Select Sires

Select Sires Adds Outstanding
New Graduates to Holstein Lineup

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2006 — Select Sires introduced an updated lineup of 92 Holstein bulls featuring six new graduates to dairy producers after reviewing the USDA quarterly release of genetic evaluations Aug. 7. The outstanding lineup includes two new sons of the popular sire father 7HO5375 Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET and an exceptional type-improving Red bull.

"This exciting group of bulls features elite sires meeting specific market needs. Select Sires has the largest group of BW MARSHALL sons available, including two new graduates who perform extremely well for TPI™," said Blaine Crosser, vice president of dairy sire product line and sales management for Select Sires. "All of Select's new graduates offer an outstanding and broad variety of genetic options for our customers."

Topping Select's lineup for TPI among new graduates is the BW MARSHALL son 7HO7482 Jafral Marsh BINKY-ET. Scoring an impressive +1846 TPI, BINKY is second among Select's lineup for TPI. He is an elite component sire (+.13% Fat +.02% Protein 81% Rel.) and has exceptional udder linears (+1.73 Udder Composite 78% Rel.). BINKY is a calving-ease specialist at 6% CE (70% Rel.), making him an excellent choice for heifers.

Dairy producers will also like 7HO7231 Pintail-Point Hrshl DAVE-ET for his outstanding milk production. DAVE debuts as Select's No. 2 sire for Milk at a tank-filling +2,099 (85% Rel.) and ranks No. 8 in Select's lineup for Net Merit $ (+458). DAVE combines favorable components (+77 Fat +53 Protein), free-stall-friendly type and top production for a total performance TPI of +1703 (82% Rel.).

7HO7872 KHW Kite ADVENT-RED-ET is the hottest Red bull in the industry. He has already produced three national spring show winners and several Very Good 2-year-olds. ADVENT-RED is an incredible type sire (+3.01PTAT +2.50UDC +1.79 FLC 66% Rel.) with extreme components (+.13% Fat +.04% Protein 82% Rel.). He hails from an Excellent (91-2E) 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV daughter that has five generations of Excellent dams behind her.

Breeders looking for total performance Net Merit $ improvers have two new options in Select's linup, 7HO7396 Velvet-View-KJ STRUCTURE-ET and 7HO7475 RI-VAL-Re 2113 Majesty-ET. STRUCTURE scores +1656 for TPI and is over +1.30 on all composites, including +1.32 UDC and +1.35 FLC (84% Rel.). He also boasts high components (+.10% Fat +.00% Protein) with +1,033 Milk. STRUCTURE's combination of components and solid management traits makes him Select’s fourth-highest BW MARSHALL son for Net Merit $ at +$355.

RI-VAL makes the breed's Top-100 TPI list at +1692 (83% Rel.) and is an elite milk and yield sire (+1,788 Milk +65 Fat +52 Protein 86% Rel.). He also ranks among Select's Top-20 for Net Merit $ at +406. His 7HO2236 Emprise Bell ELTON*CV-free pedigree makes him a good mating for DURHAM daughters and granddaughters.

Rounding out Select's list of new graduates is 7HO7566 Mr Reagancrest DEX-ET. DEX, a Donnandale Skychief-ET son, appeals to dairy producers looking for high-component sires with outstanding type conformation traits. He also fits the cheese market at +.14% Fat and +.03% Protein (86% Rel.). Outstanding linears support his +1.79 PTAT and +1.85 UDC (79% Rel.). Backed by a unique sire stack and 7HO1897 To-Mar BLACKSTAR-ET-free pedigree, DEX provides plenty of mating options. He should also be considered for use on heifers with 7% Calving Ease (73% 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.

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