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New Gold Medal Sire

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, April 21, 2003 — Holstein Association USA Inc., Brattleboro, Vt., has named 7HO5255 Na-Lar Elton KENNETH-ET*TV as one of its newest Gold Medal (GM) sires. This exclusive designation is awarded to approximately 25 sires each year. Bred by Jeff Alexander, Hanover, Mich., KENNETH is one of 35 Holsteins that are SUPERIOR SETTLERs™ at Select Sires.

With this new GM designation, there now are 12 Gold Medal sires in Select's Holstein lineup.

To qualify for permanent Gold Medal recognition, a sire must meet stringent Type-Production Index TPI™ requirements, have a minimum reliability of 90 percent for both Predicted Transmitting Ability for Fat (PTAF) and Predicted Transmitting Ability for Type (PTAT), and must be free of undesirable recessives and enzyme deficiencies.

Producers quickly can obtain additional details about this new Gold Medal sire as well as up-to-date production and type data on all 89 Holsteins in the Select Sires lineup from one single source - www.selectsires.com. This information is free to producers and others interested in obtaining information about breed-leading Holstein sires. In addition, people can contact the Select Sires representative nearest them for more details.

Select Sires is a federation of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. It provides excellence in sires, 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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