2018 Sire Directory for Buffalo Breeding
2018 Sire Directory for Buffalo Breeding
DIRECTORY 2018
(Swamp and Riverine Buffaloes)
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Copyright 2018 Philippine Carabao Center
CIP
ISBN 978-971-748-030-5
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CONTENTS
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SIRE PAGE SIRE PAGE
HARRY 41 COCO 54
KALOY 42 PATRICK 55
HECTOR 43 TOMAS 56
ROY 44 ZEUS 57
TROY 45 BRIX 58
AQUA 46 EDU 59
LANCE 47 LUCAS 60
POY 48 FERNAN 61
ARIS 49 DEXTER 62
DIEGO 50 ANDOY 63
BERT 51 JOSE 64
WILSON 52 BITOY 65
GASTON 53 ORLAN 66
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MESSAGE
The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) is delighted to provide you an updated list of semen donor-bulls for breeding and artificial
insemination (AI). The reason for publishing this new sire directory, which is an innovative step to describe the genetic characteristics of
the semen presently available at the PCC’s sperm station, is due to the retirement of senior bulls and entry of new and younger bulls to the
semen processing center. It features the outcome of genetic evaluation of the top foundation sires based on their daughters’ milk production
performance and that of their relatives. Their genetic merit for milk yield trait is expressed as estimated breeding value (EBV).
The directory elucidates the EBVs, pedigree records, best milk production performance and genetic potential of each bull currently used
as improved breed. This would further help our farmers and buffalo raisers to get a basket of options for selection of an appropriate sire both
for upgrading and crossbreeding.
PCC is pleased to impart these genetics to a myriad of buffalo owners and raisers through our specially-trained and skilled AI technicians
nationwide. In order to serve better our clienteles, PCC has established a central semen storage and distribution facility at its national
headquarters situated in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. You may also contact the PCC regional center nearest you for access to our
services (see page 67 for contact details).
With the arrival of Murrah-based riverine buffaloes from Bulgaria in 1997, the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) established a breeding
program with emphasis on increasing the milk production potential of island-born dairy buffaloes. Milk production of imported cows were
recorded and evaluated with the best performing cows artificially inseminated with the frozen semen of progeny-tested bulls from Bulgaria.
The island-born bulls from these elite matings were recruited into the progeny testing program. As only cows produce milk, a means by
which to determine how good the genes these bulls are carrying as parents of the next generation, i.e. breeding values, is to evaluate their
daughters hence, the need for progeny testing. This is done by producing daughters from a group of progeny-tested bulls in as many herds
as possible. As breeding value cannot be determined directly but can only be estimated from phenotype (milk yield), the use of a suitable
genetic evaluation model is needed. Estimated breeding value (EBV) is predicted for each animal included in each genetic evaluation run and
is used to rank animals in order that the best bulls are mated with the best cows. In essence, genetic improvement program is a deliberate
plan to mate selected individuals to produce the next generation that will be better genetically than the previous one. This is done on a yearly
basis. The first model for genetic evaluation was a multi-trait 305D lactation model wherein the 1st, 2nd and 3rd lactation measures are
considered different traits. The only production trait considered in this model is milk yield. Population-specific heritability estimates with this
model were low to moderate ranging from 0.17 to 0.25. Nevertheless, substantial improvement in genetic potential has been achieved based
on this model. The realized rates of gain per year for the first and second parity lactation measure was 17.7kg/yr and 15.14kg/yr, respectively.
In recent years, genetic evaluations for dairy have shifted to the use of test day records (once a month 24-hour record of milk yield)
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directly rather than a single 305D lactation measure, as a test day model can account for systematic environmental effects more accurately
and there is no need to adjust or standardize lactation yields to 305D. In 2014, PCC has implemented the use of a multi-trait random
regression test day model (RRM) which involves the regression of merit on days in lactation to account for variation between cows in their
performance across the lactation trajectory. It is multi-trait as milk yield, fat yield and protein yield are analysed simultaneously to predict
breeding values for each trait. Higher estimates of heritability and accuracy are obtained using this model relative to using 305D lactation
measures done previously. At the same time, RRM allows an individual cow’s lactation curve to deviate from the average, making it possible
to select for lactation persistency. Selection for persistency has distinct advantage for dairy buffaloes. This is because selection for higher
total milk yield also invariably increases peak yield. Higher peak puts stress to cows and may lead to more health and reproductive problems.
Under medium to low production systems commonly seen in small hold farms in the Philippines, the true potential of these dairy cows may
not be achieved. Selection for persistency will also produce a flatter curve and could address short lactations commonly seen in buffaloes. It
is for these reasons that the PCC has now shifted to multi-trait random regression test day model for genetic evaluation of dairy buffaloes.
For each animal included in the analysis, including the sires in this directory, EBV and accuracies (Acc) are reported separately for milk,
fat and protein yields. Higher EBVs equate to higher genetic merit thus, choose bulls with higher EBVs. There is also re-ranking of bulls for
fat and protein yields, i.e., some bulls that might not be top ranked based on milk yield but might have higher ranking for fat or protein yield.
