Select Sires

Two Holstein Sires
from Illinois to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Oct. 22, 2002 — Two Holstein sires - 7HO7390 Golden-Oaks SAVAGE-RED-ET*TV, bred by Golden Oaks Farms, Wauconda, Ill., and 7HO7399 O-Bee JONAH-ET*TV, bred by Gary, Gaylon and Steve Obert, Dakota, Ill.- have been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on their outstanding pedigrees, SAVAGE-RED and JONAH are two of the 300 Holstein bulls to enter the program in 2002. In addition to being sampled through PGA cooperator herds, these young sires have been identified as SUPER SAMPLERS™. With this designation, their semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

JONAH is a 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET*TV son. His dam, Meier-Meadows El Jezebel-ET, produced 4-2 365d 35,082M 4.4% 1,539F 3.3% 1,167P. Jezebel is scored Excellent (92) and is a Gold Medal Dam (GMD) and Dam of Merit (DOM). His grandam, Meier-Meadows Melwood Jacki, produced 2-11 365d 27,860M 3.7% 1,031F 2.9% 815P. This DOM is scored Very Good (87).

SAVAGE-RED is sired by STBVQ RUBENS-ET. His dam, Golden-Oaks Lindy Sally-ET, scored Excellent (90), produced 4-10 365d 38,000M 4.0% 1,517F 3.1% 1,169P and has a lifetime production record of 135,050M 5,577F and 4,396P in 1,596 days. His grandam, S-F-L Enhancer Scarlette-RED, produced 2-11 365d 38,310M 4.2% 1,615F 3.2% 1,244P, which ranked her third for fat in the country. Scarlette is scored Very Good (89), GMD, DOM, and her next two dams scored Excellent (94) and Excellent (95), respectfully.

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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