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Health Traits Important? Choose PIPPY.

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, June 22, 2005 — 7HO8396 Morningview PIPPY-ET*TV, bred by Tom Schmitt, Durango, Iowa, has been chosen to enter Select Sires' Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, PIPPY is one of 300 Holstein bulls to enter the program in 2005. In addition to being sampled through PGA cooperator herds, this young sire has been identified as a SUPER SAMPLER™. With this designation, PIPPY semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

Designed for health-traits markets, PIPPY is a son of Norz-Hill Form WIZARD-ET, a high-productive-life, low-somatic-cell bull. His dam is Morningview Rudy Pintail, Excellent (90-2E-EX-MS-DOM). A Startmore RUDOLPH-ET daughter, Pintail has a record of 4-9 365d 42,090M 4.8% 2,013F 3.3% 1,377P, which ranked her first in Iowa for fat. The next dam is Morningview Ethan Pro, Excellent (91-EX-MS) with over 118,000 pounds of milk and 4.1 percent fat lifetime.

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.

™Program for Genetic Advancement, PGA and SUPER SAMPLER are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.

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