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DYNASTY Son to Enter A.I. at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, July 19, 2006 — 7BS795 Blessing Dynasty ANDREW ET, bred by Steve Blessing, Fort Wayne, Ind., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, ANDREW will 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, ANDREW semen is available to all Brown Swiss breeders.

ANDREW is sired by 7BS750 Hilltop Acres En DYNASTY ET. His dam, Blessing Prelude Aspen, is scored Very Good (88). She is the fourth generation Very Good or Excellent with over 30,000 pounds of milk, 4.0% fat and 3.5% protein. 7BS766 Blessing Banker AGENDA ET, a maternal brother to Aspen, is ranked in the breed’s Top-10 for PTI, Type, Milk, Fat, Protein and Net Merit. ANDREW is among the highest Parent Average young sires in the breed for milk with +1,756M.

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