GREAT BULLS FOR AN EFFICIENTAND HEALTHy fARm fUTUREThe April index run coincides with the periodic base change. This is an occasion to celebrate because

it demonstrates the great genetic progress made by breeders. CRV bulls are the driving forces

behind this progress.

Genetic progress over the past five years has

been particularly noticeable in production capacity. For example, Black & Whites are

now producing an extra 260kg milk and 18kg fat and protein. Red & Whites are producing an extra 236kg milk and 16kg fat and protein. Good news for

breeders who aim for strong economic results.In this index run the general type characteristics for conformation were calculated directly from the linear traits for the first time. In the new rankings CRV bulls also prove that they are better placed than any others to produce an efficient, healthy herd.

International demandThree bull sires that are in demand internationally are Delta Regard, ms Riverboy and Peak Jerod Abel 787. CRV makes full use of these bulls by placing embryos with Delta satellite companies. Delta Regard is an InSire Top Bull that passes on very high milk inheritance (+1640kg) and kilograms of fat and protein to its progeny (+89kg). At +833 days, Regard’s score for longevity

is also excellent. Combined with his production figures, he delivers towering efficiency of +11%. The health of the herd is also making great progress (+7%). Udder health (107) and claw health (105) are clearly reaching a new level.Ms Riverboy is another absolutely top bull for farmers wanting to breed lots of kilograms of fat and protein (+96kg) and high longevity (+721 days) into the herd very efficiently (+11%). Riverboy is an udder specialist par excellence with a score of 110 for general type characteristics and an extremely high udder health score (115).Peak Jerod Abel 787 is an InSire Top Bull that passes on high contents to its progeny (+0.37% fat and +0.09% protein). He also achieves longevity of

Roza 417 (s. Stellando)

Delta G-Force

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+628 days and, as a result, very high efficiency (+9%). Jerod is also a hot tip for herd health (+7%), delivering particularly high scores for udder health (108) and fertility (105).

Daughters prove the quality of StellandoWith Batenburg G. Stellando RF daughters, dairy farmers can produce very high levels of fat and protein (+106kg). This red factor Fidelity son was already very popular as an InSire Top Bull. His daughters make his scores more than worthwhile, with excellent milk production and positive contents. Stellando daughters also have fantastic legs (114) with very good, healthy claws (108).

High lifetime yields with Chestnut and PercherFor efficient milk production, Delta Chestnut is the perfect choice. With a milk inheritance of + 2065kg and +96kg fat and protein, he scores very highly. This milk will also be produced very efficiently (+11%): besides his production scores this also stems from his excellent longevity inheritance (+705 days). Chestnut passes on excellent (108), healthy udders (106). All in all, Chestnut daughters have everything they need to achieve high, efficient lifetime production.Peeldijker Percher is another bull that passes on very good udders (112) and extremely high udder health (111). His milk inheritance (+644 kg) is excellent, and with his very high score for longevity (+773 days), his

daughters will go on producing efficiently (+6%) for a long time.

Economic and healthy producing R&W bullsDelta Paloma is an efficient (+5%) content inheritor (+0.16% fat and +0.14% protein). In addition, Paloma passes on very good conformation (108) and udders (110). With high scores for udder health (104) and claw health (105), Paloma makes a sound contribution to herd health (+4%). He is a top bull on many fronts, and rightly so. De Vlottenburg Fantasy is the highest available daughter tested bull from CRV. He is also one of the highest scoring bulls for health (+6%) and daughter fertility (104). Fantasy daughters produce a lot of milk (+902kg) from healthy udders (105). And with scores of 102 for claw health and 104 for easy calving, Fantasy is an excellent utility bull in every respect.

New number one at MRIJRivaal is the new number one at mRIJ. He passes on excellent milk production (+396kg milk) and substantially increases herd efficiency (+7%). With their high longevity (+393 days), Rivaal daughters are able to achieve high lifetime yields and have very healthy udders (106). Rival is not suitable for maiden heifers because he produces heavy calves.

Bertha 320 (s. Fantasy) Betsie 107 and Roza 417 (s. Stellando)

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HOLSTEIN1 GRAVITy 11%2 TITANIUm 10%3 BOmBAy 8%4 WANTED 7%5 GOLDmAR 7%

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RED HOLSTEIN1 WINDSTAR 8%2 STEFAN 7%3 FANTASy 6%4 AFRICA 5%5 KODAK 5%

HOLSTEIN1 DANNO 8%2 PATRICK 8%3 REGARD 7%4 LIBERATOR 7%5 JONAS 7%

RED HOLSTEIN1 COLORADO 7%2 ARAm 7%3 DELEGATE 6%4 NANO P 6%5 POTTER P 5%

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HOLSTEIN1 BLITz 10%2 G-FORCE 10%3 CICERO 9%4 mICA 9%5 HEATH 8%

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RED HOLSTEIN1 AFRICA 10%2 KODAK 7%3 CHEROKEE 6%4 BROOKLyN 5%5 FIDELITy 3%

HOLSTEIN1 CHESTNUT 11%2 CHEVROLET 11%3 REGARD 11%4 RIVERBOy 11%5 SNOWRUSH 11%

RED HOLSTEIN1 DAPPER 10%2 DEBUTANT 10%3 LEXUS 8%4 DETECTIVE 7%5 PROPEL PP 7%

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TPI Following the release of the April 2015 proofs, CRV’s top available sires ranked on TPI are:

CRV BULLS SIRE DAUGHTERS FOREffICIENT AND HEALTHy PRODUCTION The April 2015 sire evaluations for CRV brought exciting new holstein InSires as well as sires

with daughters proven to boost efficient and healthy milk production. These bulls will support

producers in their aim for strong economic results and a herd that is easy to manage.

