Select Sires

Four New Jerseys Expand
Select Sires' Genetic Diversity

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2003 — Select Sires' diverse lineup of proven Jersey sires has expanded to 20 with the November release of four new graduates into its active-A.I. program. This follows the quarterly publishing of the dairy-sire evaluations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, InterBull and the American Jersey Cattle Association. These new graduates include an early 7JE342 Altheas Les PITINO Al-Top-ET son, the breed's highest-indexing A.I.-sampled son of Bancrest Lester AVERY and the first proven sire from an untapped cow family in Oregon.

"These four sires make up the largest, and possibly the most diverse, graduating class of Jerseys ever to enter into active-A.I. service at Select Sires," says Jeff Ziegler, dairy sire analyst, Select Sires. "Each sire offers a unique pedigree and the proven ability to transmit a balance of traits that can meet the varying needs of Jersey enthusiasts everywhere. And, three are graduates of the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™), which has become one of the largest Jersey progeny-testing programs in the world."

Unique Pedigrees and Genetic Opportunities

7JE572 Barbs Pitino UPDATE-ET, PITINO's highest-indexing son, was bred by William and Barb Mason, Buhl, Idaho. UPDATE is backed by three generations of high-producing, Excellent dams with extreme protein production (4.0 percent and higher). This SUPERIOR SETTLER™ has balanced Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs) of +1,205M +50F +41P +395 Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$), +1.7T, +225 JPI™. Producers can use UPDATE to sire tall, dairy cattle with exceptional rear udders and steep foot angle.

The high-JPI AVERY son, 7JE569 Sunset Canyon RIVAL-ET, offers the breed a genetically solid outcross opportunity. Bred by Paula J. Wolf, Beaver, Ore., RIVAL is out of Sunset Canyon Storm Request-ET, Excellent (90), one of Midnight STORM-ET's most prolific daughters with extraordinary test of 5.2 percent fat and 3.9 percent protein. This SUPERIOR SETTLER has a Productive-Life value of +1.9, along with PTAs of +1,077M +43F +37P +390 CM$, +1.9T, +230 JPI. RIVAL transmits firmly attached udders with close teat placement, as well as improved stature and dairy strength.

Debuting as No. 7 for type (+2.7 PTAT), 7JE563 Sil-Mist RMBM Buttons BRAZO-ET is the second proven Rock Maple Brook MONTANA-ET son at Select Sires. BRAZO is backed by the top cow family at Silver Mist Farms, Tillamook, Ore., that is just beginning to have a genetic impact on the Jersey breed. His dam, an Excellent (92) 7JE254 Mason Boomer Sooner BERRETTA daughter with 23,910 pounds of milk as a 2-year-old, is from two generations of Excellent dams that produced more than 20,000 pounds of milk. With PTA values of +1,441M +44F +41P, +234 JPI, BRAZO will sire tall, dairy daughters with exceptional rear udders, close teat placement, extreme stature and dairyness, and good width.

Another type specialist with a PTAT of +2.4, 7JE559 Molly Brook McKen FORMAL-ET is the result of crossing 7JE484 Rock Maple Ace MACKENZIE-ET with brood-cow extraordinaire, Molly Brook Lester Fantastic, Excellent (92), who is from the Flower family. Bred by Molly Brook Farms, West Danville, N.Y., FORMAL is a breed outlier for fat with PTAs of +962M +.06%F +55F +355CM$, +235 JPI. Producers can expect this well-sampled sire to transmit dairy strength and udders with both strong fore attachments and extremely high, wide rear attachments.

Up-to-Date Sire-Evaluation Statistics Readily Available

Producers can obtain additional details about all 20 Jerseys in the Select Sires lineup from a single source - www.selectsires.com. This information is available free to producers and others interested in obtaining information about breed-leading dairy 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.

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