ARMANDO and ARIELLO: two daughter-proven front-runners

The newly daughter-proven Cyrill son ARMANDO leads the ranking with an impressive 1309 ISET.

Alizée Sauron, International Project Manager

ARMANDO (Cyrill x Brissago x Granat) originates from Brissago AMANDA EX-90, a high-performing cow from the same family as Roman ARIEL, dam of ARIELLO (Cyrill x Roman x Granat), another daughter-proven bull in the Swissgenetics line-up. These two Cyrill sons, bred by Thomas and Reto Gerber, Süderen, top the April rankings for daughter-proven Simmental bulls based on ISET. However, they show significant differences in their breeding values.

ARMANDO transmits +1,259 kg milk, with -0.19% fat and +0.10% protein. Despite this high milk output, he offers excellent udder quality, with an outstanding 124 for front teat position. His daughters have fine bone structure, strong feet and legs, well-attached, productive udders with good texture and shape. Thanks to his ease of calving, ARMANDO is also suitable for use on heifers.

ARIELLO excels in milk components, milk quality, and udder quality. He is A2A2 and boasts the highest NRR (Non-Return Rate) among all Simmental bulls in the line-up, with a value of 118.