Select Sires

Select Sires Strengthens
Jersey and Milking Shorthorn Lineups

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2006 — Select Sires added three Jersey and one Milking Shorthorn bulls to the active-A.I. lineup following quarterly proof reviews Feb. 13. The three Jersey sires are graduates of Select’s Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) young sire sampling program.

"Select Sires continues to show dedication to the livelihood of our worldwide dairy customers who demand elite proven genetics summary after summary. Three top proven Jerseys and the No. 1 Milking Shorthorn bull add to Select Sires’ contribution to dairy genetics, no matter what the breed," said Jeff Ziegler, manager of protein/specialty sire programs for Select Sires.

7JE670 C-Bar Hallmark GERONIMO makes a spectacular debut as the highest Milk bull in the breed at +2,089 (81% Rel.) and is second-ranked for both PTAP (+53P) and JPI™ (+237 66% Rel.). GERONIMO has an exciting +447 NM$ and a highly respectable +429 CM$ to add profit in the bulk tank, plus +1.4PL (47% Rel.) and +0.6DPR (44% Rel.) for adding long-lived and productive cows to the herd. GERONIMO pulls from his pedigree, which includes popular sires 7JE290 WF/L&M Duncan BARBER-ET and 7JE159 Soldierboy Boomer SOONER of CJ, and produces exceptional daughters who are tall with well-supported and capacious udders.

Graduate 7JE667 Mason Lemvig JACINTO-ET is Select’s highest Lemvig son for PTAT (+1.3 58% Rel.) and has a high +189 JPI, ranking him among the Top 20 on the breed’s index. This sire carries positive components (+.07%P +.06%F 77% Rel.) and comes from an Excellent (92) dam with an outstanding 24,000-pound milk record with 4.0% Protein at 2-3. JACINTO boasts strong health traits with a 2.89 SCS and +1.5PL (59% and 46% Rel.) that have earned him Herdlife Builder™ status. He sires long-lived and profitable daughters with extremely snug fore udders, excellent rear udders, and correct feet and legs.

7JE681 Lynvail TELMARK-ET makes an impressive debut as the No. 3 JPI bull in the breed at +225. This sire features a complete balance of unique genetics and exceptional components and ranks No. 5 in the breed for Cheese Merit (+498CM$ 76% Rel.). He is also tied for fifth for PTAP (+.05% P +50P) and adds to his profit potential with 469NM$. TELMARK also carries a high +1.9 Productive Life (43% Rel.) and sires daughters with excellent dairy strength and outstanding, well-attached udders with strong ligaments.

Milking Shorthorn sire 7MS342 Vinra Peerless FROLIC joins the active sire lineup as the breed’s best profit performer with a leading +284NM$ and +288CM$ (57% Rel.) and breed-topping +132 PTI. FROLIC hails from two generations of 26,000-pound milk dams, both scored Excellent, with his granddam completing her sixth consecutive record well over 20,000 pounds at 14-2. FROLIC shows his family’s longevity with +1.7PL (36% Rel.) and +0.3DPR (33% Rel.) and is siring daughters who produce volumes of high-component milk from well-attached udders carried high above the hock.

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.

™Jersey Performance Index and JPI are trademarks of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
™Program for Genetic Advancement, PGA and Herdlife Builder are trademarks of Select Sires, Inc.

Source: 2/06 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Interbull and breed associations.

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