Shorthorn bull goes into AI

Ransboro Jigsaw, an Irish-bred Dairy Shorthorn bull, has joined Progressive Genetics. Born November 2013, he is a son of Treeton Pimp and was bred by Glenn Carter, Clonakenny, Roscrea, Co Tipperary. His dam Rodway Jenna 2nd produced 43,800kg in six lactations at 3.71% fat and 3.56% protein. Jigsaw has a calving interval of -5.3 days and a survival figure of +1 which makes for a promising package. According to the Shorthorn Society, he is the first Irish-bred modern milking Shorthorn to go into AI in Ireland and should be available to dairy farmers this month.