Exciting New Bulls in the Holstein Marketplace Sires Lineup

Holstein Association USA

Holstein Association USA

Holstein Marketplace Sires recently added four new bulls to the program: Clear-Echo Andes Candies-ET, GVA-TC Bourbon Crush, Terra-Linda Holy Cow-ET, and Siemers Dropbox Harper-ET.

“The four newly released sires offer options to meet a wide range of breeding goals,” says Holstein Marketplace Sires manager Tim Ziemba. “Holy Cow, Andes Candies and Harper combine high GTPI with PTAT values above +2.25. Bourbon Crush, Lady Crush’s only son by Lambda, offers a great combination of PTAT, UDC, and the new Holstein Conformation Composite (HCC).”





712HO01040 Siemers Dropbox Harper-ET is a balanced bull at +2992 GTPI, +624 M, +2.27 PTAT, and aAa numbers of 453. He is a Dropbox from an Excellent-94 Delta-Lambda from an Excellent-91 Monterey from Cookiecutter MOG Hanker-ET EX-94 GMD DOM. Harper is owned by Amos Stoltzfus of Morgantown, Pennsylvania.

712HO01039 Clear-Echo Andes Candies-ET is an outcross bull with a unique sire stack, being an Andes from a Pazzle from a VG-85 Hanans. At +2.28 PTAT, +1.79 UDC, +3261 GTPI, and +737 Milk and A2A2, he’s a versatile bull that fits many modern breeding programs. Andes Candies is bred and owned by Clear-Echo Farm in Schuylerville, New York.

712HO01038 Terra-Linda Holy Cow-ET is an exciting crossover bull, with a GTPI of +3306 and +2.27 PTAT. Sired by Holy-P, his dam is a VG-86 Holysmokes out of a Parfect. Holy Cow is an outstanding milk production and components sire at +1033 Milk, +78 Fat, and +50 Protein. Holy Cow is bred and owned by Terra-Linda Dairy of Tulare, California.

712HO01037 GVA-TC Bourbon Crush is the son of the iconic Lo-Pine-VA Lady Crush EX-96 2E 98-MS. He’s sired by the two-time World Dairy Expo Premier Sire Delta-Lambda. Bourbon Crush is a balanced bull with +1.79 PTAT, +1.80 UDC, +67 Milk, 2.79 SCS, and 0.90 Stature. He also ranks well on the new Holstein Conformation Composite (HCC) at +1.67 HCC. Bourbon Crush is bred and owned by GVA Farm and Adam Fraley of Union Bridge, Maryland.

To purchase Holstein Marketplace Sire semen, contact a Holstein Association USA Regional Sales Representative or reach out to Holstein Marketplace Sires Manager Tim Ziemba at 315.730.3312 or tziemba@holstein.com. Learn more by visiting www.holsteinusa.com/marketplacesires.
Holstein Marketplace Sires provides a unique avenue for Holstein breeders to market their genetics. Under this program, bull owners retain ownership of the bulls, and Holstein Marketplace Sires coordinates the marketing and sales of the bulls’ semen. Launched in 2019, the program provides a new selection of bulls offered by breeders, for breeders. The program’s goal is to create more opportunities for Holstein breeders to market semen to fellow breeders.




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