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Three Young-Sires Bred in Iowa
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PLAIN CITY, Ohio, July 5, 2001 — Three young sires from registered Holstein herds in Iowa have been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement (PGA) sire-sampling system. They are three of 315 Holstein bulls from throughout the United States to be part of the program in 2001. In addition to being sampled through PGA Cooperator herds, these young sires have been identified as Super Samplers. With this designation, their semen is available to all interested Holstein breeders.

7HO6888 Far-O-La Lantz DICE-ET is a Ricecrest LANTZ-ET*TL son bred by Rick J. and Thomas D. Simon, and Richard Demmer, Peosta. His dam, Regancrest Debbie-Jo-ET (VG-88), produced over 35,000 pounds of milk as a 2-year-old. This 9HO1729 Brabant Star PATRON-ET*TL daughter’s pedigree traces back to Snow-N Denises Dellia (EX-95), Gold Medal Dam (GMD) and Dam of Merit (DOM). DICE’s Rothrock Tradition LEADMAN-ET*TL grandam produced over 29,000 pounds of milk as a 3-year-old and is Excellent (90-GMD-DOM).

7HO6918 Regancrest-RH BARRY-ET combines type specialists 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*TL and Ked JUROR. BARRY’s dam Regancrest Juror Brina-ET (EX-92) produced 39,782 pound of milk, 1,455 pounds of fat and 1,115 pounds of protein at 4-4. His grandam, Regancrest Aerostar Bert-ET (EX-90-DOM), completed a production record of 5-2 2x 365 37,790 3.6% 1,357F 3.0% 1,143P. BARRY was bred by Regancrest and Ryan Hunt, Waukon.

7HO6890 To-Mar NASSAU-RED-ET*TL, bred by Randolph Neal Tompkins, Marengo, hails from 7HO1897 To-Mar BLACKSTAR’s family. NASSAU-RED’s dam is To-Mar Leader Heather-ET*RC (VG-87) and as a three-year-old completed a record of 36,180 pounds of milk, 1,581 pound of fat, and 1,130 pounds of protein. His grandam, To-Mar Wayne Hay (EX-90-GMD-DOM), is the dam of BLACKSTAR. NASSAU-RED is sired by SFL SHANDY-ET*RC.

Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc. is a federation of 10 farmer-owned and controlled cooperatives. It provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying livestock breeders with America’s best genetics at a reasonable price.

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