Sires catalog

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Fall 2011 proofs are here

This round's line up show very few changes. The main news is the confirmation of Saint Yorre as an exceptional dairy bull: the arrival of his second crop daughters brings this milk to 2869 while keeping his very good type and 90 calving ease, which makes him a first choice bull.
And again, many of our bulls have well-confirmed their indexes, including top performers like Singleton, Royal Holl, and Redondo.

As always, we advise graziers to focus on bulls with low-stature indexes for medium-size cows. Bulls with a low stature index include Tricorne, Hollydays, Ucany, UTC, Redondo, Tetrapak, Idris, Roucoups, Viveco, Ulozon, Uperise, Vomicol, Arantilly and Royal Holl.

 

Normande Genetics offers two ways to view our sire catalog.

1. download the latest proofs and price list. (PDF)

2. individual bull sheets, including photos.

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New mating tools

Below, you'll find a few links that Normande breeders in France use for their mating. Now Normande Genetics is pleased to make them available to you, as well. Some of these links are translated, at least approximately, while others are not, in which case guidelines are provided. Please note that only full blood Normande bulls proven in France are in the database. If the bull you are searching doesn't appear, it may be because it is a U.S. bull that has no records in France. In any case, please make sure you have the spelling right.

* Consult mating charts in order to find best genetics combination

These two charts, which you can download as pdf files, can help you decide on the right bull to mate to your Normande cows. Unfortunately, these 2009 and 2010 charts are not complete, and you may find that some of your bulls do not appear. Red squares signify "no-nos," while green ones are "green lights".

Download 2009 Mating Chart
Download 2010 Mating Chart

Legend for most commonly used terms:

MP : Matière Protéique (P) • MG : Matière Grasse (F) • TP : Taux protéique (P%)• TB : Taux Butyreux (F%)• FT : Format (Frame) • HS : Hauteur Sacrum (Stature) • LP : Largeur Poitrine (Chest width) • PP : Profondeur Poitrine (Chest depth) • LB : Longueur du Bassin (Rump length) • IS :Largeur au Ischions (Width at pins) • MU : Musculature (Muscularity)• IB : Inclinaison Bassin (Rump angle)•
AJ : Angle du Jarret (Rear leg set)• AP : Aplombs (Feet and legs)• TR ou VT : Vitesse de Traite (Milking speed)• AA : Attache Avant (Fore attachment) • EQ : Equilibre (Udder balance) • DPJ : Distance Plancher Jarret (Udder depth) • AR : Attache Arrière (Rear attachment) • OR : Orientation (Teat direction) • EA : Ecart Avant (Front teat placement) • LI : Ligament • MA : Mamelle (Udder comp) • MO : Morphologie (Type comp) • CEL : Cellule (Somatic cell count) • FER : Fertilité (Fertility)

* A detail mating assessment for a limited number of bulls

The following interactive chart will allow you to check almost every individual trait for the bull you would like to use, when coupled with the daughter of a given Normande bull:
http://www.lanormande.com/web/couplings_help.html
Scroll down the "father" field to find the sire of your cow and scroll down "reproductive bull" to find the bull you would like to use on your female. Validate and click on "details" to get the full information.

* Full pedigree for all Normande bulls, past and present

Would you like to know the full pedigree (5 generations) of any Normande bull, present or past? Follow this link for your answers: http://www.lanormande.com/web/genealogy.html

* Complete and current indexes for all Normande bulls, past and present

If you wish to check on the indexes of a bull that no longer appears on either our chart or our individual bull listing, this link will provide you with the most updated information. You will also find the proofs for bulls that are long gone. The glitch: It's all in French, including all the traits. But if you are patient, you should be able to get the information you are looking for. The legend mentioned above should also help you.

Follow this link from the "Institut de l'Elevage"(French National Livestock Research Center):
http://www.inst-elevage.asso.fr

In the "Race" field, scroll down to "Normande." In "Nom du taureau," type the name of the bull you are inquiring about. Then click on "Recherche" to launch your search.

Note on production indexes

The production indexes (Quantity of Milk, Protein and Fat, Percentage of Protein and Fat) are calculated three times a year according to the BLUP Animal Model method. The index reflects the bull's breeding value, calculated on his daughters' first three lactations. The lactations of ALL daughters are included. The index is expressed in terms of a standard deviation against the French Normande rolling base. This is changed each year in July (every 5 years in the U.S.), leaving the average index always at zero.

All figures are Breeding Values originally calculated in kilograms. They are expressed here in pounds (1 kilogram = 2.2  pounds). The protein and fat percentage indexes have also been adjusted to U.S. mode of calculation: the value have been divided by 10, so that a percentage is expressed, instead of a per thousand value, as is the case in France.

About kappa casein

The Kappa Casein is the key protein for cheese making. There are different variant of this protein, A and B. Cattle can be homozygous or heterozygous (i.e. AA, AB or BB). Many studies have demonstrated the supperiority of the B variant when it comes to cheese yield. BB milk tends to clott faster and studies in France and Switzerland have shown overall higher yield and better taste with BB milk. A very high percentage of Normande bulls and cows are homozygous BB and the Normande has one of the highest incidence of the B gene over all dairy breeds. For now, no market ever pays for BB superior milk but unformal practices reflect the specific trait of that milk. Cheese plants in Western France where there are many Holsteins along with Normandes make sure they mix milks in order to secure good quality batches. More information on this can be found on the Dairy Pipeline web site at www.cdr.wisc.edu. As more information becomes available, this site will provide it to you.

The semen from all bulls in this catalogue complies with the stringent health and sanitary regulations for importation of semen into the U.S.