Murmur – Shouting out quality!

Okura Lika Murmur launched onto the scene with a staggering NZMI of 298 and BW of 282/82%.  Following the recent base change, his indexes keep him at #1 on both charts and he shows no signs of slipping away.

His protein BV marks him out as a leader for the breed, with outstanding Fertility, SCC, Capacity and real quality in his udders making Murmur a must have for most breeding programs.  He comes with a pedigree direct from the cow family that bred super sire Manhatten.

Manhatten is a sire that is having a huge impact on NZ Jerseys, yet this super sire has actually been severely under-used, and many Jersey farmers have missed out on Manhatten in his prime.  Comparing daughter numbers, we see Manhatten with a current BW of 185 and  after 6 years on top of the RAS List has 21, 500 daughters.  Minstrel, Doddy and Shadow were from the same year of birth and all have similar of higher daughter numbers – and their current BWs are 137, 100 and 93 respectively.  The following year produced Noakes Nevvy (Current BW 167) with 39,000 daughters – and Shepherds Noontime (current BW 160) with 32,600 daughters.

As a further mark of his enduring quality, of all the sires mentioned above, Manhatten is the only one to produce sons of any quality.

Murmur is a must for NZ farmers looking for quality in their Jerseys.  Don’t waste this opportunity like so many farmers did with Manhatten.