Select Sires

MARMAX Son from Illinois
to Enter A.I. at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, July 20, 2006 — 7HO8878 O-Bee SABER-ET*RC, bred by Gary, Gaylon and Steve Obert, Dakota, Ill., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, SABER 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, SABER semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

SABER is sired by 7HO6682 B-Hiddenhills Mar MARMAX-ET*RC. His dam, a maternal sister to 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET, O-Bee Aaron Jan-ET, is scored Very Good (88). The high components hold true in this cow family as Jan produced 3-4 365d 35,560M 4.2% 1,510F 3.5% 1,251P. Her dam, Meier-Meadows El Jezebel-ET (EX-92-EX-MS-GMD-DOM) made over 35,000 pounds of milk with 4.4% fat as a 4-year-old.

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