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Highly Anticipated TRESSEL Now Available at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Dec. 20, 2007 — 7BS813 Savage-Leigh TRESSEL ET *TM, bred by Jamie and Chip Savage, Knoxville, Md., has been identified as a Super Sampler™ at Select Sires. Because of his elite, show-winning pedigree, TRESSEL has also been chosen as a Showcase Selections™ sire. With these designations, TRESSEL semen is now available to all Brown Swiss breeders.

“TRESSEL is a highly anticipated Showcase Selections sire that is bred to carry on the goal of the Showcase program and the winning tradition of the Tippy family,” said Brian Garrison, dairy sire analyst for Select Sires. “He is appropriately named after successful college football coach Jim Tressel, as both have a winning history and tradition.

TRESSEL’s dam, GS FLJ Tippy ET “2E94”, is a five-time All-American nominee and a two-time All-American and has accomplished what very few cows in the breed have achieved. Thirty All-American nominations have been earned by her daughters and granddaughters and four of Tippy’s daughters have scored Excellent “93” and have produced outstanding records of up to 41,000 pounds of milk. Tressel’s sire, Top Acres EP Premium ET, has gained popularity and breeder appreciation as he has added scores of daughters late in his life. Premium specializes in udder improvement and is known to make tall, long, dairy and stylish heifers and cows and complements Tippy’s impressive frame and dairy strength.

“A perfect choice for Showcase Selections, TRESSEL is a big, growthy, straight-lined bull with the balance and dairy strength that is increasing in demand. He’s bred right, looks right and has the perfect game plan to make the wining kind,” Garrison said.

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.

™Super Sampler and Showcase Selections 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