To improve fat and protein yields in future generation of cows, choose bulls with high EBVs for fat and protein yield. For bulls with daughters
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ESTImATED BREEDINg VAluE
DATA AND STATISTICS
Herd and Place of Birth: PCC at CSU I Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
in recorded herds, EBVs are reported from daughters’ milk production performance and accuracies computed based on the number of
daughters contributing to the information. Thus, the higher the number of daughters, the higher is the accuracy and is less likely that EBVs
will change with subsequent runs. Accuracy can be defined as a measure of “unbiasedness” or the correlation between true breeding value
and EBV with extreme values ranging from 0 to 1. However, for young bulls that have no daughters that are included in the genetic evaluation
run yet, EBVs and accuracies are reported based on mid-parent (parent average) values.
The genetic trend for AI sires (Figure 1) is higher compared with the trend for the overall recorded population (Figure 2). This is because,
only few of the best young bulls are recruited to become semen donors. Hence, in order to benefit from the best genetics available from PCC,
use AI bulls in breeding your cows.
Furthermore, the PCC has a breeding program for swamp buffalo to improve its genetic potential for growth with body weight, average
daily gain (ADG) and body conformation as selection criteria for bulls recruited to become semen donor. Currently, three (3) semen donor
bulls that underwent such process are included in the sire directory.
Ester B. Flores
Genetic Improvement Program Coordinator
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Figure 1 Average EBVs of dairy cows and bulls per birth year
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Milk - 11.5kg/yr
Fat - 0.21 kg/yr
200 8
Prot - 0.40 kg/yr
150 6
50 2
0 0
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Birth Year
Figure 1. Average EBVs of dairy cows and bulls per birth year
Fig. 2 Average EBVs of bulls per birth year
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100
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50
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010
Birth Year
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IKONG
Date of Birth: 03/01/2012
Herd and Place of Birth: PCC at CSU I Piat, Cagayan
1CS04016
1CL05029
1CS01010
1CS04054
1CS04016
1CL05029
1CS01010
P2
1CS08026
1CS04046
P2
1CS07016
1CS04023
Unknown
1CS09028
1CS05020
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DAVID
Date of Birth: 08/05/2011
Herd and Place of Birth: National Gene Pool I Nueva Ecija
2GP01039
L21
2GP03026
N26
2GP99077
J8
B42
2GP97023
H4 2GP94071
MAPEL
2GP03004
N4 2GP93415
D113
2GP93482
D132
2GP99107
NATO
2GP08095
T95 2GP03073
N73
MAPEL
2GP01019
L9 2GP93300
MAPEL
2GP04022
O22 2GP93144
2GP03026
N26
2GP07001
S1 2GP99098
J12
2GP03020
MARRON
2GP08074
T74 2GP02073
M63
2UPC02016
2GP06071
R71 2GP01055
L33
B5
MICHO
2GP01040
L23 2GP97076
H7
MAPEL
2GP03013
N13 2GP93326
2GP04016
O16
2GP07092
S92 2GP04061
O61
2CM94682
2CM93602
MATIAS
2CM05027
MARVELOUS 2CM02041
CHERYL
MAVROS
2UPC02007
B697/110
2CM93602
2CM05046
MILAFLOR 2CMC00004
2GP97170
EMER
2GP05007
P7 2GP01019
L9
MAPEL
2GP03013
N13 2GP93326
2GP04016
O16
2GP08042
T41 2GP03027
N27
2GP01070
RYAN
2GP06080
R80 2GP02021
M17
2CM97633
2CM04041
DAYDAY 2CM94640
ALENA
2GP03026
N26
2GP08014
T14 2GP03004
N4
2GP03026
N26
2GP07010
S10 2GP02097
M85
2GP01102
STAN
2GP07054
S54 2GP93336
D92
2GP98089
2GP05010
P10 2GP93435
D117
2UP98727
MAPEL
2GP02100
M88 2GP94149
E10
2GP01102
STAN
2CM08036
ANNALISA 2CM94629
2OS8255
PAQUISTÃO da Ingaí
NANUQUE da Ingaí
2CM93602
MATIAS
2CM05026
MEDILYN 2CM02075
MINDA
2GP03017
VINCE
2CM07044
GRETEL 2CM02052
2UP98582
2GP03026
N26
2GP08055
T55 2GP02100
M88
2GP03005
KURT
2UP07022
2UP97303
1258
BR091960
1199
2GP04016
O16
2GP07067
S67 2GP04083
O83
2CM07007
GARRY
2CM10042
2CM06027
LETTY
2UPC02016
2GP07066
S66 2GP02006
M5
2LS97018
2LS06005
2LS98430
2CM08049
TOTONG
2LS12009
DITH 2LS05004
2LS97018
2LS06005
2LS98430
2LSC02001
2LS09009
2LS02009
2GP06055
SONNY
2CM11069
2CM07037
JUDELLA
2GP02071
ANDY
2CM07019
MARGIE 2CM96219
2GP06083
ECHO
2GP11181
Y181 2GP08037
T37
BR091672
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Herd and Place of Birth: PCC at CSU I Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
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