sire catalog

The August 2025 evaluations are out: good stability of our numbers – a new cull cow index – tariffs and import restrictions 

Many of our bulls have added new daughters to their numbers but they all remain very stable. For many of them, we will not get more semen from them, so this is their last hurrah. In addition, no semen or embryo produced after April 30 2025 can be exported due to the new presence of Lumpy Skin Disease in France (LSD). Hopefully this will not last. Finally 15% tariffs are now in effect for our products and next year’s prices will reflect this additional cost. Also note our new cull cow composite index that is better suited for such evaluations. As a side note however, this index gives higher value to larger frame animals and therefore may not reflect muscularity as accurately as the existing muscularity index. 

Lamier, our shortest bull, goes up in milk after factoring in the rolling base adjustment. He also remains our best easy calving bull.  Landel brings a unique combination of production, functionality and calving ease, a rare occurrence and a sure value. Licorice, a components bull, maintains his excellent P and F %, even increasing these values, while Maanonu asserts his extraordinary dairy performance with more daughters and still a great udder. Nintendo shows a good protein/ration that’s favorable for cheese making with good milk and great feet & legs while Niville has the best combination of beef value, udder type & quality and functionals and boosts his milk this time. His new daughters keep bringing better numbers for him. He seems to be like these good wines that get even better with age. Nestar, a son of super star Jesse, is channeling his sire by maintaining his amazing milk number along with dual-purpose (small stature, great body depth) and functional qualities (one of our best somatic cell count), a rare combination. He does exceptionally well, again, in this cycle, and across the board, while getting more daughters. Olympe (A2A2, BB Kappa Casein, great feet & legs) and Ocasse (A2A2, AB Kappa Casein) still show the highest fat % we’ve ever carried: .59 and .69 respectively. It’s cream that’s coming out. They’re also two medium size dual-purpose bulls with good milk and functionals. Note Ocasse‘s great body depth. Oroi has been a best seller in France with a production that keeps going up with new daughters along with great dual purpose qualities, good legs, good udder. Pilier, one of our best sellers, is back with his incredible good numbers all across the board. Portsall remains one of the best for cheesemaking thanks to his very favorable protein/fat ratio and it does not hurt that he brings a good udder along. We’re pleased to bring back long time favorite Reflexion, a beautiful bull with great body depth, small size, excellent feet & legs and one our highest protein + fat number. Riddick carries a great milk/components balance with our best feet & legs and fertility indexes. Seagal is another BB Kappa Casein option with very good milk, positive fat %, and protein %, great udder depth and good beef. His semen is available sexed.