South Korea: Introduction of two new North American sires ranked in the top 1% of overall performance

[Livestock Newspaper Min Byeong-jin] Nonghyup Dairy Introduction Center accepts applications for fixed-price sire for farmers nationwide starting this month Nonghyup Livestock Economy Dairy Introduction Center has introduced a new sire with the top 1% overall performance. The Dairy Introduction Center (Director Choi Wan-yong) has completed the inspection and introduction of North American sire ‘Pyette (H-358)’ and ‘Hall of Fame (H-359)’ with A2 genes and will accept applications for fixed-price sire starting in December. ‘Pyette’ is a world-class sire with a comprehensive performance (GLPI) of +3,786 announced by the Canadian Genetic Evaluation Institute (CDN), far exceeding the top 1% standard performance of +3,632, and has shown excellent performance in all areas including productivity and body type with milk yield +1,799 kg, milk fat +121 kg, profit index (PRO$) +2,944, body type +6, and feet and legs +7. In particular, it is expected to help improve the profitability of dairy ...