C TOPS IMPRESSIVE AND DUNCAN BELLE

179JE 045    IMPRESSIVE INTEREST

aAa  2-6-1-3-4-5           Semen price  $ 8.00    (limited supply)

(also available through Taurus Service, Mehoopany PA)

 Jon and Matt Dunks at Union City MI are second and third generation Jersey breeders on a larger scale (200+ cows milking) in SW Michigan.    They farm extensive acreage and are a production focused dairy, intending to make their family incomes from Jersey milk.

While the cow herd is 100% AI bred, farming and cropping with minimal labor has dictated they breed heifers naturally.     In recent years, the Dunks' have been in the habit of buying or leasing bulls from cows (and Breeders) they know and admire for this purpose.

We found "Impressive Interest" at Dunks' after he had already impregnated 40+ heifers, liked how he looked and moved, and made arrangements to collect semen after they felt they were done with him.     In our opinion, he had the "look" of his flat-ribbed dam "Impressive" and we felt, with the combination of Duncan Belle on top (as paternal grandam) with Master C Tops on the bottom (as maternal grandsire) we could end up with a better fore udder bull than otherwise expected from his worthy sire, Rock Ella Perimiter.

Results to date have met our expectations.    "Interest" sires cows with average milk and above average test %, with functional, soft-textured udders, well blended fore udders, longer and flatter rumps than typical Jersey, good stature, and a deep, flat rib. 

If you like "C Tops Impressive" you may wish to also check out IMPRESSIVES DEVINE who is a more recent addition to the BREEDERS CHOICE SIRES lineup of Jersey sires.