Sunset Canyon Maximus - ET
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PR Horizon Maximus # 27157
| HB Number:111355530 | UK AI code:J9361 |
| aAa Rating:156342 | Kappa Casein:BB |
- Britain's highest PLI sire
- Leading components sire
- Widespread proof
- US x Danish breeding
- Lemvig x Haug x Index
Maximus is the outstanding sire to lift butterfat and protein percentages and is currently one of Britain's highest PLI sires at +£162. He was the first sire to go through the +100 pounds fat barrier in the USA and has maintained that status for several years. With 3823 daughters in 592 herds in the USA this makes him a very reliable bull to use for a big fat and protein percentage gain. His daughters are slightly taller than average and they have good strength and body depth. Their udders are balanced with longer teats. This sire lifts production and has very high component averages making him an attractive bull to use in your herd.
Type Specification
UK LINEAR TRAIT PROFILE - January 2010Source: INTERBULL
Type Reliability: 0%Daughters appraised: 270 in 53 herds
| UK Type Merit | Poor | Excellent | 0.1 | |
| Dairy | Poor | Excellent | 0.9 | |
| Legs & Feet | Poor | Excellent | 0.5 | |
| Mammary | Poor | Excellent | -0.6 | |
| Stature | Small | Tall | 1.2 | |
| Chest Width | Narrow | Wide | 1.0 | |
| Body Depth | Shallow | Deep | 1.1 | |
| Angularity | Coarse | Angular | 0.6 | |
| Rump Angle | High Pins | Low Pins | 1.4 | |
| Rump Width | Narrow Pins | Wide Pins | -1.0 | |
| Rear Leg (Side View) | Straight | Sickled | 0.4 | |
| Foot Angle | Low | Steep | -0.1 | |
| Fore Udder Attach | Weak | Strong | -0.7 | |
| Rear Udder Height | Low | High | 0.5 | |
| Udder Cleft | Broken | Strong | -1.4 | |
| Udder Depth | Below Hocks | Above Hocks | -0.9 | |
| Teat Position (Rear) | Wide | Close | -1.5 | |
| Teat Position (Side) | Close | Wide | -0.5 | |
| Teat Length | Short | Long | 2.5 | |