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HI METRO Now Excellent (96)

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Dec. 2, 2003 — 7HO5841 Sikkema-Star-W HI METRO-ET*CV became one of the breeds highest-classified animals by earning a final score of Excellent (96). Evaluated by classifiers from Holstein Association USA, Brattleboro, Vt., he scored a perfect 100 points in both dairy character and body capacity. After this classification, Select Sires now has 45 sires scored "Excellent" in its active-A.I. program.

HI METRO joins the elite ranks of high Excellent bulls at Select Sires, which includes 7HO3707 Paradise-R Cleitus MATHIE*CV (EX-95-GM), 7HO4213 Robthom INTEGRITY-ET*TV (EX-96-GM), and 7HO6250 Ricecrest EMERSON-ET*TV,BL (EX-96). HI METRO is the No. 1 bull in the breed for PTA Type (+3.29) and Udder Composite (UDC) (+3.48), and has a high PTAs of +2.15 for Feet-and-Leg Composite (FLC), +2.46 for Body Size (BD), and +2.54 for Dairy Capacity (D), with 89 percent reliability.

More Classification Results

7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET*TV, who leads the industry for Type Production Index (TPI™) (+1915) and Net-Merit Dollars (+857 NM$), was raised to Excellent (92), previously Excellent (90). His maternal brother, 7HO6511 O-Bee Winchester JASON*TV, scored Excellent (93).

9HO2575 Peckenstein Form BRET-ET*TV, who ranks No. 4 in Select’s lineup for NM$ (+581), is now scored Excellent (91), as well as 9HO2704 Coyne-Farms Patron BEAVER*TV, who was raised three points in final score.

Classified for the first time was 7HO6349 Hidden-View BEST*TV. He is the No. 12 TPI sire with a value of +1689 and is newly classified as Excellent (90). Also classifying Excellent (90) is 7HO6155 Mohrfield Form TRADEMARK-ET*TV and 9HO2544 Clinta Patron FORMAT-ETS*TV.

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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