Select Sires

Guernsey from Wisconsin
to Enter A.I. at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, July 20, 2006 — 7GU418 Idle Gold M CHRISTIAN-TW, bred by Neil and Janice Jensen, Comstock, Wis., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, CHRISTIAN 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, CHRISTIAN semen is available to all Guernsey breeders.

CHRISTIAN is sired by Marfred Maxie-ET. His dam, Idle Gold Royal Contessa-ET, is scored Very Good (88) and ranks No. 3 in the breed for CPI. She is the breed’s highest milk index cow, with a current production peak of 168 pounds in her third lactation. Her full brother, 7GU388 Idle Gold ROYAL CROWN-ET, sired the All-American senior calf in 2004 and has a promising proof that could result in graduation in August 2006. CHRISTIAN’s maternal sister, Idle Gold Ronald Cinderella scored Very Good (88) in her first lactation.

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