Select Sires

Red Sire from Michigan
to Enter A.I. at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Feb. 8, 2007 — 7HO8963 Ri-Val-Re 2377 TORCH-RED, bred by Aaron Jorgensen, Webberville, Mich., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, TORCH-RED 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, TORCH-RED semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

TORCH-RED is sired by the Sellcrest Uncle Sam-Red-ET and his dam is Ms Ri-Val-Re Max Selsy-ET (VG-87-VG-MS). She produced a record of 2-1 365d 27,470M 3.8% 1,032F 3.1% 853P. Both the second and third dams are scored Very Good with more than 30,000 pounds of milk. TORCH-RED is an excellent outcross for many of today’s popular Red and White bloodlines and was bred to sire medium stature, improve strength with great udders and feet and legs.

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.

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