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No. 1 TPI Sire's Maternal Brother to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Dec. 10, 2003 — - 7HO7786 O-Bee KEY-ET*TV, bred by Gary, Gaylon and Steve Obert, Dakota, Ill., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, KEY is one of 300 Holstein bulls to enter the program in 2003. In addition to being sampled through PGA cooperator herds, this young sire has been identified as a SUPER SAMPLER™. With this designation, his semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

KEY is sired by 7HO5851 Sikkema-Star Air MAGNA-ET. His dam, O-Bee Formation Josie-ET is scored Very Good (89-EX-MS). She produced 2-0 365d 37,210M 3.7% 1,391F 3.1% 1,148P. Meier-Meadows EL Jezebel-ET, KEY’s grandam, is scored Excellent (92-GMD-DOM). Jezebel produced 4-2 365d 35,082M 4.4% 1,539F 3.3% 1,167P. 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET*TV, No.1 TPI™ and Net Merit $ sire, and 7HO6511 O-Bee Winchester JASON-ET*TV are maternal brothers to KEY.

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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