There are great news in the Evaluation of December 2022: Boero, Redroku, Smilodon and Gewiss join at the genomic group presented this summer. 

So, let’s check the results of this Evaluation:

  • In thePFT ranking, 6 bulls in the Top 10 are Intermizoo;
  • In the IES ranking, 6 bulls in the Top 8 are Intermizoo: Mazarack, Isarco and Poznan are in the first positions;
  • In the ICS-PR ranking, 5 bulls in the Top 6 are Intermizoo: Mazarack, Geyser, Gewiss, Poznan and Scatman.
  • In the Protein (kg) ranking, Smilodon has +110kg of Protein.
  • In the Fat (kg) ranking, Kalinko is in 2nd place (+113 kg) followd by Rivolto (+106 kg).

Full rankings of December can be found here.

BOERO RF

Boero is one of the son of Crisalis RF: he has high Milk Index (+2041kg) and Protein (+69kg). This bull comes from one of the best Italian cow families, thanks to his pedigree Boero can be used on different bloodlines. His management traits promise Udder Healt, Easy Calves (109) and Longevity (111).

REDROKU

Redroku is a new RED bull, son of Crisalis RF. His dam is Ups Red Range, a famous Red Holstein cow.
He has tons of milk and components. Redroku has also a great morphology: he is improver of rump angle, rear legs and teat length (+1.65).

SMILODON

Smilodon ranks in 3rd place for Milk Index (+2547kg), and in 1st place for Protein (+110kg), with the plus of A2A2 milk. He has an alternative pedigree that can be use on different bloodlines. Smilodon is a great improver of teat length (+1.95).

GEWISS

One of the genomic news of this evaluation is Gewiss, which has a totally different pedigree, suitable for many bloodlines.
Gewiss ranks 2nd in the Italian PFT ranking and he also has excellent IES and ICS-PR Indeces. This bull has A2A2 milk and his management traits are very good: easy calves, great longevity (117), low SCS (113) and udder health (109).

RUELO

Ruelo has excellent percentages of Fat (0.71%) and Protein (0.47%) and the plus of K-casein BB milk.
The managment traits of Ruelo promise logevity, fertility and easy calves. He also has a great Udder Health Index (110) and great milkability. Heat Tolerance Index 116.

GOTICO

Gotico comes from the family of Geyser P, from which derives his excellent health and management traits: calving ease (113) and longevity (118). Gotico is still on the Top of the PFT ranking. His Udder Index is 3.32, with the plus of low SCS: a great bull suitable for robot milking.

ISARCO

Isarco has a totally different pedigree: Gladius X Chilton X Benz. He ranks in 3rd place in the Italian IES ranking of December 2022.
Isarco has great and high quality productions, with the bonus of A2A2 milk.
His management traits are also good: longevity (119), fertility (108) and easy calves.