Select Sires

New Holstein and High-Components
Sire Directories Available

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Aug. 10, 2004 — New Holstein and high-component sire directories from Select Sires are now available for dairy producers as they update mating programs for their herds. The directories include information from the quarterly sire evaluations calculated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, InterBull and the breed associations, and released on Aug. 9.

The 44-page, full-color Holstein directory features the latest production and type data for Select Sires' 93 active-A.I. sires, as well as 36 SUPER SAMPLER™ bulls whose semen is available through Select's young-sire proving program-the Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™). The details about each active-A.I. sire include his complete proof and an information block that graphically depicts his linear type data. In addition, the directory contains pictures of daughters sired by industry-leading bulls, such as new graduate and No. 7 TPI sire 9HO2831 Kings-Ransom M DUCE-ET*TV, and No. 1 TPI™ and Net Merit Dollars sire 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET*TV.

The 24-page, full-color high-components-breeds directory highlights production and type information for 37 active-A.I. sires and 18 SUPER SAMPLERs representing the Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn breeds. Complete proof details and an information block that graphically depicts linear type data are provided for each high-components sire in Select's active-A.I. lineup. The directory also features pictures publicizing two new active-A.I. sires 7JE590 Forest Glen Avery ACTION-ET and 7JE605 Sunset Canyon MECCA-ET.

Producers can contact their Select Sires representative or local cooperative to receive a complimentary Holstein sire directory and/or high-components-breeds sire directory, or send an e-mail request to info-line@selectsires.com.

Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is North America's largest A.I. organization and is comprised of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, 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.

™TPI is a trademark of Holstein Association USA.
™SUPER SAMPLER, Program for Genetic Advancement and PGA are trademarks of Select Sires.

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