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Select Sires Has More High-Type
Sires Than Any Other Stud



PLAIN CITY, Ohio, March 16, 2006 — Select Sires dominates the industry with 12 active-A.I. sires +2.00 or higher for Type, more than double the number of elite sires offered by Select’s nearest competitor. Dairy producers looking for extreme type-improvement sires can rely on Select’s lineup to pinpoint the best options within the breed.

"Select Sires is proud to be the industry’s leading source for type improvement sires. Dairy producers wanting to breed for more longevity or that fancy heifer or cow for the showring can find those traits and genetic advantages in these elite type sires," said Lon Peters, vice president of dairy sire product services and international, Select Sires.

7HO7004 Erbacres DAMION tops the list of all active A.I. sires with a breed-leading +3.24 PTAT (91% Rel.). DAMION also has a high +2.44 Udder Composite (UDC) and a Top-10 ranked +2.65 Feet and Legs Composite to sire long-lived daughters with the balance and style to produce winners on the tanbark.

Fifth-ranked in the breed is 7HO5841 Sikkema-Star-W HI METRO-ET*CV at +2.82 PTAT (99% Rel.), who also boasts a second-ranked +3.09 UDC. New release 7HO7020 To-Mar D-FORTUNE-ET follows closely at +2.78 PTAT (64% Rel.) and is the world’s highest-ranked son of 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV. In addition, FORTUNE ranks third for conformation at +17 in Canada and is No. 9 on the Lifetime Profit Index there.

Other February releases with extreme Type include 7HO7359 Jenny-LOU Marshall P149-ET at +2.72 PTAT (76% Rel.); 7HO7037 Regancrest-RB MILES-ET at +2.47 PTAT (81% Rel.); 7HO7285 Regancrest-HHF Max-ET at +2.41 PTAT (75% Rel.); and 7HO7463 Klumbs Durham PONTIAC at +2.18 PTAT (74% Rel.) PONTIAC is in Select Sires’ Top 10 for Udder Composite (+2.87 UDC) and is the complete package featuring breed-leading Type, udders and feet and legs (+2.63 FLC). HHF is from the heart of the Dellia cow family and also an udder improver with a +2.47 UDC. LOU excels in milk production (+1,400M 85% Rel.) and MILES provides positive component improvement (+.04%P +.19%F 83% Rel.).

Other Select sires of interest for high-Type dairy producers are 7HO7019 Melarry-S Durham MASON-ET, +2.49 PTAT (82% Rel.); 7HO7081 Jeffrey-Way TRYOUT*CV, +2.43 PTAT (86% Rel.); 7HO6758 Regancrest-MR Drham Sam-ET, +2.25 PTAT (93% Rel.); 7HO7071 LE-O-La Emerson Classic-TW, +2.21 PTAT (87% Rel.); and 7HO6918 Regancrest-RH BARRY-ET*CV at +2.21 PTAT (82% Rel.).

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