New Holstein and High-Components Sire Directories Available PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Aug. 12, 2002 — Starting Monday, Aug. 19, new Holstein and high-components breeds sire directories from Select Sires will be 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 Aug. 12. The 40-page, full-color Holstein directory features the latest production and type data for Select Sires' 89 active-A.I. sires, as well as 35 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 9HO2704 Coyne-Farms Patron BEAVER*TV (+1749 Type-Production Index), 7HO8428 Nor-Som STORMY*TV (+1718 TPI™), 7HO5851 Sikkema-Star Air MAGNA-ET*TV (+1699 TPI), 7HO6025 De-Matt Rudolph TEAMSTER-ET*TV (+1643 TPI) and 7HO5710 Pagen-Ernwood DANE-ET*TV (+1639 TPI-M). The 20-page, full-color high-components-breeds directory highlights production and type information for 35 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-components sire in Select's active-A.I. lineup. The directory also features pictures publicizing three new active-A.I. sires: 7GU366 Trotacre Enhancer LEWIS-ET, 7JE535 Windy Willow Montana JACE and 9BS81 Round Hill Pres DISCOVER ET. Producers can contact their Select Sires representative or local cooperative to receive a complimentary Holstein sire directory and/or high-components-breeds sire directory, or send an e-mail request to info-line@selectsires.com. 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. ™SUPER SAMPLER, Program for Genetic Advancement and PGA are trademarks of Select Sires Inc. ™TPI is a trademark of Holstein Association USA Copyright 1996-2002 Select Sires Inc. Last updated 14-Aug-2002.