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Holstein Sire From Maryland to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2004 — 7HO8179 Savage-Leigh LIMELIGHT-ET*TV, bred by Christopher Savage, Knoxville, Md., has been chosen to enter Select Sires' Program for Genetic Advancement™, (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, LIMELIGHT 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.

Calbrett-I H H CHAMPION-ET is the sire of LIMELIGHT. His dam, Savage-Leigh Aaron Linny-ET, is scored Very Good (88-EX-MS). She produced 2-0 365d 39,160M 4.0% 1,552F 3.1% 1,212P. Linny's full sister, Lottery, also produced over 32,000 pounds of milk from an Excellent udder. Savage-Leigh Durham Licorice-ET, Very Good (89-EX-MS), is a maternal sister to Linny and was named intermediate and reserve grand champion at the New York International Spring Show in 2004. LIMELIGHT's grandam is Savage-Leigh Bellwood Linda, Excellent (92-2E). She is scored Excellent in all five linear categories and is a Gold Medal Dam as well as a Dam of Merit. Linda's best record stands at 2-10 365d 40,240M 5.8% 2,349F 3.4% 1,358P. This record placed her first in fat and third in overall milk production in Maryland that year.

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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