Select Sires

O-Bee Young Sire to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, June 15, 2004 — 7HO8219 O-Bee COMMAND*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, COMMAND 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.

COMMAND is sired by Comestar OUTSIDE-ET. O-Bee Winchester Jenelle-ET, his dam, is scored Very Good (86-GMD-DOM). She produced 2-00 365d 34,720M 3.6% 1,252F 2.9% 1,011P. Jenelle has two brothers in Select’s lineup — No. 1 TPI™ and Net Merit Dollars sire, 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET*TV, a maternal brother, and top-production sire 7HO6511 O-Bee Winchester JASON*TV, her full brother. COMMAND’s grandam, Meier-Meadows El Jezebel-ET, is scored Excellent (92-GMD-DOM) and she produced 4-02 365d 35,082M 4.4% 1,539F 3.3% 1,167P.

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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