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DURHAM Son From Iowa to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, June 15, 2004 — 7HO8230 Mr DURASELL-ET*TV, bred by Kietzman, Sigwarth and Breitbach, Holy Cross, Iowa, has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, DURASELL 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.

DURASELL is sired by 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET. Miss Lee Majestic-ET, DURASELL’s dam, is scored Very Good (88) as a 2-year-old. Majestic produced 2-3 365d 37,290M 4.9% 1,837F 3.5% 1,308P. Miss Mark Maui, DURASELL’s grandam, is scored Excellent (95-2E-EX-MS) and is both a Gold Medal Dam and a Dam of Merit. She produced 5-11 365d 53,590M 4.1% 2,222F 2.9% 1,567P. Maui has one son in Select’s active lineup, 7HO6194 Mr MILLENNIUM-ET*TM,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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