Select Sires

Polled Holstein Young Sire
Enters SUPER SAMPLER Program

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2004 — 7HO8172 Hickorymea OBLIGE-P-ET*TV, bred by T. Edwin Johnson, Jr., Airville, Pa., has been chosen to enter Select Sires' SUPER SAMPLER™, program. With this designation, his semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

OBLIGE-P is sired by 9HO2704 Coyne-Farms Parton BEAVER. His dam, Hickorymea Bosco Oval-P-ET, is scored Very Good (87). She produced 1-11 365d 28,870M 3.4% 986F 3.1% 892P. OBLIGE-P's grandam, Hickorymea Bwood Ossie-P-ET, produced 4-6 365d 33,710M 3.8% 1,269F 3.1% 1,042P and made over 126,000 pounds of milk lifetime. Ossie is scored Excellent (91-EX-MS) and is a Gold Medal Dam.

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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