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ELEGANCE Descendent to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2004 — 7HO8288 Budjon-JK EASTWOOD-ET*TV, bred by Joel Kietzman and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis., has been chosen to enter Select Sires' SUPER SAMPLER™ program. With this designation, his semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

EASTWOOD is sired by 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET who was recently named Premier Sire at World Dairy Expo 2004, Madison, Wis. His dam, Budjon-JK Encore Electra-ET, is scored Excellent (94) and is Excellent in all five linear categories. Electra is a four-time All-American nominee and in 2001 was named the Reserve All-American Senior 3-year old cow. She produced 4-7 365d 45,020M 3.3% 1,485F 2.8% 1,262P. EASTWOOD's grandam, Krull Broker Elegance, is scored Excellent (96-3E-GMD DOM). Elegance is the dam of high-type sire 9HO2748 Budjon-JK Encore EXHIBIT-ET*TV and her lifetime production is 2,356d 183,710M 3.7% 6,878F 3.2% 5,919P. EASTWOOD's high type pedigree continues as the next four dams are all Excellent.

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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