Several new Insire (genomic) bulls shine for CRV’s efficiency and health indices.

Peak Jerod Abel is the number one Jerod son at 2589 GTPI and offers positive health traits at +7% Better Life Health (BLH), +2.5 DPR, and +6.4 PL. He also offers fantastic efficiency at +9% Better Life Efficiency (BLE). His daughters will be long lasting and productive (116 lbs combined fat and protein). Also they will be relatively low on feed intake (+1.54 kg dry matter.cow/day)Pen-Col SS Bobby-ET (Supersire x Grafeeti) is a leading Supersire son at 2571 GTPI with 137 lbs fat and protein. Bobby also transmits great efficiency (BLE +8%) because his daughters will be productive as well as long lasting (6.5 PL).EDG Clown offers a unique combination of production and health with 906 lbs milk, positive DPR and PL, and a low SCE at 6.6. All three

DAUGHTER-PROVEN

HOLSTEIN1 G-FORCE 21842 HUNTER 20963 VITALITy By 20114 GILIAN 19665 CICERO 1958

DAUGHTER-PROVEN

RED HOLSTEIN1 AKRON 18142 BROOKLyN 17923 FRANKLIN 17574 WINDSTAR 17515 CHEROKEE 1717

HOLSTEIN1 ABEL 25892 BOBBy 25713 CLOWN 25244 mONROVIA 24815 mARLOW 2463

RED HOLSTEIN1 DEBUTANT 21732 DAPPER 20093 NANO P 19994 NEmO P 1864

bulls, Clown, Bobby and Abel, are positive for both fat and protein percent, over 115 CFP, greater than 790 Cm$, and over 8% for BLE.Another new release, Abtshoeve Mohican (Fanatic x Bolton) is a CRV leader for SCE at 5.9, 799 lbs milk with positive fat and protein percentages, and 642 Cm$. He transmits high longevity (4.2 PL) and great fertility (1.2). Therefor mohican is not to be missed by commercial farmers world-wide.

Proven stars The CRV breeding philosophy has always been driven towards efficient fat and protein production and an easy to manage herd. CRV’s proven sire line-up emphasizes that belief. Delta G-Force added over 1600 daughters to his proof. With 94 lbs combined fat & proteïn he is one of the highest daughter proven bulls for these traits. He scores +1.39 kg dry matter per cow per day,

meaning that his daughters realize this high production by eating less than 0.70 kg dry matter per cow extra per day. This results in a fantastic score for Better Life Efficiency (+10%).Hunter now added 264 daughters to his proof. He gained 100 lbs milk (674 lbs) and improved especially on hoof health (114) and ketosis (106). His daughters are easy to manage, as they remain very healthy (BLH 6%).Marlow is another example of a high component bull (+0.08% Fat & +0.06% Protein), combined with a high productive life (6.7) and positive DPR (2.7) his daughters do extremely well for udder health (110), meaning that they will have 10 less clinical mastitis compared to average. Another fine example of easy to manage cows (Better Life Health +7%).

Corrie 73, Corrie 71 and Corrie 72, daughters of Delta G-Force

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TRAIT LEADERS

STELLANDO RF 114SHERLOCK RF • 110LAmBERT 110LIVESTRONG 108mOBILE • 107 FIDELITy 111JOAN • 109DETECTIVE • 108

ROCKy • 109CHESTNUT • 108NORmAN • 108BOmBAy 108WALTER • 107 ARAm • 109WINDSTAR 108TImELESS • 107

RIVERBOy • 115LIBERATOR • 112PERCHER • 111WALTER • 111GOLDmAR 110 COLORADO • 110DELEGATE • 110LEXUS • 106

PATRICK • 112PERCHER • 111LIVESTRONG 110mACHEL • 110CUPIDO • 110 BROOKLyN 110COLORADO • 110CHEROKEE 109

REGARD • 833FREEPLAy • 828PERCHER • 773JONAS • 758RIVERBOy • 721 DELEGATE • 634RIANT • 627POTTER P • 603

CHESTNUT • 2065BLITz 2058SNOWRUSH • 2008CHEVROLET • 1656REGARD • 1640 DEBUTANT • 1505CASEy P • 1478DAPPER • 1304

BENEDICT 0.58SPELL 0.58BERTOLI 0.38LIBERATOR • 0.35JEROEN 0.34 ARAm • 0.38DELEGATE • 0.35AFRICA 0.28

STELLANDO RF 0.28BERTOLI 0.26SPELL 0.22JEROEN 0.21TRADING • 0.21 mICHEL P • 0.27DIRECT • 0.22DELEGATE • 0.20

Sires marked witha dot • are InSire sires.

InSire sires are genomically selected.

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