Select Sires

November 2000
New Holstein and High-Protein Sire Directories Available

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Nov. 22, 2000 - New Holstein and High-Protein sire directories from Select Sires are now available for dairy producers as they update mating programs for their herds. The directories include information from the quarterly sire evaluations calculated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, InterBull and the breed associations, and released on Nov. 13.

The 48-page, full-color Holstein Directory features the latest production and type data for Select Sires’ 100 active-A.I. sires, as well as 22 Super Sampler bulls whose semen is available through Select’s young-sire proving program - the Program for Genetic Advancement (PGA). The details about each active-A.I. sire include his complete proof and an information block that graphically depicts his linear type data. In addition, the directory contains pictures of daughters sired by industry-leading sires, such as 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET*TL, 9HO2315 Paulo-Bro Cel JASPER-ET*TL and 7HO6352 Four-Of-A-Kind ELAND-ET*TL.

The 24-page, full-color High-Protein Directory highlights production and type information for 38 active-A.I. sires and 20 Super Samplers representing the Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn breeds. Complete proof details and an information block that graphically depicts linear type data are provided for each high-protein sire in Select’s active-A.I. lineup. The directory also features pictures publicizing three new active-A.I. sires: 9JE173 Barbs MBSB COSMO-ET - the Jersey breed’s new No. 1 sire for Production-Type Index (PTI), 9JE172 Eastglen Alf KLASSIC-ET and 7BS729 R Hart Chillers CUBE.

Producers can contact their Select Sires representative or local cooperative to receive a complimentary Holstein Sire Directory and/or High-Protein Sire Directory, or send an e-mail request to info-line@selectsires.com.

Select Sires is a federation of 10 farmer-owned and controlled cooperatives. It provides excellence in sires, service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying livestock breeders with America’s best genetics at a reasonable price.

Copyright 1996-2000 Select Sires Inc. Last updated 4-Dec-2000.

To order product contact:
Select Sires Inc., 11740 U.S. 42 North, Plain City, Ohio 43064 / Phone: (614) 873-4683 Fax: (614) 873-5751