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Holstein Sire From Pennsylvania to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, April 21, 2004 — 7HO7982 Penn-England REGIS-ET*TV, bred by Barry and Diane England, Williamsburg, Pa., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, REGIS is one of 300 Holstein bulls to enter the program in 2004. 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.

REGIS is sired by ROYlane Jordan-ET. His dam, Ricecrest Duster Deanne-ET, is scored Very Good (89-GMD-DOM). She produced 5-7 3X 365d 44,340M 4.7% 2,066F 2.9% 1,303P. Deanne’s lifetime production is 1,616d 148,330M 3.9% 5,787F 3.1% 4,612P. Ricecrest Luke Lisa-ET, REGIS’s grandam, is scored Excellent (90-2E-EX-MS) and is a Gold Medal Dam and a Dam Of Merit. Lisa produced 6-7 365d 36,320M 4.0% 1,440F 3.2% 1,150P. Her lifetime record is 1,889d 141,970M 4.0% 5,630F 3.3% 4,673P.

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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Select Sires Inc., 11740 U.S. 42 North, Plain City, Ohio 43064 / Phone: (614) 873-4683 Fax: (614) 873-5751