Select Sires

Brown Swiss Bull Bred
in Ohio to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, March 5, 2002 — 7BS767 Top Acres BRONZE ET, a Brown Swiss young sire bred by Wayne E. Sliker, St. Paris, Ohio, has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, BRONZE is one of seven Brown Swiss bulls to enter the program in 2002. In addition to being sampled through PGA cooperator herds, this young sire has been identified as a SUPER SAMPLER™. With this designation, his semen is available to all Brown Swiss breeders.

BRONZE is a Blessing Aytola BANKER son. His dam, Top Acres PR Blossom, Excellent (91), produced 4-7 365d 33,360M 4.9% 1,643F 3.7% 1,233P. His grandam, Excellent (90), Top Acres Prophet Bloom, produced 3-10 365d 33,300M 4.3% 1,420F 3.5% 1,153P. This was her second record over 30,000 pounds of milk, 1,400 pounds of fat and 1,150 pounds of protein.

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