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Select-Sired All-Time All-Americans
Shine in Holstein World Contest


PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Dec. 2, 2003 — Daughters of bulls from Select Sires tallied many winners in the All-Time All-American contest in the October 2003 issue of Holstein World, including five All-Time titles, four reserve titles, four high honorable mention titles, and three honorable mention titles. The results underscore Select Sires’ impact on the breed by providing elite type and production bulls.

The contest set up a challenge between the All-Time All-Americans from a contest held in 1984 and the cow classes in the yearly All-American contests held from 1984 to 2002.

A contest highlight was Brookview Tony Charity, Excellent (97), a daughter of 7H00129 Kanza Matt TONY. She was the only contestant from 1984 to keep her All-Time All-American aged cow title in 2003 and she also garnered the reserve 4-year-old award. The reserve aged cow, Rainyridge Tony Beauty, Excellent (5E-CAN), is sired by 7H00401 MARShfield Elevation TONY. The 1984 All-Time All-American aged cow, Northcroft Ella Elevation, Excellent (97), sired by 7H00058 Round Oak Rag Apple ELEVATION*TV, was honorable mention in this year’s aged cow contest.

In the 4-year-old cow class, Tri-Day Ashlyn-ET, Excellent (96), a daughter of 9H01833 Marcrest ENCORE*TV, was the winner. She also was named high honorable mention in the senior 3-year-old class. VanDyk-K Integrity Paradise, Excellent (96), won high honorable mention 4-year-old and junior 3-year-old, and also was an honorable mention aged cow. She is a daughter of 7H04213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET*TV.

At the top of the senior 3-year-old class was Shadowcliff RA Gina, Excellent (97), sired by ELEVATION, who also won the reserve honors in the senior 2-year-old class. Stookey EP Blackrose-ET, Excellent (96), sired by 7H01897 To-Mar BLACKSTAR-ET*TV, was the clear winner in both the junior 2- and 3-year-old classes. In the junior 2-year-old class, Brook-Lodge Miss Pattie, Very Good (89), sired by 9H01878 Ri-Mark Aerostar WINDSOR-ET*TV, earned the reserve title and Windsor-Manor Encore Taz, Excellent (94), sired by ENCORE, was high honorable mention.

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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