Select Sires

Red Carrier from Elegance Family
Enters A.I. at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Nov. 8, 2006 — 7HO8951 Mil-Lon SS ELAVATE-ET*RC, bred by Nathan Miller and Blake Longan, Walnut Grove, Mo., has been identified as a Super Sampler™ at Select Sires. Because of his elite, show-winning pedigree, ELAVATE*RC has also been chosen as a Showcase Selections™ sire. With these designations, ELAVATE*RC semen is now available to all Holstein breeders.

ELAVATE*RC is sired by Pursuit September Storm-ET and is a rare Red Carrier son from the Elegance cow family. His dam is Krull Encore Elsie-ET (VG-89-EX-MS), was honorable mention All-American senior 2-year-old in 2004. Elsie produced a record of 2-6 365d 31,516M 3.6% 1,136F 3.2% 1,014P. The grandam is Krull Elegant Rose-ET (EX-93-EX-MS-DOM). Expect ELAVATE*RC to sire show-ring style and to add width and power.

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