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New Holstein and High-Components
Sire Directories Available


August 2003 Sire Directory CoverPLAIN CITY, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2003 — New Holstein and high-components-breeds sire directories from Select Sires now are available for dairy producers as they update mating programs for their herds. The directories include information from the quarterly sire evaluations calculated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, InterBull and the breed associations, and released on Aug. 11.

The 40-page, full-color Holstein directory features the latest production and type data for Select Sires' 90 active-A.I. sires, as well as 32 SUPER SAMPLER™ bulls whose semen is available through Select's young-sire proving program - the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™). The details about each active-A.I. sire include his complete proof and an information block that graphically depicts his linear type data. In addition, the directory contains pictures of daughters sired by industry-leading bulls, such as 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET*TV (+1921 Type-Production Index), 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET*TV (+1759 TPI™), 7HO8430 Zee-Cal PERSIA-RED-ET (+1730 TPI) and 7HO6349 Hidden-View BEST*TV (+1719 TPI).

The 20-page, full-color high-components-breeds directory highlights production and type information for 36 active-A.I. sires and 16 SUPER SAMPLERs representing the Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn breeds. Complete proof details and an information block that graphically depicts linear type data are provided for each high-components sire in Select's active-A.I. lineup. The directory also features pictures publicizing popular active-A.I. sires, including 7JE510 GOLDEN Boy of Ferreira (+3.0 Predicted Transmitting Ability for Type) and 7JE535 Windy Willow Montana JACE (+299 Jersey Performance Index™.

Producers can contact their Select Sires representative or local cooperative to receive a complimentary Holstein sire directory and/or high-components-breeds sire directory, or send an e-mail request to info-line@selectsires.com.

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.

™SUPER SAMPLER, PGA and Program for Genetic Advancement are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
™TPI is a trademark of Holstein Association USA
™Jersey Performance Index and JPI are trademarks of the American Jersey Cattle Association





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