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Shottle x DURHAM Cross Enters Super Sampler Lineup at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2007 — 7H09165 Regancrest S BRAXTON-ET, bred by Regancrest Farm, Waukon, Iowa, has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, BRAXTON is one of 330 Holstein bulls to enter the program in 2007. In addition to being sampled through PGA cooperator herds, this young sire has been identified as a Super Sampler™. With this designation, BRAXTON semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

Sired by the globally popular Picston Shottle-ET, BRAXTON boasts a high-type pedigree with positive health traits. His dam, Regancrest-PR Barbie-ET (VG-89-EX-MS-DOM), is an All-American-nominated 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV with five milking daughters, all of which were scored Very Good as 2-year-olds. BRAXTON is expected to yield great results for a wide variety of markets.

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