Select Sires

Missouri-Bred Young Sire
to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Oct. 22, 2002 — 7HO7466 Robthom MOSCOW-ET*TV, bred by A.J. and T.J. Ling, Springfield, Mo., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, MOSCOW 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.

Moscow is sired by 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET*TV. Moscow’s dam, Robthom Georgia Integrity, a 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET*TV daughter, produced 5-7 365d 53,240M 4.7% 2,521F 3.0% 1,599P. This record ranked Georgia third in Missouri for milk and first in Missouri for fat. She is scored Excellent (91) with an Excellent mammary system and is a Dam of Merit (DOM). His grandam, Robthom Virginia Leadman-ET, produced 5-6 365d 31,070M 3.6% 1,110F 3.3% 1,011P. This Gold Medal Dam, DOM, has a lifetime production record of 148,400M and is scored Very Good (85).

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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