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New Gold Medal Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Oct. 22, 2003 — Holstein Association USA Inc., Brattleboro, Vt., has named 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET*TV and 7HO6194 Mr MILLENNIUM-ET*TM,TV as two of its newest Gold Medal (GM) sires. This exclusive designation is awarded to approximately 25 sires each year. Mara-thon Associates, McBain, Mich., bred MARSHALL. Kietzman, Sigwarth and Breitbach, Holy Cross, Iowa, bred MILLENNIUM, who is one of 21 Holsteins that are SUPERIOR SETTLERs™ at Select Sires.

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 these new Gold Medal sires as well as up-to-date production and type data on all 90 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.

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.

™SUPERIOR SETTLER is a trademark of Select Sires Inc.
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Select Sires Inc., 11740 U.S. 42 North, Plain City, Ohio 43064 / Phone: (614) 873-4683 Fax: (614) 873-5751