Select Sires

SOVEREIGN-RED Son
from Iowa to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Oct. 22, 2002 — 7HO7291 Joe-Town Sov RODGER-RED-ET*TV, bred by Bontrager Bros., Kalona, Iowa, has been chosen to enter Select Sires' Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, ROGER-RED is one of 300 Holstein bulls to enter the program in 2002. In addition to being sampled through PGA cooperator herds, he has been identified as a SUPER SAMPLER™. With this designation, his semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

RODGER-RED is a 7HO5412 Tri-Sec-SS SOVEREIGN-RED-ET*TV son. RODGER-RED’s dam, Rugg-Doc Storm Riches-ET, Very Good (85), produced 2-0 305d 25,340M 4.6% 1,173F 3.1% 786P. His grandam, Hi-Val Rd Celsius Ruby-ET, Very Good (86), produced 2-6 356d 36,250M 3.7% 1,325F 3.0% 1,097P.

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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