Select Sires

MARMAX Son to Enter
Super Sampler Program at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, June 19, 2006 — 7HO8867 Donias Marmax MALLARD-ET, bred by Donia Partners, Rittman, Ohio, has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, MALLARD is one of 315 Holstein bulls to enter the program in 2006. In addition to being sampled through PGA cooperator herds, this young sire has been identified as a Super Sampler™. With this designation, MALLARD semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

MALLARD is sired by the popular 7HO5375 Mara-thon BW MARSHALL-ET son, 7HO6682 B-Hiddenhills Mar MARMAX-ET*RC. His dam Regancrest Marty Donia-ET is Excellent (91-2E-EX-MS-GMD-DOM) with a top record of 4-9 3x 365d 45,010M 3.3% 1,478F 3.0% 1,372P. Donia is a maternal sister to 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET. The grandam of MALLARD is Snow-N Denises Dellia (EX-95-2E-EX-MS-GMD-DOM).

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.

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