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Superior Settlers
Outperform For Fertility Value



PLAIN CITY, Ohio, June 1, 2006 — While the greatest variables affecting pregnancy rates are the accuracy of heat detection, insemination technique and other management factors, looking at fertility values of individual sires can certainly help. For years, Select Sires has placed the Superior Settler™ designation on sires that have met stringent requirements for semen fertility. These sires have excelled in both laboratory semen quality analysis and field-based non-return data; and, in addition, have undergone extensive quality control tests.

Superior Settlers offer a variety of genetics to meet any breeder’s selection criteria. 7HO7193 Raggi Marshall DESIGN-ET*CV presents an excellent combination of type and milk production, outranking any Superior Settler with an impressive +1,964 Milk (96% Rel.). This outstanding type sire (+1.78 90% Rel.) and foot and leg improver (+2.45FLC) also offers calving ease for your first-calf heifers (8%CE 89%Rel.). 7HO6682 B-Hiddenhills Mar MARMAX-ET also boasts a solid +1,881M (97% Rel.) and now has gender SELECTed™ semen available.

7HO6960 Kamps-Hollow Convcd RSVP-ET and 7HO6695 Latuch Convincer Farley-ET are the dynamic duo when it comes to improving component production. With an impressive +.14%Fat and +73F (89% Rel.) RSVP is producing daughters with exceptional strength, body depth and feet and legs (+2.17FLC 87% Rel.) to withstand a commercial environment. LC stamps a similar pattern on his daughters. He is Select’s best for fat (+.21%F +101F 89% Rel.) and offers positive protein improvement, as well (+.01%P + 40P). At 6 percent Service Sire Calving Ease, LC is a perfect choice for heifers and is available on Select’s gender SELECTed lineup.

For the breeder with a discriminating eye for type, 7HO6155 Mohrfield Form TRADEMARK-ET (+1.74PTAT 83% Rel.) and 7HO8430 Zee-Cal PERSIA-RED-ET (+2.03PTAT 81% Rel.) have been earned Superior Settler status. Also designated a Herdlife Builder™, TRADEMARK sires exceptional feet and legs (+1.81FLC) and udders (+1.93UDC). In addition to pleasing type, PERSIA-RED presents +1,579 Milk (85% Rel.) and +46 Protein. He, too, is a foot and leg improver (+1.40 FLC) and sires daughters with tremendous strength and depth.

Joining Select’s active lineup after the May proof run is Superior Settler 7HO7455 Conant-Acres BWM GRANGER-ET. A total performance power house at +1726TPI™, GRANGER is +1,018M (81% Rel.) and +2.23PTAT (72% Rel.). This 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET son is siring daughters with superior udders giving him an udder composite of +2.22.

Also an elite total performance Superior Settler, 7HO7043 Shadycrest-H AdDISON 167-ET was added to Select’s active lineup after the February proofs. At +1713TPI DISON has a tank-filling +1,586M proof and has been dubbed a Herdlife Builder with impressive health traits (+1.4DPR 60% Rel. +2.6PL 67% Rel.) and an exceptional +$470 Net Merit score.

The latest Estimated Relative Conception Rate (ERCR) statistics confirm Select’s commitment to producing the highest quality product on the market. Select has more positively ranked sires on the list than any other A.I. source in the industry.

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.

™Superior Settler, gender SELECTed and Herdlife Builder are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.
™TPI is a trademark of Holstein Association USA.





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