With 1500 daughters globally Balisto has an exceptionally reliable proof, making him very desirable to Holstein breeders.
ABS Australia’s elite sire, Balisto, is the highest ranked Holstein sire ever recorded in Australia according to bull proof rankings released by the dairy industry.
At 364 BPI$ there is daylight between Balisto (29HO16714 De-Su 11236 BALISTO) and the second ranked sire at 333 BPI$. With 1500 daughters globally Balisto has an exceptionally reliable proof, making him very desirable to Holstein breeders.
“Balisto will produce some of the best progeny we’ve ever seen in Australia,” said ABS National Sales Manager, Paul Quinlan. “He will produce medium sized and very profitable cows along with above average Australian health traits, which is precisely what the market has been demanding.”
Not only is Balisto the best sire Australia has ever seen on the BPI$ rankings, he is also ranked number one on both the Type Weighted Index (TWI) and Production Index (ASI 276). The next best bull on the ASI is at 227.
“Australian dairy farmers want more profitable cows and Balisto delivers at the highest level,” said Paul. Since his release in late 2013 Balisto has been heavily used globally based on his genomic indexes. In 2016 he burst into global rankings as an elite proven sire. Balisto gets 61% of his genetics from his mother, with a maternal line from Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy-ET TV EX-92 3E.
“She has proven herself time and time again genomically and has now produced an elite global proven sire.”