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Ohio Sire to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Oct. 22, 2002 — 7HO7313 Springhill-OH NATHAN-ET*TV, bred by Spring Hill Farm, Inc., Big Prairie, Ohio, has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, NATHAN is one of 300 Holstein 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 Holstein breeders.

NATHAN is sired by 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET*TV. His dam, Miss Langacres Taylor-ET, produced 5-10 365d 40,080M 4.5% 1,818F 3.2% 1,278P. Taylor is scored Excellent (92-2E) and produced a lifetime record of 155,690M 7,244F and 5,216P in 1,818 days. His grandam, E-W-J Miracle Mark produced 8-8 365d 38,500M 4.2% 1,609F 2.9% 1,131P. Miracle is a Gold Medal Dam (GMD), Dam of Merit (DOM), who is scored Excellent (94-2E) and has four production records more than 29,760M.

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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