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PLAIN CITY, Ohio, June 20, 2006 — Whether on concrete or dirt, cows must have sound feet and legs to be comfortable and productive. Experience shows that cows with a steep foot angle and correct set to the leg are more competitive at the feed bunk, show more aggressive heats and are less apt to injure their udders. That means fewer days open, higher production and reduced veterinary expenses.

Trust Select Sires for a wide selection of sires with a proven ability to transmit feet and legs that are built to last. In fact, after the May 2006 summaries, Select’s lineup includes 18 sires with a Foot and Leg Composite (FLC) of +2.00 or better, more than double that of the nearest competitor. These elite foot and leg improvers represent nine different sire lines, offering more choices than any other A.I. source.

Topping Select’s lineup for FLC with an impressive score of +2.67 (92% Rel.) is 7HO7004 Erbacres DAMION. DAMION is also the breed’s best for Type, scoring an unmatched +3.21. He is siring daughters with exceptional udders (Udder Composite +2.44) and great strength and body depth. With several regional show winners, DAMION is gaining acclaim among breeders who enjoy exhibiting their cows.

7HO7379 Mar-Bil Marshal G-TAURUS-ET and 7HO7193 Raggi Marshall DESIGN-ET*CV are an excellent pair for improving feet and legs while filling milk tanks. Both rank among Select’s Top-3 for Foot and Leg Composite and Top-10 for Milk. G-TAURUS attains an impressive +2.61 FLC (79% Rel.) and +1,846 Milk (84% Rel.). He’s also a breed-leader for Foot Angle and should work well for those free-stall operations looking for medium-sized cows with excellent feet and legs. G-TAURUS also ranks high in TPI™ at +1696.

DESIGN stands with a highly respectable +2.45 FLC (90% Rel.) and +1,964 M (96% Rel.). This outstanding type sire has met stringent semen fertility requirements, making him a Superior Settler™. DESIGN is an outstanding total performer, ranking among the Holstein Association’s Top-100 TPI bulls with a score of +1657. In addition, G-TAURUS and DESIGN carry the calving-ease designation, making them excellent choices for heifers.

Improving type traits while increasing Productive Life is the specialty for 7HO7463 Klumbs Durham PONTIAC. He improves feet and legs (+2.42 FLC 82% Rel.) and udders (+2.76 UDC) while also scoring high in Type (+1.98). PONTIAC also ranks among the breed’s Top-100 TPI, at +1661. Dubbed a Herdlife Builder™, he increases the productive life of his daughters (+2.8 PL 54% Rel.). He is also a calving-ease sire at 7% CE (72% 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.

™TPI is a trademark of Holstein Association USA.
™Herdlife Builder and Superior Settlers are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.





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