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A Son of Bouquet x DALTON to Enter A.I.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2005 — 7BS786 Top Acres BOUMATIC ET, bred by Wayne Sliker, St. Paris, Ohio, 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 Brown Swiss breeders.

BOUMATIC is sired by Hilltop Acres PT DALTON Twin. His dam, Top Acres Pre Bouquet ET, is scored Excellent (94-2E) and is Excellent (95) in her mammary system. She produced 4-3 365d 31,830M 5.5% 1,762F 3.4% 1,085P. Bouquet was named the All-American senior 2-year-old in 2000, All-American 4-year-old in 2002 and was most recently named the 2004 reserve grand champion at World Dairy Expo, Madison, Wis.

BOUMATIC's grandam, Top Acres Even Bounty ET, produced 4-8 348d 29,130M 4.5% 1,316F 3.4% 987P and is scored Excellent (90). Adding to BOUMATIC's high-type maternal influence are the third and fourth dams; Top Acres Prophet Bloom, Excellent (92-2E) and Betta Vue DQ Blossom, Excellent (90). Both Bloom and Blossom produced records over 28,000 pounds of milk with over 4.0 percent fat.

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 dairy and beef producers with North America's best genetics at a reasonable price.

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