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Ayrshire Young Sire From Canada to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2004 — 7AY81 Kildare PATRIOT, bred by Kildare Farm Inc., E Kildare, Quebec, has been chosen to enter Select Sires' Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. 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 Ayrshire breeders.

PATRIOT is a son of Masse PERCEVAL-ET. His dam, Kildare X Patsy-ET, is scored Very Good (89) and produced 6-4 305d 26,535M 4.3% 1,131F 3.4% 899P. She has two other records over 20,000 pounds of milk and 4.3 percent protein. Kildare Heligo Xante, PATRIOT's grandam, is scored Excellent (90). Xante produced 6-8 365d 25,117M 4.7% 1,170F 3.5% 877P.

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.

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